◊ Appeared in 23 career games as a back-up defensive end, registering 39 tackles and 0.5 sacks.
◊ Set a career-high in 2008 with 28 total tackles.
◊ Recorded his first career half-sack, taking down QB Shaun Hill with teammate David Harris at SF, 12/7/08.
◊ Made his NFL debut vs. BUF, 10/28/07.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◊ 5/14/07, NYJ, Signed, Undrafted FA
SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW
◊ 2008 (JETS) Appeared in 16 games, recording 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks and two tackles-for-loss. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/7 at SF)…Recorded his first career sack with 2:10 remaining in the first half, sacking Shaun Hill with teammate David Harris for a loss of 10 yards.
◊ 2007 (JETS) Made the 53-man roster as an undrafted free agent and appeared in seven games, recording 11 tackles. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/30 vs. KC)… Notched a season-high three tackles with his first two solo stops in the season finale. (10/28 vs. BUF)… Made his NFL debut and assisted on his first career tackle.
BEFORE THE NFL
◊ Recorded 112 total tackles and 16 sacks at Maine.
◊ Earned All-Atlantic 10 honors as a nose tackle for the second time after finishing the 2006 season ranked second on the team in sacks with seven.
◊ Played tight end and defensive end at Wellfleet HS.
OFF THE FIELD
◊ Business major.
◊ Grew up in Massachusetts, but was born in New York. Family hails from NY and New Jersey and are Jets fans.
◊ His late grandfather, Ralph Consiglio, was a long-time high school football coach in Suffern, NY.
◊ Met with children at Goryeb Children’s Hospital at Morristown Memorial.
◊ Played soccer with children from the Herricks Middle School, NY for the NFL’s Play 60 program in 2008.
◊ Spoke with children of the Bronx School of Science Inquiry and Investigation in 2008.