Calvin Pace - #97 - LB - Wake Forest - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS    

■ Had career-high 2.5 sacks, all of Lions' Jon Kitna, in Cardinals' Week 10 game in 2007.

■ Made his first and only career INT, picking off Redskins' Jason Campbell three weeks earlier in '07.

■ Started all 16 games at LB last season, establishing career highs in tackles (106) and sacks (6.5).

■ Converted to LB for 2006 season after Cardinals started him in all 16 games of his rookie season in 2003 at RDE.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

■ Signed by Jets as UFA 3/3/08.

■ Placed by ARI on Reserve/Non-Football Injury list 10/19/05.

■ Selected by ARI in first round (18th overall) of 2003 NFL Draft.

SEASON BY SEASON

2007 (ARI) Recorded career-high 10 tackles, including career-high two TFLs and sack of Chris Redman, in Week 16 win vs. ATL. ... Logged eight tackles, including sack of Matt Hasselbeck, plus three QBP and one ST tackle in Week 14 at SEA. ... Led Cards with 2.5 sacks of Jon Kitna, including strip-sack FUM that he recovered, and helped defense to modern-era record of minus-18 rushing yards allowed in Week 10 vs. DET. ... Picked off Jason Campbell for his first career INT and returned it 14 yards to set up TD in eventual two-point win at WAS in Week 7.

2006 (ARI) Earned first sack of season, dropping Alex Smith in Week 16 win at SF. ... Blocked Josh Brown FGA in second quarter of Week 2 at SEA. ... Started first game as strongside LB after converting from DE and forced TE Vernon Davis to fumble on short pass play in season opener vs. SF.

2005 (ARI) Logged only start of season in Week 5 vs. CAR. ... Had big Sunday night in Mexico City, sacking Tim Rattay and also recovering Rattay FUM on another play (at the end of which he fumbled when stripped by Fred Beasley) in Week 4 vs. SF.

2004 (ARI) Sacked Rattay twice in Week 5 at SF. ... Sacked Aaron Brooks in Week 4 win vs. NO. ... Executed strip-sack of Michael Vick as Falcons were driving in Week 3 at ATL.

2003 (ARI) Recorded five tackles, two hurries and 2-yard sack of Jeff Garcia and recovered a FUM when Ronald McKinnon stripped Kevan Barlow in Week 8 vs. SF. ... Made his NFL debut by starting and leading Cardinals D-linemen with four tackles and two hurries in season opener at DET.

BEFORE THE NFL

■ Career numbers for Demon Deacons: 189 total tackles (116 solos), 29 sacks (second all-time for Wake Forest), school-record 54 tackles for loss, five FF, one FR in 42 games (33 starts).

■ Senior All-America pick — 14th in Wake Forest history — and two-time All-ACC selection.

■ Finished senior campaign with 88 total tackles, five FF, three FR and earned All-Region and county Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1997.

■ Played OLB/QB as three-year starter and also played basketball at Lithia Springs HS in Douglasville, GA.

OFF THE FIELD

■ Sociology major at Wake Forest.

■ Father, Calvin Sr., is on Atlanta police force.

■ Enjoys golf, tennis and cooking.