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PRO CAREER: Continued his electrifying display of talent in his second season by breaking his own NFL record for kick returns for touchdowns (4 punt, 2 kickoff) en route to his second-consecutive Pro Bowl and Associated Press All-Pro selections... Ranks 4th in NFL history in combined career kick return scores with a franchise-record 11, just two behind Brian Mitchell for the most all-time... Is one of three Bears all-time to receive first-team AP All-Pro honors in their first two seasons (Gale Sayers, 1965-66 and Richard Barwegan, 1950-51)... Has posted 12 return touchdowns (7 punt, 4 kickoff and 1 missed FG) in his first two seasons in the NFL, the most ever by a player in his first two seasons and the most ever in consecutive years... Holds the NFL record for career punt return average (14.1) among players with at least 75 returns... Set single-season franchise record with 651 punt return yards, 15.5 punt return average and NFL-tying 4 punt return touchdowns in 2007... Also holds franchise single-game records with 152 punt return yards at ARZ (10/16/06) and 225 kickoff return yards at STL (12/11/06)… Is tied for 6th all-time in NFL history with 7 punt return touchdowns, just 3 behind Eric Metcalf for first place and is tied for 11th all-time in kickoff returns for touchdowns, just two away from the top spot... Averages a touchdown once every 13.8 kick returns, the best ratio in NFL history (11 TD, 152 returns)... Totaled 314 combined kick return yards (219 kickoff, 95 punt) at DET (9/30/07), the highest total in franchise history and 2nd-highest total in NFL annals... Led the Bears with a 15.0 upc average, catching 20 passes for 299 yards and 2 TDs... In 2007, became the 7th player in NFL history to have 600 punt return and 600 kickoff return yards in the same season, and has surpassed the 500-yard mark in both punt and kickoff returns the past two seasons, making him just the second player ever to accomplish that feat in back-to-back seasons... Became sixth player in NFL history to record 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns in the same game with returns of 94 and 96 yards at STL (12/11/06) and the fifth player in NFL history to have multiple games with two or more kick return touchdowns (also, 11/25 vs. DEN)… Ranks 2nd in franchise history in punt return yards (1,251) and 10th in kickoff return yards (1,462)... After posting a NFL-high 11 punt returns of 20 or more yards in 2006, the most in the league since 1997 (Karl Williams, TB, 12), added a NFL-high 10 in 2007… The 2007 Pro Bowl return man also set the then-NFL mark for most combined kick return TDs in a season with 5 (3 punt return, 2 kick return), before breaking his own record in 2007… Connected on a 81-yard TD from Brian Griese vs. MIN (10/14), the longest Bears’ passing play since 9/12/94 at PHI (Erik Kramer to Curtis Conway, 85 yards)... In 2006, became first Bears rookie selected to the Pro Bowl since Brian Urlacher (2001) and is also the first player to make the Pro Bowl in his first two seasons since Urlacher (2001-02)… Set a NFL record with 6 return touchdowns in a single-season during his rookie campaign in 2006... The first-team All-Pro selection in 2006 by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, USA Today Sports Weekly, The Sporting News and ESPN.com became the first player in NFL history to return the opening kickoff of a Super Bowl for a touchdown when he returned Super Bowl XLI's first play 92 yards for a score… Tied teammate Nathan Vasher's franchise record for longest play with a 108-yard missed field goal return TD at NYG (11/12/06), which is tied for the second longest play in NFL history heading into the 2008 season… Named to Pro Football Weekly/PFWA's All-NFL, All-NFC and All-Rookie teams as a punt returner and the All-NFC and All-Rookie teams as a kick returner after leading NFL in punt returns (47) and punt return yards (600), while finishing 2nd in NFL in punt return average (12.8) and 5th in kickoff return average (26.4 on 20 returns for 528 yards) in 2006… Returned punt 84 yards for a TD in NFL debut at GB (9/10/06) to become first Bears rookie in 51 years to return a punt for a score in his first game (Perry Jeter, vs. BALT, 9/30/56)… Career weekly and monthly awards: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honoree (at NYG, 11/12/06; vs. MIN, 12/3/06; at STL, 12/11/06; vs. KC, 9/16/07; vs. MIN, 10/14/07; vs. DEN, 11/25/07; vs. NO, 12/30/07); NFC Special Teams Player of the Month (12/06 and 9/07) … Became third player in NFL history to return at least two punts for TDs of 80 or more yards as a rookie… Saw time as a reserve cornerback registering 11 tackles and 1 PBU as a rookie... Rookie recipient of the Brian Piccolo Award, voted by his teammates. ... Became the second-fastest played in NFL history to reach 1,000 punt return yards (24 games)... Became the first player in team history to record 1,000 punt and kickoff return yards in a career.

2007 SEASON: Selected to his second consecutive Pro Bowl and his second straight AP All-Pro honors after setting the single-season NFL record with 6 kick returns for touchdowns with an NFL-tying 4 punt return TDs and 2 kickoff returns for scores... Appeared in all 16 games, leading the NFC (2nd in NFL) in punt return average (15.5) and ranking 2nd in the NFC in punt return yards (651) and total return yards (1,585)... Established single-season franchise marks for punt return average (15.5) and punt return yards (651), which is the 9th highest total in NFL history... Returned 43 kickoffs for 934 yards (21.7)... Led the Bears with 8 touchdowns (4 punt returns, 2 kickoff returns, 2 receiving) and was Chicago’s second-leading scorer... Made transition from cornerback to wide receiver, catching 20 passes for 299 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a Bears season-long 81-yard reception vs. MIN (10/14)... Earned his first NFC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. KC (9/16) after posting his first touchdown of the season, a 73-yard punt return... Posted a franchise-record 314 combined return yards (219 KR, 95 PR), which ranks second all-time in NFL history, including a career-long 97-yard kickoff return at DET (9/30)... Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September after accumulating an NFL-high 602 return yards, while leading the NFL with 239 punt return yards and a 19.9 punt return average, as the only player in the NFL with a touchdown on both a punt and kickoff... Totaled 272 all-purpose yards and scored 2 touchdowns, including career-long 89-yard punt return for a touchdown and a career-long 81-yard touchdown reception vs. MIN (10/14) en route to his 2nd NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honor... For his third NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, returned 2 kicks for touchdowns - a 75-yard punt return and 88-yard kickoff return - posting 232 total kick return yards vs. DEN (11/25)... Caught a career-high 5 passes for 67 yards at WAS (12/6)... Scored NFL-record sixth kick return touchdown of the season on a 64-yard punt and was honored with his fourth NFC Special Teams Player of the Week award vs. NO (12/30), adding a 55-yard touchdown reception as well. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 16-0

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Entered NFL as a second-round selection (57th overall) by Chicago in the 2006 NFL Draft… Signed 4-year contract with Bears (7/3/06). SIGNED through 2009

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2006 - Played all 16 games during All-Pro and Pro Bowl rookie season, leading the NFL in punt returns (47) and punt return yards (600) while tied for the lead with 3 punt return TDs and 2nd in punt return average at 12.8 (led NFC)… Also led NFC in kick return average (5th in the NFL) at 26.4 on 20 returns for 528 yards while tying for league lead with 2 kickoff return TDs… Saw time on defense as a reserve cornerback recording 11 tackles and 1 PBU… Returned a punt 84-yards for a TD in NFL debut at GB (9/10)… Returned punt 83 yards for the game winning score with under 3 minutes remaining at ARZ (10/16) to cap a comeback from 20-points down in the second half while setting a Bears single-game record with 152 punt return yards… Earned 1st career NFC Special Teams Player of the Week award (11/12) after tying the record for longest play in NFL history with a 108-yard missed field goal return, one-day shy of the anniversary of teammate Nathan Vasher's original 108-yard record-setting missed field goal return… Earned 2nd Special Teams Player of the Week award vs. MIN (12/3) after setting a Bears record with his 3rd punt return TD of the season on a 45-yard scoring return… Earned 2nd consecutive and 3rd NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honor overall after setting an NFL record with his 5th (94-yard kick return) and 6th (96-yard kick return) return touchdowns of the season at STL (12/11), while also earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Month in December… During Super Bowl XLI (2/4/07) became 8th player in NFL history to return a kickoff for a touchdown in a Super Bowl and first to do so on the game's opening kick. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 16-0

COLLEGE: Played offense, defense and special teams for the Miami Hurricanes (2003-05), starting games at cornerback, nickel back, running back and fullback while seeing time at wide receiver and returning punts and kickoffs during his collegiate career in which he returned 6 kicks for TDs (2 kickoffs, 4 punts)… Played primarily as a CB tallying 12 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 INT and 2 PBUs during junior season while seeing some time on offense by the end of the season gaining 70 yards on 8 rushes and catching 3 passes for 15 yards while appearing in 10 games and starting 1 contest… Ranked 2nd in ACC and 13th in NCAA with a 14.2-yard punt return average while earning all-ACC honors… Named to Walter Camp All-America team as NCAA's best kick returner, selected by The Sporting News as the top kickoff returner and tabbed first-team all-ACC as a kick returner as a sophomore after ranking 9th in the nation averaging 26.6 yards per return with 1 TD return… Finished 5th in NCAA with a 17.6 punt return average and returned 3 punts for TDs… His 4 TDs off returns were the second-most in the country and tied Santana Moss' single-season school record, while becoming first Hurricane to return 2 punts for TDs in a game (vs. Louisiana Tech)… Began season at CB but started at 4 different positions in 2004 and led team with 4 INTs, adding 12 tackles and 2 PBUs… As a freshman, played WR and returned kicks ranking 6th nationally in kickoff return average at 28.7 yards per return while adding 116 yards on 4 catches (29.0 avg)… Captured 2004 Big East indoor long jump title as a member of Canes track and field team… Majored in liberal arts.

PERSONAL: Attended Suncoast H.S. in Riviera Beach, Fla. playing football for coach Jimmy Bell… Widely regarded as one of the top recruits in the nation as a senior and was selected a Parade All-American and USA Today first-team All-American… Rated the No. 1 prospect in Florida and No. 6 player in the nation regardless of position by SuperPrep… Tabbed as the top defensive back prospect coming out of high school in Florida by numerous publications and earned first-team all-state honors as a senior… Rushed for 1,014 yards and 12 TDs on 94 carries while gaining 1,028 yards on 38 catches with 9 TDs in addition to throwing 5 TDs and 225 yards during senior season… On defense, tallied 156 tackles with 3 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery as a senior… Also a track standout and received All-America accolades and ranked 2nd nationally in the long jump as a junior.