RUDY NISWANGER #64

Position	Center
Height	6-5
Weight	301
Years Experience	4
Birthdate	11/9/1982
Hometown	Monroe, LA
College	LSU
Current status	Active
Games Started	15
Games Played	30

Pro Career

Former rookie free agent enters his fourth season with Kansas City … Can play any position on the offensive front, but started 15 games at center in 2008 … Cerebral performer is expected to compete for a starting role once again … Should only continue to improve under the tutelage of longtime NFL offensive line coach Bill Muir … Has benefitted greatly from playing alongside four-time Pro Bowl G Brian Waters … Also spent time working with 12-time Pro Bowl G Will Shields as a rookie … Missed one contest due to a knee injury in 2008 after a similar ailment cost him the final four games of 2007 … Has seen action in 30 NFL contests (15 starts) and also owns one game of postseason experience.

Transactions: Signed a restricted free agent tender (4/24/09) ... Signed an exclusive rights tender (3/6/08) ... Signed with Kansas City as a rookie free agent (5/17/06).

Games Played/Games Started: 2006 (3/0), 2007 (12/0), 2008 (15/15) — 30/15.

Playoffs: 2006 (1/0) — 1/0.

2008

Started 15 contests at center … Left the game in the first quarter with ankle and knee injuries at Oakland (11/30), but did return to action … Suffered a knee injury at Denver (12/7) and was inactive the following week vs. San Diego (12/14) ... Returned to the starting lineup vs. Miami (12/21).

2007

Played in 12 games on special teams and saw duty in five contests on offense … Saw action as a reserve right guard and on special teams vs. Green Bay (11/4), vs. Denver (11/11), at Indianapolis (11/18) and vs. Oakland (11/25) ... Left the game in the second quarter with a right knee injury vs. San Diego (12/2) ... Was subsequently placed on injured reserve on December 5th.

2006

Saw duty in three games on special teams and one contest on offense … Was inactive for 12 games … Played in his first NFL game on special teams at Arizona (10/8) ... Played on special teams vs. Oakland (11/19) ... Played in the club’s jumbo formation and on special teams vs. Jacksonville (12/31) ... Saw duty on special teams in an AFC Wild Card Game at Indianapolis (1/6/07).

College Bio

Played in 47 games (29 starts) at LSU … Started at least one game at all five offensive line positions during his career … Started 12 games at center as a senior in 2005, recording a team-leading 114 knockdowns … Selected second-team All-SEC … Was the recipient of the McWorter Award as the SEC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Also a first-team Academic All-America pick … Accepted the Draddy Trophy, known as the “Academic Heisman,” from the National Football Foundation … Named the inaugural winner of the Wuerffel Trophy, known as the “Humanitarian Heisman” ... Started all 12 games at four different positions in 2004 as a junior … Played in 13 games (four starts) during his sophomore campaign in 2003 … Saw duty in nine games at the right and left guard spots as a freshman in 2002 … Earned a degree in Kinesiology at LSU.

Personal Bio

• Won a state 2A football title at Ouachita Christian High School in Monroe, Louisiana.

• On offense, recorded 196 pancake blocks.

• On defense, registered 70 tackles, 24.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries and returned an interception for a touchdown as a defensive tackle.

• Served as an intern with the Legacy Financial Group during the 2007 and 2008 off-seasons.

• Participates regularly in the Chiefs charitable efforts in the Kansas City community.

• Volunteers at the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired in Kansas City.

• Along with his wife Patricia, served as honorary chairs for the Children’s Spot “Once Upon a Time” Gala.

• Full name: Rudolph Nelson Niswanger (pronounced NIZE-wong-er).

• Married, wife Patricia with a daughter Emory (1).