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Enters his seventh season with Chicago, totaling 353 tackles (190 solo), 4.5 sacks, 1 INT, 10 PBUs, 2 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and 14 TFLs ... The six-year vet has played in 86 career games with 56 starts... One of just 3 players with at least 60 tackles as a Bear from 2004-07 (Briggs, Urlacher)... Credited with 37 special teams tackles, including 30 over the first 4 years of his career... Has started 3-of-4 postseason appearances with 19 tackles and 1 PBU... His career-high 12 special teams tackles as a rookie helped solidify Chicago’s special teams in 2003.

2008 SEASON: Saw action in 13 games with 6 starts... Notched 23 tackles (10 solo), 1.0 sack and 2 PBUs... Added 5 special teams stops... Inactive for Games 8-9 and 16 with an injury. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 13-6

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2007 - Played in all 16 games for the second time in his career, starting a career-high 14 contests... Finished third on the Bears with a career-high 101 tackles, marking the first 100-tackle season of his career... Also registered 5 QB Hits, 3 TFLs, 2 PBUs, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery... Started Games 1-9 and 11-15... Tallied double-digit tackles in 5 games and paced Chicago in tackles twice... Matched a career high with 13 tackles at OAK (11/11).
2006 - Started career-high 13 regular season games at strongside linebacker, finishing 6th on the Bears with 68 tackles... Added 2 TFLs, 1 fumble recovery and a career-high 3 PBUs... Saw action in Games 1 and 3-16, starting Games 1, 3, 5 and 7-16 at SLB; Inactive Game 2... Also started Divisional Playoff vs. SEA (1/14/07) and Super Bowl XLI (2/4/07), playing as a reserve in the NFC Championship Game vs. NO (1/21/07) with the Bears opening in a 5-DB set.
2005 - Ranked 7th on Chicago with 71 tackles including 5 TFLs, 1 sack, 1 INT and 2 PBUs while starting 12 of the first 13 games at SLB before a thumb injury sidelined him for the final 3 regular season games... Ranked 7th on Bears with 9 special teams tackles... Played in Games 1-13 - starting at SLB in Games 1-2, 4-13; Inactive for Games 14-16 with thumb injury.
2004 - Started 11 games while appearing in all 16 and posting 90 tackles and 2.5 sacks, ranking 4th and 5th on the Bears, respectively... Started Games 3-4, 10-11, 14-16 at MLB for injured Urlacher and Games 5, 8-9 and 12 at SLB... First NFL start came at MLB for injured Urlacher at MIN (9/26) and led team with 8 tackles, 1 TFL and returned a fumble 13 yards before a lateral to Briggs for 11 yards... Made first career start at SLB vs. WAS (10/17).
2003 - Tied for 5th on Chicago with 12 special teams tackles as a rookie, playing 13 games on special teams... Joined Bears practice squad in Week 2 after being waived by Green Bay... Signed to active roster and made his NFL debut vs. OAK (10/5), equaling the team lead with 2 special teams tackles.