PRO CAREER: Emerged to become a significant threat in Bears offense in his four years with Chicago (2008-11)... Has caught 124 passes for 1,659 yards (13.4 avg) and 6 TDs... Played in 51 career games, including 22 starts... Posted one 100-yard receiving game... Carried the ball 2 times for 9 yards (4.5 avg)... Returned 16 punts for 167 yards (10.4 avg) and 1 TD and 3 kickoffs for 49 yards (16.3 avg)... Tallied 4 career special teams tackles.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted in the third round (70th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears... Signed a 4-year contract with the Bears (7/1/08)... Signed 4-year extension with Chicago (12/2/11). SIGNED through 2015
PRO CAREER: Emerged to become a significant threat in Bears offense in his four years with Chicago (2008-11)... Has caught 124 passes for 1,659 yards (13.4 avg) and 6 TDs... Played in 51 career games, including 22 starts... Posted one 100-yard receiving game... Carried the ball 2 times for 9 yards (4.5 avg)... Returned 16 punts for 167 yards (10.4 avg) and 1 TD and 3 kickoffs for 49 yards (16.3 avg)... Tallied 4 career special teams tackles.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted in the third round (70th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears... Signed a 4-year contract with the Bears (7/1/08)... Signed 4-year extension with Chicago (12/2/11). SIGNED through 2015
2011 SEASON: Played in 11 games, making 4 starts... Finished fourth on the team in receiving yards (381) on 24 receptions (career-high 15.9 ypr)... Led or tied for the team lead in receptions on two occasions... All six receptions on third down were converted into first downs... Inactive for five games due to chest injury. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED 11-4
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2010 - Played in 14 games, making 3 starts... Finished second on the team in receiving yards (561) and third in receptions (46)... Collected a career-high 3 TD catches... Posted his first career 100-yard receiving game at DET (12/5)... Led or tied for the team lead in receptions on five occasions... Rushed for 9 yards on 2 carries (4.5 avg)... Inactive for two games due to injury. 2009 - Started 15 of the 16 games he appeared in, finishing second on Chicago with 717 receiving yards on 54 catches (13.3 avg)... Collected 2 TD receptions, including the first of his career vs. STL (12/6)... Returned 14 punts for 143 yards (10.2), including a 49-yard TD return at BAL (12/20), and 2 kickoffs for 40 yards... Made his first career start at GB (9/13). 2008 - Saw action in 10 games, including the final five contests... Returned 1 punt for 17 yards and added 4 special teams stops, including a career-high 3 stops vs. JAX (12/7).
COLLEGE: All-time leader in SEC history in receptions (236) three year career at Vanderbilt (2005-2007)... Named all-SEC all three years in college, taking home first-team honors as a sophomore and junior and second-team accolades as a freshman... Became the only player in SEC history to record 75 receptions or more in three seasons... Tied for 2nd in Commodore history with 20 TD catches... Ranked 3rd in Vanderbilt history and 9th in SEC history with 2,852 career receiving yards... Holds the school record for career receptions, receiving yards in a game (223 vs. Richmond, 2007), TD receptions in a game (5 vs. Kentucky, 2005), most games with 10 or more receptions (9) and most games with 200+ receiving yards (3)... Compiled three of the top five receiving performances in school history... Collected at least 1 reception in every game he played and notched at least 4 catches in 29-of-36 career contests, starting the final 32 of those games... Became just the fifth player in SEC history to tally 5 TD catches in a single game (vs. Kentucky).
PERSONAL: Started at WR, RB and CB at West End H.S. in Birmingham, AL where he was named first-team all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association... Also lettered in basketball... Son of Sarah Bennett and Earl Frison... Volunteered time to efforts aimed at helping local children in inner-city Birmingham community.
