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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Joined Jerome Bettis as the second player in fran-chise history to record at least 4,000 yards from scrimmage in their first three seasons with the team (2013-15: 4,166).

Named Steelers’ MVP, earned first-team Associated Press All-Pro honors, earned his first Pro Bowl selec-tion, named to PFWA’s All-NFL and All-AFC Teams, named PFWA’s Most Improved Player, named NFL 101 AFC Co-Offensive Player of the Year, named FedEx Ground Player of the Year, named NFL.com’s Fantasy Player of the Year and was named ESPN.com’s AFC North Most Valuable Player all in 2014.

Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week three times (Weeks 3, 11 and 14) in 2014 and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week once (Week 14).

Set the single-season team record for yards from scrimmage (2,215) in 2014.

Set the single-season team record for running backs in receptions (83) and receiving yards (854) in 2014.

Set the team single-season first down record (since 1991) with 114 total first downs in 2014.

Rushed for 2,221 yards in his first two seasons in his NFL career, the most by a Steeler in their first two years with the team (2013-14).

Set the franchise record for the most yards from scrimmage by a Steeler in their first two seasons (2013-14: 3,474).

Won the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, given annually to the team’s top rookie in 2013.

Set the rookie single-season franchise record with 1,259 yards from scrimmage in 2013.

Was named Pepsi Next Rookie of the Week for Week 16 in 2013.

P R O(35-35/0-0): Placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List on November 2, 2015, due to a

right knee injury...activated to the Steelers’ 53-man roster on September 23, 2015...suspension lifted on September 21, 2015...placed on the Reserve/Sus-pended by Commissioner List on September 5, 2015...originally drafted by the Steelers in the second round (48th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

2 015(6-6/0-0): Started all six games he played in after being activated to the team’s 53-man

roster on September 23...totaled 556 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns, as he averaged 4.9 yards per carry...added 24 receptions for 136 yards...placed on the team’s Reserve/Injured List due to a right knee injury on November 2.

9/27 at St. Louis: Totaled 132 scrimmage yards (62 rushing and 70 receiving) with one rushing score, his 20th career touchdown.

10/1 vs. Baltimore: Rushed for 129 yards and recorded 21 receiving yards...surpassed Barry Foster for the sixth-most rushing yards in team history...surpassed Walter Abercrombie for the seventh-most receptions by a running back in team history.

10/12 at San Diego: Scored on a one-yard run as time expired, lifting the Steelers to a 24-20 win...totaled 127 yards from scrimmage, his fourth straight reg-ular-season game that he has played in with at least 100 yards from scrimmage...totaled 105 yards from scrimmage in the first half, the third time he recorded 100-yards from scrimmage in the first half of a game in his career....set a career-high with 89 rushing yards in the first half...became the first Steeler with at least 85 rushing yards in the first half of a game since Isaac Redman (11/4/12)...surpassed Rashard Mendenhall for the fifth-most rushing yards by a Steeler in his first three seasons with the team...tied Barry Sanders (494) for the most yards from scrimmage in a player’s first three Monday Night Football games...tied Dick Hoak for the sixth-most receptions by a Steelers’ running back...surpassed Abercrombie for the sixth-most receiving yards by a running back in team history.

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HEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 225COLLEGE: Michigan State BORN: Feb. 18, 1992BIRTHPLACE: Reynoldsburg, Ohio

HOW ACQUIRED: D2 – ’13 (#48)NFL EXPERIENCE: 4th year

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STEELERS HISTORYRECORDS

10/18 vs. Arizona: Totaled a game-high 88 rushing yards on 24 carries...surpassed John Henry Johnson for the fourth-most rushing yards by a Steelers running back in his first three seasons with the team.

10/25 at Kansas City: Recorded his eighth career 100-yard game, rushing for 121 yards with a long of 42 yards...extended his consecutive games streak with at least a 20-yard run to five games...eclipsed the 50-yard rushing mark in the first half for the 11th time in his career...totaled 137 scrimmage yards, the 21st game of his career with at least 100 scrimmage yards...reached 500 rushing yards for the third straight season, becoming the first Steeler to do so since Mendenhall (2009-11)...tied Fran Rogel for the fifth-most receptions by a running back in team history.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Left the game in the second quar-ter due to a right knee injury and did not return...prior to his injury, surpassed Franco Harris for the third-most rushing yards by a Steeler in his first three seasons with the team...took over sole possession of fifth place on the team’s all-time receptions chart by a running back.

2 014 (16-16/0-0): Started all 16 games at RB during the regular season for the first time

in his NFL career...was inactive for the lone postseason game due to a knee injury sustained Week 17 vs. Cin-cinnati...set career-highs in rushing yards (1,361), receptions (83), receiving yards (854), receiving touchdowns (3) and tied a career-high with eight rush-ing touchdowns...joined Marshall Faulk (1999) as the only players in NFL history to rush for 1,350 yards and record 850 receiving yards in a single-season...became the third player in NFL history (Barry Sanders, 1994, and Faulk, 2000) to eclipse 2,000 scrimmage yards in a season without fumbling...rushed for the fifth-most yards (1,361) in a single season in team history....joined Jerome Bettis as just the second player in team history to rush for 2,200 yards in their first two seasons with the team...recorded at least 100 scrimmage yards in 13 games, the second-most in a single season by a Steeler.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Started at RB for the first time in a season opener in his career...totaled 109 rushing yards on 21 carries with one rushing touchdown...the touch-down was a 38-yarder, the longest rushing touchdown of his career...has rushed for at least one touchdown in four straight regular-season games, the longest team streak since Jerome Bettis in 2004...his six receptions tied for the team lead...eclipsed 100 rushing yards and

50 receiving yards in the same contest for the first time in his career...marked just the 10th time in team history that a running back totaled at least 100 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards in the same game and the first time since Amos Zereoue in 2002.

9/11 at Baltimore: Totaled 107 yards from scrimmage (59 rushing and 48 receiving)...passed the 1,000 rush-ing yard mark in his career becoming the eighth player in team history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in their first two years with the team...reached the 1,500 scrim-mage yard mark for his career.

9/21 at Carolina: Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week after totaling 147 rushing yards on 21 carries...recorded a career-long 81-yard rush in the third quar-ter...marked the first 80-plus yard rush by a Steeler since Willie Parker in 2005.

10/20 vs. Houston: Set a single-game career-high with eight receptions...eclipsed 100 yards from scrimmage in the first half for the second time in his career with 110 scrimmage yards (127, vs. Cleveland, 9/7/14)...recorded a two-yard touchdown reception, his first career receiving touchdown.

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Totaled 148 scrimmage yards...became the first player in team history to open the season with 100 yards from scrimmage in each of the first eight games...his eight-game streak was also the longest since 1992 (Barry Foster, 10 games)...recorded a run of 10 or more yards for the 10th straight game, the longest streak since Jerome Bettis (11 games, 2001-02).

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Caught a five-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.

11/9 at N.Y. Jets: Tied a career high with eight recep-tions.

11/17 at Tennessee: Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week after establishing a career-high in rushing yards (204)...became the first Steeler since Willie Parker (2006) to eclipse 200 yards from scrimmage in a single game...became the fourth player in team history to record 200 rushing yards in a single game (fourth-highest total).

11/30 vs. New Orleans: Established career-highs in receiving yards (159) and yards from scrimmage (254)...tied his career-high with eight receptions...his 159 receiving yards are the most by a running back in team history in a single game...became just the third

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running back in team history to have 100 receiving yards in a single game...became the first player in team history to have back-to-back games with at least 200 scrimmage yards...became the first player in team history with 150 receiving yards and 50 rushing yards in the same game...totaled 95 rushing yards with one score, a one-yard run...rushed for 71 yards in the first quarter, a personal best in the opening quarter of a game...set a career-long reception of 48 yards...became the first Steeler since 2010 to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season...is the eighth different Steeler to record 1,000 rushing yards in a single season...becomes the third running back in team history to record 500 receiv-ing yards in a single season...became the fifth Steeler to total 1,500 scrimmage yards in a single season...became the first player since 2007 (Parker) to record 10 games with 100 scrimmage yards.

12/7 at Cincinnati: Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week...totaled 235 yards from scrimmage to join Walter Payton (1977) as just the second player in league history to record three straight 200 yards from scrim-mage games...rushed for 185 yards, the second-most in a single game in his career...marked his fifth career 100-yard game...recorded three total touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving)...became the sixth player in team history to have two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in the same game and first player since 2008 (Mewelde Moore, 10/19 at Cincinnati)...became the first Steelers running back since 2006 (Parker) to have three receiving touchdowns in a single season...became just the second player in team history (Bettis) to total 3,000 scrimmage yards in their first two seasons with the team.

12/14 at Atlanta: Totaled 119 scrimmage yards (47 rushing, 72 receiving) with two rushing touchdowns...became the seventh player in team history to record two rushing touchdowns in back-to-back games and the first since 2002 (Bettis)...marked his third career multi-touchdown game...is the first Steeler with five touchdowns over a two-game span in a single season since 1990 (Eric Green)...became the first Steeler in team history to eclipse 2,000 scrimmage yards in the first 14 games of a season.

12/21 vs. Kansas City: Tallied 72 yards from scrim-mage with one rushing touchdown...eclipsed 1,300 rushing yards on the season, marking the first time since 2007 a Steelers’ player (Parker) eclipsed 1,300 rushing yards...matched his career-high with eight rushing touchdowns...has a rushing touchdown in five

straight games, a career-best streak...is the third player in team history to rush for a touchdown in five straight games (Harris, Willie Asbury)...joined Harris, Foster, Bettis and Mendenhall as the fifth Steelers player to record at least eight rushing touchdowns in back-to-back seasons.

12/28 vs. Cincinnati: Totaled 100 scrimmage yards (80 receiving, 20 rushing) before leaving the game in the third quarter with a knee injury and did not return.

2 013(13-13): Started the final 13 games at run-ning back after being inactive for the first

three games due to a right foot injury suffered in the second game of the preseason...became the third Steelers’ rookie to rush for at least 800 yards (860) during the regular season (Harris, 1,055 and Bam Mor-ris, 836)...is the second Steelers’ rookie to record at least 90 yards from scrimmage in eight games since 1960 (Harris, 8)...finished with eight rushing touch-downs on the season, which tied for second among Steelers’ rookies in rushing touchdowns during the regular season.

9/29 vs. Minnesota: Made his NFL debut and became the first Steelers’ rookie to rush for two touchdowns in a game since Morris (12/4/94 at Cincinnati).

11/28 at Baltimore: Registered a long run of 43 yards to the Baltimore eight-yard line in the third quarter...marked the longest run against Baltimore on the season.

12/15 vs. Cincinnati: Recorded 107 yards from scrim-mage...registered a one-yard touchdown run...converted a fourth-and-four with a 16-yard reception in the first quarter...became the third rookie in team history to reach 1,000 scrimmage yards.

12/22 at Green Bay: Named Pepsi Next NFL Rookie of the Week...totaled 124 rushing yards on 26 carries with one touchdown...became the Steelers’ first 100-yard rusher in 23 regular-season games...became the first Steelers’ rookie to rush for 100 yards since Willie Parker in 2004...totaled 52 rushing yards in the first quarter to become the fourth Steelers’ player to record at least 50 rushing yards in the first quarter of a regular-season game since 2000.

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running back to record at least one rushing touchdown in three straight games since Rashard Mendenhall (2010 season)...on the Steelers’ second scoring drive, recorded 47 total yards on nine touches, including a five-yard touchdown run to give Pittsburgh a 14-0 lead.

C O LLEG EAppeared in 40 games (2010-12), start-ing his final 19 contests at Michigan

State...carried 671 times for 3,346 yards with 33 touch-downs...had 78 receptions for 531 yards with one touchdown...added 219 yards on 11 kickoff returns, 18 yards on three punt returns and completed his only pass attempt for 29 yards...had 4,114 all-purpose yards, the ninth-best total in school history...his rush-ing attempts ranked sixth in school history...his 3,346 rushing yards ranked seventh in school annals...his 33 rushing touchdowns were sixth on the team’s all-time record chart...his 34 total touchdowns were tied for fifth in school annals...in 19 starts, rushed 477 times for 2,309 yards with 19 touchdowns...the team was 18-3 (.857) when he scored at least one rushing touch-down...in 2012, was a consensus All-Big Ten Conference first-team choice and Doak Walker Award semifinalist, and was named All-America honorable mention by

Sports Illustrated...also in 2012, won the Big Ten rush-ing title, averaging 137.92 yards per game, the third-best mark in the NCAA FBS, to become the first Spartan to win the Big Ten overall rushing title since Tico Duck-ett in 1990...in 2011, was named All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention by the league’s coaches and media...earned Big Ten Conference All-Freshman hon-ors from ESPN.com and Rivals.com in 2010...majored in sociology.

P ER S O N A LAttended Madison High School (Grove-port, Ohio), where he lettered three

times in football, and also excelled in basketball and track and field...as a senior, accounted for 1,750 all-purpose yards with 25 touchdowns...the Super Prep and Prep Star All-Midwest pick and first-team All-OCC pick carried 200 times for 1,333 yards with 21 touch-downs as a senior...amassed 1,100 rushing yards with 13 touchdowns to again earn All-OCC recognition as a junior...first earned postseason honors as a sophomore as the All-Ohio Capital Conference second-team choice scored nine touchdowns with 789 rushing yards...son of Lisa A. Bell...Full name: Le’Veon Andrew Bell.

BELL’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

RUSHING RECEIVINGDate Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England R E S E R V E / S U S P E N D E D L I S T9/20 SAN FRANCISCO R E S E R V E / S U S P E N D E D L I S T9/27 at St. Louis 1 1 19 62 3.3 23 1 7 70 10.0 20 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 1 22 129 5.9 22 1 7 21 3.0 9 010/12 at San Diego 1 1 21 111 5.3 32 1 4 16 4.0 9 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 24 88 3.7 22 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 1 17 121 7.1 42 0 4 16 4.0 7 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 10 45 4.5 7 0 2 13 6.5 8 011/2 – SEASON R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TSEASON TOTALS 6 6 113 556 4.9 42 3 24 136 5.7 20 0


RUSHING RECEIVINGDate Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 21 109 5.2 38t 1 6 88 14.7 30 09/11 at Baltimore 1 1 11 59 5.4 21 0 5 48 9.6 19 09/21 at Carolina 1 1 21 147 7.0 81 0 2 10 5.0 12 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 1 19 63 3.3 16 0 6 46 7.7 17 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 15 82 5.5 29 0 5 36 7.2 12 010/12 at Cleveland 1 1 18 82 4.6 12 0 4 23 5.8 16 010/20 HOUSTON 1 1 12 57 4.8 20 0 8 88 11.0 43 110/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 24 92 3.8 17 0 6 56 9.3 17 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 1 10 20 2.0 5 0 5 38 7.6 12 111/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 11 36 3.3 8 0 8 33 4.1 10 011/17 at Tennessee 1 1 33 204 6.2 27 1 2 18 9.0 10 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 21 95 4.5 18 1 8 159 19.9 48 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 1 26 185 7.1 53 2 6 50 8.3 10t 112/14 at Atlanta 1 1 20 47 2.4 13t 2 5 72 14.4 44 0


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RUSHING RECEIVINGDate Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD12/21 KANSAS CITY 1 1 20 63 3.2 7 1 1 9 9.0 9 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 1 8 20 2.5 6 0 6 80 13.3 26 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 290 1,361 4.7 81 8 83 854 10.3 48 3

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V EPOSTSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


RUSHING RECEIVINGDate Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 TENNESSEE I N A C T I V E9/16 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E9/22 CHICAGO I N A C T I V E9/29 vs. Minnesota 1 1 16 57 3.6 11 2 4 27 6.8 19 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 16 34 2.1 7 0 3 22 7.3 12 010/20 BALTIMORE 1 1 19 93 4.9 11 0 1 6 6.0 6 010/27 at Oakland 1 1 13 24 1.8 8 1 5 27 5.4 11 011/3 at New England 1 1 16 74 4.6 25 0 4 65 16.3 29 011/10 BUFFALO 1 1 22 57 2.6 9 1 3 39 13.0 34 011/17 DETROIT 1 1 18 36 2.0 13 0 4 52 13.0 43 011/24 at Cleveland 1 1 23 80 3.5 13 0 2 18 9.0 11 011/28 at Baltimore 1 1 16 73 4.6 43 1 7 63 9.0 29 0 12/8 MIAMI 1 1 15 61 4.1 9 0 5 19 3.8 10 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 24 57 2.4 8 1 5 50 10.0 17 012/22 at Green Bay 1 1 26 124 4.8 25 1 1 5 5.0 5 012/29 CLEVELAND 1 1 20 90 4.5 15 1 1 6 6.0 6 0SEASON TOTALS 13 13 224 860 3.5 43 8 45 399 8.9 43 0

BELL’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASON RUSHING RECEIVINGDate Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2013 Pittsburgh 13 13 224 860 3.5 43 8 45 399 8.9 43 0 2014 Pittsburgh 16 16 290 1,361 4.7 81 8 83 854 10.3 48 32015 Pittsburgh 6 6 113 556 4.9 42 3 24 136 5.7 20 0NFL TOTALS 35 35 647 2,777 4.3 81 19 152 1,389 9.1 48 3

REGULAR-SE ASON SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:

Attempts: 33, at Tennessee, 11/17/14; Yards: 204, at Tennessee, 11/17/14; Avg. (Min. 10 Att.): 7.1, at Cincinnati, 12/7/14; Long: 81, at Carolina, 9/21/14; Touchdowns: 2, three times, last at Atlanta, 12/14/14; Receptions: 8, three times, last vs. New Orleans, 11/30/14; Receiving Yards: 159, vs. New Orleans, 11/30/14; Receiving Long: 48, vs. New Orleans, 11/30/14; Receiving Touchdowns: 1, three times, last at Cincinnati, 12/7/14.

POSTSE ASON RUSHING RECEIVINGDate Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2014 Pittsburgh I N A C T I V E2015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


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P R O(16-0/2-0): Signed with the Steelers on April 14, 2015.

2 015(16-0/2-0):Performed all of the team’s punt-ing duties in all 16 regular-season games

and in both postseason contests ...tied the Steelers’ single regular-season record with a 39.1 net punting average (Daniel Sepulveda, 2010)...47.5% (28-of-59) of his punts during the regular season landed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, the best percentage of punts landed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line by a Steeler since the statistic was first tracked in 1976...his 28 punts downed inside the 20-yard line tied for the fifth-most in a single regular-season in team his-tory since the statistic was first tracked in 1976...recorded his first career special teams tackle 10/25 at Kanas City.

9/10 at New England: Made his NFL debut.

10/12 at San Diego: Had a career-best six punts downed inside the Chargers’ 20-yard line...marked the first time a Steelers’ punter had six punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line since October 15, 2000 (Josh Miller).

10/19 vs. Arizona: Connected on a career-long 79-yard punt.

2 014 (0-0/0-0): Was not on an NFL roster.

C O LLEG EFinished his Eastern Kentucky career (2010-13) with 229 punts for 9,509

yards for an average of 41.0 yards per punt...in 2013, registered a career-best and set the single-season school record with a 43.8 yards per punt average, while also connecting on a career long punt of 77 yards...led the conference in punts inside the 20-yard line (19) in 2012, while earning the team’s Special Teams Player of the Year award...named first-team All-OVC in 2011, and was named second-team All-OVC and to the OVC’s All-Newcomer team in 2010...majored in physi-cal education.

P ER S O N A LAttended Melbourne High School (South Yarra, Victoria, Australia)...

played club American football for the Western Crusad-ers in 2008...starter on the Australian national team for the 2009 Junior World Championship of American Football qualifier against New Zealand...played Aus-tralian football in 2007 and 2008 for Melbourne High, Aberfeldie football club and Calder Cannons football club...son of Jason and Louise Berry...Full name: Jordan Thomas Berry.

BERRY’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP No Yds Avg Ret Yds Net TB In 20 Lg Blk9/10 at New England 1 2 87 43.5 1 1 43.0 0 0 50 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 3 142 47.3 2 11 43.7 0 2 62 09/27 at St. Louis 1 4 196 49.0 3 32 41.0 0 2 57 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 6 239 39.8 1 14 37.5 0 2 51 010/12 at San Diego 1 8 322 40.3 2 5 39.6 0 6 56 010/18 ARIZONA 1 5 238 47.6 2 23 39.0 1 1 79 010/25 at Kansas City 1 2 91 45.5 1 25 33.0 0 1 48 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 6 213 35.5 3 38 29.2 0 3 46 011/8 OAKLAND 1 5 208 41.6 1 1 41.4 0 3 51 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 42 42.0 0 0 42.0 0 0 42 011/29 at Seattle 1 2 79 39.5 0 0 39.5 0 1 43 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 37 37.0 0 0 37.0 0 0 37 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 2 98 49.0 0 0 49.0 0 1 53 012/20 DENVER 1 6 232 38.7 1 4 38.0 0 4 44 012/27 at Baltimore 1 3 131 43.7 1 -1 44.0 0 1 46 01/3 at Cleveland 1 3 156 52.0 1 12 41.3 1 1 57 0NFL TOTALS 16 59 2,511 42.6 19 165 39.1 2 28 79 0

HEIGHT: 6-5WEIGHT: 195COLLEGE: Eastern Kentucky BORN: March 18, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: Essendon, Victoria, Australia

HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’15 NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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POSTSE ASONDate Opponent GP No Yds Avg Ret Yds Net TB In 20 Lg Blk1/9 at Cincinnati 1 7 293 41.9 2 34 37.0 0 3 47 01/17 at Denver 1 6 238 39.7 1 42 29.3 1 1 52 0NFL TOTALS 2 13 531 40.9 3 76 33.5 1 4 52 0

Career Special Teams Tackles (1): 1 in ’15.

P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Steelers on February 4, 2016...

released from the Washington Redskins’ practice squad on October 16, 2015...added to the Redskins’ practice squad on October 5, 2015...released by the San Fran-cisco 49ers on September 4, 2015...originally signed with the 49ers as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 5, 2015.

2 015(0-0/0-0) (WAS): Spent portions of the season on the Redskins’ practice squad.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 40 games with 18 starts for Duke (2010-14)...recorded 98

receptions for 1,093 yards with 12 receiving touch-downs...at the time he left Duke, was tied for 13th on the school’s all-time chart for receiving touch-downs...was also a member of Duke’s track and field team in the spring of 2014, where he competed in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays...at the ACC Champion-

ship meet, he and his teammates posted a time of 41.15 in the 4x100 relay, marking the second-fast-est time in Duke history...graduated in December of 2014 with a degree in sociology.

P ER S O N A LAttended Monroe High School (Mon-roe, N.C.)...lettered two years in foot-

ball, as he helped the squad to a two-year overall record of 20-5 with two state playoff appearances...as a senior in 2009, earned all-conference and all-county honors in football...also lettered in basketball and track and field...in 2010, helped Monroe to a 32-1 final record and the 1A state championship in basket-ball, earning MVP honors in the 62-46 title game win over Goldsboro following a 24-point, 15-rebound per-formance...at the 2010 1-A state championship track meet, claimed first place in both the triple jump (49-2) and long jump (22-9.5)...also captured state 2A titles in the triple jump in both 2008 and 2009...was named 2010 athlete of the year by the Charlotte Observer...son of Yolanda Blakeney and Michael Wright.

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HEIGHT: 6-6WEIGHT: 225COLLEGE: DukeBORN: Nov. 18, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Monroe, N.C. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (December/January) and AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 6) during the 2015 season.

Set a Steelers’ record for the most field goals made by a rookie/first-year player in a single regular season with 29 in 2015.

Set the team record for most points (113) by a rookie/first-year player in a single regular season in 2015.

His 90.6 field goal percentage in 2015 ranks first among rookie/first-year players in team history (min. 10 attempts) in a single season.

Tied a team record for the most field goals in a single postseason (7) in 2015.

P R O(12-0/2-0): Signed with the Steelers on Octo-ber 3, 2015...released by the N.Y. Giants on

September 5, 2015...signed by the Giants on Septem-ber 2, 2015...released by the Giants on August 16, 2015...signed by the Giants on January 7, 2015...released from the Houston Texans’ practice squad on September 30, 2014...added to the Texans’ practice squad on September 24, 2014...released by the Texans on August 30, 2014...originally signed with the Texans as an undrafted rookie agent on May 16, 2014.

2 015(12-0/2-0) (PIT): Converted 29-of-32 FGs (90.6%) and 26-of-27 PATs for a total of 113

points...his 29 field goals are tied for the fifth-most field goals made in a single regular season in team history...his 90.6 field goal percentage is tied for fourth on the team’s all-time single regular season field goal percentage list...recorded two special teams tackles (one, 11/29 at Seattle and 12/6 vs. Indianapolis) dur-ing the regular season...became the second player in team history (Gary Anderson, 1989) to record multiple three field goal games in a single postseason...signed with the Steelers on October 3, 2015.

10/12 at San Diego: Made his NFL debut...connected on a 47-yarder for his only attempt of the game.

10/18 vs. Arizona: Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week...made all four of his field goal attempts (47, 48, 51 and 28)...his 51-yarder was a career long...became the first Steelers kicker since Shaun Suisham to make four field goals in a game (10/20/13 vs. Baltimore).

11/8 vs. Oakland: Connected on three-of-four field goals, including a game-winning 18-yarder with two seconds remaining in the game...marked his first career game-winning kick.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Conver ted three-of-four attempts...tied his career long with a 51-yard make.

12/13 at Cincinnati: Made all four attempts (42, 47, 45 and 31), matching a single-game career high in made field goals.

12/20 vs. Denver: Totaled at least 10 points for the sixth straight game, tying a franchise record held by Gary Anderson (1985).

1/3 at Cleveland: Became the seventh kicker in team history to record 110 points in a single season.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Made his post-season debut and converted all four attempts (39, 30, 34 and 35)...kicked a game-winning 35-yarder with 14 seconds remaining in the game...tied a Steelers’ post-season record for most field goals made in a game...set the record for the most field goals made by a rookie/first-year player in a playoff game...became the sixth kicker in team history to record at least 10 points in a playoff game.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Converted all three attempts (43, 28 and 47)...became the sixth kicker in team history to reach 20 points in a single postseason and the ninth rookie/first-year kicker in NFL history to accomplish that feat...his seven field goals made in a single postseason are tied for the most in a single postseason in Steelers’ history and are the second-most in NFL history by a rookie/first-year player...his 22 postseason points are the ninth-most in NFL history by a rookie/first-year kicker.

HEIGHT: 6-2WEIGHT: 185COLLEGE: RiceBORN: March 16, 1991

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2 015(0-0) (HOU): Spent one week (Week 3) on the Texans’ practice squad.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 51 games for Rice (2010-13), both as a kicker and punter...finished his

career 65-of-88 on field goals and 164-172 on PATs for a total of 359 points...his 65 field goals and 164 PATs are both school records...his 65 career field goals were also the third-most in Conference USA history at the time...added 16 punts for 647 yards (40.4 avg.)...in 2013, was selected to play in the Senior Bowl, and he was named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week three times...set school single-season records for field goals (23) and points (114) in 2012...in 2011, was named first-

team All-Conference USA by Rivals.com, second-team by Phil Steele and was an honorable mention selection by Conference USA coaches...earned All-Freshman honors from league coaches in 2010...majored in kinesiology.

P ER S O N A LAttended Fossil Ridge High School (Forth Worth, Texas)...was a four-time, All-Dis-

trict 5-5A selection...converted on 39-of-43 field goals in his career and was perfect on 172 career PAT attempts...named AP All-State first team and to the Texas Sportswrit-ers Association Class 5A All-State second team as a senior...selected to play in the 2009 US Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio...also played baseball and soccer...son of Rick and Dawn Boswell...Full name: Christopher Lynn Boswell.

BOSWELL’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts9/10 – 10/1 N O T W I T H A T E A M10/12 at San Diego 1 1 1 100.0 47 0 3 3 100.0 0 610/18 ARIZONA 1 4 4 100.0 51 0 1 1 100.0 0 1310/25 at Kansas City 1 2 2 100.0 36 0 1 1 100.0 0 711/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 1 100.0 32 0 1 1 100.0 0 411/8 OAKLAND 1 3 4 75.0 38 0 3 3 100.0 0 1211/15 CLEVELAND 1 3 3 100.0 34 0 1 2 50.0 0 1011/29 at Seattle 1 3 3 100.0 44 0 1 1 100.0 0 1012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 3 4 75.0 51 0 4 4 100.0 0 1312/13 at Cincinnati 1 4 4 100.0 47 0 3 3 100.0 0 1512/20 DENVER 1 2 2 100.0 41 0 4 4 100.0 0 1012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 1 100.0 34 0 2 2 100.0 0 51/3 at Cleveland 1 2 3 66.7 39 0 2 2 100.0 0 8NFL TOTALS 12 29 32 90.6 51 0 26 27 96.3 0 113

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 4 4 100.0 39 0 0 0 0.0 0 121/17 at Denver 1 3 3 100.0 47 0 1 1 100.0 0 10NFL TOTALS 2 7 7 100.0 47 0 1 1 100.0 0 22

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct9/10 – 10/1 N O T W I T H A T E A M10/12 at San Diego 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.010/18 ARIZONA 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.010/25 at Kansas City 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/1 CINCINNATI 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/8 OAKLAND 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.011/15 CLEVELAND 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/29 at Seattle 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.012/13 at Cincinnati 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.012/20 DENVER 0-0 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/27 at Baltimore 0-0 100.0 0-0 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.01/3 at Cleveland 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0NFL TOTALS 1-1 100.0 9-9 100.0 8-8 100.0 9-12 75.0 2-2 100.0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 4-4 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.01/17 at Denver 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0NFL TOTALS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0


Additional Statistics: Has one career game-winning field goal during the regular season (18 yards, 11/8/15 vs. Oakland), and one in the postseason (35 yards, 1/9 at Cincinnati).

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Has the most receptions in NFL history (526) in any player’s first six years in the league.

In a player’s first six years with the Steelers, Brown has the most receptions (526), receiving yards (7,093) and all-purpose yards (9,911).

Has recorded at least one reception in 84 con-secutive regular-season games in which he has played, 90, including the postseason, dating back to October 3, 2010.

Set single-season franchise records in receptions (136), receiving yards (1,834), 100-yard games (9) and receiving yards per game (114.6) in 2015.

Set single-game team records in receptions (17), receiving yards (284) and scrimmage yards (306) vs. Oakland (11/8/15).

Set team records for receptions (27) and receiv-ing yards (423) in a two-game span (Weeks 9-10, 2015).

Became the first player in NFL history with at least 125 receptions in two straight seasons (2014-15).

Became the first player in NFL history to record two games with 15 or more receptions in the same sea-son (11/8/15 vs. Oakland, 12/20/15 vs. Denver).

Set the NFL record by registering 262 receptions in any two consecutive seasons (2014-15).

Set the NFL record for most receptions in any three consecutive seasons (375, 2013-15).

Set the team record for fewest games played (72) to reach 400 career receptions, and he set the team record for fewest games played (84) to reach 500 career receptions.

Holds the franchise record for career games with at least 10 receptions (10).

Is second in franchise history in 100-yard games (25).

Became the second player in NFL history (Calvin Johnson) to record at least 1,600 yards in back-to-back seasons (2014-15).

Became the first player in NFL history to record four games with at least 180 receiving yards in any single regular season (2015).

Set a franchise record for the most touchdown receptions in consecutive seasons with 23 (2014-15).

Became the first player in NFL history to post 1,700 yards from scrimmage in back-to-back seasons (2014-15).

Is tied for the most punt returns for touchdowns in team history (4), and is tied for the second-most return touchdowns in team history (5).

Recorded at least seven receptions in 14 straight regular-season games (streak ended 10/1/15 vs. Baltimore), recorded at least five receptions and 50 receiving yards in 35 straight regular-season games (streak ended 10/1/15 vs. Baltimore), and he recorded at least five receptions and 70 receiving yards in 21 straight regular-season games (streak ended 10/1/15 vs. Baltimore), all NFL records.

Named first-team Associated Press All-Pro, named to PFWA’s All-NFL and All-AFC Teams, and he was named Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in back-to-back years, 2014 and 2015.

Named a Sporting News All-Pro in 2015.

Selected to the Pro Bowl for the third straight year and earned his fourth overall selection in 2015 (2011, 2013-15).

Named NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year and earned Courtyard’s Greatness on the Road Award for his 2015 campaign.

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HEIGHT: 5-10WEIGHT: 181COLLEGE: Central MichiganBORN: July 10, 1988BIRTHPLACE: Miami, Fla.

HOW ACQUIRED: D6b – ‘10 (#195)NFL EXPERIENCE: 7th year

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Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month three times (December/January 2015, November 2015 and December 2014).

Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week hon-ors three times (Week 13, 2015, Week 17, 2014 and Week 12, 2011).

Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week once (Week 15, 2015).

Earned Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week honors twice in 2015 (Weeks 9 and 15).

Named NFL 101 AFC Co-Offensive Player of the Year and he was named ESPN.com’s AFC North Offensive Player of the Year for his 2014 season.

Set the single-season franchise record with 13 receiving touchdowns in 2014.

Set an NFL record by recording at least 80 receiv-ing yards in 14 straight regular-season games (12/22/13-12/2/14).

Tied an NFL record by recording at least five recep-tions and 80 receiving yards in each of the first nine games of a season in 2014 (Michael Irvin, 1995).

Is a three-time Steelers’ MVP (2011, 2013 and 2015)

In 2011, he became the first player in NFL history with at least 1,000 receiving yards (1,108) and at least 1,000 return yards (1,062) in the same season.

In 2010, he became the first Steelers’ rookie to return a kickoff for a touchdown since Antwaan Randle El in 2002.

P R O(86-59/6-2): Signed a five-year contract extension on July 27, 2012, to remain with

the Steelers through 2017...originally drafted by the Steelers as their second of two selections in the sixth round (195th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-16/1-1): Started all 16 games in the regular season for the second straight year...

has started 36 straight regular-season games, the third-

longest active streak among wide receivers...recorded 136 receptions for 1,834 yards with 10 receiving touch-downs during the regular season...his 136 receptions are tied for the second-most in NFL history in any single season (Julio Jones, 2015)...set the single-season team record by recording at least 10 receptions in five games...became the fourth player in NFL history to record at least 27 receptions in a two-game span...reached 400 career receptions in 72 games, which is tied for the third-fewest games (Kellen Winslow) to reach 400 career receptions in NFL history...reached 500 receptions in 84 games, the second-fewest games to reach 500 career receptions in NFL history...his 1,834 receiving yards are the fourth-most in NFL history in any single season...is the only player in franchise history to record at least 1,600 yards in back-to-back seasons and registered the second-most receiving yards by an NFL player in any three consecutive seasons (5,031)...recorded the third-most receiving yards by an NFL player in any two consecutive seasons in NFL history (3,531)...with 10 receiving touchdowns on the year, became the second player in team history (Ward) to record at least 10 receiv-ing touchdowns in back-to-back seasons...recorded three multi-touchdown reception games...totaled 1,862 scrimmage yards on the season, the fourth-most scrim-mage yards by a wide receiver in NFL history in any single season and the third-most in a single season in team history...became one of only three players in team history (Rod Woodson and Antwaan Randle El) to record 1,500 career punt return yards...became the first play-er in team history and 10th player in NFL history to tally 6,000 receiving yards and 1,500 punt return yards in his career...became the fourth Steelers player to reach 9,750 combined yards in their career...saw action in one postseason contest...inactive due to a concussion for the team’s Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver.

9/10 at New England: Recorded a team-high nine recep-tions for a game-high 133 yards with one receiving touchdown...moved into a tie with Roy Jefferson (29) for the 10th most receiving touchdowns in team his-tory...marked his second-straight season opener with at least 100 receiving yards...also became the fourth Steeler since 1960 to record at least 100 receiving yards in back-to-back season openers...with 133 yards from scrimmage, moved into ninth place on the team’s all-time scrimmage yards list...with one punt return, moved into a tie with Theo Bell for the third-most punt returns in team history.

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9/20 vs. San Francisco: Recorded game-highs in recep-tions (9) and receiving yards (195) with one receiving touchdown...recorded two receptions of 50 or more yards (59 and 56) in the same game for the first time in his career...surpassed Lynn Swann for the fifth-most receiving yards in team history...for the first time in his career, recorded 100-yard games in each of the first two games of a season...is the third Steeler since 1960 to record three straight 100-yard games...surpassed 100 yards in the first half for the fourth time in his career...has recorded at least one receiving touchdown in four straight regular-season games, which ties for the longest streak of his career...moved into sole pos-session of 10th place on the team’s all-time receiving touchdowns list with his 30th career touchdown recep-tion...with 195 yards from scrimmage, he moved into eighth place in team history.

9/27 at St. Louis: Had game-highs in receptions (11) and receiving yards (108)...has recorded four straight 100-yard games during the regular season, the longest streak of his career...is the third player in team history to have 100 receiving yards in four straight games (Mike Wallace and Jimmy Orr)...recorded 100-yard games in each of the first three games to start the season for the first time in his career...is the first NFL player since Wallace in 2011 to record at least 100 receiving yards in each of a season’s first three games...is the 12th player to record 400 receiving yards in the first three games of a season since 1960, and the first since Wes Welker in 2011...his 436 receiving yards on the season are the fourth-most by an NFL player in the first three games of a season since 1960.

10/1 vs. Baltimore: Surpassed his own franchise record for the most receptions by a Steeler in the first four games of a season with a new mark of 34.

10/25 at Kansas City: Made his 50th career start...totaled a game-high 124 receiving yards...is only the third player in team history to record at least 20 100-yard games (Ward and John Stallworth)...surpassed 6,000 scrimmage yards, becoming the eighth player in team history to reach 6,000 yards from scrimmage.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Caught a one-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the game...marked his second straight game against the Bengals with at least one receiving touchdown.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Named Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week...set single-game career-highs in recep-tions (17), receiving yards (284) and scrimmage yards

(306)...at the time, his 17 receptions were tied for the fifth-most in a single game in NFL history since 1960... at the time, his 284 receiving yards were the seventh-most in a single-game in NFL history since 1960...at the time, his 306 scrimmage yards were the seventh-most in a single-game in NFL history since 1960...three of his receptions went for 40+ yards (59, 57 and 41)...his 57-yard reception helped set up a game-winning field goal by K Chris Boswell...surpassed Louis Lipps for the fourth-most receiving yards in team history...recorded 1,000 receiving yards for the third straight season and for the fourth time in his career...moved into sixth place on the team’s all-time scrimmage yards list...set franchise records and career highs for recep-tions (10) and receiving yards (180) in the first half of a game...recorded 86 receiving yards in the first quarter, the second-most receiving yards in the first quarter in a single game for his career...recorded 22 rushing yards, including a career-long 16-yard rush...added one special teams tackle.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Recorded a game-high 10 recep-tions for 139 yards with two touchdowns...marked the second time in his career that he recorded at least 10 receptions in back-to-back-games (10/26-11/2 in 2014)...was his third straight game with at least 100 receiving yards vs. Cleveland...surpassed Heath Miller for the third-most receiving yards in team his-tory...moved into ninth place on the team’s all-time touchdown receptions list...became the fifth player in team history with 6,500 scrimmage yards, and surpassed Lipps for the fifth-most scrimmage yards in team history.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors...totaled game highs in receptions (8), receiving yards (118) and receiving touchdowns (2)...added a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown...became the first player in team history to record two receiving touchdowns and a punt return for a touch-down in the same game...moved into sole possession of eighth place on the team’s all-time receiving touch-downs list.

12/13 at Cincinnati: Led the team with 87 receiving yards on seven receptions.

12/20 vs. Denver: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week...and Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week...totaled game highs in receptions (16) and receiving yards (189)...added two receiving touchdowns...marked his ninth-multi touchdown catch game, which is tied for the third-most in team history...moved into a tie for


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seventh place on the team’s receiving touchdowns list and a tie for ninth place on the team’s total touchdown list (42).

12/27 at Baltimore: Led the team in receptions (7) and receiving yards (61).

1/3 at Cleveland: Led all receivers in receptions (13) and receiving yards (187), with one receiving touch-down...marked his 25th career 100-yard receiving game to become just the third player in team history with 25 career 100-yard receiving games...moved into seventh place on the team’s all-time receiving touch-downs list (38), and moved into a tie for eighth place on the team’s all-time touchdowns list (43)...totaled 10 receptions for 150 yards in the first half...marked the second time of his career and second time on the season that he recorded 10 receptions in the first half, which is also a franchise record for receptions in the first half...marked the third time on the season that he recorded 100 yards in the first half and the sixth time in his career that he accomplished that feat...became the second player in NFL history (Calvin Johnson) to record at least 150 receiving yards in the first half of a game twice in a single season.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Led all play-ers with game-highs of seven catches for 119 yards (playoff high)...added a playoff career long 60-yard reception...became the 11th player in Steelers’ history to record 20 receptions in a postseason career...has caught at least five passes in three straight playoff games, the fourth player to accomplish that feat in team history...tied Yancey Thigpen for the ninth-most postseason receptions in team history...recorded his second career 100-yard game in the postseason, and second straight 100-yard postseason game, the fourth Steeler to record two straight 100-yard postseason games...surpassed Plaxico Burress for the seventh-most receiving yards in team playoff history...left the game in the fourth quarter with a concussion and did not return.

2 014(16-16/1-1): Started all 16 games at WR in the regular season for the first time in his

NFL career...totaled 129 receptions for 1,698 yards with 13 receiving touchdowns...recorded eight 100-yard games and four games with at least 10 receptions...registered four multi-touchdown reception games, a career-high...started the lone postseason contest, recording his first career 100-yard game in the post-season (117 yards).

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Totaled a game-high 116 receiving yards on five receptions with one receiving touchdown (35-yarder)...surpassed WR Plaxico Burress (264) for the eighth-most receptions in team history...his 116 receiving yards in the first half were a career-best for any single first half of his career...added a 36-yard punt return to set the Steelers up for a touchdown.

9/11 at Baltimore: Led all receivers in receptions (7) and receiving yards (90)...left the game in the first quarter due to a possible concussion but cleared all NFL concussion protocol and returned to the game.

9/21 at Carolina: Totaled 10 receptions for 90 yards with two receiving touchdowns...with 107 all-purpose yards, surpassed RB Franco Harris for the most all-purpose yards by a Steeler in their first five seasons in the NFL.

9/28 vs. Tampa Bay: Totaled a game-high 131 receiv-ing yards on seven receptions with two receiving touchdowns...recorded two receiving touchdowns in the first half, becoming the first Steeler to have two touchdown catches in back-to-back games since Hines Ward (2005)...became the fourth Steeler in team his-tory to post five touchdown receptions in the first four games of a season...completed a pass to RB Le’Veon Bell for a 17-yard gain, his second career completion.

10/5 at Jacksonville: Totaled a team-best 84 yards on five receptions...with his first reception for a 15-yard gain, became the 10th player in team history to record 4,000 receiving yards and the fourth Steeler to reach the mark in their first five seasons in the NFL.

10/12 at Cleveland: Totaled team-highs with seven receptions for 118 yards.

10/20 vs. Houston: Led the team in receptions (9) and receiving yards (90)...completed a three-yard touchdown pass to WR Lance Moore...surpassed RB Franco Harris for the seventh-most receptions (311) in Steelers history...reached 50 receptions for the fourth straight season to become just the third player in team history (Ward and Louis Lipps) to record at least 50 receptions in four straight seasons...surpassed Burress for the eighth-most receiving yards (4,280) in team history.

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Totaled a game-high 10 recep-tions for 133 yards with two receiving touchdowns.

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on the team’s all-time receptions list...recorded a long reception of 54 yards for a score...has recorded a recep-tion of 20+ yards in 13 straight games, the longest streak of his career and longest by a Steeler since Buddy Dial (13 games, 1959-60).

11/9 at N.Y. Jets: Tied for the game-high with eight receptions...surpassed Lynn Swann for the fifth-most receptions in team history...is the first Steeler with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons since Mike Wallace (2010-11) and just the fifth player in team history to accomplish that feat...added one special teams tackle.

11/17 at Tennessee: Totaled game-highs with nine receptions for 91 yards...recorded a 12-yard touchdown reception...joined Ward as just the second player in team history to have consecutive seasons with at least 80 receptions...became the second player (Ward) to have three 1,100-yard seasons...is the third Steeler to record 1,100 receiving yards in back-to-back seasons (Wallace and Ward).

11/30 vs. New Orleans: Recorded two fourth-quarter touchdowns...marked his sixth career multi-touchdown reception game...became the 10th Steeler to record 10 or more touchdown receptions in a single sea-son...became the seventh player to record at least 11 touchdown receptions in a single season...surpassed 25 career receiving touchdowns to become the 11th player in team history to record 25 career touchdown receptions as a Steeler...became the fifth player in team history to reach 350 career receptions as a Steeler...surpassed Dial for the seventh-most receiving yards in team history.

12/7 at Cincinnati: Surpassed Louis Lipps for the fourth-most receptions in team history (366)...joined Yancey Thigpen as the only other player to record mul-tiple 1,300-yard seasons with the team...surpassed Lipps for the fourth-most punt return yards in team history (1,219).

12/14 at Atlanta: Marked his fifth double-digit reception game of his career and fourth of the season, catching 10 passes for 123 yards...became the first player in team history to record 1,400 receiving yards in the first 14 games of a season...became the third player in NFL history to record 110 receptions or more in the first 14 games of a season...eclipsed 5,000 career receiving yards...surpassed Theo Bell for the fourth-most punt return yards in team history.

12/21 vs. Kansas City: Tied for the game-high with seven receptions for a team-best 72 yards with one touchdown...became the third player in NFL history to record 120 receptions or more through the first 15 games of a season...became the 16th player in NFL history to record 1,500 receiving yards through the first 15 games of a season.

12/28 vs. Cincinnati: Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week...posted a game-high 128 receiving yards on seven receptions, including a 63-yard touchdown, a season-long reception...moved into sixth place on the team’s all-time receiving yards list...returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown, his third career punt return for a touchdown, which is tied for the second-most in team history...set a single-game career-best with 84 punt return yards...joined Lipps (11/19/84 and 10/27/85) as the second player in team history to return a punt for a touchdown and have one receiving touchdown in the same game (12/15/13 and 12/28/14)...became the first player in team history since Antwaan Randle El (12/18/05) with at least 80 punt return yards in a single game.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/3 vs. Baltimore: Made his first career postseason start...caught nine passes for 117 yards...recorded his first career 100-yard game in the postseason and became the 10th player in team his-tory to register 100 receiving yards in a single game.

2 013(16-14): Played in all 16 games with 14 starts...recorded five receptions and 50

receiving yards in all 16 games to become the first player in NFL history to register at least five receptions and 50 receiving yards in all 16 games of a regular season...recorded nine or more receptions in a single game five times...had five 100-yard receiving games and three multi-touchdown reception games...had five punt returns of 40+ yards on the season and seven punt returns of 20+ yards.

9/16 at Cincinnati: Had a team-high six receptions...returned a punt 40 yards to the Bengals’ 34-yard line, setting up an eventual field goal.

9/22 vs. Chicago: Recorded nine receptions for 196 receiving yards and set a then career-best with two receiving touchdowns... registered 105 receiving yards on four receptions with one touchdown in the first half...marked the first time a Steeler had 100 or more receiv-ing yards in the first half of a game since Mike Wallace (9/25/11 at Indianapolis).


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9/29 vs. Minnesota (London): Recorded 12 receptions for 88 yards...the 12 receptions were the most by a Steel-er since Hines Ward had 13 (11/30/03 vs. Cincinnati).

10/13 at N.Y. Jets: Recorded game-highs with nine receptions for 86 yards...recorded seven receptions in the first half (72 yards)...completed a 15-yard pass to RB Felix Jones for his first career completion...became the first offensive or defensive position player to com-plete a pass since WR Emmanuel Sanders registered a 15-yard completion on 9/18/11 vs. Seattle...marked the first time a non-quarterback completed a pass for the Steelers since 10/9/11 vs. Tennessee (P Daniel Sepulveda’s 33-yard pass).

10/20 vs. Baltimore: Recorded a game-high six recep-tions for 50 yards, including an 11-yard reception to the Ravens’ 24-yard line with 28 seconds remaining in the game that helped set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 42-yard field goal.

10/27 at Oakland: Recorded a game-high nine recep-tions for 82 yards...added a 44-yard punt return to the Oakland 31-yard line in the fourth quarter.

11/10 vs. Buffalo: Finished with game-highs in recep-tions (6) and receiving yards (104)...returned a punt 50 yards to the Buffalo 11-yard line in the fourth quar-ter...registered a 24-yard punt return to the Pittsburgh 42-yard line in the third quarter, and on the very next play, recorded a 40-yard reception to the Buffalo 18-yard line.

11/17 vs. Detroit: Totaled seven receptions for 147 yards with two receiving touchdowns...registered four receptions for 105 yards, including touchdown receptions of 34 and 47 yards in the first quarter...he is the third Steelers’ player since 1991 to register at least 100 receiving yards in the first quarter...became the fourth Steelers’ player since 1991 to record two receiving touchdowns in the first quarter in a regular-season game.

11/24 at Cleveland: Led the team with 92 receiving yards...scored on a 41-yard touchdown...joined Hines Ward (81 in 2002) as the only Pittsburgh players to reach 80 receptions in the team’s first 11 games since 1960...surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the sec-ond time in his career (1,108 in 2011)...since 1960, he became the fourth Steeler to record at least 1,000 receiving yards in the team’s first 11 games of the season (Ward, 1,039 in 2002; Buddy Dial, 1,033 in 1963; Stallworth, 1,004 in 1984).

12/8 vs. Miami: Led the team with 138 yards on five receptions with one touchdown...recorded a 43-yard touchdown...became the second receiver (Ward) in franchise history to reach 90 receptions in one regu-lar season...with 1,241 receiving yards this season, became the eighth player in team history with at least 1,200 receiving yards in a single season, and the first since Wallace (1,257 in 2010).

12/15 vs. Cincinnati: Recorded five receptions for a team-high 66 yards with one touchdown...became the fifth player in franchise history to surpass 1,300 receiving yards (1,307) in a single season...recorded a 12-yard touchdown reception to give Pittsburgh a 14-0 lead, extending his regular-season high of touch-down receptions to eight...returned a punt a career-long 67 yards for a touchdown...tied Rod Woodson for the fourth-most punt returns for a touchdown (2) in team history.

12/22 at Green Bay: Recorded six receptions for 105 yards...became the second player in franchise history to record 100 receptions in a single season...became just the fifth player in team history with at least 1,000 punt return yards...returned a punt 41 yards.

12/29 vs. Cleveland: Totaled game-highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (87)...recorded 21 punt return yards to give him 1,087 for his career, which are the fifth-most in team history during the regular season.

2 012(13-10): Appeared in 13 games, making 10 starts...missed three games due to an ankle

injury (Weeks 10-12)...finished second on the team in receptions (66) and receiving touchdowns (5), and third on the team in receiving yards (787)...became the first Steeler since 2005 to record a touchdown reception in each of the last four games of the regular season.

9/9 at Denver: Had a team-high 74 yards receiving on four receptions...added a 23-yard punt return that set up a Steelers field goal in the second quarter.

9/16 vs. N.Y. Jets: Finished with game-highs in recep-tions (7) and receiving yards (79).

9/23 at Oakland: Finished with seven receptions for 87 yards with one touchdown...put the Steelers up 31-21 with his receiving touchdown, a play in which he recovered his own fumble in the end zone.

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at least seven receptions in three consecutive games for the first time in his career.

10/21 at Cincinnati: Finished second on the team with seven receptions for a game-high 96 yards.

11/4 at N.Y. Giants: Left the game in the second quarter with a left ankle injury and did not return.

12/16 at Dallas: Led the team with eight receptions...registered a seven-yard touchdown reception to give the Steelers a 24-17 lead early in the fourth quarter...recorded a 29-yard punt return, the longest since he returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown vs. Cincin-nati on 12/4/11.

12/23 vs. Cincinnati: Finished with team-highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (97)...registered a 60-yard touchdown reception...marked his longest reception of the season and the second-longest pass play of the season by the Steelers...recorded a receiving touchdown for the third straight contest, marking the first time he recorded at least one touchdown reception for three consecutive games in the regular season.

12/30 vs. Cleveland: Recorded a nine-yard touchdown in the third quarter...recorded a receiving touchdown in four straight games for the first time in his career.

2 011(16-3/1-0): Saw action in all 16 regular-season games, making three star ts...

recorded 69 receptions for 1,108 yards with two receiv-ing touchdowns...became the first player in NFL his-tory with at least 1,000 receiving yards (1,108) and at least 1,000 return yards (1,062) in the same sea-son...saw action in the lone postseason contest.

9/11 at Baltimore: Saw action at WR and on special teams in the season opener...had three kickoff returns for 103 yards (31, 41 and 31 yards).

9/18 vs. Seattle: Registered his first career rush for one yard...had four punt returns for 54 yards.

9/25 at Indianapolis: Registered 75 yards receiving on four receptions...added four punt returns for 65 yards...registered punt returns of 37 and 25 yards.

10/2 at Houston: Led the team with five receptions for 67 yards...registered a 33-yard punt return.

10/9 vs. Tennessee: Recorded a 52-yard kickoff return in the first quarter.

10/23 at Arizona: Registered seven receptions for 102 yards...marked first career 100-yard receiving game.

10/30 vs. New England: Hauled in nine receptions for 67 yards with one touchdown, the first receiving touchdown of his career.

11/6 vs. Baltimore: Registered a game-high 109 yards on five receptions.

11/13 at Cincinnati: Made his first career start at WR...recorded a team-high 86 yards receiving on five recep-tions...registered 74 yards on a drive that resulted in a field goal that gave the Steelers a 17-10 lead.

11/27 at Kansas City: Recorded a team-high 81 yards on four receptions...all four receptions went for first downs.

12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 12 performance...returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown, the first of his career and the first for Pittsburgh in the regular season since Santonio Holmes returned a punt 65 yards for a score on Dec. 17, 2006...had a team-high 67 receiving yards on two receptions.

12/8 vs. Cleveland: Totaled 151 yards on five recep-tions...registered a career-long 79-yard reception for a touchdown...the 151 receiving yards were the highest by a Steeler since WR Hines Ward totaled 159 yards vs. Cleveland on 10/18/09.

12/24 vs. St. Louis: Surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his career.

1/1 at Cleveland: Recorded a team-high six receptions for a team-best 90 yards...became the first player in NFL history with at least 1,000 yards receiving (1,108) and at least 1,000 return yards (1,062) in the same season...surpassed 1,100 receiving yards for the first time in his career, joining Wallace as the third Steeler duo since 1960 to each register at least 1,100 receiving yards in the same season.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver: Had five catches for 70 yards...added an 18-yard rush in the second half.

2 010(9-0/3-0): Played in nine games during the regular season...inactive Weeks 1, 6-10...

inactive due to a knee injury 11/28 at Buffalo...returned the opening kickoff 89 yards (following a handoff from RB Mewelde Moore) for a touchdown in his first NFL game, Week 2 at Tennessee...finished first on the team with 110 punt return yards and second on the team with 397 kickoff return yards...had 16 receptions in the regular season for 167 yards...added two special teams


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tackles in the regular season...played in all three post-season contests, recording five receptions for 90 yards, with a long reception of 58 yards...caught two key third-down passes from QB Ben Roethlisberger in the playoffs, the first being a 58-yard pass on the Steelers’ final drive against the Ravens in the AFC Divisional Playoff and the second being a 14-yard reception in the AFC Champion-ship against the Jets that sealed the victory...led the team with 241 kickoff return yards in the postseason.

9/19 at Tennessee: Made his NFL debut...returned the opening kickoff 89 yards (following a handoff from RB Mewelde Moore) for a touchdown...it marked the first kickoff return for the Steelers since Allen Rossum during the 2007 season...became the first Steelers’ rookie to return a kickoff for a touchdown since Antwaan Randle El in the 2002 season.

10/3 vs. Baltimore: Caught his first career pass for six yards (from QB Charlie Batch) in the third quarter.

11/21 vs. Oakland: Recorded a season-high seven punt returns for 66 yards, including a long of 20 yards...had one reception for 21 yards.

1/2 at Cleveland: Had a season-high four catches for a season-best 52 yards, including a season-long recep-tion of 26 yards.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/15 vs. Baltimore: Made his postseason debut...caught a 58-yard pass on the Steel-ers’ final drive to set up the game-winning touchdown...finished with a game-high 75 yards receiving...returned four kickoffs for 85 yards.

AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets: Had three kickoff returns for 68 yards, including a 27-yarder in the fourth quarter...caught one pass for 14 yards in the fourth quarter, which sealed the victory.

Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Recorded four kickoff returns for 88 yards.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 41 games for Central Michigan (2007-09), finishing his career as the

school’s all-time leader in receptions (305), which at the time were the second-most in MAC history...ranked second in school history in touchdown receptions (22) and third in receiving yards (3,199)...added 2,612 kickoff return yards with two kickoffs returned for touchdowns, and 822 punt return yards with three punts returned for touchdowns...was the only player in school history with two 1,000-yard receiving sea-sons...was also the only player with two 100-reception seasons...caught at least one pass in 41 consecutive games...accounted for touchdowns receiving, rushing, passing and on both a punt return and kickoff return during career...was named MAC Special Teams Player of the Year in back-to-back years (2008-09)...in 2009, was an All-MAC first team honoree as both a receiver and punt returner and was named the GMAC Bowl Offen-sive Most Valuable Player, as he established a school record 110 receptions...was named All-MAC first-team receiver, kick returner and punt returner, and he led the nation in punt return yardage (20.5 avg.) in 2008...in 2007, was named MAC Freshman of the Year, All-MAC first team as a kick return specialist and All-MAC second team as a receiver, as he set a then Bowl Subdivision freshman record with 2,267 all-purpose yards.

P ER S O N A LPrepped at North Carolina Tech in 2006...ran for 451 yards with 13 touchdowns

and threw for 1,247 yards and 11 touchdowns in just five games...attended Norland High School (Miami, Fla.)...was a two-sport athlete...was a two-time Class 6A all-state selection in football and a two-time state qualifier in the 100 meters...named North Athlete of the Year at 2005 Miami-Dade Gridiron Classic...has two sons, Antonio Jr. and Autonomy, and two daughters, Antanyiah and Ali...son of Adrianne Moss and Eddie Brown.

BROWN’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England 1 1 9 133 14.8 37 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 9 195 21.7 59 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 1 11 108 9.8 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 1 5 42 8.4 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/12 at San Diego 1 1 3 45 15.0 39 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 3 24 8.0 23 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 1 6 124 20.7 41 0 1 6 6.0 6 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 6 47 7.8 17 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 1 17 284 16.7 59 0 2 22 11.0 16 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 10 139 13.9 56t 2 0 0 0.0 0 0


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RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD11/29 at Seattle 1 1 6 51 8.5 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 8 118 14.8 48 2 0 0 0.0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 7 87 12.4 26 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 1 16 189 11.8 23t 2 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 7 61 8.7 27 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 13 187 14.4 27 1 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 136 1,834 13.5 59 10 3 28 9.3 16 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 1 7 119 17.0 60 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/17 at Denver I N A C T I V EPOSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 7 119 17.0 60 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England 1 2 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 3 1 51 17.0 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at San Diego 5 0 27 5.4 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/29 at Seattle 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 2 0 74 37.0 71t 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 2 0 3 1.5 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 DENVER 3 1 23 7.7 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 22 13 212 9.6 71t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 2 2 8 4.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/17 at Denver I N A C T I V EPOSTSEASON TOTALS 2 2 8 4.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 5 116 23.2 41 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 1 7 90 12.9 27 0 2 10 5.0 9 09/21 at Carolina 1 1 10 90 9.0 30 2 0 0 0.0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 1 7 131 18.7 27t 2 0 0 0.0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 5 84 16.8 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 1 1 7 118 16.9 23 0 1 -2 -2.0 -2 010/20 HOUSTON 1 1 9 90 10.0 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 10 133 13.3 47t 2 1 5 5.0 5 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 1 11 144 13.1 54t 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 8 74 9.3 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 1 9 91 10.1 17 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 8 97 12.1 21 2 0 0 0.0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 1 9 117 13.0 32 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 1 10 123 12.3 28 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 1 7 72 10.3 19 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 1 7 128 18.3 63t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 129 1,698 13.2 63t 13 4 13 3.3 9 0

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PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 CLEVELAND 3 2 46 15.3 36 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 2 0 13 6.5 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/21 at Carolina 2 0 17 8.5 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 4 1 20 5.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 2 1 9 4.5 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 2 0 21 10.5 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 3 0 16 5.3 11 0 1 0 0.0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 2 1 7 3.5 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 2 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 2 0 15 7.5 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 3 1 14 4.7 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 2 1 43 21.5 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 2 0 84 42.0 71t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 30 16 319 10.6 71t 1 1 0 0.0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 16 16.0 16 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 16 16.0 16 0


RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 TENNESSEE 1 1 5 71 14.2 22 0 1 4 4.0 4 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 1 6 57 9.5 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 1 9 196 21.8 45 2 0 0 0.0 0 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 0 12 88 7.3 15 0 1 10 10.0 10 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 9 86 9.6 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/20 BALTIMORE 1 1 6 50 8.3 13 0 1 3 3.0 3 010/27 at Oakland 1 1 9 82 9.1 21 0 1 2 2.0 2 011/3 at New England 1 1 5 71 14.2 27t 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/10 BUFFALO 1 1 6 104 17.3 40 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/17 DETROIT 1 1 7 147 21.0 47t 2 1 (-8) (-8.0) (-8) 011/24 at Cleveland 1 1 6 92 15.3 41t 1 1 (-8) (-8.0) (-8) 011/28 at Baltimore 1 0 5 59 11.8 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/8 MIAMI 1 1 5 138 27.6 56 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 5 66 13.2 20 1 1 1 1.0 1 012/22 at Green Bay 1 1 6 105 17.5 36 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/29 CLEVELAND 1 1 9 87 9.7 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 14 110 1,499 13.6 56 8 7 4 0.6 10 0

PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 TENNESSEE 1 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 16.0 16 09/16 at Cincinnati 2 3 37 18.5 40 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 2 1 4 2.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 3 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 2 2 11 5.5 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/20 BALTIMORE 1 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/27 at Oakland 4 2 47 11.8 44 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/3 at New England 1 0 24 24.0 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/10 BUFFALO 2 4 74 37.0 50 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/17 DETROIT 2 1 17 8.5 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/24 at Cleveland 2 1 19 9.5 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/28 at Baltimore 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/8 MIAMI 5 0 14 2.8 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 2 0 78 39.0 67t 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/22 at Green Bay 2 0 41 20.5 41 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/29 Cleveland 3 1 21 7.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 32 23 409 12.8 67t 1 1 0 16.0 16 0


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RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/9 at Denver 1 1 4 74 18.5 27 0 1 4 4.0 4 09/16 N.Y. JETS 1 1 7 79 11.3 25 0 1 9 9.0 9 09/23 at Oakland 1 0 7 87 12.4 20 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/7 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 7 86 12.3 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/11 at Tennessee 1 1 4 20 5.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/21 at Cincinnati 1 1 7 96 13.7 23 0 2 13 6.5 13 010/28 WASHINGTON 1 1 4 38 9.5 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/4 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 2 19 9.5 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/12 KANSAS CITY I N A C T I V E11/18 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E11/25 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E12/2 at Baltimore 1 1 5 58 11.6 34 0 1 4 4.0 4 012/9 SAN DIEGO 1 1 4 35 8.8 14 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/16 at Dallas 1 1 8 76 9.5 18 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/23 Cincinnati 1 1 5 97 19.4 60t 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/30 Cleveland 1 1 2 22 11.0 13 1 2 (-6) (-3.0) 7 0SEASON TOTALS 13 10 66 787 11.9 60t 5 7 24 3.4 13 0

PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/9 at Denver 2 0 23 11.5 23 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/16 N.Y. JETS 1 0 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/23 at Oakland 2 1 22 11.0 22 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/7 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/11 at Tennessee 3 0 10 3.3 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/21 at Cincinnati 3 0 10 3.3 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/28 WASHINGTON 3 0 25 8.3 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/4 at N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/12 KANSAS CITY I N A C T I V E11/18 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E11/25 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E12/2 at Baltimore 5 0 9 1.8 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/9 SAN DIEGO 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/16 at Dallas 3 1 51 17.0 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/23 Cincinnati 2 1 6 3.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/30 Cleveland 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 27 8 183 6.8 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/11 at Baltimore 1 0 2 14 7.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/18 SEATTLE 1 0 4 67 16.8 19 0 1 1 1.0 1 09/25 at Indianapolis 1 0 4 75 18.8 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/2 at Houston 1 0 5 67 13.4 23 0 1 8 8.0 8 010/9 TENNESSEE 1 0 2 23 11.5 17 0 1 10 10.0 10 010/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/23 at Arizona 1 0 7 102 14.6 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/30 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 9 67 7.4 19 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/6 BALTIMORE 1 0 5 109 21.8 32 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 5 86 17.2 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/27 at Kansas City 1 0 4 81 20.3 34 0 2 5 2.5 3 012/4 CINCINNATI 1 0 2 67 33.5 45 0 1 9 9.0 9 012/8 CLEVELAND 1 1 5 151 30.2 79t 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/19 at San Francisco 1 1 5 59 11.8 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/24 ST. LOUIS 1 0 3 34 11.3 19 0 1 8 8.0 8 01/1 at Cleveland 1 0 6 90 15.0 40 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 3 69 1,108 16.1 79t 2 7 41 5.9 10 0


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POSTSE ASON RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD1/8 at Denver 1 0 5 70 14.0 25 0 1 18 18.0 18 0 POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 5 70 14.0 25 0 1 18 18.0 18 0

PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/11 at Baltimore 2 1 7 3.5 6 0 3 103 34.3 41 09/18 SEATTLE 4 0 56 14.0 41 0 1 23 23.0 23 09/25 at Indianapolis 4 1 65 16.3 37 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/2 at Houston 1 2 33 33.0 33 0 2 44 22.0 25 010/9 TENNESSEE 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 83 41.5 52 010/16 JACKSONVILLE 4 2 9 2.3 14 0 1 34 34.0 34 010/23 at Arizona 2 1 47 23.5 31 0 3 66 22.0 30 010/30 NEW ENGLAND 2 1 12 6.0 10 0 3 81 27.0 34 011/6 BALTIMORE 2 0 21 10.5 13 0 1 25 25.0 25 011/13 at Cincinnati 3 1 15 5.0 7 0 3 69 23.0 26 011/27 at Kansas City 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/4 CINCINNATI 3 4 65 21.7 60t 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/8 CLEVELAND 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 21 21.0 21 012/19 at San Francisco 2 2 (-10) (-5.0) 0 0 3 85 28.3 36 012/24 ST. LOUIS 1 4 5 5.0 5 0 1 30 30.0 30 01/1 at Cleveland 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 3 73 24.3 28 0SEASON TOTALS 30 26 325 10.8 60t 1 27 737 27.3 52 0

POSTSE ASON 1/8 at Denver 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Tar Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Yds Avg Lg TD9/12 ATLANTA I N A C T I V E9/19 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/26 at Tampa Bay 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/3 BALTIMORE 1 0 1 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0.0 0 010/17 CLEVELAND I N A C T I V E10/24 at Miami I N A C T I V E10/31 at New Orleans I N A C T I V E11/8 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E11/14 NEW ENGLAND I N A C T I V E11/21 OAKLAND 1 0 1 1 21 21.0 21 0 0 0.0 0 011/28 at Buffalo I N A C T I V E12/5 at Baltimore 1 0 4 3 26 8.7 11 0 0 0.0 0 012/12 CINCINNATI 1 0 4 3 27 9.0 12 0 0 0.0 0 012/19 N.Y. JETS 1 0 3 2 15 7.5 16 0 0 0.0 0 012/23 CAROLINA 1 0 2 2 20 10.0 13 0 0 0.0 0 01/2 at Cleveland 1 0 4 4 52 13.0 26 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 9 0 19 16 167 10.4 26 0 0 0.0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/15 BALTIMORE 1 0 3 3 75 25.0 58 0 0 0.0 0 01/23 N.Y. JETS 1 0 2 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0.0 0 02/6 vs. Green Bay 1 0 3 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 0 8 5 90 18.0 58 0 0 0.0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/12 ATLANTA I N A C T I V E9/19 at Tennessee 1 0 21 21.0 21 0 2 107 53.5 89t 19/26 at Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 67 22.3 25 010/3 BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 45 22.5 25 0


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PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD10/17 CLEVELAND I N A C T I V E10/24 at Miami I N A C T I V E10/31 at New Orleans I N A C T I V E11/8 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E11/14 NEW ENGLAND I N A C T I V E11/21 OAKLAND 7 0 66 9.4 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/28 at Buffalo I N A C T I V E12/5 at Baltimore 2 1 11 5.5 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/12 CINCINNATI 2 0 1 0.5 1 0 2 40 20.0 24 012/19 N.Y. JETS 1 0 4 4.0 4 0 4 57 14.3 24 012/23 CAROLINA 4 0 3 0.8 9 0 2 45 22.5 27 01/2 at Cleveland 2 0 4 2.0 7 0 2 36 18.0 27 0SEASON TOTALS 19 1 110 5.8 21 0 17 397 23.4 89t 1

POSTSE ASON 1/15 BALTIMORE 2 0 16 8.0 12 0 4 85 21.3 27 01/23 N.Y. JETS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 68 22.7 27 02/6 vs. Green Bay 4 0 5 1.3 2 0 4 88 22.0 38 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 6 0 21 3.5 12 0 11 241 21.9 38 0

BROWN’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASON RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Tar Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Yds Avg Lg TD2010 Pittsburgh 9 0 16 167 10.4 26 0 0 0 0.0 0 02011 Pittsburgh 16 3 69 1,108 16.1 79t 2 7 41 5.9 10 0 2012 Pittsburgh 13 10 66 787 11.9 60t 5 7 24 3.4 13 02013 Pittsburgh 16 14 110 1,499 13.6 56 8 7 4 0.6 10 02014 Pittsburgh 16 16 129 1,698 13.2 63t 13 4 13 3.3 9 02015 Pittsburgh 16 16 136 1,834 13.5 59 10 3 28 9.3 16 0NFL Totals 86 59 526 7,093 13.5 79t 38 28 110 3.9 16 0

PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2010 Pittsburgh 19 1 110 5.8 21 0 17 397 23.4 89t 12011 Pittsburgh 30 26 325 10.8 60t 1 27 737 27.3 52 02012 Pittsburgh 27 8 183 6.8 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 02013 Pittsburgh 32 23 409 12.8 67t 1 1 16 16.0 16 02014 Pittsburgh 30 16 319 10.6 71t 1 1 0 0.0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 22 13 212 9.6 71t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL totals 160 87 1,558 9.7 71t 4 46 1,150 25.0 89t 1

Career Special Teams Tackles (4): 2 in ’10, 1 in ’14 and 1 in ’15.

Additional Statistics: Completed a three-yard touchdown pass to WR Lance Moore on 10/20/14 vs. Houston.


Receptions: 17, vs. Oakland, 11/8/15; Receiving Yards: 284, vs. Oakland, 11/8/15; Receiving Avg. (Min. 4 Rec.): 30.2, vs. Cleveland, 12/8/11; Receiving Long: 79t, vs. Cleveland, 12/8/11; Receiving Touchdowns: 2, nine times, last vs. Denver, 12/20/15; Rushing Attempts: 2, five times, last vs. Oakland, 11/8/15; Rushing Yards: 22, vs. Oakland, 11/8/15; Rushing Long: 16, vs. Oakland, 11/8/15.

POSTSE ASON RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Tar Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Yds Avg Lg TD2010 Pittsburgh 3 0 5 90 18.0 58 0 0 0 0.0 0 02011 Pittsburgh 1 0 5 70 14.0 25 0 1 18 18.0 18 02014 Pittsburgh 1 1 9 117 13.0 44 0 0 0 0.0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 1 1 7 119 17.0 60 0 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 6 2 26 396 15.2 60 0 1 18 18.0 18 0


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POSTSE ASON PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2010 Pittsburgh 6 0 21 3.5 12 0 11 241 21.9 38 02011 Pittsburgh 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 16 16.0 16 02015 Pittsburgh 2 2 8 4.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 8 5 29 3.6 12 0 12 257 21.4 38 0

P R O(7-0/2-0): Promoted to the Steelers’ active roster from the Steelers’ practice squad on

September 30, 2015...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 7, 2015...released by the Steel-ers on September 6, 2015...originally drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round (212th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

2 015(7-0/2-0): Appeared in seven games during the regular season...saw action in both post-

season games...recorded six special teams tackles (two, 1/3 at Cleveland, and one, 10/25 at Kanas City, 11/8 vs. Oakland, 11/15 vs. Cleveland and 12/6 vs. Indianapolis)...added to the Steelers’ active roster from the team’s practice squad on September 30, 2015...inactive 10/1 vs. Baltimore, 10/12 at San Diego, 11/29 at Seattle, 12/13 at Cincinnati, 12/20 vs. Denver and 12/27 at Baltimore.

10/18 vs. Arizona: Made his NFL debut.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Recovered his first career fumble on special teams that was forced by FB Roosevelt Nix...the Steelers scored on their ensuing drive to take a 35-21 lead.

1/3 at Cleveland: Forced his first career fumble on spe-cial teams that was recovered by CB Brandon Boykin.

C O LLEG EStarted 47-of-50 games at Miami (Fla.) from 2011-2014...recorded 170 tackles,

25.0 TFLs, 15.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and five pass breakups...totaled single-season career highs in tackles (46), TFLs (7.5) and sacks (3.5) in 2013...earned All-ACC honorable mention honors in 2012...finished third in the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year Award voting as a freshman in 2011...majored in sports administration with a minor in broad-cast journalism.

P ER S O N A L Attended Alonso High School (Tampa, Fla.) for his junior and senior sea-

sons...was a five-star prospect according to Rivals.com and ESPN...was named MVP of 2011 Under Armour All-American game at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay...totaled 140 tackles, 18.0 sacks and two interceptions as a senior...as a junior, finished with 80 tackles, 12.5 sacks, six pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...son of Joan and Tony Chickillo...Full name: Anthony Louis Nicholas Chickillo.

CHICKILLO’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/20 SAN FRANCISCO P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/27 at St. Louis P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/1 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E10/12 at San Diego I N A C T I V E10/18 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


HEIGHT: 6-3WEIGHT: 255COLLEGE: Miami (Fla.)BORN: Dec. 10, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Tampa, Fla. HOW ACQUIRED: D6b – ’15 (#212)NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR10/25 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 at Seattle I N A C T I V E12/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E12/20 DENVER I N A C T I V E12/27 at Baltimore I N A C T I V E1/3 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON1/9 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/17 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 NFL TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Additional Statistics: Forced his first career fumble on special teams 1/3/16 at Cleveland...recovered his first career fumble on special teams 11/8/15 vs. Oakland.

P R O(6-0/1-0): Drafted by the Steelers in the third round (87th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

2 015(6-0/1-0): Saw action in six regular-season games...played in the final postseason con-

test at Denver in the AFC Divisional Game...inactive 9/10 at New England, 9/20 vs. San Francisco, 11/29 at Seattle, 12/6 vs. Indianapolis, 12/13 at Cincinnati, 12/20 vs. Denver, 12/27 at Baltimore and 1/3 at Cleve-land during the regular season, and he was inactive in the postseason 1/9 at Cincinnati...dressed but did not play 10/25 at Kansas City and 11/1 vs. Cincinnati.

10/1 vs. Baltimore: Recorded his first career recep-tion for 11 yards.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Made his post-season debut, recording 61 receiving yards on two receptions with a long reception of 37 yards.

C O LLEG E Was a three-year starter at Auburn (2012-14), where he finished his career with

82 receptions for 1,757 yards with 13 receiving touch-downs...left the school with the 10th-most receiving

yards (1,757 yards), which included seven career 100-yard games...set an Auburn Iron Bowl-record with 206 yards receiving at Alabama on five catches in 2014...in 2013, ranked third in nation in yards per catch (21.5), while setting single-season career highs in receptions (42), receiving yards (902) and receiving touchdowns (7)...graduated with a degree in public administration.

P ER S O N A LAttended Leroy High School (Leroy, Ala.)...named to the All-Southeast

Region team by PrepStar...named to the Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern Team as a first-team selection from Ala-bama...selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game following his senior season...named to the Super 12 team and was named the 2010 Class 2A Back of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association...caught 57 passes as a senior for 1,170 yards with 14 touchdowns...led his team to the 2010 Alabama Class 2A state championship, earning MVP honors after haul-ing in five catches for 60 yards with two touchdowns, rushing six times for 27 yards and one score, punting twice for 63 yards and returning one punt for five yards...son of Sharon Coates...Full name: Sammie Coates, Jr.

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HEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 212COLLEGE: AuburnBORN: March 31, 1993

BIRTHPLACE: Leroy, Ala. HOW ACQUIRED: D3 – ’15 (#87)NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Tar Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England I N A C T I V E9/20 SAN FRANCISCO I N A C T I V E9/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 at Kansas City D I D N O T P L AY11/1 CINCINNATI D I D N O T P L AY11/8 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/29 at Seattle I N A C T I V E12/6 INDIANAPOLIS I N A C T I V E12/13 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E12/20 DENVER I N A C T I V E12/27 at Baltimore I N A C T I V E1/3 at Cleveland I N A C T I V ENFL TOTALS 6 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

POSTSE ASON1/9 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E1/17 at Denver 1 0 2 61 30.5 37 0 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 1 0 2 61 30.5 37 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

P R O(22-7/2-0): Signed a one-year contract exten-sion with the Steelers on January 22, 2016...

signed with the Steelers on September 5, 2015...released by the Buffalo Bills on August 31, 2015...originally drafted by the Bills in the fourth round (109th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

2 015(15-7/2-0) (PIT): During the regular season, set single-season career highs in games

played (15), games started (7), tackles (44), intercep-tions (2), interception return yards (62) and pass breakups (11)...added his first career forced fumble and fumble recovery on defense during the regular season...saw action in both postseason contests, recording one fumble recovery...recorded his first career special teams tackle (11/15 vs. Cleveland)...inactive 9/10 at New England.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Made his Steelers debut seeing action on defense and on special teams.

10/1 vs. Baltimore: Recorded his first career inter-ception and first career fumble recovery...picked off QB Joe Flacco in the second quarter, and recovered a Flacco fumble forced by DE Cameron Heyward in the third quarter.

10/12 at San Diego: Made his first career start...tied for the lead among defensive backs with seven tackles.

11/1 vs. Oakland: Picked off QB Derek Carr in the fourth quarter, his second career interception.

11/29 at Seattle: Forced the first fumble of his career.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Recovered a fumble that was forced by LB Ryan Shazier late in the fourth quarter...marked his first career postseason fumble recovery.

2 014(7-0) (BUF): Saw action in 16 games dur-ing his rookie season, recording one

tackle on defense.

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HEIGHT: 6-0WEIGHT: 191COLLEGE: DukeBORN: Aug. 6, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: Waxhaw, N.C.HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ‘15 NFL EXPERIENCE: 3rd year

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C O LLEG EAttended Duke from 2009-13 starting all 49 games played...totaled 233 tack-

les, 7.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, 12 interceptions and 42 pass breakups...was a three-time Academic All-ACC selection (2011-13) and was an Academic All-ACC honoree in 2010...named first-team All-ACC twice (2012-13)...named honorable mention All-America by Sports Illustrated in 2012...also in 2012, recorded a school-record 75-yard blocked field goal return for a touchdown...graduated in May of 2013 with a degree in political science while

also earning a certificate in markets and management studies...did graduate work in political science.

P ER S O N A LAttended Charlotte Latin High School (Charlotte, N.C.)...was a two-time all-

conference and all-state selection...also lettered in basketball and track and field...was a top competitor in the 100 and 400 meters...son of Serena and Keith Cockrell...father played football at Columbia University.

COCKRELL’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England I N A C T I V E9/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1/37 1 0 110/12 at San Diego 1 1 7 0 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 1/25 2 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 at Seattle 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 7 33 10 43 0.0 0.0 2/62 11 1 1

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1 1/17 at Denver 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1

COCKRELL’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 at Chicago D I D N O T P L AY9/14 MIAMI I N A C T I V E9/21 SAN DIEGO I N A C T I V E9/28 at Houston I N A C T I V E10/5 at Detroit I N A C T I V E10/12 NEW ENGLAND I N A C T I V E10/19 MINNESOTA I N A C T I V E10/26 at N.Y. Jets I N A C T I V E11/9 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/13 at Miami 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/24 N.Y. JETS 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 at Oakland I N A C T I V E12/28 at New England 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 7 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2014 Buffalo 7 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 15 7 33 10 43 0.0 0.0 2/62 11 1 1NFL TOTALS 22 7 34 10 44 0.0 0.0 2/62 11 1 1STEELERS TOTALS 15 7 33 10 43 0.0 0.0 2/62 11 1 1


REGULAR-SEASON SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:

Total Tackles: 7, at San Diego, 10/12/15; Solo Tackles: 7, at San Diego, 10/12/15; Sacks: N/A; Sack Yards: N/A; Interceptions: 1, twice, last vs. Oakland, 11/8/15; Interception Yards: 37, vs. Baltimore, 10/1/15; Passes Defensed: 2, four times, last time at Baltimore, 12/27/15; Forced Fumbles: 1, at Seattle, 11/29/15; Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Baltimore, 10/1/15.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 2015 Pittsburgh 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1NFL TOTALS 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1

P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Steelers on January 18, 2016...

signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 6, 2015...signed with the Steelers on August 8, 2015...released by the Steelers on July 24, 2015...signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Steelers on January 8, 2015...released from the Steelers’ practice squad on December 9, 2014...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on November 5, 2014...released by the Steelers on August 26, 2014...signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Steelers on January 10, 2014...released by the Buffalo Bills on August 30, 2013...originally signed with the Bills as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 29, 2013.

2 015(0-0/0-0): Spent the entire season on the Steelers’ practice squad.

2 014(0-0/0-0): Spent time on the Steelers’ prac-tice squad in November and early December.

2 013 (0-0): Not on an NFL roster.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 39 games with 31 starts for Towson (2010-12) and Hofstra (2009)...

was a member of Towson’s 2012 CAA co-championship team...named Towson’s Defensive Player of the Year and was named a team captain in 2011 and 2012...named Towson’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2011...earned first-team All-CAA and All-ECAC honors in 2011 at Towson...graduated with a degree in sport manage-ment with a minor in business.

P ER S O N A LAttended Royal Palm Beach High School (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.)....was

part of a district championship team three times...earned second-team All-Florida honors, named All-County and first-team All-Area accolades as a senior...totaled 40 tackles, broke up seven passes and had four interceptions during his senior season...selected to play in the 2008 Outback Steakhouse Senior Bowl...also competed in track and field...son of David and Erica Dangerfield...has one son, Josiah...Full name: Jordan Isaac-Aldon Dangerfield.

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HEIGHT: 5-11WEIGHT: 199COLLEGE: TowsonBORN: Dec. 25, 1990

BIRTHPLACE: Elmont, N.Y. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’15 NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Named first-team Associated Press All-Pro, named to the PFWA’s All-AFC Team and earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2015.

Entering the 2016 season, has started 40 consecu-tive games, the sixth-longest active consecutive starts streak among NFL guards.

P R O(51-50/3-3): Activated from the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List

on November 26, 2012...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List on Sep-tember 7, 2012, due to a knee injury...originally draft-ed by the Steelers in the first round (24th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-16/2-2): Started all 16 regular-season games for the second consecutive season...

was part of an offensive line that helped block for the Steelers’ offense to produce at least 450 net yards in four straight regular-season games, tying an NFL record...was part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks in two games during the regular season (9/20 vs. San Francisco and 12/6 vs. Indianapolis)...started his 50th career regular-season game 1/3 at Cleveland...started both postseason contests.

9/10 at New England: Started his third straight season-opening game at RG...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the Steelers to have a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Blocked for an offense that totaled a season-high 597 yards.

2 014(16-16/1-1): Started at RG in all 16 regular-season games for the first time in his

career...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the offense to set numerous single-season team records, including total points (436), total yards (6,577) and total first downs (379)...also helped block for an offense that led the NFL in time of possession

(32:24), yards per first down play (6.42) and tied for the league lead in yards per play (6.2)...was part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks in three games during the regular season (10/26 vs. Indianapolis, 12/7 at Cincinnati and 12/28 vs. Cincinnati)...made his postseason debut starting at RG in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore.

9/21 at Carolina: Was part of an offensive line that helped block for Steelers’ rushers to total 264 yards on the ground, the third-highest total in a single game since 2000, and for RB Le’Veon Bell and RB LeGarrette Blount to each record 100-yard games.

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Was part of an offensive line that allowed QB Ben Roethlisberger to throw for single-game team records in completions (40) passing yards (522) and passing touchdowns (6).

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Was part of an offensive line that helped block for Roethlisberger to throw six touchdowns and to total an NFL record 12 touchdown passes in back-to-back games.

11/17 at Tennessee: Was part of an offensive line that helped pave the way for Bell to record the fourth-highest single game rushing total in team history (204 yards).

2 013(15-15): Started 15 games at RG...inactive due to a right ankle injury 11/3 at New Eng-

land after he left the previous game (10/27 at Oakland) due to the injury...was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in two games (11/24 at Cleveland and 11/28 at Baltimore).

2 012 (4-3): Appeared in four games at RG, start-ing three of them...activated from the Steel-

ers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List on November 26, after he suffered a knee injury during the preseason...dressed but did not play 12/2 at Bal-timore...made his NFL debut 12/9 vs. San Diego, and he started his first career game 12/16 at Dallas.

C O LLEG EStarted all 39 games at right guard for Stanford (2008-2011)...finished his

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career with 316 knockdowns, 68 touchdown-resulting blocks and a blocking consistency grade of 91.63%...his grade of 96.88% in 2011 was the highest mark by any offensive lineman (since consistency grades were kept in 1985) in Pac-12 Conference history...named a first-team All-American selection by The NFL Draft Report, Walter Camp, Associated Press, The Sporting News, American Football Coaches Association and Football Writers Association, and was an All-Pac-12 first-team selection in 2011...named a second-team All-American by The NFL Draft Report in 2010 and earned All-Pac-10 Conference honors...earned All-Pac-10 Conference honorable mention honors in 2009...majored in management, science and engineering.

P ER S O N A LAttended Bellevue High School (Bel-levue, Wash.)...was an all-state per-

former on the offensive line...the Super Prep All-Amer-ican added all-state honors and was the recipient of the King County Lineman of the Year Award as a senior...helped lead his team to the state title his junior season...

went on to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Game following his senior season...also competed in track, throwing shot put, an event where he captured the 2008 Washington State 3A champion with a throw of 59-3...also won the district (58-4) and the King County 3A League (58-1½) titles, as well...participated in an annual NFL-USO trip in 2015...son of Jennifer and Colin DeCastro...both parents are from South Africa...his father’s side of the family were competitive rugby players...Full name: David Michael DeCastro.

DeCASTRO’S CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2012 Pittsburgh 4 32013 Pittsburgh 15 152014 Pittsburgh 16 162015 Pittsburgh 16 16NFL TOTALS 51 50

DeCASTRO’S CAREER POSTSEASON TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2014 Pittsburgh 1 12015 Pittsburgh 2 2NFL TOTALS 3 3

P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers on Feb-ruary 16, 2016...was a tryout participant for

the Steelers’ 2015 rookie mini-camp (May 8-10).

C O LLEG EServed as Indiana’s long-snapper in all 48 games played (2011-14)...totaled

seven tackles and recovered one fumble on special teams in his career...named Indiana’s Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior in 2014...named Indiana’s Special Teams Player of the Week three times in his career...majored in business management.

P ER S O N A LAttended Scottsdale Christian Acad-emy (Phoenix, Ariz.)...served as the

team’s long snapper while also seeing action at tight end and defensive end...earned first-team all-state honors from the Arizona Republic as a senior...became the first student-athlete from Scottsdale Christian Academy to receiver an FBS football scholarship...son of John and Christina Dooley...Full name: Matthew James Dooley.

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HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 242COLLEGE: IndianaBORN: Feb. 24, 1993

BIRTHPLACE: Phoenix, Ariz. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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P R O(16-5/2-2): Earned the Joe Greene Great Performance Award given annually to the

Steelers’ top rookie in 2015...also named to Gil Brandt’s 2015 NFL All-Rookie Team...originally drafted by the Steelers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-5/2-2): Played in all 16 games with five starts during the regular season...started

both postseason contests...provided the defensive unit with 26 tackles and 4.0 sacks in the regular sea-son...his 4.0 sacks in the regular season tied for fifth among NFL rookies...became the first rookie since 2013 to record at least one quarterback takedown in each of his first two NFL games.

9/10 at New England: Made his NFL debut, recording his first career sack on QB Tom Brady in the first quarter.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Recorded his second sack of the season...became the first Steelers rookie to have sacks in back-to-back games since 2007 (LaMarr Woodley).

10/12 at San Diego: Sacked QB Philip Rivers for a four-yard loss.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Brought down QB Andy Dalton for a sack...tied Woodley for the third-most sacks by a Steelers rookie in a single season since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

11/29 at Seattle: Made his first career start.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 47 games at Kentucky (2011-14), starting 38...finished with 247

tackles, 38.0 TFLs, 23.5 sacks and four forced fumbles...ranked second in Wildcat history at the time he left Kentucky with 23.5 career sacks...earned All-SEC hon-orable mention each of his final three seasons (2012-14), playing both defensive end and linebacker throughout his Kentucky career...finished in the top-10 in the SEC in quarterback sacks three straight years (2012-14)...graduated with a degree in community and leadership development.

P ER S O N A LAttended Wilkinson County High School (Irwinton, Ga.)...named first-team all-

state as a senior as chosen by the Georgia Sports Writ-ers Association and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...was a four-year starter at tight end and three-year starter at defensive end...totaled more than 1,000 receiving yards with 10 touchdowns as a senior, to go along with 62 tackles and 10.0 quarterback sacks...his team went 11-3 his senior year and 10-4 as a sophomore, advancing to the Class-A state semifinals each season...was also a basketball standout, helping lead Wilkinson County to the Class-A state champion-ship his senior year...named to the All-Middle Georgia Team...member of the Future Business Leaders of America...son of Sophia Stephens and Alvin Dupree Sr....Full name: Alvin “Bud” Dupree.

DUPREE’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 0 2 0 2 1.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 9/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 3 1 4 1.0 3.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 2 0 2 1.0 4.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 at Seattle 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 269COLLEGE: KentuckyBORN: Feb. 12, 1993

BIRTHPLACE: Macon, Ga. HOW ACQUIRED: D1 – ’15 (#22)NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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DUPREE’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (Continued)

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR12/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 16 5 17 9 26 4.0 7.0 0/0 1 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/17 at Denver 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 2 2 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 7, 2015...released by the Houston Texans on Septem-ber 5, 2015...signed to the Texans’ offseason roster on December 29, 2014...added to the Texans’ practice squad on September 1, 2014...released by the Texans on August 30, 2014...originally signed with the Texans as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 16, 2014.

2 015(0-0/0-0) (PIT): Spent the entire season on the Steelers’ practice squad.

2 014(0-0) (HOU): Spent the entire season on the Texans’ practice squad.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 46 games for Bloomsburg (2010-13)...in 2013, he finished the

year with a multitude of postseason honors, including being named AP Little All-America Third Team as well as a D2Football.com All-America selection...selected to play in the prestigious East-West Shrine Game fol-lowing the season...named to the Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Super Region One second team and was named as honorable mention on the Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Team in 2012...in 2011, he was part of an offensive line that helped block for Blooms-burg to set the PSAC single-season rushing record with 3,789 yards.

P ER S O N A LAttended Lampeter-Strasburg High School (Strasburg, Pa.)...was a sec-

ond-team Section 3 All-Star as a senior...voted 2009 Most Improved Player...member of the Heroes Mentor-ing Program...son of Mark and Beth Feiler.

HEIGHT: 6-6WEIGHT: 330COLLEGE: BloomsburgBORN: July 7, 1992

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signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 29, 2015...released by the Steelers on September 5, 2015...originally signed with the Steelers as an undraft-ed rookie free agent on May 2, 2015.

2 015(0-0/0-0): Signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 29, where he remained

for the season.

C O LLEG EIs one of just three players in Kansas State history to earn all-conference

honors in all four years of his career...started a school-record 52 straight games (2011-14), including the final 51 at center...became the first offensive lineman in school history and fifth player overall to be named a team captain three times...helped the 2014 Senior Class finish with a 38-14 combined record over the last four years, including a Big 12-best 27-9 conference record...in 2013, was named a finalist for the Riming-ton Trophy as the nation’s top center, and earned All-America honors from the USA Today (second team), Athlon Sports (third team) and Sports Illustrated (hon-

orable mention)...also in 2013, was selected as the Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year while earning All-Big 12 accolades from both the league’s coaches and the Associated Press...named a first-team All-Big 12 performer by the Associated Press and Phil Steele, while he was a second-team pick by the San Antonio Express-News and an honorable mention selection by the league’s coaches in 2012...in 2011, was named first-team freshman All-American and first-team fresh-man All-Big 12 performer by Rivals.com, while earning second-team All-Big 12 honors from the Kansas City Star and honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades from the Associated Press...majored in history.

P ER S O N A LAttended Andale High School (Andale, Kan.)...rated a two-star offensive line-

man by Rivals.com...named the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Offensive MVP in 2009...earned first-team all-state des-ignations in 2008 and 2009...led team to a state cham-pionship in 2007, a sub-state appearance in 2008 and a section runner-up finish in 2009...also lettered four years in wrestling, finishing second in state as a junior and win-ning states as a senior...son of Christy Finney and the late J. Finney...Full name: Benjamin J. Isaac Finney II.

P R O(17-1/1-0): Added to the Steelers’ active roster from the practice squad on December

28, 2015...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 6, 2015...released by the Steelers on Sep-tember 5, 2015...claimed by the Steelers off waivers (from New England) on August 19, 2015...released by the Patriots on August 18, 2005...signed by the Patri-ots on August 4, 2015...released by the Cincinnati Bengals on April 29, 2015...signed to the Bengals’

offseason roster on January 5, 2015...added to the Bengals’ practice squad on November 26, 2014...released from the Seattle Seahawks’ practice squad on November 11, 2014...added to the Seahawks’ prac-tice squad on November 6, 2014...released by the Seahawks on November 4, 2014...added to the Seahawks’ active roster from the Seahawks’ practice squad on October 29, 2014...added to the Seahawks’ practice squad on October 21, 2014...released by the

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Denver Broncos on August 30, 2014...signed by the Denver Broncos on January 1, 2014...released by the Cleveland Browns on September 1, 2013...originally signed with the Browns as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 9, 2012.

2 015(0-0/1-0) (PIT): Did not appear in a regular-season game...made his postseason debut

in the AFC Divisional Game at Denver...inactive 1/3 at Cleveland during the regular season, and he was inac-tive in the postseason 1/9 at Cincinnati...signed to the team’s active roster from the practice squad on Decem-ber 28, 2015.

2 014 (1-0) (SEA/CIN): Saw action in one regular-season game for the Seahawks (11/2 vs.

Oakland)...also spent time on the Seahawks’ practice squad and Bengals’ practice squad.

2 013 (0-0/0-0): Was not on an NFL roster.

2 012(16-1) (CLE): Saw action in all 16 games with one start...totaled eight tackles, one

sack and one interception...added five special teams tackles (one, 9/9 vs. Philadelphia, 10/7 at N.Y. Giants, 10/28 vs. San Diego, 11/4 vs. Baltimore, 11/25 vs. Pittsburgh, 12/9 vs. Kansas City and 12/30 at Pittsburgh).

9/9 vs. Philadelphia: Started in his first career NFL contest...recorded his first career sack for minus-one yard...added his first career interception and returned it 10 yards...recorded a career-best two pass breakups.

10/7 at N.Y. Giants: Totaled a career-high nine tackles.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 50 games with 34 starts for Northern Iowa (2008-11)...ranked

fifth in school history when he left with 356 tackles...named FCS and the Missouri Valley Conference Defen-sive Player of the Year and was named first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference in 2011, as he led all FCS schools with 184 tackles...in 2010, was named second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference...graduated with a degree in exercise science.

P ER S O N A LAttended Waynesville High School (Waynesville, Mo.)...named the Mis-

souri Class 5A Player of the Year in 2007...was an all-state selection at tailback...named first-team all-con-ference as a linebacker and running back...named All-Ozark MVP on offense and defense...helped school win first state championship with a victory in the Class 5A State Championship Game...his senior season he totaled 2,152 rushing yards with 23 rushing touch-downs...he added 85 tackles, 8.0 sacks and five inter-ceptions on defense, including three returned for touchdowns...son of Larry Fort Sr. and Amy Holloway.

FORT’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/20 SAN FRANCISCO P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/27 at St. Louis P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/1 BALTIMORE P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/12 at San Diego P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/18 ARIZONA P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/25 at Kansas City P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/1 CINCINNATI P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/8 OAKLAND P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/15 CLEVELAND P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/29 at Seattle P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/6 INDIANAPOLIS P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/13 at Cincinnati P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/20 DENVER P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/27 at Baltimore P R A C T I C E S Q U A D1/3 at Cleveland I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E1/17 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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FORT’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (10/26-11/9 with Seattle; 11/30-12/28 with Cincinnati)

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FRSTART OF SEASON – 10/20 N O T W I T H A T E A M10/26 at Carolina P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/2 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 011/9 N.Y. GIANTS P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/11 – 11/24 N O T W I T H A T E A M11/30 at Tampa Bay P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/7 PITTSBURGH P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/14 at Cleveland P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/22 DENVER P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/28 at Pittsburgh P R A C T I C E S Q U A DSEASON TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/4 at Indianapolis P R A C T I C E S Q U A DPOSTSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

FORT’S 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 2 0 2 1.0 1.0 1/10 2 0 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 BUFFALO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at Baltimore 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/7 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/14 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/21 at Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/28 SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/4 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/18 at Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/25 PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/2 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/9 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/23 at DENVER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/30 at Pittsburgh 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 16 1 8 5 13 1.0 1.0 1/10 3 0 0

FORT’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2012 Cleveland 16 1 8 5 13 1.0 1.0 1/10 3 0 02014 Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 17 1 8 5 13 1.0 1.0 1/10 3 0 0



Total Tackles: 9, at N.Y. Giants, 10/7/12; Solo Tackles: 5, at N.Y. Giants, 10/7/12; Interceptions: 1, vs. Philadelphia, 9/9/12; Intercep-tion Yards: 10, vs. Philadelphia, 9/9/12; Passes Defensed: 2, vs. Philadelphia, 9/9/12; Forced Fumbles: N/A; Fumble Recoveries: N/A.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 2015 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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P R O(102-87/7-7): Signed a three-year contract with the Steelers on March 9, 2016...recipient

of the 2015 Pro Football Writers’ “The Chief Award,” which was established in honor of the Steelers’ found-er, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr., and is presented annually to the Steeler that best exemplifies the spirit of coopera-tion with the media...re-signed a three-year contract with the Steelers on March 11, 2013...signed his one-year restricted free agent tender with the Steelers on April 7, 2012...originally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 27, 2009.

2 015(16-16/2-2): Started at LG for all 16 regular-season games for the second time in his

career...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the Steelers’ offense to produce at least 450 net yards in four straight regular-season games, tying an NFL record...was part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks in two games during the regular season (9/20 vs. San Francisco and 12/6 vs. Indianapolis)...played in his 100th career regular-season game 12/20 vs. Denver...also started both postseason matchups.

9/10 at New England: Was part of an offensive line that helped block for the Steelers to have a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver.


2 014(14-14/1-1): Started 14 regular-season games at LG...inactive due to an ankle

injury 9/21 at Carolina and 9/28 vs. Tampa Bay...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the offense to set numerous single-season team records, including total points (436), total yards (6,577) and total first downs (379)...also helped block for an offense that led the NFL in time of possession (32:24), yards per first down play (6.42) and tied for the league lead in yards per play (6.2)...was part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks in three games during the regular season (10/26 vs. Indianapolis, 12/7 at Cincin-nati and 12/28 vs. Cincinnati)...started at LG in the lone postseason matchup.

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Was part of an offensive line

that allowed QB Ben Roethlisberger to throw for single-game team records in completions (40) passing yards (522) and passing touchdowns (6).

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Was part of an offensive line that helped block for Roethlisberger to throw six touchdowns and to total an NFL record 12 touchdown passes in a two-game span.

11/17 at Tennessee: Was part of an offensive line that helped pave the way for RB Le’Veon Bell to record 204 rushing yards.

2 013(15-15): Started 15 games at LG...helped block for Roethlisberger to throw for 4,261

yards with 28 touchdowns...was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in two games (11/24 at Cleveland and 11/28 at Baltimore)...inactive due to an ankle injury 11/17 vs. Detroit.

2 012 (16-16): Was one of two offensive linemen that started all 16 games...marked the first

time he started all 16 games in a single-season in his career...started the first 13 games of the season at RG and the last three at LG...also saw action at RT due to various injuries...was part of an offensive line that helped block for Roethlisberger to throw for 26 touch-downs and register a passer rating of 97.0.

2 011(15-14/1-1): Started 14-of-15 games played during the regular season (13 at RG and one

at LG)...was part of an offensive line that helped block for Roethlisberger to throw for 4,077 yards and for Steelers’ rushers to gain 118.9 yards per game during the regular season...also started the lone postseason contest at RG.

2 010(12-8/3-3): Played in 12 contests, starting the final eight games at G during the regular

season...was part of an offensive line that helped block for RB Rashard Mendenhall to record a single-season career-high 1,273 rushing yards with 13 rushing touch-downs...inactive 9/12 vs. Atlanta, 9/19 at Tennessee, 10/31 at New Orleans and 11/8 at Cincinnati...started all three postseason contests at RG...helped block for Steelers’ rushers to average 121.0 yards per game during the postseason.

HEIGHT: 6-5WEIGHT: 328COLLEGE: TennesseeBORN: Jan. 7, 1986

BIRTHPLACE: Henning, Tenn.HOW ACQUIRED: RFA – ‘09NFL EXPERIENCE: 8th year

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2 0 0 9(14-4): Played in 14 games, making four starts in place of injured G Chris Kemoeatu...

also served as a third tight end...dressed but did not play 9/10 vs. Tennessee and 9/20 at Chicago...made his NFL debut 9/27 at Cincinnati...made his first career start 11/29 at Baltimore.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 44 games with 28 starts at Tennessee (2004-08)...was a four-year

letterman...earned All-SEC second team honors and named to All-May Day Team by ESPN analyst Mark May in 2007...earned Freshman All-SEC honors in 2005...graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.

P ER S O N A LAttended Ripley High School (Ripley, Tenn.)...older brother, Renardo, played

offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis Rams...son of the late Wyvonia Morgan...married to

Kesha...the couple has two sons, Ramon Jr. and Myles...Full name: Ramon Sentell Foster.

FOSTER’S CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2009 Pittsburgh 14 42010 Pittsburgh 12 82011 Pittsburgh 15 142012 Pittsburgh 16 162013 Pittsburgh 15 152014 Pittsburgh 14 142015 Pittsburgh 16 16NFL TOTALS 102 87

FOSTER’S CAREER POSTSEASON TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2010 Pittsburgh 3 32011 Pittsburgh 1 12014 Pittsburgh 1 12015 Pittsburgh 2 2NFL TOTALS 7 7


released by the St. Louis Rams on September 5, 2015...originally signed with the Rams as an undrafted rook-ie free agent on May 8, 2015.

C O LLEG EStarted all 25 games at South Alabama (2013-14), as he recorded 115 tackles,

7.5 TFLs, one sack, five interceptions, 14 pass break-ups, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt honors in 2014, as he led the conference with nine pass breakups...led the team with three interceptions as a junior in 2013...attended Navarro Junior College in Texas (2011-12)...in 2012, helped the team finish 10-2 overall and

fourth in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll...helped the team to a 10-2 record in 2011, as the team finished fifth in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll.

P ER S O N A LAttended Colleyville Heritage (Dallas, Texas)...lettered two seasons...record-

ed the sixth-fastest time in the 40-meter dash at the Under Armour combine in Dallas...son of Milton Garner and Kamita Harris...is the youngest of six children, including the last of four boys...his father, Milton, let-tered as a defensive back at Kansas from 1984-87...his mother, Kamita, participated in track at Kansas State...Full name: Montell DeAngelo Garner.

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Entering the 2016 season, he has never missed a single game during the regular season, and his consecutive games played streak of 144 games is the longest active streak in the NFL for a defen-sive back.

Has five career pick-sixes, which are tied for the most interceptions returned for touchdowns in Steelers’ history.

With his 23-yard interception return for a touch-down 12/13/15 at Cincinnati, he set an NFL record by returning five consecutive interceptions for touchdowns.

Recipient of the Steelers’ Ed Block Courage Award in 2015.

Led the NFL and set a single-season Steelers’ record with three interceptions returned for touch-downs in 2014.

Named the Steelers 2014 Walter Payton Man of the Year for his efforts on and off the field.

P R O(144-92/11-6): Re-signed a three-year con-tract with the Steelers on March 8, 2016...

signed a three-year contract with the Steelers on March 4, 2013...released by the Arizona Cardinals on March 1, 2013...signed a two-year contract with the Cardinals as an unrestricted free agent (from Pittsburgh) on March 25, 2012...re-signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on August 4, 2011...re-signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on April 16, 2010...origi-nally drafted by the Steelers in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-16/2-2) (PIT): Started all 16 regular-season games for the first time of his

career...named a defensive team captain for the first time in his career...set an NFL record by scoring a touch-down on five straight interceptions, when he returned

an interception for a score 12/13 at Cincinnati...became the 10th active defender with five or more pick-sixes.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Totaled a season-high seven tackles.

11/29 at Seattle: Credited with a sack of QB Russell Wilson, giving him 6.0 sacks for his career and 5.0 sacks as a Steeler...joined Deshea Townsend as the only Steelers’ cornerbacks with at least 5.0 sacks since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Left the game in the fourth quarter to go through NFL Concussion Protocol and did not return.

12/13 at Cincinnati: Picked off QB A.J. McCarron and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown...marked his fifth career pick-six.

1/3 at Cleveland: Picked off QB Austin Davis in the fourth quarter.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Led the team with eight tackles.

2 014(16-13/1-1) (PIT): Saw action in all 16 games with 13 starts during the regular season...

set a career-high with three interceptions during the regular season, all of which were returned for a touch-down, setting a single-season Steelers’ record...the three interceptions also tied for the team lead (Brice McCain)...tied his single-season career-high with 16 pass breakups...recorded five special teams tackles during the regular season (two, 9/7 vs. Cleveland and 10/26 vs. Indianapolis, and one, 12/7 vs. Cincinnati).

9/28 vs. Tampa Bay: Tied a career-high with four pass breakups.

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Picked off QB Andrew Luck and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown.

11/9 at N.Y. Jets: Started his 70th career game...totaled a season-best seven tackles.

11/17 at Tennessee: Intercepted QB Zach Mettenberger on the Titans’ first offensive play and returned it 28

HEIGHT: 5-10WEIGHT: 187COLLEGE: LouisvilleBORN: Jan. 1, 1985BIRTHPLACE: Tallahassee, Fla.

HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ‘13NFL EXPERIENCE: 10th year

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yards for a touchdown...marked the 100th interception return for a touchdown in team history.

12/14 at Atlanta: Led the team with a season-best eight tackles...picked off QB Matt Ryan and returned the ball 52 yards for a touchdown, his third pick-six of the season, setting a single-season team record.

2 013(16-11) (PIT): Played in all 16 games, mak-ing 11 starts...tied for second on the team

with two forced fumbles...scored his first career touch-down in the regular season, a 21-yard interception return 11/24 at Cleveland.

9/22 vs. Chicago: Led the defensive backs with nine tackles...added one forced fumble.

9/29 vs. Minnesota (London): Played in his 100th career game and 100th consecutive game.

11/10 vs. Buffalo: Recorded a team-high and season-high 10 tackles.

11/24 at Cleveland: Returned an interception 21 yards for a touchdown...marked the first interception returned for a touchdown of his career...sacked and forced a fumble of QB Jason Campbell that was recovered by S Will Allen and returned to the Cleveland four-yard line...marked his seventh career forced fumble during the regular season.

2 012(16-15) (ARZ): Started 15-of-16 games...recorded 60 tackles, two interceptions and

eight pass breakups...added a single-season career-high three forced fumbles.

9/9 vs. Seattle: Forced a fumble in his Cardinals debut.

10/14 vs. Buffalo: Recovered RB Fred Jackson’s fumble on the first play of the game...marked his third career fumble recovery during the regular season.

11/4 at Green Bay: Recorded his first interception of the season, picking off QB Aaron Rodgers on the first play of the second quarter.

11/18 at Atlanta: Picked off QB Matt Ryan in the first quarter for his second interception of the season...added one forced fumble.

12/2 at N.Y. Jets: Recorded his first sack of the season, taking down QB Mark Sanchez for a nine-yard loss in the third quarter.

12/30 at San Francisco: Forced his third fumble of the season on RB LaMichael James in the third quarter.

2 011(16-15/1-1) (PIT): Started 15-of-16 games during the regular season...totaled two inter-

ceptions, 13 passes defensed, and one fumble recov-ery...recorded one special teams tackle 9/11 at Balti-more during the regular season...started the lone postseason contest.

11/6 vs. Baltimore: Recorded the second fumble recov-ery of his career when LB James Harrison sacked and stripped QB Joe Flacco.

11/13 at Cincinnati: Recorded the second interception of his career, picking off QB Andy Dalton with 2:27 left in the fourth quarter...added a team-high three pass breakups.

12/8 vs. Cleveland: Picked off QB Colt McCoy.

2 010(16-4/3-2) (PIT): Saw action in all 16 reg-ular-season games, starting four...finished

with 46 tackles, a career-high 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble...led the team with 15 pass breakups...added a career-high 13 special teams tackles (two, 9/26 at Tampa Bay, 10/3 vs. Baltimore and 11/21 vs. Oakland, and one, 9/12 vs. Atlanta, 10/17 vs. Cleveland, 10/24 at Miami, 11/8 at Cincinnati, 11/28 at Buffalo, 12/12 vs. Cincinnati and 12/23 vs. Carolina)...saw action in all three postseason contests, starting two of them...posted his first career postseason touchdown as he scooped up a Jets’ fumble and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown late in the first half in the AFC Champion-ship Game...finished the postseason tied for the team-high with three pass breakups.

9/26 at Tampa Bay: Recorded a sack, taking down QB Josh Freeman for a seven-yard loss.

11/8 at Cincinnati: Totaled three QB pressures and three pass breakups...blocked a punt on the Bengals’ first possession of the game, which was the first punt blocked by the Steelers since LB Andre Frazier (11/3/08 at Washington).

11/28 at Buffalo: Forced a fumble on RB Fred Jackson...led the team with four pass breakups.

12/12 vs. Cincinnati: Posted an eight-yard sack in the second quarter on QB Carson Palmer.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/15 vs. Baltimore: Saw signifi-cant action in place of injured CB Bryant McFadden...was part of a defense that held the Ravens to 125 yards passing and forced three turnovers.

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AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets: Made his first career start in the postseason...posted his first career postseason touchdown as he scooped up a Jets’ fumble and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown late in the first half...marked his first career postseason fumble recovery.

Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Made his second career postseason start in the secondary.

2 0 0 9(16-14) (PIT): Started 14-of-16 games...led the team with a career-high 16 pass break-

ups...also recorded a career-high 91 tackles and his first career sack...added five special teams tackles (one, 9/10 vs. Tennessee, 10/4 vs. San Diego, 10/25 vs. Minnesota, 11/15 vs. Cincinnati and 1/3 at Miami).

9/20 at Chicago: Recorded 10 tackles, marking the first time he recorded double-digit tackles in a single game in his career.

10/4 vs. San Diego: Led the team with three pass breakups.

10/11 at Detroit: Recorded his first career sack, taking down QB Daunte Culpepper for a five-yard loss.

10/25 vs. Minnesota: Registered 11 tackles.

11/29 at Baltimore: Recorded a career-high 12 tack-les...added his first career forced fumble.

12/6 vs. Oakland: Left the game with a head injury in the fourth quarter and did not return.

2 0 0 8(16-4/3-0) (PIT): Saw action in all 16 regu-lar season contests, making four starts...

totaled 38 tackles, one interception and 11 pass break-ups during the regular season...added nine special teams tackles during the regular season (two, 11/3 at Wash-ington, and one 9/7 vs. Houston, 10/5 at Jacksonville, 10/19 at Cincinnati, 11/20 vs. Cincinnati, 11/30 at New England, 12/7 vs. Dallas and 12/21 at Tennessee)...saw action in all three postseason contests, recording one tackle on special teams (2/1 vs. Arizona) and one fumble recovery on special teams (1/11 vs. San Diego).

11/16 vs. San Diego: Made his first career start at CB.

12/14 at Baltimore: Registered his first career intercep-tion at the end of the game, picking off QB Joe Flacco.

AFC Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San Diego: Recovered his first career postseason fumble on special teams on S Eric Weddle’s muffed punt in the third quarter.

2 0 07(16-0/1-0) (PIT): Played in all 16 regular-season games and the lone postseason

contest as a rookie...totaled two pass breakups and one fumble recovery during the regular season...added 11 special teams tackles during the regular season (two, 9/23 vs. San Francisco and 12/17 vs. Jacksonville, and one, 9/30 at Arizona, 10/7 vs. Seat-tle, 10/21 at Denver, 11/5 vs. Baltimore, 11/18 at N.Y. Jets, 12/9 at New England and 12/30 at Baltimore).

9/9 at Cleveland: Saw action at CB in his first NFL game...recorded his first career fumble recovery.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/5 vs. Jacksonville: Made his postseason debut.

C O LLEG EAppeared in 46 games with 36 starts at Louisville (2003-06)...totaled 134 tack-

les, 25 pass breakups, seven interceptions and one sack...selected first-team All-Big East in 2006...in 2003, he was named to Conference USA’s All-Freshman team...majored in sports administration.

P ER S O N A LAttended Rickards High School (Tal-lahassee, Fla.) where he played quar-

terback, wide receiver and safety...threw for 1,035 yards with seven touchdowns, recorded 1,237 receiving yards with 11 receiving touchdowns, and added 82 tackles, 14 passes defensed and nine interceptions as a senior...earned co-MVP honors and earned first-team all-Big Bend area honors as a senior...totaled more than 1,200 all-purpose yards with 12 touchdowns as a junior...also ran track...son of Corine Hall...Full name: William Gay.

GAY’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR11/8 OAKLAND 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 7 0 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/29 at Seattle 1 1 1 2 3 1.0 1.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 1/23t 1 0 012/20 DENVER 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 1/7 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 46 12 58 1.0 1.0 2/30 7 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/17 at Denver 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 2 11 2 13 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 CLEVELAND 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 3 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 0 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 4 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/12 at Cleveland 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 1/33t 1 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 1/28t 1 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 1 8 0 8 0.0 0.0 1/52t 2 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 13 56 9 65 0.0 0.0 3/113 16 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0 POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 TENNESSEE 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 1 9 0 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 BALTIMORE 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 010/27 at Oakland 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/3 at New England 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 BUFFALO 1 1 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 DETROIT 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 0 11/24 at Cleveland 1 1 3 0 3 1.0 8.0 1/21t 1 1 011/28 at Baltimore 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 MIAMI 1 0 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/22 at Green Bay 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/29 Cleveland 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 11 63 4 67 1.0 8.0 1/21t 9 2 0

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 SEATTLE 1 1 7 0 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 09/16 at New England 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 09/23 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/30 MIAMI 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/4 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/14 BUFFALO 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 110/21 at Minnesota 1 1 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/29 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/4 at Green Bay 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1/6 1 0 011/18 at Atlanta 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 1/1 1 1 011/25 ST. LOUIS 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/2 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 4 1 5 1.0 9.0 0/0 1 0 012/9 at Seattle 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/16 DETROIT 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/23 CHICAGO 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/30 at San Francisco 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 0SEASON TOTALS 16 15 45 15 60 1.0 9.0 2/7 8 3 1


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/11 at Baltimore 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/18 SEATTLE 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 09/25 at Indianapolis 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/2 at Houston 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/9 TENNESSEE 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/23 at Arizona 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/30 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/6 BALTIMORE 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 111/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 1/12 3 0 011/27 at Kansas City 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/4 CINCINNATI 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 CLEVELAND 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 1/0 0 0 012/19 at San Francisco 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 0 12/24 ST. LOUIS 1 1 2 4 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 01/1 at Cleveland 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 15 45 11 56 0.0 0.0 2/12 13 0 1

POSTSE ASON 1/8 at Denver 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/12 ATLANTA 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/19 at Tennessee 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/26 at Tampa Bay 1 0 4 0 4 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 010/3 BALTIMORE 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 010/17 CLEVELAND 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/24 at Miami 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/31 at New Orleans 1 0 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 at Cincinnati 1 0 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 3 0 011/14 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/21 OAKLAND 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/28 at Buffalo 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 4 1 012/5 at Baltimore 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/12 CINCINNATI 1 1 3 1 4 1.0 8.0 0/0 1 0 012/19 N.Y. JETS 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/23 CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/2 at Cleveland 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 4 38 8 46 2.0 15.0 0/0 15 1 0

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POSTSE ASON Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 1/15 BALTIMORE 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 01/23 N.Y. JETS 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 12/6 vs. Green Bay 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0 POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 2 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 3 0 1


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/10 TENNESSEE 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/20 at Chicago 1 1 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at Cincinnati 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/4 SAN DIEGO 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 3 0 010/11 at Detroit 1 1 8 0 8 1.0 5.0 0/0 1 0 010/18 CLEVELAND 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/25 MINNESOTA 1 1 11 0 11 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/9 at Denver 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 011/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 8 0 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 3 0 011/22 at Kansas City 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 at Baltimore 1 1 12 0 12 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 012/6 OAKLAND 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/10 at Cleveland 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 GREEN BAY 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 012/27 BALTIMORE 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Miami 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 14 91 0 91 1.0 5.0 0/0 16 1 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/7 HOUSTON 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/14 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Philadelphia 1 0 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/29 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/19 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/26 N.Y. GIANTS 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/3 at Washington 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 011/9 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/16 SAN DIEGO 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/20 CINCINNATI 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/30 at New England 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 012/7 DALLAS 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 012/14 at Baltimore 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 1/12 0 0 012/21 at Tennessee 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CLEVELAND 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 16 4 34 4 38 0.0 0.0 1/12 11 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/11 SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/18 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02/1 vs. Arizona 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 19/16 BUFFALO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/30 at Arizona 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/7 SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/21 at Denver 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR10/28 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/5 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/11 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/18 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/26 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/2 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/9 at New England 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/30 at Baltimore 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 1

POSTSE ASON 1/5 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

GAY’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 2007 Pittsburgh 16 0 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 12008 Pittsburgh 16 4 34 4 38 0.0 0.0 1/12 11 0 02009 Pittsburgh 16 14 91 0 91 1.0 5.0 0/0 16 1 02010 Pittsburgh 16 4 38 8 46 2.0 15.0 0/0 15 1 02011 Pittsburgh 16 15 45 11 56 0.0 0.0 2/12 13 0 12012 Arizona 16 15 45 15 60 1.0 9.0 2/7 8 3 12013 Pittsburgh 16 11 63 4 67 1.0 8.0 1/21t 9 2 02014 Pittsburgh 16 13 56 9 65 0.0 0.0 3/113 16 0 02015 Pittsburgh 16 16 46 12 58 1.0 1.0 2/30 7 0 0NFL TOTALS 144 92 421 65 486 6.0 38.0 11/195 97 7 3STEELERS TOTALS 128 77 376 50 426 5.0 29.0 9/188 89 4 2

Career Special Teams Tackles (44): 11 in ’07, 9 in ’08, 5 in ’09, 13 in ’10, 1 in ’11 and 5 in ’14.

Additional Statistics: Has five career pick-sixes: a 23-yarder 12/13/15 at Cincinnati, a 52-yarder 12/14/14 at Atlanta, a 28-yarder 11/17/14 at Tennessee, a 33-yarder 10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis, and a 21-yarder 11/24/13 at Cleveland...blocked a punt 11/8/10 at Cincinnati.


Total Tackles: 12, at Baltimore, 11/29/09; Solo Tackles: 12, at Baltimore, 11/29/09; Sacks: 1.0, six times, last at Seattle, 11/29/15; Sack Yards: 9.0, at N.Y. Jets, 12/2/12; Interceptions: 1, 11 times, last at Cincinnati, 12/13/15; Interception Yards: 52t, at Atlanta, 12/14/14; Passes Defensed: 4, twice, last time vs. Tampa Bay, 9/28/14; Forced Fumbles: 1, seven times, last at Cleveland, 11/24/13; Fumble Recoveries: 1, three times, last vs. Buffalo, 10/14/12.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 2007 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02008 Pittsburgh 3 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02010 Pittsburgh 3 2 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 3 0 12011 Pittsburgh 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 02015 Pittsburgh 2 2 11 2 13 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0NFL TOTALS 11 6 23 5 28 0.0 0.0 0/0 5 0 1

Postseason Special Teams Tackles (1): 1 in ’08.

Additional Statistics: Recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown in the AFC Championship Game on 1/23/11 vs. the N.Y. Jets...recovered a fumble on special teams in the AFC Divisional Playoff 1/11/09 vs. San Diego.

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P R O(63-62/4-4): Signed a new six-year contract with the Steelers on August 19, 2014...placed

on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List on November 26, 2012, due to an ankle injury...recipient of the Joe Greene Great Performance Award in 2011, given annu-ally to the Steelers’ top rookie...originally drafted by the Steelers in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-16/2-2): Started at RT for all 16 regular-season games for the second time in his

career...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the Steelers’ offense to produce at least 450 net yards in four straight regular-season games, tying an NFL record...was part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks in two games during the regular season (9/20 vs. San Francisco and 12/6 vs. Indianapolis)...also started both postseason contests at RT.

9/10 at New England: Started his fourth straight season-opening game at RT...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the Steelers to have a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver.


2 014 (12-12/1-1): Started at RT for 12 regular-season games...inactive due to a concussion

10/26 vs. Indianapolis after leaving the 10/20 contest vs. Houston with a concussion...inactive due to an ankle injury 11/30 vs. New Orleans, 12/7 at Cincinnati and 12/14 at Atlanta...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the offense to set numerous single-season team records, including total points (436), total yards (6,577) and total first downs (379) during the regular season...started the lone postseason con-test at RT but left the game late in the fourth quarter due to an ankle injury and did not return.

9/21 at Carolina: Was part of an offensive line that helped block for Steelers’ rushers to gain 264 yards on the ground.

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Was part of an offensive line that helped block for QB Ben Roethlisberger to throw six

touchdowns and to total an NFL record 12 touchdown passes in back-to-back games.

11/17 at Tennessee: Was part of an offensive line that helped pave the way for RB Le’Veon Bell to record the fourth-highest single game rushing total in team his-tory (204 yards).

2 013(16-16): Started at RT in all 16 games, the only Steelers’ offensive lineman to start all

16 games during the regular season...helped block for Roethlisberger to throw for 4,261 yards with 28 touch-downs...was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in two games (11/24 at Cleveland and 11/28 at Baltimore).

2 012(5-5): Started the first five games of the season at RT...injured his right ankle in the

second quarter and did not return to the game 10/11 at Tennessee, and he was inactive for the next six games due to an injured right ankle...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a right ankle injury on November 26.

2 011(14-13/1-1): Played in 14 games, making 13 starts as a rookie at RT...inactive due to

a shoulder injury 10/16 vs. Jacksonville after injuring his shoulder in the second quarter 10/9 vs. Tennessee...dressed but did not see action 9/11 at Baltimore...became the Steelers’ first rookie to start at tackle (9/18 vs. Seattle) since Willie Colon in 2006...helped block for a Steelers’ offense to gain 372.3 total net yards per game and for QB Ben Roethlisberger to throw for 4,077 yards during the regular season...made his postseason debut, starting at RT in the AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 53 games with 27 starts at Florida (2006-2010)...recorded 142

knockdowns and 22 touchdown-resulting blocks dur-ing that span...named second-team All-SEC by The NFL Draft Report and earned third-team All-SEC honors from Phil Steele in 2010...was a member of two National Championship teams (2006 and 2008)...majored in family, youth and community science.

HEIGHT: 6-6WEIGHT: 330COLLEGE: FloridaBORN: Feb. 15, 1988

BIRTHPLACE: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.HOW ACQUIRED: D2 – ’11 (#63)NFL EXPERIENCE: 6th year

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P ER S O N A LAttended St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)...played

guard and tackle on the offensive line during his prep career, as well as doubling on the defensive line...added Class 5A All-District XVI honors and was select-ed to participate in the 2006 Cali-Florida Bowl...also a member of the varsity basketball team and competed in the shot put and discus throws for the track and field squad...son of Katrina and Jeffrey Gilbert...father recently retired from the Secret Service...when the Florida Gators visited the White House to celebrate their second national championship in four years in April of 2009, Gilbert received special recognition by President Barack Obama during the ceremony because his father, Jeff, was a Secret Service agent who helped

shield the past three Presidents from harm...Full name: Marcus Christopher Gilbert.

GILBERT’S CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2011 Pittsburgh 14 132012 Pittsburgh 5 52013 Pittsburgh 16 162014 Pittsburgh 12 122015 Pittsburgh 16 16NFL TOTALS 63 62

GILBERT’S CAREER POSTSEASON TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2011 Pittsburgh 1 12014 Pittsburgh 1 12015 Pittsburgh 2 2NFL TOTALS 4 4

P R O(63-3/3-0): Signed a three-year contract with the Steelers on March 7, 2016...signed his

one-year restricted free agent tender with the Steelers on April 29, 2015...originally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28, 2012.

2 015(16-3/2-0): Named a special teams captain for the second consecutive season...

appeared in all 16 regular-season games with a career-high three starts...totaled single-season career-highs in tackles (36) and pass breakups (4)...recorded four special teams tackles during the regular season (one, 10/1 vs. Baltimore, 11/29 at Seattle, 12/27 at Baltimore and 1/3 at Cleveland)...saw action in both playoff games.

10/18 vs. Arizona: Made his first career start at safety in place of Will Allen...totaled a career-high eight tackles.

12/13 at Cincinnati: Picked off QB A.J. McCarron in the fourth quarter...marked the first interception of his career.

2 014(16-0/1-0): Named a special teams captain...saw action on special teams in all 16 games

during the regular season, recording 10 special teams tackles during the regular season (three, 11/9 at N.Y.

Jets, two, 10/26 vs. Indianapolis, and one, 9/21 at Carolina, 9/28 vs. Tampa Bay, 10/20 vs. Houston, 11/2 vs. Baltimore and 12/28 vs. Cincinnati)...made his post-season debut in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Attempted and completed his first career pass, a 25-yarder to CB Antwon Blake on a fake punt in the fourth quarter.

9/21 at Carolina: Recovered a fumble that was forced by S Shamarko Thomas in the end zone on special teams for a touchdown.

2 013(16-0): Played in all 16 games...registered 14 special teams tackles (totaled a career-

high three special teams tackles 11/10 vs. Buffalo and 12/8 vs. Miami, two, 9/8 vs. Tennessee and 10/13 at N.Y. Jets, and one, 9/22 vs. Chicago, 10/27 at Oakland, 11/28 at Baltimore and 12/29 vs. Cleveland)...forced his first career fumble on special teams on 10/27 at Oakland.

2 012(15-0): Appeared in 15 games as a rookie...recorded three special teams tackles (one,

10/11 at Tennessee, 11/2 vs. Kansas City and 12/30 vs. Cleveland).

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HEIGHT: 5-11WEIGHT: 202COLLEGE: ArizonaBORN: September 13, 1990

BIRTHPLACE: Fresno, Calif.HOW ACQUIRED: RFA – ‘12NFL EXPERIENCE: 5th year

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12/16 at Dallas: Saw action in the secondary for the first time in his career...recorded the first two tackles and first pass defensed of his career.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 51 games with 38 starts at Arizona (2008-11)...finished with 173

tackles, 9.0 TFLs, seven interceptions, 31 pass break-ups, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...majored in sociology.

P ER S O N A LAttended Edison High School (Fresno, Calif.)...was a second-team all-state

selection by CalHiSports and a first-team All-Valley selection...selected as a first-team All-State Division II by MaxPreps...was a U.S. Army All-American game participant...helped Edison to a 10-1-1 record and the state semifinals as a senior...totaled 61 tackles and four interceptions as a senior...son of Danny and Rolinda Golden...Full Name: Robert Daishaun Golden.

GOLDEN’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 at Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 1/27 1 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 3 4 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 3 27 9 36 0.0 0.0 1/27 4 0 0



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/27 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/3 at New England 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 BUFFALO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/24 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/28 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 at Green Bay 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/29 Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 N.Y. JETS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/7 PHILADELPHIA I N A C T I V E10/11 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/21 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/28 WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/4 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/12 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/18 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/25 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/2 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/9 SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 at Dallas 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/23 Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/30 Cleveland 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 0 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0

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REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2012 Pittsburgh 15 0 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 02013 Pittsburgh 16 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 16 3 27 9 36 0.0 0.0 1/27 4 0 0NFL TOTALS 63 3 32 10 42 0.0 0.0 1/27 5 0 0

Special Teams Tackles (31): 3 in ’12, 14 in ’13, 10 in ’14 and 4 in ’15.

Additional Statistics: Recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown on special teams on 9/21/14 at Carolina...attempted and completed his first career pass, a 25-yarder to CB Antwon Blake on a fake punt 9/7/14 vs. Cleveland...recorded his first career forced fumble on special teams on 10/27/13 at Oakland.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2014 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0NFL TOTALS 3 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0

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P R O(0-0/0-0): Placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a shoulder injury on August

31, 2015...originally drafted by the Steelers in the second round (56th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

2 015(0-0/0-0): Missed the entire 2015 season on the team’s Reserve/Injured List due to a

shoulder injury.

C O LLEG EStarted 33-of-49 games at Mississippi (2011-14)...recorded 136 tackles and

16 interceptions...his 16 interceptions were tops among NCAA active leaders and were tied for third-most in school history at the time he left the school...in 2014, led the SEC and ranked second nationally with 10 interceptions, tying Bobby Wilson’s school record set in 1949...was a unanimous first-team All-American,

the school’s first consensus and unanimous first-team All-American since Michael Oher in 2008, and named All-SEC first team in 2014...majored in criminal justice.

P ER S O N A LAttended Pascagoula High School (Pascagoula, Miss.)...participated in

the Offense Defense All-American Game...named to The Clarion-Ledger’s Top-25 recruits list and the Dandy Dozen squad...a second-team Class 6A All-State pick by the Mississippi Association of Coaches as a senior...a PrepStar All-Region selection...recorded three intercep-tions and scored five touchdowns as a senior...also named to The Clarion-Ledger’s Baseball Dandy Dozen...selected in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox with the 262nd overall pick as a center fielder...son of Anthony and Tarsha Golson...Full name: Senquez Daquinn Golson.

P R O(37-20/1-0): Signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on May 2, 2016...placed on the

Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a finger injury on August 25, 2015...signed a three-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent (from Cincin-nati) on March 13, 2013...signed a two-year contract with the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent (from Oakland) on July 3, 2011...placed on the Raiders’ Reserve/Injured List on December 2, 2010 due to a shoulder injury...re-signed a one-year contract with the Raiders on March 15, 2010...acquired by the Raid-ers off waivers (from Cleveland) on February 11, 2009...released by the Browns on February 9, 2009...signed with the Browns on December 2, 2008...released by the St. Louis Rams on August 30, 2008...acquired by

the Rams off waivers (from Tampa Bay) on June 5, 2008...released by the Buccaneers on May 30, 2008...originally drafted by the Buccaneers in the sixth round (194th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

2 015(0-0/0-0) (PIT): Missed the entire 2015 season on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured

List due to a finger injury.

2 014(1-0/1-0) (PIT): Served as the backup quar-terback in all 16 games regular-season

games and the lone postseason contest...saw action in one game during the regular season...made his post-season debut filling in for injured QB Ben Roethlis-berger (1/3/15 vs. Baltimore).

HEIGHT: 5-9WEIGHT: 176COLLEGE: MississippiBORN: July 7, 1993

BIRTHPLACE: Pascagoula, Miss. HOW ACQUIRED: D2 – ’15 (#56)NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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HEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 217COLLEGE: Toledo BORN: Jan. 27, 1983

BIRTHPLACE: Pittsburgh, Pa.HOW ACQUIRED: UFA – ’13 (from Cincinnati)NFL EXPERIENCE: 11th year

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9/21 at Carolina: Saw action in his first career game as a Steeler in relief of Roethlisberger.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/3 vs. Baltimore: Made his post-season debut when Roethlisberger missed a few snaps due to a neck injury.

2 013(0-0) (PIT): Served as the backup quarter-back for all 16 games...dressed but did not

see action.

2 012(2-0/0-0) (CIN): Served as the backup quarterback for the entire regular season

and the lone postseason contest...saw action in two games during the regular season...completed 5-of-11 passes for 65 yards, with a long of 44 yards.

2 011(2-0/0-0) (CIN): Served as the backup quarterback for the entire season and the

lone postseason contest...saw action in two games during the regular season...completed 8-of-18 passes for 109 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

9/11 at Cleveland: Played the entire second half in place of injured QB Andy Dalton...led two fourth quarter touchdown drives, and threw the game-winning 41-yard touchdown pass to WR A.J. Green...finished the game 5-of-12 for 92 yards with one touchdown.

2 010(6-4) (OAK): Saw action in six games with four starts...missed a total of nine games

due to a shoulder injury...placed on the Raiders’ Reserve/Injured List on December 2, due to a shoulder injury.

9/19 vs. St. Louis: Entered the game in the second half and led the team to a 16-14 come-from-behind victory...completed 11-of-21 passes for 162 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

10/3 vs. Houston: Had season highs in attempts (39), completions (24), passing yards (278) and passing touchdowns (2).

10/10 vs. San Diego: Left the game with an injured shoulder and did not return.

11/28 at Miami: Threw for 252 yards with one touch-down...re-injured his shoulder and left the game, and he did not return.

2 0 0 9(7-4) (OAK): Saw action in seven games, making four starts...led the team in touch-

down passes (6), posted a single-season career-best passer rating (80.6), and he led the team to two come-

back wins (11/22 vs. Cincinnati and 12/6 at Pitts-burgh)...named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 13 performance at Pittsburgh...finished the season 82-of-150 for 1,007 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions.

11/22 vs. Cincinnati: Completed 17-of-34 passes for 183 yards with two touchdowns and one interception...led the team on an 80-yard drive to tie the game with 33 seconds remaining.

12/6 at Pittsburgh: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week...finished 20-of-33 for a career-high 308 yards with three touchdowns for a passer rating of 121.8.

2 0 0 8(2-1) (CLE): Played in two games, making one start, after signing with the Browns on

December 2.

2 0 07 (4-0) (TB): Saw action in four games.

2 0 0 6(13-11) (TB): Started 11-of-13 games played as a rookie...finished the season 177-of-328

for 1,661 yards with nine touchdowns and nine inter-ceptions...his passing yards, touchdown passes, attempts and completions were all Buccaneers’ single-season rookie records at the time...became only the third quarterback in NFL history to throw only one interception in his first 150 attempts...set the NFL record for most attempts (202) before throwing his second interception.

9/10 vs. Baltimore: Made his NFL debut.

10/8 at New Orleans: Started his first NFL contest...finished 20-of-31 for a season-high 225 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions.

10/15 vs. Cincinnati: Completed a season-high 25 passes for 184 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 49 games, making 36 starts at Toledo (2001-05)...completed 766-

of-1,123 passes for 9,225 yards with 85 touchdowns to only 27 interceptions...set 19 school records, includ-ing most completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns...rushed for 1,018 yards with 14 rushing touchdowns...became the first quarterback in NCAA Division I-A history to complete more than 70% of his passes in back-to-back seasons...left school as the NCAA’s all-time leader in completion percentage (68.4)...had a 26-10 record as a starter...named GMAC Bowl MVP in 2005...majored in business marketing.

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P ER S O N A LAttended Seton-La Salle High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)...earned all-state

honors as a junior and senior...at the time, his career passing yards were the most in WPIAL history...as a senior, threw for a then-WPIAL and PIAA record 2,978 yards with 30 touchdowns...the 30 touchdowns passed the previous mark set by Pro Football Hall of Famer,

Dan Marino...also played basketball, where he led the team in scoring...his younger brother, Gino, currently plays for the Carolina Panthers and was a member of the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl XLVII team...is mar-ried to Miranda and they have one daughter, Liliana, and one son, Roman...son of Bruce and Debbie Grad-kowski...Full name: Bruce Raymond Gradkowski.

GRADKOWSKI’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/7 CLEVELAND D I D N O T P L AY9/11 at Baltimore D I D N O T P L AY9/21 at Carolina 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.09/28 TAMPA BAY D I D N O T P L AY10/5 at Jacksonville D I D N O T P L AY10/12 at Cleveland D I D N O T P L AY10/20 HOUSTON D I D N O T P L AY10/26 INDIANAPOLIS D I D N O T P L AY11/2 BALTIMORE D I D N O T P L AY11/9 at N.Y. Jets D I D N O T P L AY11/17 at Tennessee D I D N O T P L AY 11/30 NEW ORLEANS D I D N O T P L AY 12/7 at Cincinnati D I D N O T P L AY 12/14 at Atlanta D I D N O T P L AY12/21 KANSAS CITY D I D N O T P L AY12/28 CINCINNATI D I D N O T P L AYSEASON TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 1 0 3 2 66.7 22 7.3 0 0 18 0 0 88.2 POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 3 2 66.7 22 7.3 0 0 18 0 0 88.2


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg2013 Season D I D N O T P L AYSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/10 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.09/16 CLEVELAND D I D N O T P L AY9/23 at Washington D I D N O T P L AY9/30 at Jacksonville D I D N O T P L AY10/7 MIAMI D I D N O T P L AY10/14 at Cleveland D I D N O T P L AY10/21 PITTSBURGH D I D N O T P L AY 11/4 DENVER D I D N O T P L AY11/11 N.Y. GIANTS D I D N O T P L AY11/18 at Kansas City D I D N O T P L AY11/25 OAKLAND D I D N O T P L AY12/2 at San Diego D I D N O T P L AY12/9 DALLAS D I D N O T P L AY12/13 at Philadelphia D I D N O T P L AY12/23 at Pittsburgh D I D N O T P L AY12/30 BALTIMORE 1 0 11 5 45.5 65 5.9 0 0 44 0 0 64.6 SEASON TOTALS 2 0 11 5 45.5 65 5.9 0 0 44 0 0 64.6

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Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/11 at Cleveland 1 0 12 5 41.7 92 7.7 1 0 41t 1 7 96.59/18 at Denver D I D N O T P L AY9/25 SAN FRANCISCO D I D N O T P L AY10/2 BUFFALO D I D N O T P L AY10/9 at Jacksonville D I D N O T P L AY 10/16 INDIANAPOLIS D I D N O T P L AY10/30 at Seattle D I D N O T P L AY11/6 at Tennessee D I D N O T P L AY11/13 PITTSBURGH D I D N O T P L AY11/20 at Baltimore D I D N O T P L AY11/27 CLEVELAND D I D N O T P L AY12/4 at Pittsburgh 1 0 6 3 50.0 17 2.8 0 1 8 0 0 16.712/11 HOUSTON D I D N O T P L AY12/18 at St. Louis D I D N O T P L AY12/24 ARIZONA D I D N O T P L AY1/1 BALTIMORE D I D N O T P L AYSEASON TOTALS 2 0 18 8 44.4 109 6.1 1 1 41t 1 7 59.7

POSTSE ASON 1/7 at Houston D I D N O T P L AYPOSTSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/12 at Tennessee D I D N O T P L AY9/19 ST. LOUIS 1 0 21 11 52.4 162 7.7 1 1 33 0 0 73.99/26 at Arizona 1 1 34 17 50.0 255 7.5 1 1 70 3 24 72.510/3 HOUSTON 1 1 39 24 61.5 278 7.1 2 2 43 4 33 78.810/10 SAN DIEGO 1 1 7 1 14.3 14 2.0 0 0 14 0 0 39.610/17 at San Francisco I N A C T I V E10/24 at Denver I N A C T I V E10/31 SEATTLE I N A C T I V E11/7 KANSAS CITY I N A C T I V E11/21 at Pittsburgh 1 0 24 13 54.2 98 4.1 0 1 16 2 15 46.911/28 MIAMI 1 1 32 17 53.1 252 7.9 1 2 52 1 5 63.512/5 at San Diego R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T12/12 at Jacksonville R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T12/19 DENVER R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T12/26 INDIANAPOLIS R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T1/2 at Kansas City R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TSEASON TOTALS 6 4 157 83 52.9 1,059 6.8 5 7 70 10 77 66.3


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/14 SAN DIEGO 1 0 2 2 100.0 17 8.5 0 0 12 0 0 102.19/20 at Kansas City D I D N O T P L AY9/27 DENVER D I D N O T P L AY10/4 at Houston D I D N O T P L AY10/11 at N.Y. Giants D I D N O T P L AY10/18 PHILADELPHIA D I D N O T P L AY10/25 N.Y. JETS 1 0 19 10 52.6 97 5.1 0 0 28 2 8 67.211/1 at San Diego D I D N O T P L AY11/15 KANSAS CITY 1 0 9 5 55.6 49 5.4 0 2 22 1 10 31.511/22 CINCINNATI 1 1 34 17 50.0 183 5.4 2 1 29t 0 0 73.511/26 at Dallas 1 1 35 18 51.4 200 5.7 1 0 28 3 19 78.312/6 at Pittsburgh 1 1 33 20 60.6 308 9.3 3 0 75t 3 21 121.812/13 WASHINGTON 1 1 18 10 55.6 153 8.5 0 0 48 2 13 83.8 12/20 at Denver I N A C T I V E12/27 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E1/3 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 7 4 150 82 54.7 1,007 6.7 6 3 75t 11 71 80.6


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Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/7-12/1 N O T O N A N N F L R O S T E R12/7 at Tennessee D I D N O T P L AY12/15 at Philadelphia D I D N O T P L AY12/21 CINCINNATI 1 0 5 2 40.0 8 1.6 0 1 4 1 12 8.312/28 at Pittsburgh 1 1 16 5 31.3 18 1.1 0 2 12 3 6 1.0SEASON TOTALS 2 1 21 7 33.3 26 1.2 0 3 12 4 18 2.8


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/9 at Seattle I N A C T I V E9/16 NEW ORLEANS D I D N O T P L AY9/23 ST. LOUIS D I D N O T P L AY9/30 at Carolina D I D N O T P L AY10/7 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 4 3 75.0 22 5.5 0 1 11 0 0 47.910/14 TENNESSEE D I D N O T P L AY10/21 at Detroit D I D N O T P L AY10/28 JACKSONVILLE D I D N O T P L AY11/4 ARIZONA D I D N O T P L AY11/18 at Atlanta 1 0 1 1 100.0 2 2.0 0 0 2 0 0 79.211/25 WASHINGTON 1 0 19 9 47.4 106 5.6 0 0 20 2 14 64.812/2 at New Orleans D I D N O T P L AY12/9 at Houston D I D N O T P L AY12/16 ATLANTA 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.012/23 at San Francisco I N A C T I V E12/30 CAROLINA D I D N O T P L AYSEASON TOTALS 4 0 24 13 54.2 130 5.4 0 1 20 2 14 52.4

POSTSE ASON1/6 N.Y. GIANTS I N A C T I V EPOSTSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/10 BALTIMORE 1 0 5 1 20.0 4 0.8 0 0 4 1 1 39.69/17 at Atlanta D I D N O T P L AY9/24 CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 100.0 16 16.0 0 0 16 0 0 118.810/8 at New Orleans 1 1 31 20 64.5 225 7.3 2 0 52 2 6 107.610/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 44 25 56.8 184 4.2 2 1 18 2 10 72.510/22 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 26 13 50.0 104 4.0 0 0 26 2 19 60.410/29 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 48 20 41.7 139 2.9 0 0 14 2 5 49.311/5 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 31 18 58.1 185 5.9 2 0 44t 4 27 96.811/13 at Carolina 1 1 32 17 53.1 173 5.4 1 2 27 3 20 53.311/19 WASHINGTON 1 1 21 14 66.7 178 8.5 2 1 34t 0 0 104.911/23 at Dallas 1 1 20 10 50.0 120 6.0 0 2 53 1 10 29.212/3 at Pittsburgh 1 1 34 20 58.8 175 5.2 0 3 24 5 31 35.8 12/10 ATLANTA 1 1 24 13 54.2 121 5.0 0 0 25 1 12 68.212/17 at Chicago 1 1 11 5 45.5 37 3.4 0 0 17 2 5 54.012/24 at Cleveland D I D N O T P L AY12/31 SEATTLE D I D N O T P L AYSEASON TOTALS 13 11 328 177 54.0 1,661 5.1 9 9 53 25 146 65.9

GRADKOWSKI’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONDate Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg2006 Tampa Bay 13 11 328 177 54.0 1,661 5.1 9 9 53 25 146 65.92007 Tampa Bay 4 0 24 13 54.2 130 5.4 0 1 20 2 14 52.42008 Cleveland 2 1 21 7 33.3 26 1.2 0 3 12 4 18 2.82009 Oakland 7 4 150 82 54.7 1,007 6.7 6 3 75t 11 71 80.62010 Oakland 6 4 157 83 52.9 1,059 6.8 5 7 70 10 77 66.32011 Cincinnati 2 0 18 8 44.4 109 6.1 1 1 41t 1 7 59.7


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GRADKOWSKI’S CAREER TOTALS (Continued)

REGULAR SE ASONDate Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg2012 Cincinnati 2 0 11 5 45.5 65 5.9 0 0 44 0 0 64.62013 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02014 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 37 20 709 375 52.9 4,057 5.7 21 24 75t 53 333 65.8STEELERS TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0


Attempts: 48, at N.Y. Giants, 10/29/06; Completions: 25, vs. Cincinnati, 10/15/06; Completion Percentage (Min. 15 Comp.): 64.5, at New Orleans, 10/8/06; Passing Yards: 308, at Pittsburgh, 12/6/09; Yards/Attempt (Min. 10 Att.): 9.3, at Pittsburgh, 12/6/09; Touchdowns: 3, at Pittsburgh, 12/6/09; Interceptions: 3, at Pittsburgh, 12/3/06; Long: 75t, at Pittsburgh, 12/6/09; QB Rating (Min. 10 Att.): 121.8, at Pittsburgh, 12/6/09; Rushing Attempts: 6, 4 times, last vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/09; Rushing Yards: 30, at Dallas, 11/26/09; Rushing Long: 21, at Dallas, 11/26/09; Rushing Touchdowns: n/a.

POSTSE ASONDate Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg2007 Tampa Bay I N A C T I V E2011 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02014 Pittsburgh 1 0 3 2 66.7 22 7.3 0 0 18 0 0 88.22015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 1 0 3 2 66.7 22 7.3 0 0 18 0 0 88.2STEELERS TOTALS 1 0 3 2 66.7 22 7.3 0 0 18 0 0 88.2

NOTE: Gradkowski was inactive for one postseason game with Tampa Bay in 2007. He dressed but did not see action for one postseason game with Cincinnati in both 2011 and 2012.

GRADKOWSKI’S CAREER RUSHING TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD2006 Tampa Bay 41 161 3.9 14 02007 Tampa Bay 7 20 2.9 13 02008 Cleveland 1 2 2.0 2 02009 Oakland 18 108 6.0 21 02010 Oakland 12 41 3.4 12 02011 Cincinnati 3 1 0.3 1 02012 Cincinnati 4 (-2) (-0.5) 0 02013 Pittsburgh 0 0 0.0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 2 -2 -1.0 0 02015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 88 329 3.7 21 0STEELERS TOTALS 2 -2 -1.0 0 0

POSTSE ASONYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD2007 Tampa Bay I N A C T I V E2011 Cincinnati 0 0 0.0 0 02012 Cincinnati 0 0 0.0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 0 0 0.0 0 02015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0STEELERS TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0


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P R O(3-0/0-0): Promoted to the Steelers’ active roster from the practice squad on November

4, 2015...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 7, 2015...released by the Steelers on Sep-tember 6, 2015...originally drafted by the Steelers in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

2 015(3-0/0-0): Played in three regular-season games...made his NFL debut 12/13 at Cin-

cinnati...inactive 11/8 vs. Oakland and 11/29 at Seattle...inactive due to a groin injury 1/3 at Cleve-land...inactive in the postseason 1/9 at Cincinnati and 1/17 at Denver...dressed but did not play 11/15 vs. Cleveland and 12/6 vs. Indianapolis...signed to the Steelers’ active roster from the team’s practice squad on November 4, 2015.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 54 career games with 30 starts at Ohio State (2011-14)...recorded 146

tackles, 4.0 TFLs, one sack, nine interceptions and 20

pass breakups...in 2014, was named first-team All-Big Ten as he helped lead his team to a National Champion-ship...earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades in 2013...majored in sociology.

P ER S O N A LAttended St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (Akron, Ohio)...was named all-

state twice during a career that included 203 tackles and six interceptions on defense, and 88 receptions for 1,115 yards with 25 touchdowns on offense...selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Game, Ohio North-South Classic and Big 33 Game...named USA Today’s All-USA...a Dapper Dan selection...was the 2010 Ohio state champion in the 110-meter hurdles (outdoor) and 60-meter hurdles indoors...was also a basketball letterman...son of Tonya Grant and Ted Jones...his father was a receiver at Michigan State, where he recorded 118 receptions for 1,678 yards, and averaged 5.62 receptions per game...Full name: Doran Fitzgerald Grant.

GRANT’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/20 SAN FRANCISCO P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/27 at St. Louis P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/1 BALTIMORE P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/12 at San Diego P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/18 ARIZONA P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/25 at Kansas City P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/1 CINCINNATI P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/8 OAKLAND I N A C T I V E11/15 CLEVELAND D I D N O T P L AY11/29 at Seattle I N A C T I V E12/6 INDIANAPOLIS D I D N O T P L AY12/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland I N A C T I V ENFL TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E1/17 at Denver I N A C T I V ENFL TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

HEIGHT: 5-10WEIGHT: 200COLLEGE: Ohio StateBORN: Nov. 30, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Akron, Ohio HOW ACQUIRED: D4 – ’15 (#121)NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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P R O(47-26/2-2): Signed a four-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent

(from San Diego) on March 10, 2016...originally draft-ed by the Chargers in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

2 015(13-11) (SD): Played in 13 regular-season games with a career-high 11 starts...set

single-season career highs in receptions (37), receiv-ing yards (429) and receiving touchdowns (4)...added two special teams tackles (one, 9/13 vs. Detroit and 10/12 vs. Pittsburgh)...inactive due to a concussion 9/27 at Minnesota and 11/9 vs. Chicago due to an ankle injury...placed on the Chargers’ Reserve/Injured List on December 28, and missed the remainder of the season due to an ankle injury.

9/13 vs. Detroit: Set a single-game career-high with five receptions, one of which was a 13-yard touchdown...added a season-high 74 receiving yards.

10/4 vs. Cleveland: Caught a 19-yard touchdown.

10/18 at Green Bay: Registered a 19-yard touchdown reception.

10/25 at Oakland: Recorded a season-long reception of 31 yards that went for a touchdown...marked his seventh career touchdown reception.

2 014 (14-4) (SD): Played in 14 games with four starts...totaled 19 receptions for 226 yards...

dressed but did not play 9/28 vs. Jacksonville due to a hamstring injury...recorded four special teams tack-les during the regular season (three, 11/23 vs. St. Louis, and one 10/23 at Denver)...inactive due to a concussion/ankle injury 12/14 vs. Denver.

9/21 at Buffalo: Recorded four receptions for a season-high 64 yards.

2 013(16-10/2-2) (SD): Saw action in a career-best 16 games with 10 starts during the regular

season...averaged 22.1 yards per reception on 17 receptions (376 yards) with three receiving touch-downs...recorded a career-long reception of 60 yards that went for a touchdown...added a single-season career-high with 10 special teams tackles (three, 10/14

vs. Indianapolis, two, 12/8 vs. N.Y. Giants, and one, 9/29 vs. Dallas, 11/3 at Washington, 11/24 at Kansas City, 12/22 vs. Oakland and 12/29 vs. Kansas City)...started both postseason contests, registering five receptions for 41 yards with one receiving touchdown.

11/17 at Miami: Totaled a single-game career-high with 81 receiving yards.

11/24 at Kansas City: Recorded the first receiving touchdown of his career, a 60-yarder...marked his lon-gest career reception.

12/1 vs. Cincinnati: Registered a 30-yard touchdown reception.

12/29 vs. Kansas City: Caught a 22-yard touchdown.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/5 at Cincinnati: Recorded single-game postseason highs in receptions (3) and receiving yards (34)...added his first career postseason touchdown reception, a four-yarder.

2 012(4-1) (SD): Saw action in four games with one start as a rookie...totaled four receptions

for 56 yards...inactive for 12 games.

9/16 vs. Tennessee: Recorded his first career recep-tion, a 31-yarder.

C O LLEG EPlayed at Louisiana-Lafayette (2008-11), seeing action in 43 games with 29 starts...

was a three-time All-Sun Belt selection (first team in 2010-11 and second team in 2009)...in 2011, was named to the Mackey Award Watch List (nation’s top tight end), and chosen for the Biletnikoff Award Watch List (nation’s pre-mier receiver), becoming the first player to make both lists in the same season in college football history...as a freshman in 2008, was named freshman All-American third-team by The NFL Draft Report...recorded 149 recep-tions for 2,201 yards with 22 receiving touchdowns in his collegiate career, all of which are school records by a tight end...at the time he left, his 149 receptions ranked fifth, his 2,201 receiving yards ranked fourth and his 22 receiving touchdowns ranked second in school annals...his 13 receptions vs. Louisiana-Monroe in 2011 are the most ever in a game by a tight end in Sun Belt Conference

HEIGHT: 6-6WEIGHT: 240COLLEGE: Louisiana-LafayetteBORN: May 29, 1990

BIRTHPLACE: Pensacola, Fla.HOW ACQUIRED: UFA – ’16 (from San Diego)NFL EXPERIENCE: 5th year

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history...his 91-yard reception vs. Troy in 2009 was the third-longest reception in school history...earned his bachelor’s degree in finance.

P ER S O N A LAttended Booker T. Washington Senior High School (Pensacola, Fla.)...was a

three-year starter as a wide receiver...named to the Class 5A All-District I team as a senior...added second-team all-area honors as a junior...selected to play in the 2007 Pensacola All-Star Classic...also competed in track and field...was born in Berlin, Germany, while his parents served in the Army...son of Shannon Robinson.

GREEN’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/13 DETROIT 1 1 5 74 14.8 22 19/20 at Cincinnati 1 1 5 47 9.4 12 09/27 at Minnesota I N A C T I V E10/4 CLEVELAND 1 0 4 53 13.3 19t 110/12 PITTSBURGH 1 1 5 50 10.0 24 010/18 at Green Bay 1 1 3 35 11.7 19t 110/25 OAKLAND 1 1 4 45 11.3 31t 111/1 at Baltimore 1 1 1 10 10.0 10 011/9 CHICAGO I N A C T I V E11/22 KANSAS CITY 1 1 1 9 9.0 9 011/29 at Jacksonville 1 0 1 19 19.0 19 012/6 DENVER 1 1 2 21 10.5 16 012/13 at Kansas City 1 1 2 26 13.0 22 012/20 MIAMI 1 1 2 13 6.5 7 012/24 at Oakland 1 1 2 27 13.5 14 01/3 at Denver R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TSEASON TOTALS 13 11 37 429 11.6 31t 4


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 at Arizona 1 0 2 24 12.0 20 09/14 SEATTLE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/21 at Buffalo 1 0 4 64 16.0 26 09/28 JACKSONVILLE D I D N O T P L AY10/5 N.Y. JETS 1 1 1 8 8.0 8 010/12 at Oakland 1 0 4 60 15.0 27 010/19 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/23 at Denver 1 0 1 9 9.0 9 011/2 at Miami 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/16 OAKLAND 1 1 1 11 11.0 11 011/23 ST. LOUIS 1 0 2 34 17.0 28 011/30 at Baltimore 1 0 2 1 0.5 3 012/7 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 2 15 7.5 11 012/14 DENVER I N A C T I V E12/20 at San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/28 at Kanas City 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 4 19 226 11.9 28 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/9 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/15 at Philadelphia 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/22 at Tennessee 1 1 2 48 24.0 34 09/29 DALLAS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

GREEN’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (Continued)

Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD10/6 at Oakland 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/14 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 1 25 25.0 25 010/20 at Jacksonville 1 0 2 40 20.0 27 011/3 at Washington 1 1 1 10 10.0 10 011/10 DENVER 1 1 1 25 25.0 25 011/17 at Miami 1 1 4 81 20.3 35 011/24 at Kansas City 1 0 3 80 26.7 60t 112/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 2 45 22.5 30t 112/8 N.Y. GIANTS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/12 at Denver 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/22 OAKLAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/29 KANSAS CITY 1 1 1 22 22.0 22t 1SEASON TOTALS 16 10 17 376 22.1 60t 3

POSTSE ASON 1/5 at Cincinnati 1 1 3 34 11.3 22 11/12 at Denver 1 1 2 7 3.5 5 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 2 5 41 8.2 22 1


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at Oakland I N A C T I V E9/16 TENNESSEE 1 0 1 31 31.1 31 09/23 ATLANTA I N A C T I V E9/30 at Kansas City I N A C T I V E10/7 at New Orleans I N A C T I V E10/15 DENVER I N A C T I V E10/28 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E11/1 KANSAS CITY I N A C T I V E11/11 at Tampa Bay I N A C T I V E11/18 at Denver 1 0 3 25 8.3 12 011/25 BALTIMORE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/2 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/9 at Pittsburgh I N A C T I V E12/16 CAROLINA I N A C T I V E12/23 at N.Y. Jets I N A C T I V E12/30 OAKLAND I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 4 1 4 56 14.0 31 0

GREEN’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2012 San Diego 4 1 4 56 14.0 31 02013 San Diego 16 10 17 376 22.1 60t 32014 San Diego 14 4 19 226 11.9 28 02015 San Diego 13 11 37 429 11.6 31t 4NFL TOTALS 47 26 77 1,087 14.1 60t 7

Career Special Teams Tackles (16): 10 in ’13, 4 in ’14, and 2 in ’15.

Additional Statistics: Recovered one fumble on special teams 12/22/13 vs. Oakland.


Receptions: 5, three times, last vs. Pittsburgh, 10/12/15; Yards: 81, at Miami, 11/17/13; Avg. (Min. 4 Rec.): 20.3, at Miami, 11/17/13; Long: 60t, at Kansas City, 11/24/13; Touchdowns: 1, 7 times, last vs. Oakland, 10/25/15.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2013 San Diego 2 2 5 41 8.2 22 1NFL TOTALS 2 2 5 41 8.2 22 1

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P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Steelers on January 18, 2016...signed

to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 7, 2015...released by the San Francisco 49ers on September 5, 2015...added to the 49ers’ offseason roster on Decem-ber 30, 2014...added to the 49ers’ practice squad on December 16, 2014...released from the New England Patriots’ practice squad on November 28, 2014...added to the Patriots’ practice squad on November 26, 2014...released from the 49ers’ practice squad on November 18, 2014...added to the 49ers’ practice squad on Sep-tember 15, 2014...released by the N.Y. Giants on August 26, 2014...originally signed with the Giants as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 15, 2014.

2 015(0-0) (PIT): Spent the entire season on the Steelers’ practice squad.

2 014(0-0) (SF/NE): Spent time on the 49ers’ and Patriots’ practice squads.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 35 games at USC (2010-13)...totaled 69 receptions for 731 yards with

11 receiving touchdowns...in 2012, set single-season career highs in receptions (29) receiving yards (316) and receiving touchdowns (5)...majored in economics.

P ER S O N A LAttended Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)...his 2009 honors

included: Parade All-American, Under Armour All-Amer-ican, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Scout.com All-American first team, All-State 4A and All-Southwest District Offensive MVP...as a senior tight end, recorded 39 receptions for 709 yards with nine touchdowns, as he helped lead his team to a 15-0 record and a state championship...helped lead his team to a state championship as a sophomore in 2007...also played basketball.

P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed a Reserve/Future Contract with the Steelers on January 20, 2016...

released from the St. Louis Rams’ practice squad on September 15, 2015...added to the Rams’ practice squad on September 6, 2015...released by the Rams on September 5, 2015...originally signed with the Rams as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 8, 2015.

2 015(0-0) (STL): Spent one week on the Rams’ practice squad.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 41 career games at Lib-erty (2010-14)...recorded 245 tackles,

the most by a Flames’ defender since the 2008 season...recorded 15 career interceptions, which ranks fifth in program history and second in Big South history...earned numerous honors as a senior, including AP FCS All-America first team, FCS ADA All-America first team FCS ADA Top Collegiate Defensive Back and Big South first-team all-conference...majored in sport management.

P ER S O N A LAttended Orange Park High School (Orange Park, Fla.)...named all-con-

ference, all-county and all-district his junior and senior seasons...named the team’s best defensive back and earned All-First Coast honors as a senior...son of Dan and Ilona Hagen.

HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 261COLLEGE: USC BORN: Sept. 22, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Las Vegas, Nev. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ‘15NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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HEIGHT: 6-3WEIGHT: 205COLLEGE: LibertyBORN: March 16, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Orange Park, Fla. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st Year

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P R O(110-70/5-3): Signed a two-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free

agent (from Denver) on March 15, 2016...signed a one-year contract with the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent (from Kansas City) on May 29, 2015...signed with the Chiefs on July 24, 2014...re-signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans on April 9, 2013...signed with the Texans on September 2, 2012...released by the Denver Broncos on August 31, 2012...signed with the Broncos on January 2, 2012...released by the Philadelphia Eagles on September 3, 2011...signed a one-year contract with the Eagles as an unrestricted free agent (from Denver) on August 2, 2011...origi-nally drafted by the Broncos in the third round (70th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-16/3-3) (DEN): Started all 16 games during the regular season for the second

time in his career...helped block for Denver’s offense to produce 4,216 gross passing yards and 1,718 rush-ing yards during the regular season...during the regu-lar season, committed just one penalty and allowed only 2.0 sacks...was part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks in back-to-back games (10/18 at Cleveland and 11/1 vs. Green Bay)...started all three postseason contests, his first career postseason starts...was part of an offensive line that helped lead the team to victory in Super Bowl 50.

2 014(16-15) (KC): Started 15-of-16 games played...was part of an offensive line that

helped block for RB Jamaal Charles to rush for 1,033 yards and for QB Alex Smith to pass for 3,265 yards and register a passer rating of 93.4.

2 013(16-3) (HOU): Played in 16 games with three starts...helped block for a Texans’ offense

that totaled 4,183 gross passing yards and 1,743 rush-ing yards.

2 012(16-2/2-0) (HOU): Saw action in 16 games with two starts during the regular season...

was part of an offensive line that helped block for QB Matt Schaub to throw for 4,008 yards and for RB Arian Foster to rush for 1,424 yards with 15 rushing touch-

downs during the regular season...saw action in both postseason contests...was part of an offensive that helped block for the Texans’ offense to average 302.5 gross passing yards per game and for Foster to average 115.0 rushing yards per game during the postseason.

2 011(0-0/0-0): Spent time in training camp with the Eagles before being released on Sep-

tember 3...was not on an NFL roster for the remainder of the season.

2 010(11-10) (DEN): Started 10-of-11 games played...was called for only two penalties

during the season...inactive due to an ankle injury 9/12 vs. Jacksonville, 9/19 vs. Seattle and 9/26 vs. India-napolis...dressed but did not play 10/17 vs. N.Y. Jets and 10/24 vs. Oakland.

2 0 0 9(8-8) (DEN): Started all eight games played...inactive due to a toe injury 11/9 vs. Pitts-

burgh, 11/15 at Washington, 11/22 vs. San Diego and 11/26 vs. N.Y. Giants...placed on the Broncos’ Reserve/Injured List due to a toe injury on December 9.

2 0 0 8(16-16) (DEN): Started all 16 games for the first time in his career...allowed only 2.5

sacks on the season and was called for just two penal-ties...was part of an offensive line that allowed only 12.0 sacks, which were the fewest sacks allowed in the NFL...helped block for QB Jay Cutler to throw for a single-season career-high 4,526 yards.

2 0 07(11-0) (DEN): Played in the final 11 games as a rookie...inactive for the first five games.

C O LLEG EStarted all 45 games played (eight at RT and 37 at LT) at Notre Dame (2003-

06)...named to the 2006 Outland Trophy watch list...as a sophomore in 2004, was named Notre Dame’s offensive linemen of the year...in 2003, became only the third true freshman in school history to start on the offensive line, as he earned first-team Freshman All-American honors by Rivals.com and second-team Freshman All-American honors by The Sporting News...majored in political science and economics.

HEIGHT: 6-5WEIGHT: 302COLLEGE: Notre Dame BORN: March 11, 1985

BIRTHPLACE: Minneapolis, Minn. HOW ACQUIRED: UFA – ’16 (from Denver)NFL EXPERIENCE: 9th year

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P ER S O N A LAttended Cretin-Derham Hall High School (St. Paul, Minn.)...was a three-

year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines...named a USA Today All-American following his senior season...earned all-state and all-metro honors in foot-ball as a junior and a senior...did not allow a single sack in his final two years...played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...also lettered in wrestling, where he was a two-year letterman and an all-conference honoree...Full name: Ryan Emerson Wilcox Harris.

HARRIS’ CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2007 Denver 11 02008 Denver 16 162009 Denver 8 82010 Denver 11 102012 Houston 16 22013 Houston 16 32014 Kansas City 16 152015 Denver 16 16NFL TOTALS 110 70

HARRIS’ CAREER POSTSEASON TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2012 Houston 2 02015 Denver 3 3NFL TOTALS 5 3

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Has the most multi-sack games in Steelers’ history (18) and second-most sacks (74.5) since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

Returned an interception 100 yards for a touch-down in Super Bowl XLIII, the longest interception return in Super Bowl history.

Selected as the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year and Linebacker of the Year by NFL Alumni in 2008.

Earned five straight Pro Bowl selections (2007-11).

Named first-team Associated Press All-Pro twice (2008 and 2010) and second-team Associated Press All-Pro twice (2007 and 2009).

Named AFC Defensive Player of the Month twice (October 2009 and November 2007).

Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week three times (Week 2, 2010, Week 5, 2009 and Week 11, 2008).

Received GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week honors three times (Weeks 11 and 13, 2008 and Week 9, 2007).

Named Steelers’ MVP back-to-back years (2007-08).

Named to Pro Football Weekly’s and to the PFWA’s All-NFL Team, The Sporting News’ All-Pro Defense and Pro Football Weekly’s Midseason All-Pro Team in 2010.

Selected to Pro Football Weekly’s Midseason All-Pro Team in 2009.

Tabbed Pro Football Weekly’s and the PFWA’s Defensive Player of the Year, named to Pro Football Weekly’s and to the PFWA’s All-NFL Team and All-AFC Team, named a Sporting News All-Pro and named a Sports Illustrated All-Pro in 2008.

Named to Pro Football Weekly’s and to the PFWA’s All-AFC Team in 2007.

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HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’14NFL EXPERIENCE: 14th year

HEIGHT: 6-0WEIGHT: 242COLLEGE: Kent StateBORN: May 4, 1978BIRTHPLACE: Akron, Ohio ‘09 ‘10 ‘11‘08‘07

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P R O(172-110/16-9): Signed a two-year contract with the Steelers on March 22, 2015...signed

with the Steelers on September 23, 2014...retired as a Steeler on September 5, 2014...released by the Cin-cinnati Bengals on March 14, 2013...signed a two-year contract with the Bengals on April 23, 2013...released by the Steelers on March 9, 2013...re-signed a six-year contract with the Steelers on April 9, 2009...re-signed a four-year contract with the Steelers on April 13, 2006...signed with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent (from Baltimore) on July 28, 2004...signed to the Ravens’ offseason roster on February 10, 2004...spent time with the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe during the 2003-2004 seasons...released from the Steelers’ practice squad on October 7, 2003...signed to the Steel-ers’ practice squad on September 17, 2003...released by the Steelers on September 13, 2003...promoted to the Steelers’ active roster from the team’s practice squad on December 17, 2002...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 3, 2002...released by the Steelers on September 1, 2002...originally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 22, 2002.

2 015(15-1/2-0): Played in 15 games with one start during the regular season...totaled 5.0

sacks and two forced fumbles...became the second Steeler since 1987 (Greg Lloyd) to record 30 forced fumbles...inactive 11/15 vs. Cleveland due to a knee injury...saw action in both postseason contests, as he led the team with 2.0 postseason sacks.

10/1 vs. Baltimore: Joined Jason Gildon (77.0) as the just the second player in team history to record 70.0 sacks since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

10/18 vs. Arizona: Started his first game of the season in place of injured LB Jarvis Jones...sacked QB Carson Palmer for a seven-yard loss...also forced a fumble.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Totaled 3.0 sacks with one forced fumble, the 30th forced fumble of his career on defense...marked his sixth career game during the regular season that he recorded at least 3.0 sacks in a single game and the first time since he recorded 3.0 against Cincinnati on December 4, 2011...marked his 18th career multi-sack game.

1/3 at Cleveland: Picked off QB Austin Davis in the third quarter, his first interception of the season and first since November 17, 2013...tied a career-high with two pass breakups.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Sacked QB AJ McCarron in the first quarter.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Sacked QB Pey-ton Manning for a seven-yard loss, increasing his post-season sack total as a Steeler to 8.5, the second-most by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982...with 2.0 sacks in the postseason, now has three postseasons with multiple sacks (2007 and 2010).

2 014 (11-4/1-1) (PIT): Saw action in 11 games with four starts in the regular season...

started the lone postseason contest...inactive due to a knee injury Weeks 14-15.

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Sacked QB Andrew Luck twice for a loss of 15 yards.

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Marked only the second time in his career (2009) that he recorded multiple sacks in back-to-back games.

12/21 vs. Kansas City: Returned to the starting lineup after missing two games due to a knee injury...recorded 1.5 sacks.

2 013(15-10/1-0) (CIN): Saw action in 15 games with 10 starts for Cincinnati...also saw action

in the team’s lone playoff contest...totaled 30 tackles, 2.0 sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery in the regular season.

10/13 at Buffalo: Recorded his first sack of the season.

10/27 vs. N.Y. Jets: Totaled a season-high six tackles and added his second sack of the year.

11/10 at Baltimore: Recovered his first fumble of the season and the eighth of his career.

11/17 vs. Cleveland: Recorded his sixth career interception.

2 012(13-13) (PIT): Started the final 13 games after being inactive due to a knee injury for

the first three games...totaled 71 tackles, 6.0 sacks and two forced fumbles...his six sacks tied for the team lead.

10/7 vs. Philadelphia: Made his season debut, starting at ROLB...finished with a game-high four quarterback pressures.

10/11 at Tennessee: Sacked QB Matt Hasselbeck for an eight-yard loss to hold the Titans to a field goal on their first drive of the game...tied DE Keith Willis for the third-most sacks (59.0) by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

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11/18 vs. Baltimore: Sacked QB Joe Flacco for a three-yard loss on third-and-two with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter...tied Joey Porter for the second-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

11/25 at Cleveland: Sacked QB Brandon Weeden for an eight-yard loss on the Browns’ first play of their second drive of the game...now passed Porter for the second-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982...registered a season-high 11 tackles...marked the first time he recorded 10 or more tackles since 10/17/10 vs. Cleveland (14 tackles).

12/2 at Baltimore: Registered a sack and a forced fumble of QB Joe Flacco at the Baltimore 27-yard line early in the fourth quarter...the Steelers converted the turnover into a touchdown on their ensuing drive.

12/16 at Dallas: Forced a fumble of RB DeMarco Mur-ray that was recovered by DE Brett Keisel when the Cowboys were at the Steelers’ seven-yard line...added three QB pressures.

12/23 vs. Cincinnati: Recorded a sack for a zero-yard loss.

12/30 vs. Cleveland: Tied a season-high with 11 tack-les...recorded a two-yard sack on QB Thad Lewis on a third-and-six...the Browns missed a FG on the next play.

2 011(11-11/1-1) (PIT): Started 11 regular-season games...missed four regular-season games

(Weeks 5-8) due to an eye injury and one game due to a suspension (Week 15 at San Francisco)...finished the regular season 9.0 sacks...added 17 QB pressures, one pass breakup and two forced fumbles...started the lone postseason contest.

9/18 vs. Seattle: Registered his first sack of the season, a four-yarder...became the sixth player in Steelers’ history to record 50.0 sacks.

9/25 at Indianapolis: Forced a fumble on a sack in the fourth quarter that S Troy Polamalu returned for a touchdown.

11/6 vs. Baltimore: Started at ROLB after missing the previous four games due to an eye injury...had nine tackles and six QB pressures...recorded 3.0 sacks for minus-11 yards...passed Greg Lloyd (53.5) for the fourth-most sacks by a Steelers’ player since sacks became an official statistic in 1982...forced a fumble on a sack of QB Joe Flacco in the fourth quarter.

12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Finished with 3.0 sacks...posted a six-yard sack late in the first half, and he had an eight-yard sack and a 10-yard sack in the third quar-ter...became the third Steeler to register at least three sacks multiple times in one season.

12/24 vs. St. Louis: Recorded five tackles and three QB pressures...added one sack for minus-six yards.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver: Started at ROLB...had five tackles and one QB pressure.

2 010(16-16/3-3) (PIT): Started all 16 regular-season games...finished the season with

100 tackles, which tied a career high...finished with 10.5 sacks, marking the third consecutive season he had double-digit sacks...became the first player in team history to record at least 10.0 sacks in three straight seasons...led the team with 32 QB pressures and six forced fumbles...added two interceptions, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery...started all three postseason contests...finished the postseason with 15 tackles and 4.0 sacks, including 3.0 in the AFC Divisional Playoff vs. Baltimore.

9/12 vs. Atlanta: Had one sack for a five-yard loss.

9/19 at Tennessee: Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week...finished with nine tackles, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...had an 11-yard sack in the third quarter...had a five-yard sack later in the third quarter, where he forced his first fumble of the season.

10/3 vs. Baltimore: Had one forced fumble.

10/17 vs. Cleveland: Had a career-best 14 tackles...forced a fumble in the second quarter...had 2.0 sacks and one pass breakup.

10/24 at Miami: Recorded his first interception of the season near the end of the fourth quarter.

10/31 at New Orleans: Posted a 10-yard sack late in the first half...had three QB pressures.

11/8 at Cincinnati: Had one sack for an eight-yard loss.

11/21 vs. Oakland: Posted his second interception of the season...forced a fumble on a seven-yard sack in the second quarter...posted a 12-yard sack on the Raiders’ first drive of the second half.

11/28 at Buffalo: Recorded a seven-yard sack in the third quarter...forced his sixth fumble of the season.


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12/23 vs. Carolina: Posted a six-yard sack in the third quarter.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/15 vs. Baltimore: Had seven tackles, two QB pressures and two pass breakups...registered 3.0 sacks, which ties the team-record for most sacks in a single postseason game...marked his first career postseason game with 3.0 sacks...had a five-yard sack in the in the third quarter...added a seven yard sack later in the third quarter...posted a nine-yard sack in the fourth quarter.

AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets: Had seven tackles...was part of a defense that held the Jets to 70 yards rushing.

Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Had one sack for a six-yard loss.

2 0 0 9(16-16) (PIT): Started all 16 games...totaled 10.0 sacks and five forced fumbles.

9/10 vs. Tennessee: Forced a fumble on TE Bo Scaife on the opening possession of the third quarter.

9/20 at Chicago: Forced a fumble on RB Matt Forte in the fourth quarter.

10/4 vs. San Diego: Registered five tackles, 2.0 sacks, three QB pressures and one forced fumble.

10/11 at Detroit: Forced one forced fumble and had three QB pressures.

10/25 vs. Minnesota: Registered seven tackles with 2.0 sacks.

11/15 vs. Cincinnati: Recorded one sack and two QB pressures.

11/22 at Kansas City: Logged six tackles, two QB pres-sures and one sack.

12/27 vs. Baltimore: Forced one fumble.

2 0 0 8(15-15/3-3) (PIT): Started 15 regular-season games...inactive 12/28 vs. Cleve-

land due to a hip injury...totaled a career-high 100 tackles...established a franchise record with a career-high 16.0 sacks...set a career high with seven forced fumbles...added 12 special teams tackles (three, 9/14 at Cleveland, two, 10/27 vs. N.Y. Giants and 11/3 at Washington, and one, 9/7 vs. Houston, 9/29 vs. Bal-timore, 11/9 vs. Indianapolis, 11/30 at New England and 12/7 at Dallas)...started all three postseason games...finished the postseason with 13 tackles, one

sack and one pass breakup...his 100-yard interception return for a touchdown on the final play of the first half of Super Bowl XLIII is the longest interception return in Super Bowl history, and is the longest play in Steelers’ postseason history.

9/7 vs. Houston: Led the team with 10 tackles and 3.0 sacks...forced a fumble in the fourth quarter which was recovered by LB LaMarr Woodley and led to a FG that put the Steelers up 38-10.

9/29 vs. Baltimore: Led the team with eight tackles, 2.5 sacks and two quarterback pressures...forced a fumble on QB Joe Flacco in the third quarter which was recovered by Woodley for a touchdown.

10/5 at Jacksonville: Finished with four tackles, includ-ing a key six-yard sack and forced fumble on QB David Garrard on the Jaguars’ final possession.

10/19 at Cincinnati: Recorded 2.0 sacks on QB Ryan Fitzpatrick...led the team with five QB pressures.

10/26 vs. New York Giants: Led the team with a season-high seven QB pressures...handled the team’s long-snapping duties after LS Greg Warren left the game with a knee injury.

11/3 at Washington: Finished with nine tackles and 1.5 sacks.

11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Registered a season-high 11 tackles...had one sack and five QB pressures.

11/16 vs. San Diego: His second quarter sack on QB Philip Rivers forced a fumble in the end zone that resulted in a safety...recorded an interception at the end of the first half and returned it 33 yards...added three QB pressures.

11/30 at New England: Finished with eight tackles...recorded 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles.

12/7 vs. Dallas: Registered seven tackles, one sack, two QB pressures and one forced fumble, his seventh forced fumble of the season.

12/21 at Tennessee: Totaled 100 tackles in a season for the first time in his career...had one QB pressure...his sack of QB Kerry Collins in the third quarter gave him 16 for the season, breaking the team’s single-season record previously shared with LB Mike Merriweather.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/11 vs. San Diego: Finished with three tackles and had one QB pressure...recorded a sack in the fourth quarter.


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AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Finished with six tackles and three QB pressures.

Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Finished with four tackles, one pass defense and two QB pressures...recorded a 100-yard interception return for a touch-down on the final play of the first half, the longest interception return in Super Bowl history at the time...marked his first career postseason interception and defensive touchdown.

2 0 07(16-16/1-1) (PIT): Started all 16 games and the lone postseason game in his first season

as a starter...finished with 80 tackles and led the team with 8.5 sacks, to go along with six forced fumbles...also added two fumble recoveries and one intercep-tion...on special teams, he recorded 12 tackles (two, 9/16 vs. Buffalo, 9/23 vs. San Francisco, 11/11 vs. Cleveland and 11/18 at N.Y. Jets, and one, 9/30 at Ari-zona, 10/7 vs. Seattle, 11/5 vs. Baltimore and 12/16 vs. Jacksonville)...also forced one fumble on special teams...in the postseason, he recorded two special teams tackles 1/5 vs. Jacksonville.

9/9 at Cleveland: Tallied a half sack for a loss of five yards.

9/30 at Arizona: Recorded a half sack for a loss of four yards.

10/21 at Denver: Racked up a total of eight tackles...also registered his third sack of the season for a loss of three yards.

10/28 at Cincinnati: Forced and recovered a fumble on RB Kenny Watson.

11/5 vs. Baltimore: Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors...paced the team in tackles with nine, totaled 3.5 sacks, forced three fumbles (one on special teams) and had one fumble recovery...recorded one interception.

11/11 vs. Cleveland: Forced two fumbles.

11/18 at New York Jets: Sacked QB Kellen Clemens for a loss of nine yards.

11/26 vs. Miami: Sacked Dolphins’ QB John Beck in the fourth quarter for a loss of five yards.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/5 vs. Jacksonville: Registered his first playoff start...tallied eight tackles...registered his first career postseason sack for a loss of five yards, and finished with a total of 1.5 sacks.

2 0 0 6(11-1) (PIT): Saw action in 11 games, miss-ing five games due to an ankle injury (Weeks

6-10)...made his lone start of the season in the season finale 12/31 at Cincinnati, in place of the injured Clark Haggans...totaled 15 special teams tackles (four, 9/18 at Jacksonville, three, 12/7 vs. Cleveland, two, 9/24 vs. Cincinnati, 11/26 at Baltimore and 12/3 vs. Tampa Bay, and one, 9/7 vs. Miami and 12/17 at Carolina).

12/17 at Carolina: Blocked a punt in the second quarter, the first punt block for the team since 2002.

12/31 at Cincinnati: Started at ROLB...recorded three solo tackles...added one QB pressure.

2 0 0 5(16-3/2-0) (PIT): Played in all 16 games and two of the four postseason games...

made three starts during the regular season when LB Clark Haggans was sidelined with an injury...missed the AFC Divisional Playoff and the AFC Championship Game due to an ankle injury...posted 3.0 sacks on the year and also recorded his first career interception...added 18 special teams tackles in the regular season (four, 12/24 at Cleveland, three, 9/18 at Houston and 11/20 at Baltimore, two, 11/28 at Indianapolis and 12/11 vs. Chicago, and one, 9/11 vs. Tennessee, 9/25 vs. New England, 11/6 at Green Bay and 12/4 vs. Cin-cinnati), and four in the postseason (three, 2/5 vs. Seattle, and one, 1/8 at Cincinnati).

9/18 at Houston: Recorded his first sack of the season.

9/25 vs. New England: Registered a sack for a loss of eight yards.

10/10 at San Diego: Started at LOLB in place of the injured Haggans...intercepted his first career pass off of QB Drew Brees and returned it 25 yards...registered six defensive tackles.

10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Finished with seven tackles...had one sack for seven yards and two QB pressures.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Cincinnati: Injured his right ankle in the first quarter and did not return.

2 0 0 4(16-4/2-0) (PIT): Saw action in all 16 games, starting four...scored his first career defen-

sive touchdown on a fumble return at Buffalo (Week 17)...finished the regular season with a career high 25 special teams tackles (six, 11/28 vs. Washington, three, 9/12 vs. Oakland, 9/19 at Baltimore and 11/21 at Cin-cinnati, two, 10/3 vs. Cincinnati and 10/10 vs. Cleve-land, and one, 10/17 at Dallas, 10/31 vs. New England, 11/7 vs. Philadelphia, 12/5 at Jacksonville, 12/12 vs.


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N.Y. Jets and 1/2 vs. Buffalo), and five special teams tackles in the postseason (three, 1/15 vs. N.Y. Jets, and two, 1/23 vs. New England)...

11/14 at Cleveland: Was thrust into his first career start when LB Joey Porter was ejected prior to the game because of a pregame brawl...registered his first quar-terback sack...finished with six total tackles.

12/12 vs. New York Jets: Produced another solid perfor-mance filling in for injured LB Clark Haggans...finished with six total tackles.

12/26 vs. Baltimore: Had another strong game in place of the injured Haggans...finished with five total tackles...also was credited with four QB pressures.

1/2 at Buffalo: Scored his first career touchdown on a sack and forced fumble by CB Ricardo Colclough that he retrieved in midair and raced 18 yards for a score.

2 0 0 3(0-0) (PIT): Made the final roster but was released on September 13...was signed to

the Steelers’ practice squad on September 17 but was eventually released on October 7, and was not with a team for the remainder of the season.

2 0 0 2(1-0/0-0) (PIT): Was released on September 1 and then re-signed to the practice squad

on September 3...was promoted to the active roster on December 17...dressed in the final regular season game (12/29 vs. Baltimore) and played on special teams...was inactive for both postseason games.

C O LLEG ENamed Kent State’s Outstanding Defen-sive Player in 2000 and 2001...was a

first-team All-MAC selection at outside linebacker in 2001, while finishing third in the league’s Defensive Player of the Year balloting, as he registered 98 tackles, three interceptions, five passes defensed, forced three fumbles and recovered one fumble...led the MAC with 15.0 sacks and ranked second in the conference with 20.0 TFLs in 2001...led team with 106 tackles and 13.0 TFLs in 2000...majored in general studies.

P ER S O N A LAttended Coventry High School (Akron, Ohio)...is the son of Mildred and the

late James Harrison, Sr...has two sons, James and Henry...Full name: James Henry Harrison, Jr.

HARRISON’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 0 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 5 3 8 1.0 10.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 3 1 4 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 1 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND I N A C T I V E11/29 at Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 6 1 7 3.0 21.0 0/0 1 1 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 1/6 2 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 1 27 13 40 5.0 38.0 1/6 4 2 0



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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR10/20 HOUSTON 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 1 0 1 2.0 15.0 0/0 0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 0 4 3 7 2.0 15.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 1 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E12/14 at Atlanta I N A C T I V E12/21 KANSAS CITY 1 1 4 3 7 1.5 5.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 11 4 28 17 45 5.5 35.0 0/0 0 0 0



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 at Chicago 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 at Cleveland 1 1 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/6 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/13 at Buffalo 1 1 2 1 3 1.0 1.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 at Detroit 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/27 N.Y. JETS 1 1 2 4 6 1.0 1.0 0/0 0 0 010/31 at Miami 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 at Baltimore 1 0 0 4 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 111/17 CLEVELAND 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 1/9 1 0 0 12/1 at San Diego 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/15 at Pittsburgh 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/22 MINNESOTA I N A C T I V E12/29 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 10 16 14 30 2.0 2.0 1/9 1 0 1

POSTSE ASON 1/5 SAN DIEGO 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 at Denver I N A C T I V E9/16 N.Y. JETS I N A C T I V E9/23 at Oakland I N A C T I V E10/7 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/11 at Tennessee 1 1 3 2 5 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 0 010/21 at Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/28 WASHINGTON 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/4 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/12 KANSAS CITY 1 1 1 6 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/18 BALTIMORE 1 1 4 1 5 1.0 3.0 0/0 0 0 011/25 at Cleveland 1 1 10 1 11 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 0 012/2 at Baltimore 1 1 6 0 6 1.0 5.0 0/0 0 1 012/9 SAN DIEGO 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 at Dallas 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 012/23 Cincinnati 1 1 2 0 2 1.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/30 Cleveland 1 1 7 4 11 1.0 2.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 13 13 52 19 71 6.0 26.0 0/0 0 2 0


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/11 at Baltimore 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/18 SEATTLE 1 1 3 2 5 1.0 4.0 0/0 1 0 09/25 at Indianapolis 1 1 5 0 5 1.0 9.0 0/0 0 1 010/2 at Houston 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/9 TENNESSEE I N A C T I V E10/16 JACKSONVILLE I N A C T I V E10/23 at Arizona I N A C T I V E10/30 NEW ENGLAND I N A C T I V E11/6 BALTIMORE 1 1 8 1 9 3.0 11.0 0/0 0 1 011/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/27 at Kansas City 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/4 CINCINNATI 1 1 6 1 7 3.0 24.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 CLEVELAND 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/19 at San Francisco S U S P E N D E D12/24 ST. LOUIS 1 1 4 1 5 1.0 6.0 0/0 0 0 01/1 at Cleveland 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 11 11 49 13 62 9.0 54.0 0/0 1 2 0

POSTSE ASON 1/8 at Denver 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/12 ATLANTA 1 1 4 3 7 1.0 5.0 0/0 0 0 09/19 at Tennessee 1 1 7 2 9 2.0 18.0 0/0 0 2 19/26 at Tampa Bay 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/3 BALTIMORE 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 010/17 CLEVELAND 1 1 9 5 14 2.0 2.0 0/0 1 1 010/24 at Miami 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 1/2 0 0 010/31 at New Orleans 1 1 6 1 7 1.0 10.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 at Cincinnati 1 1 4 0 4 1.0 8.0 0/0 1 0 011/14 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/21 OAKLAND 1 1 3 0 3 2.0 19.0 1/0 0 1 011/28 at Buffalo 1 1 5 2 7 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 1 012/5 at Baltimore 1 1 7 2 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/12 CINCINNATI 1 1 7 2 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/19 N.Y. JETS 1 1 6 3 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/23 CAROLINA 1 1 1 2 3 0.5 3.0 0/0 1 0 01/2 at Cleveland 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 73 27 100 10.5 72.0 2/2 3 6 1

POSTSE ASON 1/15 BALTIMORE 1 1 4 3 7 3.0 21.0 0/0 2 0 01/23 N.Y. JETS 1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02/6 vs. Green Bay 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 6.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 3 10 5 15 4.0 27.0 0/0 2 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/10 TENNESSEE 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 1 09/20 at Chicago 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 09/27 at Cincinnati 1 1 3 1 4 1.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/4 SAN DIEGO 1 1 5 0 5 2.0 10.0 0/0 0 1 010/11 at Detroit 1 1 4 1 5 3.0 24.0 0/0 0 1 010/18 CLEVELAND 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 110/25 MINNESOTA 1 1 6 1 7 2.0 14.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at Denver 1 1 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 1 2 3 1.0 10.0 0/0 0 0 011/22 at Kansas City 1 1 3 3 6 1.0 4.0 0/0 0 0 1


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 11/29 at Baltimore 1 1 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 OAKLAND 1 1 4 4 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/10 at Cleveland 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 GREEN BAY 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 BALTIMORE 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 01/3 at Miami 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 53 20 73 10.0 62.0 0/0 2 5 2


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/7 HOUSTON 1 1 7 3 10 3.0 20.0 0/0 0 1 09/14 at Cleveland 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Philadelphia 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 BALTIMORE 1 1 8 0 8 2.5 30.0 0/0 0 1 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 4 0 4 1.0 6.0 0/0 0 1 010/19 at Cincinnati 1 1 6 2 8 2.0 21.0 0/0 1 0 010/26 N.Y. GIANTS 1 1 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/3 at Washington 1 1 5 4 9 1.5 13.5 0/0 0 0 011/9 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 8 3 11 1.0 1.0 0/0 0 0 011/16 SAN DIEGO 1 1 2 3 5 1.0 3.0 1/33 1 1 011/20 CINCINNATI 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 at New England 1 1 6 2 8 2.0 8.0 0/0 0 2 012/7 DALLAS 1 1 6 1 7 1.0 2.0 0/0 0 1 012/14 at Baltimore 1 1 1 6 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 at Tennessee 1 1 3 4 7 1.0 10.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CLEVELAND I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 15 15 68 32 100 16.0 114.5 1/33 2 7 0

POSTSE ASON 1/11 SAN DIEGO 1 1 2 1 3 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 01/18 BALTIMORE 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02/1 vs. Arizona 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 1/100t 1 0 0 POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 3 10 3 13 1.0 7.0 1/100t 1 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/09 at Cleveland 1 1 7 0 7 0.5 5.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 BUFFALO 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/30 at Arizona 1 1 2 1 3 0.5 4.0 0/0 0 0 110/07 SEATTLE 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/21 at Denver 1 1 7 1 8 1.0 3.0 0/0 0 0 010/28 at Cincinnati 1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 111/5 BALTIMORE 1 1 8 1 9 3.5 25.5 1/20 1 2 111/11 CLEVELAND 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 2 011/18 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 4 0 4 1.0 9.0 0/0 0 0 011/26 MIAMI 1 1 2 0 2 1.0 5.0 0/0 0 1 012/2 CINCINNATI 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/9 at New England 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 at St. Louis 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/30 at Baltimore 1 1 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 67 13 80 8.5 58.5 1/20 2 6 3

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/7 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/18 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/24 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/8 at San Diego 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/15 KANSAS CITY I N A C T I V E10/22 at Atlanta I N A C T I V E10/29 at Oakland I N A C T I V E11/5 DENVER I N A C T I V E11/12 NEW ORLEANS I N A C T I V E11/19 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/26 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/3 TAMPA BAY 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/17 at Carolina 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/24 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/31 at Cincinnati 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 11 1 4 4 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/11 TENNESSEE 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/18 at Houston 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 4.0 0/0 0 0 09/25 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 0 010/2 at San Diego 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 1/25 1 0 010/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 6 1 7 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 010/23 at Cincinnati 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/31 BALTIMORE 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/6 at Green Bay 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/13 CLEVELAND 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/20 at Baltimore 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/28 at Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/4 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/11 CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/18 at Minnesota 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/24 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/1/06 DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 3 21 9 30 3.0 19.0 1/25 2 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/8 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 1/15 at Indianapolis I N A C T I V E1/22 at Denver I N A C T I V E2/5 vs. Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/12 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/19 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/26 at Miami 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/3 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/10 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/17 at Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/31 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/7 PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/14 at Cleveland 1 1 5 1 6 1.0 3.0 0/0 1 0 011/21 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/28 WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/5 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR12/12 N.Y. JETS 1 0 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/18 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/26 BALTIMORE 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 01/2 at Buffalo 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1SEASON TOTALS 16 4 18 7 25 1.0 3.0 0/0 4 0 1

POSTSE ASON 1/15 N.Y. JETS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/23 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

HARRISON’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 2002 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 2003 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02004 Pittsburgh 16 4 18 7 25 1.0 3.0 0/0 4 0 12005 Pittsburgh 16 3 21 9 30 3.0 19.0 1/25 2 0 02006 Pittsburgh 11 1 4 4 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02007 Pittsburgh 16 16 67 13 80 8.5 58.5 1/20 2 6 32008 Pittsburgh 15 15 68 32 100 16.0 114.5 1/33 2 7 02009 Pittsburgh 16 16 53 20 73 10.0 62.0 0/0 2 5 22010 Pittsburgh 16 16 73 27 100 10.5 72.0 2/2 3 6 12011 Pittsburgh 11 11 49 13 62 9.0 54.0 0/0 1 2 02012 Pittsburgh 13 13 52 19 71 6.0 26.0 0/0 0 2 02013 Cincinnati 15 10 16 14 30 2.0 2.0 1/9 1 0 12014 Pittsburgh 11 4 28 17 45 5.5 35.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 15 1 27 13 40 5.0 38.0 1/6 3 2 0NFL TOTALS 172 110 476 188 664 76.5 479.5 7/95 21 30 8STEELERS TOTALS 157 100 460 174 634 74.5 477.5 6/86 20 30 7

Special Teams Tackles (82): 25 in ’04, 18 in ’05, 15 in ’06, 12 in ’07 and 12 in ’08.

Additional Statistics: Forced a fumble 11/5/07 vs. Baltimore...blocked a punt 12/17/06 at Carolina and 12/24/05 at Cleveland...scored a touchdown on an 18-yard fumble recovery 1/2/05 at Buffalo.


Total Tackles: 14, vs. Cleveland, 10/17/10; Solo Tackles: 9, vs. Cleveland, 10/17/10; Sacks: 3.5, vs. Baltimore, 11/5/07; Sack Yards: 30.0, vs. Baltimore, 9/29/08; Interceptions: 1, seven times, last at Cleveland, 1/3/16; Interception Yards: 33, vs. San Diego, 11/16/08; Passes Defensed: 2, twice, last time at Cleveland, 1/3/16; Forced Fumbles: 3, vs. Baltimore, 11/5/07; Fumble Recoveries: 1, eight times, last at Baltimore, 11/10/13.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 2002 Pittsburgh I N A C T I V E2004 Pittsburgh 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 2005 Pittsburgh 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02007 Pittsburgh 1 1 4 4 8 1.5 11.0 0/0 3 0 02008 Pittsburgh 3 3 10 3 13 1.0 7.0 1/100t 1 0 02010 Pittsburgh 3 3 10 5 15 4.0 27.0 0/0 2 0 02011 Pittsburgh 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02013 Cincinnati 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 2 0 9 2 11 2.0 9.0 0/0 0 0 0 NFL TOTALS 16 9 40 17 57 8.5 54.0 1/100t 6 0 0STEELERS TOTALS 15 8 37 17 54 8.5 54.0 1/100t 6 0 0

Career Postseason Special Teams Tackles (11): 5 in ’04, 4 in ’05 and 2 in ’07.


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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Since entering the NFL, he has appeared in 80 con-secutive games, which is tied for the fifth-longest active consecutive games played streak by an NFL defensive end entering the 2016 season.

Led the team with 7.0 sacks in 2015.

Named the Steelers’ Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2015.

In 2014, he became the team’s first defensive lineman to lead or tie for the team lead in sacks since Aaron Smith (2004), totaling a career-best 7.5 sacks.

Recipient of the 2014 Pro Football Writers’ “The Chief Award,” which was established in honor of the Steelers’ founder, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr., and is presented annually to the Steeler that best exem-plifies the spirit of cooperation with the media.

P R O(80-45/4-3): Signed a new six-year contract with the Steelers on July 16, 2015...origi-

nally drafted by the Steelers in the first round (31st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-16/2-2): Named a defensive team cap-tain for the first time in his career...started

all 16 regular-season games for the second consecu-tive season...also started both postseason contests...led the team with 7.0 sacks during the regular season...has recorded at least 5.0 sacks in three straight sea-sons, becoming the second defensive end (Keith Wil-lis) to record 5.0 sacks in three or more consecutive seasons since sacks became an official statistic in 1982...became the seventh Steelers’ defensive lineman to record at least 20.0 sacks with the team since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Tallied his first sack of the season.

10/1 vs. Baltimore: Recorded a sack and forced fumble on QB Joe Flacco, with the ball recovered by CB Ross Cockrell...marked his second career forced fumble.

10/25 at Kansas City: Sacked QB Alex Smith for a five-yard loss.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Blocked a field goal in the fourth quarter, the second blocked field goal of his career...marked the first blocked field goal by the Steelers since his block vs. Cincinnati on 12/4/11.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Sacked QB Johnny Manziel for a three-yard loss...has recorded at least a half-sack in six straight games vs. Cleveland.

11/29 at Seattle: Recorded the 20th sack of his career...blocked an extra point in the third quarter, marking the first blocked PAT by the Steelers since 12/8/13 (Troy Polamalu).

12/13 at Cincinnati: Sacked QB A.J. McCarron in the fourth quarter.

12/20 vs. Denver: Brought down QB Brock Osweiler for an eight-yard loss...moved into sixth-place on the team’s sack list by a defensive lineman since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Recorded a strip sack on QB AJ McCarron in the second quarter, the first sack and forced fumble of his career in the postseason.

2 014 (16-16/1-1): Started all 16 games at DE in the regular season for the first time in his

career...set a career-high with 7.5 sacks on the season...started the lone postseason contest.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Started at DE for the first time in a season opener...recorded a sack on QB Brian Hoyer for a six-yard loss on the Browns’ final drive of the game...led the defensive line with five tackles...tied for the team-lead with three QB pressures.

9/11 at Baltimore: Played in his 50th career contest.

9/21 at Carolina: Led the team with a season-high four QB pressures.

HEIGHT: 6-5WEIGHT: 295COLLEGE: Ohio StateBORN: May 6, 1989

BIRTHPLACE: Pittsburgh, Pa.HOW ACQUIRED: D1 – ’11 (#31)NFL EXPERIENCE: 6th year

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9/28 vs. Tampa Bay: Sacked QB Mike Glennon for a loss of 15 yards.

10/12 at Cleveland: Recorded a sack on Cleveland’s first possession.

11/9 at N.Y. Jets: Recorded a sack in the second quarter.

12/7 at Cincinnati: Registered one sack on QB Andy Dalton.

12/21 vs. Kansas City: Recorded 1.5 sacks, the first multi-sack game of his career and the first Steelers’ DE to record a multi-sack game since Brett Keisel (12/23/12 vs. Cincinnati).

12/28 vs. Cincinnati: Sacked Dalton for a loss of seven yards...recorded sacks in back-to-back games for the second time in his career...totaled a season-best seven tackles.

2 013(16-13): Played in all 16 games, making 13 starts...recorded 5.0 sacks on the season.

9/22 vs. Chicago: Started his first career NFL contest.

10/13 at N.Y. Jets: Led the team with a career-high six QB pressures.

11/3 at New England: Sacked QB Tom Brady for a loss of eight yards.

11/10 vs. Buffalo: Recorded a sack for a loss of 11 yards...marked the first time in his career that he reg-istered a sack in back-to back games.

11/17 vs. Detroit: Led the defensive line with seven tackles...recorded a career-high two pass breakups.

11/24 at Cleveland: Sacked QB Jason Campbell in the second quarter for a seven-yard loss...recovered a fumble that was forced by S Troy Polamalu...marked his first career fumble recovery.

12/8 vs. Miami: Recorded a career-high 12 tackles...also sacked QB Ryan Tannehill for a loss of eight yards.

12/29 vs. Cleveland: Led the team with three QB pres-sures...added one sack.

2 012(16-0): Saw action at DE and on special teams in all 16 contests, finishing with 1.5 sacks.

9/16 vs. N.Y. Jets: Registered one sack on QB Mark Sanchez.

11/18 vs. Baltimore: Saw increased action at DE in place of injured DE Ziggy Hood...led the defensive line with five tackles.

12/30 vs. Cleveland: Recorded a half-sack on QB Thad Lewis.

2 011(16-0/1-0): Saw action in all 16 regular-season games and the lone postseason

contest in his rookie season...totaled one sack, two pass breakups and one forced fumble in the regu-lar season.

9/11 at Baltimore: Made his NFL debut.

9/25 at Indianapolis: Recorded his first career pass breakup.

10/9 vs. Tennessee: Registered his first career sack and forced fumble on QB Matt Hasselbeck in the fourth quarter.

12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Blocked his first career kick, a potential 33-yard field goal by K Mike Nugent...marked the first blocked field goal for Pittsburgh in 43 games (9/10/09 vs. Tennessee).

AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver: Saw increased action at DE in place of injured DE Brett Keisel...had three tackles and one QB pressure.

C O LLEG EStarted 46-of-52 games at Ohio State (2007-10)...recorded 163 tackles, 37.5

TFLs, 15.0 sacks and six quarterback pressures...recov-ered two fumbles, including one in the end zone for a touchdown...had one interception, and he returned it 80 yards, which ranked at the time as the seventh-longest return by a Buckeye in school history and the longest interception return by a defensive lineman...also caused two fumbles...earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors and the Bill Willis Award, given by the OSU coach-es to the team’s Outstanding Defensive Player in 2010...in 2009, earned All-Big Ten Conference second team honors and was the recipient of the Jack Stephenson Award, given by the coaching staff to the team’s Outstand-ing Defensive Lineman...earned Freshman All-American honors from Rivals.com, Scout.com and The Sporting News in 2007...majored in human development.

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P ER S O N A LAttended Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, Ga.)...a scholar-athlete,

was named the 2006 Georgia Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year, helping Peachtree Ridge capture the state championship that season as a senior...totaled 88 tackles and 11.0 sacks during his senior campaign...son of former NFL and University of Pitts-

burgh running back Craig “Ironhead” Heyward and Charlotte Heyward-Blackwell...Cameron’s stepfather, Cory Blackwell, played football at Wisconsin...married to Allie...the couple has one son, Callen Grey...started his foundation, “The Heyward House” in May of 2015...Full name: Cameron Phillips Heyward.

HEYWARD’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS




Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 3 2 5 1.0 6.0 0/0 0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 1 2 1 3 1.0 15.0 0/0 0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 1 1 2 2 4 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 4 2 6 1.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/17 at Tennessee 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 1 1 3 4 1.0 2.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 1 2 2 4 1.5 10.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 1 6 1 7 1.0 7.0 0/0 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 38 17 55 7.5 47.0 0/0 4 0 0



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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 TENNESSEE 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 BALTIMORE 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/27 at Oakland 1 1 7 2 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/3 at New England 1 1 2 0 2 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 BUFFALO 1 1 5 0 5 1.0 11.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 DETROIT 1 1 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 011/24 at Cleveland 1 1 1 1 2 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 111/28 at Baltimore 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 MIAMI 1 1 8 4 12 1.0 8.0 0/0 1 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 at Green Bay 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/29 Cleveland 1 1 2 1 3 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 13 45 18 63 5.0 41.0 0/0 7 0 1


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 at Denver 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 N.Y. JETS 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 3.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/7 PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/11 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/21 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/28 WASHINGTON 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/4 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/12 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/18 BALTIMORE 1 0 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/25 at Cleveland 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/2 at Baltimore 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/9 SAN DIEGO 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 at Dallas 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/23 Cincinnati 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/30 Cleveland 1 0 2 1 3 0.5 2.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 17 5 22 1.5 5.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/18 SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/25 at Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/2 at Houston 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/9 TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 1 010/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/23 at Arizona 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/30 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/6 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/27 at Kansas City 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/4 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/19 at San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/24 ST. LOUIS 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/1 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 6 3 9 1.0 8.0 0/0 1 1 0



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HEYWARD’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2011 Pittsburgh 16 0 6 3 9 1.0 8.0 0/0 1 1 02012 Pittsburgh 16 0 17 5 22 1.5 5.0 0/0 0 0 02013 Pittsburgh 16 13 45 18 63 5.0 41.0 0/0 7 0 12014 Pittsburgh 16 16 38 17 55 7.5 47.0 0/0 4 0 02015 Pittsburgh 16 16 39 15 54 7.0 35.0 0/0 2 1 0NFL TOTALS 80 45 145 58 203 22.0 136.0 0/0 14 2 1

Additional Statistics: Has two blocked field goals: one, 11/1/15 vs. Cincinnati and 12/4/11 vs. Cincinnati...blocked an extra point 11/29/15 at Seattle.


Total Tackles: 12, vs. Miami, 12/8/13; Solo Tackles: 8, vs. Miami, 12/8/13; Sacks: 1.5, vs. Kansas City, 12/21/14; Sack Yards: 15.0, vs. Tampa Bay, 9/28/14; Passes Defensed: 2, Detroit, 11/17/13; Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Tennessee, 10/9/11; Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Cleveland, 11/24/13.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2011 Pittsburgh 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 2 2 1 0 1 1.0 11.0 0/0 0 1 0NFL TOTALS 4 3 6 0 6 1.0 11.0 0/0 0 1 0

P R O(104-69/4-1): Signed a three-year contract with the Steelers on March 7, 2016...re-signed

a one-year contract with the Steelers on March 26, 2015...signed a one-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent (from Indianapolis) on April 2, 2014...signed a one-year contract with the Colts on April 1, 2013...released by the Oakland Raiders on March 12, 2013...originally drafted by the Raiders in first round (seventh overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-4/2-1) (PIT): Played in 16 regular-season games with four starts...recorded

four special teams tackles during the regular season (one, 10/25 at Kansas City, 11/8 vs. Oakland, 12/6 vs. Indianapolis and 12/20 vs. Denver)...also saw action in both postseason matchups, and he made the first postseason start of his career at 1/9 at Cincinnati.

9/10 at New England: Totaled four receptions for 58 yards, hauled in a 43-yard reception in the second quarter.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Recorded 77 receiving yards (career-high as a Steeler) on four receptions...recorded a 35-yard touchdown reception, the 13th of his career and first since 10/20/13...added a 41-yard reception.

10/1 vs. Baltimore: Scored on a nine-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Played in his 100th career game.

1/3 at Cleveland: Hauled-in a season-long 66-yard reception.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Recorded sin-gle-game postseason highs in receptions (2), receiving yards (64) and receiving long (58).

2 014 (16-1/1-0) (PIT): Saw action in all 16 games during the regular season...totaled five spe-

cial teams tackles during the regular season (two, 12/21 vs. Kansas City, and one, 10/26 vs. Indianapo-lis, 11/9 at N.Y. Jets and 12/7 at Cincinnati)...also saw action in the lone postseason contest, recording one special teams stop (1/3 vs. Baltimore).


HEIGHT: 6-2WEIGHT: 210COLLEGE: MarylandBORN: Feb. 26, 1987

BIRTHPLACE: Silver Spring, Md.HOW ACQUIRED: UFA – ’14 (from Indianapolis)NFL EXPERIENCE: 8th year

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9/7 vs. Cleveland: Made his Steelers debut.

9/21 at Carolina: Saw action in his 75th career game.

10/5 at Jacksonville: Caught his first career pass as a Steeler.

10/20 vs. Houston: Recorded a season-long 17-yard reception.

11/9 at N.Y. Jets: Started his first game as a Steeler.

12/7 at Cincinnati: Forced a fumble on a Cincinnati fake punt in the first quarter, his first forced fumble of his career on special teams.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/3 vs. Baltimore: Recorded his first career postseason reception.

2 013(16-11/1-0) (IND): Appeared in all 16 games for the first time in his career with 11 starts...

contributed two special teams tackles (one, 12/22 at Kansas City and 12/29 vs. Jacksonville)...made his postseason debut 1/4 vs. Kansas City, recording one special teams tackle...inactive for the team’s postsea-son game 1/11 at New England.

9/22 at San Francisco: Caught a season-high five passes for 59 yards.

10/20 vs. Denver: Finished with four receptions for 44 yards with one touchdown...tied a career-long with a 30-yard rush.

11/24 at Arizona: Scored on a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.

2 012(15-14) (OAK): Appeared in 15 games, matching a single-season career-high with

14 starts...recorded a single-season career-best five receiving touchdowns.

9/23 vs. Pittsburgh: Hauled-in a three-yard touch-down pass.

10/21 vs. Jacksonville: Caught four passes for a season-high 85 yards, including a 59-yard reception.

10/28 at Kansas City: Recorded a 32-yard touchdown reception.

11/11 at Baltimore: Tied a season-high with five recep-tions for 82 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown in the first half.

12/6 vs. Denver: Matched a season-high with five receptions for 82 yards, including a 56-yard touch-down reception.

12/30 at San Diego: Caught his career-best fifth touch-down pass of the season on a nine-yard reception.

2 011(15-14) (OAK): Appeared in 15 games, tying his career high with 14 starts...established

single-season career-highs in receptions (64) and receiv-ing yards (975)...also hauled-in four touchdowns...fin-ished the season with three 100-yard receiving games.

10/2 vs. New England: Registered 115 yards on four receptions, including a season-long 58-yard reception.

10/9 at Houston: Caught seven passes for 99 yards and added a 34-yard touchdown reception in the sec-ond quarter.

10/23 vs. Kansas City: Caught five passes for 89 yards...registered at least five receptions for the third straight game...marked his fourth consecutive contest with at least 80 receiving yards.

12/4 at Miami: Recorded a three-yard touchdown reception.

12/18 vs. Detroit: Registered a career-high 155 receiv-ing yards on eight catches, including a 43-yard touch-down reception.

12/24 at Kansas City: Finished the game with four catches for 70 yards...his 53-yard reception in overtime helped set-up the game-winning field goal.

1/1 vs. San Diego: Set a single-game career-high with nine receptions for 130 yards with one touchdown...marked his fourth career 100-yard receiving game.

2 010(15-14) (OAK): Played in 15 games, setting a career-high with 14 starts.

9/19 vs. St. Louis: Caught a season-high six passes for 80 yards.

10/31 vs. Seattle: Finished with a season-high 105 yards on five catches, including a 69-yard touchdown reception...marked his first career 100-yard receiving game...also registered a career-long 30-yard rush.

2 0 0 9(11-11) (OAK): Started all 11 games in which he played as a rookie...inactive for the last

five games of the season due to a foot injury.

9/14 vs. San Diego: Started at WR in his NFL debut...along with WR Louis Murphy, became the first rookie receiver duo to start in an NFL game since 2000 and the third duo since 1997.

9/20 at Kansas City: Registered his first career catch for 18 yards.

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10/25 vs. N.Y. Jets: Recorded a season-long 24-yard reception.

11/26 at Dallas: On Thanksgiving Day, matched a season-high with two catches for 21 yards, and he registered his first career touchdown reception, a four-yarder.

C O LLEG EAppeared in 38 games at Maryland (2005-08), starting 35...finished his career

ranked second in school history with 2,089 receiving yards and third in school history with 138 receptions...his 13 career touchdown receptions ranked third on the school’s all-time list and his four 100-yard receiving performances tied for sixth in school annals...finished his career ranked 17th in school history with 2,403 all-purpose yards despite never returning a punt or a kickoff...caught at least one pass in 34 of his 38 colle-giate contests...earned honorable mention all-ACC hon-ors from the AP/ACSMA in 2008...was an honorable

mention All-America choice at wide receiver by Pro Football Weekly in 2007...earned second-team all-ACC honors, and he also earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News and Rivals.com, in addition to being named to the all-Freshman ACC team by The Sporting News...majored in American studies.

P ER S O N A LGraduate of McDonogh High School (Owings Mills, Md.)...was a three-year

letter winner and two-year starter at wide receiver and outside linebacker...finished with 47 receptions for 821 yards with 10 touchdowns as a senior, earning consensus first-team all-state honors...caught 40 passes for 802 yards with 12 touchdowns as a junior, earning all-area and all-conference honors...named All-American by PrepStar and SuperPrep...also ran track, placing fifth at nationals as a junior and was MIAA champ in the 100 and 200 meters...son of Vivian Heyward-Bey...Full name: Darrius Ramar Heyward-Bey.

HEYWARD-BEY’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England 1 0 4 58 14.5 43 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 4 77 19.3 41 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 0 3 19 6.3 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 1 4 31 7.8 12 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 2 24 12.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/29 at Seattle 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 1 21 21.0 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 2 74 37.0 66 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 4 21 314 15.0 66 2 0 0 0.0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/17 at Denver 1 0 2 64 32.0 58 0 0 0 0.0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 1 2 64 32.0 58 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 1 0 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


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RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD11/2 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 1 3 33 11.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 1 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 OAKLAND 1 1 3 33 11.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/15 MIAMI 1 1 2 10 5.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/22 at San Francisco 1 1 5 59 11.8 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/29 at Jacksonville 1 1 3 33 11.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/6 SEATTLE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 10/14 at San Diego 1 1 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/20 DENVER 1 1 4 44 11.0 27 1 1 30 30.0 30 011/3 at Houston 1 1 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/10 ST. LOUIS 1 1 3 30 10.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/14 at Tennessee 1 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/24 at Arizona 1 0 3 22 7.3 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/1 TENNESSEE 1 1 1 23 23.0 23 0 1 (-11) (-11.0) (-11) 012/8 at Cincinnati 1 0 2 23 11.5 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/15 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/22 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/29 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 11 29 309 10.7 27 0 3 26 8.7 30 0

POSTSE ASON 1/4 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/11 at New England I N A C T I V EPOSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 SAN DIEGO 1 1 3 43 14.3 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/16 at Miami 1 1 4 41 10.3 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/23 PITTSBURGH 1 1 2 14 7.0 11 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/30 at Denver I N A C T I V E10/14 at Atlanta 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 20 20.0 20 010/21 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 4 85 21.3 59 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/28 at Kansas City 1 1 1 32 32.0 32t 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/4 TAMPA BAY 1 1 5 74 14.8 46 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/11 at Baltimore 1 1 5 82 16.4 55t 1 1 (-4) (-4.0) (-4) 011/18 NEW ORLEANS 1 0 4 69 17.3 22 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/25 at Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/2 CLEVELAND 1 1 4 40 10.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/6 DENVER 1 1 5 82 16.4 56t 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/16 KANSAS CITY 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/23 at Carolina 1 1 2 31 15.5 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/30 at San Diego 1 1 2 13 6.5 9t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 15 14 41 606 14.8 59 5 2 16 8.0 8 0


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RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/12 at Denver 1 1 4 44 11.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/18 at Buffalo I N A C T I V E9/25 N.Y. JETS 1 1 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/2 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 4 115 28.8 58 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/9 at Houston 1 1 7 99 14.1 34t 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/16 CLEVELAND 1 1 6 82 13.7 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/23 KANSAS CITY 1 1 5 89 17.8 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/6 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/10 at San Diego 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/20 at Minnesota 1 1 4 43 10.8 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/27 CHICAGO 1 1 4 42 10.5 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/4 at Miami 1 1 3 23 7.7 14 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/11 at Green Bay 1 1 5 78 15.6 34 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/18 DETROIT 1 1 8 155 19.4 43t 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/24 at Kansas City 1 1 4 70 17.5 53 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/1 SAN DIEGO 1 1 9 130 14.4 39 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 15 14 64 975 15.2 58 4 0 0 0.0 0 0


RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/12 at Tennessee 1 1 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/19 ST. LOUIS 1 1 6 80 13.3 33 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/26 at Arizona 1 1 3 49 16.3 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/3 HOUSTON 1 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/10 SAN DIEGO 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/17 at San Francisco 1 1 3 19 6.3 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/24 at Denver 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/31 SEATTLE 1 1 5 105 21.0 69t 1 1 30 30.0 30 011/7 KANSAS CITY 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/21 at Pittsburgh I N A C T I V E11/28 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 2 012/5 at San Diego 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 14 14.0 14 012/12 at Jacksonville 1 1 2 40 20.0 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/19 DENVER 1 1 1 20 20.0 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 4 40 10.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/2 at Kansas City 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 2 0SEASON TOTALS 15 14 26 366 14.1 69t 1 4 48 12.0 30 0


RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/14 SAN DIEGO 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 at Kansas City 1 1 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 DENVER 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/4 at Houston 1 1 1 18 18.0 18 0 1 20 20.0 20 010/11 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 (-1) (-1.0) (-1) 010/25 N.Y. JETS 1 1 2 28 14.0 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/1 at San Diego 1 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/15 KANSAS CITY 1 1 1 22 22.0 22 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/22 CINCINNATI 1 1 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/26 at Dallas 1 1 2 21 10.5 17 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/6 at Pittsburgh I N A C T I V E12/13 WASHINGTON I N A C T I V E12/20 at Denver I N A C T I V E12/27 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E1/3 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 11 11 9 124 13.8 24 1 2 19 9.5 20 0


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POSTSE ASON RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2009 Oakland 11 11 9 124 13.8 24 1 2 19 9.5 20 02010 Oakland 15 14 26 366 14.1 69t 1 4 48 12.0 30 02011 Oakland 15 14 64 975 15.2 58 4 0 0 0.0 0 02012 Oakland 15 14 41 606 14.8 59 5 2 16 8.0 20 02013 Indianapolis 16 11 29 309 10.7 27 1 3 26 8.7 30 02014 Pittsburgh 16 1 3 33 11.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 16 4 21 314 15.0 66 2 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 104 69 193 2,727 14.1 69t 14 11 109 9.9 30 0STEELERS TOTALS 32 5 24 347 14.5 66 2 0 0 0.0 0 0



Receptions: 9, vs. San Diego, 1/1/12; Receiving Yards: 155, vs. Detroit, 12/18/11; Receiving Avg. (Min. 4 Rec.): 28.8, vs. New England, 10/2/11; Receiving Long: 69t, vs. Seattle, 10/31/10; Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 14 times, last time vs. Baltimore, 10/1/15; 25+ Yard Receptions: 3, vs. Detroit, 12/18/11; Rushing Attempts: 1, 11 times, last vs. Tennessee, 12/1/13; Rushing Yards: 30, twice, last vs. Denver, 10/20/13; Rushing Long: 30, twice, last vs. Denver, 10/20/13.

POSTSE ASON RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2013 Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 1 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 2 1 2 64 32.0 58 0 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 4 1 3 70 23.3 58 0 0 0 0.0 0 0STEELERS TOTALS 3 1 3 70 23.3 58 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Career Postseason Special Teams Tackles (2): 1 in ’13 and 1 in ’14.

P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers on Febru-ary 16, 2016...released by the Green Bay Pack-

ers on August 31, 2015...originally signed with the Pack-ers as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 8, 2015.


C O LLEG ELettered two seasons at Mississippi (2013-14), appearing in 24 games with

two starts...totaled 27 tackles, 9.0 TFLs and 3.0 sacks...also attended Northeast Mississippi Community College (2011-12)...earned NJCAA honorable mention All-America honors, and was selected first team all-state and All-Region XXIII and the state’s Most Valuable Defensive Lineman by the MACJC as a sophomore...

also played basketball at Northeast, leading the con-ference in rebounding as a freshman...spent his first semester of junior college playing basketball for Marion Military Institute (Marion, Ala.)...majored in general studies at Mississippi.

P ER S O N A LAttended Meadowbrook High School (Norcross, Ga.), playing football and

basketball his junior and senior seasons...earned two letters as a wide receiver...also averaged 18.0 points and 12.0 rebounds as a senior for the basketball squad...also attended Brookwood High School (Snell-ville, Ga.), playing football and basketball his freshman and sophomore seasons...son of Lester and Dora Hooks...Full name: Lavon Marquis Hooks.


HEIGHT: 6-3WEIGHT: 312COLLEGE: MississippiBORN: Jan. 23, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Atlanta, Ga. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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P R O(8-0/2-0): Signed a one-year extension with the Steelers on January 19, 2016...signed a

Reserve/Future contract with the Steelers on Decem-ber 31, 2013...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 2, 2013...released by the Steelers on August 31, 2013...originally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 27, 2013.

2 015(7-0/2-0): Saw action 10/1 vs. Baltimore, 11/1 vs. Cincinnati, 11/8 vs. Oakland, 11/15

vs. Cleveland, 12/6 vs. Indianapolis, 12/13 at Cincin-nati and 12/27 at Baltimore in the regular season, and saw action in both postseason games...dressed but did not play 10/25 at Kansas City, 11/29 at Seattle, 12/20 vs. Denver and 1/3 at Cleveland during the regular season and during the postseason 1/9 at Cin-cinnati...inactive Weeks 1-3 and 5-6.

2 014(1-0/0-0): Saw action in one game (9/21 at Carolina), which was his NFL debut...inac-

tive Weeks 1, 2, 5-7, 9-11, and 16-17...also inactive for the lone postseason game...dressed but did not see action Weeks 4, 8 and 13-15.

2 013(0-0): Spent the entire season on the Steel-ers’ practice squad.

C O LLEG EWas a four-year letterman at UAB (2009-12)...appeared in 40 games and made

29 starts...started all 24 games in his final two sea-

sons...in 2008, was part of an offensive line that helped block for the UAB offense to register 5,074 net yards, which ranked as the second-highest total in team his-tory at the time...named to the Conference-USA All-Freshman team by the league’s head coaches in 2009...majored in communications management.

P ER S O N A LAttended George Washington Carver High School (Columbus, Ga.)...was

high school teammates with Steelers’ LB Jarvis Jones...his team went 27-3 during his junior and senior seasons and captured the 2007 Georgia High School Association Class AAA state title...registered 77 pancake blocks and was a Columbus Ledger-Enquirer all-city selection and an Associated Press first-team all-state honoree...competed in the annual Offense/Defense All-American game...son of Angela Jones and Edward Hubbard...Full name: Christopher E. Hubbard.

HUBBARD’S CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2013 Pittsburgh 0 02014 Pittsburgh 1 02015 Pittsburgh 7 0NFL TOTALS 8 0

HUBBARD’S CAREER POSTSEASON TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2014 Pittsburgh I N A C T I V E2015 Pittsburgh 2 0NFL TOTALS 2 0

HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 295COLLEGE: UAB BORN: April 23, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus, Ga.HOW ACQUIRED: RFA – ‘13NFL EXPERIENCE: 3rd year

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P R O(8-2/2-0): Drafted by the Steelers in the fifth round (160th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

2 015(8-2/2-0): Played in eight regular-season games with two starts, making his NFL debut

11/8 vs. Oakland...made his postseason debut at Cin-cinnati in the AFC Wild Card Game...inactive for the first eight weeks of the regular season.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Recorded two receptions for 13 yards, including a four-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter in his NFL debut.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Totaled single-game career-highs in receptions (3), receiving yards (30) and receiving long (20).

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Recorded his first postseason reception, a 22-yarder.

C O LLEG EStarted 31-of-33 games at Penn State (2012-14)...recorded 78 receptions for

1,005 yards with 11 touchdowns...his 11 career touch-down catches are the most by a tight end in Penn State history, which broke a tie with College Football Hall of Famer Ted Kwalick...in 2014, was named first-team All-Big Ten...in 2012, led the offense with an 18.4 yards per catch average and tied the single-season team record by a tight end with five receiving touchdowns...majored in kinesiology.

P ER S O N A LAttended South Allegheny High School (McKeesport, Pa.)...was a two-time

second-team all-state performer and earned first-team honors twice...named All-Century Conference at tight end as a junior and senior, after racking up 71 catches for 1,030 yards with 10 touchdowns during his final two seasons...was selected as a team captain during each of his final three years at South Allegheny...invited to play in the Semper-Fidelis All-American game and was named to the 2011 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22...son of Rick and Susan James...Full name: Jesse Dylan James.

JAMES’ 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England I N A C T I V E9/20 SAN FRANCISCO I N A C T I V E9/27 at St. Louis I N A C T I V E10/1 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E10/12 at San Diego I N A C T I V E10/18 ARIZONA I N A C T I V E10/25 at Kansas City I N A C T I V E11/1 CINCINNATI I N A C T I V E11/8 OAKLAND 1 0 2 13 6.5 9 111/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 1 2 2.0 2 011/29 at Seattle 1 0 1 8 8.0 8 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 3 30 10.0 20 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 1 3 3.0 3 01/3 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 8 2 8 56 7.0 20 1

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/17 at Denver 1 0 1 22 22.0 22 0NFL TOTALS 2 0 1 22 22.0 22 0

HEIGHT: 6-7WEIGHT: 261COLLEGE: Penn StateBORN: June 4, 1994

BIRTHPLACE: Glassport, Pa. HOW ACQUIRED: D5 – ’15 (#160)NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd

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P R O(82-33/4-4): Signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on May 17, 2016...signed a two-

year contract with the Chargers as an unrestricted free agent (from Pittsburgh) on March 12, 2014...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a wrist injury on October 15, 2013...re-signed a one-year con-tract with the Steelers on March 13, 2013...Waived/Injured by the Steelers due to a knee injury on August 13, 2012...signed his one-year restricted free agent tender on April 12, 2012...originally drafted by the Steelers in the seventh round (241st overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-4) (SD): Played in 16 games with four starts, serving primarily as a blocker.

2 014 (14-3) (SD): Saw action in 14 games with three starts, serving primarily as a blocker.

2 013(5-2) (PIT): Saw action in five games with two starts...recorded a career-long reception

of 32 yards (9/22 vs. Chicago)...suffered a season-ending wrist injury 10/13 at N.Y. Jets, and he was placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List on October 15.

2 012(0-0) (PIT): Suffered a season-ending knee injury during the first quarter of the first

preseason game (8/9 at Philadelphia)...Waived/Injured by the Steelers on August 13, and he spent the 2012 season on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List.

2 011(16-16/1-1) (PIT): Started all 16 contests during the regular season for the first time

in his career...set single-season career highs in recep-tions (12), receiving yards (91) and receiving touch-downs (1, 10/9 vs. Tennessee)...also started the lone postseason contest.

2 010(16-5/3-3) (PIT): Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career, with five starts

during the regular season...helped block for RB Rashard Mendenhall to gain a career-high 1,273 yards rushing with 13 rushing touchdowns during the regular season...started all three postseason games, paving the way for Steelers’ rushers to average 121.0 yards per game.

2 0 0 9(15-3)(PIT): Played in 15 games with three starts as a rookie...recorded his first career

reception 10/25 vs. Minnesota.

C O LLEG ELettered all four seasons at Arkansas State (2005-08), where he played in

48 games...totaled 45 receptions for 760 yards with nine receiving touchdowns...earned Phil Steele’s Hon-orable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference honors in 2007 and 2008...graduated with a bachelor ’s degree in physical therapy.

P ER S O N A LAttended Pine Bluff High School (Pine Bluff, Ark.)...was a two-year letterman,

and he was twice named all-conference...caught 20 passes with two receiving touchdowns as a senior, despite being used primarily as a blocker, as he earned all-state honors...also played baseball...son of Lois and David Johnson.

JOHNSON’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/13 DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 at Minnesota 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/4 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 at Green Bay 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/1 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/9 CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/22 KANSAS CITY 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/29 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/6 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/13 at Kansas City 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/24 at Oakland 1 0 1 4 4.0 4 01/3 at Denver 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 4 1 4 4.0 4 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 at Arizona 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/14 SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/21 at Buffalo 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/28 JACKSONVILLE I N A C T I V E10/5 N.Y. JETS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

HEIGHT: 6-2WEIGHT: 260COLLEGE: Arkansas StateBORN: Aug. 26, 1987

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Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD10/19 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/23 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/2 at Miami 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/16 OAKLAND 1 0 1 4 4.0 4 011/23 ST. LOUIS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/30 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/7 NEW ENGLAND I N A C T I V E12/14 DENVER 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 at San Francisco 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/28 at Kanas City 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 3 1 4 4.0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 TENNESSEE 1 0 1 11 11.0 11 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 0 2 51 25.5 32 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 1 1 8 8.0 8 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/15 – SEASON R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TSEASON TOTALS 5 2 4 70 17.5 32 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/11 at Baltimore 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/18 SEATTLE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/25 at Indianapolis 1 1 1 3 3.0 3 010/2 at Houston 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 010/9 TENNESSEE 1 1 2 5 2.5 4 110/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/23 at Arizona 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/30 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 1 7 7.0 7 011/6 BALTIMORE 1 1 1 25 25.0 25 011/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 011/27 at Kansas City 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/4 CINCINNATI 1 1 1 9 9.0 9 012/8 CLEVELAND 1 1 2 22 11.0 16 012/19 at San Francisco 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/24 ST. LOUIS 1 1 1 2 2.0 2 01/1 at Cleveland 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 12 91 7.6 25 1

POSTSE ASON 1/8 at Denver 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/12 ATLANTA 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/19 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/26 at Tampa Bay 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/3 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/17 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/24 at Miami 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/31 at New Orleans 1 0 1 9 9.0 9 011/8 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/14 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/21 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD11/28 at Buffalo 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/5 at Baltimore 1 1 3 37 12.3 25 012/12 CINCINNATI 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/19 N.Y. JETS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/23 CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 01/2 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 5 4 46 11.5 25 0

POSTSE ASON 1/15 BALTIMORE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 01/23 N.Y. JETS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 02/6 vs. Green Bay 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 3 0 0 0.0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 at Chicago 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 at Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/4 SAN DIEGO I N A C T I V E10/11 at Detroit 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 MINNESOTA 1 0 1 4 4.0 4 011/9 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/15 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/22 at Kansas City 1 0 1 5 5.0 5 011/29 at Baltimore 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/6 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/10 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/3 at Miami 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 3 2 9 4.5 5 0

JOHNSON’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2009 Pittsburgh 15 3 2 9 4.5 5 02010 Pittsburgh 16 5 4 46 11.5 25 02011 Pittsburgh 16 16 12 91 7.6 25 12012 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T2013 Pittsburgh 5 2 4 70 17.5 32 02014 San Diego 14 3 1 4 4.0 4 02015 San Diego 16 4 1 4 4.0 4 0NFL TOTALS 82 33 24 224 9.3 32 1STEELERS TOTALS 52 26 22 216 9.8 32 1


Receptions: 3, at Baltimore, 12/5/10; Yards: 51, vs. Chicago, 9/22/13; Long: 32, vs. Chicago, 9/22/13; Touchdowns: 1, vs. Ten-nessee, 10/9/11.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2010 Pittsburgh 3 3 0 0 0.0 0 02011 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 4 4 0 0 0.0 0 0

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P R O(57-7/5-1): Signed a one-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent

(from Tennessee) on March 25, 2016...claimed by the Titans off waivers (from Denver) on September 6, 2015...released by the Broncos on September 5, 2015...re-signed a one-year contract extension with the Broncos on March 10, 2015...originally signed with the Broncos as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 29, 2012.

2 015(16-0) (TEN): Saw action in all 16 regular-season games...totaled a single-season

career-high with two fumble recoveries on special teams (one, 10/11 vs. Buffalo and 11/8 at New Orleans)...added seven special teams tackles (two, 11/8 at New Orleans, and one, 9/13 at Tampa Bay, 11/15 vs. Carolina, 11/29 vs. Oakland, 12/6 vs. Jack-sonville and 1/3 at Indianapolis).

2 014 (14-7/1-1) (DEN): Played in 14 games with a career-high seven starts during the regu-

lar season...was inactive due to an ankle injury 10/23 vs. San Diego and 11/2 at New England...recorded single regular-season career-highs in tackles (22) and sacks (0.5), and he tied his single regular-season career-high with 10 special teams tackles (three, 9/21 at Seattle, two, 10/12 at N.Y. Jets, 11/30 at Kansas City and 12/14 at San Diego, and one, 9/14 vs. Kansas City)...added his first career fumble recovery on special teams 10/12 at N.Y. Jets...his first career half-sack came 12/7 vs. Buffalo...started his first postseason contest in the AFC Divisional Playoff 1/11 vs. Indianapolis, where he led the team with six tackles on defense and one tackle on special teams.

2 013(16-0/3-0) (DEN): Saw action in all 16 reg-ular-season games for the first time in his

career...totaled seven special teams tackles during the regular season (three, 9/15 at N.Y. Giants, two 11/24 at

New England, and one, 9/29 vs. Philadelphia and 12/29 at Oakland)...played in all three postseason contests.

2 012(11-0/1-0) (DEN): Played in 11 games as a rookie...was inactive for five contests...

tied for the team lead with a single regular-season career-high 10 special teams tackles (three, 12/16 at Baltimore, two, 12/6 at Oakland and 12/30 vs. Kansas City, and one, 11/4 at Cincinnati, 11/25 at Kansas City and 12/2 vs. Tampa Bay)...became the third Broncos’ rookie since 1994 to lead or tie for the team lead in special teams tackles during a single regular season...saw action in the lone postseason contest, recording one special teams tackle in the AFC Divisional Playoff 1/12 vs. Baltimore.

C O LLEG EReceived an invitation to walk-on at Kansas, and played for the Jayhawks

from 2008-11...finished his career with 229 tackles, 6.5 TFLs and 2.0 sacks...led the team in tackles his final two seasons...as a senior, was named a team cap-tion, and he led the Big 12 with 124 tackles, while earning Phil Steele’s Midseason All-Big 12 third team honors...majored in economics with a minor in busi-ness...prior to playing at Kansas, prepped at Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, Pa.) in 2006...midway through the season, suffered a serious left knee injury that left his football career in doubt.

P ER S O N A LAttended Strath Haven High School (Wallingford, Pa.)...led the state of

Pennsylvania with 123 tackles as a senior...earned all-state and all-county honors, while also being named team defensive MVP as a senior...also competed in basketball and track...in 2014, was honored with the Denver Broncos Community Champion Award...started the Faith Motivated Foundation in 2015...son of Steven Johnson and Jean Wootson.


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/13 at Tampa Bay 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/11 BUFFALO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

HEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 237COLLEGE: Kansas BORN: March 28, 1988

BIRTHPLACE: Media, Pa. HOW ACQUIRED: UFA – ’16 (from Tennessee)NFL EXPERIENCE: 5th year

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR10/18 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/25 ATLANTA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 at Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 at New Orleans 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/19 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 at New England 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/14 KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/5 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/19 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/23 SAN DIEGO I N A C T I V E11/2 at New England I N A C T I V E11/9 at Oakland 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/16 at St. Louis 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/23 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 at Kansas City 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 BUFFALO 1 1 1 2 3 0.5 0.5 0/0 0 0 012/14 at San Diego 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 at Cincinnati 1 1 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 OAKLAND 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 7 13 9 22 0.5 0.5 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/11 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/5 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/15 at N.Y. GIANTS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/6 at Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/13 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 at Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/27 WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 at San Diego 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/24 at New England 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/1 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/12 SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 at Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/29 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 16 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/12 SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/19 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02/2 SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 PITTSBURGH I N A C T I V E9/17 at Atlanta 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 HOUSTON I N A C T I V E9/30 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/7 at New England I N A C T I V E10/15 at San Diego I N A C T I V E10/28 NEW ORLEANS I N A C T I V E11/4 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/11 at Carolina 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/18 SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/25 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/2 TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/23 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/30 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/12 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 2012 Denver 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02013 Denver 16 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02014 Denver 14 7 13 9 22 0.5 0.5 0/0 0 0 02015 Tennessee 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 57 7 14 9 23 0.5 0.5 0/0 0 0 0

Career Special Teams Tackles (34): 10 in ’12, 7 in ’13, 10 in ’14 and 7 in ’15.

Additional Statistics: Has two fumble recoveries on special teams (one, 10/11/15 vs. Buffalo and 11/8/15 at New Orleans)...has one career forced fumble on special teams (12/16/12 at Baltimore)...also blocked a punt and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown 9/29/13 vs. Philadelphia.


Total Tackles: 6, at St. Louis, 11/16/14; Solo Tackles: 3, at St. Louis, 11/16/14; Sacks: 0.5, vs. Buffalo, 12/7/14; Sack Yards: 0.5 vs. Buffalo, 12/7/14; Interceptions: N/A; Interception Yards: N/A; Passes Defensed: N/A; Forced Fumbles: N/A; Fumble Recoveries: N/A; Special Teams Tackles: 3, three times, last at Seattle, 9/21/14.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2012 Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 02013 Denver 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 02014 Denver 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 5 1 5 1 6 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0

Postseason Special Teams Tackles (2): 1 in ’12 and 1 in ’14.

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P R O(36-26/3-2): Activated from the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return List

on December 6, 2014...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return List on September 23, 2014 due to a right wrist injury...originally drafted by the Steelers in the first round (17th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

2 015(15-15/2-2): Started a career-best 15 reg-ular-season games...inactive due to a hip

injury 10/18 vs. Arizona...started both postseason contests...his 2.0 sacks during the regular season tied his career high that he set in 2014...set a single-season career-high with two fumble recoveries...totaled two special teams tackles in the regular season (one, 12/6 vs. Indianapolis and 12/13 at Cincinnati).

10/12 at San Diego: Sacked QB Philip Rivers for a seven-yard loss...forced a fumble in the second half.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Split a sack with LB Ryan Shazier.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Recovered a fumble in the third quarter, the first fumble recovery of his career.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Split a sack with LB Arthur Moats...recovered a fumble in the second quarter that was forced by S Will Allen.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Recorded his first career inter-ception, picking off QB Matt Hasselbeck at the goal line.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Recorded a strip sack on QB AJ McCarron, his first career postseason sack and forced fumble.

2 014 (7-3/1-0): Saw action in seven games with three starts during the regular season...set

a career-high with 2.0 sacks during the regular season...made his postseason debut vs. Baltimore in the AFC Wild Card Game...totaled two special teams tackles (one, 12/7 at Cincinnati and 12/28 vs. Cincinnati) dur-ing the regular season...returned to action 12/7 at Cincinnati after missing nine games on the team’s Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return List due to a right wrist injury.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Started at OLB for the first time in a season opener...recorded one sack, a 10-yarder on QB Brian Hoyer in the second quarter.

9/21 at Carolina: Recorded a sack and forced fumble on QB Cam Newton that was recovered by LB Jason Worilds...marked his first career forced fumble...left the game in the third quarter with a right wrist injury and did not return.

2 013(14-8): Played in 14 games with eight starts as a rookie...inactive 10/20 vs. Baltimore

due to a concussion and 12/22 at Green Bay due to an illness...set career-highs in tackles (42) and pass breakups (6)...added five special teams tackles (two, 9/16 at Cincinnati, and one, 9/8 vs. Tennessee, 9/22 vs. Chicago and 11/3 at New England)..

9/8 vs. Tennessee: Made his NFL debut.

9/16 at Cincinnati: Made his first career start.

10/13 at N.Y. Jets: With just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter, pressured QB Geno Smith, which forced a pass that was intercepted by LB Lawrence Timmons.

11/10 vs. Buffalo: Recorded his first career sack, a seven-yarder on QB EJ Manuel.

11/17 vs. Detroit: Started at OLB in place of injured LB LaMarr Woodley...recorded the first two pass breakups of his career.

12/29 vs. Cleveland: Totaled a career-high nine tackles.

C O LLEG EAppeared in 34 games (eight at USC in 2009 and 26 at Georgia from 2011-12)...

started all 26 games he appeared in at Georgia...as a Bulldog, recorded 155 tackles, 45.5 TFLs, 28.0 sacks, 88 quarterback pressures, one interception, five pass breakups, nine forced fumbles and two fumble recov-eries...his 28.0 sacks tied Jimmy Payne (1978-82) for third-most in school history at the time he left Georgia...was a unanimous first-team All-SEC choice, as he earned All-American first-team honors from The NFL

HEIGHT: 6-3WEIGHT: 248COLLEGE: Georgia BORN: Oct. 13, 1989

BIRTHPLACE: Lumpkin, Ga. HOW ACQUIRED: D1 – ’13 (#17)NFL EXPERIENCE: 4th year

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Draft Report, Walter Camp, Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Asso-ciation, The Sporting News and Phil Steele, and he was named a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy, Butkus Award, Bednarik Trophy and Nagurski Award along with the LOTT Impact Trophy in 2012...in 2011, was a unanimous All-SEC first-team choice was named the Atlanta Sports Awards Collegiate Player of the Year, and he added first-team All-American honors from The NFL Draft Report, Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, Phil Steele and Sports Illustrated.

P ER S O N A LAttended George Washington Carver High School (Columbus, Ga.)...was a

high school teammate of Steelers’ C/G Chris Hubbard...in 2008, he was a 2008 Super Prep, Prep Star, USA

Today and ESPN All-American, and was named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super 11, named All-State Class AAA first team and named the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer’s All-City Defensive MVP as a senior...that year, recorded 77 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, four interceptions and two forced fumbles, despite being sidelined late in the season for four games with a broken thumb...as a junior, was named to the Rivals.com All-American first team, earned All-State Class AAA Defensive MVP and Colum-bus Ledger-Enquirer All-City Defensive MVP honors after posting 157 tackles, 26.0 TFLs, 4.0 sacks and two interceptions to help Carver win the 2007 Georgia state AAA title...played in the U.S. Army All-American Game...lettered in basketball, earning 2008 All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association...son of Gloria Dowdell and Ronnie Jones...has one daughter, Maleah...Full name: Jarvis Jerrel Jones.

JONES’ 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 1 4 1 5 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 1 010/18 ARIZONA I N A C T I V E10/25 at Kansas City 1 1 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 0 2 2 0.5 2.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 111/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 1 1 2 0.5 3.5 0/0 0 0 111/29 at Seattle 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1/5 1 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 15 14 13 27 2.0 12.5 1/5 2 1 2



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 6 0 6 1.0 10.0 0/0 0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 1 1 1 2 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 1 09/28 TAMPA BAY R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I G N A T E D F O R R E T U R N10/5 at Jacksonville R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I G N A T E D F O R R E T U R N10/12 at Cleveland R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I G N A T E D F O R R E T U R N10/20 HOUSTON R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I G N A T E D F O R R E T U R N10/26 INDIANAPOLIS R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I G N A T E D F O R R E T U R N11/2 BALTIMORE R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I G N A T E D F O R R E T U R N11/9 at N.Y. Jets R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I G N A T E D F O R R E T U R N11/17 at Tennessee R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I G N A T E D F O R R E T U R N11/30 NEW ORLEANS R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I G N A T E D F O R R E T U R N

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR12/7 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 7 3 11 4 15 2.0 18.0 0/0 0 1 0



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E10/27 at Oakland 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/3 at New England 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 BUFFALO 1 0 1 1 2 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 DETROIT 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 011/24 at Cleveland 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/28 at Baltimore 1 1 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 MIAMI 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 0 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/22 at Green Bay I N A C T I V E12/29 Cleveland 1 1 9 0 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 8 32 10 42 1.0 7.0 0/0 6 0 0

JONES’ CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2013 Pittsburgh 14 8 32 10 42 1.0 7.0 0/0 6 0 02014 Pittsburgh 7 3 11 4 15 2.0 18.0 0/0 0 1 02015 Pittsburgh 15 15 14 13 27 2.0 12.5 1/5 2 1 2NFL TOTALS 36 26 57 27 84 5.0 37.5 1/5 8 2 2



Total Tackles: 9, vs. Cleveland, 12/29/13; Solo Tackles: 9, vs. Cleveland, 12/29/13; Sacks: 1.0, four times, last at San Diego, 10/12/15; Sack Yards: 10.0, vs. Cleveland, 9/7/14; Passes Defensed: 2, twice, last vs. Cleveland, 12/29/13; Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last at San Diego, 10/12/15; Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice, last vs. Cleveland, 11/15/15.


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P R O(6-2/1-0): Drafted by the Steelers with their second of two selections in the fourth round

(115th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

2 015(6-2/1-0): Saw action for the first time in his career, playing in six regular-season games

with two starts...connected on 32-of-55 passes for 513 yards with three touchdowns during the regular season...also made his postseason debut 1/9 at Cincinnati...inactive due to a concussion 9/10 at New England...inactive 9/20 vs. San Francisco and 9/27 at St. Louis...dressed but did not see action in the regular season 10/1 vs. Baltimore, 10/12 at San Diego, 11/1 vs. Cincin-nati, 12/20 vs. Denver, 12/27 at Baltimore and 1/3 at Cleveland, and in the postseason 1/17 at Denver.

10/18 vs. Arizona: Made his NFL debut, filling in at QB for the injured Mike Vick...completed 8-of-12 passes for 168 yards with two touchdowns for a passer rating of 149.3...his 149.3 passer rating is the second-highest for an NFL quarterback in their first career game (min. 10 attempts)...connected with WR Martavis Bryant for both scores, an eight-yarder and an 88-yarder...the 88-yard touchdown is tied for the eighth-longest pass play in team history.

10/25 at Kansas City: Made his first career start...set career highs in attempts (29), completions (16) and passing yards (209).

11/8 vs. Oakland: Came in relief of injured QB Ben Roethlisberger...completed 4-of-6 passes for 79 yards, including a 57-yarder to WR Antonio Brown that set up K Chris Boswell’s game-winning field goal...marked his first career fourth quarter/overtime game-winning drive.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Earned his first career victory...became the eighth Steelers’ QB to earn a win in his first career home start since 1970...started but left the game early in the first quarter due to a left ankle injury and did not return.

11/29 at Seattle: Saw action at QB when Roethlisberger was taken to the locker room to go through NFL Con-cussion Protocol.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Saw action at QB when Roethlisberger left the game to be evaluated for a right shoulder injury.

2 014(0-0/0-0): Inactive for all 16 games during the regular season and the lone postseason

contest.

2 013 (0-0): Inactive for all 16 games.

C O LLEG EStarted 50-of-52 games at Oklahoma (2009-12), setting the school position

record with 48 consecutive starts...shattered school and Big 12 Conference career-records and placed him-self high on the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision record charts with 1,388 completions of 2,183 passes (63.58%) for 16,646 yards with 123 touchdowns...added three rushing touchdowns...amassed 16,271 yards of total offense and was responsible for 126 touchdowns...his passing yardage total ranked third in NCAA annals at the time he left Oklahoma...his 123 are the most in school history...his 16,271 yards of total offense ranked third in college football history at the time of his departure...his 2,315 total plays and his 2,183 pass attempts are Big 12 records...his 1,388 pass completions bettered the previous school career record and rank second in Big 12 history...in 2012, earned All-Big 12 Conference second-team accolades from the Associated Press and The NFL Draft Report, in addition to being named an honorable mention by the league’s coaches...was an All-Big 12 first-team pick by The NFL Draft Report in 2011...in 2010, won the Sammy Baugh Award, while earning honorable mention All-American honors from Sports Illustrated...also in 2010, was an All-Big 12 Conference first-team pick by the Dallas Morning News and Kansas City Star, and he earned All-Big 12 second-team accolades from the Associated Press...was also named the Fiesta Bowl Offensive Player of the Game in 2010...in 2009, was named to The NFL Draft Report’s Freshman All-American team and finished third in the voting by the league’s coaches for Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year...majored in multidisciplinary studies.

HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 225COLLEGE: OklahomaBORN: April 4, 1989

BIRTHPLACE: Artesia, N.M.HOW ACQUIRED: D4b – ’13 (#115)NFL EXPERIENCE: 4th year

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P ER S O N A LAttended Artesia High School (Artesia, N.M.)...led his team to consecutive

Class 4A State Championships, throwing for a combined 7,013 yards with 89 touchdowns...as a senior, earned EA Sports and Parade All-American honors, in addition to being a finalist for the Joe Montana Quarterback of the Year Award, given to the nation’s best prep passer...selected as New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year in 2007, when he threw for 3,850 yards with 44 touch-downs...as a junior, the All-State selection threw for 3,432 yards with 45 touchdowns, while also rushing

for 294 yards and nine touchdowns in 2006...finished his high school career by starring in the Under Armour ESPN All-American game...son of Kellye and Kevin Jones...his wife, Whitney, was a former guard for the Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team and was drafted by the San Antonio Silver Stars with the 32nd overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft...she’s the high school women’s basketball coach for Seton-LaSalle in Pittsburgh...the couple has one son, Zeke...Full name: Matthew Landry Jones.


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/10 at New England I N A C T I V E9/20 SAN FRANCISCO I N A C T I V E9/27 at St. Louis I N A C T I V E10/1 BALTIMORE D I D N O T P L AY10/12 at San Diego D I D N O T P L AY10/18 ARIZONA 1 0 12 8 75.0 168 14.0 2 0 88t 0 0 149.310/25 at Kansas City 1 1 29 16 55.2 209 7.2 1 2 41 2 17 60.811/1 CINCINNATI D I D N O T P L AY11/8 OAKLAND 1 0 6 4 66.7 79 13.7 0 0 57 0 0 109.711/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 4 3 75.0 23 5.8 0 0 10 0 0 88.511/29 at Seattle 1 0 4 1 25.0 34 8.5 0 2 34 0 0 22.912/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.012/20 DENVER D I D N O T P L AY12/27 at Baltimore D I D N O T P L AY1/3 at Cleveland D I D N O T P L AYSEASON TOTALS 6 2 55 32 58.2 513 9.3 3 4 88t 2 17 77.3

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 0 5 2 40.0 11 2.2 0 1 7 1 11 8.31/17 at Denver D I D N O T P L AYSEASON TOTALS 1 0 5 2 40.0 11 2.2 0 1 7 1 11 8.3


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg2014 SEASON I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V EPOSTSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0


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REGULAR SE ASONDate Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg2013 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02014 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02015 Pittsburgh 6 2 55 32 58.2 513 9.3 3 4 88t 2 17 77.3NFL TOTALS 6 2 55 32 58.2 513 9.3 3 4 88t 2 17 77.3

Career Record as a Starter: 1-1 (.500): 1-1 (.500) in ‘15.

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Attempts: 29, at Kansas City, 10/25/15; Completions: 16, at Kansas City, 10/25/15; Completion Percentage (Min. 15 Att.): 55.2, at Kansas City, 10/25/15; Passing Yards: 209, at Kansas City, 10/25/15; Yards/Attempt (Min. 10 Att.): 14.0, vs. Arizona, 10/18/15; Touch-downs: 2, vs. Arizona, 10/18/15; Interceptions: 2, twice, last at Seattle, 11/29/15; Long: 88t, vs. Arizona, 10/18/15; QB Rating: 149.3, vs. Arizona, 10/18/15; Rushing Attempts: 2, at Cincinnati, 12/13/15; Rushing Yards: N/A; Rushing Long: N/A; Rushing Touchdowns: N/A.

POSTSE ASONDate Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg2014 Pittsburgh I N A C T I V E2015 Pittsburgh 1 0 5 2 40.0 11 2.2 0 1 7 1 11 8.3NFL TOTALS 1 0 5 2 40.0 11 2.2 0 1 7 1 11 8.3

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REGULAR SE ASONYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD2013 Pittsburgh 0 0 0.0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 0 0 0.0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 5 -5 -1.0 -1 0NFL TOTALS 5 -5 -1.0 -1 0

POSTSE ASONYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD2014 Pittsburgh I N A C T I V E2015 Pittsburgh 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0

P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on October 2, 2015...released by the

Steelers on September 30, 2015...claimed by the Steel-ers off waivers (from Tampa Bay) on September 6, 2015...released by the Buccaneers on September 5, 2015...originally signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 4, 2015.

2 015(0-0/0-0): Was inactive Weeks 1-3 before being released on September 30...signed

to the Steelers’ practice squad on October 2, where he remained for the rest of the 2015 season.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 41 games with 32 starts over four years at Tusculum (2011-14)...

totaled 181 tackles, 28.0 TFLs, 13.0 sacks, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception...in 2014, was named first-team All-South Atlantic Conference, first-team DII All-Amer-ican by College Football USA and second-team All-American by D2football.com...also in 2014, set single-season career highs in tackles (89), TFLs (19.0, the most ever by a defensive lineman in a single season in school history) and sacks (9.0)...majored in sport management with a minor in coaching.

P ER S O N A LAttended Woodland High School (Stockbridge, Ga.)...son of Calvin

Turner, Jr. and Shikeisha Lyons...Full name: Caushaud Siquesse Lyons.

LYONS’ 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England I N A C T I V E9/20 SAN FRANCISCO I N A C T I V E9/27 at St. Louis I N A C T I V E10/2 – SEASON P R A C T I C E S Q U A DSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

HEIGHT: 6-5WEIGHT: 284COLLEGE: TusculumBORN: Jan. 3, 1993

BIRTHPLACE: Atlanta, Ga. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’15 NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers on Feb-ruary 9, 2016...added to the Oakland Raiders’

practice squad on December 28, 2015...released by the New Orleans Saints on September 1, 2015...signed with the Saints on July 27, 2015...released by the Philadelphia Eagles on June 29, 2015...originally signed with the Eagles as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 2, 2015.

2 015(0-0) (OAK): Spent one week on the Raiders’ practice squad.

C O LLEG EStarted 33 games at LT at Nebraska-Kearney (2010-14)...the team captain

earned AFCA All-America honors in back-to-back sea-sons, 2013-14...was also a three-time All-MIAA selec-tion and a three-time academic honor roll recipient (2012-14)...majored in criminal justice.

P ER S O N A LAttended ThunderRidge High School (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)...as a senior,

was named Class 5A honorable mention all-state...was also named first-team All-Southern League as an offen-sive and defensive linemen...helped the Grizzlies win two league titles...also lettered in lacrosse and wrestling.

P R O(80-15/4-0): Signed a one-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent

(from San Diego) on March 31, 2016...re-signed a one-year contract with the Chargers on March 10, 2015...signed with the Chargers on September 1, 2014...released by the Houston Texans on August 30, 2014...signed a one-year contract with the Texans as an unre-stricted free agent (from Indianapolis) on April 15, 2014...added to the Colts’ active roster from the Colts’ practice squad on October 5, 2011...signed to the Colts’ practice squad on September 5, 2011...released by the Colts on September 3, 2011...originally drafted by the Colts in the seventh round (238th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-7) (SD): Played in all 16 games for the third time in his career, making a single-

season career-high with seven starts...totaled a single-season career-high with 22 tackles...added one sack on the season for a four-yard loss (10/12 vs. Pittsburgh).

2 014(12-2) (SD): Saw action in 12 games with two starts...was inactive for four games (9/8

at Arizona, 9/14 vs. Seattle, 9/21 at Buffalo and 10/19 vs. Kansas City)...totaled single-season career-highs in sacks (1.5) and forced fumbles (2)...recorded one sack for a six-yard loss in his Chargers’ debut (9/28 vs. Jacksonville)...his first career forced fumble came 10/5 vs. N.Y. Jets when he stripped RB Chris Johnson...his second career forced fumble came on a combined (DE Dwight Freeney) sack and strip of QB Colin Kaepe-rnick that was recovered in the endzone by DT Corey Liuget for a touchdown.

2 013(16-1/2-0) (IND): Played in all 16 regular-season games with one start...recorded a

half-sack 12/22 at Kansas City...saw action in both postseason contests, where recorded five tackles.

2 012(16-5/1-0) (IND): Saw action in all 16 regular-season games with five starts...also

saw action in the lone postseason contest (AFC Wild Card Game 1/6 at Baltimore).

HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 298COLLEGE: Nebraska-KearneyBORN: Sept. 25, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Highlands Rach, Colo. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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BIRTHPLACE: Jacksonville, Fla. HOW ACQUIRED: UFA – ’16 (from San Diego)NFL EXPERIENCE: 7th year

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2 011(12-0) (IND): Played in the final 12 games of the season after being added to the Colts’

active roster from the Colts’ practice squad on October 5...recorded his first career sack 10/30 at Tennessee.

2 010(8-0/1-0) (IND): Saw action in eight games as a rookie during the regular season...inac-

tive Weeks 1-4, 6, 11, 13-14.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 49 career games at Cincin-nati (2006-2009)...totaled 69 tackles,

15.0 TFLs and 5.5 sacks in his career...as a senior in

2009, totaled single-season career-highs in tackles (44), TFLs (12.5) and sacks (3.5)...was a member of the Bearcats’ 2008 and 2009 Big East Conference Championship Teams...majored in criminal justice.

P ER S O N A LAttended Parker High School (Jack-sonville, Fla.)...was a three-time first-

team all-conference selection in football...as a member of the track team, was a state finalist, and as a wrestler, he was a conference champion...son of Ricardo, Sr. and Jacquelyn Mathews...Full name: Ricardo Eugene Mathews, Jr.

MATHEWS’ 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/13 DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at Minnesota 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/4 CLEVELAND 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 PITTSBURGH 1 0 1 1 2 1.0 4.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 at Green Bay 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/25 OAKLAND 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 at Baltimore 1 0 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 CHICAGO 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/22 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 at Jacksonville 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 DENVER 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at Kansas City 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 MIAMI 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/24 at Oakland 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Denver 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 7 14 8 22 1.0 4.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 at Arizona I N A C T I V E9/14 SEATTLE I N A C T I V E9/21 at Buffalo I N A C T I V E9/28 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 1 1 2 1.0 6.0 0/0 0 0 0 10/5 N.Y. JETS 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 010/12 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/19 KANSAS CITY I N A C T I V E10/23 at Denver 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/2 at Miami 1 1 2 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/16 OAKLAND 1 0 2 1 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/23 ST. LOUIS 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 at Baltimore 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 DENVER 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 at San Francisco 1 0 0 2 2 0.5 10.0 0/0 0 1 0 12/28 at Kansas City 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 12 2 15 6 21 1.5 16 0/0 0 2 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 OAKLAND 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/15 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 at San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 at Jacksonville 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR10/6 SEATTLE 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/14 at San Diego 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/3 at Houston 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 ST. LOUIS 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/14 at Tennessee 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/24 at Arizona 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/1 TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/15 HOUSTON 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 at Kansas City 1 0 1 1 2 0.5 4.0 0/0 0 0 012/29 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 1 11 7 18 0.5 4.0 0/0 1 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/4 KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/11 at New England 1 0 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 1 4 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 at Chicago 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 MINNESOTA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/7 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/14 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/21 CLEVELAND 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/28 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/4 MIAMI 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 at Jacksonville 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/18 at New England 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/25 BUFFALO 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/2 at Detroit 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/9 TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 at Houston 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/23 at Kansas City 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/30 HOUSTON 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 5 7 6 13 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/6 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/11 at Houston P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/18 CLEVELAND P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/25 PITTSBURGH P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/3 at Tampa Bay P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/9 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 010/16 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/23 at New Orleans 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/30 at Tennessee 1 0 3 0 3 1.0 9.0 0/0 0 0 011/6 ATLANTA 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/13 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/27 CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/4 at New England 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/18 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 HOUSTON 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/1 at Jacksonville 1 0 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 12 0 11 8 19 1.0 9.0 0/0 2 0 0


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/12 at Houston I N A C T I V E9/19 N.Y. GIANTS I N A C T I V E9/26 at Denver I N A C T I V E10/3 at Jacksonville I N A C T I V E10/10 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/17 at Washington I N A C T I V E11/1 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/7 at Philadelphia 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/14 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/21 at New England I N A C T I V E11/28 SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/5 DALLAS I N A C T I V E12/9 at Tennessee I N A C T I V E12/19 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/26 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/2 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 8 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/8 N.Y. JETS 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2010 Indianapolis 8 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02011 Indianapolis 12 0 11 8 19 1.0 9.0 0/0 2 0 02012 Indianapolis 16 5 7 6 13 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 02013 Indianapolis 16 1 11 7 18 0.5 4.0 0/0 1 0 02014 San Diego 12 2 15 6 21 1.5 16.0 0/0 0 2 02015 San Diego 16 7 14 8 22 1.0 4.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 80 15 58 36 94 4.0 33.0 0/0 4 2 0


Total Tackles: 5, at Jacksonville, 1/1/12; Solo Tackles: 4, at Jacksonville, 1/1/12; Sacks: 1.0, three times, last vs. Pittsburgh, 10/12/15; Sack Yards: 10.0, at San Francisco, 12/20/14; Passes Defensed: 2, vs. Kansas City, 10/9/11; Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last at San Francisco, 12/20/14; Fumble Recoveries: N/A.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2010 Indianapolis 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02012 Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 02013 Indianapolis 2 0 1 4 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 4 0 1 5 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0


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P R O(21-0/3-0): Drafted by the Steelers with the team’s second of two sixth round selections


2 015(12-0/2-0): Appeared in a career-high 12 regular-season games...played in both post-

season contests...inactive due to a knee injury 9/27 at St. Louis and 10/1 vs. Baltimore...dressed but did not play 11/29 at Seattle...inactive 10/12 at San Diego.

12/13 at Cincinnati: Recorded the first half-sack of his career that he split with LB Vince Williams.

2 014(9-0/1-0): Saw action in nine games during the regular season, and he made his post-

season debut vs. Baltimore in the AFC Wild Card Game...inactive Weeks 1-6 and 9.

C O LLEG EStarted 19-of-24 games at Tennessee (2012-13), recording 72 tackles, 10.0

TFLs, 1.5 sacks, six quarterback pressures, one fumble

recovery, one forced fumble, two pass breakups and two blocked kicks...also attended Georgia Military Col-lege, starting 14-of-18 games (2010-11), where he recorded 64 tackles, 16.0 TFLs, 5.0 sacks and one forced fumble...while at Tennessee, received All-SEC third-team honors from The NFL Draft Report in 2013...in his final season at Georgia Military College in 2011, he received a four-star rating from Rivals.com, as that recruiting service regarded him as the best defensive tackle and sixth-best overall junior college player in the country...majored in arts & sciences.

P ER S O N A LAttended Southeast Raleigh High School (Garner, N.C.)...was a three-

time all-conference selection that helped lead his team to a 10-3 record as a senior in 2009...also earned sec-ond team all-state honors as a senior after recording 29 tackles and 5.0 sacks...posted a strong junior cam-paign in 2008 with 55 tackles and 4.0 sacks...son of Donnie McCullers...Full name: Daniel Ray McCullers-Sanders.

McCULLERS’ 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at St. Louis I N A C T I V E10/1 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E10/12 at San Diego I N A C T I V E10/18 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 at Seattle D I D N O T P L AY12/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 1 2 0.5 3.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 12 0 4 4 8 0.5 3.0 0/0 0 0 0


HEIGHT: 6-7WEIGHT: 352COLLEGE: TennesseeBORN: Aug. 11, 1992

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McCULLERS’ 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 CLEVELAND I N A C T I V E9/11 at Baltimore I N A C T I V E9/21 at Carolina I N A C T I V E9/28 TAMPA BAY I N A C T I V E10/5 at Jacksonville I N A C T I V E10/12 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E10/20 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E11/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 9 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


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REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2014 Pittsburgh 9 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 12 0 4 4 8 0.5 3.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 21 0 5 5 10 0.5 3.0 0/0 0 0 0



released from the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice squad on September 16, 2015...added to the Eagles’ practice squad on September 6, 2015...released by the Eagles on Sep-tember 5, 2015...originally drafted by the Eagles in the seventh round (237th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

2 015(0-0) (PHI): Spent time on the Eagles’ prac-tice squad.

C O LLEG EAppeared in 44 games for Boston College (2011-14), finishing his career with 86

tackles, 16.0 TFLs, 8.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, one interception and eight passes defensed...started all 13 games as a senior in 2014 and set a career-high in tackles (31) and a career-high in sacks (4.5), which led the team...majored in marketing in the Carroll School of Management.

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defensive line and at tight end...registered 13.0 sacks as a senior in 2010 and scored two defensive touch-downs, returning an interception and a fumble for a score...earned All-Ohio Division II second-team honors and All-Northeast District first-team honors, while also collecting all-county and All-Southwestern Conference

first-team accolades as a senior...played in the 66th Annual Ohio North-South Classic in Ohio Stadium...son of John and Michelle Mihalik...his dad played fullback at Boston College and Michelle played volleyball at Edinboro University...Full name: Brian Jeffrey Mihalik.

P R O(108-55/4-4): Signed a five-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free

agent (from Carolina) on March 12, 2014...signed a one-year contract with the Panthers as an unrestricted free agent (from Oakland) on March 21, 2013...origi-nally selected by the Raiders in the second round (47th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-16/2-2) (PIT): Made all 16 regular-season starts for the second consecutive

year...entering the 2016 season, he has started 46 straight games, the fifth-longest active games started streak in the NFL for safeties...also started both play-off games...led the defense with three interceptions...totaled a career-high 80 tackles, to go along with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...added a career-best nine pass breakups.

9/10 at New England: Forced a fumble in the second half.

10/18 vs. Arizona: Picked off his first pass as a Steeler late in the fourth quarter in the end zone...also recov-ered his first fumble as a Steeler.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Played in his 100th career game...picked off QB Andy Dalton in the fourth quarter...left the game in the fourth quarter to go through the NFL Concussion Protocol and did not return.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Forced the seventh fumble of his career...matched a single-season career high in forced fumbles (2013-14).

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Picked off QB Johnny Manziel in the fourth quarter...marked his ninth career interception.

11/29 at Seattle: Led the team with a season-best eight tackles.

12/20 vs. Denver: Recovered a fumble that was forced by Will Allen...marked his second fumble recovery of the season, tying a single-season career-high...marked his fifth career fumble recovery on defense.

2 014(16-16/1-1) (PIT): Started all 16 games in the regular season and the lone postseason con-

test...tied a career-high with two forced fumbles on the season...finished second on the team with 70 tackles.

10/12 at Cleveland: Forced a fumble in the fourth quar-ter that was recovered by CB Cortez Allen.

10/20 vs. Houston: Forced a fumble that was recovered by S Troy Polamalu.

2 013(15-14/1-1) (CAR): Played in 15 regular-season games with 14 starts...was inactive

for the season-opener 9/8 vs. Seattle due to a calf injury...started the team’s lone postseason contest...set single-season career-highs in sacks (3.5), intercep-tions (4) and forced fumbles (2) during the regular season...tied for the team lead in both interceptions and forced fumbles.

10/6 at Arizona: Finished with six tackles and one interception.

10/13 at Minnesota: Intercepted a career-high two passes, returning them for a total of 62 yards...both interceptions resulted in Panthers’ touchdowns...also added one sack and seven tackles.

10/20 vs. St. Louis: Set a season-high with eight tackles...registered a sack for the second consecutive

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HEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 221COLLEGE: Ohio BORN: June 10, 1987

BIRTHPLACE: Fort Thomas, Ky.HOW ACQUIRED: UFA – ’14 (from Carolina)NFL EXPERIENCE: 8th year

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game...set a single-game high with two forced fumbles...the first forced fumble led to K Graham Gano’s field goal...his second forced fumble came when Mitchell sacked and stripped QB Kellen Clemens.

11/10 at San Francisco: Registered a half-sack for a four-yard loss.

12/1 vs. Tampa Bay: Intercepted a pass, which led to a Panthers’ touchdown.

12/29 at Atlanta: Recorded one sack for an eight-yard loss.

NFC Divisional Playoff 1/12 vs. San Francisco: Started at FS in his postseason debut...finished with five tackles and one pass breakup.

2 012(16-2) (OAK): Played in all 16 games with two starts...finished with 47 tackles and one

sack...added nine special teams tackles (two, 9/10 vs. San Diego, 10/21 vs. Jacksonville and 11/25 at Cincin-nati, and one, 11/4 vs. Tampa Bay, 11/18 vs. New Orleans and 12/2 vs. Cleveland).

11/18 at New Orleans: Made his first start of the season at SS...set a single-game career-high with 13 tackles.

12/6 vs. Denver: Registered one sack for a six-yard loss to go along with seven tackles.

12/30 at San Diego: Started at SS...finished with seven tackles.

2 011(13-4) (OAK): Played in 13 games and made four starts...missed Weeks 1-3 due to a knee

injury...recorded 31 tackles, one sack and one intercep-tion...added five special teams tackles (three, 10/9 at Houston, and one, 11/20 at Minnesota and 12/11 at Green Bay).

10/2 vs. New England: Registered his first sack of the season in his first appearance of the season.

10/23 vs. Kansas City: Set a season-high with five tackles.

12/11 at Green Bay: Registered one interception.

2 010(16-3) (OAK): Played in all 16 games with three starts...recorded 51 tackles, one inter-

ception and one forced fumble...set a career-high with two fumble recoveries...added five special teams tackles (one, 10/10 vs. San Diego, 10/17 at San Francisco, 10/24 at Denver, 12/5 at San Diego and 12/19 vs. Denver).

9/26 at Arizona: Made his first career start.

10/10 vs. San Diego: Registered three tackles, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery.

10/24 at Denver: Started at S...registered five tackles, one pass defensed and forced his first career fumble, which resulted in a rushing touchdown by RB Darren McFadden.

12/12 at Jacksonville: Registered his first career interception...the ensuing drive resulted in a Raiders’ touchdown.

12/26 vs. Indianapolis: Started at S...finished with six tackles and one fumble recovery...his fumble recovery resulted in a field goal.

2 0 0 9(16-0) (OAK): Appeared in all 16 games as a rookie...finished the season with 16 tack-

les, 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery...also contrib-uted three special teams tackles (one, 9/14 vs. San Diego, 11/1 at San Diego and 12/20 at Denver).

9/14 vs. San Diego: Made his NFL debut.

9/20 at Kanas City: Recovered his first career fumble on special teams.

9/27 vs Denver: Set a season-high with three tackles, and he recovered his first career fumble on defense.

12/13 vs. Washington: Recorded his first career sack, resulting in a 13-yard loss.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 45 games and made 30 starts in four seasons at Ohio (2005-08)...

totaled 213 tackles, 14.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, seven intercep-tions, 20 pass breakups and five forced fumbles...fin-ished his career tied for eighth in school history with 140 interception return yards...recorded single-season career highs in interceptions (3) and forced fumbles (2) in 2008...set a single-season career-high with 5.0 TFLs in 2006, during a season where Ohio won the Mid-Amer-ican Conference East Division title and advanced to its first bowl game since 1968...majored in political science.

P ER S O N A LGraduate of Highlands High School (Fort Thomas, Ky.)...recorded 87 tack-

les, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior...earned honorable mention all-state hon-ors following his senior season and led his team to the 2004 state championship...son of Marchelle and Mau-rice Mitchell...Full name: Michael Bryant Mitchell.

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/10 at New England 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 1 7 0 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 1/0 1 0 110/25 at Kansas City 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 1/7 2 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 1/9 2 0 011/29 at Seattle 1 1 6 2 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 1 4 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 112/27 at Baltimore 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 58 22 80 0.0 0.0 3/16 9 2 2



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 1 010/20 HOUSTON 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/2 BALTIMORE 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 55 15 70 0.0 0.0 0/0 3 2 0



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 SEATTLE I N A C T I V E9/15 at Buffalo 1 0 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 N.Y. GIANTS 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/6 at Arizona 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 1/0 1 0 010/13 at Minnesota 1 1 6 1 7 1.0 9.0 2/62 0 0 0 10/20 ST. LOUIS 1 1 8 0 8 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 2 010/24 at Tampa Bay 1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/3 ATLANTA 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 at San Francisco 1 1 2 2 4 0.5 4.0 0/0 0 0 011/18 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/24 at Miami 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/1 TAMPA BAY 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 1/1 0 0 0


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MITCHELL’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (Continued)

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR12/8 at New Orleans 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/15 N.Y. JETS 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 2 4 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/29 at Atlanta 1 1 3 1 4 1.0 8.0 0/0 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 14 53 21 74 3.5 29.0 4/63 5 2 0

POSTSE ASON 1/12 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/10 SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 9/16 at Miami 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 9/23 PITTSBURGH 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 9/30 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 10/14 at Atlanta 1 0 0 4 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 10/21 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0 10/28 at Kansas City 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/4 TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/18 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 7 6 13 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/25 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/2 CLEVELAND 1 0 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/6 DENVER 1 0 6 1 7 1.0 6.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/16 KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/23 at Carolina 1 0 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/30 at San Diego 1 1 3 4 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 16 2 26 21 17 1.0 6.0 0/0 1 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/12 at Denver I N A C T I V E9/18 at Buffalo I N A C T I V E9/25 N.Y. JETS I N A C T I V E10/2 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/9 at Houston 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/16 CLEVELAND 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/23 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 5 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/6 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 at San Diego 1 0 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/20 at Minnesota 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/27 CHICAGO 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/4 at Miami 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/11 at Green Bay 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 1/0 1 0 0 12/18 DETROIT 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/24 at Kansas City 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/1 SAN DIEGO 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 13 4 22 9 31 1.0 0.0 1/0 5 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF F9/12 at Tennessee 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 9/19 ST. LOUIS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 9/26 at Arizona 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 10/3 HOUSTON 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 10/10 SAN DIEGO 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 1 10/17 at San Francisco 1 0 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 10/24 at Denver 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 1 0 10/31 SEATTLE 1 0 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF F11/7 KANSAS CITY 1 0 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0 11/21 at Pittsburgh 1 0 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/28 MIAMI 1 0 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/5 at San Diego 1 0 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/12 at Jacksonville 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 1/0 1 0 12/19 DENVER 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1 1/2 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 16 3 41 10 51 0.0 0.0 1/0 5 1 2


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/14 SAN DIEGO 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 DENVER 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 110/4 at Houston 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/11 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/25 N.Y. JETS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 at San Diego 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/22 CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/26 at Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 at Pittsburgh 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 WASHINGTON 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 13.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 at Denver 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Cleveland 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 1 1 0.5 3.5 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 11 5 16 1.5 16.5 0/0 0 0 1

MITCHELL’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2009 Oakland 16 0 11 5 16 1.5 16.5 0/0 0 0 12010 Oakland 16 3 41 10 51 0.0 0.0 1/0 5 1 22011 Oakland 13 4 22 9 31 1.0 0.0 1/0 5 0 02012 Oakland 16 2 26 21 47 1.0 6.0 0/0 1 0 02013 Carolina 15 14 53 21 74 3.5 29.0 4/63 5 2 02014 Pittsburgh 16 16 55 15 70 0.0 0.0 0/0 3 2 02015 Pittsburgh 16 16 58 22 80 0.0 0.0 3/16 9 2 2NFL TOTALS 108 55 266 103 369 7.0 51.5 9/79 28 7 5STEELERS TOTALS 32 32 113 37 150 0.0 0.0 3/16 12 4 2

Career Special Teams Tackles (22): 3 in ’09, 5 in ’10, 5 in ’11 and 9 in ’12.

Additional Statistics: Recovered a fumble on special teams 9/20/09 at Kansas City.


Total Tackles: 13, vs. New Orleans, 11/18/12; Solo Tackles: 8, vs. St. Louis, 10/20/13; Sacks: 1.0, six times, last at Atlanta, 12/29/13; Sack Yards: 13.0, vs. Washington, 12/13/09; Interceptions: 2, at Minnesota, 10/13/13; Interception Yards: 62, at Minnesota, 10/13/13; Passes Defensed: 2, four times, last vs. Cleveland, 11/15/15; Forced Fumbles: 2, vs. St. Louis, 10/20/13; Fumble Recoveries: 1, five times, last vs. Denver, 12/20/15.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 2013 Carolina 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 02014 Pittsburgh 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 2 2 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0NFL TOTALS 4 4 7 9 16 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 0 STEELERS TOTALS 3 3 5 6 11 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0


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P R O(91-40/3-0): Agreed to terms with the Steel-ers on a three-year contract on March 9,

2015...signed a one-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent (from Buffalo) on March 24, 2014...named the Bills’ Walter Payton Man of the Year and was the recipient of the Bills’ Ed Block Courage Award in 2013...placed on the Bills’ Reserve/Injured List on December 18, 2012, due to an ankle injury...originally drafted by the Bills in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-11/2-0) (PIT): Saw action in 16 regular-season games with 11 starts...appeared in

both postseason games...matched his single-season career-high with 4.0 sacks...set new single-season career-highs in pass breakups (2) and fumble recover-ies (2)...added one postseason special teams tackle 1/9 at Cincinnati.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Recorded a half-sack.

9/27 at St. Louis: Sacked QB Nick Foles for an eight-yard loss...marked the third time he recorded at least a half sack in back-to-back games in his career and for the first time as a Steeler.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Split a sack with LB Jarvis Jones...recovered a fumble on Cleveland’s first play of the game.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Sacked QB Charlie Whitehurst for an eight-yard loss...added his first career pass breakup.

1/3 at Cleveland: Recorded one sack and one fumble recovery.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Left the game in the first quarter due to a pectoral injury and did not return.

2 014(16-9/1-0) (PIT): Saw action in all 16 games with nine starts during the regular season...

made his postseason debut vs. Baltimore in the AFC Wild Card Game...set a career-high with 4.0 sacks in the regular season.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Saw action on defense and on spe-cial teams in his Steelers’ debut.

9/21 at Carolina: Saw action at LB in place of injured LB Jarvis Jones...added his first career sack as a Steeler.

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Forced a fumble in the second quarter that was recovered by CB Brice McCain...added a sack on QB Joe Flacco.

12/7 at Cincinnati: Registered his first career multi-sack game...also forced one fumble and recorded one fumble recovery...the fumble recovery led to a Steelers’ go-ahead touchdown.

2 013(16-12) (BUF): Set a career-high with 12 starts in 16 games played...recorded a

career-best 48 tackles...added six special teams stops (two, 10/13 vs. Cincinnati, and one, 9/8 vs. New Eng-land, 11/10 at Pittsburgh, 11/17 vs. N.Y. Jets and 12/1 vs. Atlanta).

9/15 vs. Carolina: Totaled a career-high and season-high eight tackles to go along with one QB pressure.

9/29 vs. Baltimore: Was part of a defense that held the Ravens to 24 rushing yards and zero rushing first downs, which tied a single-game team record for fewest first downs allowed.

10/20 vs. Miami: Played in his 50th career contest.

2 012(14-4) (BUF): Saw action in 14 contests with four star ts.. .placed on the Bills’

Reserve/Injured List on December 18 due to an ankle injury and missed the remainder of the season...totaled 18 tackles on defense and seven tackles on special teams (two, 11/15 vs. Miami and 12/9 vs. St. Louis, and one, 9/16 vs. Kansas City, 10/21 vs. Tennessee and 11/25 at Indianapolis).

2 011(14-0) (BUF): Played in 14 games...inactive 9/11 at Kansas City and 9/18 vs. Oakland...

totaled 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...added nine special teams tackles (two, 10/9 vs. Philadelphia, 12/11 at San Diego and 12/24 at Denver, and one, 9/25 vs. New England, 10/16 at N.Y. Giants and 11/27 at N.Y. Jets).

10/9 vs. Philadelphia: Hurried QB Mike Vick, which caused an interception by S George Wilson.

HEIGHT: 6-0WEIGHT: 246COLLEGE: James MadisonBORN: March 14, 1988

BIRTHPLACE: Portsmouth, Va. HOW ACQUIRED: UFA – ’14 (from Buffalo) NFL EXPERIENCE: 7th year

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10/30 vs. Washington: Had a half-sack.

12/18 vs. Miami: Recorded his first career fumble recovery.

12/24 vs. Denver: Sacked and stripped QB Tim Tebow for his first full sack of the season and first forced fumble of the year.

1/1 at New England: Recorded a sack in back-to-back games for the second time in his career, taking down QB Tom Brady for a 10-yard loss.

2 010(15-4) (BUF): Saw action in 15 games, start-ing the final four games of the season...

inactive 10/10 vs. Jacksonville due to an elbow injury...recorded 2.5 sacks, to go along with one forced fumble...also had a career-high 10 tackles on special teams (two, 9/19 at Green Bay, 11/7 vs. Chicago, 11/14 vs. Detroit, and one, 9/26 at New England, 11/28 vs. Pitts-burgh, 12/5 at Minnesota and 12/12 vs. Cleveland).

9/12 vs. Miami: Made his NFL debut seeing action on special teams.

10/24 at Baltimore: Recorded his first career half-sack on QB Joe Flacco.

12/5 at Minnesota: Knocked down QB Brett Favre on the third play of the game, which led to an interception by Bills’ CB Drayton Florence.

12/12 vs. Cleveland: Made his first career start...recorded a strip sack in the fourth quarter on QB Jake Delhomme...marked his first career full sack and first career forced fumble.

12/19 at Miami: Recorded a sack on QB Chad Henne...became the first Bills’ rookie to record full sacks in back-to-back games since Jeff Wright in 1988.

C O LLEG EStarted 29-of-49 games at James Madison (2006-2009)...recorded 208

tackles, 48.5 TFLs and 29.0 sacks, which at the time were the second-most sacks in school history...in 2009, earned first-team all-conference accolades, received the Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to the top defensive player in the FCS, and was named James Madison’s Athlete of the Year and the CAA Defensive Player of the Year...set a single-season school record in 2009 by recording 23.5 TFLs, which also led the nation...he earned third-team All-CAA and second-team all-state honors by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association in 2008...majored in political science.

P ER S O N A LAttended Churchland High School (Portsmouth, Va.)...tabbed the team’s

most valuable player, adding first-team all-district, All-Tidewater and second-team all-state defensive end accolades...was also a district champion in wrestling and in the shot put as a senior...was a state all-star game invitee...earned first-team all-district and second-team All-Tidewater honors as a junior, to go along with second team all-district accolades his sophomore year...lettered in five sports: football, basketball, wres-tling, soccer and track and field...son of Rosalind and Arthur Moats...is married to Shonda, and they have two daughters, Kaylor and Ava, and one son, Grey...Full name: Arthur Nathan Moats III.

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MOATS’ 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (Continued)

POSTSE ASON Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR1/9 at Cincinnati 1 0 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/17 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 0 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/7 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 0 2 0 2 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 10/12 at Cleveland 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 1 2 1 3 1.0 9.0 0/0 0 1 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 1 3 1 4 2.0 3.0 0/0 0 1 112/14 at Atlanta 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 9 17 6 23 4.0 20.0 0/0 0 2 1



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/15 CAROLINA 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 1 5 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 BALTIMORE 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/3 at Cleveland 1 1 1 4 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/13 CINCINNATI 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 at Miami 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/27 at New Orleans 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/3 KANSAS CITY 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 at Pittsburgh 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 N.Y. JETS 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/1 ATLANTA 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 at Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/15 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/29 at New England 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 12 27 21 48 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 KANSAS CITY 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 at Cleveland 1 0 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/30 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/7 at San Francisco 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/14 at Arizona 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/21 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/4 at Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR11/11 at New England 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/25 at Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/2 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/9 ST. LOUIS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/23 at Miami R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T12/30 N.Y. JETS R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TSEASON TOTALS 14 4 13 5 18 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/11 at Kansas City I N A C T I V E9/18 OAKLAND I N A C T I V E9/25 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/2 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/9 PHILADELPHIA 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/16 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/30 WASHINGTON 1 0 1 1 2 0.5 3.0 0/0 0 0 011/6 N.Y. JETS 1 0 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/13 at Dallas 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/20 at Miami 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/27 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/4 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/11 at San Diego 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/18 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 112/24 DENVER 1 0 1 2 3 1.0 6.0 0/0 0 1 01/1 at New England 1 0 1 2 3 1.0 10.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 0 8 12 20 2.5 19.0 0/0 0 1 1


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/12 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/19 at Green Bay 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/26 at New England 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/3 N.Y. JETS 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/10 JACKSONVILLE I N A C T I V E10/24 at Baltimore 1 0 0 1 1 0.5 1.5 0/0 0 0 010/31 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/7 CHICAGO 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/14 DETROIT 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/21 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/28 PITTSBURGH 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/5 at Minnesota 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/12 CLEVELAND 1 1 1 2 3 1.0 4.0 0/0 0 1 012/19 at Miami 1 1 5 0 5 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 0 012/26 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/2 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 4 10 13 23 2.5 13.5 0/0 1 1 0

MOATS’ CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2010 Buffalo 15 4 10 13 23 2.5 13.5 0/0 1 1 02011 Buffalo 14 0 8 12 20 2.5 19.0 0/0 0 1 12012 Buffalo 14 4 13 5 18 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02013 Buffalo 16 12 27 21 48 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 16 9 17 6 23 4.0 20.0 0/0 0 2 12015 Pittsburgh 16 11 24 11 35 4.0 31.5 0/0 2 0 2NFL TOTALS 91 40 99 68 167 13.0 84.0 0/0 3 4 4STEELERS TOTALS 32 20 41 17 58 8.0 51.5 0/0 2 2 3


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Career Special Teams Tackles (32): 10 in ’10, 9 in ’11, 7 in ’12, 6 in ’13.


Total Tackles: 8, vs. Carolina, 9/15/13; Solo Tackles: 7, vs. Carolina, 9/15/13; Sacks: 2.0, at Cincinnati, 12/7/14; Sack Yards: 9.0, twice, last at Cleveland, 1/3/16; Forced Fumbles: 1, four times, last at Cincinnati, 12/7/14; Fumble Recoveries: 1, four times, last at Cleveland, 1/3/16.


Postseason Special Teams Tackles (1): 1 in ’15.

P R O(15-3/0-0): Placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a right foot injury on

December 28, 2015...signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Steelers on January 9, 2015...released by the Atlanta Falcons on August 3, 2014...originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Falcons on May 12, 2014.

2 015(15-3/0-0): Saw action in 15 regular-season games with three starts...recorded eight

special teams tackles (two, 11/8 vs. Oakland, and one, 9/10 at New England, 9/20 vs. San Francisco, 10/12 at San Diego, 10/18 vs. Arizona, 11/1 vs. Cincinnati and 11/15 vs. Cleveland)...injured his right foot 12/27 at Baltimore...placed on the team’s Reserve/Injured List due to a right foot injury on December 28 and missed the remainder of the season.

9/10 at New England: Made his NFL debut, seeing action on special teams.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Started his first career game.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Forced his first career fumble on special teams that was recovered by LB Anthony Chickillo...the Steelers scored on the ensuing drive to take a 35-21 lead.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Caught his first career pass for a 10-yard gain.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 49 games over his four-year career at Kent State (2010-13) and fin-

ished with 182 tackles, 65.0 TFLs, 24.0 sacks, 12 passes defensed, 12 forced fumbles and returned one fumble for a touchdown...became the first player in Kent State his-tory and the fifth player in MAC history to earn first team all-conference honors in four seasons (2010-13)...his 65.0 TFLs are a school record and he ranks second in school history with 24.0 career sacks...in 2013, was named to the SI.com All-America Team and was selected to play in the Medal of Honor Bowl...named to Phil Steele’s post-season All-MAC First Team squad in 2012...in 2011, earned OhioCollegeFootball.com and All-Ohio First Team honors...in 2010, became the first freshman to be named MAC Defensive Player of the Year, while being named MAC Fresh-man of the Year...also earned first-team Freshman All-American recognition from The Sporting News, Rivals.com, Phil Steele, CollegeFootballNews.com and the Football Writers of America in 2010...majored in criminal justice.

P ER S O N A LPlayed at Reynoldsburg High School (Reynoldsburg, Ohio)...named OCC

player of the year, second-team all-state, first-team all-district, all-metro and first-team All-OCC...played in the 2010 Big 33 Classic for Ohio and was selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star game...registered 84 tackles, 34.0 TFLs and 8.0 sacks as a junior and earned second-team all-state, all-conference and first-team all-district, Super 25 and first-team All-OCC hon-ors...also lettered in wrestling...son of Johnny and Lisa Jones...Full name: Roosevelt Delbert Nix.


HEIGHT: 5-11WEIGHT: 248COLLEGE: Kent State BORN: March 30, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Reynoldsburg, Ohio HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’15NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 10 10.0 10 011/29 at Seattle 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 6 6.0 6 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/28 – SEASON R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 15 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 16 16.0 10 0


Additional Statistics: Forced his first career fumble on special teams 11/8/15 vs. Oakland.

NIX’S CAREER TOTALS

POSTSE ASON RUSHING RECEIVING Date Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


released by the Chicago Bears on August 30, 2015...originally signed with the Bears as an undrafted rook-ie free agent on May 3, 2015.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 49 games with 18 starts at Baylor (2011-14)...totaled 128 recep-

tions for 1,626 yards with 11 receiving touchdowns...added 64 punt returns for 559 yards with two punts returned for touchdowns...also totaled 768 kickoff return yards...was a member of winningest class in school history that went to five straight bowl games

and won two conference championships (2013-14)...was an All-Big 12 honorable mention as kick and punt returner in both 2013 and 2014, while also being hon-ored as an All-Big 12 receiver and all-purpose player as junior in 2013...owns the school’s single-season record with two punt returns for touchdowns in 2013...was a two-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree and a five-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll member...was a member of the 2010-11 Baylor basketball team...traveled on mission trips with Baylor student-athletes in May 2012 (Kenya) and May 2013 (Kenya/Zambia)...graduated in May 2014 with degree in public relations.

R O O S E V E L T N I X

HEIGHT: 6-0WEIGHT: 197COLLEGE: BaylorBORN: June 16, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Richmond, Va. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ‘16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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P ER S O N A LAttended Midway High School (Waco, Texas)...named 2009 first-team All-

District 16-4A as senior after totaling 591 yards with four touchdowns on 42 receptions...did not play high school football during junior season in 2008...transferred to Midway High School from State College Area High School (State College, Pa.), following his sophomore season...played two seasons of basketball at Midway,

where he averaged 9.0 points, 3.8 assists and 2.6 steals as senior in 2009-10...son of Brian and Tiffiney Nor-wood...dad is an associate head coach for Tulsa...has three brothers, Gabriel, Jordan, Zaccariah, and one sister, Brianna...his brother, Gabe, started on George Mason’s 2006 Final Four team...his brother, Jordan, played wide receiver at Penn State and currently for the Denver Broncos...Full name: Levi Alexander Norwood.


added to the Steelers’ practice squad on September 6, 2015...released by the Steelers on September 5, 2015...originally signed with the Steelers as an undraft-ed rookie free agent on May 12, 2015.

2 015(0-0/0-0): Spent the entire 2015 season on the Steelers’ practice squad.

C O LLEG EPlayed for Boston College (2010 and 2014) and the University of Connecticut

(2011-13)...totaled 14 receptions for 291 yards with four receiving touchdowns at Boston College...at Con-necticut, he totaled 60 receptions for 805 yards with four receiving touchdowns...graduated from Connect-icut with a degree in resource economics.

P ER S O N A LAttended DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, N.J.)...played for the East in

the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in 2010...helped school earn a 7-2 record as a senior in 2009...as a junior in 2008, he recorded 40 receptions for 765 yards with 12 receiving touchdowns...son of Melinda Phillips...Full name: Shakim Kemar Phillips.

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HEIGHT: 6-2WEIGHT: 204COLLEGE: Boston CollegeBORN: March 19, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Paterson, N.J. HOW ACQUIRED: RFA – ‘15NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers on Feb-ruary 22, 2016...released by the Detroit Lions

on August 31, 2015...signed with the Lions on January 6, 2015...added to the Lions’ practice squad on Novem-ber 3, 2014...released from the Chicago Bears’ practice squad on October 7, 2014...signed to the Bears’ prac-tice squad on September 16, 2014...released from the Bears’ practice squad on September 9, 2014...signed to the Bears’ practice squad on September 1, 2014...released by the Steelers on August 30, 2014...origi-nally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 10, 2014.


2 014(0-0/0-0) (CHI/DET): Spent time on the Bears’ and Lions’ practice squads.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 47 games with 30 starts for Louisville (2009-13)...recorded 116

tackles, 22.5 TFLs, 8.0 sacks, one pass defensed and one forced fumble...as a senior in 2013, set single-season career highs with 12 starts, 41 tackles, 12.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks...majored in justice administration.

P ER S O N A LAttended Bryan Station High School (Lexington, Ky.)...selected to play in

the Border Bowl, where he registered eight tackles and 2.0 TFLs...as a senior in 2008, was named first-team All-State by the Courier-Journal...son of Deltoria Kincaid and Terry Philon...Full name: Roy Lewis Philon.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Became the first center in NFL history to be selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons (2010-12), and he earned his fourth Pro Bowl selection in 2014.

Named first-team Associated Press All-Pro twice (2011 and 2014).

Earned second-team Associated Press All-Pro hon-ors twice (2010 and 2012).

Named to the 2012 USA Football All-Fundamentals Team.

Named to Pro Football Weekly/PFWA’s All-NFL Team in 2011.

Named to The Sporting News’ All-Rookie Team and PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team in 2010.

Selected to Pro Football Weekly’s Midseason All-Pro Team as a rookie.

Won the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, given annually to the Steelers’ top rookie, in 2010 after becoming the first Steelers’ rookie lineman to start his first NFL game since 2000 (Marvel Smith).

HEIGHT: 6-3WEIGHT: 291COLLEGE: Louisville BORN: March 26, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: Lexington, Ky.HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 304COLLEGE: FloridaBORN: July 24, 1989BIRTHPLACE: Lakeland, Fla.


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P R O(62-62/3-3): Placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List due to a

right leg injury on September 6, 2015...signed a five-year contract extension with the Steelers on June 12, 2014, to remain with the team through 2019...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a right knee injury on September 9, 2013...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to an ankle injury on February 5, 2011...originally drafted by the Steelers in the first round (18th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

2 015(0-0/0-0): Spent the entire season on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated for

Return List due to a right leg injury he suffered during the preseason.

2 014(16-16/1-1): Started at C in all 16 regular-season games for the second time in his

career (2010)...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the offense to set numerous single-season team records, including total points (436), total yards (6,577) and total first downs (379)...also helped block for an offense that led the NFL in time of possession (32:24), yards per first down play (6.42) and tied for the league lead in yards per play (6.2)....was part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks in three games during the regular season (10/26 vs. Indianapolis, 12/7 at Cincinnati and 12/28 vs. Cincinnati)...made his 50th career regular-season start 9/28 at Tampa Bay...also started the lone postseason contest at C.

9/21 at Carolina: Was part of an offensive line that helped block for RB Le’Veon Bell and RB LeGarrette Blount to each record 100-yard games...marked the first time since 1986 that the Steelers had two 100-yard rushers in the same game.

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Was part of an offensive line that allowed QB Ben Roethlisberger to throw for single-game team records in completions (40) passing yards (522) and passing touchdowns (6).

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Was part of an offensive line that helped block for Roethlisberger to throw six touchdowns and to total an NFL record 12 touchdown passes in back-to-back games.

11/17 at Tennessee: Was part of an offensive line that helped pave the way for Bell to record the fourth-highest single game rushing total in team history (204 yards).

2 013(1-1): Started at C in the season opener 9/8 vs. Tennessee, but he left the game in the

first quarter with a right knee injury and did not return...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a right knee injury on September 9.

2 012(15-15): Started all 15 games played (14 at C and 1 at LG)...his first and only career start

at LG was 12/2 at Baltimore...inactive due to a right knee injury 10/21 at Cincinnati...was part of an offensive line that helped block for Roethlisberger to throw for 26 touchdowns and register a passer rating of 97.0.

2 011(14-14/0-0): Started 14 games at C during the regular season...inactive 12/19 at San

Francisco and 12/24 vs. St. Louis due to an ankle injury...helped block for the Steelers’ offense to gain 372.3 total net yards per game and for Roethlisberger to throw for 4,077 yards during the regular season...inactive due to an ankle injury for the AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver.

2 010(16-16/2-2): Started all 16 regular-season games at C as a rookie...became the first

Steelers’ rookie lineman to start in his first NFL game since 2000 (Marvel Smith) when he started 9/12 vs. Atlanta...helped pave the way for RB Rashard Menden-hall to rush for a career-high 1,273 yards with a career-high 13 rushing touchdowns...started the first two postseason contests...injured his ankle in the first quarter and did not return to the AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to an ankle injury on February 5.

C O LLEG ES tar ted 39-of- 41 games that he appeared in for Florida (2007-09)...in

2009 as a junior, became the first player in school his-tory to capture the Rimington Trophy, given annually to the nation’s best center...also in 2009, was a unan-imous All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice, and an All-America first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, Football Writers Association and Walter Camp, adding second-team honors from the Associ-ated Press...helped lead his team to an SEC Champion-ship and FedEx BCS National Championship in 2008...also in 2008, he was named All-Southeastern Confer-ence first team...as a freshman in 2007, was named first-team Freshman All-America by the College Football News and Rivals.com and was a member of the Fresh-man All-Southeastern Conference squads selected by the league’s coaches and Associated Press...majored in social and behavioral sciences.

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P ER S O N A LAttended Lakeland High School (Lake-land, Fla.)...was one of 16 offensive

linemen named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 squad...also a two-time All-State selection...as a senior, he and his twin brother, Mike, helped lead Lakeland to its 45th consecutive victory, third-consec-utive Class 5A State Championship and second-straight USA Today National Championship in 2006...they were part of an offensive line that blocked for a 4,000-yard rushing team that season...Maurkice and Mike were also teammates at Florida...Mike was drafted in the first round by the Miami Dolphins in the 2011 NFL Draft....son of Lisa and Rob Webster...has one daughter, Jayda...Full name: LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey.

POUNCEY’S CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2010 Pittsburgh 16 162011 Pittsburgh 14 142012 Pittsburgh 15 152013 Pittsburgh 1 12014 Pittsburgh 16 162015 Pittsburgh RE SERVE/INJURED; DE SIGN ATED FOR RE TURN

NFL TOTALS 62 62

POUNCEY’S POSTSEASON CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2010 Pittsburgh 2 22011 Pittsburgh I N A C T I V E

2014 Pittsburgh 1 12015 Pittsburgh RE SERVE/INJURED; DE SIGN ATED FOR RE TURN

NFL TOTALS 3 3

P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers on June 8, 2016...released by the Arizona Cardinals

on May 9, 2016...signed a Reserve/Future Contract with the Cardinals on January 5, 2016...released by the Cleveland Browns on September 5, 2015...origi-nally signed with the Browns as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 26, 2015.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 45 games in his four years at William & Mary (2011-14)...totaled

135 tackles, 32.0 TFLs, 27.0 sacks and five forced fumbles...his 27.0 sacks rank second all-time in school history...earned second-team All-America honors as a

senior in 2014 and was chosen as the CAA Defensive Player of the Year....earned third-team All-America acco-lades as a junior in 2013...majored in kinesiology.

P ER S O N A LAttended Northern Valley Regional High School (Demarest, N.J.)...earned

first-team all-county and first-team all-league honors as a senior...recorded 23.0 sacks during a two-year span, setting a school record...honored as the Athlete of the Month for Northern Valley Old Tappan...select-ed as the Combine King MVP at the National Under-classmen Combine New Jersey...son of Terence and Betty Reilly.

M A U R K I C E P O U N C E Y

HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 240COLLEGE: William & MaryBORN: December 14, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: Old Tappan, N.J.HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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added to the Cleveland Browns’ practice squad on December 30, 2015...released by the Browns on December 28, 2015...signed by the Browns on Decem-ber 15, 2015...released from the Houston Texans’ practice squad on November 3, 2015...added to the Texans’ practice squad on October 28, 2015...released from the Texans’ practice squad on October 20, 2015...added to the Texans’ practice squad on September 23, 2015...released by the N.Y. Jets on September 5, 2015...signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2014...added to the Jets’ practice squad on September 1, 2014...released by the Jets on August 30, 2014...acquired by the Jets off waivers (from St. Louis) on May 16, 2014...released by the Rams on May 15, 2014...originally drafted by the Rams in the seventh round (252nd overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

2 015(0-0) (HOU/CLE): Spent time on the Texans’ practice squad and on the Cleveland Browns’

active roster (Inactive Weeks 15 and 16).

2 014(0-0) (NYJ): Spent the entire season on the Jets’ practice squad.

2 013(8-3) (STL): Played in eight games with three starts..recorded 69 rushes for 215

yards...added 14 receptions for 121 yards.

2 012(16-0) (STL): Saw action in all 16 games...setting career highs in attempts (98), rush-

ing yards (475), rushing long (53), receptions (24), receiving yards (163) and receiving long (26).

C O LLEG EPlayed three seasons at Abilene Chris-tian (2009-11) after beginning his col-

legiate career at Cisco Junior College (Texas) in 2008...appeared in 34 games with 22 starts for Abilene Chris-tian...ranks second in Abilene Christian history in rush-ing touchdowns (38), fourth in points scored (228) and fifth in rushing yards (2,303)...was a three-time All-Lone Star Conference selection.

P ER S O N A LAttended Sandalwood High School (Jacksonville, Fla.)...led the Jackson-

ville area with 1,620 rushing yards as a senior...named a Florida Times-Union Super 24 selection as a senior...Full name: Daryl Lashay Richardson.

RICHARDSON’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 ARIZONA 1 1 20 63 3.2 10 0 5 33 6.6 15 0 9/15 at Atlanta 1 1 10 35 3.5 10 0 5 45 9.0 19 09/22 at Dallas 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/26 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 12 16 1.3 4 0 1 8 8.0 8 010/6 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 13 48 3.7 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/13 at Houston 1 0 3 5 1.7 4 0 1 18 18.0 18 010/20 at Carolina 1 0 3 9 3.0 10 0 1 9 9.0 9 010/28 SEATTLE 1 0 8 39 4.9 14 0 1 8 8.0 8 011/3 TENNESSEE I N A C T I V E11/10 at Indianapolis I N A C T I V E11/24 CHICAGO I N A C T I V E12/1 at San Francisco I N A C T I V E12/8 at Arizona I N A C T I V E12/15 NEW ORLEANS I N A C T I V E12/22 TAMPA BAY I N A C T I V E12/29 at Seattle I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 8 3 69 215 3.1 14 0 14 121 8.6 19 0

HEIGHT: 5-11WEIGHT: 196COLLEGE: Abilene ChristianBORN: April 12, 1990

BIRTHPLACE: Jacksonville, Fla. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 3rd Year

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RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/9 at Detroit 1 0 2 20 10.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/16 WASHINGTON 1 0 15 83 5.5 53 0 2 19 9.5 18 09/23 at Chicago 1 0 4 16 4.0 12 0 1 4 4.0 4 09/30 SEATTLE 1 0 6 16 2.7 8 0 2 13 6.5 11 010/4 ARIZONA 1 0 9 35 3.9 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/14 at Miami 1 0 11 76 6.9 44 0 2 23 11.5 26 010/21 GREEN BAY 1 0 8 36 4.5 11 0 3 43 14.3 20 010/28 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 7 53 7.6 20 0 4 -3 -0.8 7 011/11 at San Francisco 1 0 7 58 8.3 32 0 1 0 0.0 0 011/18 N.Y. JETS 1 0 6 26 4.3 11 0 1 18 18.0 18 011/25 at Arizona 1 0 7 32 4.6 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/2 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 3 6 2.0 3 0 3 7 2.3 4 012/9 at Buffalo 1 0 3 4 1.3 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/16 MINNESOTA 1 0 3 5 1.7 3 0 3 25 8.3 13 012/23 at Tampa Bay 1 0 5 9 1.8 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/30 at Seattle 1 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 14 7.0 11 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 98 475 4.8 53 0 24 163 6.8 26 0

RICHARDSON’S CAREER TOTALS

RUSHING RECEIVING Year Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD 2012 St. Louis 16 0 98 475 4.8 53 0 24 163 6.8 26 02013 St. Louis 8 3 69 215 3.1 14 0 14 121 8.6 19 02014 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 02015 Hou/Cle 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 24 3 167 690 4.1 53 0 38 284 7.5 26 0


Attempts: 20, vs. Arizona, 9/8/13; Yards: 83, vs. Washington, 9/16/12; Avg. (Min. 10 Att.): 6.9, at Miami, 10/14/12; Long: 53, vs. Wash-ington, 9/16/12; Touchdowns: N/A; Receptions: 5, twice, last at Atlanta, 9/15/13; Receiving Yards: 45, at Atlanta, 9/15/13; Receiving Long: 26, at Miami, 10/14/12; Receiving Touchdowns: N/A.

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Has started the most games at QB in team history (169), and he has the most wins in team history (113) during the regular season.

In 12 seasons he has led the Steelers to eight postseason berths, five AFC North Championships, three AFC Championships and two Super Bowl vic-tories in three championship game appearances, becoming the youngest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl (23, Super Bowl XL), and the second-youngest quarterback to win his second Super Bowl (Tom Brady).

Holds career franchise regular-season records in numerous passing categories, including passing touchdowns (272), passing yards (42,995), passer rating (94.0), completions (3,476), pass attempts (5,423), completion percentage (64.1), yards per attempt (7.9), 300-yard passing games (45) and 3,000-yard passing seasons (10).

Owns many franchise records for career postsea-son passing, including passing yards (4,052), attempts (522), completions (321) and comple-tion percentage (61.5), and he is tied with Terry Bradshaw for the most postseason 300-yard pass-ing games (3).

Holds many of the single-season passing records for the Steelers including completions (408 in ‘14), attempts (608 in ‘14), touchdown passes (32 in ’07 and ‘14), passer rating (104.1 in ‘07), completion percentage (68.0 in ‘15), passing yards (4,952 in ‘14), 300-yard games (9 in ’14) and games with a passer rating of 100.0 or more (10 in ’14).

He owns the top nine completion percentages for a single season, has completed 8-of-the10 most passes in a single season and has registered five of the six most passing yards in a single season in franchise history.

Holds the Steelers single-game records for most passing yards (522, 10/26/14 vs. Ind.), com-

pletions (40, twice, last vs. Denver, 12/20/15), attempts (58, 11/30/14 vs. New Orleans), completion percentage (85.7, 11/26/07 vs. Mia.) and touchdown passes (6), which he did in back-to-back games in 2014 (10/26 vs. Ind. and 11/2 vs. Bal.).

Is 18-1 all-time at home in October as a starter, the best winning percentage in NFL history at home in October (.947).

By completing 40 passes against Denver in 2015 (12/20), he became the first quarterback in NFL history to have two 40-completion games in a career.

In 2015, he became the 16th quarterback in NFL history, (fifth active and first Steeler) to record 40,000 passing yards.

He reached 40,000 passing yards in 163 games, the fifth-fewest games in NFL history to accom-plish that feat.

In 2015, he reached the 3,000-yard passing mark for the 10th straight season, to become the sixth player in NFL history to reach 3,000 passing yards in 10 straight seasons.

With his 456-yard passing game at Seattle in 2015 (11/29), he became the sixth NFL quarterback since 1960 to record eight 400-yard passing games during the regular-season.

In 2015, he became the 11th quarterback to record 45 career 300-yard games during the regular season.

Has reached 15 touchdown passes in his first 12 seasons in the league, which are the second-most consecutive seasons to start a career with at least 15 passing touchdowns in NFL history (Peyton Manning, 13).

In 2015, he became the 14th player in NFL His-tory to throw 270 touchdowns during the regular

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HEIGHT: 6-5WEIGHT: 240COLLEGE: Miami (Ohio)BORN: March 2, 1982BIRTHPLACE: Cory Rawson, Ohio


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season, and he became the 11th player in NFL history to throw at least 150 passing touchdowns at home during the regular season.

Entering the 2016 season, he has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 38 straight home games that he has played in, the second-longest active streak and fourth-longest streak in NFL history.

With his 522-yard passing performance against Indianapolis in 2014 (10/26), he became the first quarterback in NFL history to have two 500-yard passing games in a career.

By throwing 12 total touchdowns in a two-game span in 2014 (Weeks 8-9), he set an NFL record for the most touchdown passes in a two-game span.

Threw at least one touchdown in 30 consecutive regular-season games that he played in, a team record, which started 9/9/12 at Denver and ended 9/11/14 at Baltimore.

In 2014, he became one of six quarterbacks in NFL history to earn wins against at least 31 other teams with a Week 15 victory at Atlanta.

Earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection and his fourth overall selection in 2015 (2007, 2011, 2014-15).

Named the Steelers’ 2013 Walter Payton Man of the Year, an award that recognizes a player’s off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence.

Became just the fourth quarterback in NFL history (Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw) to win 100 games in the first 150 starts of his career.

Recorded his 90th win during the regular season in his 135th start, to become the fifth-fastest quar-terback in the Super Bowl era to reach 90 regular-season wins as a starter.

Became just the fourth quarterback who began their career in the Super Bowl era to reach 80 wins in 113 or fewer starts.

Became the first QB in franchise history to throw for more than 300 yards in three consecutive games (Weeks 7-9 in 2011).

Reached 25,000 passing yards in 3,109 passes, which is the second-fastest in NFL history (Kurt Warner, 3,076).

Surpassed 300 completions in a franchise record five seasons (2009, 2011, 2013-15).

Is only the second quarterback in team history (Terry Bradshaw, 111) to reach 100 career wins in the regular season.

Named AFC Player of the Month (November, 2013).

Has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week 13 times in his career (Weeks 2 and 10, 2015, Weeks 8-9, 2014, Week 11, 2013, Weeks 5 and 8, 2011, Week 17, 2010, Week 15, 2009, Week 5, 2008, Weeks 10 and 16, 2007 and Week 6, 2004)

Has been named the FedEx Air Player of the Week 12 times (Weeks 10, 13 and 15, 2015, Weeks 8-9 and 14-15, 2014, Week 8, 2011, Week 5, 2008, Weeks 9 and 16, 2007 and Week 5, 2006).

Earned Sunday ESPN NFL Primetime Game Ball honors for the Wild Card Game, Divisional Playoff and AFC Championship Game in 2005.

Recipient of the 2010 Pro Football Writers’ “The Chief Award,” which was established in honor of the Steelers’ founder, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr., and is presented annually to the Steeler that best exem-plifies the spirit of cooperation with the media.

Named Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associ-ated Press, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, PFWA, Football Digest and Pepsi, won the Joe Greene Great Performance Award given annually to the Steelers’ top rookie, named to Pro Football Weekly’s and the PFWA’s All-Rookie Team, named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (Weeks 3-6, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 16), NFL Rookie of the Month (October) all as a rookie in 2004.

P R O(171-169/17-17): Signed a new five-year contract with the Steelers on March 13,

2015...signed an eight-year contract with the Steelers during the 2008 offseason...originally drafted by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.

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2 015(12-11/2-2): Named an offensive team cap-tain for the seventh time...saw action in 12

games with 11 starts during the regular season...inactive due to a left knee injury 10/1 vs. Baltimore, 10/12 at San Diego, 10/18 vs. Arizona and 10/25 at Kansas City...totaled 3,938 passing yards during the regular season...reached 3,500 passing yards for the third straight sea-son, extending his team record...threw for 21 touch-downs...has thrown at least 20 touchdowns in five straight seasons, a team record...started both postsea-son contests, finishing with a 93.3 passer rating, the second-highest in a single postseason in his career.

9/10 at New England: Totaled 351 passing yards, mark-ing his second straight season opener with at least 300 passing yards and the third season opener of his career with at least 300 passing yards...marked his fourth straight 300-yard game against New England.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week...threw for 369 yards with three touchdowns for a passer rating of 155.8...has thrown for at least 300 yards in the first two games of a season for the first time in his career...has thrown for at least 300 yards against four straight NFC opponents.

9/27 at St. Louis: Left the game in the third quarter due to a left knee injury and did not return.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Returned to the starting lineup after missing four games due to a left knee injury...moved into sole possession of 15th place on the NFL’s all-time passing touchdowns list...joined Warren Moon as the second quarterback in NFL history to throw at least 30 touchdowns against the Bengals.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Threw for 334 yards before leaving the game in the fourth quarter due to a left foot injury...passed Joe Montana for the 14th-most passing yards in NFL history...reached 200 passing yards in the first half for the 24th time in his career...threw for 153 yards in the first quarter, the third-most in an opening quarter in a single game in his career.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week...and FedEx Air Player of the Week...did not start the game but entered the game early in the first quarter due to an injury to QB Landry Jones...completed 22-of-33 passes for 379 yards with three touchdowns and one interception...the 379 yards are the most in NFL history for a quarterback that did not start the game...surpassed Kerry Collins for the 13th most pass-ing yards in NFL history.

11/29 at Seattle: Totaled 456 passing yards, his eighth career 400-yard game during the regular season...his 456 yards are a career-high in a regular-season road game and are the third-most in a single-game in his career...his 55 pass attempts are the second-most in a single-game in his career...attempted 19 passes in the first quarter, the second-most attempts in the opening quarter of a game in his career...passed Dave Krieg for sole possession of 14th place for the most passing touchdowns in NFL history...left the game in the fourth quarter to go through the NFL’s Concussion Protocol.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Named FedEx Air Player of the Week...marked his fourth straight game with at least 300 passing yards, matching a career-long streak and setting a team record...has thrown for at least 350 yards in three straight games, matching a career-long streak...threw at least four touchdowns for the 10th time in his career, extending his franchise record...now has seven regular-season games with at least four touchdown passes and zero interceptions tying Jeff Garcia for the eighth-most such games in the NFL since 1960...threw for at least 200 yards in the first half for the fourth straight game, becoming the first quarterback to accomplish that feat since Dan Fouts in 1981...threw a 68-yard touchdown to WR Martavis Bryant, his 14th career touchdown pass of at least 60 yards, extend-ing his franchise record...has completed a pass of 50 yards or more in four straight games, the first Steeler to accomplish that feat since Bobby Layne in 1958.

12/13 at Cincinnati: Has the most completions (485) and passing yards (5,595) vs. Cincinnati in NFL history during the regular season.

12/20 vs. Denver: Named FedEx Air Player of the Week...totaled 40 completions on 55 attempts...the 40 completions tied a single-game team record and the 55 attempts are tied for the second-most in a single-game in his career...the 40 completions marked the most in a single game against Denver since 1960...has thrown for at least 300 yards in four straight home games, a team record...has thrown for at least 300 yards and two touchdowns in four straight home games, a team record, and the longest active streak in the NFL...recorded his 34th career fourth-quarter/overtime game-winning drive, as he led the team on a three-play 37-yard drive that he capped off with a 23-yard touchdown pass to WR Antonio Brown.

12/27 at Baltimore: Has the most completions (315) and passing yards (3,845) against the Ravens in NFL history during the regular season.


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1/3 at Cleveland: Threw for 349 yards with three touch-downs for a passer rating of 102.7...marked his 45th career 300-yard game during the regular season and first 300-yard game in Cleveland...became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards in their career versus Cleveland...marked his 35th career game during the regular season with at least three touchdown passes...surpassed Bradshaw for the most touchdown passes versus Cleveland in NFL history (35)...registered a passer rating of at least 100.0 for the 70th time in his career (62-7 record as a starter).

AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Engineered his fourth career postseason fourth quarter/overtime comeback, leading the team on a nine-play, 74-yard drive to set up K Chris Boswell’s game-winning field goal...threw a 10-yard touchdown to Bryant...joined Bradshaw as the team’s only two players with at least 3,500 passing yards...left the game in the third quarter due to a right shoulder injury but returned late in the fourth quarter.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Set a single postseason best with 339 passing yards, the third-most in a single postseason game in team history...marked his third career 300-yard game in the postseason, tying Bradshaw for the most in team history...became the first quarterback in team history to record 300 postseason completions...surpassed Bradshaw for the most passing yards in team postseason history.

2 014(16-16/1-1): Named offensive team captain for the sixth year...started all 16 games dur-

ing the regular season for the third time in his career, and he started in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore...became the first quarterback in team history to throw for at least 30 touchdowns in two seasons (2007 and 2014)...became the first quarterback in team history to throw for at least 4,000 yards in back-to-back sea-sons...his 4,952 passing yards tied for the league lead (Drew Brees), and he joined Jim Finks (2,270 yards in 1955) as the only QBs in team history to lead or tie for the NFL lead in passing yards.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Led the team on a game-winning drive (five plays, 33 yards) to set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 41-yard field goal...became the third quarterback to complete 300 passes against Cleve-land in regular-season games (only Warren Moon, 319, and Ken Anderson, 341) have completed 300 or more passes against the division opponent)...threw for 278 yards in the first half...extended his franchise-best

streak of consecutive regular-season games in which he has played in with at least one touchdown pass to 30.

9/28 vs. Tampa Bay: Totaled 314 passing yards with three touchdowns...recorded 1,000 passing yards in the first four games of a season for the fifth time in his career and for the fourth straight season.

10/12 at Cleveland: Became the all-time leader in pass-ing yards (4,595) and completions (343) against the Browns in NFL history during the regular season.

10/20 vs. Houston: Played in his 150th career game.

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Air Player of the Week...recorded his 100th career win as a starter...his 522 passing yards at the time tied for the fourth-most in NFL history in a single game...marked his sixth career 400-yard game during the regular season...threw six touchdowns, including four touchdowns in the first half...marked his third career game with at least five passing touchdowns during the regular season...totaled 300 passing yards in the first half (320) for the first time in his career...matched his career high with 23 first half completions.

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Air Player of the Week...tied his own team record with six touchdown passes...marked his fourth career game with at least five passing touchdowns during the regular season...totaled 340 passing yards...threw three touchdowns in the first half for the second straight week...threw at least four touchdowns for the first time in back-to-back games...marked the fourth time he threw for at least five touchdowns in a game.

11/9 at N.Y. Jets: Totaled 343 passing yards...became the first Steeler in franchise history to reach 3,000 passing yards in the first 10 games of a season...threw an 80-yard touchdown to WR Martavis Bryant.

11/17 at Tennessee: Improved his record to 11-4 on Monday Night Football...surpassed Bradshaw for the most completions by a Steeler on Monday Night Football (255).

11/30 vs. New Orleans: Threw for 435 yards, his sev-enth career 400-yard game during the regular season...became the first quarterback in team history to throw for at least 3,500 yards in back-to-back seasons...recorded 25 passing touchdowns on the season, the fifth time in his career that he has thrown for 25 touch-downs...became the first Steelers’ quarterback to throw for 25 or more touchdowns in three straight seasons.


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12/7 at Cincinnati: Named FedEx Air Player of the Week...completed a 94-yard touchdown pass to Bry-ant, the second-longest pass play in team history...with 25 career touchdown throws against Cincinnati, has now recorded the most touchdown passes by a Steelers quarterback against the Bengals.

12/14 at Atlanta: Named FedEx Air Player of the Week...with the win, he has beaten all 31 other NFL teams.

AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore: Completed 31-of-45 passes for 334 yards...marked his second career 300-yard game in the postseason...surpassed Bradshaw for the most completions by a Steeler in the postseason (279)...set a team postseason record with 18 first-half completions...set a career-best playoff single-game mark with 31 completions...left the game for a few plays in the fourth quarter due to a neck injury but returned.

2 013(16-16): Named offensive team captain for the fifth year...started all 16 games for the

second time in his career (2008)...tied Terry Bradshaw 11/28 at Baltimore and passed Bradshaw 12/8 vs. Miami for the most passing touchdowns during the regular season in franchise history...surpassed 30,000 career passing yards...passed Bradshaw (3,901) for the most pass attempts in franchise history...reached 200 touchdown passes to join Bradshaw, John Elway, Joe Montana, Tom Brady and Eli Manning as the only QBs in NFL history to have at least 200 touchdown passes and win at least two Super Bowls.

9/22 vs. Chicago: Threw for 406 yards, his fourth career regular-season game with at least 400 yards.

9/29 vs. Minnesota (London): Finished with 383 pass-ing yards...threw for more than 375 yards in back-to-back games for the first time in his career.

10/20 vs. Baltimore: Led the Steelers on a seven-play, 39-yard drive to set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-win-ning 42-yard field goal.

11/3 at New England: Threw for 400 yards with four touchdowns...recorded his fifth 400-yard game in the regular season.

11/17 vs. Detroit: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week...recorded four touchdown passes, including touchdown passes on both of the Steelers drives in the first quarter...recorded a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in the first quarter...threw for 222 yards in the first half.

11/28 at Baltimore: Tied Bradshaw (212) for the most passing touchdowns in franchise history in the regular season...became the first quarterback in team history to record at least 20 touchdown passes during the regular season five times (2007, 2009-13).

12/8 vs. Miami: Finished with 349 yards with three touchdowns.

12/15 vs. Cincinnati: Opened the game by completing 12 straight passes, which ties for the third-longest streak of his career and the fifth-longest in franchise history during the regular season...attempted 18 passes before throwing an interception, which gave him 207 pass attempts without an interception, the longest streak of his career (including postseason)...won his 14th career game against the Bengals during the regular season, passing Bradshaw (13-9) and War-ren Moon (13-7) for the most wins by a quarterback against Cincinnati during the regular season, dating back to 1968.

12/22 at Green Bay: Recorded a 13-yard touchdown run...now has 15 rushing touchdowns during the regular season, which are the third-most by a Steelers’ quar-terback in team history...reached 4,000 passing yards in the regular season for the third time in his career.

2 012(13-13): Named offensive team captain for the fourth year...started 13 games, missing

three contests (Weeks 11-13) due to a shoulder inju-ry...became the Steelers’ all-time leader in passing yards during the regular season...marked the fifth straight season he recorded at least 3,200 passing yards...threw at least 20 touchdowns in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career...recorded at least one touchdown pass in all 13 games he played, marking the first time in his career that he threw at least one touchdown in each game he played in the regular season.

9/16 vs. N.Y. Jets: Eclipsed 27,000 career passing yards to join Bradshaw (27,989) as the only Steelers to reach 27,000 passing yards.

9/23 at Oakland: Threw for a season-high 384 yards with four touchdowns.

10/7 vs. Philadelphia: Led his team on a fourth quarter game-winning drive for the first time since 9/25/11 at Indianapolis...was 4-of-5 for 50 yards on the game-winning drive that helped set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 34-yard field goal.


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10/11 at Tennessee: With 363 passing yards, passed Terry Bradshaw (27,989) for the most passing yards in franchise history during the regular season (28,066)...connected on an 82-yard touchdown with WR Mike Wallace.

10/21 at Cincinnati: Went 5-of-5 for 54 yards on a game winning drive in the fourth quarter that was capped off by RB Chris Rainey’s 11-yard touchdown run.

10/28 vs. Washington: Registered a passer rating of 121.0, throwing for three touchdowns...threw for at least 150 yards in the first half for the fourth time in the last five games.

11/4 at N.Y. Giants: Led his team on a game-winning fourth-quarter drive that was capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by RB Isaac Redman...connected with Wallace on a 51-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter.

11/12 vs. Kansas City: Left the game early in the third quarter due to a shoulder injury...with 14 rushing yards (1,002), became the third Steelers’ quarterback to reach 1,000 career rushing yards (Kordell Stewart, 2,561 and Terry Bradshaw, 2,257).

12/9 vs. San Diego: Returned to the starting lineup after missing three games due to a shoulder injury...threw three touchdowns...reached 20 touchdown passes on the season, marking the first time he did it in back-to-back seasons...connected with Wallace on a 40-yard touchdown late in the third quarter...marked the 14th time he and Wallace connected for a touchdown of at least 40 yards, a franchise record.

12/30 vs. Cleveland: Registered three touchdowns for the fourth time on the season.

2 011(15-15/1-1): Named offensive team captain for the third year...started 15 regular-season

games and the lone postseason contest at QB...reached 25,000 career passing yards...became the first QB in fran-chise history to throw for more than 300 yards in three consecutive games (Weeks 7-9)...passed Terry Bradshaw (2,025) for the most completions in franchise history.

9/18 vs. Seattle: Started his 100th career game.

9/25 at Indianapolis: Led the team on a 10-play, 60-yard drive to set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-win-ning 38-yard field goal...set a career-high with 171 yards passing in the first quarter, the most passing yards by any Steelers’ QB dating back to 1991.

10/9 vs. Tennessee: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week...threw five touchdown passes...marked the second time in his career that he threw five touchdowns in a game during the regular season.

10/23 at Arizona: Completed a 95-yard touchdown pass to Wallace, the longest pass play and the second-longest offensive play from scrimmage in team his-tory...registered at least 200 yards passing in each of the first seven games of the season for the first time in his career...reached 3,000 pass attempts for his career.

10/30 vs. New England: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week...finished 36-of-50 for 365 yards with two touchdowns and one interception...totaled 30+ completions for the sixth time in his career...was 9-of-12 on third downs for 104 yards and two touchdowns...set career highs with 23 completions and 32 attempts in the first half.

11/6 vs. Baltimore: Threw for 330 yards to become the first QB in franchise history to throw for at least 300 yards in three consecutive games...reached 25,000 passing yards.

11/13 at Cincinnati: Has now thrown for at least 200 yards in the air in a career-best 18 straight regular-season games.

12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Passed Bradshaw (2,025) for the most completions in franchise history.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver: Became the second player in franchise history and 13th in NFL history to throw for at least 3,000 yards in the postseason (3,150).

2 010(12-12/3-3): Started the final 12 games of the regular season after serving a four-game

suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy...finished third in the NFL during the regular season with an 8.23 yards-per-attempt average...recorded the longest run of his career (31 yards), and he added two rushing touchdowns...started all three postseason contests, helping lead the team to Super Bowl XLV.

10/17 vs. Cleveland: Made his first start of the season after serving his four-game suspension...finished with 257 passing yards with three touchdowns.

10/24 at Miami: Led the team on a game-winning fourth-quarter drive that was capped off by K Jeff Reed’s 18-yard game-winning field goal.


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10/31 at New Orleans: Surpassed 20,000 career pass-ing yards.

11/21 vs. Oakland: Scored on a 16-yard touchdown run in the second quarter...added a career-long 31-yard run in the fourth quarter...finished with a single-game career-high 55 yards rushing.

11/28 at Buffalo: Led the team on a game-winning over-time drive that was capped off by K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 41-yard field goal in overtime.

12/5 at Baltimore: Tossed a nine-yard touchdown pass to RB Isaac Redman with less than three min-utes remaining in the game to cap off a fourth-quarter game-winning drive.

12/23 vs. Carolina: Tossed a 43-yard touchdown to WR Mike Wallace in the second quarter, marking the seventh time in team history that the tandem combined for a touchdown of at least 40 yards, tying the team record held by QB Bubby Brister and WR Louis Lipps...finished the first half with 259 passing yards...scored a one-yard rushing touchdown with five minutes remain-ing in the first half.

1/2 at Cleveland: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week...finished 15-of-22 for 280 yards with two touch-downs and zero interceptions for a season-high 141.3 passer rating...has thrown 158 consecutive passes without an interception, the longest streak for the Steelers since QB Kordell Stewart had a streak of 159 consecutive passes without an interception in 2001...tossed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Wallace on the Steelers’ first offensive play of the game, marking the eighth time the duo posted a touchdown of at least 40 yards, a team record.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/15 vs. Baltimore: Finished 19-of-32 for 226 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating of 101.8.

AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets: Became the eighth quarterback in NFL history to start four Conference Championship games in his first seven seasons...tallied a two-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter, his third career postseason rushing touchdown.

Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Threw for 263 yards with two touchdowns, his seventh career postseason game with multiple passing touchdowns.

2 0 0 9(15-15): Named offensive team captain for the second year...started 15 games, missing

one due to a head injury (Week 12)...became the first quarterback in team history to eclipse the 4,000-yard passing mark in a single season...set then single-season personal and club records for passing yards (4,328), attempts (506), completions (337) and completion percentage (66.6)...recorded his first career 500-yard game 12/20 vs. Green Bay.

9/10 vs. Tennessee: Led his team on a fourth-quar-ter game-winning drive that was capped off by K Jeff Reed’s 33-yard field goal...became just the second QB in team history to reach 15,000 passing yards...passed Kordell Stewart for the second-most comple-tions in team history.

9/27 at Cincinnati: Recorded a one-yard touchdown run.

10/18 vs. Cleveland: Threw for 417 yards with two touchdowns...marked his third career 400-yard game during the regular season.

10/25 vs. Minnesota: Threw one touchdown, a 40-yard-er to WR Mike Wallace.

11/9 at Denver: Recorded his 32nd career game with a 100-plus passer rating during the regular season, breaking the record previously held by QB Terry Brad-shaw.

12/6 vs. Oakland: Surpassed 3,000 passing yards for the fourth straight season.

12/20 vs. Green Bay: Threw for 503 yards with three touchdowns...joined Pro Football Hall of Famers Y.A. Tittle and Warren Moon as the only quarterbacks in the NFL to throw for at least 500 yards with three touch-downs without an interception...at the time, he became the 10th player in NFL history with 500 passing yards in a single-game...marked his second career game during the regular season with at least 400 passing yards...posted a fourth quarter game-winning drive that he capped off with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Wallace as time expired.

12/27 vs. Baltimore: Became the first quarterback in team history to eclipse the 4,000-yard passing mark in a single season...posted a fourth quarter game-winning drive that was capped off by K Jeff Reed’s 38-yard field goal.


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2 0 0 8(16-16/3-3): Named offensive team captain for the first time in his career...started all

16 regular-season games for the first time in his career...became the first quarterback in franchise his-tory to top 3,000 passing yards in three consecutive seasons...with a win in the regular-season finale against Cleveland, he recorded his 51st win as a starter, which were the most wins in NFL history by a quarterback in his first five seasons at the time...he became the first quarterback in NFL history to win 50 games in his first five seasons...surpassed 1,000 career completions, and he moved into second place on the team’s all-time passing yardage list...started all three postseason games...at the time, he joined Tom Brady as the only active quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl wins with a victory in Super Bowl XLIII...his eight playoff wins during his first five seasons trailed only Brady (9) at the time.

9/7 vs. Houston: Completed 13-of-14 passes (92.7%) for 137 yards with two touchdowns.

9/21 at Philadelphia: Became the fourth quarterback in team history (Terry Bradshaw, Kordell Stewart and Neil O’Donnell) to surpass 12,000 career passing yards.

10/5 at Jacksonville: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week...posted a fourth quarter game-winning drive, as he hit WR Hines Ward for a game-winning eight-yard touchdown pass with under two minutes remaining in the game.

10/19 at Cincinnati: Surpassed 1,000 career comple-tions when he hit TE Heath Miller for a seven-yard gain in the third quarter...threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to WR Nate Washington in the fourth quarter.

10/26 vs. N.Y. Giants: Recorded a season-long 65-yard touchdown pass to Washington in the third quarter...surpassed O’Donnell for third place on the team’s all-time passing yards list.

11/3 at Washington: Recorded a one-yard touchdown run...left the game at halftime with a shoulder injury.

11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Moved into second place on the team’s all-time passing yardage list, passing Stewart.

11/16 vs. San Diego: Engineered a fourth-quarter come-from-behind victory with a game-winning drive that was capped off by K Jeff Reed’s 32-yard field goal...was a perfect 6-for-6 for 62 yards on the game-winning drive.

11/20 vs. Cincinnati: Had an eight-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring...marked the 10th rushing touchdown of his career during the regular season.

11/30 at New England: Surpassed 14,000 career passing yards.

12/7 vs. Dallas: Led a fourth-quarter drive where he tied the game with a six-yard touchdown pass to Miller with just over two minutes remaining in the game.

12/14 at Baltimore: Registered a fourth-quarter come-from-behind victory with a 12-play drive that ended with a four-yard touchdown pass to WR Santonio Holmes with 43 seconds left in the game...was 7-for-11 for 89 yards with one touchdown on the game-winning drive.

12/21 at Tennessee: Finished with a season-high 329 yards passing with two touchdowns...marked the sev-enth 300-yard passing game of his career, breaking the team record of six, which he previously shared with QB Tommy Maddox...became the second quarterback in team history (Bradshaw) to throw for at least 100 touchdowns during the regular season.

12/28 vs. Cleveland: Left the game in the second quarter with a concussion.

AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Threw a 65-yard touchdown to WR Santonio Holmes in the second quarter, the longest pass play in his postseason career.

Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Finished 21-of-30 for 256 yards with one touchdown, a game-winning six-yard touchdown pass to Holmes with 35 seconds left in regulation...completed 5-of-7 passes for 84 yards with one score on the game-winning drive...surpassed 2,000 career postseason passing yards.

2 0 07(15-15/1-1): Started 15 regular-season games and the AFC Wild Card Game...inactive

Week 17 at Baltimore...threw a team-record 32 touch-down passes...his passer rating of 104.1 is a single-season team-record and was good for second in the NFL...recorded a perfect passer rating (158.3) twice during the season (11/5 vs. Baltimore and 12/20 at St. Louis)...set a career-high and finished second in the league among QBs with 204 rushing yards...ran for two touchdowns...17-of-his-35 rushes went for first downs.

9/9 at Cleveland: Threw four touchdowns...passed QB Jim Finks for the fifth-most passing touchdowns in team history.


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9/23 vs. San Francisco: Passed QB Bobby Layne for fifth place on the Steelers’ all-time career passing yardage list...tied QB Mark Malone for fifth place on the Steelers all-time completions list with 690...moved into eighth place on the team’s all-time pass attempts list.

9/30 at Arizona: Took sole possession of the fifth place on the Steelers’ all-time completions list.

10/7 vs. Seattle: Passed Layne on the all-time pass attempts list...was 9-of-9 passing in the second half and connected on his last 13 passes of the game.

10/28 at Cincinnati: Eclipsed 10,000 career pass-ing yards.

11/5 vs. Baltimore: Threw a then career-high five touch-down passes as he recorded a perfect passer rating of 158.3...at the time, his five touchdown passes tied a Monday Night Football record...moved into second place on the team’s all-time passing touchdowns list...moved into fourth place on the team’s all-time comple-tions list and moved into fourth place on the team’s all-time passing yards list.

11/11 vs. Cleveland: Led the team on a fourth-quarter, game-winning drive that he capped off with a two-yard touchdown pass to TE Heath Miller.

11/26 vs. Miami: Finished 18-of-21...his 85.7 comple-tion percentage broke the single-game record for the Steelers (min. 20 attempts)...he completed 15 passes in a row at one point in the game, tying QB Bubby Bris-ter’s 1989 team record for consecutive completions.

12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Rushed for a six-yard touchdown.

12/9 at New England: Moved into fifth place on the team’s all-time passing attempts list.

12/20 at St. Louis: Recorded the third perfect passer rating game (158.3) of his career.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/5 vs. Jacksonville: Finished 29-of-42 for 337 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.

2 0 0 6(15-15): Started every game but the season opener (missed after having an appendec-

tomy)...his 15 starts were the most in a single season in his career at the time...tied his single-season career-high with an 8.9 yards per attempt average...threw an 85-yard touchdown, the third-longest pass play of his career during the regular season.

10/15 vs. Kansas City: Had a perfect passer rating (158.3) in the first half after completing 13-of-15 passes for 224 yards with two touchdowns.

10/22 at Atlanta: Completed 16-of-22 passes for 238 yards with three touchdowns before leaving the game due to a head injury...passed QB Ed Brown for 10th place on the Steelers all-time passing list...passed QB Mike Tomczak for the ninth-most touchdown passes in team history.

10/29 at Oakland: Passed Brown for 10th place on the Steelers’ all-time pass attempts list.

11/5 vs. Denver: Marked his first career 400-yard pass-ing game, as he threw for 433 yards.

11/12 vs. New Orleans: Surpassed 7,000 career pass-ing yards, to become only the ninth quarterback to accomplish that feat in team history.

11/19 at Cleveland: Trailing 13-3, he rallied the team for three touchdowns, including two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, to defeat Cleveland...found WR Santo-nio Holmes after scrambling, for a 20-yard touchdown, and hit RB Willie Parker for the game winning score from four yards out...passed QB Tommy Maddox for eighth place on the Steelers all-time passing yards list.

11/26 at Baltimore: Passed Bobby Layne for eighth place on the Steelers all-time completions list.

12/17 at Carolina: Hit RB Najeh Davenport for a 13-yard touchdown, the 50th passing touchdown of his career...recorded one rushing touchdown...surpassed 3,000 pass-ing yards on the season for the first time in his career.

12/24 vs. Baltimore: Passed Tomczak for ninth place on the Steelers’ all-time pass attempts list.

12/31 at Cincinnati: Hit Holmes for a game-winning 67-yard touchdown in overtime...surpassed QB Bubby Brister for seventh place on the Steelers’ all-time pass-ing touchdowns list.

2 0 0 5(12-12/4-4): Became the youngest starting quarterback in NFL history to win a Super

Bowl...guided the Steelers to their first Super Bowl vic-tory in 26 years...became the first quarterback in league history to lead his team to the Conference Champion-ship Game in each of his first two seasons...finished third in the NFL with a 98.6 passer rating during the regular season...missed four games due to a knee injury (10/16 vs. Jacksonville, 11/6 at Green Bay, 11/13 vs. Cleveland and 11/20 at Baltimore).


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9/11 vs. Tennessee: Recorded a perfect passer rat-ing (158.3) for the first time in his career and for the first time in the NFL since 2003 (Kansas City’s Trent Green)...completed 9-of-11 passes for 218 yards with two touchdowns...his 11 pass attempts in a game were the fewest by a Steelers’ team since Oct. 17, 1977 vs. Cincinnati.

9/25 vs. New England: Suffered first career regular-season loss (15-0 up to this game)...came back from a shoulder injury to complete 12-of-28 passes for 216 yards with two touchdowns...led the team on a late nine-play, 51-yard drive that ended when he connected with WR Hines Ward for a touchdown to tie the game at 20-20.

10/10 at San Diego: Injured his left knee late in the game and did not return.

10/23 at Cincinnati: Returned to action after miss-ing the previous game) with a hyper-extended knee...complete 9-of-14 passes for 93 yards with two touch-downs...threw his first interception of the season snap-ping a streak of 94-consecutive attempts without an interception.

10/31 vs. Baltimore: Finished 18-of-30 for 177 yards with two touchdowns...his 30 pass attempts were the most in a single game in his first two seasons...he had been the first QB since Terry Hanratty to have gone 18 starts into his NFL career without ever attempting 30 passes in a game...engineered a game-winning drive that set up K Jeff Reed’s 37-yard game-winning field goal.

12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Set then single-game career-highs in attempts (41), completions (29), passing yards (386) and touchdown passes (3).

12/18 at Minnesota: Scored on a three-yard run by diving into the end zone for the game’s only touchdown.

1/1 vs. Detroit: Registered a seven-yard touchdown run...surpassed 5,000 passing yards in his career.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Cincinnati: Completed 14-of-19 passes for 208 yards with three touchdowns...his three touchdowns set a career-high in the post-season.

AFC Divisional Game 1/15 at Indianapolis: Led the Steelers to a 14-3 halftime lead by completing 12-of-19 passes for 172 yards with two touchdowns...made a game-saving tackle on CB Nick Harper after Harper returned a fumble to the Colts’ 42-yard line.

AFC Championship Game 1/22 at Denver: Completed 21-of-29 passes for 275 yards with two touchdowns...recorded his first career rushing touchdown in postseason.

Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Was 9-for-21 for 123 yards...scrambled and threw a 37-yard pass to Ward to the Seattle three-yard line on third-and-28...he fol-lowed that by rushing for a one-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 7-3 lead...also threw a key block on WR Antwaan Randle El’s 43-yard touchdown strike to Ward.

2 0 0 4(14-13/2-2): Broke Dan Marino’s NFL records for a rookie quarterback for completion

percentage (66.4) and passer rating (98.1)...also set then single season team records with his completion percentage and passer rating...became the first quar-terback in NFL history to compile a 13-0 record during the regular season.

9/19 at Baltimore: Made his Steelers’ debut, replacing the injured Tommy Maddox in the third quarter.

9/26 at Miami: In first start, overcame the weather and poor field conditions to lead the Steelers on a game-winning touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter.

10/3 vs. Cincinnati: In first career start at Heinz Field he completed 17-of-25 passes for 174 yards with one touchdown...compiled a 101.1 quarterback rating, his first career game with a passer rating of at least 100.0 during the regular season...marked his first career fourth-quarter game winning drive, as he led the team on a 13-play, 89-yard drive that was capped off by RB Jerome Bettis’ one-yard touchdown run.

10/10 vs. Cleveland: Completed 16-of-21 passes for 231 yards with one touchdown...also ran for his first career touchdown, a six-yarder.

10/17 at Dallas: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week...rallied the team from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit...joined James Farrior (AFC Defensive Player of the Week) as the Steelers became the first team since 1994 to have both an AFC offensive and defen-sive player of the week in the same week...completed 21-of-25 passes for 193 yards with two touchdowns...completed his final 11 passes for 88 yards to lead the Steelers on two touchdown drives.

10/31 vs. New England: Helped snap the Patriots’ NFL record 18-game winning streak during the regular sea-son (21 games including the postseason)...registered a 126.4 quarterback rating by completing 18-of-24 passes for 196 yards with two touchdowns.


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11/7 vs. Philadelphia: Tied the NFL record (Mike Kruc-zek, 1976) for most wins to start a career with six.

11/14 at Cleveland: Set a new NFL record for most wins by a quarterback to start their career (7)...rushed for 38 yards on seven carries, including a long of 20 yards.

11/21 at Cincinnati: Recorded a 104.9 quarterback rating by completing 15-of-21 passes for 138 yards with one touchdown.

12/5 at Jacksonville: Completed 3-of-3 passes for 39 yards, leading the team on a game-winning field-goal drive...finished the game completing 14-of-17 passes for 221 yards with two touchdowns...also ran for 40 yards on three carries.

12/12 vs. N.Y. Jets: Engineered a game-clinching scor-ing drive that was capped by RB Jerome Bettis’ 12-yard touchdown run...connected with WR Lee Mays on a 46-yard pass on that same drive.

12/18 at N.Y. Giants: Helped orchestrate another come-from-behind victory...completed 18-of-28 passes for 316 yards, the first 300-yard passing performance of his career during the regular season.

12/26 vs. Baltimore: Left the game late in the third quarter and did not return after he injured his ribs on the Steelers’ final touchdown drive.

AFC Divisional Playoff Game 1/15 vs. N.Y. Jets: Made his first postseason start...led the Steelers on a game-winning field goal scoring drive in overtime...completed 17-of-30 passes for 181 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions...also ran four times for 30 yards.

AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. New England: Completed 14-of-24 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions...also rushed for 45 yards on five carries.

C O LLEG EWas a three-year starter at Miami (Ohio) from 2001-03...rewrote virtu-

ally every school passing record in just 38 games...completed 854-of-1,304 passes (65.5%) for 10,829 yards with 84 touchdowns and 34 interceptions...set another RedHawks’ career record with 11,075 yards of total offense...became only the third play-er in Mid-American Conference history to throw for

over 3,000 yards in three seasons and became the 10th quarterback in conference annals to throw for over 10,000 yards in his career...became only the eighth player in school history to earn All-America honors...also handled some punting duties, punting 24 times for 963 yards (40.1 avg.), with 17 attempts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line...in 2003, he was an All-American first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, and he earned third-team honors from the Associated Press, while earning All-MAC first team honors and being named the conference’s Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year...he guided the team to its first bowl appearance since 1986 and its first postseason victory in 28 seasons in 2003...in 2002, earned All-American honorable mention honors and was an All-MAC second-team pick by The NFL Draft Report, adding second-team All-MAC honors from the league’s media...in 2001, earned first-team Football Writer’s Association of America Freshman All-America honors, was named second-team All-MAC and became the first RedHawk to earn MAC Freshman of the Year since Deland McCullough in 1992...earned a bachelor’s degree in education.

P ER S O N A LAttended Findlay High School (Find-lay, Ohio)...started at quarterback

for varsity only as a senior...played wide receiver for varsity as a junior...played quarterback for the junior varsity team as a freshman and sophomore...earned Ohio’s Division I Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 1999...was the runner-up for 1999 Mr. Football honors in Ohio...set state records by throw-ing for 4,041 yards with 54 touchdowns during his senior campaign and also ran for seven touch-downs...named league, district and Toledo Blade Player of the Year...helped the team compile a 23-9 record, which included two league championships and a state playoff appearance...played in Ohio’s North-South Game and the Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star game...was an all-league and all-district performer in baseball and basketball...was a team captain in all three sports...is the son of Ken and Brenda Roethlisberger...married to Ashley and they have two sons, Benjamin Todd Jr. and Bodie, and one daughter, Baylee Marie...Full name: Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger.


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ROETHLISBERGER’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/10 at New England 1 1 38 26 68.4 351 9.2 1 1 43 2 13 95.49/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 27 21 77.8 369 13.7 3 0 59 0 0 155.89/27 at St. Louis 1 1 24 20 83.3 192 8.0 0 1 20 3 22 82.610/1 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E10/12 at San Diego I N A C T I V E10/18 ARIZONA I N A C T I V E10/25 at Kansas City I N A C T I V E11/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 45 28 62.2 262 5.8 1 3 25 3 22 57.811/8 OAKLAND 1 1 44 24 54.5 334 7.6 2 1 59 1 11 84.811/15 CLEVELAND 1 0 33 22 66.7 379 11.5 3 1 64 1 3 123.211/29 at Seattle 1 1 55 36 65.5 456 8.3 1 2 69t 2 10 82.112/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 39 24 61.5 364 9.3 4 0 68t 0 0 136.412/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 39 30 76.9 282 7.2 0 1 31 2 12 85.612/20 DENVER 1 1 55 40 72.7 380 6.9 3 2 23t 3 26 94.512/27 at Baltimore 1 1 34 24 70.6 220 6.3 0 2 27 3 22 62.71/3 at Cleveland 1 1 36 24 66.7 349 9.7 3 2 66 0 0 102.7SEASON TOTALS 12 11 469 319 68.0 3,938 8.4 21 16 69t 20 141 94.5

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 1 31 18 58.1 229 7.4 1 0 60 3 27 92.01/17 at Denver 1 1 37 24 64.9 339 9.2 0 0 58 3 28 94.3SEASON TOTALS 2 2 68 42 61.8 568 8.4 1 0 60 6 55 93.3


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 34 23 67.6 365 10.7 1 1 41 3 14 100.79/11 at Baltimore 1 1 37 22 59.5 217 5.9 0 1 27 2 15 64.89/21 at Carolina 1 1 30 22 73.3 196 6.5 2 0 30 1 6 112.69/28 TAMPA BAY 1 1 40 29 72.5 314 7.9 3 0 31 5 26 120.210/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 36 26 72.2 273 7.6 1 0 30 4 12 103.110/12 at Cleveland 1 1 42 21 50.0 228 5.4 1 1 26t 2 7 64.410/20 HOUSTON 1 1 33 23 69.7 265 8.0 2 0 43 3 16 113.810/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 49 40 81.6 522 10.7 6 0 52 0 0 150.611/2 BALTIMORE 1 1 37 25 67.6 340 9.2 6 0 54t 3 19 136.311/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 43 30 69.8 343 8.0 1 2 80t 2 17 81.811/17 at Tennessee 1 1 32 21 65.6 207 6.5 1 1 23 5 27 81.111/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 58 32 55.2 435 7.5 2 2 48 1 0 76.412/7 at Cincinnati 1 1 39 25 64.1 350 9.0 3 0 94t 0 0 118.512/14 at Atlanta 1 1 35 27 77.1 360 10.3 0 0 44 1 7 109.212/21 KANSAS CITY 1 1 25 18 72.0 220 8.8 1 0 44 1 6 112.112/28 CINCINNATI 1 1 38 24 63.2 317 8.3 2 1 63t 0 0 96.1SEASON TOTALS 16 16 608 408 67.1 4,952 8.1 32 9 94t 33 172 103.3

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 1 1 45 31 68.9 334 7.4 1 2 44 5 37 79.3 POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 45 31 68.9 334 7.4 1 2 44 5 37 79.3


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/8 TENNESSEE 1 1 33 21 63.6 191 5.8 1 1 22 5 28 76.79/16 at Cincinnati 1 1 37 20 54.1 251 6.8 1 1 43 2 17 73.1 9/22 CHICAGO 1 1 41 26 63.4 406 9.9 2 2 45 3 27 92.19/29 vs. Minnesota 1 1 51 36 70.6 383 7.5 1 1 36 5 26 90.610/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 30 23 76.7 264 8.8 1 0 55t 3 17 113.810/20 BALTIMORE 1 1 23 17 73.9 160 6.9 1 0 19 3 15 107.210/27 at Oakland 1 1 45 29 64.4 275 6.1 1 2 33 5 34 70.111/3 at New England 1 1 48 28 58.3 400 8.3 4 2 42 5 29 95.811/10 BUFFALO 1 1 30 18 60.0 204 6.8 1 1 40 4 40 77.611/17 DETROIT 1 1 45 29 64.4 367 8.2 4 0 47t 1 9 119.411/24 at Cleveland 1 1 34 22 64.7 217 6.4 2 0 41t 0 0 102.211/28 at Baltimore 1 1 44 28 63.6 257 5.8 2 0 29 0 0 94.6


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ROETHLISBERGER’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (Continued)

Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg12/8 MIAMI 1 1 39 23 59.0 349 8.9 3 0 67 3 21 114.212/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 25 20 80.0 191 7.6 1 1 21 1 7 95.212/22 at Green Bay 1 1 28 16 57.1 167 6.0 2 1 36 1 5 83.512/29 CLEVELAND 1 1 31 19 61.3 179 5.8 1 2 24 1 7 61.1SEASON TOTALS 16 16 584 375 64.2 4,261 7.4 28 14 67 42 282 92.0


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/9 at Denver 1 1 40 22 55.0 245 6.1 2 1 27 5 36 79.79/16 N.Y. JETS 1 1 31 24 77.4 275 8.9 2 0 37t 3 10 125.19/23 at Oakland 1 1 49 36 73.5 384 7.8 4 0 22t 1 5 123.210/7 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 38 22 57.9 220 5.8 1 0 20 0 0 83.210/11 at Tennessee 1 1 40 24 60.0 363 9.1 1 1 82t 1 7 87.810/21 at Cincinnati 1 1 37 27 73.0 278 7.5 1 1 31 3 14 91.910/28 WASHINGTON 1 1 33 24 72.7 222 6.7 3 0 27 0 0 121.011/4 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 30 21 70.0 216 7.2 2 1 51t 4 25 98.811/12 KANSAS CITY 1 1 18 9 50.0 84 4.7 1 0 20 1 3 81.711/18 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E11/25 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E12/2 at Baltimore I N A C T I V E12/9 SAN DIEGO 1 1 42 22 52.4 285 6.8 3 1 40t 2 14 87.912/16 at Dallas 1 1 40 24 60.0 339 8.5 2 1 60 4 20 93.612/23 CINCINNATI 1 1 28 14 50.0 220 7.9 1 2 60t 4 35 58.6 12/30 CLEVELAND 1 1 23 15 65.2 134 5.8 3 0 16 2 13 120.3SEASON TOTALS 13 13 449 284 63.3 3,265 7.3 26 8 82t 30 182 97.0


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/11 at Baltimore 1 1 41 22 53.7 280 6.8 1 3 31 4 34 52.99/18 SEATTLE 1 1 30 22 73.3 298 9.9 1 0 53 2 16 115.79/25 at Indianapolis 1 1 37 25 67.6 364 9.8 1 1 81t 3 23 97.110/2 at Houston 1 1 30 16 53.3 206 6.9 0 1 40 5 28 61.310/9 TENNESSEE 1 1 34 24 70.6 228 6.7 5 1 40t 1 4 116.210/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 23 12 52.2 200 8.7 1 0 48 3 15 96.310/23 at Arizona 1 1 39 26 66.7 361 9.3 3 0 95t 2 7 121.810/30 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 50 36 72.0 365 7.3 2 1 26 5 36 97.511/6 BALTIMORE 1 1 37 20 54.1 330 8.9 1 1 32 1 8 82.011/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 33 21 63.6 245 7.4 1 1 26 5 22 83.511/27 at Kansas City 1 1 31 21 67.7 193 6.2 1 1 34 1 11 81.812/4 CINCINNATI 1 1 23 15 65.2 176 7.7 2 0 45 2 13 117.312/8 CLEVELAND 1 1 21 16 76.2 280 13.3 2 1 79t 1 5 129.612/19 at San Francisco 1 1 44 25 56.8 330 7.5 0 3 39 3 25 52.312/24 ST. LOUIS D I D N O T P L AY1/1 at Cleveland 1 1 40 23 57.5 221 5.5 0 0 40 2 22 73.0SEASON TOTALS 15 15 513 324 63.2 4,077 8.0 21 14 95t 40 269 90.1

POSTSE ASON 1/8 at Denver 1 1 40 22 55.0 289 7.2 1 1 33 5 45 75.9POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 40 22 55.0 289 7.2 1 1 33 5 45 75.9


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POSTSE ASON 1/15 BALTIMORE 1 1 32 19 59.4 226 7.1 2 0 58 6 34 101.81/23 N.Y. JETS 1 1 19 10 52.6 133 7.0 0 2 24 2 12 35.52/6 vs. Green Bay 1 1 40 25 62.5 263 6.6 2 2 37 1 2 77.4 POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 3 91 54 59.3 622 6.8 4 4 58 9 48 76.4


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/10 TENNESSEE 1 1 43 33 76.7 363 8.4 1 2 34t 4 42 89.69/20 at Chicago 1 1 35 23 65.7 221 6.3 1 1 24 2 18 80.89/27 at Cincinnati 1 1 31 22 71.0 276 8.9 1 1 51 1 5 95.610/4 SAN DIEGO 1 1 33 26 79.0 333 10.1 2 0 35 3 19 128.910/11 at Detroit 1 1 30 23 76.6 277 9.2 3 1 47t 3 15 123.910/18 CLEVELAND 1 1 35 23 65.7 417 11.9 2 1 52t 3 14 113.610/25 MINNESOTA 1 1 26 14 53.8 175 6.7 1 0 45 4 23 87.811/9 at Denver 1 1 29 21 72.4 233 8.0 3 1 35 3 31 116.011/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 40 20 50.0 174 4.4 0 1 21 4 28 51.511/22 at Kansas City 1 1 42 32 76.2 398 9.5 3 2 41 2 13 109.011/29 at Baltimore I N A C T I V E12/6 OAKLAND 1 1 24 18 75.0 278 11.6 2 1 57 1 9 123.312/10 at Cleveland 1 1 32 18 56.3 201 6.3 0 0 24 8 60 75.112/20 GREEN BAY 1 1 46 29 63.0 503 10.9 3 0 60t 5 31 121.912/27 BALTIMORE 1 1 17 33 51.5 259 7.8 1 1 45 4 21 75.21/3 at Miami 1 1 27 18 66.6 220 8.1 3 0 54t 3 19 128.6SEASON TOTALS 15 15 506 337 66.6 4,328 8.6 26 12 60t 50 348 100.5


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/7 HOUSTON 1 1 14 13 92.9 137 9.8 2 0 29 2 15 147.09/14 at Cleveland 1 1 20 13 65.0 179 9.0 1 0 48 2 15 110.29/21 at Philadelphia 1 1 25 13 52.0 131 5.2 0 1 16 8 35 50.69/29 BALTIMORE 1 1 24 14 58.3 191 8.0 1 1 49 3 23 80.410/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 41 26 63.4 309 7.5 3 1 48t 3 23 100.610/19 at Cincinnati 1 1 28 17 60.7 216 7.7 2 0 50t 0 0 108.610/26 N.Y. GIANTS 1 1 29 13 44.8 189 6.5 1 4 65t 5 35 38.511/3 at Washington 1 1 17 5 29.4 50 2.9 0 1 14 3 6 15.111/9 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 41 29 70.7 280 6.8 0 3 41 2 13 59.011/16 SAN DIEGO 1 1 41 31 75.6 308 7.5 0 0 30 4 22 96.411/20 CINCINNATI 1 1 30 17 56.7 243 8.1 1 0 37 0 0 94.211/30 at New England 1 1 33 17 51.5 179 5.4 2 1 21 1 7 75.212/7 DALLAS 1 1 33 17 51.5 204 6.2 1 0 47 5 36 80.912/14 at Baltimore 1 1 40 22 55.0 246 6.2 1 0 30 3 26 81.912/21 at Tennessee 1 1 39 25 64.1 329 8.4 2 2 31 5 28 86.412/28 CLEVELAND 1 1 14 9 64.3 110 7.9 0 1 24 0 0 58.6SEASON TOTALS 16 16 469 281 59.9 3,301 7.0 17 15 65t 46 284 80.1

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Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/9 at Cleveland 1 1 23 12 52.2 161 7.0 4 0 40t 1 2 114.39/16 BUFFALO 1 1 34 21 61.8 242 7.1 1 1 30 1 6 80.89/23 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 20 13 65.0 160 8.0 1 0 29 2 15 106.29/30 at Arizona 1 1 32 17 53.1 244 7.6 2 2 43t 4 39 72.910/7 SEATTLE 1 1 22 18 81.8 206 9.4 1 0 25 3 27 120.810/21 at Denver 1 1 35 24 68.6 290 8.3 4 2 40 4 30 108.010/28 at Cincinnati 1 1 26 19 73.1 230 8.9 2 1 42 1 0 109.511/5 BALTIMORE 1 1 16 13 81.3 209 13.0 5 0 45 3 22 158.311/11 CLEVELAND 1 1 34 23 67.6 278 8.1 2 1 22 4 36 99.911/18 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 25 15 60.0 195 7.8 1 1 27 7 44 81.211/26 MIAMI 1 1 21 18 85.7 165 7.9 0 1 21 5 33 79.612/2 CINCINNATI 1 1 32 21 65.6 184 5.8 2 2 19 0 0 75.512/9 at New England 1 1 32 19 59.4 187 5.8 1 0 32t 3 19 86.312/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 32 15 46.9 142 4.4 3 0 30t 5 40 90.912/20 at St. Louis 1 1 20 16 80.0 261 13.1 3 0 83 4 34 158.312/30 at Baltimore I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 15 15 404 264 65.3 3,154 7.8 32 11 83 47 347 104.1

POSTSE ASON 1/5 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 42 29 69.0 337 8.0 2 3 37 6 40 79.2POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 42 29 69.0 337 8.0 2 3 37 6 40 79.2


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/7 MIAMI I N A C T I V E9/18 at Jacksonville 1 1 32 17 53.1 141 4.4 0 2 18 2 14 38.7 9/24 CINCINNATI 1 1 39 18 46.2 208 5.3 0 3 36 3 13 30.7 10/8 at San Diego 1 1 31 20 64.5 220 7.1 0 2 32 5 23 58.5 10/15 KANSAS CITY 1 1 19 16 84.2 238 12.5 2 0 50 1 6 153.8 10/22 at Atlanta 1 1 22 16 72.7 238 10.8 3 0 36 3 15 147.3 10/29 at Oakland 1 1 37 25 67.6 301 8.1 1 4 49 5 30 61.711/5 DENVER 1 1 54 38 70.4 433 8.0 1 3 63 4 30 77.211/12 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 28 17 60.7 264 9.4 3 0 46 2 14 127.711/19 at Cleveland 1 1 44 25 56.8 272 6.2 2 3 23 2 11 61.911/26 at Baltimore 1 1 41 21 51.2 214 5.2 0 2 27 9 73 46.212/3 TAMPA BAY 1 1 25 12 48.0 198 7.9 2 1 36 1 7 85.112/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 21 11 52.0 225 10.7 1 0 49t 0 0 106.212/17 at Carolina 1 1 17 10 58.8 125 7.4 1 0 21 3 22 101.312/24 BALTIMORE 1 1 31 15 48.4 156 5.0 1 2 31 5 17 47.212/31 at Cincinnati 1 1 28 19 67.9 280 10.0 1 1 67t 1 5 97.3SEASON TOTALS 15 15 469 280 59.7 3,513 7.5 18 23 67t 46 280 75.4


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/11 TENNESSEE 1 1 11 9 81.8 218 19.8 2 0 63t 0 0 158.39/18 at Houston 1 1 21 14 66.7 254 12.1 2 0 54 1 1 139.89/25 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 28 12 42.9 216 7.7 2 0 85t 4 26 93.810/10 at San Diego 1 1 26 17 65.4 225 8.7 1 0 33 3 18 105.410/16 JACKSONVILLE I N A C T I V E10/23 at Cincinnati 1 1 14 9 64.3 93 6.6 2 1 21 1 10 93.210/31 BALTIMORE 1 1 30 18 60.0 177 5.9 2 1 23 2 17 85.011/6 at Green Bay I N A C T I V E11/13 CLEVELAND I N A C T I V E11/20 at Baltimore I N A C T I V E11/28 at Indianapolis 1 1 26 17 65.4 133 5.1 1 2 35 3 22 58.712/4 CINCINNATI 1 1 41 29 70.7 386 9.4 3 3 41 2 7 94.212/11 CHICAGO 1 1 20 13 65.0 173 8.7 1 0 45 0 0 109.0 12/18 at Minnesota 1 1 15 10 66.7 149 9.9 0 0 50 4 16 99.012/24 at Cleveland 1 1 20 13 65.0 226 11.3 1 0 46 2 9 120.01/1 DETROIT 1 1 16 7 43.8 135 8.4 0 2 43 1 3 34.1SEASON TOTALS 12 12 268 168 62.7 2,385 8.9 17 9 85t 23 129 98.6


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POSTSE ASON Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg1/8 at Cincinnati 1 1 19 14 73.7 208 10.9 3 0 54 1 6 148.71/15 at Indianapolis 1 1 24 14 58.3 197 8.2 2 1 45 2 14 95.31/22 at Denver 1 1 29 21 72.4 275 9.5 2 0 30 2 7 124.92/5 vs. Seattle 1 1 21 9 42.9 123 5.9 0 2 37 1 8 22.6POSTSEASON TOTALS 4 4 93 58 62.4 803 8.6 7 3 54 6 35 101.7


Date Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/12 OAKLAND D I D N O T P L AY9/19 at Baltimore 1 0 20 12 60.0 176 8.8 2 2 58 2 16 82.59/26 at Miami 1 1 22 12 54.5 163 7.4 1 1 42 1 2 74.610/3 CINCINNATI 1 1 25 17 68.0 174 7.0 1 0 30 1 6 101.110/10 CLEVELAND 1 1 21 16 76.2 231 11.0 1 1 48 0 0 107.410/17 at Dallas 1 1 25 21 84.0 193 7.7 2 0 32 3 21 125.510/31 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 24 18 75.0 196 8.2 2 0 47t 0 0 126.411/7 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 18 11 61.1 183 10.2 2 1 47 2 15 109.311/14 at Cleveland 1 1 16 10 62.5 134 8.4 0 1 22 2 14 63.011/21 at Cincinnati 1 1 21 15 71.4 138 6.6 1 0 26 7 54 104.911/28 WASHINGTON 1 1 20 9 45.0 131 6.6 0 0 27 4 31 66.912/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 17 14 82.5 221 13.0 2 0 37t 3 25 158.012/12 N.Y. JETS 1 1 19 9 47.6 144 7.6 0 2 46 2 12 33.612/18 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 28 18 64.3 316 11.3 1 2 40 3 17 84.812/26 BALTIMORE 1 1 19 14 73.7 221 11.6 2 1 36t 0 0 125.11/2 at Buffalo I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 14 13 295 196 66.4 2,621 8.8 17 11 58 30 213 98.1

POSTSE ASON 1/15 N.Y. JETS 1 1 30 17 56.7 181 6.3 1 2 21 1 10 57.81/23 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 24 14 78.1 226 9.4 2 3 34 1 1 78.1POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 2 54 31 61.3 407 7.5 3 5 34 2 11 61.3

ROETHLISBERGER’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONDate Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg2004 Pittsburgh 14 13 295 196 66.4 2,621 8.8 17 11 58 30 213 98.12005 Pittsburgh 12 12 268 168 62.7 2,385 8.9 17 9 85t 23 129 98.62006 Pittsburgh 15 15 469 280 59.7 3,513 7.5 18 23 67t 46 280 75.42007 Pittsburgh 15 15 404 264 65.3 3,154 7.8 32 11 83 47 347 104.12008 Pittsburgh 16 16 469 281 59.9 3,301 7.0 17 15 65t 46 284 80.12009 Pittsburgh 15 15 506 337 66.6 4,328 8.6 26 12 60t 50 348 100.52010 Pittsburgh 12 12 389 240 61.7 3,200 8.2 17 5 56t 32 220 97.02011 Pittsburgh 15 15 513 324 63.2 4,077 8.0 21 14 95t 40 269 90.12012 Pittsburgh 13 13 449 284 63.3 3,265 7.3 26 8 82t 30 182 97.02013 Pittsburgh 16 16 584 375 64.2 4,261 7.4 28 14 67 42 282 92.02014 Pittsburgh 16 16 608 408 67.1 4,952 8.1 32 9 94t 33 172 103.32015 Pittsburgh 12 11 469 319 68.0 3,938 8.4 21 16 69t 20 141 94.5NFL TOTALS 171 169 5,423 3,476 64.1 42,995 7.9 272 145 95t 439 2,867 94.0

Career Record as a Starter: 113-56 (66.9): 13-0 (100.0) in 2004, 9-3 (75.0) in ’05, 7-8 (46.7) in ’06, 10-5 (66.7) in ’07, 12-4 (75.0) in ’08, 9-6 (60.0) in ’09, 9-3 (75.0) in ’10, 11-4 (73.3) in ’11, 7-6 (53.8) in ’12, 8-8 (50.0) in ’13, 11-5 (68.8) in ’14 and 7-4 (63.6) in ’15.


Attempts: 58, vs. New Orleans, 11/30/14; Completions: 40, twice, last vs. Denver, 12/20/15; Completion Percentage (Min. 15 Att.): 85.7, vs. Miami, 11/26/07; Passing Yards: 522, vs. Indianapolis, 10/26/14; Yards/Attempt (Min. 10 Att.): 19.8, vs. Tennessee, 9/11/05; Touchdowns: 6, twice, last vs. Baltimore, 11/2/14; Interceptions: 4, twice, last vs. N.Y. Giants, 10/26/08; Long: 95t, at Arizona, 10/23/11; QB Rating: 158.3, three times, last at St. Louis, 12/20/07; Rushing Attempts: 9, at Cincinnati, 12/21/04; Rushing Yards: 55, vs. Oakland, 11/21/10; Rushing Long: 31, vs. Oakland, 11/21/10; Rushing Touchdowns: 1, 15 times, last at Green Bay, 12/22/13.


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POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg2004 Pittsburgh 2 2 54 31 61.3 407 7.5 3 5 34 2 11 61.32005 Pittsburgh 4 4 93 58 62.4 803 8.6 7 3 54 6 35 101.72007 Pittsburgh 1 1 42 29 69.0 337 8.0 2 3 37 6 40 79.22008 Pittsburgh 3 3 89 54 60.7 692 7.8 3 1 65t 7 58 91.62010 Pittsburgh 3 3 91 54 59.3 622 6.8 4 4 58 9 48 76.42011 Pittsburgh 1 1 40 22 55.0 289 7.2 1 1 33 5 45 75.92014 Pittsburgh 1 1 45 31 68.9 334 7.4 1 2 44 5 37 79.32015 Pittsburgh 2 2 68 42 61.8 568 8.4 1 0 60 6 55 93.3NFL TOTALS 17 17 522 321 61.5 4,052 7.8 22 19 65t 47 329 84.6

Career Record as a Starter 11-6 (64.7): 1-1 (.500) in ‘04, 4-0 (1.000) in ’05, 0-1 (.000) in ’07, 3-0 (1.000) in ’08, 2-1 (.667) in ’10, 0-1 (.000) in ’11, 0-1 (.000) in ’14 and 1-1 (50.0) in ’15.

ROETHLISBERGER’S CAREER RUSHING TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD2004 Pittsburgh 56 144 2.6 20 12005 Pittsburgh 31 69 2.2 13 32006 Pittsburgh 32 98 3.1 20 22007 Pittsburgh 35 204 5.8 30 22008 Pittsburgh 34 101 3.0 17 22009 Pittsburgh 40 82 2.1 15 22010 Pittsburgh 34 176 5.2 31 22011 Pittsburgh 31 70 2.3 11 02012 Pittsburgh 26 92 3.5 14 02013 Pittsburgh 27 99 3.7 19 12014 Pittsburgh 33 27 0.8 8 02015 Pittsburgh 15 29 1.9 13 0NFL TOTALS 394 1,191 3.0 31 15

POSTSE ASONYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD2004 Pittsburgh 9 75 8.3 20 02005 Pittsburgh 19 37 1.9 10 22007 Pittsburgh 4 13 3.3 6 02008 Pittsburgh 6 0 0.0 4 02010 Pittsburgh 21 63 3.0 18 12011 Pittsburgh 3 15 5.0 9 02014 Pittsburgh 2 16 8.0 16 02015 Pittsburgh 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 63 219 3.5 20 3

ROETHLISBERGER’S CAREER 300-YARD PASSING GAMES (48)

REGULAR SE ASON – 45 (24-20)Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Rtg Result12/18/04 at N.Y. Giants 28 18 316 64.3 1 2 40 84.8 W, 33-3012/4/05 CINCINNATI 41 29 386 70.7 3 3 41 94.2 L, 38-31 10/29/06 at Oakland 37 25 301 67.6 1 4 49 61.7 L, 20-1311/5/06 DENVER 38 54 433 70.4 1 3 63 77.2 L, 31-2010/5/08 at Jacksonville 41 26 309 63.4 3 1 48 100.6 W, 26-2111/16/08 SAN DIEGO 41 31 308 75.6 0 0 30 96.4 W, 11-1012/21/08 at Tennessee 39 25 329 64.1 2 2 31 86.4 L, 31-149/10/09 TENNESSEE 43 33 363 76.7 1 2 34t 89.6 W, 13-1010/4/09 SAN DIEGO 33 26 333 79.0 2 0 35 128.9 W, 38-2810/18/09 CLEVELAND 35 23 417 65.7 2 1 52t 113.6 W, 28-1411/22/09 at Kansas City 42 32 398 76.2 3 2 41 109.0 L, 27-24 (OT)12/20/09 GREEN BAY 46 29 503 63.0 3 0 60t 121.9 W, 37-3610/24/10 at Miami 27 19 302 70.4 2 0 53t 132.0 W, 23-2211/14/10 NEW ENGLAND 49 30 387 61.2 3 1 33t 97.9 L, 39-2612/23/10 CAROLINA 32 22 320 68.8 1 0 43t 111.5 W, 27-39/25/11 at Indianapolis 37 25 364 67.6 1 1 81t 97.1 W, 23-2010/23/11 at Arizona 39 26 361 66.7 3 0 95t 121.8 W, 32-2010/30/11 NEW ENGLAND 50 36 365 72.0 2 1 26 97.5 W, 25-1711/6/11 BALTIMORE 37 20 330 54.1 1 1 32 82.0 L, 23-2012/19/11 at San Francisco 44 25 330 56.8 0 3 39 52.3 L, 20-39/23/12 at Oakland 49 36 384 73.5 4 0 22 123.2 L, 34-3110/11/12 at Tennessee 40 24 363 60.0 1 1 82t 87.8 L, 26-2312/16/12 at Dallas 40 24 339 60.0 2 1 60 93.6 L, 26-24 (OT)9/22/13 CHICAGO 41 26 406 63.4 2 2 45 92.1 L, 40-239/29/13 vs. Minnesota 51 36 383 70.6 1 1 36 90.6 L, 34-2711/3/13 at New England 48 28 400 58.3 4 2 42 95.8 L, 55-31


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REGULAR SE ASON – 45 (24-20)Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Rtg Result11/17/13 DETROIT 45 29 367 64.4 4 0 47t 119.4 W, 37-2712/8/13 MIAMI 39 23 349 58.9 3 0 67 114.2 L, 34-289/7/14 CLEVELAND 34 23 365 67.6 1 1 41 100.7 W, 30-279/28/14 TAMPA BAY 40 29 314 72.5 3 0 31 120.2 L, 27-2410/26/14 INDIANAPOLIS 49 40 522 81.6 6 0 52 150.6 W, 51-3411/2/14 BALTIMORE 37 25 340 67.6 6 0 54t 136.3 W, 43-2311/9/14 at N.Y. Jets 43 30 343 69.8 1 2 80t 81.8 L, 20-1311/30/14 NEW ORLEANS 58 32 435 55.2 2 2 48 76.4 L, 35-3212/7/14 at Cincinnati 39 25 350 64.1 3 0 94t 118.5 W, 42-2112/14/14 at Atlanta 35 27 360 77.1 0 0 44 109.2 W, 27-2012/28/14 CINCINNATI 38 24 317 63.2 2 1 63t 96.1 W, 27-179/10/15 at New England 38 26 351 68.4 1 1 43 95.4 L, 28-219/20/15 SAN FRANCISCO 27 21 369 77.8 3 0 59 155.8 W, 43-1811/8/15 OAKLAND 44 24 334 54.5 2 1 59 84.8 W, 38-3511/15/15* CLEVELAND 33 22 379 66.7 3 1 64 123.2 W, 30-911/29/15 at Seattle 55 36 456 65.5 1 2 69t 82.1 L, 39-3012/6/15 INIANAPOLIS 39 24 364 61.5 4 0 68t 126.4 W, 45-1012/20/15 DENVER 55 40 380 72.7 3 2 23t 94.5 W, 34-271/3/16 at Cleveland 36 24 349 66.7 3 2 66 102.7 W, 28-12

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POSTSE ASON – 3 (0-3)1/5/08 JACKSONVILLE 42 29 337 69.0 2 3 37 79.5 L, 29-311/3/15 BALTIMORE 45 31 334 68.9 1 2 44 79.3 L, 30-171/17/16 at Denver 37 24 339 64.9 0 0 58 94.3 L, 23-16

ROETHLISBERGER’S FOURTH QUARTER & GAME-WINNING DRIVES (38)

(Victories in which Roethlisberger has rallied the Steelers from a fourth-quarter deficit to tie or to win.)REGULAR SE ASON – 34Date Opponent Down Won Go-Ahead Score Drive Clock at end Passing10/3/04 Cincinnati 14-17 28-17 Bettis 1-yd. run 13-89; 6:41 9:03 2-3, 17 yds.10/17/04 at Dallas 10-20 24-20 Bettis 2-yd. run 5-24; 1:50 0:30 2-2, 17 yds.12/5/04 at Jacksonville 14-16 17-16 Reed 37-yd. FG 6-56; 1:37 0:18 3-3, 39 yds.12/12/04 N.Y. Jets 3-3 17-6 Tuman 10-yd. pass from Bettis 8-80; 2:09 12:51 2-2, 47 yds.12/18/04 at N.Y. Giants 26-30 33-30 Bettis 1-yd. run 7-67; 3:20 4:57 4-4, 69 yds.10/10/05 at San Diego 21-22 24-22 Reed 40-yd. FG 11-40; 4:36 0:06 3-3, 19 yds.10/31/05 Baltimore 17-19 20-19 Reed 37-yd. FG 8-60; 1:45 1:36 2-2, 37 yds.11/12/06 New Orleans 24-24 38-31 Parker 3-yd. run 6-78; 3:34 14:55 0-0, 0 yds.11/19/06 at Cleveland 10-20 24-20 Parker 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11-77; 2:34 0:32 6-9, 72 yds.12/31/06 at Cincinnati • 14-17 23-17(OT) Holmes 67-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 3-78; 1:33 13:27 1-1, 67 yds.11/11/07 Cleveland 21-16 31-28 Roethlisberger 30-yd. run 7-66; 3:15 11:32 2-4, 34 yds.11/26/07 Miami 0-0 3-0 Reed 24-yd. FG 9-36; 3:56 0:17 4-5, 44 yds.9/29/08 Baltimore • 20-20 23-20 (OT) Reed 46-yd. FG 7-29; 3:56 8:55 2-3, 31 yds.10/5/08 at Jacksonville 20-21 26-21 Ward 8-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11-80; 4:40 1:53 6-8, 61 yds.11/16/08 San Diego 8-10 11-10 Reed 32-yd. FG 13-73; 6:30 0:11 6-6, 61 yds.12/7/08 Dallas 3-13 20-13 Townsend 25-yd. INT —; — 1:40 ——12/14/08 Baltimore 6-9 13-9 Holmes 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12-92; 2:53 0:43 7-11, 89 yds.9/10/09 Tennessee • 10-10 13-10 (OT) Reed 33-yd. FG 10-63;4:32 0:00 5-7, 60 yds12/20/09 Green Bay 30-36 37-36 Wallace 19-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11-86;2:06 0:00 6-11, 90 yds12/27/09 Baltimore 20-20 23-20 Reed 38-yd. FG 8-44;3:38 5:25 5-7, 44 yds10/24/10 at Miami 20-22 23-22 Reed 18-yd. FG 8-47; 2:51 2:26 2-2, 31 yds.11/28/10 at Buffalo • 16-16 19-16 (OT) Suisham 41-yd. FG 13-58; 7:06 0:00 1-3, 17 yds.12/5/10 at Baltimore 6-10 13-10 Redman 9-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 3-9; 0:22 2:51 1-3, 9 yds.9/25/11 at Indianapolis 20-20 23-20 Suisham 38-yd. FG 10-60; 2:05 0:04 3-4, 39 yds.10/7/12 PHILADELPHIA 13-14 16-14 Suisham 34-yd. FG 14-64; 6:33 0:00 4-5, 50 yds.10/21/12 at Cincinnati 17-17 24-17 Rainey 11-yd. run 8-67; 4:42 14:16 5-5, 54 yds.11/4/12 at N.Y. Giants 17-20 24-20 Redman 1-yd. run 9-51; 4:53 4:02 2-4, 26 yds.10/20/13 BALTIMORE 16-16 19-16 Suisham 42-yd. FG 7-39; 1:58 0:00 3-4, 31 yds.11/17/13 DETROIT 23-27 37-27 W. Johnson 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 16-97; 8:03 4:46 7-10, 82 yds.12/22/13 at Green Bay 31-31 38-31 Bell 1-yd. run 5-17; 0:26 1:25 1-2, 5 yds.


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(Victories in which Roethlisberger has rallied the Steelers from a fourth-quarter deficit to tie or to win.)REGULAR SE ASON – 34Date Opponent Down Won Go-Ahead Score Drive Clock at end Passing9/7/14 CLEVELAND 27-27 30-27 Suisham 41 yd. FG 5-33; 0:47 0:00 3-4, 33 yds.11/17/14 at Tennessee 13-24 27-24 A. Brown 12 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 8-65; 4:02 9:01 4-5, 45 yds.12/7/14 at Cincinnati 20-21 42-21 Bell 13 yd. run 4-24; 1:18 11:27 1-2, 8 yds. 12/20/15 DENVER 27-27 34-27 A. Brown 23 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 3-37; 0:56 3:24 2-2, 32 yds.

POSTSE ASON – 4Date Opponent Down Won Go-Ahead Score Drive Clock at end Passing1/15/05 N.Y. Jets (OT) 10-17 20-17 Reed 33-yd. FG 14-72; 8:19 3:56 3-4, 32 yds.2/1/09 vs. Arizona 20-23 27-23 Holmes 6-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 8-78; 2:02 0:35 5-7, 84 yds.1/15/11 vs. Baltimore 24-24 (tied) 31-24 Mendenhall 1-yd. run 11-65; 2:21 1:31 2-6, 70 yds.1/9/16 at Cincinnati 15-16 18-16 Boswell 35 yd. FG 9-74; 1:09 0:14 5-7, 40 yds.

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ROETHLISBERGER’S 3+ TOUCHDOWN GAMES (36)

REGULAR SE ASON – 35 (23-11 as a star ter)Date Opponent Att Comp Yds Pct TD Int LG Rating Result12/4/05 Cincinnati 41 29 386 70.7 3 3 41 94.2 L, 38-3110/22/06 at Atlanta 22 16 238 72.7 3 0 36 147.3 L, 41-38 (OT)11/12/06 New Orleans 28 17 264 60.7 3 0 46 127.7 W, 38-319/9/07 at Cleveland 23 12 161 52.2 4 0 40 114.3 W, 34-710/21/07 at Denver 35 24 290 68.6 4 2 40 108.0 L, 31-2811/5/07 Baltimore 16 13 209 81.3 5 0 45 158.3 W, 38-712/16/07 Jacksonville 32 15 142 46.9 3 0 30 90.9 L, 29-2212/20/07 at St. Louis 20 16 261 80.0 3 0 83 158.3 W, 41-2410/5/08 at Jacksonville 41 26 309 63.4 3 1 48 100.6 W, 26-2110/11/09 at Detroit 30 23 277 76.6 3 1 47t 123.9 W, 28-2011/9/09 at Denver 29 21 233 72.4 3 1 35 116.0 W, 28-1011/22/09 at Kansas City 42 32 398 76.2 3 2 41 109.0 L, 27-2412/20/09 Green Bay 46 29 503 63.0 3 0 60t 121.9 W, 37-361/3/10 at Miami 27 18 220 66.6 3 0 54t 128.6 W, 30-2410/17/10 Cleveland 27 16 257 59.3 3 1 50 112.7 W, 28-1011/14/10 New England 49 30 387 61.2 3 1 33t 97.9 L, 39-2611/21/10 Oakland 29 18 275 62.1 3 0 52t 127.8 W, 35-310/9/11 Tennessee 34 24 228 70.6 5 1 40t 116.2 W, 38-1710/23/11 at Arizona 39 26 361 66.7 3 0 95t 121.8 W, 32-209/23/12 at Oakland 49 36 384 73.5 4 0 22 123.2 L, 34-3110/28/12 WASHINGTON 33 24 222 72.7 3 0 27 121.0 W, 27-1212/9/12 SAN DIEGO 42 22 285 52.4 3 1 40t 87.9 L, 34-2412/30/12 CLEVELAND 23 15 134 65.2 3 0 16 120.3 W, 24-1011/3/13 at New England 48 28 400 58.3 4 2 42 95.8 L, 55-3111/17/13 DETROIT 45 29 367 64.4 4 0 47t 119.4 W, 37-2712/8/13 MIAMI 39 23 349 58.9 3 0 67 114.2 L, 34-289/28/14 TAMPA BAY 40 29 314 72.5 3 0 31 120.2 L, 27-2410/26/14 INDIANAPOLIS 49 40 522 81.6 6 0 52 150.6 W, 51-3411/2/14 BALTIMORE 37 25 340 67.6 6 0 54t 136.3 W, 43-2312/7/14 at Cincinnati 39 25 350 34.1 3 0 94t 118.5 W, 42-219/20/15 SAN FRANCISCO 27 21 369 77.8 3 0 59 155.8 W, 43-1811/15/15* CLEVELAND 33 22 379 66.7 3 1 64 123.2 W, 30-912/6/15 INDIANAPOLIS 39 24 364 61.5 4 0 68t 126.4 W, 45-1012/20/15 DENVER 55 40 380 72.7 3 2 23t 94.5 W, 34-271/3/16 at Cleveland 36 24 66.7 349 3 2 66 102.7 W, 28-12


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REGULAR SE ASON – 70 (62-7 as a star ter)Date Opponent Att Comp Yds Pct TD Int LG Rating Result12/20/07 at St. Louis 20 16 261 80.0 3 0 83 158.3 W, 41-2411/5/07 Baltimore 16 13 209 81.3 5 0 45 158.3 W, 38-79/11/05 Tennessee 11 9 218 81.8 2 0 63t 158.3 W, 34-712/5/04 at Jacksonville 17 14 221 82.5 2 0 37t 158.0 W, 17-169/20/15 SAN FRANCISCO 27 21 369 77.8 3 0 59 155.8 W, 43-1810/15/06 Kansas City 19 16 238 84.2 2 0 50 153.8 W, 45-710/26/14 INDIANAPOLIS 49 40 522 81.6 6 0 52 150.6 W, 51-3410/22/06 at Atlanta 22 16 238 72.7 3 0 36 147.3 L, 41-389/7/08 Houston 14 13 137 92.9 2 0 29 147.0 W, 38-171/2/11 at Cleveland 22 15 280 68.2 2 0 56t 141.3 W, 41-99/18/05 at Houston 21 14 254 66.7 2 0 54 139.8 W, 27-711/2/14 BALTIMORE 37 25 340 67.6 6 0 54t 136.3 W, 43-2310/24/10 at Miami 27 19 302 70.4 2 0 53t 132.0 W, 23-2212/8/11 Cleveland 21 16 280 76.2 2 1 79t 129.6 W, 14-310/4/09 San Diego 33 26 333 79.0 2 0 35 128.9 W, 38-281/3/10 at Miami 27 18 220 66.6 3 0 54t 128.6 W, 30-2411/21/10 Oakland 29 18 275 62.1 3 0 52t 127.8 W, 35-311/12/06 New Orleans 28 17 264 60.7 3 0 46 127.7 W, 38-3112/6/15 INDIANAPOLIS 39 24 364 61.5 4 0 68t 126.4 W, 45-1010/31/04 New England 24 18 196 75.0 2 0 47t 126.4 W, 34-2010/17/04 at Dallas 25 21 193 84.0 2 0 32 125.5 W, 24-209/16/12 N.Y. JETS 31 24 275 77.4 2 0 37t 125.1 W. 27-1012/26/04 Baltimore 19 14 221 73.7 2 1 36t 125.1 W, 20-710/11/09 at Detroit 30 23 277 76.6 3 1 47t 123.9 W, 28-2012/6/09 Oakland 24 18 278 75.0 2 1 57 123.3 L, 27-2411/15/15* CLEVELAND 33 22 379 66.7 3 1 64 123.2 W, 30-99/23/12 at Oakland 49 36 384 73.5 4 0 22 123.2 L, 34-3112/20/09 Green Bay 46 29 503 63.0 3 0 60t 121.9 W, 37-3610/23/11 at Arizona 39 26 361 66.7 3 0 95t 121.8 W, 32-2010/28/12 WASHINGTON 33 24 222 72.7 3 0 27 121.0 W, 27-1210/7/07 Seattle 22 18 206 81.8 1 0 25 120.8 W, 21-012/30/12 CLEVELAND 23 15 134 65.2 3 0 16 120.3 W, 24-109/28/14 TAMPA BAY 40 29 314 72.5 3 0 31 120.2 L, 27-2412/24/05 at Cleveland 20 13 226 65.0 1 0 46 120.0 W, 41-011/17/13 DETROIT 45 29 367 64.4 4 0 47t 119.4 W, 37-2712/7/14 at Cincinnati 39 25 350 64.1 3 0 94t 118.5 W, 42-2112/4/11 Cincinnati 23 15 176 65.2 2 0 45 117.3 W, 35-710/9/11 Tennessee 34 24 228 70.6 5 1 40t 116.2 W, 38-1711/9/09 at Denver 29 21 233 72.4 3 1 35 116.0 W, 28-109/18/11 Seattle 30 22 298 73.3 1 0 53 115.7 W, 24-09/9/07 at Cleveland 23 12 161 52.2 4 0 40 114.3 W, 34-712/8/13 MIAMI 39 23 349 58.9 3 0 62 114.2 L, 34-2810/20/14 HOUSTON 33 23 265 69.7 2 0 43 113.8 W, 30-2310/13/13 at N.Y. Jets 30 23 264 76.7 1 0 55t 113.8 W, 19-610/18/09 Cleveland 35 23 417 65.7 2 1 52t 113.6 W, 28-1410/17/10 Cleveland 27 16 257 59.3 3 1 50 112.7 W, 28-109/21/14 at Carolina 30 22 196 73.3 2 0 30 112.6 W, 37-1912/21/14 KANSAS CITY 25 18 220 72.0 1 0 44 112.1 W, 20-1212/23/10 Carolina 32 22 320 68.8 1 0 43t 111.5 W, 27-3 9/14/08 at Cleveland 20 13 179 65.0 1 0 48 110.2 W, 10-610/28/07 at Cincinnati 26 19 230 73.1 2 1 42 109.5 W, 24-1311/7/04 Philadelphia 18 11 183 61.1 2 1 47 109.3 W, 27-312/14/14 at Atlanta 35 27 360 77.1 0 0 44 109.2 W, 27-2012/11/05 Chicago 20 13 173 65.0 1 0 45 109.0 W, 21-911/22/09 at Kansas City 42 32 398 76.2 3 2 41 109.0 L, 27-2410/19/08 at Cincinnati 28 17 216 60.7 2 0 50t 108.6 W, 38-1010/21/07 at Denver 35 24 290 68.6 4 2 40 108.0 L, 31-2810/10/04 Cleveland 21 16 231 76.2 1 1 48 107.4 W, 34-2310/20/13 BALTIMORE 23 17 160 73.9 1 0 19 107.2 W, 19-169/23/07 San Francisco 20 13 160 65.0 1 0 29 106.2 W, 37-16


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ROETHLISBERGER’S 100+ PASSER RATING GAMES (73) (Continued)

REGULAR SE ASON – 70 (62-7 as a star ter)Date Opponent Att Comp Yds Pct TD Int LG Rating Result12/7/06 Cleveland 21 11 225 52.0 1 0 49t 106.2 W, 27-710/2/05 at San Diego 26 17 225 65.4 1 0 33 105.4 W, 24-2211/21/04 at Cincinnati 21 15 138 71.4 1 0 26 104.9 W, 19-1410/5/14 at Jacksonville 36 26 273 72.2 1 0 30 103.1 W, 17-91/3/16 at Cleveland 36 24 349 66.7 3 2 66 102.7 W, 28-1211/24/13 at Cleveland 34 22 217 64.7 2 0 41t 102.2 W, 27-1112/17/06 at Carolina 17 10 125 58.8 1 0 21 101.3 W, 37-310/3/04 Cincinnati 25 17 174 68.0 1 0 30 101.1 W, 28-179/7/14 CLEVELAND 34 23 365 67.6 1 1 41 100.7 W, 30-2710/5/08 at Jacksonville 41 26 309 63.4 3 1 48t 100.6 W, 26-21


POSTSE ASON – 3 (3-0)1/8/06 at Cincinnati 19 14 208 73.7 3 0 54 148.7 W, 31-171/22/06 at Denver 29 21 275 72.4 2 0 30 124.9 W, 34-171/15/11 Baltimore 32 19 226 59.4 2 0 58 101.8 W, 31-24

ROETHLISBERGER IN CLOSE GAMES (Including Postseason)

Date Opponent Score Result Margin10/17/04 at Dallas 24-20 W +411/21/04 at Cincinnati 19-14 W +512/5/04 at Jacksonville 17-16 W +112/18/05 at N.Y. Giants 33-30 W +31/15/05 N.Y. JETS • • 20-17 W +39/25/05 NEW ENGLAND 23-20 L -310/10/05 at San Diego 24-22 W +210/31/05 BALTIMORE 20-19 W +11/15/06 at Indianapolis • 21-18 W +310/22/06 at Atlanta 41-38 (OT) L -311/19/06 at Cleveland 24-20 W +412/31/06 at Cincinnati 23-17 (OT) W +610/21/07 at Denver 31-28 L -311/11/07 CLEVELAND 31-28 W +311/18/07 at N.Y. Jets 19-16 (OT) L -311/26/07 MIAMI 3-0 W +31/5/08 JACKSONVILLE • 31-29 L -29/14/08 at Cleveland 10-6 W +49/29/08 BALTIMORE • 23-20 (OT) W +310/5/08 at Jacksonville 26-21 W +511/9/08 INDIANAPOLIS 24-20 L -411/16/08 SAN DIEGO 11-10 W +112/14/08 at Baltimore 13-9 W +42/1/08 vs. Arizona • 27-23 W +49/10/09 TENNESSEE 13-10 (OT) W +39/20/09 at Chicago 17-14 L -39/27/09 at Cincinnati 23-20 L -311/22/09 at Kansas City 27-24 L -312/6/09 OAKLAND 27-24 L -312/20/09 GREEN BAY 27-26 W +112/27/09 BALTIMORE 23-20 W +310/24/10 at Miami 23-22 W +1

11/8/10 at Cincinnati 27-21 W +611/28/10 at Buffalo • 19-16 (OT) W +312/5/10 at Baltimore 13-10 W +312/19/10 N.Y. JETS 22-17 L -51/23/11 N.Y. JETS # 24-19 W +52/5/11 vs. Green Bay • 31-25 L -69/25/11 at Indianapolis 23-20 W +310/16/11 JACKSONVILLE 17-13 W +411/6/11 BALTIMORE 23-20 L -311/27/11 at Kansas City 13-9 W +41/1/12 at Cleveland 13-9 W +41/8/12 at Denver • 29-23 (OT) L -69/23/12 at Oakland 34-31 L -310/7/12 PHILADELPHIA 16-14 W +210/11/12 at Tennessee 26-23 L -311/4/12 at N.Y. Giants 24-20 W +411/12/12 KANSAS CITY • 16-13 (OT) W +312/16/12 at Dallas • 27-24 (OT) L -312/23/12 CINCINNATI 13-10 L -310/20/13 BALTIMORE 19-16 W +310/27/13 at Oakland 21-18 L -311/28/13 at Baltimore 22-20 L -212/8/13 MIAMI 34-28 L -69/7/14 CLEVELAND 30-27 W +39/28/14 TAMPA BAY 27-24 L -311/17/14 at Tennessee 27-24 W +311/30/14 NEW ORLEANS 35-32 L -39/27/15 at St. Louis 12-6 W +611/1/15 CINCINNATI 16-10 L -611/8/15 OAKLAND 38-35 W +312/27/15 at Baltimore 20-17 L -31/9/16 at Cincinnati • 18-16 W +2

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ROETHLISBERGER’S MISCELLANEOUS CAREER STATISTICS

Roethlisberger’s Career Touchdown Passes (By Target): (294 Total)REGULAR SE ASON – 272

Heath Miller (41); Hines Ward (40); Antonio Brown (38); Mike Wallace (29); Santonio Holmes (18); Jerricho Cotchery (12); Martavis Bryant (11); Emmanuel Sanders (11); Nate Washington (11); Matt Spaeth (7); Plaxico Burress (6); Markus Wheaton (6); Mewelde Moore (4); Willie Parker (4); Jerame Tuman (4); Le’Veon Bell (3); Najeh Davenport (3); Antwaan Randle El (3); Will Johnson (2); Rashard Mendenhall (2); Leonard Pope (2); Isaac Redman (2); Jay Riemersma (2); Verron Haynes (1); Darrius Heyward-Bey (1); Jesse James (1); David Johnson (1); Dan Kreider (1); Lance Moore (1); Quincy Morgan (1); Derek Moye (1); Michael Palmer (1); Weslye Saunders (1); Cedrick Wilson (1).

POSTSE ASON – 22

Hines Ward (6); Heath Miller (4); Santonio Holmes (3); Martavis Bryant (2); Cedrick Wilson (2); Plaxico Burress (1); Jerricho Cotchery (1); Willie Parker (1); Antwaan Randle El (1); Mike Wallace (1).

Roethlisberger’s Career Rushing Touchdowns: (18 Total)REGULAR SE ASON – 15Date Opponent Play Result10/10/04 CLEVELAND Roethlisberger 6-yd. run W, 34-2310/10/05 at San Diego Roethlisberger 7-yd. run W, 24-2212/18/05 at Minnesota Roethlisberger 3-yd. run W, 18-31/1/06 DETROIT Roethlisberger 7-yd. run W, 35-2112/7/06 CLEVELAND Roethlisberger 2-yd. run W, 27-712/17/06 at Carolina Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 37-311/11/07 CLEVELAND Roethlisberger 30-yd. run W, 31-2812/2/07 CINCINNATI Roethlisberger 6-yd. run W, 24-1011/3/08 at Washington Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 23-611/20/08 CINCINNATI Roethlisberger 8-yd. run W, 27-109/20/09 at Chicago Roethlisberger 2-yd. run L, 17-149/27/09 at Cincinnati Roethlisberger 1-yd. run L, 23-2011/21/10 OAKLAND Roethlisberger 16-yd. run W, 35-312/23/10 CAROLINA Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 27-312/22/13 at Green Bay Roethlisberger 13-yd. run W, 38-31

POSTSE ASON – 3Date Opponent Play Result1/2/06 at Denver Roethlisberger 4-yd. run W, 34-172/5/06 vs. Seattle Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 21-101/23/11 N.Y. JETS Roethlisberger 2-yd. run W, 24-19

P R O(0-0/0-0): Placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a foot injury on August 6,

2015...waived/Injured by the Steelers on August 5, 2015...originally signed with the Steelers as an undraft-ed rookie free agent on May 2, 2015.

2 015(0-0/0-0): Spent the entire season on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 51 games at Louisville (2011-14)...totaled 176 receptions for

2,020 yards with 12 receiving touchdowns...added 248

punt return yards on 29 returns...totaled a single-season career-high 536 receiving yards in 2013...in 2012, recorded a single-season career-best 46 receptions...totaled a single-season career-high four receiving touch-downs in 2011 and 2013...majored in communications.

P ER S O N A LAttended Northwestern High School (Miami, Fla)...played in the Under

Armour All-American Game...recorded 59 receptions for 691 yards with three touchdowns as a senior despite missing two games with an injury...son of Tra-nae Jackson...Full name: Eli Lamar Rogers.


HEIGHT: 5-10WEIGHT: 187COLLEGE: LouisvilleBORN: Dec. 23, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Miami, Fla. HOW ACQUIRED: RFA – ‘15NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 30, 2014...signed with the Buccaneers on July 29, 2015...released by the Indianapolis Colts on June 2, 2015...originally signed with the Colts as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 4, 2015.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 47 games at West Chester (2010-14)...recorded 151 tackles, 5.0

TFLs, nine interceptions, 32 pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick...returned two interceptions for touchdowns in his career, including a 76-yarder as a junior in 2013...set a single-

season career-high with 15 pass breakups, and tied his single-season career high with four interceptions as a senior in 2014...as a senior, was named a Division II All-American, and he was selected to play in the National Football League Player’s Association Collegiate Bowl...was one of just 11 non-Division I players select-ed to play in the game.

P ER S O N A LAttended John Bartram High School (Philadelphia, Pa.)...named all-city

and was named co-MVP of the city all-star football game as a senior...also participated in track, running the 400 meters, and he started on the basketball team.

P R O(21-17/3-2): Drafted by the Steelers in the first round (15th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

2 015(12-12/2-2): Made 12 regular-season starts to go along with two postseason starts...

inactive Weeks 3-6 due to a right shoulder injury dur-ing the regular season...finished second on the team with a single-season career-high 87 tackles...also contributed career bests during the regular season in sacks (3.5), passes defensed (4) and forced fumbles (2)...led the team in tackles (20), forced fumbles (2) and pass breakups (2) in the postseason.

9/10 at New England: Led the linebackers with seven tackles.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Set a single-game career-high with 15 tackles...added his first career sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery...left the game in the fourth quarter due to a right shoulder injury and did not return.

10/25 at Kansas City: Returned to the starting lineup after missing four games due to a right shoulder injury...recorded a half-sack.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Split a half-sack with LB Jarvis Jones...tied for the team lead with eight tackles.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Forced a fumble.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Sacked QB Johnny Manziel in the third quarter.

11/29 at Seattle: Left the game in the second quarter due to a concussion and did not return.

12/20 vs. Denver: Recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter.

12/27 at Baltimore: Led the team with 13 tackles.

1/3 at Cleveland: Split a half-sack with LB Lawrence Timmons.

HEIGHT: 6-2WEIGHT: 200COLLEGE: West Chester (Pa.)BORN: Aug. 2, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Philadelphia, Pa. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st year

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HEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 230COLLEGE: Ohio State BORN: Sept. 6, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. HOW ACQUIRED: D1 – ’14 (#15)NFL EXPERIENCE: 3rd year

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AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Led the defense with a single-game playoff high 13 tackles...added his first career postseason forced fumble (finishing with two forced fumbles) and his first career postseason fumble recovery.

2 014(9-5/1-0): Saw action in nine games with five starts during the regular season as a

rookie...inactive due to a right knee injury Weeks 4-7...inactive due to a right ankle injury Weeks 10, 11 and 13...recorded one special teams tackle during the regular season 12/28 vs. Cincinnati...made his post-season debut in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Became the first rookie LB to start on Kickoff Weekend for the Steelers since 2001 (Kendrell Bell)...became the first rookie to start a season opener under defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau since 2004...totaled six tackles and one pass breakup.

9/11 at Baltimore: Totaled a team-high 11 tackles.

9/21 at Carolina: Left the game in the third quarter with a right knee injury and did not return.

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Left the game in the second quarter due to a right ankle injury and did not return.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/3 vs. Baltimore: Totaled three tackles on defense and one on special teams.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 39 games, starting his final 29 contests at weak-side outside line-

backer for Ohio State (2011-13)...recorded 316 tackles, 44.5 TFLs, 14.0 sacks and nine quarterback pressures...

returned his only interception 17 yards for a touchdown and deflected 15 other passes...also forced nine fumbles...at the time he left Ohio State, his nine forced fumbles were a school record and are tied for 10th all-time in Big Ten Conference history, and his 44.5 TFLs ranked sixth in school annals...in 2013, earned All-Big Ten Conference first team honors, to go along with being named first-team All-American by The NFL Draft Report, Associated Press, ESPN, Sports Illus-trated and the USA Today...earned All-Big Ten Confer-ence first team honors and second-team All-American accolades from The NFL Draft Report and honorable mention from Sports Illustrated in 2012...as a freshman in 2011, totaled 57 tackles, the most in school his-tory by a freshman since 1996...majored in psychol-ogy with a minor in business management.

P ER S O N A LAttended Plantation High School (Pom-pano Beach, Fla.)...the all-state out-

side linebacker registered 87 tackles, 19.5 sacks with four forced fumbles and four blocked kicks as a senior...named Broward County’s Most Outstanding Player as a senior...ended his career as the school’s record-holder with 38.5 sacks...ended his prep career by suit-ing up once more for the Under Armor All-American Game...as a junior, recorded 87 tackles that included 28.5 TFLs and 19.0 sacks...also caused two fumbles, recovered two others, including one that he returned for a touchdown, and blocked one kick as a junior...that performance earned him second-team Class 6A all-state honors, along with being named All-Broward County first team by the Miami Herald...son of Vernon and Shawn Shazier...Full name: Ryan Dean Shazier.

SHAZIER’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 11 4 15 1.0 17.0 0/0 0 1 19/27 at St. Louis I N A C T I V E10/1 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E10/12 at San Diego I N A C T I V E10/18 ARIZONA I N A C T I V E10/25 at Kansas City 1 1 3 1 4 0.5 3.5 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 6 2 8 0.5 2.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 1 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 5 1 6 1.0 9.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 at Seattle 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 3 4 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 012/20 DENVER 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 1/0 3 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 6 7 13 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 3 4 7 0.5 3.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 12 12 55 32 87 3.5 34.5 1/0 4 2 1

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POSTSE ASON Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR1/9 at Cincinnati 1 1 9 4 13 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 2 11/17 at Denver 1 1 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 2 15 5 20 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 2 1

SHAZIER’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 1 8 3 11 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY I N A C T I V E10/5 at Jacksonville I N A C T I V E10/12 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E10/20 HOUSTON I N A C T I V E10/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 1 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets I N A C T I V E11/17 at Tennessee I N A C T I V E11/30 NEW ORLEANS I N A C T I V E12/7 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 9 5 23 11 34 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 0


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Total Tackles: 15, vs. San Francisco, 9/20/15; Solo Tackles: 11, vs. San Francisco, 9/20/15; Sacks: 1.0, twice, last vs. Cleveland, 11/15/15; Sack Yards: 17.0, vs. San Francisco, 9/20/15; Interceptions: 1, vs. Denver, 12/20/15; Interception Yards: N/A; Passes Defensed: 3, vs. Denver, 12/20/15; Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. Oakland, 11/8/15; Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. San Francisco, 9/20/15.


Career Postseason Special Teams Tackles (1): 1 in ’14.

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P R O(123-73/10-8): Re-signed a two-year contract with the Steelers on March 9, 2015...acti-

vated from the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List on December 7, 2013...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List due to a foot injury on September 3, 2013...signed a two-year contract with the Steelers on March 18, 2013...released by the Chicago Bears on March 13, 2013...signed a three-year contract as an unrestricted free agent (from Pittsburgh) with the Bears on July 29, 2011...signed his one-year restricted free agent tender with the Steelers on April 15, 2010...originally drafted by the Steelers in the third round (77th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.

2 015(13-7/2-1) (PIT): Played in 13 regular-season games with seven starts...appeared

in both playoff games, making a start in the AFC Divi-sional Playoff 1/17 at Denver...inactive due to a hand injury 10/1 vs. Baltimore...inactive due to a knee injury 11/8 vs. Oakland and 11/15 vs. Cleveland.

2 014(15-8/1-1) (PIT): Saw action in 15 games with eight starts in the regular season...

started the lone postseason contest...inactive Week 16 due to an elbow injury...recorded one special teams tackle 10/12 at Cleveland.

10/5 at Jacksonville: Saw action in his 100th career game.

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Caught his first pass of the sea-son, a 33-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter...marked his longest career reception...caught a two-point conversion...marked his first career two-point conver-sion and the team’s first since 10/27/13 at Oakland (Emmanuel Sanders).

2 013(4-2) (PIT): Played in four games with two starts...saw action in his first game of the

season 12/8 vs. Miami...recorded one reception on the season, an 11-yard touchdown 12/22 at Green Bay...activated from the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Desig-nated for Return List on December 7...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List due to a foot injury on September 3.

2 012(16-8) (CHI): Saw action in all 16 games with eight starts...finished the season with

six receptions for 28 yards with one touchdown.

11/11 vs. Houston: Recorded a season-high three receptions.

11/25 vs. Minnesota: Recorded a 13-yard receiving touchdown.

2 011(15-8) (CHI): Played in 15 games, making eight starts...recorded seven receptions for

50 yards with two touchdowns.

9/11 vs. Atlanta: Recorded two receptions for seven yards in his Bears’ debut, including a one-yard touch-down reception.

11/7 at Philadelphia: Recorded a five-yard touchdown reception.

2 010(14-13/3-2) (PIT): Saw action in 14 regular-season games...tied his career-high with 13

starts...inactive two games because of a concussion (11/28 at Buffalo and 12/5 at Baltimore)...recorded nine receptions for 80 yards with one touchdown...added one special teams tackle 1/2 at Cleveland...started two-of-three postseason contests, one of those being Super Bowl XLV, where he recorded a nine-yard reception.

9/26 at Tampa Bay: Helped block for a Steelers’ rushing attack that gained 201 yards.

10/31 at New Orleans: Caught his first two passes of the season for 21 yards.

11/21 vs. Oakland: Had two receptions for 16 yards...helped block for the Steelers’ offense to gain a season-high 431 yards of total offense.

12/19 vs. N.Y. Jets: Started at TE in place of the injured TE Heath Miller...had a season-high three catches for 27 yards with one receiving touchdown, a nine-yard strike from QB Ben Roethlisberger midway through the second quarter.

2 0 0 9(16-8) (PIT): Saw action in all 16 games, making eight starts...recorded five recep-

tions for 25 yards with one touchdown.

HEIGHT: 6-7WEIGHT: 262COLLEGE: MinnesotaBORN: Nov. 24, 1983BIRTHPLACE: St. Michael, Minn.


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9/20 at Chicago: Caught two passes for 10 yards with one touchdown, a one-yarder in the first quarter to give the Steelers a 7-0 lead.

2 0 0 8(16-13/3-3) (PIT): Played in all 16 games, making a career-high 13 starts...set career-

highs in receptions (17) and receiving yards (136)...recorded one special teams tackle 9/29 vs. Baltimore...started all three postseason contests.

11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Set a career-high in recep-tions (6) for 53 yards...added a season-long 13-yard reception.

11/16 vs. San Diego: Tied his career-high with six receptions...posted a career-high 55 receiving yards.

2 0 07(14-6/1-1) (PIT): Saw action in 14 games, making six starts as a rookie...inactive due

to a thigh injury for two games (9/23 vs. San Francisco and 9/30 at Arizona)...recorded five receptions for 34 yards with a career-high three receiving touchdowns...started the lone postseason contest.

9/9 at Cleveland: Saw action in his first NFL game...his first career reception was a five-yard touchdown.

9/16 vs. Buffalo: Started his first career game...caught a one-yard touchdown.

10/21 at Denver: Saw extensive action at tight end...caught a 13-yard touchdown pass.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 47 games with 44 starts at Minnesota (2002-2006)...won the

2006 John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation’s top tight end...held school records for tight ends with 109 receptions for 1,291 yards...added 12 receiving touchdowns...in 2006, was an All-Big Ten Conference first team selection and was honored by the league as the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award, in addition to earning the team’s Bronko Nagurski MVP Award...was an All-Big Ten Conference first-team selec-tion and the winner of the school’s scholar athlete award in 2005...in 2003 and 2004, was named Aca-demic All-Big Ten Conference and added honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades, and was tabbed Min-nesota’s Scholar-Athlete...earned All-Big Ten Conference Freshman Team honors from The Sporting News in 2003...majored in marketing.

P ER S O N A LAttended St. Michael-Albertville High School (Albertville, Minn.)...was a first-

team all-metro pick by the Minnesota High School Coaches Association, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and KARE 11-TV as a senior...twice earned all-county and all-conference accolades...named the defensive MVP of the 1999 3-A state championship game and was also named defensive MVP of his conference...regis-tered 203 tackles, eight interceptions and five forced fumbles on defense in his high school career...record-ed 22 receptions for 294 yards with three touchdowns his senior season on offense...earned three letters as a center on the basketball team and was named all-conference three times...averaged 30 points and 13 rebounds per game his senior season...son of Terri and Ken Spaeth...father was a tight end at Nebraska (1975-77) and was chosen in the fifth round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills...married to Becky and they have one daughter, Kenley...Full name: Matt Spaeth.

SPAETH’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E10/12 at San Diego 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 1 4 4.0 4 011/8 OAKLAND I N A C T I V E11/15 CLEVELAND I N A C T I V E11/29 at Seattle 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 13 7 2 10 5.0 6 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/17 at Denver 1 1 1 1 1.0 1 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 1 1 1 1.0 1 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 0 1 33 33.0 33t 111/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

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Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD11/17 at Tennessee 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 1 2 13 6.5 11 012/14 at Atlanta 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY I N A C T I V E12/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 8 3 46 15.3 33t 1

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/8-11/28 R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D ; D E S I GN AT E D FO R R E T U R N12/8 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/22 at Green Bay 1 1 1 11 11.0 11t 112/29 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 4 2 1 11 11.0 11t 1


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/9 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/13 at Green Bay 1 1 1 4 4.0 4 09/23 ST. LOUIS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 at Dallas 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/7 at Jacksonville 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/22 DETROIT 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/28 CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/4 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/11 HOUSTON 1 0 3 4 1.3 5 011/19 at San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/25 MINNESOTA 1 0 1 13 13.0 13t 112/2 SEATTLE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/9 at Minnesota 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/16 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/23 at Arizona 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/30 at Detroit 1 1 1 7 7.0 7 0SEASON TOTALS 16 8 6 28 4.7 13t 1


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/11 ATLANTA 1 1 3 7 3.5 6 19/18 at New Orleans 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/25 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/2 CAROLINA I N A C T I V E10/10 at Detroit 1 0 1 8 8.0 8 010/16 MINNESOTA 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/23 at Tampa Bay 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/7 at Philadelphia 1 0 2 13 6.5 8 111/13 DETROIT 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/20 SAN DIEGO 1 1 1 13 13.0 13 011/27 at Oakland 1 1 1 9 9.0 9 012/4 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/11 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/18 SEATTLE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/25 at Green Bay 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/1 at Minnesota 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 8 7 50 7.1 13 2


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/12 ATLANTA 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/19 at Tennessee 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/26 at Tampa Bay 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/3 BALTIMORE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/17 CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/24 at Miami 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/31 at New Orleans 1 1 2 21 10.5 12 011/8 at Cincinnati 1 1 1 12 12.0 12 011/14 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/21 OAKLAND 1 1 2 16 8.0 8 011/28 at Buffalo I N A C T I V E12/5 at Baltimore I N A C T I V E12/12 CINCINNATI 1 1 1 4 4.0 4 012/19 N.Y. JETS 1 1 3 27 9.0 13 112/23 CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 01/2 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 13 9 80 8.9 13 1

POSTSE ASON 1/15 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/23 N.Y. JETS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 02/6 vs. Green Bay 1 1 1 9 9.0 9 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 2 1 9 9.0 9 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 at Chicago 1 0 2 10 5.0 9 19/27 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 7 7.0 7 010/4 SAN DIEGO 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/11 at Detroit 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 MINNESOTA 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/9 at Denver 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 1 1 1.0 1 011/22 at Kansas City 1 1 1 7 7.0 7 011/29 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/6 OAKLAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/10 at Cleveland 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/3 at Miami 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 8 5 25 5.0 9 1


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 HOUSTON 1 0 1 6 6.0 6 09/14 at Cleveland 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/21 at Philadelphia 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/29 BALTIMORE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/19 at Cincinnati 1 0 1 6 6.0 6 010/26 N.Y. GIANTS 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/3 at Washington 1 0 1 6 6.0 6 011/9 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 6 53 8.8 13 011/16 SAN DIEGO 1 1 6 55 9.2 11 011/20 CINCINNATI 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/30 at New England 1 1 1 4 4.0 4 012/7 DALLAS 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 012/14 at Baltimore 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0

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Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD12/21 at Tennessee 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/28 CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 13 17 136 8.0 13 0

POSTSE ASON 1/11 SAN DIEGO 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 01/18 BALTIMORE 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 02/1 vs. Arizona 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 3 1 6 6.0 6 0


Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/9 at Cleveland 1 0 1 5 5.0 5 19/16 BUFFALO 1 1 2 10 5.0 9 19/23 SAN FRANCISCO I N A C T I V E9/30 at Arizona I N A C T I V E10/7 SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/21 at Denver 1 0 1 13 13.0 13t 110/28 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/5 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/11 CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/18 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 011/26 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/2 CINCINNATI 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/9 at New England 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/30 at Baltimore 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 6 5 34 6.8 13t 3

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REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2007 Pittsburgh 14 6 5 34 6.8 13t 32008 Pittsburgh 16 13 17 136 8.0 13 02009 Pittsburgh 16 8 5 25 5.0 9 12010 Pittsburgh 14 13 9 80 8.9 13 12011 Chicago 15 8 7 50 7.1 13 22012 Chicago 16 8 6 28 4.7 13t 12013 Pittsburgh 4 2 1 11 11.0 11t 12014 Pittsburgh 15 8 3 46 15.3 33t 12015 Pittsburgh 13 7 2 10 5.0 6 0NFL TOTALS 123 73 55 420 7.6 33t 10STEELERS TOTALS 92 57 42 342 8.1 33t 7


Additional Statistics: Recovered one fumble on special teams 11/15/09 vs. Cincinnati and one 1/1/12 at Minnesota.


Receptions: 6, twice, last vs. San Diego, 11/16/08; Yards: 55, vs. San Diego, 11/16/08; Avg. (Min. 4 Rec.): 9.2, vs. San Diego, 11/16/08; Long: 33t, vs. Baltimore, 11/2/14; Touchdowns: 1, 10 times, last vs. Baltimore, 11/2/14.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2007 Pittsburgh 1 1 1 7 7.0 7 02008 Pittsburgh 3 3 1 6 6.0 6 02010 Pittsburgh 3 2 1 9 9.0 9 02014 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 2 1 1 1 1.0 1 0NFL TOTALS 10 8 4 23 5.8 9 0

P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed by the Steelers on May 9, 2016...Waived/Injured by the Steelers on

August 12, 2015...signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 11, 2015.

C O LLEG E Saw action in 35 games at Northern Illinois (2010-14)...totaled 2,095 rush-

ing yards on 397 carries with 23 rushing touchdowns...finished second in the MAC with 14 rushing touchdowns in 2014...in 2013, teamed up with QB Jordan Lynch to gain the second-most rushing yards in a single season by teammates in NCAA FBS history...also in 2013, was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after totaling a career-high 266 rushing yards at Kent State,

which were the most rushing yards in school history since 2006...majored in sociology.

P ER S O N A LAttended Romeoville High School (Rome-oville, Ill)...named honorable mention

IHSFCA 6A All-State at running back and linebacker as a senior...named second-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune, and earned first-team all-area and all-conference honors as a running back...named the Spartans’ offensive MVP for 2009 and was named the defensive MVP in 2008...son of Sandra and Byron Stingily...his older brother, Byron, played on the offensive line at Louisville and currently plays for the New York Giants...Byron spent parts of the 2015 season with the Steelers...Full name: Cameron Alexander Stingily.

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Entering the 2016 season, he has made an NFL-best 30 consecutive field goals from 40-49 yards during the regular season.

Entering the 2016 season, he has converted 194 consecutive PATs during the regular season.

In 2013, his 93.8% conversion rate on field goals (30-of-32) set the Steelers’ single-season field goal percentage record (min. 15 attempts).

Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week three times (Week 17, 2013 and Weeks 5 and 13, 2012) and he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week once (Week 9, 2007).

P R O(128-0/8-0): Placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a knee injury on August

12, 2015...signed a four-year contract extension with the Steelers on August 1, 2014...re-signed a four-year contract with the Steelers on July 29, 2011...signed by the Steelers on November 16, 2010...released by the St. Louis Rams on August 17, 2010...signed by the Rams on August 13, 2010...released by the Cleveland Browns on June 17, 2010...signed by the Browns on May 18, 2010...signed by the Dallas Cowboys on December 21, 2009...released by the Washington Redskins on December 8, 2009...added to the Redskins’ active roster from the Redskins’ practice squad on December 2, 2006...signed to the Redskins’ practice squad on November 26, 2006...released by the San Francisco 49ers on October 31, 2006...signed to the 49ers’ practice squad on October 24, 2006...released from the Cowboys’ practice squad on October 17, 2006...signed to the Cowboys’ practice squad on Octo-ber 14, 2006...released by the Cowboys on October 12, 2006...re-signed with the Cowboys on December 26, 2005...released by the Cowboys on November 19, 2005...promoted to the Cowboys’ active roster from the Cowboys’ practice squad on October 24, 2005...signed to the Cowboys’ practice squad on October 18, 2005...released by the Cowboys on October 11, 2005...

signed to the Cowboys’ practice squad on September 5, 2005...released by the Steelers on August 29, 2005...originally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28, 2005.

2 015(0-0/0-0) (PIT): Missed the entire season after being placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/

Injured List due to a knee injury on August 12.

2 014(16-0/1-0) (PIT): Named a special teams captain...kicked in all 16 regular-season

games and the lone postseason contest...totaled a career-best 132 points in the regular season (29 FGs and a career-high 45 PATs), which at the time was the third-highest point total in team history in a single season...totaled one special teams tackle during the regular season 10/26 vs. Indianapolis.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Connected on a 41-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter to give the team a 30-27 victory...marked the ninth game-winning field goal of his career and his seventh as a member of the Steelers.

9/11 at Baltimore: Became the fifth player in Steelers’ history to record 100 made field goals.

9/21 at Carolina: Connected on all three attempts (42, 24, 45)...set a franchise record for most consecutive field goals made in team history (23).

9/28 vs. Tampa Bay: Surpassed K Norm Johnson (137) for the fourth-most PATs made in team history...made his first field goal of the game to extend his franchise record of 24 straight field goals made before missing his second attempt.

10/12 at Cleveland: Moved into fourth place on the team’s all-time field goals made chart.

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Totaled a career-best seven extra points made.

11/9 vs. N.Y. Jets: Connected on a career-long 53-yard field goal.

11/17 at Tennessee: Recorded his 200th career made field goal.

HEIGHT: 6-0WEIGHT: 199COLLEGE: Bowling GreenBORN: Dec. 29, 1981

BIRTHPLACE: Wallaceburg, Ontario, CanadaHOW ACQUIRED: FA – ‘10NFL EXPERIENCE: 12th year

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11/30 vs. New Orleans: Totaled 10 points to give him 509 for his Steelers’ career...became just the fourth kicker in team history to reach 500 points.

12/7 at Cincinnati: Recorded 100 points on the sea-son for the sixth time in his career and for the fourth straight season.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/3 vs. Baltimore: Converted three first-half field goals (45, 22 and 47) to match his single-game playoff high with three made field goals (2011 Wild Card Game at Denver)...became the first Steeler to record three made field goals in the first half of a postseason game since Johnson (1/6/96 vs. Buffalo).

2 013(16-0) (PIT): Saw action in all 16 games...made a single-season career-high 30 field

goals, which tied for the third-most field goals made in a single season in franchise history...set the Steelers’ single-season field goal percentage record (min. 15 attempts)...recorded seven special teams tackles (two, 11/3 at New England, 12/22 at Green Bay, and one, 10/13 at N.Y. Jets, 11/17 vs. Detroit and 12/8 vs. Miami).

9/29 vs. Minnesota (London): Kicked in his 100th career game.

10/13 at N.Y. Jets: Connected on all four attempts (46, 33, 48, 32).

10/20 vs. Baltimore: Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week...connected on a 42-yard field goal with no time remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Steelers a 19-16 win...marked the eighth game-winning field goal of his career and sixth as a Steeler.

10/27 at Oakland: Made the first field goal he attempt-ed, which marked the 16th straight field goal he made (dating back to last season), which is tied for the lon-gest streak of his career, including the postseason.

12/8 vs. Miami: Forced his first career fumble on spe-cial teams.

2 012(16-0) (PIT): Kicked in all 16 contests...connected on 28-of-31 FGs and all 34 PATs

for a total of 118 points...recorded one special teams tackle (11/12 vs. Kansas City).

10/7 vs. Philadelphia: Named AFC Special Teams Play-er of the Week...marked the first time he was named Special Teams Player of the Week since Week 9 of the 2007 season while playing for the Washington Red-skins...made all three attempts (20, 34, 34)...nailed a 34-yarder as time expired to give the Steelers a 16-14

victory...marked his fifth game-winning field goal and third as a Steeler.

10/21 at Cincinnati: Made all three attempts (42, 47, 42), marking the first time that he made at least three field goals of 40+ yards in the same game since 11/28/10 at Buffalo (4-4).

11/12 vs. Kansas City: Connected on a 23-yard field goal with 14:05 remaining in overtime to give the Steelers a 16-13 victory...marked the sixth game-winning field goal of his career, second of this season and fourth as a member of the Steelers...connected on all three attempts (35, 31, 23)...surpassed 600 total career points.

12/2 at Baltimore: Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week...marked the second time this season that he won the award, a career first...connected on a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the Steelers a 23-20 win...marked the seventh game-winning field goal of his career, his third of the season and fifth as a Steeler.

2 011(16-0/1-0) (PIT): Played in all 16 games and the lone postseason contest...finished

23-of-31 on FGs and was a perfect 36-for-36 on PATs for a total of 105 points...added five special teams tackles (one, 9/25 at Indianapolis, 10/9 vs. Tennessee, 10/16 vs. Jacksonville, 11/6 vs. Baltimore and 11/13 at Cincinnati).

9/25 at Indianapolis: Hit a game-winning field goal from 38 yards out with four seconds left in the game, marking his fourth career game-winning field goal and second with the Steelers...marked his first game-winning field goal in regulation.

10/9 vs. Tennessee: Was a perfect 5-for-5 on PATs.

10/23 at Arizona: Was a perfect 3-for-3 on FGs and a perfect 3-for-3 on PATs for 12 points...made field goals of 39, 41 and 42 yards...surpassed 100 career points as a Steeler.

12/19 at San Francisco: Booted a 51-yard field goal.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver: Was a perfect 3-for-3 on FGs and 2-for-2 on PATs for a total of 11 points.

2 010(7-0/3-0) (PIT): Signed by the Steelers on November 16...kicked in the final seven

regular-season games and all three postseason con-tests...was 14-of-15 on FGs and a perfect 19-for-19 on PATs for 61 points in the regular season...connected on his first 10 field goal attempts after he joined the team in November...finished the postseason with 18 points.

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11/21 vs. Oakland: Was a perfect 5-of-5 on PATs in his Steelers’ debut.

11/28 at Buffalo: Connected on four FGs, all from 40+ yards (41, 45, 46 and 48 yards)...connected on a game-winning 41-yard field goal in overtime, his third career game-winning kick and his first as a Steeler.

12/5 at Baltimore: Handled the punting duties the final three quarters after P Daniel Sepulveda suffered an ACL injury...punted three times, averaging 38.3 yards per punt.

12/19 vs. N.Y. Jets: Booted a 42-yard field goal late in the first half, marking his 15th straight field goal made between 40-49 yards.

12/23 vs. Carolina: Finished a perfect 3-for-3 on PATs and was 2-for-3 on FGs...missed from 41 yards out seconds before halftime, which snapped his streak of 15 consecutive field goals made between 40-49 yards.

AFC Divisional Game 1/15 vs. Baltimore: Was a perfect 4-for-4 on PATs, and he added one field goal for a total of seven points.

AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets: Totaled six points.

Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Totaled five points.

2 0 0 9(14-0/2-0) (WAS/DAL): Kicked in 14 games during the regular season...in 12 games with

Washington, he was 18-for-21 on FGs, before being released...played for the Cowboys in the final two regular-season games and both postseason contests...as a Cowboy, he went 2-for-3 on FGs in the regular season and 3-for-5 on FGs in the postseason.

2 0 0 8(16-0) (WAS): Kicked in all 16 games for the Redskins...was 26-for-36 on FGs and

25-for-25 on PATs.

2 0 07(16-0/1-0) (WAS): Kicked in all 16 games and in the lone postseason contest for the

Redskins...was 29-for-35 on FGs and 29-for-30 on PATs.

9/9 vs. Miami: Connected on a game-winning 39-yard field goal in overtime...marked his first career game-winning kick.

11/4 at N.Y. Jets: Named NFL Special Teams Player of the Week...made a game-winning 46-yard field goal in overtime...marked his second career game-winning kick.

2 0 0 6(8-0) (DAL/WAS): Kicked in three games for the Cowboys and five for the Redskins...

was 1-for-2 on FGs and 2-for-2 on PATs for the Cowboys, and he was 8-for-9 on FGs and 12-for-12 on PATs for the Redskins.

2 0 0 5(3-0) (DAL): Kicked in three games for the Cowboys...was 3-for-4 on FGs and 8-for-8

on PATs.

C O LLEG EPlayed for Bowling Green from (2001-04)...left Bowling Green as the school’s

all-time leading scorer (361 points), while also holding the Falcons’ record with 45 career field goals and notch-ing 31 touchbacks on kickoffs...earned second team All-MAC honors as a senior in 2004...also in 2004, was a Lou Groza Award semifinalist after setting the all-time NCAA I-A record for extra points made (226-233).

P ER S O N A LAttended Wallaceburg District Second-ary School (Wallaceburg, Ontario,

Canada)...was named the 1999 Conference Offensive MVP, setting school and Ontario field goal records...in 1998, helped lead his team to a league championship for the first time since 1968...son of Wendy and Rick Suisham...married to Erin, with two daughters, Sienna and Stella...Full name: Shaun Christopher Suisham.

SUISHAM’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct. Lg Blk XP XPA Pct. Blk Pts2015 SEASON R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct. 20-29 Pct. 30-39 Pct. 40-49 Pct. 50+ Pct.2015 SEASON R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TSEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0


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SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts9/7 CLEVELAND 1 3 3 100.0 41 0 3 3 100.0 0 129/11 at Baltimore 1 2 2 100.0 43 0 0 0 0.0 0 69/21 at Carolina 1 3 3 100.0 45 0 4 4 100.0 0 139/28 TAMPA BAY 1 1 2 50.0 25 0 3 3 100.0 0 610/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 1 100.0 24 0 2 2 100.0 0 510/12 at Cleveland 1 1 1 100.0 20 0 1 1 100.0 0 410/20 HOUSTON 1 3 3 100.0 44 0 3 3 100.0 0 1210/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 7 100.0 0 711/2 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 5 100.0 0 511/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 2 3 66.7 53 0 1 1 100.0 0 711/17 at Tennessee 1 2 2 100.0 49 0 3 3 100.0 0 911/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 3 4 75.0 49 0 1 1 100.0 0 1012/7 at Cincinnati 1 2 2 100.0 44 0 4 4 100.0 0 1012/14 at Atlanta 1 2 2 100.0 38 0 3 3 100.0 0 912/21 KANSAS CITY 1 2 2 100.0 23 0 2 2 100.0 0 812/28 CINCINNATI 1 2 2 100.0 29 0 3 3 100.0 0 9SEASON TOTALS 16 29 32 90.6 53 0 45 45 100.0 0 132

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 1 3 3 100.0 47 0 0 0 0.0 0 9 POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 3 3 100.0 47 0 0 0 0.0 0 9

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct9/7 CLEVELAND 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.09/11 at Baltimore 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.09/21 at Carolina 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.09/28 TAMPA BAY 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.010/5 at Jacksonville 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/12 at Cleveland 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/20 HOUSTON 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/2 BALTIMORE 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/9 at N.Y. Jets 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.011/17 at Tennessee 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.011/30 NEW ORLEANS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.012/7 at Cincinnati 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/14 at Atlanta 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/21 KANSAS CITY 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/28 CINCINNATI 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 10-11 91.0 6-6 100.0 10-10 100.0 1-3 33.3

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0POSTSEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0


SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts9/8 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 100.0 0 19/16 at Cincinnati 1 1 1 100.0 44 0 1 1 100.0 0 49/22 CHICAGO 1 3 3 100.0 44 0 2 2 100.0 0 119/29 vs. Minnesota 1 2 2 100.0 28 0 3 3 100.0 0 910/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 4 4 100.0 48 0 1 1 100.0 0 1310/20 BALTIMORE 1 4 4 100.0 42 0 1 1 100.0 0 1310/27 at Oakland 1 1 3 33.3 47 0 1 1 100.0 0 411/3 at New England 1 1 1 100.0 30 0 4 4 100.0 0 711/10 BUFFALO 1 3 3 100.0 37 0 2 2 100.0 0 1111/17 DETROIT 1 3 3 100.0 34 0 4 4 100.0 0 1311/24 at Cleveland 1 2 2 100.0 47 0 3 3 100.0 0 911/28 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 2


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SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts12/8 MIAMI 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 4 100.0 0 412/15 CINCINNATI 1 3 3 100.0 45 0 3 3 100.0 0 1212/22 at Green Bay 1 1 1 100.0 31 0 5 5 100.0 0 812/29 Cleveland 1 2 2 100.0 32 0 2 2 100.0 0 8SEASON TOTALS 16 30 32 93.8 48 0 39 39 100.0 0 129

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct9/8 TENNESSEE 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.09/16 at Cincinnati 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.09/22 CHICAGO 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.09/29 vs. Minnesota 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/13 at N.Y. Jets 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.010/20 BALTIMORE 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.010/27 at Oakland 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.011/3 at New England 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/10 BUFFALO 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/17 DETROIT 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/24 at Cleveland 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.011/28 at Baltimore 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/8 MIAMI 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/15 CINCINNATI 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/22 at Green Bay 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/29 Cleveland 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 9-9 100.0 13-15 86.7 8-8 100.0 0-0 0.0


SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts9/9 at Denver 1 2 2 100.0 35 0 1 1 100.0 0 79/16 N.Y. JETS 1 2 2 100.0 45 0 3 3 100.0 0 99/23 at Oakland 1 1 1 100.0 33 0 4 4 100.0 0 710/7 PHILADELPHIA 1 3 3 100.0 34 0 1 1 100.0 0 1010/11 at Tennessee 1 3 4 75.0 52 0 2 2 100.0 0 1110/21 at Cincinnati 1 3 3 100.0 47 0 1 1 100.0 0 1010/28 WASHINGTON 1 2 2 100.0 48 0 3 3 100.0 0 911/4 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 1 100.0 30 0 3 3 100.0 0 611/12 KANSAS CITY 1 3 3 100.0 35 0 1 1 100.0 0 1011/18 BALTIMORE 1 1 1 100.0 22 0 1 1 100.0 0 411/25 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 212/2 at Baltimore 1 3 3 100.0 46 0 2 2 100.0 0 1112/9 SAN DIEGO 1 1 1 100.0 49 0 3 3 100.0 0 612/16 at Dallas 1 1 1 100.0 32 0 3 3 100.0 0 612/23 Cincinnati 1 1 3 33.3 40 0 1 1 100.0 0 4 12/30 Cleveland 1 1 1 100.0 41 0 3 3 100.0 0 6SEASON TOTALS 16 28 31 90.3 52 0 34 34 100.0 0 118

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct9/9 at Denver 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.09/16 N.Y. JETS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.09/23 at Oakland 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/7 PHILADELPHIA 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/11 at Tennessee 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.010/21 at Cincinnati 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.010/28 WASHINGTON 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.011/4 at N.Y. Giants 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/12 KANSAS CITY 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/18 BALTIMORE 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0


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FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct11/25 at Cleveland 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/2 at Baltimore 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.012/9 SAN DIEGO 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/16 at Dallas 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/23 Cincinnati 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 12/30 Cleveland 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 7-8 87.5 8-8 100.0 12-12 100.0 1-3 33.3


SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts9/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 100.0 0 19/18 SEATTLE 1 1 2 0.0 20 0 3 3 100.0 0 69/25 at Indianapolis 1 3 4 75.0 48 0 2 2 100.0 0 1110/2 at Houston 1 1 2 50.0 26 1 1 1 100.0 0 410/9 TENNESSEE 1 1 1 100.0 19 0 5 5 100.0 0 810/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 2 50.0 21 0 2 2 100.0 0 510/23 at Arizona 1 3 3 100.0 42 0 3 3 100.0 0 1210/30 NEW ENGLAND 1 3 4 75.0 33 0 2 2 100.0 0 1111/6 BALTIMORE 1 2 2 100.0 36 0 2 2 100.0 0 811/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 1 100.0 39 0 3 3 100.0 0 611/27 at Kansas City 1 2 2 100.0 49 0 1 1 100.0 0 712/4 CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 5 5 100.0 0 512/8 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 212/19 at San Francisco 1 1 2 50.0 51 0 0 0 0.0 0 312/24 ST. LOUIS 1 2 2 100.0 49 0 3 3 100.0 0 91/1 at Cleveland 1 2 3 66.7 29 0 1 1 100.0 0 7SEASON TOTALS 16 23 31 74.2 51 1 36 36 100.0 0 105

POSTSE ASON 1/8 at Denver 1 3 3 100.0 45 0 2 2 100.0 0 11POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 3 3 100.0 45 0 2 2 100.0 0 11

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct9/11 at Baltimore 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.09/18 SEATTLE 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.09/25 at Indianapolis 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.010/2 at Houston 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/9 TENNESSEE 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/16 JACKSONVILLE 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.010/23 at Arizona 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.010/30 NEW ENGLAND 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.011/6 BALTIMORE 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/13 at Cincinnati 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/27 at Kansas City 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/4 CINCINNATI 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.012/8 CLEVELAND 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/19 at San Francisco 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.012/24 ST. LOUIS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.01/1 at Cleveland 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 2-2 0.0 8-8 100.0 6-8 75.0 6-11 54.5 1-2 50.0

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SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts11/21 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 5 100.0 0 511/28 at Buffalo 1 4 4 100.0 48 0 1 1 100.0 0 1312/5 at Baltimore 1 2 2 100.0 45 0 1 1 100.0 0 712/12 CINCINNATI 1 3 3 100.0 41 0 2 2 100.0 0 1112/19 N.Y. JETS 1 1 1 100.0 42 0 2 2 100.0 0 512/23 CAROLINA 1 2 3 66.7 29 0 3 3 100.0 0 91/2 at Cleveland 1 2 2 100.0 41 0 5 5 100.0 0 11SEASON TOTALS 7 14 15 93.3 48 0 19 19 100.0 0 61

POSTSE ASON 1/15 BALTIMORE 1 1 2 50.0 35 0 4 4 100.0 0 71/23 N.Y. JETS 1 1 1 100.0 20 0 3 3 100.0 0 62/6 vs. Green Bay 1 1 2 50.0 33 0 2 2 100.0 0 5POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 3 5 60.0 35 0 9 9 100.0 0 18

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct11/21 OAKLAND 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/28 at Buffalo 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 4-4 100.0 0-0 0.012/5 at Baltimore 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/12 CINCINNATI 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/19 N.Y. JETS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/23 CAROLINA 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.01/2 at Cleveland 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 1-1 100.0 8-9 88.9 0-0 0.0

POSTSE ASON 1/15 BALTIMORE 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.01/23 N.Y. JETS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.02/6 vs. Green Bay 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0POSTSEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0


(With Washington from 9/13 – 12/6, with Dallas from 12/27 – Postseason)SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts9/13 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 1 100.0 27 0 2 2 100.0 0 5 9/20 ST. LOUIS 1 3 3 100.0 28 0 0 0 0.0 0 9 9/27 at Detroit 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 210/4 TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 100.0 42 0 1 2 50.0 1 410/11 at Carolina 1 1 1 100.0 38 0 2 2 100.0 0 5 10/18 KANSAS CITY 1 2 2 100.0 40 0 0 0 0.0 0 610/26 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 1 100.0 47 0 2 2 100.0 0 5 11/8 at Atlanta 1 1 1 100.0 48 0 2 2 100.0 0 711/15 DENVER 1 2 2 100.0 35 0 3 3 100.0 0 9 11/22 at Dallas 1 2 4 50.0 45 0 0 0 0.0 0 611/29 at Philadelphia 1 1 1 100.0 25 0 3 3 100.0 0 612/6 NEW ORLEANS 1 3 4 75.0 32 0 3 3 100.0 0 1212/27 at Washington 1 1 1 100.0 23 0 2 2 100.0 0 51/3 at Philadelphia 1 1 2 50.0 44 0 3 3 100.0 0 4SEASON TOTALS 14 20 24 83.3 48 0 25 26 96.2 1 85

POSTSE ASON 1/9 PHILDADELPHIA 1 2 2 100.0 48 0 4 4 100.0 0 101/17 at Minnesota 1 1 3 33.3 33 0 0 0 100.0 0 3 POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 3 5 60.0 48 0 4 4 100.0 0 13

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(With Washington from 9/13 – 12/6, with Dallas from 12/27 – Postseason)FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct9/27 at Detroit 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/4 TAMPA BAY 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.010/11 at Carolina 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/18 KANSAS CITY 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.010/26 PHILADELPHIA 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.011/8 at Atlanta 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.011/15 DENVER 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/22 at Dallas 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.011/29 at Philadelphia 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/6 NEW ORLEANS 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/27 at Washington 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.01/3 at Philadelphia 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 9-10 90.0 5-7 71.4 6-6 100.0 0-1 0.0

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SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts9/4 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 100.0 0 1 9/14 NEW ORLEANS 1 3 5 60.0 36 0 2 2 100.0 0 11 9/21 ARIZONA 1 1 2 50.0 48 1 3 3 100.0 0 6 9/28 at Dallas 1 4 4 100.0 33 0 2 2 100.0 0 14 10/5 at Philadelphia 1 3 3 100.0 50 0 2 2 100.0 0 11 10/12 ST. LOUIS 1 1 1 100.0 38 0 2 2 100.0 0 5 10/19 CLEVELAND 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 2 10/26 at Detroit 1 4 5 80.0 47 0 1 1 100.0 0 13 11/3 PITTSBURGH 1 2 2 100.0 44 0 0 0 100.0 0 6 11/16 DALLAS 1 1 2 50.0 41 0 1 1 100.0 0 4 11/23 at Seattle 1 2 3 66.7 26 0 2 2 100.0 0 8 11/30 N.Y. GIANTS 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 100.0 0 112/7 at Baltimore 1 1 2 50.0 43 0 1 1 100.0 0 4 12/14 at Cincinnati 1 2 2 100.0 36 0 1 1 100.0 0 7 12/21 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 2 50.0 33 0 1 1 100.0 0 4 12/28 at San Francisco 1 1 1 100.0 41 0 3 3 100.0 0 6 SEASON TOTALS 16 26 36 72.2 50 0 25 25 100.0 0 103

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct9/4 at N.Y. Giants 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.09/14 NEW ORLEANS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.09/21 ARIZONA 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.09/28 at Dallas 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/5 at Philadelphia 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.010/12 ST. LOUIS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/19 CLEVELAND 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/26 at Detroit 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 3-3 100.0 0-1 0.011/3 PITTSBURGH 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.011/16 DALLAS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.011/23 at Seattle 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.011/30 N.Y. GIANTS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.012/7 at Baltimore 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.012/14 at Cincinnati 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/21 PHILADELPHIA 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.012/28 at San Francisco 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 7-7 100.0 7-9 77.8 11-16 68.8 1-4 25.0


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SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts9/9 MIAMI 1 3 3 100.0 44 0 1 1 100.0 0 10 9/17 at Philadelphia 1 2 2 100.0 37 0 2 2 100.0 0 8 9/23 N.Y. GIANTS 1 1 2 50.0 47 0 2 2 100.0 0 5 10/7 DETROIT 1 1 2 50.0 28 0 3 3 100.0 0 6 10/14 at Green Bay 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 2 10/21 ARIZONA 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 3 3 100.0 0 3 10/28 at New England 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 100.0 0 1 11/4 at N.Y. Jets 1 5 5 100.0 46 0 0 0 100.0 0 1511/11 PHILADELPHIA 1 2 2 100.0 23 0 1 2 50.0 0 7 11/18 at Dallas 1 3 4 75.0 45 0 2 2 100.0 0 1111/25 at Tampa Bay 1 2 2 100.0 43 0 1 1 100.0 0 5 12/2 BUFFALO 1 3 3 100.0 33 0 1 1 100.0 0 10 12/6 CHICAGO 1 1 3 33.3 23 0 3 3 100.0 0 6 12/16 at N.Y. Giants 1 3 3 100.0 50 0 1 1 100.0 0 10 12/23 at Minnesota 1 1 1 100.0 23 0 3 3 100.0 0 4 12/30 DALLAS 1 2 2 100.0 46 0 3 3 100.0 0 9 SEASON TOTALS 16 29 35 82.9 50 0 29 30 96.7 0 116

POSTSE ASON 1/5 at Seattle 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 2 POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 2

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct9/9 MIAMI 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.09/17 at Philadelphia 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.09/23 N.Y. GIANTS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.010/7 DETROIT 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.010/14 at Green Bay 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/21 ARIZONA 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.010/28 at New England 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/4 at N.Y. Jets 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 4-4 100.0 0-0 0.011/11 PHILADELPHIA 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/18 at Dallas 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.011/25 at Tampa Bay 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/2 BUFFALO 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/6 CHICAGO 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.012/16 at N.Y. Giants 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.012/23 at Minnesota 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/30 DALLAS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 10-10 100.0 8-10 80.0 10-13 76.9 1-2 50.0

POSTSE ASON 1/5 at Seattle 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0POSTSEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0


(With Dallas from 9/10-10/8, with Washington from 12/3 – Remainder of Season)SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts9/10 at Jacksonville 1 1 2 50.0 32 0 2 2 100.0 0 59/17 WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 100.0 0 010/8 at Philadelphia 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 100.0 0 012/3 ATLANTA 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 212/10 PHILADELPHIA 1 4 4 100.0 45 0 1 1 100.0 0 13 12/17 at New Orleans 1 3 3 100.0 37 0 1 1 100.0 0 1012/24 at St. Louis 1 1 1 100.0 52 0 4 4 100.0 0 712/30 N.Y. GIANTS 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 4 100.0 0 4SEASON TOTALS 8 9 11 81.8 52 0 14 14 100.0 0 41


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(With Dallas from 9/10-10/8, with Washington from 12/3 – Remainder of Season)FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct9/10 at Jacksonville 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.09/17 WASHINGTON 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.010/8 at Philadelphia 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/3 ATLANTA 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.012/10 PHILADELPHIA 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 3-3 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.012/17 at New Orleans 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.012/24 at St. Louis 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.012/30 N.Y. GIANTS 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 6-7 85.7 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0


SCORINGDate Opponent G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts10/30 ARIZONA 1 2 2 100.0 21 0 4 4 100.0 0 1011/14 at Philadelphia 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 3 100.0 0 31/1 ST. LOUIS 1 1 2 50.0 22 0 1 1 100.0 0 4SEASON TOTALS 3 3 4 75.0 22 0 8 8 100.0 0 17

FIELD GOALSDate Opponent 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct10/30 ARIZONA 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.011/14 at Philadelphia 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.01/1 ST. LOUIS 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0SEASON TOTALS 0-0 0.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0

SUISHAM’S CAREER TOTALS

REGULAR SE ASONSCORINGYear Team G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts2005 Dallas 3 3 4 75.0 22 0 8 8 100.0 0 172006 Dallas/Washington 8 9 11 81.8 52 0 14 14 100.0 0 412007 Washington 16 29 35 82.9 50 0 29 30 96.7 0 116 2008 Washington 16 26 36 72.2 50 1 25 25 100.0 0 1032009 Washington/Dallas 14 20 24 83.3 48 0 25 26 96.2 1 852010 Pittsburgh 7 14 15 93.3 48 0 19 19 100.0 0 61 2011 Pittsburgh 16 23 31 74.2 51 1 36 36 100.0 0 1052012 Pittsburgh 16 28 31 90.3 52 0 34 34 100.0 0 1182013 Pittsburgh 16 30 32 93.8 48 0 39 39 100.0 0 1292014 Pittsburgh 16 29 32 90.6 53 0 45 45 100.0 0 1322015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 128 211 251 84.1 53 2 274 276 99.3 1 907STEELERS TOTALS 71 124 141 87.9 53 1 173 173 100.0 0 545

FIELD GOALSYear Team 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct2005 Dallas 0-0 0.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.02006 Dallas/Washington 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 6-7 85.7 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.02007 Washington 0-0 0.0 10-10 100.0 8-10 80.0 10-13 76.9 1-2 50.02008 Washington 0-0 0.0 7-7 100.0 7-9 77.8 11-16 68.8 1-4 25.02009 Washington/Dallas 0-0 0.0 9-10 90.0 5-7 71.4 6-6 100.0 0-1 0.02010 Pittsburgh 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 1-1 100.0 8-9 88.9 0-0 0.02011 Pittsburgh 2-2 100.0 8-8 100.0 6-8 75.0 6-11 54.5 1-2 50.02012 Pittsburgh 0-0 0.0 7-8 87.5 8-8 100.0 12-12 100.0 1-3 33.32013 Pittsburgh 0-0 0.0 9-9 100.0 13-15 86.7 8-8 100.0 0-0 0.02014 Pittsburgh 0-0 0.0 12-13 92.3 6-6 100.0 10-10 100.0 1-3 33.32015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 3-3 100.0 70-73 95.9 60-71 84.5 72-87 82.8 6-17 35.3STEELERS TOTALS 3-3 100.0 40-42 95.2 34-38 89.5 44-50 88.0 3-8 37.5


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Career Special Teams Tackles (27): 1 in ’06, 5 in ’07, 4 in ’08, 1 in ’09, 2 in ’10, 5 in ’11, 1 in ’12, 7 in ’13 and 1 in ’14.

Additional Special Teams Statistics: Forced a fumble on special teams 12/8/13 vs. Miami.

Additional Kicking Statistics: Has nine career game-winning field goals: a 41-yarder as time expired 9/7/14 vs. Cleveland, a 42-yarder as time expired 10/20/13 vs. Baltimore, a 42-yarder as time expired 12/2/12 at Baltimore, a 23-yarder in OT 11/12/12 vs. Kansas City, a 34-yarder as time expired 10/7/12 vs. Philadelphia, a 38-yarder with four seconds remaining 9/25/11 at Indianapolis, a 41-yarder in OT 11/28/10 at Buffalo, a 46-yarder in OT 11/4/07 at N.Y. Jets and a 39-yarder in OT 9/9/07 vs. Miami.


Field Goal Attempts: 5, three times, last at Detroit, 10/16/08; Field Goals Made: 5, at N.Y. Jets, 11/4/07; Long Outdoors: 53, at N.Y. Jets, 11/9/14; Long Indoors: 52, at St. Louis, 12/24/06; Long Grass: 52, at Tennessee, 10/11/12; Long Turf: 53, at N.Y. Jets, 11/9/14; Extra Point Attempts: 7, vs. Indianapolis, 10/26/14; Extra Points Made: 7, vs. Indianapolis, 10/26/14; Points: 15, at N.Y. Jets, 11/4/07; FGs Made 1-19: 1, three times, last at Cleveland, 1/1/12; FGs Made 20-29: 3, vs. St. Louis, 9/20/09; FGs Made 30-39: 3, vs. Philadelphia, 12/10/06; FGs Made 40-49: 4, twice, last at Buffalo, 11/28/10; FGs Made 50-59: 1, six times, last at N.Y. Jets, 11/9/14.

POSTSE ASONSCORINGYear Team G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts2007 Washington 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 22009 Dallas 2 3 5 60.0 48 0 4 4 100.0 0 132010 Pittsburgh 3 3 5 60.0 35 0 9 9 100.0 0 18 2011 Pittsburgh 1 3 3 100.0 45 0 2 2 100.0 0 112014 Pittsburgh 1 3 3 100.0 47 0 0 0 0.0 0 92015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 8 12 17 70.6 48 0 17 17 100.0 0 53STEELERS TOTALS 5 9 11 81.8 47 0 11 11 100.0 0 38

FIELD GOALSYear Team 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct2007 Washington 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.02009 Dallas 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.02010 Pittsburgh 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.02011 Pittsburgh 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.02014 Pittsburgh 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.02015 Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TNFL TOTALS 0-0 0.0 3-3 100.0 5-6 83.3 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0STEELERS TOTALS 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 4-4 100.0 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0

P R O(40-2/3-0): Drafted by the Steelers with their first of two selections in the fourth round


2 015(15-0/2-0): Played in a career-high 15 regular-season games...made appearances

in both postseason contests...recorded 10 special teams tackles in the regular season (two, 11/8 vs. Oakland and 1/3 at Cleveland, and one, 9/27 at St.

Louis, 10/12 at San Diego, 10/18 vs. Arizona, 12/13 at Cincinnati, 12/20 vs. Denver and 12/27 at Baltimore), and two in the postseason 1/17 at Denver...inactive due to a knee injury 11/15 vs. Cleveland.

10/12 at San Diego: Saw action at safety in place of the injured Will Allen...recorded his first career fumble recovery on defense on a fumble forced by LB Jarvis Jones.


HEIGHT: 5-9WEIGHT: 205COLLEGE: SyracuseBORN: Feb. 23, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: Virginia Beach, Va.HOW ACQUIRED: D4a – ’13 (#111)NFL EXPERIENCE: 4th year

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2 014 (11-0/1-0): Saw action on special teams in 11 games during the regular season...also

saw action in his postseason debut vs. Baltimore in the AFC Wild Card Game...inactive Weeks 6-8 due to a left hamstring injury...inactive Weeks 10-11 due to a right hamstring injury...totaled five special teams tackles in the regular season (two, 12/14 at Atlanta, and one, 9/21 at Carolina, 12/7 at Cincinnati and 12/28 vs. Cin-cinnati), and two in the postseason 1/3 vs. Baltimore.

9/21 at Carolina: Forced his first career fumble on special teams that was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by S Robert Golden.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/3 vs. Baltimore: Blocked a punt in the fourth quarter, the first blocked punt in Steelers’ postseason history since December 31, 1989 (Jerry Olsavsky at Houston).

2 013(14-2): Saw action in 14 games, making two starts in his rookie season...inactive due to

an ankle injury 11/17 vs. Detroit and 11/24 at Cleve-land...totaled 22 tackles on defense and seven on special teams (two, 12/22 at Green Bay, and one, 9/8 vs. Tennessee, 9/29 vs. Minnesota, 10/20 vs. Baltimore, 11/3 at New England and 12/15 vs. Cincinnati).

9/8 vs. Tennessee: Made his NFL debut...recorded his first career tackle on defense and on special teams.

9/22 vs. Chicago: Made his first career NFL start.

11/3 at New England: Totaled a career-high eight tackles.

C O LLEG EStarted 39-of-48 games at strong safety for Syracuse (2009-12)...posted 263

tackles, 16.5 TFLs and 4.0 sacks...gained 27 yards on two interception returns and deflected four other pass-es...forced four fumbles and recovered three others...in 2012, was named All-American third-team by The NFL Draft Report and was a consensus All-Big East Conference first-team selection, in addition to earning Eastern Col-lege Athletic Conference Division I All-Star recognition...was named All-Big East second-team by The NFL Draft Report in 2011...as a freshman in 2009, was named to ESPN.com’s All-Big East Conference freshman team...majored in child and family studies and was enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.

P ER S O N A LAttended Ocean Lakes High School (Virginia Beach, Va.)...was a two-sport

standout, excelling in track and football...as a senior, was named all-state, all-region and all-tidewater first-team, as the two-time all-district selection would go on to set school records in career tackles, interceptions and defensive touchdowns...in his final season, record-ed a team-high 102 tackles, six interceptions, 11 pass deflections and one blocked field goal...helped lead his squad to a 12-1 record on the way to garnering team defensive MVP honors...led the team with 77 tackles and five interceptions as a junior...concluded his grid-iron prep career by playing for the United States team that won the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship in track...earned All-State honors competing in the 100-meter dash and as the anchor of the 4X100 relay that placed seventh in Virginia...son of Abdul Shabazz and Ebeth Shabazz...married to Estephania...the couple has three children, daughters Chrissy and Mikki, and son, Shamarko, Jr...has two adopted brothers, Walik and Altariq...Full name: Shamarko Lanell Thomas.

THOMAS’ 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 110/18 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND I N A C T I V E11/29 at Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E10/20 HOUSTON I N A C T I V E10/26 INDIANAPOLIS I N A C T I V E11/2 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets I N A C T I V E11/17 at Tennessee I N A C T I V E11/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 TENNESSEE 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 BALTIMORE 1 0 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/27 at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/3 at New England 1 0 6 2 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 BUFFALO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 DETROIT I N A C T I V E11/24 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E11/28 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 at Green Bay 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/29 Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 2 16 6 22 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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Additional Statistics: Blocked a punt in the AFC Wild Card Game 1/3/15 vs. Baltimore.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Has only missed two games in his entire career, and he enters the 2016 season having played in 104 consecutive regular-season games with 85 consecutive regular-season starts.

In 2015, he became the fourth Steelers’ linebacker to record 30.0 sacks and 10 interceptions since 1982.

In 2015, he became the ninth Steelers’ linebacker since 1970 to record 10 career interceptions as a Steeler.

Named to his first Pro Bowl in 2014.

Named second-team Associated Press All-Pro in 2014.

Has recorded over 100 tackles in four of the last five seasons, including a team-leading 119 in 2015 (a career-high 155 in 2013, 149 in 2010, 141 in 2014 and 134 in 2012).

Has registered at least 10 tackles in 39 career games during the regular season, including four times in 2015.

In 2012, he became the first linebacker since Joey Porter (2002) to lead the team or tie for the team lead in tackles, interceptions and sacks in the same season.

Named a Sports Illustrated All-Pro twice (2010 and 2012).

Named to Pro Football Weekly’s Midseason All-Pro Team in 2010.

Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors (Week 6) in 2010.

P R O(142-110/11-7): Signed a six-year contract extension on August 23, 2011, to keep him

with the team through the 2016 season...originally drafted by the Steelers in the first round (15th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-16/2-2): Started all 16 games in the regular season for the fifth consecutive

season and started both playoff games...had a team-best 119 tackles in the regular season...tallied 5.0 sacks during the regular season, his fourth season with at least 5.0 sacks in his career.

10/1 vs. Baltimore: Recorded a sack...led the defense with 11 tackles.

10/18 vs. Arizona: Started his 100th career game...picked off his 10th career pass.

10/25 at Kansas City: Led the defense with 10 tack-les...added a half-sack.

11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Recovered a blocked kick that was tipped by DE Cameron Heyward in the fourth quarter.


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11/15 vs. Cleveland: Recorded a sack on QB Johnny Manziel.

12/20 vs. Denver: Sacked QB Brock Osweiler...moved into 10th place on the team’s all-time sack list since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

1/3 at Cleveland: Totaled 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble...moved into ninth place on the team’s all-time sacks list since sacks became an official statistic in 1982...marked his 11th career forced fumble...totaled 10 tackles, his 39th career game with at least 10 tack-les during the regular season.

2 014(16-16/1-1): Started all 16 games in the regular season, and started the lone post-

season contest...led the team with 141 tackles, which was good for second-best in the AFC and seventh-best in the NFL during the regular season...recorded at least 10 tackles in eight games.

10/20 vs. Houston: Led the team with 12 tackles...recorded one sack on QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Recorded a sack of QB Joe Flacco.

11/9 at N.Y. Jets: Led the defense with a season-high 13 tackles.

12/21 vs. Kansas City: Tied his season-high with 13 tackles.

2 013(16-16): Started all 16 games...totaled a single-season career-high 155 tackles...led

the linebackers in tackles or finished second among linebackers in tackles in every game...led the team or tied for the team lead in tackles six times.

10/13 at N.Y. Jets: On a play where LB Jarvis Jones pressured QB Geno Smith, he picked off Smith’s pass at the Steelers’ three-yard line and returned it 26 yards...led the linebackers with 10 tackles.

10/20 vs. Baltimore: Recorded a career-high 20 tackles, breaking his previous mark of 17 set in 2012 (12/9/12 vs. San Diego).

10/27 at Oakland: Forced a fumble of WR Jacoby Ford in the fourth quarter that was recovered by DE Brett Keisel...the Steelers scored a touchdown on the ensu-ing drive...became the 10th player in team history with at least 10 career forced fumbles...had a team-high 12 tackles.

11/10 vs. Buffalo: Sacked QB E.J. Manuel for a loss of four yards in the third quarter.

12/29 vs. Cleveland: Led the team with 12 tackles...picked off QB Jason Campbell with one minute remain-ing in the fourth quarter.

2 012(16-16): Started all 16 contests...led the team in tackles (134), interceptions (3) and

tied for the team lead in sacks (6.0)...his three intercep-tions are a single-season career-high...led or tied for the team lead in tackles in nine games, including five of the final seven...recorded the first defensive touch-down of his career, a 53-yard interception return at Cleveland in Week 12...registered at least one sack in three straight games for the first time in his career, and registered two sacks in each of the final two games for the first time in his career.

10/7 vs. Philadelphia: Forced a fumble on QB Michael Vick that was recovered by LB Larry Foote at the Eagles’ 34-yard line.

10/11 at Tennessee: Intercepted QB Matt Hasselbeck in the fourth quarter and returned it four yards to the Ten-nessee 48-yard line, which set up a Steelers field goal.

11/4 at N.Y. Giants: Registered an 11-yard sack on QB Eli Manning on third down to force a punt early in the fourth quarter.

11/12 vs. Kansas City: Intercepted QB Matt Cassel and returned it 23 yards to the Chiefs’ five-yard line on the Chiefs’ second play in overtime to set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning field goal.

11/25 at Cleveland: On the first drive of the game, inter-cepted QB Brandon Weeden’s pass off DE Brett Keisel’s deflection and returned it 53 yards for a touchdown...tied for the team-high with 13 tackles with S Ryan Clark.

12/9 vs. San Diego: Recorded 17 tackles...marked the most tackles by a Steelers player since LB James Farrior had 17 on December 3, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay.

12/16 at Dallas: Registered a sack on QB Tony Romo for a 13-yard loss in the third quarter.

12/23 vs. Cincinnati: Led the team with 10 tackles...registered 2.0 sacks on QB Andy Dalton...marked his second career two-sack game against the Bengals (10/19/08 at Cincinnati).

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12/30 vs. Cleveland: Recorded 2.0 sacks on consecu-tive plays with less than two minutes remaining in the game...the first was an eight-yard loss, and the second was a sack and forced fumble...registered 2.0 or more sacks in back-to-back games for the first time in his career...marked his sixth career 2.0 sack game.

2 011(16-16/1-1): Started all 16 games for the first time in his career...four of those starts

were at ROLB in place of injured LB James Harrison (Weeks 5-8)...he also started the lone postseason contest...recorded 91 tackles during the regular season, adding five tackles on special teams (one, 11/13 at Cincinnati, 11/27 at Kansas City, 12/4 vs. Cincinnati, 12/24 vs. St. Louis and 1/1 at Cleveland).

9/11 at Baltimore: Had a team-high 10 tackles.

11/13 at Cincinnati: Recorded his first interception of the season early in the fourth quarter.

12/24 vs. St. Louis: Recorded a team-high nine tack-les, to go along with one QB pressure and one pass breakup...recorded one sack for minus-11 yards.

1/1 at Cleveland: Recorded a sack for minus-two yards...marked the third time in his career he registered at least one sack in back-to-back games...he also forced his first career fumble on special teams.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver: Totaled six tackles and one QB pressure.

2 010(16-15/3-3): Saw action in all 16 regular-season games, starting 15 of them...led the

team with 149 tackles...had 3.0 sacks, two intercep-tions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and seven pass breakups...added four special teams tack-les (two, 10/3 vs. Baltimore, and one, 9/12 vs. Atlanta and 11/14 vs. New England)...was part of a defense that held its opponents to an NFL-best and Steelers’ team-record 62.8 rushing yards per game...started all three postseason contests...tied for the team lead with 21 tackles in the postseason, and one on special teams (1/15 vs. Baltimore).

9/19 at Tennessee: Totaled a game-high 15 tackles...also forced one fumble.

9/26 at Tampa Bay: Posted a sack in the second quarter.

10/3 vs. Baltimore: Recovered one fumble.

10/17 vs. Cleveland: Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week...tied for a team-high with 14 tackles...had 2.0 sacks and one interception.

11/8 at Cincinnati: Recorded his second interception of the season.

11/21 vs. Oakland: Recovered a fumble in the second quarter.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/15 vs. Baltimore: Made his first postseason start at ILB...had a team-high nine tackles, to go along with two QB pressures.

AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets: Recorded nine tackles, one QB pressure and two pass breakups.

2 0 0 9(14-13): Played in 14 games, starting 13...inactive due to a hamstring injury 9/10 vs.

Tennessee and was inactive due to an ankle injury 11/9 at Denver...registered a single-season career-high 7.0 sacks...forced a single-season career-high four fumbles...added two special teams tackles (one, 9/27 at Cincinnati and 10/11 at Detroit).

10/11 at Detroit: Recorded seven tackles and one sack.

10/18 vs. Cleveland: Registered 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles.

11/22 at Kansas City: Tallied four tackles, three QB pressures, one sack and one forced fumble.

11/29 at Baltimore: Registered 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble.

12/10 at Cleveland: Registered a season-high 13 tackles.

1/3 at Miami: Recorded seven tackles, one pass breakup and one sack.

2 0 0 8(16-2/3-0): Played in all 16 regular-season games, making his first two starts...record-

ed his first career interception 11/30 at New England and returned it 89 yards, the third-longest interception return in team history during the regular season...made eight tackles on special teams (one, 9/7 vs. Houston, 9/14 at Cleveland, 9/29 vs. Baltimore, 10/19 at Cincin-nati, 10/26 vs. N.Y. Giants, 11/20 vs. Cincinnati, 12/14 at Baltimore, 12/28 vs. Cleveland)...played in all three postseason games...made three postseason tackles on special teams (one, 1/11 vs. San Diego, 1/18 vs. Baltimore and 2/1 vs. Arizona).


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9/29 vs. Baltimore: Recorded his first career sack, taking down QB Joe Flacco in overtime.

10/19 at Cincinnati: Registered 2.0 sacks, the first game in his career with 2.0 sacks.

11/3 at Washington: Finished with four tackles and a sack.

11/30 at New England: Registered his first career inter-ception, which he returned 89 yards to the Patriots’ one-yard line in the fourth quarter.

12/7 vs. Dallas: Recovered a fumble on special teams.

12/14 at Baltimore: Forced the first fumble of his career when he sacked QB Joe Flacco on the Ravens’ next-to-last-possession, knocking them out of field goal range.

AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Recov-ered the first fumble of his postseason career late in the fourth quarter.

2 0 07(16-0/1-0): Appeared in all 16 games and the lone postseason contest...tied for sec-

ond on team with 12 special teams tackles (three, 9/16 vs. Buffalo, two, 9/23 vs. San Francisco and 12/2 vs. Cincinnati, and one, 9/9 at Cleveland, 10/7 vs. Seattle, 11/18 at N.Y. Jets, 12/16 vs. Jacksonville and 12/20 at St. Louis).

11/5 vs. Baltimore: Saw extensive action on special teams and recovered his first career fumble on special teams on a fumble forced by LB James Harrison.

11/26 vs. Miami: Recovered the first defensive fumble of his career.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 38 games with 13 starts at Florida State (2004-06)...finished his

career with 126 tackles, 22.5 TFLs and 8.0 sacks...was credited with eight quarterback pressures and recovered two fumbles, returning one 36 yards for a touchdown...recorded a 22-yard interception return for a touchdown and seven pass deflections...caused two fumbles, blocked four kicks and gained 94 yards with one touchdown on three blocked punt returns...blocked four total kicks (punts and field goals) during his career...added two blocked extra point attempts (vs. Duke and Clemson) in 2006 that were both returned for defensive scores, marking the first time in ACC history that a team did that twice in the same season...in 2006, was named All-American third-team and was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team selec-tion by The NFL Draft Report...majored in social sciences.

P ER S O N A LAttended Wilson High School (Florence, S.C.), where he was named to Prep

Star’s Top 100 team, in addition to picking up Super Prep Elite 50 honors as a senior...earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and was the top prep prospect in the state of South Carolina his final campaign...played in the 2003 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas that pitted the high school all-stars from North Carolina and the all-stars from South Carolina...earned all-state first team accolades in 2004 after amassing over 150 tack-les and 2.0 sacks on defense, while recording 47 recep-tions for more than 800 yards with five touchdowns as a senior tight end...added all-state honors as a junior tight end with 42 receptions for 680 yards with 14 touchdowns, as he also recorded 95 tackles and 4.0 sacks on defense...son of Audrey and Lindsey Tim-mons...Full name: Lawrence Olajuwon Timmons.

TIMMONS’ 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 6 3 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 1 2 5 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 1 10 1 11 1.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 1 4 4 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 1/0 1 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 1 7 3 10 0.5 3.5 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 7 3 10 1.0 10.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/29 at Seattle 1 1 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 4 4 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 1 4 2 6 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 1 6 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 7 3 10 1.5 16.0 0/0 0 1 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 77 42 119 5.0 36.5 1/0 6 1 0


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/8 TENNESSEE 1 1 6 5 11 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 1 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 1 3 4 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 6 4 10 0.0 0.0 1/23 0 0 010/20 BALTIMORE 1 1 17 3 20 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/27 at Oakland 1 1 5 7 12 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 011/3 at New England 1 1 4 4 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 BUFFALO 1 1 8 1 9 1.0 5.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 DETROIT 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 111/24 at Cleveland 1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/28 at Baltimore 1 1 6 3 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 MIAMI 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 5 5 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 at Green Bay 1 1 8 2 10 1.0 7.0 0/0 0 0 012/29 CLEVELAND 1 1 9 3 12 1.0 12.0 1/3 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 105 50 155 3.0 24.0 2/26 2 1 1


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/9 at Denver 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 N.Y. JETS 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 09/23 at Oakland 1 1 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/7 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 010/11 at Tennessee 1 1 5 3 8 0.0 0.0 1/4 0 0 010/21 at Cincinnati 1 1 6 4 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/28 WASHINGTON 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/4 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 4 3 7 1.0 11.0 0/0 0 0 0


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR11/12 KANSAS CITY 1 1 4 3 7 0.0 0.0 1/23 2 0 011/18 BALTIMORE 1 1 5 5 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/25 at Cleveland 1 1 9 4 13 0.0 0.0 1/53t 0 0 012/2 at Baltimore 1 1 4 4 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/9 SAN DIEGO 1 1 14 3 17 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 at Dallas 1 1 6 1 7 1.0 13.0 0/0 0 0 012/23 CINCINNATI 1 1 8 2 10 2.0 11.0 0/0 0 0 0 12/30 CLEVELAND 1 1 7 1 8 2.0 16.0 0/0 0 1 1SEASON TOTALS 16 16 93 41 134 6.0 51.0 3/80 3 2 1


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/11 at Baltimore 1 1 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/18 SEATTLE 1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/25 at Indianapolis 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 010/2 at Houston 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/9 TENNESSEE 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/23 at Arizona 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/30 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/6 BALTIMORE 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 1/0 0 0 011/27 at Kansas City 1 1 9 1 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/4 CINCINNATI 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 CLEVELAND 1 1 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/19 at San Francisco 1 1 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/24 ST. LOUIS 1 1 7 2 9 1.0 11.0 0/0 1 0 01/1 at Cleveland 1 1 5 0 5 1.0 2.0 0/0 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 74 17 91 2.0 13.0 1/0 6 0 0



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/12 ATLANTA 1 1 7 4 11 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/19 at Tennessee 1 1 13 2 15 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 1 09/26 at Tampa Bay 1 1 5 7 12 1.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/3 BALTIMORE 1 1 10 5 15 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 110/17 CLEVELAND 1 1 10 4 14 2.0 10.0 1/5 0 0 010/24 at Miami 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/31 at New Orleans 1 1 9 2 11 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 at Cincinnati 1 1 4 3 7 0.0 0.0 1/0 2 0 011/14 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 011/21 OAKLAND 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 111/28 at Buffalo 1 0 7 2 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/5 at Baltimore 1 1 2 7 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/12 CINCINNATI 1 1 2 7 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/19 N.Y. JETS 1 1 9 0 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/23 CAROLINA 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/2 at Cleveland 1 1 9 1 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 1 0SEASON TOTALS 16 15 100 49 149 3.0 10.0 2/5 7 2 2

POSTSE ASON 1/15 BALTIMORE 1 1 6 3 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/23 N.Y. JETS 1 1 7 2 9 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 02/6 vs. Green Bay 1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 3 16 5 21 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 0


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/10 TENNESSEE I N A C T I V E9/20 at Chicago 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 09/27 at Cincinnati 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 010/4 SAN DIEGO 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 010/11 at Detroit 1 1 6 1 7 1.0 13.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 CLEVELAND 1 1 3 1 4 2.0 16.0 0/0 0 2 010/25 MINNESOTA 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at Denver I N A C T I V E11/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 5 6 11 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/22 at Kansas City 1 1 4 0 4 1.0 10.0 0/0 0 1 011/29 at Baltimore 1 1 7 0 7 2.0 19.0 0/0 0 1 012/6 OAKLAND 1 1 3 5 8 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 012/10 at Cleveland 1 1 9 4 13 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 GREEN BAY 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 BALTIMORE 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 1 0 01/3 at Miami 1 1 4 3 7 1.0 9.0 0/0 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 13 62 24 86 7.0 67.0 0/0 6 4 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int PD FF FR 9/7 HOUSTON 1 0 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/14 at Cleveland 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Philadelphia 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 BALTIMORE 1 0 3 0 3 1.0 3.0 0/0 1 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/19 at Cincinnati 1 0 6 3 9 2.0 12.0 0/0 0 0 010/26 N.Y. GIANTS 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/3 at Washington 1 0 3 1 4 1.0 14.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/16 SAN DIEGO 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/20 CINCINNATI 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 at New England 1 0 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 1/89 0 0 012/7 DALLAS 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 112/14 at Baltimore 1 0 5 1 6 1.0 14.0 0/0 0 1 012/21 at Tennessee 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CLEVELAND 1 1 7 5 12 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 2 49 22 71 5.0 43.0 1/89 1 1 1

POSTSE ASON 1/11 SAN DIEGO 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/18 BALTIMORE 1 0 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 12/1 vs. Arizona 1 0 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 3 0 10 1 11 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int PD FF FR 9/9 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/16 BUFFALO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/23 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/30 at Arizona 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/7 SEATTLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/21 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/28 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/5 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/11 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/18 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/26 MIAMI 1 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 112/2 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int PD FF FR 12/9 at New England 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/16 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/20 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/30 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1

POSTSE ASON 1/8 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

TIMMONS’ CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2007 Pittsburgh 16 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 12008 Pittsburgh 16 2 49 22 71 5.0 43.0 1/89 1 1 02009 Pittsburgh 14 13 62 24 86 7.0 67.0 0/0 6 4 02010 Pittsburgh 16 15 100 49 149 3.0 10.0 2/5 7 2 22011 Pittsburgh 16 16 74 17 91 2.0 13.0 1/0 6 0 02012 Pittsburgh 16 16 93 41 134 6.0 51.0 3/80 3 2 12013 Pittsburgh 16 16 105 50 155 3.0 24.0 2/26 2 1 12014 Pittsburgh 16 16 95 46 141 2.0 11.0 0/0 2 0 02015 Pittsburgh 16 16 77 42 119 5.0 36.5 1/0 6 1 0NFL TOTALS 142 110 656 292 948 33.0 255.5 10/200 33 11 5

Career Special Teams Tackles (31): 12 in ‘07, 8 in ’08, 2 in ’09, 4 in ’10 and 5 in ’11.

Additional Statistics: Returned an interception 53 yards for his first career touchdown 11/25/13 at Cleveland...forced a fumble on special teams 1/1/12 at Cleveland...recovered a fumble on special teams 12/7/08 vs. Dallas and 11/5/07 vs. Baltimore.


Total Tackles: 20, vs. Baltimore, 10/20/13; Solo Tackles: 17, vs. Baltimore, 10/20/13; Sacks: 2.0, six times, last vs. Cleveland, 12/30/12; Sack Yards: 19.0, at Baltimore, 11/29/09; Interceptions: 1, 10 times, last vs. Arizona, 10/18/15; Interception Yards: 89, at New England, 11/30/08; Passes Defensed: 2, six times, last vs. Kansas City, 11/12/12; Forced Fumbles: 2, at Cleveland, 10/18/09; Fumble Recover-ies: 1, five times, last vs. Detroit, 11/17/13.

POSTSE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2007 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02008 Pittsburgh 3 0 10 1 11 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 12010 Pittsburgh 3 3 16 5 21 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 02011 Pittsburgh 1 1 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 1 1 3 4 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 2 2 7 3 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 11 7 41 14 55 0.0 0.0 0/0 2 0 1



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P R O(9-0/4-1): Promoted to the Steelers’ active roster on November 27, 2015...signed to the

Steelers’ practice squad on September 7, 2015...released by the Baltimore Ravens on September 5, 2015...re-signed with the Ravens as an exclusive rights free agent on April 29, 2015...added to the Ravens’ active roster from the Ravens’ practice squad on December 13, 2014...added to the Ravens’ practice squad on September 25, 2014...released by the Ravens on September 23, 2014...added to the Ravens’ active roster from the Ravens’ practice squad on September 20, 2014...added to the Ravens’ practice squad on September 9, 2014...released by the Ravens on Sep-tember 8, 2014...added to the Ravens’ active roster from the Ravens’ practice squad on September 6, 2014...added to the Ravens’ practice squad on August 31, 2014...released by the Ravens on August 30, 2014...originally signed with the Ravens as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 29, 2014.

2 015(5-0/2-1) (PIT): Played in five regular-season games...made appearances in both

postseason games, starting his first-ever playoff game 1/17 at Denver...tallied regular-season single-game career highs in rushes (12) and rushing yards (24) at Cleveland on 1/3...recorded his first career tackle on special teams 12/27 at Baltimore...promoted to the Steelers’ active roster from the Steelers’ practice squad on November 27, 2015...inactive 11/29 at Seattle.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Made his Steelers’ debut.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Made his Steel-ers’ postseason debut, recording 118 scrimmage yards (60 receiving and 58 rushing)...became the third Steel-

ers’ running back to record 50 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards in a single postseason game.

AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Recorded a one-yard touchdown run, his first career postseason touchdown.

2 014 (4-0/2-0) (BAL): Saw action in four games during the regular season and both post-

season contests...also spent time on the Ravens’ prac-tice squad...rushed six times for 12 yards, and record-ed three receptions for 27 yards in the regular season.

C O LLEG EA four-year letterman at Michigan...appeared in 40 agmes with 31 starts

(2009-13)...totaled 2,290 yards on 510 carries with 28 rushing touchdowns...added 31 receptions for 298 yards with two receiving touchdowns...totaled a career-high 13 rushing touchdowns in 2013...in 2011, earned All-Big Ten honorable mention honors as he rushed for a career-high 1,041 yards...majored in general studies.

P ER S O N A LA t t e n d e d L i b e r t y H i g h S c h o o l (Youngstown, Ohio)... was a three-time

all-conference selection in his career, as he carried 455 times for 4,690 yards with 65 touchdowns during his career...rushed for 2,239 yards on 241 carries and scored 28 touchdowns as a senior...named all-conference, all-county and all-district as a senior...named Division III all-state his senior year...the 2008 Trumbull County Player of the Year...named Ohio Division III Co-Offensive Player of the Year and the Youngstown Vindicator Offen-sive Player of the Year his senior season...named all-Ohio first team during his senior year...also lettered in track and field...Full name: Fitzgerald DAndre Toussaint.

TOUSSAINT’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/20 SAN FRANCISCO P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/27 at St. Louis P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/1 BALTIMORE P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/12 at San Diego P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/18 ARIZONA P R A C T I C E S Q U A D

HEIGHT: 5-9WEIGHT: 204COLLEGE: MichiganBORN: May 4, 1990

BIRTHPLACE: Youngstown, Ohio HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ‘15NFL EXPERIENCE: 3rd year

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RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD10/25 at Kansas City P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/1 CINCINNATI P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/8 OAKLAND P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/15 CLEVELAND P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/29 at Seattle I N A C T I V E12/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 4 12 3.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 2 6 3.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 0 12 24 2.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 5 0 18 42 2.3 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


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RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 CINCINNATI I N A C T I V E9/11 PITTSBURGH P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/21 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/28 CAROLINA P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/5 at Indianapolis P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/12 at Tampa Bay P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/19 ATLANTA P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/26 at Cincinnati P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/2 at Pittsburgh P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/9 TENNESSEE P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/24 at New Orleans P R A C T I C E S Q U A D11/30 SAN DIEGO P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/7 at Miami P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/14 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/21 at Houston 1 0 4 11 2.8 12 0 2 20 10.0 15 012/28 CLEVELAND 1 0 2 1 0.5 1 0 1 7 7.0 7 0SEASON TOTALS 4 0 6 12 2.0 12 0 3 27 9.0 15 0

POSTSE ASON 1/3 at Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/10 at New England 1 0 2 5 2.5 3 0 1 -7 -7.0 -7 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 0 2 5 2.5 3 0 1 -7 -7.0 -7 0

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REGULAR SE ASON RUSHING RECEIVING Year Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2014 Baltimore 4 0 6 12 2.0 12 0 3 27 9.0 15 02015 Pittsburgh 5 0 18 42 2.3 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 9 0 24 54 2.3 12 0 3 27 9.0 15 0STEELERS TOTALS 5 0 18 42 2.3 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


POSTSE ASON RUSHING RECEIVING Year Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2014 Baltimore 2 0 2 5 2.5 3 0 1 -7 -7.0 -7 02015 Pittsburgh 2 1 29 97 3.3 15 1 7 62 8.9 27 0NFL TOTALS 4 1 31 102 3.3 15 1 8 55 6.9 27 0STEELERS TOTALS 2 1 29 97 3.3 15 1 7 62 8.9 27 0

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P R O(30-18/3-3): Drafted by the Steelers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2014

NFL Draft.

2 015(14-14/2-2): Started 14 regular-season games and both postseason contests...inac-

tive due to a right knee injury 10/25 at Kansas City and 11/1 vs. Cincinnati...set single-season career-highs in tackles (54) and sacks (6.5) during the regular season.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Recorded his first career multi-sack game (1.5).

9/27 at St. Louis: Recorded a sack...marked the first time he recorded a sack in back-to-back games in his career.

10/1 vs. Baltimore: Sacked QB Joe Flacco in the first quarter, extending his sack streak to three games...added a career-high 10 tackles.

11/15 vs. Cleveland: Sacked QB Johnny Manziel for an eight-yard loss.

12/13 at Cincinnati: Picked off QB Andy Dalton on the Bengals’ first drive...marked his first career interception and the first interception by a Steelers’ defensive end since Brett Keisel in 2014...became the fifth Steel-ers’ defensive end to record an interception against Cincinnati.

1/3 at Cleveland: Recorded his second career multi-sack game, taking down QB Austin Davis twice.

2 014(16-4/1-1): Saw action in all 16 games with four starts (Weeks 14-17) during the regu-

lar season...started in his postseason debut in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Made his NFL debut.

12/7 at Cincinnati: Made his first career start.

12/21 vs. Kansas City: Recorded his first career forced fumble on RB Jamaal Charles that was recovered by LB

Vince Williams...also registered his first career sack at the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/3 vs. Baltimore: Recovered his first career fumble in the postseason.

C O LLEG EStarted 29-of-35 games at Notre Dame (2011-13)...finished with 127 tackles,

25.0 TFLs, 21.5 sacks and 27 quarterback pressures...caused four fumbles and recovered another that he advanced 77 yards for a touchdown...deflected four passes, intercepted another in the end zone for a score and blocked one kick...his 21.5 sacks ranked fourth in school history at the time of his departure...his 77-yard fumble return for a touchdown vs. Navy in 2012 was the second-longest in school history at the time of his departure...recipient of the Notre Dame Moose Krause Lineman of the Year in 2013...in 2012, was named All-American first-team by ESPN.com, Athlon Sports, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports, adding second-team accolades from the Walter Camp Founda-tion, the Associated Press and The Sporting News, along with honorable mention honors from Pro Football Weekly...majored in anthropology.

P ER S O N A LAttended Monroe Area High School (Monroe, Ga.)...named Georgia Class

3A all-state first team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitu-tion in 2010...was one of four Georgia players to be named to All-Southern team by the Orlando Sentinel as a defensive end...led Monroe High to an 11-2 record and a third-round appearance in the Georgia Class AAA state playoffs during his senior season, after the team had finished a combined 0-20 the previous two sea-sons...received first-team all-Georgia Region 8-AAA accolades after he posted 56 tackles, 24.0 TFLs, 10.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...closed out his career by playing in U.S. Army All-Amer-ican Bowl in San Antonio and in the Team USA vs. The World All-Star Game in Austin, Texas...son of Tamara Tuitt...Full name: Stephon Jakiel Tuitt.

HEIGHT: 6-6WEIGHT: 303COLLEGE: Notre Dame BORN: May 23, 1993

BIRTHPLACE: Miami, Fla. HOW ACQUIRED: D2 – ’14 (#46)NFL EXPERIENCE: 3rd year

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 2 2 4 1.5 7.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 1 5 2 7 1.0 2.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 1 10 0 10 1.0 5.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 1 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/25 at Kansas City I N A C T I V E11/1 CINCINNATI I N A C T I V E11/8 OAKLAND 1 1 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 2 0 2 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 0 011/29 at Seattle 1 1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 1/3 1 0 012/20 DENVER 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 3 1 4 2.0 16.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 14 14 39 15 54 6.5 38.0 1/3 1 0 0


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Total Tackles: 10, vs. Baltimore, 10/1/15; Solo Tackles: 10, vs. Baltimore, 10/1/15; Sacks: 2.0, at Cleveland, 1/3/16; Sack Yards: 16.0, at Cleveland, 1/3/16; Passes Defensed: 1, at Cincinnati, 12/13/15; Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Kansas City, 12/21/14; Fumble Recoveries: N/A.


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released from the Buffalo Bills’ practice squad on October 19, 2015...signed to the Bills’ practice squad on September 23, 2015...released by the Dallas Cowboys on September 5, 2015...originally signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 12, 2014.

2 015(0-0) (BUF): Spent time on the Bills’ practice squad.

2 014(0-0/0-0) (DAL): Was inactive for 15 regu-lar-season games (dressed but did not play

for one regular-season game) and was inactive for both postseason games.

C O LLEG ESet West Texas A&M records with 10,525 passing yards and 123 passing touch-

downs during his three-year career (2011-13)...set the

all-time Division II single-season record with 5,401 passing yards as a senior in 2013...as a junior in 2012, helped lead his team to the NCAA Semifinal for the first time in school history, while being named Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Year, first team all-conference, LSC Academic Player of the Year and earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic Player of the Year for Division II Football...graduated with a degree in biology and pre-med.

P ER S O N A LAttended Calallen High School (Corpus Christi, Texas)...earned first team all-

District 31-4A honors as both a quarterback and punter...earned all-Metro and all-South Texas honors...an all-State academic selection, graduated in the top 10 of his class and was a member of the National Honor Society...also played basketball and baseball in high school, being named a basketball newcomer of the year and helping his baseball team to a class 4A state championship...son of Scott and Gina Vaughan.

P R O(23-0/3-0): Activated to the Steelers’ active roster from the Steelers’ practice squad on

January 1, 2016...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on December 29, 2015...released from the New England Patriots’ practice squad on November 18, 2015...added to the Patriots’ practice squad on November 18, 2015...released by the Steelers on October 13, 2015...promoted to the Steelers’ active roster from the Steel-ers’ practice squad on October 11, 2014...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on August 31, 2014...released by the Steelers on August 30, 2014...signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Steelers on Decem-ber 31, 2013...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on December 13, 2013...released by the Steelers on

August 31, 2013...signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Steelers on January 2, 2013...released by the Patriots on August 27, 2012...signed by the Patriots to a Reserve/Future contract on February 7, 2012...added to the Patriots’ practice squad on December 28, 2011...released by the Patriots on December 26, 2011...signed to the Patriots’ active roster from the Patriots’ practice squad on December 17, 2011...added to the Patriots’ practice squad on November 24, 2011...released by the Patriots on November 22, 2011...pro-moted to the Patriots’ active roster from the Patriots’ practice squad on November 21, 2011...signed to the Patriots’ practice squad on November 17, 2011...released by the Patriots on November 15, 2011...pro-

HEIGHT: 6-5WEIGHT: 220COLLEGE: West Texas A&MBORN: Jan. 27, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: Corpus Christi, Texas HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd Year

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HEIGHT: 5-8WEIGHT: 198COLLEGE: VillanovaBORN: Sept. 27, 1986

BIRTHPLACE: Bridgeville, Pa.HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ‘15NFL EXPERIENCE: 4th year

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moted to the Patriots’ active roster from the Patriots’ practice squad on November 12, 2011...added to the Patriots’ practice squad on November 9, 2011...released by the Patriots on November 3, 2011...signed by the Patriots on October 19, 2011...released by the Patriots on October 17, 2011...promoted to the Patriots’ active roster from the Patriots’ practice squad on October 8, 2011...added to the Patriots’ practice squad on October 4, 2011...released by the Patriots on October 1, 2011...promoted to the Patriots’ active roster from the Patriots’ practice squad on September 24, 2011...added to the Patriots’ practice squad on September 5, 2011...released by the Patriots on September 3, 2011...signed by the Patriots on August 29, 2011...released by the Patriots on August 9, 2011...signed by the Patriots on January 17, 2011...signed to the Patriots’ practice squad on October 19, 2010...released by the Patriots on September 4, 2010...signed by the Patriots on August 23, 2010...released by the Patriots on August 15, 2010...originally signed with the Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 29, 2010.

2 015(6-0/2-0) (PIT/NE): Saw action in six reg-ular-season games, and appeared in both

postseason contests...recorded three special teams tackles during the regular season (two, 9/27 at St. Louis, and one, 10/1 vs. Baltimore) and one in the postseason 1/9 at Cincinnati...added to the Steelers’ active roster from the Steelers’ practice squad on January 1, 2016...added to the Steelers’ practice squad on December 29, 2015...released from the New England Patriots’ practice squad on November 18, 2015...added to the Patriots’ practice squad on October 28, 2015...released by the Steelers on October 13, 2015.

2 014(9-0/1-0) (PIT): Saw action on special teams in nine games during the regular season...

inactive Weeks 9-10 due to a hamstring injury...saw action in his postseason debut in the AFC Wild Card

Game vs. Baltimore...totaled seven special teams tack-les during the regular season (two, 10/12 at Cleveland, 10/20 vs. Houston, and one, 10/26 vs. Indianapolis, 12/21 vs. Kansas City and 12/28 vs. Cincinnati), and two in the postseason 1/3 vs. Baltimore...promoted to the Steelers’ active roster from the Steelers’ practice squad on October 11, 2014.

2 013(0-0) (PIT): Spent time on the Steelers’ practice squad.

2 012 (0-0): Not on an NFL Roster.

2 011(8-0) (NE): Spent time on the Patriots’ prac-tice squad and active roster...recorded one

special teams tackle 10/9 vs. N.Y. Jets.

2 010(0-0) (NE): Spent the final 11 weeks of the regular season on the Patriots’ practice

squad.

C O LLEG EEnjoyed a successful career as a three-year starter at Villanova (2007-09) after

transferring from the University of Pittsburgh (2005-06)...finished his career with 198 tackles, 11 passes defensed and seven interceptions...also had 3.0 sacks and 9.0 TFLs...was a member of the 2009 Villanova FCS National Championship team...returned a fumble 59 yards for a touchdown in a season-opening win at Temple in 2009...led the squad with four interceptions in 2008...majored in communications.

P ER S O N A LAttended Chartiers Valley High School (Bridgeville, Pa.)...did not play football

until his senior year of high school...also lettered in wrestling and golf...his brother, Ray, is a former NFL safety and a current assistant special teams coach for the New England Patriots...his sister, Dana, ran track at the University of Buffalo...son of Ray and Denise Ventrone...Full name: Ross Anthony Ventrone.

VENTRONE’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 ARIZONA N O T W I T H A T E A M10/25 at Kansas City N O T W I T H A T E A M11/1 CINCINNATI P R A C T I C E S Q U A D ( N E W E N G L A N D )11/8 OAKLAND P R A C T I C E S Q U A D ( N E W E N G L A N D )11/15 CLEVELAND P R A C T I C E S Q U A D ( N E W E N G L A N D )

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VENTRONE’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (Continued)

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR11/29 at Seattle N O T W I T H A T E A M12/6 INDIANAPOLIS N O T W I T H A T E A M12/13 at Cincinnati N O T W I T H A T E A M12/20 DENVER N O T W I T H A T E A M12/27 at Baltimore N O T W I T H A T E A M1/3 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON 1/9 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/17 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 CLEVELAND P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/11 at Baltimore P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/21 at Carolina P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/28 TAMPA BAY P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/5 at Jacksonville P R A C T I C E S Q U A D10/12 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E11/9 at N.Y. Jets I N A C T I V E11/17 at Tennessee 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0



Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/12 at Miami P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/18 SAN DIEGO P R A C T I C E S Q U A D9/25 at Buffalo 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/2 at Oakland N O T W I T H T E A M10/9 N.Y. JETS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/16 DALLAS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/30 at Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/6 N.Y. GIANTS N O T W I T H T E A M11/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/27 at Philadelphia P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/4 INDIANAPOLIS P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/11 at Washington P R A C T I C E S Q U A D12/18 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/24 MIAMI 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 01/1 BUFFALO P R A C T I C E S Q U A DSEASON TOTALS 8 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0


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REGULAR SE ASONYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2011 New England 8 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 23 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0STEELERS TOTALS 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0




P R O(16-10/2-2): Signed a Reserve/Future con-tract with the Steelers on January 5, 2015...

signed to the Steelers’ practice squad on August 31, 2014...released by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 23, 2014...originally signed with the Eagles as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 5, 2014.

2 015(16-10/2-2): Played in all 16 games, mak-ing 10 starts at LT during the regular sea-

son...made his NFL debut 9/10 at New England...started his first NFL contest 10/25 at Kansas City...was part of an offensive line that helped block for an offense that produced at least 450 net yards for four straight regular-season games, tying an NFL record...also started both postseason contests at LT.

2 014(0-0/0-0): Spent the entire season on the Steelers’ practice squad.

C O LLEG EA versatile player who started 24-of-28 games he played at Army (2006-2009)...

saw action at wide receiver, left tackle and on the defen-sive line...as a wide receiver, led the team in receptions (34), receiving yards (522) and receiving touchdowns (5) in 2009...as a left tackle, started all 12 games in 2008...majored in systems engineering.

P ER S O N A LAttended SHAPE American High School (Casteau, Belgium)...spent 2010-13

as an active member of the U.S. Army and served three tours in Afghanistan...was promoted to ranking of Cap-tain in April of 2014...earned numerous honors for his service, including the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, the Ranger Tab, the Parachutist Badge, the Bronze Star Medal for overseas service, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge and Expert Infantryman’s Badge...son of Ignacio and Mati Villanueva...his father was a Lieutenant Commander in the Spanish Navy and also worked for NATO throughout Europe...is married to Maddy...Full name: Alejandro Villanueva.

VILLANUEVA’S CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2015 Pittsburgh 16 10NFL TOTALS 16 10

VILLANUEVA’S CAREER POSTSEASON TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2015 Pittsburgh 2 2NFL TOTALS 2 2


HEIGHT: 6-9WEIGHT: 320COLLEGE: Army BORN: Sept. 22, 1988

BIRTHPLACE: Meridian, Miss. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’14 NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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released by the Dallas Cowboys on August 31, 2015...originally signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 9, 2015.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 39 games with 27 starts for Pittsburgh (2012-14)...totaled 165

tackles, 6.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, 11 pass breakups and one fumble recovery for the Panthers....in 2014, was named a defensive captain, named to the Capital One Academic All-District 2 Football Team and he was named ACC All-Academic Football Team honoree...in 2013, was named an Honorable Mention All-ACC selection by the media and he earned ACC All-Academic Football Team honors...also played one year at Michigan in 2010, seeing action in 13 games with six starts...recorded 33 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one interception for the Wol-

verines...earned his bachelor’s degree in business finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

P ER S O N A LWas a three-year starter for Cardinal Mooney High School (Youngstown,

Ohio)...selected first-team Associated Press Division III All-Ohio...named first-team Northeast Lakes All-District...named to the SuperPrep All-Midwest Team...posted 84 tackles, 16 pass breakups, four intercep-tions, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior...as a running back, rushed for 970 yards and scored 10 touchdowns...led team to the Ohio Divi-sion III State Championship and a 15-0 record as a senior...the Cardinals finished as the state runner-up his sophomore year...was also an all-state sprinter...ran on Mooney’s two-time state champion 400-meter relay team...son of Chuck and Marianne Vinopal...Full name: Raymond Charles Vinopal.

P R O(49-22/3-2): Re-signed a three-year contract with the Steelers on March 12, 2014...signed

with the Steelers on September 1, 2013...released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 31, 2013...acquired by the Buccaneers off waivers (from Houston) on September 1, 2012...released by the Texans on August 31, 2012...signed with the Texans on January 18, 2012...added to the Texans’ practice squad on September 22, 2011...released by the Texans on Sep-tember 3, 2011...signed by the Texans on January 4, 2011...added to the Texans’ practice squad on Novem-ber 11, 2010...released by the Detroit Lions on Novem-ber 9, 2010...signed to the Lions’ active roster on October 20, 2010...added to the N.Y. Jets’ practice squad on October 13, 2010...released from the Lions’ practice

squad on October 3, 2010...added to the Lions’ practice squad on September 21, 2010...released by the San Francisco 49ers on September 3, 2010...originally drafted by the 49ers in the fourth round (107th over-all) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-16/2-2) (PIT): Started all 16 regular-season at C games for the first time in his

career...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the Steelers’ offense to produce at least 450 net yards in four straight regular-season games, tying an NFL record...was part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks in two games during the regular season (9/20 vs. San Francisco and 12/6 vs. Indianapolis)...also started both postseason contests at C.

HEIGHT: 5-10WEIGHT: 197COLLEGE: PittsburghBORN: Nov. 5, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: Youngstown, Ohio HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 1st Year

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HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 296COLLEGE: Texas A&MBORN: Nov. 26, 1984

BIRTHPLACE: Cuero, TexasHOW ACQUIRED: FA – ‘13NFL EXPERIENCE: 7th year

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9/10 at New England: Started his first season-opening game as a Steeler at C...was part of an offensive line that helped block for the Steelers to have a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver.


2 014(15-2/1-0) (PIT): Saw action in 15 games with two starts at LG during the regular sea-

son (9/21 at Carolina and 9/28 vs. Tampa Bay)...dressed but did not see action 9/7 vs. Cleveland...made his post-season debut vs. Baltimore in the AFC Wild Card Game.

9/21 at Carolina: Was part of an offensive line that helped block for Steelers’ rushers to record 264 yards on the ground, the third-highest single-game total in Steelers’ history since 2000.

2 013(9-4) (PIT): Played in nine games, starting the final four games at C...inactive for the

first five contests...dressed but did not see action 10/20 vs. Baltimore...made his Steelers debut 10/27 at Oak-land...made his first career NFL start at C 12/8 vs. Miami.

2 012(8-0) (TB): Saw action eight games...was inactive for six games...made his Bucca-

neers’ debut 11/4 at Oakland and was part of an offen-sive line that helped block for a Buccaneers’ offense that totaled 515 scrimmage yards, the second-highest total in team history at the time.

2 011(0-0) (HOU): Spent the entire season on the Texans’ practice squad.

2 010(0-0) (DET/HOU/NYJ): Spent the season on the practice squads of the Lions, Texans

and Jets.

2 0 0 9(1-0) (SF): Was inactive for 15 contests...saw action in one game, his NFL debut

12/21 vs. Detroit.

2 0 0 8 (0-0) (SF): Was inactive for all 16 games.

C O LLEG EStarted 37-of-42 career games played at Texas A&M (2003-07)...in 2007, was

named first-team All-Big 12 and Big 12 co-offensive lineman of the year, along with being a finalist for the Rimington Trophy...earned second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2006...in 2005, earned All-Big 12 honorable mention accolades...majored in sport management.

P ER S O N A LAttended Cuero High School (Cuero, Texas)...played center, guard and

tackle on the offensive line...also played on the defen-sive line his senior season, recording 45 tackles...was a two-time Class 3A All-State selection and consensus Texas Top 100 choice...registered more than 100 knock-down blocks in each of his junior and senior seasons...also was a standout power lifter, advancing to the state finals...son of Benny and Debbie Wallace...is married to Chely...the couple has two children, son Ryder, and daughter Everly...Full name: Cody Layne Wallace.

WALLACE’S CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2008 San Francisco 0 02009 San Francisco 1 02010 Hou/NYJ/Det 0 02011 Houston 0 02012 Tampa Bay 8 02013 Pittsburgh 9 42014 Pittsburgh 15 22015 Pittsburgh 16 16NFL TOTALS 49 22

WALLACE’S CAREER POSTSEASON TOTALS

Year Team GP GS2014 Pittsburgh 1 02015 Pittsburgh 2 2NFL TOTALS 3 2

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P R O(6-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round (199th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

2 015(6-0/0-0): Played in six regular-season games...inactive 9/10 at New England, 9/20

vs. San Francisco, 11/8 vs. Oakland, 11/29 at Seattle, 12/6 vs. Indianapolis, 12/13 at Cincinnati, 12/20 vs. Denver, 12/27 at Baltimore and 1/3 at Cleveland...dressed but did not play 11/15 vs. Cleveland.

C O LLEG EAppeared in 39 games at Central Mich-igan (2010-14), totaling 106 tackles,

18.5 TFLs, 6.0 sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...earned First Team All-MAC honors in 2014majored in sport management.

P ER S O N A LAttended Clintondale High School (Clinton, Mich)...earned all-county

first-team honors in 2009...credited with 21 tackles, one fumble recovery and two blocked kicks as a senior...also caught a pair of touchdown passes...in baseball, named to Macomb County’s all-star first team as an infielder by the Macomb Daily as a sophomore in 2008...son of Sandra and Terry Walton...Full name: Leterrius “L.T.” Deon Walton.

WALTON’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/10 at New England I N A C T I V E

9/20 SAN FRANCISCO I N A C T I V E

9/27 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/8 OAKLAND I N A C T I V E

11/15 CLEVELAND D I D N O T P L AY

11/29 at Seattle I N A C T I V E

12/6 INDIANAPOLIS I N A C T I V E

12/13 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E

12/20 DENVER I N A C T I V E

12/27 at Baltimore I N A C T I V E

1/3 at Cleveland I N A C T I V E

NFL TOTALS 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E

1/17 at Denver I N A C T I V E

NFL TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

HEIGHT: 6-5WEIGHT: 305COLLEGE: Central MichiganBORN: March 31, 1992

BIRTHPLACE: Clinton Township, Mich. HOW ACQUIRED: D6a – ’15 (#199)NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd year

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P R O(165-0/12-0): Re-signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on February 12, 2016...re-

signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on February 4, 2015...re-signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on March 12, 2014...re-signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on March 13, 2013...signed a two-year con-tract with the Steelers on August 4, 2011...signed a three-year contract with the Steelers during the 2008 offseason...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List on December 21, 2009 due to a knee injury...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List on October 28, 2008 due to a knee injury...originally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 25, 2005.

2 015(16-0/2-0): Played in all 16 regular-season contests at long-snapper for the sixth con-

secutive year...played in his 150th career game 9/10 at New England...appeared in both playoff games.

2 014(16-0/1-0): Served as the long-snapper in all 16 games during the regular season and

the lone postseason contest...totaled three special teams tackles during the regular season (one, 9/28 vs. Tampa Bay, 10/12 at Cleveland and 12/7 at Cincinnati).

2 013(16-0): Saw action at long-snapper for all 16 games...totaled one special teams

tackle 9/8 vs. Tennessee.

2 012(16-0): Served as the long-snapper for all 16 games...named to the 2012 USA Football

All-Fundamentals Team...added two special teams tack-les (one, 9/16 vs. N.Y. Jets and 12/23 vs. Cincinnati).

2 011(16-0/1-0): Played at long-snapper for all 16 regular-season games and the lone post-

season contest...totaled one special teams tackle 10/9 vs. Tennessee during the regular season.

2 010(16-0/3-0): Saw action at long-snapper for all 16 regular-season games and all three

postseason contests...totaled two special teams stops in the regular season (one, 10/3 vs. Baltimore and 11/28 at Buffalo).

2 0 0 9(14-0): Served as the long-snapper for 14 games...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/

Injured List on December 21 due to a knee injury and missed the remainder of the season.

2 0 0 8(7-0/0-0): Played at long-snapper for seven games during the regular season before

suffering a season-ending knee injury...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List on October 28...record-ed two special teams tackles 10/19 at Cincinnati dur-ing the regular season.

2 0 07(16-0/1-0): Saw action at long-snapper for all 16 regular-season games and the lone

postseason contest...totaled two special teams tackles during the regular season (one, 11/11 vs. Cleveland and 12/16 vs. Jacksonville), and two in the postseason (1/5 vs. Jacksonville).

2 0 0 6(16-0): Served as the long-snapper for all 16 games...totaled three special teams

tackles (one, 10/29 at Oakland, 12/17 at Carolina and 12/24 vs. Baltimore).

2 0 0 5(16-0/4-0): Saw action at long-snapper for all 16 regular-season games and all four

postseason contests in his rookie season...totaled five special teams tackles during the regular season (one, 9/25 vs. New England, 10/16 vs. Jacksonville, 11/6 at Green Bay, 11/28 at Indianapolis and 12/11 vs. Chicago).

C O LLEG EJoined North Carolina as a walk-on in 2000...served as the long snapper in

49 games from 2000-2004...was named a team captain and won the Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award as a senior in 2004...he still holds the record for squat (500), power clean (364) and bench press (360) for specialists...majored in exercise and sports science.

P ER S O N A LAttended Southern Wayne High School (Dudley, N.C)...played four years of

football and three years of track and field...started for two years at center and deep snapper in football...competed in the shot put in track and field...earned all-conference honorable mention honors in football and all-conference honorable mention honors in track and field as a senior...married to Ashley...son of Bob and Debra Warren...Full name: Gregory Robert Warren.

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WARREN’S CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP2005 Pittsburgh 162006 Pittsburgh 162007 Pittsburgh 162008 Pittsburgh 72009 Pittsburgh 142010 Pittsburgh 162011 Pittsburgh 162012 Pittsburgh 162013 Pittsburgh 162014 Pittsburgh 162015 Pittsburgh 16NFL TOTALS 165

WARREN’S CAREER POSTSEASON TOTALS

Year Team GP2005 Pittsburgh 42007 Pittsburgh 12010 Pittsburgh 32011 Pittsburgh 12014 Pittsburgh 12015 Pittsburgh 2NFL TOTALS 12

Career Special Teams Tackles (21): 5 in ‘05, 3 in ’06, 2 in ’07, 2 in ’08, 2 in ’10, 1 in ’11, 2 in ’12, 1 in ’13 and 3 in ’14.

Career Postseason Special Teams Tackles (2): 2 in ’07.

P R O(32-5/0-0): Signed with the Steelers on May 9, 2016...suspension lifted on November 6,

2012...suspended three games for violating the NFL Per-sonal Conduct Policy on October 22, 2012...released by the Kansas City Chiefs on August 31, 2012...placed on the Chiefs’ Reserve/Injured list due to an ankle injury on January 5, 2011...originally drafted by the Chiefs in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

2 015(0-0): Not on an NFL roster...played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian

Football League.

2 014(0-0): Not on an NFL roster...played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian

Football League.



2 011(12-3) (KC): Saw action in 12 games with three starts...tallied 22 tackles, two pass

breakups and one forced fumble (9/25 at San Diego)...added three special teams tackles (one, 9/25 at San Diego, 10/23 at Oakland and 11/6 vs. Miami).

2 010(12-2/0-0) (KC): Played in 12 games with two starts on the season...totaled 17 tackles

on defense...added five special teams tackles (one, 10/10 at Indianapolis, 10/24 vs. Jacksonville, 11/7 at Oakland, 11/21 vs. Arizona and 12/5 vs. Denver)...placed on the Reserve/Injured List on January 5, 2011, due to an ankle injury.

2 0 0 9(8-0) (KC): Appeared in eight games on the season...totaled two special teams tackles

(two, 1/3 at Denver).

C O LLEG ESaw action in 37 games with 24 starts at Ohio State (2006-08)...recorded 102

tackles, a sack and two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown...added six passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries...was named Ohio State’s Most Outstanding First-Year Defen-sive Player in 2006...majored in communications.

P ER S O N A LAttended Franklin Central High School (Indianapolis, Ind.), where he played

both defensive back and wide receiver...posted 47 receptions with 10 receiving touchdowns as a senior...was also the state champion in the long jump as a junior and senior...son of Donald and Cherry Washington...Full name: Donald David Washington III.

G R E G W A R R E N

HEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 197COLLEGE: Ohio StateBORN: July 28, 1986

BIRTHPLACE: Indianapolis, Ind. HOW ACQUIRED: FA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: 4th year

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Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/11 BUFFALO I N A C T I V E9/18 at Detroit 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 09/25 at San Diego 1 0 6 1 7 0.0 0 0/0 0 1 010/2 MINNESOTA 1 1 5 0 5 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/9 at Indianapolis 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/23 at Oakland 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/31 SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 011/6 MIAMI 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 1 0 0 11/13 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 011/21 at New England 1 1 7 1 8 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0 11/27 PITTSBURGH I N A C T I V E12/4 at Chicago I N A C T I V E12/11 at N.Y. Jets I N A C T I V E12/18 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 012/24 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 01/1 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 1 0 0SEASON TOTALS 12 3 18 4 22 0.0 0 0/0 2 1 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/13 SAN DIEGO 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 09/19 at Cleveland 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 09/26 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/10 at Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/17 at Houston 1 1 2 3 5 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/24 JACKSONVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/31 BUFFALO 1 0 3 1 5 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 011/7 at Oakland 1 0 2 1 3 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 011/14 at Denver 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 011/21 ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 011/28 at Seattle I N A C T I V E12/5 DENVER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 012/12 at San Diego I N A C T I V E12/19 at St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 012/26 TENNESSEE I N A C T I V E1/2 OAKLAND I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 12 2 10 7 17 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 BALTIMORE R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TPOSTSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0


Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 9/13 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 09/20 OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 09/27 at Philadelphia 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/4 N.Y. GIANTS 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/11 DALLAS 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 010/18 at Washington I N A C T I V E10/25 SAN DIEGO I N A C T I V E11/8 at Jacksonville I N A C T I V E11/15 at Oakland I N A C T I V E11/22 PITTSBURGH I N A C T I V E11/29 at San Diego D I D N O T P L AY12/6 DENVER I N A C T I V E12/13 BUFFALO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 012/20 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 012/28 at Seattle I N A C T I V E1/3 at Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 8 0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 0

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WASHINGTON’S CAREER TOTALS

Year Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR 2009 Kansas City 8 0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 02010 Kansas City 12 2 10 7 17 0.0 0 0/0 0 0 02011 Kansas City 12 3 18 4 22 0.0 0 0/0 2 1 0NFL TOTALS 32 5 31 11 42 0.0 0 0/0 2 1 0



Total Tackles: 8, at New England, 11/21/11; Solo Tackles: 7, at New England, 11/21/11; Sacks: N/A; Sack Yards: N/A; Interceptions: N/A; Interception Yards: N/A; Passes Defensed: 1, twice, last time at Denver, 1/1/12; Forced Fumbles: 1, at San Diego, 9/25/11; Fumble Recoveries: N/A.

P R O(44-20/3-2): Drafted by the Steelers in the third round (79th overall) of the 2013

NFL Draft.

2 015(16-8/2-2): Saw action in all 16 regular-season games with eight starts, and start-

ed both postseason contests...set single-season career-highs in receiving yards (749) and receiving touchdowns (5) during the regular season...his 17.0 yards per catch average on the season ranked seventh-best in the NFL (minimum two catches per game).

10/12 at San Diego: Recorded a career-long 72-yard reception for a touchdown.

11/29 at Seattle: Set single-game career-highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (201)...became the sixth player in team history to record at least 200 receiving yards in a single game...is the second player in NFL history to record at least 200 receiving yards against Seattle...set a CenturyLink Field opponent record with 201 receiving yards...scored on a 69-yard touchdown reception...caught five passes for 103 yards in the first half...the five receptions tie a career high for any half and the 103 yards are the most in any half in any game in his career.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Totaled three receptions for 50 yards with one receiving touchdown, a five-yarder...recorded a receiving touchdown in back-to-back games for the second time in his career.

12/20 vs. Denver: Caught a nine-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

1/3 at Cleveland: Hauled-in an eight-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

2 014(16-11/1-0): Saw action in all 16 games for the first time in his career, making a career-

high 11 starts during the regular season...became the team’s primary kick returner in November and remained in that role for the remainder of the season...made his postseason debut in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Started at WR in his first career season opener...recorded six receptions for 97 yards.

9/11 at Baltimore: Recorded his first career rushing yards (22 on two carries).

10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Scored his first career touch-down on an 18-yard reception in the first quarter.

11/2 vs. Baltimore: Registered a 47-yard touchdown reception...marked the first time in his career that he recorded touchdowns in back-to-back games.

11/30 vs. New Orleans: Recorded a career-long 41-yard kickoff return.

2 013(12-1): Saw action in 12 games, making one start...inactive Weeks 6-9 due to a finger

injury...totaled six special teams tackles (two, 12/15 vs. Cincinnati, and one, 9/29 vs. Minnesota [London], 11/24 at Cleveland, 11/28 at Baltimore and 12/8 vs. Miami).

D O N A L D W A S H I N G T O N

HEIGHT: 5-11WEIGHT: 189COLLEGE: Oregon StateBORN: Feb. 7, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: Chandler, Ariz.HOW ACQUIRED: D3 – ’13 (#79)NFL EXPERIENCE: 4th year

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9/8 vs. Tennessee: Made his NFL debut.

9/29 vs. Minnesota (London): Recorded the first three receptions of his career for 26 yards.

11/17 vs. Detroit: Tied his season-high with three receptions.

C O LLEG EAppeared in 49 games at Oregon State (2009-12), starting 30 consecutive

contests at split end...at the time he left Oregon State, he had the school’s all-time record with 227 receptions, he ranked third on the school’s career chart with 2,994 receiving yards and ranked sixth with 16 touchdown receptions...added 631 rushing yards with five touch-downs on 83 carries...also tallied 3,774 all-purpose yards on 346 touches...became one of only three play-ers in team history to record 200+ receptions...gained at least 100 yards receiving 11 times, which tied him for third in team history at the time he left...was one of only 10 players in school history to record at least 10 receptions in a game more than once, and is only one of three players with at least four 100-yard receiv-ing games...also was a standout track athlete, excelling in the 60, 100 and 200-meter runs...named first-team All-Pac 12 Conference, and received All-American second-team accolades from The NFL Draft Report, in addition to being named third-team by CBS Sports and honorable mention by Sports Illustrated in 2012...also in 2012, led the team with 1,402 all-purpose yards...

received All-Pac 12 Conference honorable mention honors in 2011...was a long-time member of the uni-versity’s “Beavers Without Bordors” group, which con-sists of current and former Oregon State student-athletes who have taken trips to Guatemala (Spring Break 2011), Macedonia (Summer 2011) and Ethiopia (Summer 2012)...the group assisted in building homes for needy families...majored in public health.

P ER S O N A LAs a senior, attended Chandler High School (Chandler, Ariz.), where he was

named All-Fiesta League and All-Division V...before Chandler High School, he and his brother, Marquese, attended Mountain Pointe High School (Phoenix, Ariz.), playing wide receiver and defensive back...earned All-Region and All-Class 5A Central League selection hon-ors as a junior...earned All-Region honors as a sopho-more...son of Katrina and Odis Wheaton...father played basketball for NAIA Division II Howard Payne Univer-sity...brother, Marquese, went to Phoenix Community College, earning All-Arizona Community College Ath-letic Conference honors after recording 39 tackles with three interceptions in 2009...transferred to Southern Mississippi for the 2010-11 seasons, earning All-Conference USA honors as a senior...their cousin is former University of Oregon standout defensive back, Kenny Wheaton (1994-96)...he was selected in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cow-boys, and played for them from 1997-99...has one son, Kayo...Full name: Markus Levont̀e Wheaton.

WHEATON’S 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England 1 1 3 55 18.3 26 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 2 67 33.5 48 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 at St. Louis 1 1 2 16 8.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 1 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 1 72 72.0 72t 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 1 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 1 2 16 8.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/8 OAKLAND 1 1 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 0 2 18 9.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/29 at Seattle 1 0 9 201 22.3 69t 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 3 50 16.7 27 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 4 65 16.3 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/20 DENVER 1 0 6 62 10.3 14 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/27 at Baltimore 1 0 3 41 13.7 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 3 57 19.0 40 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 SEASON TOTALS 16 8 44 749 17.0 72t 5 0 0 0.0 0 0


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RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 CLEVELAND 1 1 6 97 16.2 40 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 1 5 38 7.6 14 0 2 22 11.0 12 09/21 at Carolina 1 1 4 35 8.8 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/28 TAMPA BAY 1 0 4 57 14.3 31 0 1 -7 -7.0 -7 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 1 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 1 1 4 33 8.3 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 5 56 11.2 18t 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 1 1 2 62 31.0 47t 1 1 4 4.0 4 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 4 41 10.3 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 5 61 12.2 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 0 2 31 15.5 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 0 5 66 13.2 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 2 27 13.5 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/28 CINCINNATI 1 1 3 17 5.7 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 11 53 644 12.2 47t 2 4 19 4.8 12 0

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 1 0 5 66 13.2 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 0 5 66 13.2 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSDate Opponent No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 11 11.0 11 09/21 at Carolina 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/2 BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 82 27.3 34 011/17 at Tennessee 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 123 24.6 32 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 87 29.0 41 012/7 at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 19 19.0 19 012/14 at Atlanta 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 50 25.0 32 012/21 KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 70 23.3 29 012/28 CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 52 26.0 31 0SEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 20 494 24.7 41 0

POSTSE ASON 1/3 BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 62 20.7 26 0 POSTSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 62 20.7 26 0


RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/16 at Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 1 3 26 8.7 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/13 at N.Y. Jets I N A C T I V E10/20 BALTIMORE I N A C T I V E10/27 at Oakland I N A C T I V E11/3 at New Engl I N A C T I V E11/10 BUFFALO 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/17 DETROIT 1 0 3 38 12.7 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/24 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 11/28 at Baltimore 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


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WHEATON’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (Continued)

RECEIVING RUSHING Date Opponent GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD12/8 MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/15 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/22 at Green Bay 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/29 Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 12 1 6 64 10.7 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

WHEATON’S CAREER TOTALS

RECEIVING RUSHING Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2013 Pittsburgh 12 1 6 64 10.7 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 02014 Pittsburgh 16 11 53 644 12.2 47t 2 4 19 4.8 12 02015 Pittsburgh 16 8 44 749 17.0 72t 5 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 44 20 103 1,457 14.1 72t 7 4 19 4.8 12 0 PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSYear Team No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2013 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 37 18.5 25 02014 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 20 494 24.7 41 02015 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 105 21.0 28 0NFL TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 27 636 23.6 41 0



Receptions: 9, at Seattle, 11/29/15; Receiving Yards: 201, at Seattle, 11/29/15; Receiving Avg. (Min. 4 Rec.): 22.3, at Seattle, 11/29/15; Receiving Long: 72t, at San Diego, 10/12/15; Receiving Touchdowns: 1, seven times, last at Cleveland, 1/3/16; Rushing Attempts: 2, at Baltimore, 9/11/14; Rushing Yards: 2, at Baltimore, 9/11/14; Rushing Long: 12, at Baltimore, 9/11/14.

POSTSE ASON RECEIVING RUSHING Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2014 Pittsburgh 1 0 5 66 13.2 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 02015 Pittsburgh 2 2 7 53 7.6 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 3 2 12 119 9.9 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNSYear Team No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2014 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 62 20.7 26 02015 Pittsburgh 4 0 20 5.0 12 0 1 16 16.0 16 0NFL TOTALS 4 0 20 5.0 12 0 4 78 19.5 26 0


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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week twice in 2015 (Weeks 9 and 13).

Left Carolina as the Panthers’ all-time leader in rushing attempts (1,432), rushing yards (6,846), rushing touchdowns (46) and 100-yard games (18), and he was second in team history with a 4.8 rushing average.

Ended his Panthers’ tenure holding numerous team records, including single-game rushing yards (210, at New Orleans, 12/30/12), single-season rush-ing yards (1,515 in 2008), single-season rushing touchdowns (18 in 2008), single-game rushing touchdowns (4, at Green Bay, 11/30/08 and at N.Y. Giants, 12/21/08), consecutive games with a rushing touchdown (8), most 100-yard games in a single season (8 in 2008), single-season total touchdowns (20 in 2008), longest rush (77 yards, at Arizona, 11/1/09) and longest touchdown run (74 yards, vs. Atlanta, 12/11/11).

In 2013, he became just the third player in NFL history (Tony Dorsett and Ricky Williams) to record at least 6,000 career rushing yards in both college and the NFL.

Was part of the Panthers’ rushing attack that became the first in NFL history to have three play-ers with at least 700 rushing yards in the same season in 2011.

In 2011, he became the first player in Carolina history to record 1,000 career rushing yards and 1,000 career receiving yards in their tenure with the Panthers.

In 2009, he and Jonathan Stewart became the first set of teammates in NFL history to each rush for at least 1,100 yards in the same season.

Selected to his first and only Pro Bowl at the end of the 2009 season.

Became the first player in Panthers’ history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons (2008-09).

Tied an NFL record (Jim Brown, 1963) with six touchdown runs of at least 30 yards in 2008.

Led the NFL in scoring (non-kickers) with 122 points in 2008.

In 2008, he and Stewart combined for 2,351 rush-ing yards, which at the time were the most rushing yards in a single-season by a running back duo in the NFL since 1984.

P R O(133-92/4-2): Signed a two-year contract with the Steelers on March 13, 2015...

released by the Carolina Panthers on March 10, 2015...re-signed a five-year contract with the Panthers on July 29, 2011...placed on the Panthers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a right foot injury on November 17, 2010...originally drafted by the Panthers in the first round (27th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-10/0-0) (PIT): Saw action in all 16 regular-season games with 10 starts...led

the team with 907 rushing yards and 11 rushing touch-downs...his 11 rushing touchdowns tied for tops in the NFL...added single-season career-highs in receptions (40) and receiving yards (367)...totaled 1,274 scrim-mage yards, the ninth-most by a running back in the NFL...was the only AFC player and fourth player in the NFL to record 1,000 scrimmage yards and 10 or more rushing touchdowns...injured his right foot in the sea-son finale 1/3 at Cleveland, and he was inactive for both postseason games.

9/10 at New England: Made his first start as a Steeler, rushing for 127 yards on 21 carries...totaled 132 scrim-mage yards, his first game with at least 100 scrimmage yards since 12/29/13.

9/20 vs. San Francisco: Tied a Steelers’ single-game record for rushing touchdowns (3), the first to do so since Willie Parker in 2008.

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HEIGHT: 5-9WEIGHT: 207COLLEGE: Memphis BORN: April 25, 1983BIRTHPLACE: Wynne, Ark.


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11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Saw increased action due to injured RB Le’Veon Bell...led all players with 110 scrim-mage yards (71 rushing and 39 receiving)...recorded a season-long 55-yard rush in the third quarter, his longest run since 12/30/12.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week...recorded game-highs in carries (27), rushing yards (170) and rushing touchdowns (2)...added 55 receiving yards for a career-high 225 yards from scrim-mage...marked his 20th career 100-yard game...scored the 50th rushing touchdown of his career, becoming the sixth active rusher to reach 50 rushing touchdowns...marked his second straight game with 100 scrimmage yards, the first time he totaled 100 scrimmage yards in back-to-back games since (2012-13)...registered 9,000 career yards from scrimmage.

11/29 at Seattle: Registered 117 yards from scrim-mage with one rushing touchdown...his 88 receiving yards marked his 10th career game with at least 50 receiving yards in the regular season, and are the second-most receiving yards in a single game in his NFL career...tied a single-game career-high with seven receptions.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week...totaled a game-high 165 yards from scrim-mage, including 134 on the ground.

12/13 at Cincinnati: Recorded a game-high 76 rushing yards with two rushing touchdowns...became the eighth active running back to reach 60 total touchdowns.

12/20 vs. Denver: Scored on a two-yard run in the first quarter.

12/27 at Baltimore: Rushed for 100 yards and added 53 receiving yards...scored two rushing touchdowns...marked his 22nd career 100-yard game...marked his fourth-multi rushing touchdown game of the season and 15th of his career...became the seventh player in Steelers’ history to record at least 10 rushing touch-downs in a season and the first since 2010 (Rashard Mendenhall, 13)...recorded at least 100 scrimmage yards in a game this season, his third NFL season with at least six 100-yard scrimmage games.

2 014(6-6/2-0) (CAR): Started six games...was inactive for 10 games due to various injuries

during the regular season...gained 219 yards on 62 carries...posted five receptions for 44 yards...saw action in both postseason games.

9/7 at Tampa Bay: Totaled a season-high 72 rushing yards on 14 carries.

2 013(15-15/1-1) (CAR): Started 15 games and the lone postseason contest...led the team

with 843 rushing yards with three touchdowns on 201 carries...posted 26 receptions for 333 yards with one touchdown...inactive due to a quad injury 12/1 vs. Tampa Bay.

9/22 vs. N.Y. Giants: Recorded a season-high 120 rushing yards.

10/24 at Tampa Bay: Scored on a 12-yard run.

11/10 at San Francisco: Registered a 27-yard rushing touchdown.

12/15 vs. N.Y. Jets: Recorded a career-long 72-yard reception for a score...totaled a season-best 87 receiv-ing yards.

12/22 vs. New Orleans: Recorded his longest rush of the season, a 43-yarder that went for a score.

2 012(16-10) (CAR): Played in 16 games with 10 starts...finished second on the team with

737 rushing yards with five touchdowns on 173 car-ries...notched 13 receptions for 187 yards with two touchdowns.

9/16 vs. New Orleans: Totaled 69 rushing yards with one rushing touchdown.

9/30 at Atlanta: Scored on a 13-yard run.

11/4 at Washington: Registered a 30-yard touchdown run.

12/9 vs. Atlanta: Recorded a 53-yard receiving touch-down.

12/16 at San Diego: Registered a 45-yard receiving score.

12/30 at New Orleans: Set the Panthers’ single-game rushing record with 210 yards on 21 carries...added two rushing touchdowns and a season-long 65-yard rush.

2 011(16-14) (CAR): Played in 16 games with 14 starts...led the team with 836 rushing yards

and seven touchdowns on 155 attempts...became the first player in franchise history to reach 5,000 career rushing yards...registered 16 catches for 135 yards.

10/9 vs. New Orleans: Totaled a season-best 115 rush-ing yards with one rushing touchdown, a 69-yarder.

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11/27 at Indianapolis: Registered a season-high two rushing touchdowns, scoring on runs of 25 and two yards.

12/11 vs. Atlanta: Recorded a season-long rush of 74 yards that went for a touchdown.

12/18 at Houston: Sealed the victory with a 24-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

12/24 vs. Tampa Bay: Tied his season-high of two rushing touchdowns.

1/1 at New Orleans: Eclipsed 5,000 career rushing yards, achieving the milestone on a two-yard rush in the first quarter.

2 010(6-6) (CAR): Started the first six games...was inactive for the next three before being

placed on the Panthers’ Reserve/Injured List on Novem-ber 17...produced 361 rushing yards with one touch-down on 87 carries...recorded 11 catches for 61 yards.

10/3 at New Orleans: Scored on a change-of-direction 39-yard run.

10/24 vs. San Francisco: Suffered a right foot injury in the fourth quarter that caused him to miss the next three games and eventually be placed on the team’s Reserve/Injured List.

2 0 0 9(13-13) (CAR): Started 13 games...was inac-tive for three games, including the last two,

due to a sprained ankle...ranked second on the team with 1,117 rushing yards with seven touchdowns on 216 carries...registered 29 catches for 252 yards.

10/18 at Tampa Bay: Carried a career-high 30 times for 152 yards with two touchdowns, scoring on runs of 20 yards and one yard.

11/1 at Arizona: Gained a season-best 158 yards on 23 attempts to become the Panthers’ all-time lead-ing rusher...set a team record for the longest run from scrimmage with a 77-yard gallop in the first quarter.

11/8 at New Orleans: Generated 149 rushing yards with two touchdowns on 21 carries...scampered 66 yards for a touchdown on the Panthers’ second play from scrimmage...added a seven-yard touchdown run later in first quarter.

11/19 vs. Miami: Totaled 122 rushing yards on 13 attempts...scored on a two-point conversion run fol-lowing a fourth-quarter touchdown.

2 0 0 8(16-16/1-1) (CAR): Started all 16 games for first time in career, and started the lone

postseason contest...rushed for a single-season career-high 1,515 yards with a single-season career-best 18 touchdowns on 273 carries...collected 22 receptions for 121 yards with two touchdowns...ranked third in the NFL in rushing yards and led all rushers with at least 100 attempts in average yards per carry...set a single-season career-high with eight 100-yard games.

10/5 vs. Kansas City: Totaled 123 yards with two touchdowns on 20 attempts, scoring on runs of 10 and 32 yards...also caught a 25-yard touchdown pass.

10/19 vs. New Orleans: Caught a four-yard touchdown pass.

10/26 vs. Arizona: Posted 108 yards on 17 carries, including a 15-yard touchdown.

11/9 at Oakland: Tallied 140 yards on 19 attempts with a 69-yard touchdown.

11/16 vs. Detroit: Accumulated 120 yards with two touchdowns on 14 carries, scoring on runs of 56 and four yards...combined with Jonathan Stewart (130 yards) to become the first backs in Panthers’ history to both top 100 yards in the same contest.

11/23 at Atlanta: Registered 101 yards with a five-yard touchdown on 19 attempts.

11/30 at Green Bay: Scored a team-record and career-high four rushing touchdowns...all four scores came on one-yard runs, including the game-winner with 1:31 remaining in the fourth quarter.

12/8 vs. Tampa Bay: Amassed 186 yards with two touchdowns on 19 carries, scoring on runs of 16 and 36 yards...combined with Stewart to rush for a team-record 299 yards.

12/14 vs. Denver: Scampered 56 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.

12/21 at N.Y. Giants: Registered 108 yards on 24 attempts...tied the team record and a career-high with four rushing touchdowns...scored on runs of 13, five, one and 30 yards.

12/28 at New Orleans: Produced 178 yards on 25 carries.

NFC Divisional Playoff 1/10 vs. Arizona: Rushed for 63 yards on 12 attempts and caught one pass for six yards.


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2 0 07(16-0) (CAR): Played in all 16 games...rushed for 717 yards with four touchdowns

on 144 attempts...notched 23 receptions for 175 yards with one touchdown.

9/30 vs. Tampa Bay: Scored on a 24-yard reception.

10/14 at Arizona: Rushed for 121 yards with one touchdown on 10 carries, with a long rush of 75 yards.

12/16 vs. Seattle: Sealed the victory with a 35-yard touchdown run with 1:17 remaining in the fourth quarter.

12/30 at Tampa Bay: Totaled 121 rushing yards with two touchdowns...scored on runs of one yard and 32 yards...became the first Panthers running back to score two rushing touchdowns in a single game since Stephen Davis (at Tampa Bay, 11/6/05).

2 0 0 6(13-2) (CAR): Played in 13 games with two starts...inactive for three games due

to a right ankle injury...served as the Panthers’ pri-mary kick returner...rushed for 501 yards with one touchdown on 121 carries...notched 33 receptions for 313 yards with one touchdown...his rushing yards and rushing attempts then ranked as the second-highest totals for a rookie in Panthers’ history...his 33 receptions at the time stood third in team history among rookies.

9/17 at Minnesota: Scored his first NFL touchdown on a three-yard run.

10/1 vs. New Orleans: Galloped a season-long 31 yards to set up the team’s first touchdown.

11/19 vs. St. Louis: Generated his first career 100-yard rushing effort on 20 carries.

11/26 at Washington: Made first career start in place of injured RB DeShaun Foster.

12/4 at Philadelphia: Generated 175 scrimmage yards on team highs of 74 rushing yards and 101 receiving yards...had a single-game career-high seven recep-tions...became the first running back in team history to produce a 100-yard receiving game...his performance also enabled him to become the first player in team history to record a 100-yard rushing game and 100-yard receiving contest during their Panthers’ career.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 44 contests with 35 starts at Memphis (2002-05)...was named Confer-

ence USA Offensive Player of the Year and earned first-team All-Conference USA honors in three consecutive seasons (2003-05)...totaled 6,026 rushing yards on 969 attempts with 55 rushing touchdowns...added 70 receptions for 723 yards with five receiving touch-downs...added 824 kickoff return yards...left Memphis as the NCAA Division I-A all-time leader with 7,573 all-purpose yards (since broken)...became the fourth player in NCAA Division I-A history to compile more than 6,000 career rushing yards, joining Tony Dorsett, Ricky Williams and Ron Dayne...ended his career ranked fourth all-time with 6,026 yards rushing....is the NCAA record holder with 34 career 100-yard games...is the Conference USA’s career leader with 6,026 rushing yards and 55 touchdowns...in 2005, was named to the Walter Camp All-America Team...also in 2005, was the inaugural win-ner of the ARA Sportsmanship Award, presented by the Awards and Recognition Association to the Division I football player who best exhibits sportsmanship both on and off the field...in 2004, he earned first-team All-America honors by Pro Football Weekly, second-team All-American honors by SI.com and third-team All-Amer-ica honors by the Associated Press...as a freshman in 2002, was named to the Conference-USA’s All-Freshman Team by The Sporting News...majored in marketing.

P ER S O N A LAttended Wynne High School (Wynne, Ark.)...named to SuperPrep Football

Magazine’s All-America and All-Region Team...named the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 2001 Offensive Player of the Year...named to the Associated Press Arkansas Super Team in 2001...rushed for a single-season record 2,204 yards with 34 touchdowns as a senior, and led squad to the state 4A championship...had 939 yards rushing in four playoff games, including 26 carries for 302 yards and six touchdowns against Greenwood High School...rushed for 194 yards on 24 attempts in the state cham-pionship game against Stuttgart...scored two rushing touchdowns, one receiving touchdown and one return touchdown in the state championship game...named to the Arkansas All-State team in 2000...also lettered in track, and holds the state 4A record in the 100 meters with an electronically-timed 10.81...helped team to a second-place finish in the 2001 state track champion-ships...son of Odell and the late Sandra Hill...has two daughters, Rhiya and Reyna and one son, DeAngelo, Jr...Full name: DeAngelo C. Williams.


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WILLIAMS’ 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

RUSHING RECEIVINGDate Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 at New England 1 1 21 127 6.0 28 0 1 5 5.0 5 09/20 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 20 77 3.9 16 3 4 15 3.8 11 09/27 at St. Louis 1 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 BALTIMORE 1 0 2 5 2.5 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/12 at San Diego 1 0 5 20 4.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/18 ARIZONA 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/25 at Kansas City 1 0 4 9 2.3 6 0 1 8 8.0 8 011/1 CINCINNATI 1 0 9 71 7.9 55 0 4 39 9.8 14 011/8 OAKLAND 1 0 27 170 6.3 53 2 2 55 27.5 33 011/15 CLEVELAND 1 1 17 54 3.2 12 0 1 15 15.0 15 011/29 at Seattle 1 1 8 29 3.6 7 1 7 88 12.6 34 012/6 INDIANAPOLIS 1 1 26 134 5.2 21 0 5 31 6.2 15 012/13 at Cincinnati 1 1 23 76 3.3 15 2 2 15 7.5 9 012/20 DENVER 1 1 14 26 1.9 5 1 5 30 6.0 19 012/27 at Baltimore 1 1 17 100 5.9 30 2 6 53 8.8 22 01/3 at Cleveland 1 1 5 8 1.6 6 0 2 13 6.5 7 0SEASON TOTALS 16 10 200 907 4.5 55 11 40 367 9.2 34 0

POSTSE ASON 1/9 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E1/17 at Denver I N A C T I V EPOSTSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 at Tampa Bay 1 1 14 72 5.1 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/14 DETROIT I N A C T I V E9/21 PITTSBURGH I N A C T I V E9/28 at Baltimore 1 1 11 34 3.1 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/5 CHICAGO I N A C T I V E10/12 at Cincinnati I N A C T I V E10/19 at Green Bay I N A C T I V E10/26 SEATTLE I N A C T I V E10/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 7 20 2.9 7 0 1 30 30.0 30 011/10 at Philadelphia 1 1 13 31 2.4 8 0 3 17 5.7 7 011/16 ATLANTA 1 1 10 41 4.1 8 0 1 -3 -3.0 -3 011/30 at Minnesota 1 1 7 21 3.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/7 at New Orleans I N A C T I V E12/14 TAMPA BAY I N A C T I V E12/21 CLEVELAND I N A C T I V E12/28 at Atlanta I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 6 6 62 219 3.5 17 0 5 44 8.8 30 0

POSTSE ASON 1/3 ARIZONA 1 0 4 16 4.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 01/10 at Seattle 1 0 2 14 7.0 8 0 2 2 1.0 2 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 2 0 6 30 5.0 12 0 2 2 1.0 2 0


RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/8 SEATTLE 1 1 17 86 5.1 16 0 3 14 4.7 10 09/15 at Buffalo 1 1 22 85 3.9 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/22 N.Y. GIANTS 1 1 23 120 5.2 27 0 1 -3 -3.0 -3 010/6 at Arizona 1 1 12 39 3.3 9 0 2 30 15.0 19 010/13 at Minnesota 1 1 17 64 3.8 22 0 5 53 10.6 18 010/20 ST. LOUIS 1 1 15 40 2.7 12 0 1 19 19.0 19 010/24 at Tampa Bay 1 1 8 43 5.4 12t 1 1 8 8.0 8 011/3 ATLANTA 1 1 13 42 3.2 9 0 2 12 6.0 9 0


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RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD11/10 at San Francisco 1 1 8 46 5.8 27t 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/18 NEW ENGLAND 1 1 6 14 2.3 6 0 2 11 5.5 7 011/24 at Miami 1 1 10 31 3.1 9 0 2 16 8.0 13 012/1 at Tampa Bay I N A C T I V E12/8 at New Orleans 1 1 13 52 4.0 9 0 1 11 11.0 11 012/15 N.Y. JETS 1 1 15 81 5.4 18 0 3 87 29.0 72t 112/22 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 12 67 5.6 43t 1 1 0 0.0 0 012/29 at Atlanta 1 1 10 33 3.3 24 0 2 75 37.5 56 0SEASON TOTALS 15 15 201 843 4.2 43t 3 26 333 12.8 72t 1

POSTSE ASON 1/12 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 5 13 2.6 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 5 13 2.6 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0


RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/9 at Tampa Bay 1 1 6 -1 -0.2 7 0 1 5 5.0 5 09/16 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 14 69 4.9 27 1 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 N.Y. GIANTS 1 1 11 50 4.5 16 0 2 23 11.5 14 09/30 at Atlanta 1 1 11 49 4.5 13t 1 1 2 2.0 2 010/7 SEATTLE 1 1 6 6 1.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/21 DALLAS 1 0 2 4 2.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/28 at Chicago 1 0 11 33 3.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/4 at Washington 1 0 6 37 6.2 30t 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/11 DENVER 1 0 6 6 1.0 4 0 1 17 17.0 17 011/18 TAMPA BAY 1 0 7 18 2.6 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/26 at Philadelphia 1 0 11 21 1.9 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/2 at Kansas City 1 1 12 67 5.6 13 0 1 1 1.0 1 012/9 ATLANTA 1 1 17 56 3.3 13 0 2 56 28.0 53t 112/16 at San Diego 1 1 22 93 4.2 12 0 2 51 25.5 45t 112/23 OAKLAND 1 1 10 19 1.9 14 0 2 29 14.5 22 012/30 at New Orleans 1 1 21 210 10.0 65 2 1 3 3.0 3 0SEASON TOTALS 16 10 173 737 4.3 65 5 13 187 14.4 53t 2


RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/11 at Arizona 1 1 12 30 2.5 8 0 1 6 6.0 6 09/18 GREEN BAY 1 1 5 13 2.6 6 0 4 23 5.8 10 09/25 JACKSONVILLE 1 1 10 18 1.8 5 0 2 17 8.5 11 010/2 at Chicago 1 1 10 82 8.2 26 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/9 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 9 115 12.8 69t 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/16 at Atlanta 1 1 12 44 3.7 18 0 1 2 2.0 2 010/23 WASHINGTON 1 1 10 35 3.5 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/30 MINNESOTA 1 1 7 26 3.7 12 0 2 13 6.5 7 011/13 TENNESSEE 1 1 8 35 4.4 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/20 at Detroit 1 1 10 73 7.3 29 0 1 32 32.0 32 011/27 at Indianapolis 1 1 15 69 4.6 25t 2 0 0 0.0 0 012/4 at Tampa Bay 1 1 11 29 2.6 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/1 ATLANTA 1 7 87 12.4 74t 1 1 4 4.0 4 012/18 at Houston 1 1 15 61 4.1 24t 1 0 0 0.0 0 012/24 TAMPA BAY 1 7 66 9.4 22t 2 2 18 9.0 10 01/1 at New Orleans 1 1 7 53 7.6 20 0 2 20 10.0 12 0SEASON TOTALS 16 14 155 836 5.4 74t 7 16 135 8.4 32 0


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RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/12 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 16 62 3.9 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/19 TAMPA BAY 1 1 17 54 3.2 11 0 3 20 6.7 11 09/26 CINCINNATI 1 1 10 64 6.4 26 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/3 at New Orleans 1 1 13 86 6.6 39t 1 1 14 14.0 14 010/10 CHICAGO 1 1 12 51 4.3 23 0 3 8 2.7 5 010/24 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 19 44 2.3 10 0 4 19 4.8 8 010/31 at St. Louis I N A C T I V E11/7 NEW ORLEANS I N A C T I V E11/14 at Tampa Bay I N A C T I V E11/21 BALTIMORE R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T11/28 at Cleveland R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T12/5 at Seattle R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T12/12 ATLANTA R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T12/19 ARIZONA R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T12/23 at Pittsburgh R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S T1/2 at Atlanta R E S E R V E / I N J U R E D L I S TSEASON TOTALS 6 6 87 361 4.1 39t 1 11 61 5.5 14 0


RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/13 PHILADELPHIA 1 1 14 37 2.6 11t 1 4 42 10.5 20 09/20 at Atlanta 1 1 16 79 4.9 16 1 3 32 10.7 18 09/28 at Dallas 1 1 11 64 5.8 17 0 2 10 5.0 6 010/11 WASHINGTON 1 1 18 40 2.2 7 0 2 19 9.5 10 010/18 at Tampa Bay 1 1 30 152 5.1 20t 2 2 20 10.0 16 010/25 BUFFALO 1 1 16 89 5.6 17 1 5 50 10.0 12 011/1 at Arizona 1 1 23 158 6.9 77 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/8 at New Orleans 1 1 21 149 7.1 66t 2 2 12 6.0 7 011/15 ATLANTA 1 1 19 92 4.8 28 0 1 30 30.0 30 011/19 MIAMI 1 1 13 122 9.4 50 0 1 9 9.0 9 011/29 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 16 40 2.5 18 0 4 10 2.5 6 012/6 TAMPA BAY I N A C T I V E12/13 at New England 1 1 13 82 6.3 26 0 2 15 7.5 9 012/20 MINNESOTA 1 1 6 13 2.2 5 0 1 3 3.0 3 012/27 at N.Y. Giants I N A C T I V E1/3 NEW ORLEANS I N A C T I V ESEASON TOTALS 13 13 216 1,117 5.2 77 7 29 252 8.7 30 0


RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/7 at San Diego 1 1 18 86 4.8 11 0 1 4 4.0 4 09/14 CHICAGO 1 1 11 31 2.8 8 0 1 -6 -6.0 -6 09/21 at Minnesota 1 1 10 27 2.7 8 0 2 17 8.5 12 09/28 ATLANTA 1 1 15 54 3.6 21 0 2 9 4.5 7 010/5 KANSAS CITY 1 1 20 123 6.2 32t 2 1 25 25.0 25t 110/12 at Tampa Bay 1 1 11 27 2.5 7 0 2 8 4.0 6 010/19 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 18 66 3.7 17 0 1 4 4.0 4t 110/26 ARIZONA 1 1 17 108 6.4 15t 1 2 15 7.5 13 011/9 at Oakland 1 1 19 140 7.4 69t 1 1 3 3.0 3 011/16 DETROIT 1 1 14 120 8.6 56t 2 0 0 0.0 0 011/23 at Atlanta 1 1 19 101 5.3 21 1 2 19 9.5 11 011/30 at Green Bay 1 1 21 72 3.4 27 4 3 14 4.7 6 012/8 TAMPA BAY 1 1 19 186 9.8 41 2 1 6 6.0 6 012/14 DENVER 1 1 12 88 7.3 56t 1 3 3 1.0 4 012/21 at N.Y. Giants 1 1 24 108 4.5 30t 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/28 at New Orleans 1 1 25 178 7.1 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 16 273 1,515 5.5 69t 18 22 121 5.5 25t 2


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POSTSE ASON RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD1/10 ARIZONA 1 1 12 63 5.3 31 0 1 6 6.0 6 0POSTSEASON TOTALS 1 1 12 63 5.3 31 0 1 6 6.0 6 0


RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/9 at St. Louis 1 0 15 62 4.1 12 0 1 11 11.0 11 09/16 HOUSTON 1 0 8 31 3.9 16 0 4 20 5.0 7 09/23 at Atlanta 1 0 11 47 4.3 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/30 TAMPA BAY 1 0 2 5 2.5 5 0 3 37 12.3 24t 110/7 at New Orleans 1 0 7 23 3.3 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/14 at Arizona 1 0 10 121 12.1 75 1 0 0 0.0 0 010/28 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 5 14 2.8 7 0 6 11 1.8 8 011/4 at Tennessee 1 0 4 15 3.8 14 0 2 10 5.0 5 011/11 ATLANTA 1 0 7 27 3.9 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/18 at Green Bay 1 0 6 22 3.7 9 0 1 18 18.0 18 011/25 NEW ORLEANS 1 0 4 19 4.8 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 012/2 SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 17 82 4.8 23 0 1 46 46.0 46 012/9 at Jacksonville 1 0 3 7 2.3 7 0 2 5 2.5 5 012/16 SEATTLE 1 0 15 61 4.1 35t 1 2 11 5.5 7 012/22 DALLAS 1 0 10 60 6.0 39 0 1 6 6.0 6 012/30 at Tampa Bay 1 0 20 121 6.1 32t 2 0 0 0.0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 0 144 717 5.0 75 4 23 175 7.6 46 1


RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD9/10 ATLANTA 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 8 8.0 8 09/17 at Minnesota 1 0 13 74 5.7 23 1 5 24 4.8 16 09/24 at Tampa Bay 1 0 4 -1 -0.3 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/1 NEW ORLEANS 1 0 8 62 7.8 31 0 1 9 9.0 9 010/8 CLEVELAND 1 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/13 TAMPA BAY 1 0 7 19 2.7 15 0 1 11 11.0 11 011/19 ST. LOUIS 1 0 20 114 5.7 31 0 2 24 12.0 18 011/26 at Washington 1 1 17 63 3.7 28 0 3 23 7.7 14 012/4 at Philadelphia 1 1 17 74 4.4 20 0 7 101 14.4 41 112/10 N.Y. GIANTS 1 0 2 1 0.5 3 0 4 45 11.3 22 012/17 PITTSBURGH 1 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 2 11 5.5 8 012/24 at Atlanta 1 0 21 82 3.9 10 0 1 5 5.0 5 012/31 at New Orleans 1 0 9 7 0.8 11 0 6 52 8.7 18 0SEASON TOTALS 13 2 121 501 4.1 31 1 33 313 9.5 41 1

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REGULAR SE ASON RUSHING RECEIVING Year Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD 2006 Carolina 13 2 121 501 4.1 31 1 33 313 9.5 41 1 2007 Carolina 16 0 144 717 5.0 75 4 23 175 7.6 30 12008 Carolina 16 16 273 1,515 5.5 69t 18 22 121 5.5 25t 22009 Carolina 13 13 216 1,117 5.2 77 7 29 252 8.7 30 02010 Carolina 6 6 87 361 4.1 39t 1 11 61 5.5 14 02011 Carolina 16 14 155 836 5.4 74t 7 16 135 8.4 32 02012 Carolina 16 10 173 737 4.3 65 5 13 187 14.4 53t 2 2013 Carolina 15 15 201 843 4.2 43t 3 26 333 12.8 72t 1 2014 Carolina 6 6 62 219 3.5 17 0 5 44 8.8 30 02015 Pittsburgh 16 10 200 907 4.5 55 11 40 367 9.2 34 0NFL TOTALS 133 92 1,632 7,753 4.8 77 57 218 1,988 9.1 72t 7STEELERS TOTALS 16 10 200 907 4.5 55 11 40 367 9.2 34 0


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Attempts: 30, at Tampa Bay, 10/18/09; Yards: 210, at New Orleans, 12/30/12; Avg. (Min. 10 Att.): 12.1, at Arizona, 10/14/07; Long: 77, at Arizona, 11/1/09; Touchdowns: 4, twice, last at N.Y. Giants, 12/21/08; Receptions: 7, twice, last time at Seattle, 11/29/15; Receiving Yards: 101, at Philadelphia, 12/4/06; Receiving Long: 72t, vs. N.Y. Jets, 12/15/13; Receiving Touchdowns: 1, seven times, vs. N.Y. Jets, 12/15/13.

POSTSE ASON RUSHING RECEIVING Year Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD2008 Carolina 1 1 12 63 5.3 31 0 1 6 6.0 6 02013 Carolina 1 1 5 13 2.6 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 02014 Carolina 2 0 6 30 5.0 12 0 2 2 1.0 2 02015 Pittsburgh I N A C T I V ENFL TOTALS 4 2 23 106 4.6 31 0 3 8 2.7 6 0

P R O(47-13/3-0): Originally drafted by the Steel-ers with their second of two selections in the

sixth round (206th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

2 015(16-0/2-0): Played in all 16 regular-season contests...appeared in both postseason

games...recorded 11 special teams tackles in the regular season (two, 11/1 vs. Cincinnati and 12/13 at Cincinnati, and one, 9/10 at New England, 9/20 vs. San Francisco, 10/18 vs. Arizona, 11/8 vs. Oakland, 11/15 vs. Cleveland, 11/29 at Seattle and 1/3 at Cleveland) and one in the postseason 1/9 at Cincinnati.

10/18 vs. Arizona: Tallied the first pass breakup of his career.

11/8 vs. Oakland: Recovered his first career fumble on special teams on the final kickoff.

12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Recovered a fumble on defense that was forced by LB James Harrison.

12/13 at Cincinnati: Recorded his first career half-sack that he split with DT Daniel McCullers.

2 014(16-2/1-0): Saw action in all 16 games with three starts during the regular sea-

son...made his postseason debut vs. Baltimore in the

AFC Wild Card Game...tied for the team lead with 15 special teams tackles during the regular season (four, 11/17 at Tennessee and 12/21 vs. Kansas City, three, 10/5 at Jacksonville, and one, 10/26 vs. Indianapo-lis, 11/2 vs. Baltimore, 11/9 at N.Y. Jets and 12/28 vs. Cincinnati).

12/21 vs. Kansas City: Recorded his first career fumble recovery that was forced by rookie DE Stephon Tuitt.

2 013(15-11): Played in 15 games, making a career-high 11 starts...inactive 9/8 vs.

Tennessee.

9/16 at Cincinnati: Made his NFL debut.

9/29 at Minnesota (London): Made his first career start...led the team with a career-high 10 tackles.

11/3 at New England: Made at least five tackles for the seventh straight game...left the game in the fourth quarter with a concussion and did not return.

C O LLEG EPlayed in 50 games at Florida State (2008-12), starting 26...recorded 140

tackles, 13.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, one fumble recovery, seven passes defensed and one interception...in 2012, earned All-ACC Honorable Mention, Phil Steele Post-


VINCE WILLIAMS LB

HEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 233COLLEGE: Florida StateBORN: Dec. 27, 1989

BIRTHPLACE: Davenport, Fla.HOW ACQUIRED: D6b – ’13 (#206)NFL EXPERIENCE: 4th year

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season All-ACC second-team honors and was an Under Armour Senior Bowl selection all as a senior...double majored in creative writing and sociology.

P ER S O N A LAttended Ridge Community High School (Davenport, Fla.)...named Polk

County Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and earned all-county honors as a sophomore...amassed almost 300 tackles with 48.0 TFLs and 25.0 sacks over three varsity seasons...earned 3A second-team All-State honors as a senior...co-MVP of the Scout.com combine in Jacksonville...son of Mark and Vel Williams...Full name: Vincenzo Jerard Williams.





Date Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/7 CLEVELAND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/11 at Baltimore 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/21 at Carolina 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/28 TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/5 at Jacksonville 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/12 at Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 HOUSTON 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/26 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 11/2 BALTIMORE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/9 at N.Y. Jets 1 1 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 at Tennessee 1 1 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/30 NEW ORLEANS 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/7 at Cincinnati 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/14 at Atlanta 1 0 5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/21 KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 112/28 CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 16 3 18 11 29 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 1


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9/16 at Cincinnati 1 0 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/22 CHICAGO 1 0 3 4 7 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/29 vs. Minnesota 1 1 6 4 10 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/13 at N.Y. Jets 1 0 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/20 BALTIMORE 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 010/27 at Oakland 1 1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/3 at New England 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/10 BUFFALO 1 1 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/17 DETROIT 1 1 1 4 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/24 at Cleveland 1 1 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 011/28 at Baltimore 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/8 MIAMI 1 1 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/15 CINCINNATI 1 1 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/22 at Green Bay 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 012/29 Cleveland 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 15 11 42 24 66 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0

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Career Special Teams Tackles (26): 15 in ’14 and 11 in ’15.

Additional Statistics: Recovered his first career fumble on special teams 11/8/15 vs. Oakland.


Total Tackles: 10, at Minnesota, 9/29/13; Solo Tackles: 6, at Minnesota, 9/29/13; Sacks: 0.5, at Cincinnati, 12/13/15; Sack Yards: 3.0, at Cincinnati, 12/13/15; Passes Defensed: 1, vs. Arizona, 10/18/15; Forced Fumbles: N/A; Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice, last vs. Indianapolis, 12/6/15.


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P R O(0-0/0-0): Placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List on August 20, 2015...Waived/

Injured by the Steelers on August 19, 2015...placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List on August 29, 2014...originally drafted by the Steelers with the team’s first of two sixth-round selections (191st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

2 015(0-0/0-0): Missed the entire season after being placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/

Injured List on August 20, 2015.

2 014(0-0/0-0): Missed the entire season after being placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/

Injured List on August 29, 2014.

C O LLEG EStarted 30-of-50 contests at UCLA (2010-13)...finished with 256 tackles,

22.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two blocked kicks...also advanced a blocked punt nine yards...deflected two passes and intercepted two others...also gained 12 yards on a reception...in 2013, he earned All-Pac 12 Conference second-team accolades from The NFL Draft Report and

received honorable mention from the league’s coach-es...as a freshman in 2010, was named to the Freshman All-Pac 10 team...majored in general studies.

P ER S O N A LAttended Thomas Edison High School (Huntington Beach, Calif.)...lettered

four times on the gridiron...was an EA Sports All-American second-team selection and a Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 pick, and was also named as an honorable mention for the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West team as a senior...during his final season, registered 164 tackles with 3.5 sacks and 10.0 TFLs...his performance got him selected as the GoldenStatePreps.com SoCal Defensive Player of the Year, adding MaxPreps All-California first team honors...chosen as the Orange County Register Defen-sive Player of the Year and CIF-SS Pac-5 Division Defensive Player of the Year following his senior year...the two-time Defensive MVP of the Sunset League also lettered two seasons in basketball and one year in wrestling...son of Nanette and Rick Zumwalt...father played football at Arizona State (1986-87)...mother was a three-sport athlete in high school...Full name: Jordan Dean Zumwalt.

JORDAN ZUMWALT LB

HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 235COLLEGE: UCLA BORN: Oct. 13, 1991

BIRTHPLACE: La Habra, Calif. HOW ACQUIRED: D6a – ’14 (#191)NFL EXPERIENCE: 3rd year

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P R O(0-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers in the first round (25th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.

C O LLEG EStarted 23-of-36 games played for the Miami Hurricanes (2013-15)...recorded

93 tackles, seven interceptions, 14 pass breakups, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...as a senior in 2015, earned All-ACC second-team hon-ors, as he led the conference with six interceptions, the most by a Hurricane since 2003 (Sean Taylor, 10)...his six interceptions tied as the 10th-most in a single-season (2015) in school history...opened the 2015 season with an interception in three consecutive games, to become the first Hurricane since Taylor to record at least one interception in three straight games...totaled a career-best 40 tackles during the

2014 season...as special teams player in 2013, aver-aged 26.1 yards per kickoff return on 10 returns...majored in liberal arts.

P ER S O N A LAttended Northwestern High School (Miami, Fla.)...totaled 72 tackles, 4.0

sacks, six pass breakups and two interceptions, in addition to returning two kickoffs for touchdowns...he was also one of the nation’s top hurdlers, as he earned All-USA high school track and field honors from the USA Today in 2011 and 2012...son of Artie Tyrone Burns, Sr. and the late Dana Smith...is the legal guardian of his two younger brothers, Thomas and Jordan...he and his girlfriend, Ella, have one son, A.J....Full name: Artie Tyrone Burns, Jr.

P R O(0-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers in the second round (58th overall) of the 2016

NFL Draft.

C O LLEG EAppeared in 50 games with 40 starts at Maryland (2012-15)...finished with 318

tackles, 10.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, five interceptions, seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...earned 2015 honorable mention All-Big Ten honors, as he led the nation with five forced fumbles, which were the second-most in a single season in school history...in 2014, ranked fourth in the Big Ten overall and first in the Big Ten among defensive backs in tackles (115)...

led the team with 102 tackles in 2013...majored in communications.

P ER S O N A LAttended the Maret School (Wash-ington, D.C.)...totaled 87 tackles,

three forced fumbles and three interceptions as a senior, while rushing for 823 yards with seven rush-ing touchdowns, to go along with 601 receiving yards with five receiving touchdowns...also returned three kickoffs and two punts for scores in his high school career...son of Sean Sr. and Lisa Davis...Full name: Sean Eric Davis, Jr.

HEIGHT: 6-0WEIGHT: 197COLLEGE: Miami (Fla.)BORN: May 1, 1995BIRTHPLACE: Miami, Fla.

HOW ACQUIRED: D1 – ’16 (#25)NFL EXPERIENCE: Rookie

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P R O(0-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers in the third round (89th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.

C O LLEG EStarted all 47 games played at South Carolina State (2012-15)...totaled 200

tackles, 62.0 TFLs, 37.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...was a two-time SBN Sports Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (2014-15)...in 2015, ranked fifth in the FCS with 22.0 TFLs...lead the MEAC Conference and finished third in the FCS with 16.0 sacks in 2014...earned second-team

All-MEAC second-team honors in 2013...majored in sports communication.

P ER S O N A LAttended North Roan High School (Spencer, N.C.)...earned four letters

in football and basketball, and one in track...garnered all-state and all-county accolades in football, and he was named Defensive Player of the Year twice...was all-state in basketball, and was named Player of the Year as a junior, and was a member of the 2011 bas-ketball state championship team...son of Yvette and Tim Bates...Full name: Javon DeAndre Hargrave.

P R O(0-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers in the fourth round (123rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.

C O LLEG EStarted all 37 games played at LSU (25 at right tackle and 12 at left tackle),

from 2013-15...in 2015, was a key member of the offensive line that paved the way for the SEC leading rushing offense (256.8 yards per game), and for LSU to generate a school bowl record 638 yards of total offense...in 2014, helped pave the way for 1,000-yard rusher Leonard Fournette, and totaled 43 knockdowns on the season...won the right tackle job during fall camp in 2013, as he went on to start 13 games during the season...majored in sports administration.

P ER S O N A LAttended West St. Marty High School (Baldwin, La.)...helped West St. Mary

reach the postseason for the first time in several years, finishing with a 6-5 record in 2011...didn’t allow a sack as a senior in 2011 as he recorded over 20 pancake blocks...on defense as a senior, recorded 70 total tack-les, 35.0 TFLs, six forced fumbles, one safety and one fumble recovery...earned 2011 LSWA 2A All-State Hon-orable Mention honors for his play on both offense and defense...also participated in basketball, baseball and track and field throughout his high school career...won the Louisiana 2A state title in the shot put in 2011 with a toss of 52-9 ½...son of Theresa and the late Warren Hawkins...Full name: Jerald Lee Hawkins.

HEIGHT: 6-2WEIGHT: 305COLLEGE: South Carolina StateBORN: Feb. 7, 1993BIRTHPLACE: Salisbury, N.C.


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P R O(0-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round (220th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.

C O LLEG ESaw action in 52 games with 32 starts at Washington (2012-15)...totaled 248

tackles, 33.5 TFLs, 15.5 sacks, 11 pass breakups, four interceptions, four forced fumbles and two fumble recov-eries...in 2015, was voted a team captain and he earned All-Pac-12 second-team honors, as he finished third in the Pac-12 in both sacks (8.0) and TFLs (17.5)...in addi-tion, was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the school’s postseason awards ceremony after the 2015 season...in 2014, recorded his first and only defensive touchdown, as he returned an intercep-tion 30 yards for a touchdown...at the end of the 2014 season, was named the school’s Most Outstanding

Special Teams Player at the postseason banquet...earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors as well as honor-able mention Academic All-Pac-12 honors in 2012.

P ER S O N A LAttended Pinole Valley High School (Pinole, Calif.)...earned first-team All-

East Bay and first-team All-Metro (Bay Area) honors as a senior...as a senior, was named MVP of the Alam-eda Contra Costa Athletic League, as he helped lead the Spartans to an 11-1-1, 6-0 record in league action, and to the CIF North Coast Section Division II semifi-nals...also played baseball in high school, and he was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 48th round of the 2011 MLB Draft, but he did not pursue a baseball career...Full name: Travis Tyler Feeney.

P R O(0-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers as the team’s first of two seventh round selections


C O LLEG EPlayed in 40 games with 22 starts at Houston (2013-15)...finished his career

third in school history in career kickoff return yards (1,613)...totaled 141 receptions for 1,686 yards with nine receiving touchdowns, to go along with 152 rush-ing yards and one rushing touchdown...added 1,613 kickoff return yards with one kickoff return for a touch-down, to go along with 317 punt return yards with one punt return for a touchdown...in 2015, was named first team All-AAC as a wide receiver and as a return special-ist...led the conference and finished sixth in the nation with 98 receptions in 2015, as well as totaling 290 yards with one touchdown (73-yarder) as a punt returner...in 2013, earned AAC Co-Special Teams Play-

er of the Year honors, and was named first-team All-AAC as a kick returner...led the conference with a 27.6 kickoff return average, and his 1,021 kickoff return yards set a school record for a freshman.

P ER S O N A LAttended Lancaster High School (Lan-caster, Texas)...as a senior, totaled

1,337 rushing yards with 16 rushing touchdowns, to go along with 180 receiving yards with three receiving touchdowns...also threw for 1,823 yards with 22 pass-ing touchdowns as a senior, as he helped lead his team to the state championship game...was named MVP of the 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship, as he led Team USA with seven catches for 155 yards and a score in title game victory vs. American Samoa...was also the school’s starting point guard in basketball...son of Mark Ayers and Bernice Edwards...Full name: Demarcus Anthony Ayers.

HEIGHT: 6-4WEIGHT: 226COLLEGE: WashingtonBORN: Nov. 18, 1992BIRTHPLACE: Richmond, Calif.


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HOW ACQUIRED: D7a– ’16 (#229)NFL EXPERIENCE: Rookie

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P R O(0-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers as the team’s second of two seventh round selec-

tions (246th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.

C O LLEG EWas a four-year letter winner at Temple (2012-15), where he became the pro-

gram’s all-time leading tackler with 493 takedowns...became the first Temple defensive player to earn first-team All-America honors and the first Owl at any posi-tion since 1986 (Paul Palmer)...was the recipient of the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nargurski Trophy, given to the nation’s most outstanding defensive player in 2015...was named first-team all-conference in three straight seasons (2013-15), and earned second-team all-conference honors as a freshman in 2012...in 2015, was the only player in FBS to lead his team in tackles in every game, eclipsing the 100-tack-le plateau for the fourth season, just the seventh player in NCAA history to accomplish the feat...was only one of two players be a three-time captain in Temple history...led the AAC with 88 solo tackles in

2014...in 2013, led the NCAA with 8.8 solo tackles per game, and finished second in the NCAA with 11.4 total tackles per game...became the first freshman in pro-gram history to record 100 tackles in 2013, as he earned Big East Rookie of the Year honors...earned his degree in adult & organizational development.

P ER S O N A LAttended St. Joseph’s High School (Trumbull, Conn.)...was a 2011 all-

state honoree at linebacker, helping the Cadets to a 10-2 record in his senior season while capturing back-to-back state championship titles...was named 2010 Connecticut Post Male Athlete of the Year...set the school record for touchdowns in a game with five vs. Trumball as a junior...also played baseball, leading the team as a junior with a .372 batting average, 32 RBIs and five homeruns...prepped one season at Milford Academy in 2011, where he earned all-state honors...son of Kim and David Matakevich...Full name: Tyler John Matakevich.

HEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 235COLLEGE: TempleBORN: Dec. 22, 1992BIRTHPLACE: Stratford, Conn.

HOW ACQUIRED: D7b – ’16 (#246)NFL EXPERIENCE: Rookie

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P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 1, 2016.

C O LLEG EFinished his four-year career (2012-15) at Mercyhurst as the school’s all-time

leading rusher with 3,803 yards...is second all-time in school history with 34 rushing touchdowns...was a four-time all-PSAC West first-team selection (2012-15)...named to the Don Hansen All-Super Region One third team for three consecutive seasons (2012-14)...became the first running back in school history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons (2012-

13)...was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year in 2012, as he finished with 1,295 rushing yards on 244 carries with rushing 16 touchdowns...majored in sports business management.

P ER S O N A LAttended Winter Park High School (Winter Park, Fla.)...his team advanced

to the playoffs three times, winning back-to-back dis-trict titles during his tenure...lost only one game during his last two seasons...during his senior campaign, rushed for 1,100 yards with 16 rushing touchdowns.

P R O(0-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on June 7, 2016.

C O LLEG EWas a four-year letterman (2012-15) at Michigan State...appeared in 50

games with 15 starts...totaled 15 receptions for 136 yards in career, serving primarily as a blocking tight end...as a senior in 2015, totaled single-season career highs in receptions (11) and receiving yards (129)...at the time he left Michigan State, he was one of 22 players in school history to earn Academic All-Big Ten honors four times...graduated in December of 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

P ER S O N A LAttended Mount Lebanon High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)...earned first-team

all-state and first-team all-conference honors as a senior...recorded 25 receptions for 341 yards with four receiving touchdowns as a senior...also recorded 51 tackles, 4.0 sacks and one fumble recovery in 2010...was a four-year starter and three-time captain for the Mount Lebanon basketball team...helped lead the Blue Devil basketball team to back-to-back appearances in the WPIAL Class AAAA finals...in his senior season, he became only the second two-sport athlete in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point career milestone...son of Michael and Carolyn Lang.

HEIGHT: 5-8WEIGHT: 200COLLEGE: MercyhurstBORN: April 29, 1992BIRTHPLACE: Orlando, Fla.

HOW ACQUIRED: RFA – ’16NFL EXPERIENCE: Rookie

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C O LLEG EPlayed in 35 games at Mars Hill Univer-sity (2012-15), where he recorded 205

tackles, 23.0 TFLs and 14.0 sacks...led the defense with 3.0 sacks, and his 82 tackles and 7.5 TFLs were second-most on the team as a senior in 2015...earned All-SAC second team honors, as well as first team All-

Super Region II by Don Hansen’s Gazette and third team defense for the 2015 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Team as a senior in 2015...majored in broad-cast journalism.

P ER S O N A LAttended Richland Northeast High School (Columbia, S.C.)...as a senior

in 2011, totaled 54 tackles, 7.0 TFLs, one sack and one forced fumble.


C O LLEG ELettered four seasons at Duke (2012-15), seeing action in 53 games...was a

four-time All-ACC selection (first team, 2012, second team, 2013, and third team, 2014-15)...also was named Academic All-ACC four times (2012-15)...earned honor-able mention All-America honors from Sports Illus-trated in 2014...averaged 46.5 yards per punt on 260 punts, 88 of which were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line...ended his career with the highest career punting average in school history...his 11,299 punting yards ranked 10th in ACC history, and his punting aver-age of 46.5 yards placed him 10th in ACC history...ranked in the top-five in punting average in the ACC in four straight seasons (2012-15)...posted three of the

top-eight single season punting averages in school history...holds the school record for the longest punt in a bowl game (79 yards)...graduated in December, 2015, with a degree in sociology and a certificate in markets and management.

P ER S O N A LAttended Flowery Branch High School (Flowery Branch, Ga.)...was tabbed

as the No. 1 punter in the nation by Scout.com...select-ed to play for the 2011 U.S. Under-19 National Team in the Team USA vs. The World game on February 2, 2011, in Austin, Texas...was a two-time first team all-state pick by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in both 2009 and 2010...named Region 8-AAAA Special Teams Player of the Year in 2010...also played soccer...son of Bedford and Judy Monday.

HEIGHT: 6-5WEIGHT: 283COLLEGE: Mars HillBORN: Oct. 19, 1993BIRTHPLACE: Columbia, S.C.


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C O LLEG ESaw action in 54 games at Florida State (2012-15), as he played three different

positions (defensive tackle, defensive end and tight end)...totaled 36 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, eight pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in his career...as a senior in 2015, recorded the most pass breakups in the ACC by a defensive lineman (6), and added single-season career-highs in tackles (21), TFLs (3.0) and sacks (2.0)...served as a backup tight end in 2013...majored in political science.

P ER S O N A LAttended Fort Pierce Central High School (Fort Pierce, Fla.)...enjoyed a

stellar senior season, recording 83 tackles, 14.0 TFLs and 8.0 sacks...named first team all-area at defensive end by TCPalm as a senior...was a member of the Florida Times-Union’s Super 75...selected to the Under Armour All-American team...played right tackle, left tackle and even some center in high school and did the same in the Under Armour All-America Game despite being projected to play defense in college...finished his junior season with 40 tackles and 3.0 sacks, while also garnering first team all-area honors.


C O LLEG EStarted all 36 games played at center for North Carolina State (2013-15)...

earned honorable mention All-ACC honors as a senior in 2015...also in 2015, earned the team’s Al Michael’s Award, for putting the team before himself...as a junior in 2014, earned the team’s Bo Rein Award, given to the member of the team who provided a vital contribution in an unsung role...as a sophomore in 2013, played every offensive snap...spent the 2012 season playing

for Butler Community College in Kansas...majored in biological sciences at North Carolina State.

P ER S O N A LAttended Chanute High School (Cha-nute, Kan.)...helped lead the team to

an 8-4 record and the state quarterfinals as a senior in 2012...he was an All-SEK League selection at offen-sive line and linebacker as a senior...also earned first team All-Class 4A honors by the Topeka Capital Journal and the Wichita Eagle...was a three-sport athlete...he and his girlfriend, Darby, have one daughter, Laikyn.

HEIGHT: 6-6WEIGHT: 295COLLEGE: Florida StateBORN: Nov. 26, 1991BIRTHPLACE: Fort Pierce, Fla.


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C O LLEG ESaw action in 45 games with 15 starts at Virginia (2012-15)...finished his

career with 102 receptions with 1,383 receiving yards with 13 receiving touchdowns...earned All-ACC second-team honors as a senior in 2015, as he set single-season career highs in receptions (54), receiving yards (759) and receiving touchdowns.

P ER S O N A LAttended Worcester Academy (Worces-ter, Mass.)...played wide receiver and

defensive back...in 2011, participated in ESPN’s third annual Champion Gridiron Kings event at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla....caught 35 passes for 550 yards with five receiving touch-downs in 2010.


C O LLEG EFinished his collegiate career at Jack-sonville State (2014-15) after two cam-

paigns at Auburn (2011-12)...earned Ohio Valley Defensive Player of the Year accolades, and was named first team All-OVC selection in 2014, as he recorded 37 tackles, 9.0 TFLs and two forced fumbles..saw action in 13 games in his first season at Auburn (2011),

recording 10 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack...majored in public administration at Jacksonville State.

P ER S O N A LAttended B.C. Rain High School (Mobile, Ala.)...amassed 80 tackles and one

interception returned for a touchdown in his senior year, while earning Class 4A honorable mention all-state honors...posted 80 tackles and 7.0 sacks as a junior...son of Rhonda Sigler and Bernard Jackson, Jr.

HEIGHT: 6-2WEIGHT: 205COLLEGE: VirginiaBORN: March 16, 1993BIRTHPLACE: Marlborough, Mass.


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C O LLEG ESaw action in 32 games at Northern Michigan (2013-15)...totaled 2,330

receiving yards with 20 touchdown receptions during his three-year career...also totaled 1,618 kickoff return yards...led his team in receptions (79), tied for first on the team in receiving touchdowns (9) and ranked sec-ond in receiving yards on the team (813) as a senior in 2015...became the first player from Northern Mich-igan since 2013 to earn a spot on the all-GLIAC first team...had a career-high 843 receiving yards in 2014...named to the 2014 all-GLIAC second team...tallied 49

receptions for 674 yards with four receiving touch-downs in 2013, as he was named the team’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year...attended Mott Community Col-lege and Lake Michigan College before transferring to Northern Michigan...majored in criminal justice.

P ER S O N A LAttended Grand Blanc High School (Grand Blanc, Mich.)...earned honor-

able mention all-conference honors as a senior...was also a two-time letterman in basketball and he was named team MVP...was named first team all-state in track in 2010 for the 4x100 relay....son of Marcus and Cynthia Tucker.

HEIGHT: 5-10WEIGHT: 190COLLEGE: Northern MichiganBORN: June 24, 1992BIRTHPLACE: Flint, Mich.


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NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ82 Ayers, Demarcus WR 5-11 190 07/07/94 21 R Houston Lancaster, TX D7a ‘1626 Bell, Le’Veon RB 6-1 225 02/18/92 24 4 Michigan State Reynoldsburg, OH D2 ‘134 Berry, Jordan P 6-5 195 03/18/91 25 2 Eastern Kentucky Essendon, Victoria, Australia FA ‘1516 Blakeney, Issac WR 6-6 225 11/18/92 23 1 Duke Monroe, NC FA ‘169 Boswell, Chris K 6-2 185 03/16/91 25 2 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA ‘1584 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 27 7 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b ‘1024-O Brown-Dukes, Brandon RB 5-8 200 04/29/92 24 R Mercyhurst Orlando, FL RFA ‘1625 Burns, Artie CB 6-0 197 05/01/95 21 R Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1 ‘1656 Chickillo, Anthony LB 6-3 255 12/10/92 23 2 Miami (FL) Tampa, FL D6b ‘1514 Coates, Sammie WR 6-1 212 03/31/93 23 2 Auburn Leroy, AL D3 ‘1531 Cockrell, Ross CB 6-0 191 08/06/91 24 3 Duke Waxhaw, NC FA ‘1537 Dangerfield, Jordan S 5-11 199 12/25/90 25 1 Towson Elmont, NY FA ‘1528 Davis, Sean S 6-1 202 10/23/93 22 R Maryland Washington, DC D2 ‘1666 DeCastro, David G 6-5 316 01/11/90 26 5 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 ‘1242-O Dooley, Matt LS 6-4 242 02/24/93 23 1 Indiana Phoenix, AZ FA ‘1648 Dupree, Bud LB 6-4 269 02/12/93 23 2 Kentucky Macon, GA D1 ‘1541 Feeney, Travis LB 6-4 226 11/18/92 23 R Washington Richmond, CA D6 ‘1671 Feiler, Matt OT 6-6 330 07/07/92 23 1 Bloomsburg Strasburg, PA FA ‘1567 Finney, B.J. C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 24 1 Kansas State Wichita, KS RFA ‘1554 Fort, L.J. LB 6-0 232 01/03/90 26 2 Northern Iowa Granite City, IL FA ‘1573 Foster, Ramon G 6-5 328 01/07/86 30 8 Tennessee Henning, TN RFA ‘0940 Garner, Montell CB 5-11 188 02/12/92 24 1 South Alabama Dallas, TX FA ‘1622 Gay, William CB 5-10 187 01/01/85 31 10 Louisville Tallahassee, FL FA ‘1377 Gilbert, Marcus OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 28 6 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 ‘1121 Golden, Robert S 5-11 202 09/13/90 25 5 Arizona Fresno, CA RFA ‘1227 Golson, Senquez CB 5-9 176 07/07/93 22 2 Mississippi Pascagoula, MS D2 ‘155 Gradkowski, Bruce QB 6-1 217 01/27/83 33 11 Toledo Pittsburgh, PA UFA ‘13 (CIN)24-D Grant, Doran CB 5-10 200 11/30/92 23 2 Ohio State Akron, OH D4 ‘1580 Green, Ladarius TE 6-6 240 05/29/90 26 5 Louisiana-Lafayette Pensacola, FL UFA ‘16 (SD)85 Grimble, Xavier TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 23 1 USC Las Vegas, NV FA ‘1542-D Hagen, Jacob S 6-3 205 03/16/92 24 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA ‘1679 Hargrave, Javon DT 6-2 305 02/07/93 23 R South Carolina State Salisbury, NC D3 ‘1668 Harris, Ryan OT 6-5 302 03/11/85 31 9 Notre Dame Minneapolis, MN UFA ‘16 (DEN)92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 38 14 Kent State Akron, OH FA ‘1465-O Hawkins, Jerald OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 22 R LSU Baldwin, LA D4 ‘1697 Heyward, Cameron DE 6-5 295 05/06/89 27 6 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 ‘1188 Heyward-Bey, Darrius WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 29 8 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA ‘14 (IND)65-D Hooks, Lavon DT 6-3 312 01/23/92 24 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA ‘1674 Hubbard, Chris C/G 6-4 295 04/23/91 25 3 UAB Columbus, GA RFA ‘1381 James, Jesse TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 22 2 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 ‘1546-O Johnson, David TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 28 8 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR FA ‘1651 Johnson, Steven LB 6-1 237 03/28/88 28 5 Kansas Media, PA UFA ‘16 (TEN)95 Jones, Jarvis LB 6-3 248 10/13/89 26 4 Georgia Lumpkin, GA D1 ‘133 Jones, Landry QB 6-4 225 04/04/89 27 4 Oklahoma Artesia, NM D4b ‘1387 Lang, Paul TE 6-5 260 05/24/92 24 R Michigan State Pittsburgh, PA RFA ‘1699 Lyons, Caushaud DE 6-5 284 01/03/93 23 1 Tusculum Atlanta, GA FA ‘1564-O Manhart, Cole G 6-4 298 09/25/92 23 1 Nebraska-Kearney Highlands Ranch, CO FA ‘1646-D Matakevich, Tyler LB 6-1 235 12/22/92 23 R Temple Stratford, CT D7b ‘1690 Mathews, Ricardo DE 6-3 300 07/30/87 28 7 Cincinnati Jacksonville, FL UFA ‘16 (SD)62 Maxey, Johnny DE 6-5 283 10/19/93 22 R Mars Hill Columbia, SC RFA ‘1693 McCullers, Daniel DT 6-7 352 08/11/92 23 3 Tennessee Raleigh, NC D6b ‘1469-O Mihalik, Brian OT 6-9 302 09/21/92 23 1 Boston College Avon Lake, OH FA ‘1623 Mitchell, Mike S 6-1 221 06/10/87 29 8 Ohio Fort Thomas, KY UFA ‘14 (CAR)55 Moats, Arthur LB 6-0 246 03/14/88 28 7 James Madison Portsmouth, VA UFA ‘14 (BUF)2 Monday, Will P 6-4 210 07/25/92 23 R Duke Flowery Branch, GA RFA ‘1664-D Newberry, Giorgio DE 6-6 295 11/26/91 24 R Florida State Fort Pierce, FL RFA ‘1645 Nix, Roosevelt FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 24 2 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA ‘1518 Norwood, Levi WR 6-0 197 06/16/92 24 1 Baylor Richmond, VA FA ‘1619 Phillips, Shakim WR 6-2 204 03/19/92 24 1 Boston College Paterson, NJ RFA ‘1569-D Philon, Roy DT 6-3 291 03/26/91 25 1 Louisville Lexington, KY FA ‘1653 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 26 7 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 ‘1057 Reilly, Mike LB 6-4 240 12/14/91 24 1 William & Mary Old Tappan, NJ FA ‘1638 Richardson, Daryl RB 5-11 196 04/12/90 26 3 Abilene Christian Jacksonville, FL FA ‘167 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 34 13 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 ‘0417 Rogers, Eli WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 23 2 Louisville Miami, FL RFA ‘1561-O Schooley, Quinton C 6-4 298 12/04/93 22 R North Carolina State Chanute, KS RFA ‘1683 Severin, Canaan WR 6-2 205 03/16/93 23 R Virginia Marlborough, MA RFA ‘1644 Shabazz, Al-Hajj CB 6-2 200 08/02/92 23 1 West Chester (PA) Philadelphia, PA FA ‘1650 Shazier, Ryan LB 6-1 230 09/06/92 23 3 Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL D1 ‘1461-D Sigler, Devaunte DT 6-3 290 05/02/92 24 R Jacksonville State Mobile, AL RFA ‘1689 Spaeth, Matt TE 6-7 262 11/24/83 32 10 Minnesota St. Michael, MN FA ‘1330-O Stingily, Cameron RB 6-1 235 10/05/91 24 1 Northern Illinois Romeoville, IL FA ‘166 Suisham, Shaun K 6-0 199 12/29/81 34 12 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada FA ‘1029 Thomas, Shamarko S 5-9 205 02/23/91 25 4 Syracuse Virginia Beach, VA D4a ‘1394 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 30 10 Florida State Florence, SC D1 ‘0733 Toussaint, Fitzgerald RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 26 3 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA ‘1515 Tucker, Marcus WR 5-10 190 06/24/92 23 R Northern Michigan Flint, MI RFA ‘1691 Tuitt, Stephon DE 6-6 303 05/23/93 23 3 Notre Dame Miami, FL D2 ‘1413 Vaughan, Dustin QB 6-5 220 01/27/91 25 2 West Texas A&M Corpus Christi, TX FA ‘1635 Ventrone, Ross S 5-8 198 09/27/86 29 4 Villanova Bridgeville, PA FA ‘1578 Villanueva, Alejandro OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 27 2 Army Meridian, MS FA ‘1439 Vinopal, Ray S 5-10 197 11/05/91 24 1 Pittsburgh Youngstown, OH FA ‘1672 Wallace, Cody C/G 6-4 296 11/26/84 31 7 Texas A&M Cuero, TX FA ‘1396 Walton, L.T. DE 6-5 305 03/31/92 24 2 Central Michigan Clinton Township, MI D6a ‘1560 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 34 12 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC RFA ‘0530-D Washington, Donald CB 6-1 197 07/28/86 29 4 Ohio State Indianapolis, IN FA ‘1611 Wheaton, Markus WR 5-11 189 02/07/91 25 4 Oregon State Chandler, AZ D3 ‘1334 Williams, DeAngelo RB 5-9 207 04/25/83 33 11 Memphis Wynne, AR FA ‘1598 Williams, Vince LB 6-1 233 12/27/89 26 4 Florida State Davenport, FL D6b ‘1349 Zumwalt, Jordan LB 6-4 235 10/13/91 24 3 UCLA La Habra, CA D6a ‘14*Roster as of June 16, 2016

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