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2003: Appeared in all 16 games for Bears with 6 starts ... Ranked 4th among the team's defensive linemen with a career-high 39 tackles ... Started Games 4-8 and 15.
2002: Provided valuable depth for the Bears at both defensive tackle spots with 28 tackles, playing in all 16 games for the first time in his career and making the first 5 starts of his NFL career ... Started Games 3-6 at LDT for injured Ted Washington and Game 16 at RDT for injured Keith Traylor.
2001: Gained first NFL game experience while playing in 11 of Chicago's final 12 contests, plus the playoff game, as a reserve D-tackle and special teamer ... Inactive Games 1-4 and 12 ... Registered tackles in each of the last 5 games, including 2 sacks.
2000: Spent first 11 weeks of his rookie season on Detroit's practice squad before being claimed by the Bears and placed on their active roster ... Inactive for Chicago's final 5 games.
College Career
College playing experience consisted of 2 years at Mt. San Antonio J.C. (Walnut, Calif.) ... Named 1999 Mission Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a sophomore ... Also earned first team J.C. Grid Wire All-America and first-team All-Mission Conference honors in 1999 ... Started and played all 10 games, forcing 5 fumbles and recovering 4 others ... Earned All-Mission Conference honors as a freshman in 1998, recording 15 sacks and 15 TFLs ... Originally enrolled at Central State (Ohio) in 1995, but was forced to leave when the school dropped football ... Spent time working in Lansing, Mich. following departure from Central State (Ohio) ... Brief time at Central St. began his 5-year college eligibility clock, which forced him to enter the 2000 NFL Draft.
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