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Andre Frazier #54
POSITION:	LOLB
HEIGHT (WT):	6-5 (245 lbs.)
BIRTHDATE:	6/29/82
NFL EXP:	5
COLLEGE:	Cincinnati

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54 ANDRE FRAZIER

PRO: Re-signed a two year deal with the Steelers in the 2009 offseason …played in 11 games in 2006, after signing with the Bengals in September as a free agent…tied for fifth on team in special teams tackles (13) and had two tackles on defense…in 2005, played 11 games and three postseason contests for Pittsburgh.

2008 (15-0/3-0): Played in 15 regular-season games...missed the October 5 game at Jacksonville due to a head injury...finished with three solo tackles and one sack, all in the regular-season finale against the Browns...had six tackles on special teams...played in all three postseason games and had three tackles on special teams...9/7 vs. Houston: Appeared in his 20th game as a member of the Steelers and contributed on special teams...9/14 at Cleveland: Played in his 33rd career game as a key contributor on special teams...9/21 at Philadelphia: Played in his 34th career game and had one solo tackle on special teams...9/29 vs. Baltimore: Played in his 35th career game but was injured on the opening kickoff and did not return due to a head injury... 10/5 at Jacksonville: Was inactive with a head injury... 10/19 at Cincinnati: Returned from a head injury to play in his 36th career game...had one assisted tackle on special teams...10/26 vs. New York Giants: Played in his 37th career game mostly as a contributor on special teams...saw action at outside linebacker late in the fourth quarter...11/3 at Washington: Played in his 38^th career game as a contributor on special teams...blocked a punt in the second quarter which led to the Steelers’ first touchdown...11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Played in his fourth consecutive game as a reserve at OLB and as a contributor on special teams...had one QB pressure...11/16 vs. San Diego: Played in his 40th career game...made one solo tackle on special teams...11/20 vs. Cincinnati: Played in his sixth consecutive game as a contributor on special teams...11/30 at New England: Played in his seventh consecutive game...recorded one solo tackle on special teams...12/7 vs. Dallas: Played in his eighth consecutive game...finished with two assisted tackles on special teams...12/14 at Baltimore: Played in his ninth consecutive game...made one solo tackle on special teams...12/21 at Tennessee: Played in his 10th consecutive game as a contributor on special teams...12/28 vs. Cleveland: Played in his 11th consecutive game... recorded three solo tackles and his first sack of the season... AFC Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San Diego: Played in his second consecutive postseason game...had one solo tackle on special teams...AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Played in his third consecutive postseason game...saw limited action on defense...had two tackles (one solo) on special teams...Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Played in his fourth consecutive postseason game as a contributor on special teams.

2007 (9-0/1-0): Appeared in one game with Cincinnati and eight games with the Steelers as a reserve linebacker and special teams contributor…signed by Pittsburgh on Sept. 20^th…tied for second on team with 12 special teams tackles…recovered one fumble on special teams…recorded two special teams tackles in the AFC Wild Card Game versus Jacksonville...9/10 vs. Baltimore: Was with the Bengals and recorded one tackle...9/20: Signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers...9/23 vs. San Francisco: Was inactive...9/30 at Arizona: Was inactive...10/7 vs. Seattle: Only saw action on special teams and managed to recover one offensive fumble on special teams...10/21 at Denver: Was inactive...10/28 at Cincinnati: Saw action on special teams only and registered two solo special teams tackles...11/5 vs. Baltimore: Saw action on special teams on and finished the game with one tackle...11/11 vs. Cleveland: Saw his only action on special teams and finished the game with three solo tackles...11/18 at New York Jets: Saw his only action on special teams and finished the game with one tackle...11/26 vs. Miami: Saw his action on special teams but did not register a tackle...12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Saw his only action on special teams and finished the game with three solo tackles...12/9 at New England: Saw action on special teams and finished the game with two tackles...12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Was inactive...12/20 at St. Louis: Was inactive...12/30 at Baltimore: Was inactive...AFC Wild Card Game 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville: Saw action in his fourth playoff game on special teams and finished with two solo special teams tackles.

2006 (11-0): Opened training camp with Pittsburgh, and tied for second on team in preseason tackles (17) and special teams tackles (three)…waived by Steelers on Sept. 3, and signed with Bengals as free agent on Sept. 27…played for Cincinnati in 11 games (Games 4-14)…inactive for Games 15-16 due to groin strain suffered Dec. 18 at Indianapolis…made Bengals debut Oct. 1 vs. New England, with one special teams tackle, and downed a punt at Patriots’ six-yard line in third quarter…tied for team lead in special teams tackles (three) on Oct. 29 vs. Atlanta…had one tackle on defense Nov. 5 at Baltimore…tied for team lead in special teams tackles (three) on Nov. 19 at New Orleans, with one tackle on defense.

2005 (11-0/3-0): Signed with Steelers as a college free agent…waived Sept. 3, and signed Sept. 5 to Steelers practice squad…signed to Steelers’ 53-player roster on Sept. 10, and played in 11 regular-season contests (Games 1-10 and 13)…had two tackles on defense in NFL debut Sept. 11 vs. Tennessee, including five-yard sack of QB Steve McNair…had eight special teams stops for season…saw limited duty in season’s final seven games, due in part to hamstring injury suffered Nov. 20 at Baltimore…played in first three postseason games, but missed Super Bowl XL due to leg injury suffered 1-22-06 in AFC Championship…placed 1-24-06 on Reserve/Injured list…in Wild Card playoff 1-8-06 at Cincinnati, had two special teams tackles and one defensive tackle…led team with two solo special teams tackles in Divisional playoff 1-15-06 at Indianapolis.

COLLEGE: Played four seasons at University of Cincinnati (’01-04), following redshirt year in ’00…left UC in second place on school’s all-time sacks list (22.5) and ranked fifth in tackles-for-loss (44.5)…earned first-team All-Conference USA honors as a senior, and was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for his eight-tackle (two for-loss) and one-sack performance in Oct. 30 win over TCU…named second-team All-Conference USA as a junior, and won John Pease Award as the Bearcats’ outstanding defensive lineman…had seven sacks as a junior.

PERSONAL: Attended Hughes High School, where he earned first-team all-city honors as a junior and a senior...also lettered twice in basketball in high school...married (wife Kea), with a son, Andre II, and a daughter, Kayla...father, Guy Frazier, played LB for Bengals from ’81-84 and for Buffalo Bills from ’85-86...Full name: Andre Frazier.