PRO (72-45/9-7): Is a mammoth offensive lineman at 6-foot-8, 345 pounds... is the son of former Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Ross Browner...was one of three NFL players to embark on the USO Tour during the spring of 2006...signed a one-year tender during the 2008 offseason after the Steelers designated him as a transition player... signed the franchise tender the Steelers offered him during the 2009 offseason prior to signing a four-year contract extension to keep him with the team through 2012...originally drafted by the Steelers in the third round (75th overall) in the 2004 NFL draft.

2008 (16-11/3-3): Played in all 16 regular season games for the third time in his career, starting the final 11 at LT after an injury to Marvel Smith... also contributed on special teams...started all three postseason games at LT...paved way for Willie Parker to rush 27 times for 146 yards (5.4 avg.) with two touchdowns, the third-highest total in team postseason history during the AFC Divisional Game...9/7 vs. Houston: Played in his 17th straight game as a reserve along the offensive line and also as a contributor on special teams...9/14 at Cleveland: Played in his 18th consecutive game as a contributor on special teams...9/21 at Philadelphia: Played in his 19th consecutive game...contributed on special teams...9/29 vs. Baltimore: Played in his 20th consecutive game... contributed on special teams...10/5 at Jacksonville: Played in his 21st consecutive game as an extra tight end in goal-line formations...also contributed on special teams...10/19 at Cincinnati: Made his first start of the season and the 35th of his career at LT...provided the protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 17- of-28 passes for 216 yards with two touchdowns...part of an offensive line which held the Bengals without a sack...10/26 vs. New York Giants: Made his second consecutive start at LT...paved the way for Mewelde Moore to rush for 84 yards on 19 attempts (4.4 avg.) with a long of 32 yards and one touchdown...11/3 at Washington: Made his third consecutive start at LT... 7-of-10 passes for 129 yards with one touchdown and a passer rating of 145.8...11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Made his fourth consecutive start at LT...paved the way for Moore to rush for two touchdowns, the third time this season that a Steelers’ running back has rushed for multiple touchdowns in one game...11/16 vs. San Diego: Made his fifth consecutive start at LT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to finish 31-for-41 for 308 yards and a passer rating of 96.4...11/20 vs. Cincinnati: Made his sixth consecutive start at LT...paved way for the Steelers to rush for 121 yards on 37 attempts (3.3 avg.) with a long of 15 yards and one touchdown... 11/30 at New England: Made his seventh consecutive start at LT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 17-of-33 passes for 179 yards with two touchdowns and one interception...12/7 vs. Dallas: Made his eighth consecutive start at LT... provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 17- of-33 passes for 204 yards with one touchdown for a passer rating of 80.9...12/14 at Baltimore: Played in his 70th career game and made his ninth consecutive start at LT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 22-of-40 for 246 yards with one touchdown for a passer rating 81.9...12/21 at Tennessee: Made his 10th consecutive start at LT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to pass for a season-high 329 yards on 25-of-39 attempts with two touchdowns and two interceptions...12/28 vs. Cleveland: Made his 45^th career start at LT...paved way for Parker to rush for 116 yards on 23 attempts (5.0 avg.) with one touchdown... AFC Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San Diego: Made his fifth career postseason start...paved way for Parker to rush for 146 yards on 27 attempts (5.4 avg.) with two touchdowns...AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs.

Baltimore: Made his second consecutive postseason start at LT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 16-of-33 passes for 255 yards with one touchdown for a passer rating of 84.8...Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Made his third consecutive postseason start at LT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 21-of-30 passes for 256 yards with one touchdown

2007 (16-4/0-0): Played in all 16 regular-season games, making four starts at LT in place of injured Marvel Smith…also filled in on special teams and as a blocking TE on goal-line situations…placed on the Reserve/Injured List on Jan. 2…9/9 at Cleveland: Relieved Marvel Smith at LT for the last two Steelers possessions...9/16 vs. Buffalo: Saw action for the second consecutive game at LT…helped Willie Parker have his 15^th 100-yard rushing game of his career…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: Saw limited action on the offensive line, mostly in goal-line situations...9/30 at Arizona: Saw limited action on the offensive line, but helped allow Ben Roethlisberger to pass for 242 yards...10/7 vs. Seattle: Saw action after Marvel Smith was bothered with a knee injury and helped the offense pick up 342 total yards, with 163 rushing and 179 passing…allowed Willie Parker to have his 17^th 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: Saw extensive play as a blocking TE…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: Saw limited action on offense and also played on special teams...11/5 vs. Baltimore: Played in his 48^th career game and saw extensive action as a blocking TE…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: Saw extensive playing time as a blocking tight end, while playing in his ninth consecutive game…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: Played in his 10^th consecutive and 50^th career game…saw extensive action as a blocking TE…part of an offensive line that allowed the Steelers to gain 263 total yards, 112 rushing and 151 passing...11/26 vs. Miami: Made his first start of the season in place of the injured LT Marvel Smith...12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Made his second consecutive and career start at LT in place of the injured Marvel Smith…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: Saw action on special teams...12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Replaced LT Marvel Smith in the fourth quarter…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: Played in his 15^th consecutive game, while starting in place of an injured Marvel Smith at LT…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...12/30 at Baltimore: Started at LT for the second consecutive game...1/2: Placed on Reserve/Injured List.

2006 (14-14): Started the first 14 games of the year before sitting out the last two with a knee injury…9/7 vs. Miami: Started at RT for the 27^th consecutive game and helped team gain 143 rushing yards…9/18 at Jacksonville: Started at RT…9/24 vs. Cincinnati: Started at RT and helped Willie Parker gain 133 yards, his second 100-yard game this season…10/8 at San Diego: Started at RT for the 20^th consecutive game…10/15 vs. Kansas City: Started at RT…helped offense gain 457 yards, including 219 rushing yards on 42 rushes (5.2 avg.) and three TDs…10/22 at Atlanta: Started at RT and helped team gain 473 yards and five touchdowns…10/29 at Oakland: Started at RT…11/5 vs. Denver: Started at RT and helped the offense gain 499 total yards…11/12 vs. New Orleans: Started at RT and helped the offense gain 467 yards of offense and five touchdowns, including 217 rushing yards…helped Willie Parker rush for 213 yards (second highest total in team history)…11/19 at Cleveland: Started at RT…11/26 at Baltimore: Started at RT…12/3 vs. Tampa Bay: Started at RT…12/7 vs. Cleveland: Helped the offense possess the ball for 38:47 and gain 528 total yards, including 303 rushing yards on 52 carries (5.8 avg.) and two touchdowns…helped Willie Parker set a new franchise single-game rushing record with 223 yards…12/17 at Carolina: Started at RT and helped the offense possess the ball for 37:13…12/24 vs. Baltimore: Missed his first career game because of a knee injury…12/31 at Cincinnati: Was inactive with a knee injury.

2005 (16-16/4-4): Entered season as starter for the first time…started every game at right tackle…helped the Steelers rank third in the AFC and fifth in the NFL in rushing yards per game (138.9 avg.)…guided the way for first-year starter Willie Parker to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the first time in his career…9/11 vs. Tennessee: Started at right tackle…helped Parker set a team record with 161 rushing yards in a season-opener…9/18 at Houston: Started at right tackle…helped team rush for 135 yards, including 111 by Parker…9/25 vs. New England: Started his third straight game at right tackle…10/10 at San Diego: Started at right tackle…helped team control possession for 33:23…10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Started his fifth straight game at right tackle…10/23 at Cincinnati: Started at right tackle and helped the offense compile 221 rushing yards and possess the ball for 35:29…10/31 vs. Baltimore: Started at right tackle…11/6 at Green Bay: Started at right tackle and helped team compile 154 rushing yards…11/13 vs. Cleveland: Started at RT…helped the team rush for 159 yards on 41 carries (3.9 avg.) and three touchdowns…also helped the offense possess the ball for 36:23…11/20 at Baltimore: Started at right tackle for the 10^th time this season…11/28 at Indianapolis: Started at right tackle…12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Started for the 12^th straight game at right tackle…12/11 vs. Chicago: Started at RT and helped team gain 190 yards rushing on 46 carries (4.1 avg.) and score two touchdowns…12/18 at Minnesota: Started at RT and helped the team compile 142 rushing yards and possess the ball for 36:48…12/24 at Cleveland: Started at RT and helped the team rush for 209 yards on 35 carries (6.0 avg.)…1/1 vs. Detroit: Started at RT and helped team rush for four TDs and 199 yards on 44 attempts (4.5 avg.)…AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Cincinnati: Started at RT and helped team gain 346 total yards on offense…AFC Divisional Game 1/15 at Indianapolis: Started at RT and helped team gain 112 rushing yards and 295 total…AFC Championship Game 1/22 at Denver: Started at RT and helped team gain 358 total yards on offense…Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Started at RT and helped team rush 33 times for 181 yards (5.5 avg.) and two touchdowns…threw a key block on the longest run from scrimmage in Super Bowl history (75-yard TD run).

2004 (10-0/2-0): Was inactive for first six games...saw action as a reserve in final 10 regular-season games and both postseason contests...10/31 vs. New England: Made his first appearance as a pro.

COLLEGE: Competed as a left offensive tackle and right guard as a senior after playing left tackle as a junior and right tackle during his sophomore campaign…was elected a University of Florida Student Senator during his freshman year. 2003: All-American third-team and All-Southeastern Conference first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report…added All-SEC first-team honors from the league's coaches…shared the team's Offensive Captain Award with tight end Ben Troupe…received the Bob Bryan Student-Athlete Award. 2002: All-SEC honorable mention…started every game at left tackle. 2001: Named the team's Most Improved Offensive Lineman…started every game at right offensive tackle. 2000: Was a backup at offensive tackle as a true freshman…played in seven games for 125 plays...majored in sociology.

PERSONAL: Attended Lake Highland (Orlando, Fla.) Prep...was one of the state’s top offensive linemen in 1999...named to Super Prep’s, National Bluechips and Prep Star’s All- American teams...was a USA Today honorable mention All-American...Super Prep ranked him among the state of Florida’s top 20 players and top three offensive linemen...was a two-time All-Conference selection in basketball...was heavily involved in the community in college, including serving as a tutor and working with Kids Against Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco...six relatives played in the National Football League, including his father, Ross Browner, who was a first-round selection in the 1978 NFL Draft by Cincinnati...Browner was a two-time (1976, 1977) All-American defensive lineman at Notre Dame and won the Lombardi and Maxwell Awards...son of Ross Browner and Max and Elleanor Starks...has five brothers and one sister...Full name: Max Weisner Starks IV.