Pro Highlights:
- Has started at center in all 54 contests he has played in during his first four seasons in the NFL.
- Part of an offense that has averaged 25.1 points per game since 2014, No. 6 in the league over that span, and 4.41 yards per carry (No. 5).
- Was the only player on offense to play every snap for the Packers in 2017, the second time in his career that he had accomplished that feat (also 2014).
- In 2016, started all nine regular-season games he appeared in after missing the first seven contests due to a hamstring injury. Also started all three postseason games.
- Was part of a line that helped the offense rank in the top 10 in several categories in 2016, including points per game (No. 4, 27.0), yards per game (No. 8, 368.8) and first downs (No. 7, 349).
- In 2015, helped block for RBs Eddie Lacy (758 rushing yards) and James Starks (601), the first Green Bay duo to both rush for 600-plus yards in the same season since 1985.
- Started all 16 games in 2014, becoming the first rookie center to start every game for the Packers since the league went to a 16-game schedule in 1978.
- Was named to the PFWA’s All-Rookie team in ’14, the first Green Bay center to be honored since its inception in 1974.
- Became the first Green Bay rookie to start at center in the season opener since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
- Helped Green Bay rank No. 1 in the NFL in 2014 in points per game (30.4), No. 6 in yards per game (386.1) and tied for No. 1 in giveaways with a franchise-record 13.
- Was part of a line that allowed just nine sacks in the final eight games in 2014, the second-fewest allowed over that span behind only Denver (eight).
- Blocked for QB Aaron Rodgers as he ranked No. 1 in the NFL in TD/INT ratio (7.60, 38/5), No. 2 in passer rating (112.2), No. 2 in yards per attempt (8.43) and No. 3 in TD passes (38) on his way to earning NFL Most Valuable Player honors from The Associated Press.
- Drafted by the Packers with the first of two fifth-round selections (No. 161 overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft.
2017 SEASON: Started all 16 games at C and was the only player on offense to appear on every snap for Green Bay...Helped the offense rank No. 3 in red-zone scoring (61.9 percent), No. 5 in rushing yards per carry (4.47 avg.) and tied for No. 6 in 10-play drives (30)...Part of an offense that posted four 160-yard rushing games, tied for No. 7 in the NFL...Was penalized just two times on the season…Vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 24): Blocked for Rodgers as he posted his franchise-record fifth consecutive 300-yard passing game with 313 yards and three TDs with one INT on 28-of-42 passing for a 102.6 passer rating…At Dallas (Oct. 8): Helped the offense rack up 160 rushing yards on 25 carries (6.4 avg.), highlighted by a 125-yard effort from rookie RB Aaron Jones on 19 attempts (6.6 avg.). It marked just the second time in the past 14 seasons (Week 15 at Chicago in 2016) that the Packers rushed for 160-plus yards on 25 or fewer carries. Also helped protect Rodgers as he threw three TD passes, his third straight game with three-plus TD passes…Vs. New Orleans (Oct. 22): Part of an offense that registered 181 rushing yards and two rushing TDs on 24 carries (7.5 avg.), highlighted by Jones’ career-best 131 yards and a TD on 17 attempts (7.7 avg.)…At Pittsburgh (Nov. 26): Helped to protect QB Brett Hundley as he posted a career-high 134.3 passer rating by connecting on 17 of 26 passes for 245 yards and three TDs with no INTs. Threw a block on LB Ryan Shazier to help spring RB Jamaal Williams for a 54-yard TD catch on a screen pass late in the first quarter…Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 3): Part of an offense that registered a season-high 199 rushing yards and two TDs on 29 carries (6.9 avg.), including a career-best 113 yards and a TD on 21 carries (5.4 avg.) from RB Jamaal Williams. Also helped Hundley rush for a career-high 66 yards, the first time in franchise history (since 1933) that the Packers had a 100-yard rusher and a QB rush for 65-plus yards in the same game...At Cleveland (Dec. 10): Helped protect Hundley as he was only sacked once on the afternoon and completed a career-high 35 of 46 passes (76.1 percent) for 265 yards and three TDs with no INTs for a 111.2 rating. Part of an offense that converted 8 of 10 third downs in the second half/overtime…At Carolina (Dec. 17): Blocked for Rodgers as he threw for 290 yards and three TDs with three INTs on 26-of-45 passing. Helped the Packers rush for 120 yards on 19 attempts (6.3 avg.), the team’s first game with 120-plus rushing yards on fewer than 20 attempts since Oct. 18, 2015, vs. San Diego (17-133).
2016: Started all nine games he appeared in at C during the regular season and all three postseason contests...Part of a line that helped the Packers rank in the top 10 in the NFL in points per game (No. 4, 27.0), yards per game (No. 8, 368.8), passing yards per game (No. 7, 262.4), yards per carry (No. 7, 4.55), third-down conversions (No. 2, 46.7), first downs (No. 7, 349), time of possession (No. 5, 31:14) and giveaways (t-No. 8, 17)...Helped the offense average 28.9 points per game (No. 4 in the NFL) and 389.3 yards per game (No. 5 in the league) after returning from injury in Week 9...Was on reserve/physically unable to perform for the entire preseason and the first seven regular-season games due to a hamstring injury...Was activated to the 53-man roster on Nov. 5…Vs. Indianapolis (Nov. 6): Made his season debut, starting at C and playing all 69 snaps. Helped the offense register 405 total yards and protected Rodgers as he threw for 297 yards and three TDs on 26-of-43 passing…At Philadelphia (Nov. 28): Protected Rodgers as the line didn’t allow a sack and provided time for him to complete 30 of 39 passes for 313 yards and two TDs for a 116.7 passer rating. Part of an offense that converted 10 of 14 third downs, a 71.4 conversion rate that was the best by an NFL team on the season…Vs. Seattle (Dec. 11): Helped protect Rodgers as he completed 18 of 23 passes for 246 yards and three TDs with no INTs for a 150.8 passer rating, the fourth-highest rating of his career. Part of a line that allowed just one sack, the third straight game with either one or zero sacks allowed, Green Bay’s longest streak since a four-game stretch to end the 2014 season…At Chicago (Dec. 18): Started at C and played 60 of 61 snaps, missing one play in the first half due to an equipment issue. Part of an offense that racked up a season-best 451 total yards, highlighted by a season-high 226 yards rushing and three TDs on just 23 carries (9.8 avg.). The average of 9.8 yards per carry was the best in franchise history (since 1940) in games with 20-plus attempts, topping the previous high of 9.2 yards per carry at Washington on Oct. 10, 2010 (17 carries for 157 yards). The average per carry was also the second-best mark by an NFL team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger among teams with 20-plus attempts behind only the 11.0-yard average posted by the Cincinnati Bengals (37-407) vs. Denver on Oct. 22, 2000. Helped clear holes for RB Ty Montgomery to rush for a career-high 162 yards and two TDs on 16 attempts (10.1 avg.), the best yardage output by a Green Bay player since RB Samkon Gado’s 171-yard outing vs. Detroit on Dec. 11, 2005…At Detroit (Jan. 1): Helped the offense post 448 yards and 28 first downs as the Packers registered their fourth straight 30-point game, tied for the second-longest single-season streak in team history, and their fourth consecutive zero-giveaway game, tying the franchise record. Protected Rodgers as he was sacked just once on the evening and threw for 300 yards and four TDs on 27-of-39 passing with no INTs, his team-record seventh straight game without an INT. Helped clear holes for Green Bay’s 153 yards rushing on 31 carries (4.9 avg.), the second-highest yardage output on the ground by the Packers on the season, with three players rushing for 40-plus yards…Vs. N.Y. Giants (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 8): Part of line that helped protect Rodgers as he completed 25 of 40 passes for 362 yards and four TDs with no INTs for a 125.2 rating. Part of an offense that did not turn the ball over for the fifth straight game, the longest streak in team annals (including playoffs)…At Dallas (NFC Divisional, Jan. 15): Protected Rodgers as he became just the second QB in NFL history (Drew Brees, 2011) to throw for 350-plus yards in back-to-back games in a single postseason with 355 yards and two TDs on 28-of-43 passing. Part of an offense that posted 27 first downs, the third most by the Packers in a playoff game, and 413 total yards. Helped the offense rack up 34 points, the first time Green Bay had posted back-to-back 30-point games in the playoffs since the 1996 postseason (three straight). It marked the sixth straight game with 30-plus points, the longest streak by the Packers (including playoffs) since a seven-game streak in 1963.
2015: Started all 13 games he played in at C...Missed two games (Weeks 12 and 14) due to an ankle injury and dressed but did not play in Week 15...Part of a line that helped the Packers rank tied for No. 4 in the league in giveaways (17) and No. 12 in rushing (115.6 ypg)...Helped block for Lacy (758 rushing yards) and Starks (601), the first Green Bay duo to both rush for 600-plus yards in the same season since 1985...Also started both postseason contests…At Chicago (Sept. 13): Part of a line that didn’t allow a sack of Rodgers as he threw for 189 yards and three TDs on 18-of-23 passing for a 140.5 passer rating. Helped clear holes for a ground game that produced 133 yards on 30 carries (4.4 avg.), highlighted by Lacy’s 85 yards on 19 attempts (4.5 avg.)…Vs. Seattle (Sept. 20): Helped protect Rodgers as he connected on 25 of 33 passes for 249 yards and two TDs with no INTs for a 116.9 passer rating. With Lacy departing after just eight snaps due to an ankle injury, blocked for Starks as he racked up 95 yards on 20 carries (4.8 avg.). With 127 yards as a team on 29 attempts (4.4 avg.), it marked the first time since 2004 that the Packers posted 125-plus rushing yards in both of the first two games…Vs. Kansas City (Sept. 28): Protected Rodgers as the line allowed just one sack to a Kansas City defense that had registered eight sacks in the first two games. Helped give Rodgers time to complete 24 of 35 passes for 333 yards and five TDs with no INTs, the fourth game of his career with five-plus TD passes, a franchise record…At San Francisco (Oct. 4): Helped the Packers rush for 162 yards and a TD on 33 attempts (4.9 avg.), the first time since 1971 that they had cleared the 120-yard rushing mark in each of the first four games of the season…Vs. San Diego (Oct. 18): Helped the Packers post 133 rushing yards on just 17 carries, a 7.8-yard average that was the best by Green Bay since Oct. 10, 2010, at Washington (9.2, 17-157). Helped clear the way for Starks’ 112 yards on just 10 carries (11.2 avg.), the second-best yards-per-carry average by an NFL back on the season (min. 10 att.)...At Minnesota (Nov. 22): Started at C, but departed with 5:30 remaining in the first quarter after just 12 snaps due to an ankle injury, one that would sideline him for the remainder of the game as he missed the first action of his career…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 26): Inactive (ankle), his first game missed due to injury in his career…At Detroit (Dec. 3): Returned to action and played 28 snaps before reinjuring his ankle in the second quarter, an injury that would sideline him for the remainder of the game and the next game vs. Dallas…At Washington (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Played all 75 snaps and helped protect Rodgers as he was sacked just once against a Washington defense that had posted 17 sacks in its final four regular-season games. Helped clear holes for Lacy (63 yards and a TD on 12 carries) and Starks (53 yards and a TD on 12 carries) as they became the first duo in team history to both rush for 50-plus yards and a TD in a playoff game.
2014: Started every game, becoming the first rookie center to open every contest for the Packers since the league went to a 16-game schedule in 1978…Was named to the PFWA’s All-Rookie team, the first Green Bay center to be honored since its inception in 1974…Was the only player on offense to play every snap for the Packers on the season…Part of an offense that ranked No. 1 in the league in points per game (30.4), No. 6 in yards per game (386.1) and tied for No. 1 in giveaways with a franchise-record 13…Part of a line that allowed only nine sacks over the final eight regular-season games, the second-fewest allowed over that span behind only Denver (eight)…Helped the Packers finish tied for No. 9 in the NFL in total sacks allowed with 30 on the season, the fewest given up by Green Bay since 2007 (19)…Part of an offense that set a franchise record for most first downs in a season with 356…Protected Rodgers on his way to earning NFL MVP honors from AP as he ranked No. 1 in the league in TD/INT ratio (7.60, 38/5), No. 2 in passer rating (112.2), No. 2 in yards per attempt (8.43) and No. 3 in TD passes (38)…Blocked for Lacy as he ranked No. 7 in the NFL with 1,139 rushing yards on the season…At Seattle (Sept. 4): Started in one of the league’s most hostile environments in his NFL debut, becoming the first Green Bay rookie to start at center in the season opener since the 1970 merger. Became the first NFL rookie drafted in the fifth round or later to start at C in Week 1 since Philadelphia’s Jason Kelce in 2011…At Chicago (Sept. 28): Protected Rodgers as he threw for 302 yards and four TDs on 22-of-28 passing for a 151.2 passer rating, the third-best single-game mark of the QB’s career (min. 20 att.) and the fifth-best rating in team history. Was part of a line that allowed just one sack for 0 yards and helped the offense score on six of seven possessions…Vs. Minnesota (Oct. 2): Helped the offense rack up 42 points and 156 rushing yards, including Lacy’s 105 yards and two TDs on just 13 attempts. Lacy’s average of 8.1 yards per carry was a career high (min. 10 attempts)...Vs. Carolina (Oct. 19): Blocked for Rodgers as he completed 19 of 22 passes for 255 yards and three TDs, a career-high completion percentage of 86.4 and a passer rating of 154.5 that was the second best of his career…At New Orleans (Oct. 26): Helped protect Rodgers on his way to 418 yards on 28-of-39 passing, the second-best yardage output of the QB’s career and tied for the third-best total in franchise history. Helped Lacy (123) and WR Randall Cobb (126) become the first Green Bay RB/WR duo to both post 100 yards receiving in the same game since RB Eddie Lee Ivery (128) and WR Aundra Thompson (102) did so at Tampa Bay on Oct. 12, 1980…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 9): Helped the offense rack up 55 points, tied for the third most in a game in team annals, and 451 total yards. Part of a line that didn’t allow a sack and helped Rodgers throw for six TDs, which tied the single-game franchise record, with all of them coming in the first half as he tied Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica (1969) for the most in a half in NFL history. Delivered a key block on LB Lance Briggs to help spring Lacy on a second-quarter screen pass that he took 56 yards for a TD…Vs. Philadelphia (Nov. 16): Played all 68 snaps and helped the Packers post back-to-back 50-point games for the first time in franchise history…At Minnesota (Nov. 23): Helped clear the way for Lacy’s season-high 125 rushing yards on 25 carries (5.0 avg.), with 55 of those coming in the fourth quarter, a career high for Lacy…Vs. Atlanta (Dec. 8): Helped the offense record season highs for total yards (502) and first downs (28). Helped clear the way for a season-high 179 rushing yards, highlighted by a pair of 70-yard rushers in Starks (75 yards on 10 carries) and Lacy (73 yards on 13 carries). Protected Rodgers as the line allowed just one sack and helped the QB throw for 327 yards and three TDs with no INTs, his eighth game on the season with three-plus TDs/zero INTs as he tied Patriots QB Tom Brady’s single-season NFL record set in 2007…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Helped the offense register 377 yards against a Detroit defense that entered the game ranked No. 2 in the NFL (295.9 ypg). Helped the line allow just one sack (QB Matt Flynn in the third quarter) for the fourth consecutive game, the longest single-season streak of zero sacks/one sack since Weeks 8-11 in 2007…Vs. Dallas (NFC Divisional, Jan. 11): Was part of an offense that registered 425 total yards, the fifth most in a game in franchise postseason history. Blocked for Rodgers (316) and Lacy (101) as the Packers had both a 300-yard passer and a 100-yard rusher in a playoff game for the first time in team history…2014 Draft: Selected by the Packers with the first of two selections in the fifth round (No. 161 overall).
COLLEGE: Played in 42 games with 26 starts in four seasons for the Buckeyes, starting all 26 games over his final two seasons…Was part of an Ohio State team that won 24 consecutive games from 2012-13…Earned his degree in economics…Senior season (2013): Started all 14 games at C, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and the media…One of five team captains, he was part of an Ohio State line that helped the team set school records for points scored (637), yards per carry (6.8), touchdowns (87) and TD passes (38)…Helped the Buckeyes lead the Big Ten and rank No. 5 in the nation with an average of 308.6 rushing yards per game…Part of an Ohio State offense that ranked No. 7 in the country with an average of 511.9 yards per game and No. 5 in the nation with 45 rushing TDs…Helped the offense rank No. 4 in the country in red-zone percentage (.952, 60 of 63)…Blocked for QB Braxton Miller and RB Carlos Hyde, who both earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition…Helped Hyde rush for 1,521 yards (No. 13 in the nation) and 15 TDs on 208 carries (7.3 avg.)…Junior season (2012): Started every game at C for a Buckeyes team that went 12-0, earning honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition from both the coaches and media…Helped the Buckeyes average a Big Ten-leading 37.2 points per game and 242.3 rushing yards per game (No. 2 in Big Ten, No. 10 nationally)…Part of an Ohio State offense that ranked No. 13 in the country with 37 rushing TDs…Blocked for Miller as he rushed for 1,271 yards, the most by a QB in a single season in school history…Also helped Miller post a school-record 3,310 yards of total offense…Played through a painful foot injury in the latter part of the season, one that required postseason surgery…Sophomore season (2011): Appeared in 10 games as a reserve at both guard and tackle positions…Part of a Buckeyes offense that averaged 191.2 rushing yards per game (No. 27 in the nation)…Redshirt freshman season (2010): Appeared in six games as a reserve center and right guard…Made his collegiate debut vs. Marshall (Sept. 2), seeing time in a reserve capacity.
PERSONAL: Given name Corey Michael Linsley…Born in Youngstown, Ohio…Married, wife’s name is Anna…High school: Attended Boardman (Ohio) High School, where he earned first-team All-Federal League, All-Northeast Ohio and second-team All-Ohio honors as a senior…Played in the Big 33 Football Classic that features high school recruits from the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania…Served as a team captain as a senior…Was named to the Midwest Top 30 by SuperPrep…Lettered all four years in track, where he was the regional and league champion and a state medalist in the shot put (top throw of 63 feet, 1½ inches as a senior)…Also threw the discus, with a top throw of 191 feet, 2 inches as a senior…Community involvement: Along with his wife, serves as a volunteer advocate for the Wisconsin CASA Association and participated in a fundraiser for the organization in June 2018…Participated in an NFL Play 60 event in Appleton, Wis., in November 2014…While he was at Ohio State, was active with the 2nd and 7 Foundation, which promotes reading by providing free books and positive role models to kids in need…Residence: Boardman, Ohio.
