He played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team.

Thereafter, he was signed by the NFL's Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2007, and was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers of the NFL, and the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League (UFL).

[4] He was on the weightlifting team for four years as well and set the school record for the clean and jerk (325 lbs).

[4] The Gators defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the BCS National Championship that season.

[3] He made his NFL debut, and only career appearance, on January 2, 2011 against the Denver Broncos and recorded one solo tackle.

[9] He started all four games for the Destroyers during the 2011 season, catching four passes for 16 yards and one touchdown while also making one tackle.

[1] On October 21, 2011, the Destroyers defeated the Las Vegas Locomotives in the 2011 UFL championship game by a score of 17–3.