 He played in all 16 games his rookie season, finishing with 5.0 sacks and 57 tackles, including 42 solo.Bothered by a knee injury in 1999, he still managed to play in 11 games, tallying 2.0 sacks, 26 tackles, and his only career interception.Off-season knee surgery, the second of his career, held him out from most of the off-season activities, but still managed 13 tackles and one sack in nine games.