2002 -- Made his NFL debut for the Bears 4 weeks into the season and went on to establish himself as a starter at 2 different positions over the final 11 games of the campaign ... Started at LG Games 6-10 before moving to LT for Games 11-16

2001 -- Inactive for all 16 regular season games and the playoff contest.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Entered NFL as a third-round selection (68th overall) by Chicago in the 2001 NFL Draft. SIGNED through 2004.

COLLEGE: Concluded his Notre Dame career (1997-2000) with a string of 26 consecutive starts ... Selected first-team All-America by The Sports Xchange, third-team by The Sporting News and first-team All-Independent by the Football News as a senior ... Recipient of the Guardian-of-the-Year Award, given annually to the team's best O-lineman, in 2000 as well while starting every game at RG ... Played major role in Irish converting 33-of-35 scoring opportunities inside the red zone that season ... Also started every game at RG as a junior, one of only 3 players to log over 300 minutes of playing time for an offense that averaged 419.7 yards per game ... Saw first collegiate game action as a sophomore, playing in every game and starting the final 3 contests at RG ... Did not see any game action as a redshirt freshman ... Graduated in May, 2000, with bachelor's degrees in both sociology and computer applications.

PERSONAL: Two-time All-City, All-District and All-Area pick at Garland (Tex.) H.S., earning 4 letters at TE and DE ... Selected for the Texas-Oklahoma Oil Bowl and Texas-California Shrine Classic All-Star games ... Cousin, Tony Blevins, was a defensive back at the University of Kansas and with the Indianapolis Colts.