PRO CAREER: Five-time Pro Bowl selection was named the 2005 Associated Press Defensive Player-of-the-Year, becoming the second Bears player to win the award (Mike Singletary, 1985, 1988) in franchise history and just the fifth player in NFL history to be named Defensive Rookie-of-the-Year and Defensive Player-of-the-Year in their career Has led Chicago in tackles in 5 of his 6 seasons while recording over 100 tackles in each campaign His 956 career tackles are the most for a Bears player in his first 6 NFL seasons Has contributed to Chicago allowing the fewest points in the NFL in 2 of his 6 seasons, including 2005 when the Bears 202 points allowed was the fewest since a franchise-record 187 in 1986 First Chicago defender to lead the team in tackles in his initial 4 NFL seasons and was the first Bear to pace the team in tackles for 4 straight seasons since Singletary did so for 5 straight years (1988-92) Fifth player in franchise history to receive Pro Bowl selections in each of his first 4 NFL seasons (Rick Casares, Mike Ditka, Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers) Ranks 2nd behind Mike Brown on Bears all-time list for career fumble return yards with 158 on 5 career recoveries, including a 90-yard TD in 2001 Stands 7th on team’s career sacks list (first kept as a stat in 1982) with 32.5 career sacks – 2nd all-time among Bears LBs (Otis Wilson, 36.5) Career awards include: AP and Pro Football Weekly NFL Defensive Player-of-the-Year (2005) Football Digest NFL Defensive Player-of-the-Year (2001) AP NFL Defensive Rookie-of-the-Year (2000) 4-time NFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week 10/7/01, 9/15/02, 9/19/04, 10/31/04) NFC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week (12/23/01) NFC Defensive Rookie-of-the-Month (Oct. 2000) Posted career-high 214 tackles in 2002, the most ever by a Bear since tackle totals began being recorded in 1971 Registered first 2 career TDs and was involved in a career-high 6 turnovers in 2001 while serving as the focal point of a defense that allowed an NFL-low 203 points The third Bear ever named NFL Defensive Rookie-of-the-Year behind Mark Carrier (1990) and Wally Chambers (1973) was Chicago’s first rookie Pro Bowler since Mark Carrier Second Bears rookie ever to lead team in tackles (Doug Plank, 1975) while being recognized by his teammates as the rookie recipient of the Brian Piccolo Award. CAREER TRANSACTIONS Entered NFL as first-round selection (ninth overall) by Chicago in the 2000 NFL Draft Signed contract with Bears (6/16/00) Signed 9-year contract with Chicago (6/6/03). SIGNED through 2011