 He also had a surprise knee surgery during the offseason, which forced him to miss the entire conditioning program and most of training camp.He played in 11 of 12 games as the starting middle linebacker, with Lee moving to weakside linebacker.Although he got off to a slow start in his return from the suspension, he finished with 97 tackles (third on the team), 2 sacks, 3 passes defensed, and returned an interception for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins.