PRO CAREER: Set career highs in 2007 in games played (14), starts (9), tackles (80) and recorded his first two career interceptions… Has 110 tackles and 16 special teams tackles in 23 career games (12 starts)… Battled injury in 2006, missing the first 7 games while on the Physically Unable to Perform List and the last 8 games on Injured Reserve, suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in Game 8… Signed following a tryout during the Bears post-draft rookie mini-camp in 2005… Only undrafted rookie to make active roster following 2005 training camp… Suffered knee injury in 2005 season finale after starting the final 3 contests.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Entered NFL as an undrafted free agent, signing 3-year contract with Chicago (5/1/05). SIGNED through 2008

2007 SEASON: Spent time at SS and FS, starting 9-of-14 games played… Racked up 80 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 PBU, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery, along with 10 special teams tackles… Tied for lead or led the team in tackles three times during the season… Appeared in Games 1-7 and 10-16; Started Game 1 as a third safety, Games 4 and 12-16 at SS and Games 5-6 at FS; Inactive Games 8 and 9. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 14-9

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2006 - Participated in 1 game (Game 8) after coming off the Physically Unable to Perform List gathering 1 defensive tackle and 2 special teams tackles before rupturing his Achilles tendon and being placed on Injured Reserve (11/6).
2005 - Played 8 games with 3 starts at safety - 1 at FS and 2 at SS… Finished with 29 tackles, 1 TFL and 4 special teams tackles… Participated in Games 1, 9-11, 13-16; Started Games 14-16; Inactive Games 2-8, 12… Saw first extensive time at safety at PIT (12/11) and responded with 8 tackles and 1 TFL… First career start at FS vs. ATL (12/18); led secondary with 9 tackles… Left game at MIN (1/1) with knee injury… Placed on injured reserve (1/10/06).

COLLEGE: Four-year letterwinner at Maine (2001-04) started 33-of-34 games played to finish his career while totaling 293 career tackles, 7.5 sacks, 20 TFLs, 7 INTs, 10 PBUs, 3 forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries… First-team all-Atlantic 10 as a senior FS… Second-team all-Atlantic 10 and Maine's Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a junior, starting all 11 games at FS and leading the team with 85 tackles… Played 13 games as a sophomore, starting 12 at SS with 94 tackles… Earned the "Hammer Award" for the Black Bears' best special teams hit in 4 games during freshman year, finishing season with 14 special teams tackles… Majored in business.

PERSONAL: Named defensive first-team all-county following senior season at Lincoln H.S. in Jersey City, N.J. after recording 63 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and blocking 3 punts… Selected MVP of the North/South All-Star game… Son of Annie Herring and Kyle McGowan.

Four-year letterwinner at Maine (2001-04) started 33-of-34 games played to finish his career while totaling 293 career tackles, 7.5 sacks, 20 TFLs, 7 INTs, 10 PBUs, 3 forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries… First-team all-Atlantic 10 as a senior FS… Second-team all-Atlantic 10 and Maine's Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a junior, starting all 11 games at FS and leading the team with 85 tackles… Played 13 games as a sophomore, starting 12 at SS with 94 tackles… Earned the "Hammer Award" for the Black Bears' best special teams hit in 4 games during freshman year, finishing season with 14 special teams tackles… Majored in business.

Named defensive first-team all-county following senior season at Lincoln H.S. in Jersey City, N.J. after recording 63 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and blocking 3 punts… Selected MVP of the North/South All-Star game… Son of Annie Herring and Kyle McGowan.

Entered NFL as an undrafted free agent, signing 3-year contract with Chicago (5/1/05). SIGNED through 2008

Career Statistics
Year	Team	G	tckls	solo	ast	sacks	int	yds	avg	lg	td
2008	CHI	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
2007	CHI	14	60	50	10	0	2	5	2.5	5	0
2006	CHI	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
2005	CHI	8	27	22	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0