ANTHONY ALABI #79

Position	Tackle
Height	6-5
Weight	315
Years Experience	4
Birthdate	2/16/1981
Hometown	San Antonio, TX
College	TCU
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	15

Pro Career

Fourth-year offensive lineman joined the Chiefs after he was claimed off waivers from Miami on February 12th … Has the ability to play both tackle and guard at the NFL level … Will battle for playing time along the offensive front for Kansas City in 2008 … Possesses a strong lower body and a powerful base that can anchor the edge of an offensive line … Also owns the tenacity and toughness to be an effective run blocker … Spent three seasons in Miami, appearing in 15 contests at both tackle and guard … Originally entered the NFL when Miami selected him in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft with a pick obtained from Kansas City in the CB Patrick Surtain trade.

Transactions: Claimed off waivers by Kansas City from Miami (2/12/08) ... Signed a four-year contract with Miami (7/25/05) ... Drafted in the fifth-round (162nd overall) by the Miami Dolphins of the 2005 NFL Draft.

2007

Miami (2005-07): Appeared in 15 games as both a tackle and guard and was inactive for 22 contests.

2007: Played in nine games on offense, seeing duty at both tackle and guard … Was inactive in four contests … Saw duty as a reserve lineman at Washington (9/9), vs. Dallas (9/16), at the N.Y. Jets (9/23), at Houston (10/7), at New England (10/21), vs. the N.Y. Giants (10/28), vs. Buffalo (11/11), at Philadelphia (11/18) and at Pittsburgh (11/26) ... Was inactive vs. the N.Y. Jets (12/2), vs. Baltimore (12/16), at New England (12/23) and vs. Cincinnati (12/30).

2006

Saw duty in six games and was inactive for two contests … Was inactive at Pittsburgh (9/7) and vs. Buffalo (9/17) ... Made his NFL debut at Houston (10/1) ... Played in a reserve role on the offensive front at Chicago (11/5) and vs. Kansas City (11/12) ... Saw extensive action at left tackle when he replaced an injured T Damion McIntosh at Buffalo (12/17) ... Appeared in a contest vs. the N.Y. Jets (12/25) and saw considerable playing time in the season finale at Indianapolis (12/31).

2005

Was inactive for all 16 contests.

College Bio

A five-year letterman at TCU who Started his final three seasons at left tackle for the Horned Frogs … Started all 12 contests as a senior in 2004 … Earned first-team All-Conference USA honors for the second consecutive season … Part of a TCU offense that averaged 32.9 points per game, a mark that ranked 16th nationally … Helped lead the Horned Frogs to a 27-24 victory over Iowa State in the Houston Bowl (12/31) ... Opened 11 contests as a junior in 2003 … Part of an offensive unit that averaged more that 200 rushing ypg. and 200 passing ypg., one of only NCAA Division I schools to accomplish that feat … Started all 12 games at left tackle for a TCU offense that led the conference at 203.2 rushing ypg. in 2002 … Saw action in 10 contests at left tackle as a redshirt freshman in 2001 … Redshirted as a freshman in 2000 … Began his collegiate career at the U.S. Naval Academy in ‘99 before transferring to TCU … Graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice from TCU and owns a master’s degree in Liberal Arts.

Personal Bio

• A prep standout at Antonian College Prep in San Antonio, Texas.

• Earned all-district and all-state honors in both football and track.

• Was one of just 16 NFL players invited to participate in this year’s NFL Broadcast Boot Camp, a program designed to help prepare players for a potential career in broadcasting.

• Joined Chiefs 2007 sixth-round draft pick, T Herb Taylor, to man the tackle posts together at TCU from 2003-04.

• Full name: Anthony Abayomi Alabi (pronounced uh-LOB-e).

• Married, wife Carolina.

• The Alabis reside in Shawnee, Kansas.