Favorite TV show...The Office

Favorite movies...The Departed, The Boondock Saints

Favorite music group/artist...Kings of Leon

Hobbies...I like playing ping pong, basketball, and video games.

First car...A 1973 Chevy pickup when I was 16.

First job...Working construction when I was in high school.

Favorite meal...Mexican food

Favorite restaurant...Jimboy's Tacos back home in Sacramento, California.

First big thing you bought when you signed your first contract...Nothing really yet.

Greatest influence on you growing up...My dad. Just his work ethic and attitude.

Favorite athlete in another sport...Michael Jordan

Funniest teammate...Andy Gruber (equipment assistant).

Favorite childhood sports memory...Beating Grant High, 9-8. They were our rival in Sacramento.

Favorite NFL player as a kid...Bo Jackson

Favorite NFL team as a kid...Oakland Raiders

What job you would have if you weren't playing in the NFL...I would just want to do something where I could work for myself.

Favorite place to visit...Mexico

What position would you like to play other than the one you do...I would like to play long snapper.

What you remember most about your first NFL game...How cold it was (Dec. 7 vs. Houston at Lambeau Field).

Proudest achievement outside of football...Graduating from UCLA (B.A. in history).