Status: New York Jets linebacker

Ht: 6-4 Wt: 270

DOB: October 28, 1980 In: Detroit, Michigan

College: Wake Forest

Football Inspirations: “My parents (Nancy and Calvin Pace).”

Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Deep sea fishing, reading, cooking and traveling.”

Nicknames: “Diddy Man.”

Favorite Movies: “Life, Menace II Society, Friday After Next, and Player’s Club.”

Last Book Read: “‘Battlefield Mind’ by Joyce Meyer.”

Favorite TV Show: “Heroes.”

Musical Tastes: “Rap and R&B – anything by Jadakiss, Lil Wayne, T.I, and T Pain.”

First Football Memory: “My first interception – in seventh grade.”

First Job: “Loading and unloading 18-wheel trucks at Fed Ex…it showed me that I needed to step my game up in football [smiles].”

First Car: “Ford Explorer.”

Current Car(s): “Range Rover, 74 Impala, Ferrari 360 Modena, and Bentley Continental.”

Pre-Game Feeling: “Go outside and warm up and then sit in the locker room and crack jokes with Bryan Thomas. I believe that you have to be loose before games because although it’s serious business, in the end football is just a game.”

Favorite Meal: “Sushi from Nobu 57.”

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “I can’t eat ice cream, it doesn’t agree with my stomach.”

Favorite Web Sites: “NFL.com of course, and anything that has to do with exclusive sneakers. My shoe game is sick.”

Childhood Dreams: “I’m living my dream by playing in the NFL.”

Greatest Sports Moment: “Signing with the New York Jets (March 2008).”

Most Painful Moment: “Being de-activated my second year in the NFL (with Arizona in 2004). It killed me for someone to tell me that I was doing so poorly that I couldn’t even put on a uniform. I used it as motivation to go back to practice and work harder to get better and become more complete player.”

Dream Position: “To play free safety. I think I would be in the Sean Taylor / Ed Reed mold.”

Closest Jet Friends: “Everybody…we are a very close-knit team.”

Funniest Jet(s): “Brad Kassel.”

Toughest Competitors Encountered: “Walter Jones of the Seattle Seahawks. (What is it about him?) He is the most athletic and physical offensive tackle in football, bar none!”

Funny Football Memory: “Earlier in the season I was returning a fumble recovery. I’ve always thought that I was fast and super athletic, but when I got the ball I felt like I was running with a refrigerator on my back. And when I finally scored I was on the brink of passing out because I was so tired [smiles].”

Embarrassing Football Memory: “None, yet.”

Last Vacation: “Turks and Caicos.”

Favorite Athletes To Watch: “Kyle Vanden Bosch, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Michael Vick, Jared Allen, DeMarcus Ware, Terrell Owens, Anquan Boldin, Adrian Wilson.”

Most Memorable Touchdown You Ever Scored: “Returning fumble last year against St. Louis Rams.”

People Qualities Most Admired: “I respect hard-working people that are humble and positive about life no matter what happens to them.”