Originally drafted by the New York Giants in the first round (19th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Signed a five-year contract with the Cardinals as an unrestricted free agent on 3/17/18.
2018: Played seven games (all starts) at RG in his first season with Arizona and did not miss an offensive snap in Games 1-5 … one of seven Cardinals offensive lineman to suffer a season-ending injury after being placed on injured reserve (knee) on 11/13 … part of a unit that allowed just one sack in Josh Rosen’s first NFL start vs. Sea (9/30) … helped lead David Johnson into the end zone on two rushing TDs against the 49ers and blocked for Rosen, who was sacked just once @ SF (10/7) … DNP (hand) vs. Den (10/18) and was inactive (hand) vs. SF (10/28) … helped Johnson rush for 62 yards on 15 carries before leaving the game with a knee injury in the third quarter @ KC (11/11); Johnson went on to total 98 rushing yards and a TD on 21 carries.
2017: Started all eight games he appeared in with three starts at LG and five starts at RT … Giants nominee for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award … started the season with back-to-back starts at LG before moving to RT for two games … after switching back to LT for a game, moved back to RT where he made his final three starts … placed on injured reserve on 12/14 (back).
2016: Started all 11 regular season games in which he played at LG and also started in his first career postseason contest … inactive for five games due to a knee injury he suffered vs. Phi in Week 9 … one of the primary contributors on an offensive line that allowed only 22 sacks during the regular season, which was the third-lowest total in the NFL behind only Oakland (19) and Pittsburgh (21) … helped block for Eli Manning as he threw for 4,000+ yards and 25+ TD passes for the third consecutive season.
2015: Started all 14 games in which he played, including 12 starts at LG, and one start at each RT and LT … after two seasons at RT, was moved in the offseason to LG, where he started the first two games … key component on a line that helped the Giants finish sixth in the NFL in scoring (26.3 pts/game) and eighth in total offense (372.3 yds/game) and helped Manning tie for second in the NFL with a career-high 35 TD passes while setting a franchise record with 387 completions; marked the second consecutive season Manning set the franchise record for completions ... part of line that tied for fourth in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed (27) … tied Cincinnati with an NFL-high five games in which the line allowed zero sacks … after starting the first two games at LG, moved to LT vs. Was (9/24) with Ereck Flowers out due to an ankle injury … inactive vs. NE (11/15) and @ Was (11/29) with a concussion … made his first career start at RT in the season finale vs. Phi (1/3).
2014: Started all 14 games in which he played at LT … part of a line that helped the Giants rank 10th in the NFL in total offense (367.2 yds/game), while finishing the year with the NFL’s seventh-ranked passing attack (267.0 yds/game) … instrumental in Manning setting a then-franchise record with 379 completions while setting a career-high in completion percentage (63.1%) … part of an O-Line that helped the Giants tied for eighth in the NFL in sack rate, allowing a sack on just 4.7% of its pass attempts … left game vs. SF (11/16) with a quad injury and missed the next two games: vs. Dal (11/23) and @ Jax (11/30) … when he missed the game @ Dal in Week 12, it snapped a streak of 26 consecutive starts to begin his career.
2013: Started all 16 games at RT as a rookie, becoming the first Giants rookie to start an entire 16-game season since Barry Cofield in 2006, and the first offensive lineman to do so since David Diehl in 2003 … also became the first Giants first-round draft choice start all 16 games as a rookie since Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor in 1981 … named to the PFWA All-Rookie team … started in the season opener @ Dal (9/8), becoming the first Giants rookie to start a season opener since Greg Jones in 2011; also became the first Giants rookie offensive lineman to start an opener since Chris Snee in 2004.
After redshirting in 2009, started all 34 games in which he played at left tackle over his final three seasons … blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher in each of his three seasons as a starter … credited with 40 TD-resulting blocks and 288 knockdowns during his career … as a junior in 2012, missed the first four games while recovering from offseason left shoulder surgery, but became Syracuse’s first offensive lineman to earn All-American honors (third-team by The NFL Draft Report) since center John Flannery in 1990 … also named All-Big East Conference for the third consecutive year, including the second time as a first-team choice … started the final nine games at LT as a junior, recording 13 TD-resulting blocks for a running attack that scored 21 times and averaged 187.0 yards per game … registered 102 knockdowns, marking the first time an Orange lineman recorded back-to-back seasons of 100+ knockdowns … helped the team set school single-season records for completions (295), TD passes (26), passing yards (3,757) and total offense (6,188 yards) which led the Big East and was tied for 17th in the FBS with an average of 476.0 yards per game … protected fellow Giants draft choice Ryan Nassib, who threw for 3,749 yards and 26 TDs … as a sophomore in 2011, started all 12 games at LT and earned All-Big East first-team honors … started all 13 games at LT as a redshirt freshman in 2010 and was named second-team All-Big East.
Starred at Council Rock South (Holland, PA) High School where he earned the Maxwell Award as a senior, an award presented to the Top 50 high school scholar-athletes in the tri-state area (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware) … added all-area and all-suburban league first-team honors as a junior and senior in addition to being named second-team all-area and All-State as a defensive lineman by the Pennsylvania Football News during the 2008 season … earlier in his prep career, he was a second-team all-area choice as a sophomore tackle … as a senior was named his team’s MVP and Defensive Player of the Year while serving as team captain in 2008 … selected to play for Pennsylvania in the 2009 Big 33 All-Star Classic … graduated in December of 2012 with a degree in Finance from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
