Eighth-year NFL veteran signed as free agent prior to Game 3, made major impact for an injury-depleted LB corps, as well as being named season-long special teams captain ... Played in 14 games with nine starts, and ranked second on team with 111 tackles ... Was the only Bengal to have 10 solo tackles in a game, and he did that twice ... Had one sack, and his five passes defensed tied for the LBs lead ... Opened '07 with New Orleans, following seven seasons with Giants and Eagles in which he made 74 starts ... Has six career playoff appearances with four starts, including a start in Super Bowl XXIX (2004 season) with Philadelphia.

2007 PARTICIPATION:

Released to free agency by Philadelphia on April 30 ... Signed July 10 with New Orleans, and played in all five Saints preseason games, with two starts ... Released on Aug. 31, and signed by Bengals on Sept. 19 ... Played in Cincinnati's last 14 games, with nine starts (Games 4 and 9-16).
2007 HIGHLIGHTS: Led team in tackles in five games and tied for lead once ... Tied for team lead in forced fumbles (two) and was only player with two forced fumbles on defense ... In his Bengals debut, Sept 23 vs. Seattle, replaced an injured Caleb Miller and led team in tackles (eight) while tying for special-teams tackles lead (two) ... Had six tackles Oct. 14 at Kansas City, and his forced fumble against WR Jeff Webb was recovered by teammate Frostee Rucker at the Bengals 48 in the third quarter, setting up a FG drive ... Led team in tackles (11) on Nov. 4 at Buffalo ... Took over starting WLB role on Nov. 11 at Baltimore, had four tackles, plus two stops on special teams ... Led team Nov. 18 vs. Arizona with eight tackles ... On Nov. 25 vs. Tennessee, had key play in second quarter when he helped preserve a 7-0 lead with sack-and-strip of quarterback Vince Young, Bengals recovering at their five-yard line ... Had team-leading 13 total stops vs. Tennessee, with 10 solos ... On Dec. 23 vs. Cleveland, his team-leading 13 tackles and 10 solos tied his highs for the season.

PREVIOUS SEASONS:

• 2006- Played 16 games with 13 starts for NFC East champion Philadelphia, logging 93 tackles, and had 10 more tackles while seeing action in both Eagles playoff games (one start) ... Season-high 12 tackles and a shared sack on Oct. 29 vs. Jacksonville ... Had seven tackles in losing effort in Divisional playoff on 1-13-06 at New Orleans.
• 2005 - Started 16 games for the second time in his career and posted 105 tackles for Eagles ... Logged season-best 11 tackles in two games, Sept. 25 vs. Oakland and Dec. 11 vs. N.Y. Giants ... Led team with eight tackles in win Sept. 18 vs. San Francisco, and intercepted a Tom Rattay pass.
  
• 2004 - Signed with Philadelphia as unrestricted free agent on March 9 ... Played every game, with 15 starts, and started two of Eagles' three playoff games, including Super Bowl XXIX vs. New England (two tackles) ... Had season-high 10 tackles Sept. 20 vs. Minnesota.
  
• 2003 - Started every game in his final season with Giants ... Posted career highs in tackles (154) and sacks (three) ... Had career game-high of 18 tackles on Sept. 15 vs. Dallas, and intercepted a Quincy Carter pass.
  
• 2002 - Broke into Giants starting lineup and finished third on team with 101 tackles ... Season-high 13 tackles on Dec. 1 vs. Tennessee, and recovered a Steve McNair fumble to set up a field goal ... Intercepted a Peyton Manning pass Dec. 22 at Indianapolis ... Had five tackles in first playoff appearance, on 1-5-03 at San Francisco.
  
• 2001 - Played all 16 games for Giants and led club in special-teams tackles (16) ... Also had 11 tackles on defense ... Logged first pro INT on Nov. 4 vs. Dallas, picking off a Clint Stoerner pass with 14-yard return, and also had three tackles on defense.
  
• 2000 - Drafted by N.Y. Giants in sixth round (177th overall) ... Placed Aug. 20 on Reserve/Injured, due to knee injury (torn ACL) suffered during training camp.
  

COLLEGE:

Earned All-Big Ten honors during each of his three seasons as a starter (1997-99) at Michigan ... Finished second on team as a senior with 81 tackles ... Had six sacks as a sophomore.

PERSONAL:

Hometown is Potomac, Md. ... Attended Winston Churchill High School, where he was inducted into school Hall of Fame after starring in football, wrestling and track ... Has earned off-field notices as an entrepreneur (Five Star Bow Ties), a musician (saxophone, bass) and media personality (worked his third year for NFL Network as a playoff reporter following '07 season, and also has worked for ESPN2) ... Active in community service, he was Giants 2002 nominee for NFL Man of the Year, and he received Eagles 2004 Community Hero Award ... Has traveled extensively, including trips to China, Cuba, England, Iceland and Spain ... First name, pronounced "duh-HAH-nee," means "thinking man" in the Hindi language.