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61 Sean Mahan - PRO (57-36/1-1): The Steelers signed him on March 12, 2007…a powerful offensive lineman who has starting experience at both guard and center…wide-bodied, agile offensive guard who displays quickness off the snap…one of two rookie offensive linemen to make the opening day roster for the Buccaneers in 2003…drafted in the fifth round (168th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 2007 (16-16/1-1):
Started all 16 games
and the AFC Wild Card Game at C after signing as a free agent…has not missed a
game since his rookie campaign in 2003…leader of a unit that allowed QB Ben
Roethlisberger to set several offensive records in 2007...9/9 at Cleveland: Made his first start
at C as a Steeler…helped the team gain 206 rushing yards and a total of 365
yards for the day…9/16 vs. Buffalo:
Had his second consecutive start at C and helped pave the way for Willie
Parker to have his 15th career 100-yard rushing game…part of a line
that allowed the offense to pick up 420 total yards, with 184 coming on the
ground and 236 in the air...9/23 vs. San
Francisco: Made his third consecutive start at C and helped pave the way for
Willie Parker to have his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game…anchored an
offensive line that allowed the offense to pick up 350 total yards, with 205
coming on the ground and 145 passing…9/30 at Arizona: Logged his
40th career start and allowed Ben Roethlisberger to throw for 242
yards and two TDs...10/7 vs. Seattle:
Had his 41st career start and helped the offense pick up 342
total yards, with 163 rushing and 179 passing…allowed Willie Parker to have his
17th career and fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season (102
yards)…also made way for Najeh Davenport to rush for 58 yards and two rushing
TDs...10/21 at Denver: Made his
42nd career start at C…part of a line that allowed the offense to
gain 379 total yards and allowed Ben Roethlisberger to pass for 290 yards, four
TDs...10/28 at Cincinnati: Played in
his 55th consecutive game, while starting in his 12th
consecutive game at C…part of an offensive line that allowed the Steelers to
gain 390 yards, 230 passing and 160 rushing…helped make way for Willie Parker to
have his fifth 100-yard rushing game (126) of the season and one rushing TD…gave
Ben Roethlisberger time to finish 19-of-26 passing for a 109.5 passer rating and
two passing TDs...11/5 vs.
Baltimore: Played in his 65th career game and started in his
13th consecutive game…was a key factor in Ben Roethlisberger going
13-of-16 passing for 209 yards with a career-high five TDs, while registering a
perfect passer rating of 158.3…also a major part in Roethlisberger being able to
pass for a TD in 13 consecutive games, which broke Terry Bradshaw’s previous
record of 12 consecutive games...11/11
vs. Cleveland: Started in his 14th consecutive game at C…helped
the offense pick up 401 total yards, while helping Willie Parker to rush for 105
yards on 25 attempts (4.2 avg.), giving him his sixth 100-yard rushing game of
the season…also made it possible for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 23-of-35
passes for 278 yards and two TDs while finishing with a passer rating of
99.9...11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Made his
15th consecutive and 46th career start at C...11/26 vs. Miami: Played in his
68th career game, while starting in his 16th
consecutive...12/2 vs. Cincinnati:
Played in his 60th consecutive game, while starting at C…part of an
offensive line that allowed Ben Roethlisberger to pass for two TDs, while also
helping Willie Parker gain 87 rushing yards, passing Barry Foster and Dick Hoak
on the all-time rushing list for fifth place with 3,975 rushing yards...12/9 at New England: Made his
18th consecutive start in his 70th career game…part of an
offensive line that helped Willie Parker have his seventh 100-yard rushing
performance of the season...12/16 vs.
Jacksonville: Started for the 50th game in his career at C…part
of an offensive line that helped Willie Parker rush for 100 yards on 14 carries
(7.1 avg.), which gave him his eighth 100-yard rushing game of the season...12/20 at St. Louis: Started in his
20th consecutive game at C…helped Najeh Davenport run for 123 yards
on 24 carries (5.1 avg.) and one TD, while also allowing Ben Roethlisberger to
finish 16-of-20 passing for 261 yards and three TDs, which gave him his third
perfect (158.3) passer rating of his career, tying Peyton Manning’s NFL
record...12/30 at Baltimore: Made
his 21st consecutive start at C, while playing in his 73rd
career game...AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs.
Jacksonville: Made his second consecutive postseason start at C…gave Ben
Roethlisberger time to finish 29-of-42 for 337 yards passing with two TDs…also
helped Najeh Davenport finish the game with two rushing
TDs. 2006
(16-12): Played
in all 16 games with 12 starts (nine at left guard and three at right guard)…9/10
vs. Baltimore: Started at left guard…9/17
at Atlanta: Started at RG and helped protect Chris Simms as he passed
for 311 yards…9/24 vs. Carolina: Started at RG…10/8
at New Orleans: Started at RG and helped lead way for 187 rushing yards
and 5.7 yards-per-carry average…10/15 vs. Cincinnati: Did not start,
but saw action…10/22 vs. Philadelphia: Returned to
starting role, playing LG…10/29 at N.Y. Giants: Started at LG
for the second game in a row…11/5 vs. New Orleans: Made his third
consecutive start at the LG position…11/13 at Carolina: Saw action at the
G position...11/19 vs. Washington: Saw action at
the G position…11/23 at Dallas: Saw action at the G
position…12/3 at Pittsburgh: Started at LG…12/10 vs. Atlanta: Started at LG….12/17 at Chicago: Started at LG…12/24 at Cleveland: Started at left
G and helped the team rush for 153 yards…12/31 vs. Seattle: Started at LG. 2005
(16-16/1-1): Started
all 16 games at RG…also started playoff game vs. Washington…one of five members
of the offensive line that started all 16 games for the first time in franchise
history and one of only three in the NFL to do so…paved the way for consensus
NFL Rookie of the Year RB Carnell "Cadillac" Williams to establish a new
franchise record of 1,178 rushing yards…9/11
at Minnesota: In his first career start at RG, helped Williams rush for
148 yards and a touchdown in his debut…also helped provide time for QB Brian
Griese to complete a pair of touchdown passes…9/18
vs. Buffalo: Helped lead the way for the Bucs to 191 total rushing yards
and two rushing touchdowns…9/25 at Green Bay: Blocking allowed
Williams to rush for 158 yards…10/2 vs. Detroit: Helped provide
time for Griese to pass for 302 yards…10/16 vs. Miami: The offensive line
allowed RB Michael Pittman to rush for 127 yards and one touchdown…11/13 vs. Washington: Member of an
offensive line that helped FB Mike Alstott rush for two touchdowns and a
two-point conversion…11/20 at Atlanta: Blocking allowed
Williams to compile 116 yards rushing and one touchdown…12/11 at Carolina: Helped lead the
way for Williams to rush for 112 yards and two touchdowns…12/24 vs. Atlanta: Member of an
offensive line that allowed Williams to rush for 150 yards and one touchdown…1/1
vs. New Orleans: Helped the Buccaneers total 149 rushing yards…1/7
vs. Washington: Started first career postseason game in the NFC Wild
Card contest. 2004
(16-8): Played
in all 16 games with eight starts…started eight games at C following John Wade's
season-ending injury…Part of an offensive line that helped QB Brian Griese
finish first in the NFL in completion percentage and RB Michael Pittman rank in
the Top 12 in the NFC in rushing yards…Saw action on special teams on 9/12
at Washington, 9/19 vs. Seattle, 9/26 at Oakland, 10/3 vs. Denver, 10/10 at New
Orleans, 10/18 at St. Louis and 10/24 vs. Chicago…11/7
vs. Kansas City: Replaced an C John Wade on the second play of the game,
due to injury and played the remainder of the season in his place…12/12 at San Diego: Started and
helped Griese pass for 392 yards and three touchdowns…12/19 vs. New Orleans: Started and
helped Pittman gain 131 yards on the ground. 2003
(9-0): Saw
action in nine games on special teams and as a reserve at G in his rookie
campaign…one of two rookie offensive linemen to make the opening day roster…9/8
at Philadelphia: Dressed but did not see action in the season opener…9/14
vs. Carolina Dressed but did not see action for the second straight
week…9/21 at Atlanta: Made his NFL debut
on the field goal/PAT unit…11/16 vs. Green Bay: Saw his first
career action on offense, playing left guard. COLLEGE: One of four Notre Dame
offensive linemen drafted in 2003… two-year starter at Notre Dame…started 25 of
41 games…played LG in his last 23 games…versatile offensive lineman, who saw
action at G, T and C during his time at Notre Dame. 2002: One of four
captains…All-Independent First-Team selection by the NFL Draft Report…won the
Guardian of the Year Award, given to the team's top offensive lineman. 2001: Starting offensive guard in all
11 games as a junior. 2000: Backup
left offensive guard for the Irish. 1999: Moved from defense…played in
first career game vs. Kansas as a redshirt freshman in the Fiesta Bowl…played in
his first career start vs. Boston College that same season. 1998: Redshirted as a first-year
defensive lineman…majored in psychology and computer
applications. PERSONAL: Married
to the former Brooke Barnes…during the 2006 offseason, enrolled in the NFL
Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program at the Kellogg School of
Management at Northwestern University…the workshops included 120 current and
former players at several schools as a part of an ongoing NFL-NFLPA initiative
to assist players in preparing for their post-playing careers…sang and visited
with patients at the North Shore Retirement Home over the holidays in 2005…in
October 2005, participated in the NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle…sang and
visited with patients at the North Shore Retirement Home over the holidays in
2003...in October 2003, participated in the NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle...USA
Today honorable mention prep All-American...earned four letters in football at
Jenks (Oklahoma) High School...played on 1997 Jenks team considered by some to
be the greatest in Oklahoma prep history, making 95 tackles (56 for loss) plus
seven sacks...coaches listed him with more than 100 pancake blocks as both
junior and senior...had 74 tackles (34 for loss), two fumbles caused and two
fumble recoveries as defensive lineman in 1997...helped 1997 team to 14-0 record
and Oklahoma Class 6-A state championship...three-year starter who did not allow
a sack as a junior on offense...helped Jenks to four straight conference titles,
three regional titles and combined four-year mark of 49-3...captain of team and
MVP as senior...two-time All-Conference and All-City pick...earned letters in
wrestling as freshman and sophomore heavyweight...father (Michael, a 1964
graduate), sister (Lisa, a 1994 graduate) and uncle (Steve, a 1972 graduate) are
Notre Dame graduates...former prep teammate of 1998 Irish offensive linemen
Jerry Wisne (he played with Chicago Bears in 1999) and 2001 defensive lineman
Andy Wisne...Full Name: Sean Christopher Mahan.
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