| Alex Brown has led the Bears in sacks in each of the past two seasons, while starting every game. After signing a five-year contract extension that will keep him in Chicago through 2009, Brown looks to reach double-digits in the category for the first time in his career this season. Taken in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2002 draft.
2004: Started at RDE for all 16 games, leading Chicago with a career-high 6 sacks and ranking 2nd on the D-line with 73 tackles while pacing the unit with 11 TFLs and 4 PBUs... Added 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery... Named NFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week after posting 4 sacks at NYG, tied for the third-highest single-game sack total in franchise history.
2003: In first season as a full-time starter, led the Bears with 5.5 sacks while pacing the D-line with a career-high 79 tackles, 61 solos, and 6 TFLs while forcing 2 fumbles and recovering 1... Recorded sacks in consecutive games for the first time in his career and intercepted his first career pass.
2002: Made immediate impact on Chicago's defensive line as a rookie, displaying a nose for the ball while appearing in the final 15 games and starting 9 of the last 10 at RDE... Tied for team lead with 3 forced fumbles and ranked fifth on Bears with 2.5 sacks... Also totaled 49 tackles (32 solos) and 3 PBUs while contributing on special teams coverage.
COLLEGE: Selected as an All-American, first-team All-SEC and Lombardi Award semifinalist (finalist as a senior) each of the final 3 seasons of his 4-year Florida career (1998-2001)... Established school record with 33 career sacks, including single-season UF-best 13 as a senior, while starting 31- of-46 regular season games played... Totaled 161 tackles with 47 total stops for loss (sixth-best total in school history)... First-team All-American selection by the Walter Camp Foundation, National Sports Bureau, Football News and the Football Writers Association... Finalist for the Lombardi and Nagurski Awards... Associated Press SEC Defensive Player-of-the-Year... Started every game at RDE, recording 50 tackles with 10.5 sacks, 14 TFLs and 4 PBUs, while forcing 1 fumble and blocking 3 kicks... Second-team All-American choice by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and ABC Sports... One of UF's 5 captains in 2000... Started 11-of-12 regular season games, recording 56 tackles with 7.5 sacks and 12 TFLs... In first season at D-end, garnered firstteam All-American honors by Football News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation... Started at the rush end position in 9-of-12 games, making 45 tackles with 13 sacks, 18 TFLs, 2 INTs, and 5 forced fumbles... Saw action at SLB in all 11 regular season games as a true freshman, backing up Jevon Kearse, and recording 10 tackles with 2 sacks and 3 TFLs... Majored in recreation program delivery.
PERSONAL: One of the nation's elite prep LBs coming out of Hamilton County (White Springs, Fla.) H.S. in 1996, concluding his prep career with a first-team All-State (3A) selection and district MVP on defense and offense... As a senior, credited with 117 tackles at LB while rushing for 767 yards with 18 TDs and passing for 863 yards with 6 TDs at QB... Earned high school All-America honors from several recruiting publications. Also selected as district MVP in basketball and was the state 3A champion in the discus in 1996... Son of Essie and James Brown... He and wife, Karimar, have 1 son, Antonio. |
