[2] He played on the ninth grade football team as a freshman before being named starting fullback as a sophomore.
[5] In his senior season, he was described as "probably the finest defensive lineman in the conference," although he was limited due to injury and only named honorable mention All-District–South Zone at the position that year, additionally earning a second-team All-District selection at fullback.
[26] Playing offensive tackle, he was released at the final roster cuts but was subsequently re-signed to the taxi squad.
[27] He was waived from the taxi squad on September 13 but returned about two weeks later and was activated in October.
[28][29][30] He made his NFL debut against the Kansas City Chiefs on October 14 and ended up appearing in a total of nine games as a reserve.