PRO CAREER: Important reserve linebacker and member of the Bears special teams unit during his first two NFL seasons, tallying 18 special teams tackles in 19 career games played… Saw playing time at LB in 2007 filling in for injured Lance Briggs on multiple contests including one start (at MIN, 12/17) and recorded 28 tackles, one sack and 3 PBUs… Appeared in the first 3 games of rookie season, registering 3 special teams tackles, 1 in each contest, and 1 pass break-up, before a chest injury forced him on Injured Reserve for the rest of the year.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Entered NFL as a fourth-round selection (120th overall) by Chicago in the 2006 NFL Draft… Signed 4-year contract with Bears (7/3/06). SIGNED through 2009

2007 SEASON: Played in all 16 games, starting Game 14 as 4th LB… Recorded 28 tackles, 1 sack, 3 PBUs and 15 special teams tackles for the season… Tallied a team-high and career-high 12 tackles in first extensive action on defense vs. DAL (9/23)… Recorded 1st career sack, had 2 PBUs along with 5 tackles at DET (9/30)… Notched a career-high 4 special teams tackles vs. NYG (12/2). GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 16-1

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2006 - Recorded 3 special teams tackles and 1 PBU before suffering a chest injury at MIN (9/24)… Played in Games 1-3 before being placed on IR (9/26).

COLLEGE: Three-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Arizona State (2002-05) missed only 2 games during his career, starting 35 of 48 career games played… Recorded 256 career tackles, 25 TFLs, 7 INTs and 6 sacks… Two-time honorable mention all-Pac 10 winner as a senior and junior was the co-recipient of the Pat Tillman Valor Award as a junior and co-recipient of ASU's Bill Kajikawa Freshman-of-the-Year Award… Majored in justice studies.

PERSONAL: Attended Langham Creek H.S. in Houston… Named the Houston Touchdown Club Defensive Player-of-the-Year earning second-team all-state honors following senior season when he totaled 135 tackles, 43 TFLs, 5 blocked punts, 13 forced fumbles and 2 defensive TDs… PrepStar honorable mention All-America and a member of the all-Greater Houston team… Three-year starter , served as the team captain twice in basketball… Named to the honor roll all 4 years in high school and was a member of the Spanish Club and the National Honor Society… Son of Dwayne and Arlene Williams.