| Led Bears with five interceptions as a rookie. Looks for an expanded role in his second season. Taken by Chicago in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2004 draft.
2004: Led Chicago with 5 INTs as a rookie while playing all 16 games, starting 7... Tied for 3rd in NFC and 8th in NFL with 5 INTs while tying for 3rd in NFL for picks by a rookie... Averaged 35.4 yards per INT return which was tops among NFC defenders with at least 3 INTs... His 177 INT return yards were the third-highest single-season total in Bears history... Contributed to Bears record-setting 6 defensive TDs with a 71-yard INT return TD. Added 1 fumble recovery to give him 6 takeways, tied for most on the team with Mike Green while finishing with 30 tackles, 5 PBUs and 9 special teams tackles.
COLLEGE: Three-year starter at Texas (2000-03) at SS (sophomore) and CB (junior and senior)... Started 38 of 47 contests during his career and was an All-American punt returner in 2001... Totaled 152 tackles (117 solos), 15 TFLs and 2 sacks... Set the school career-record with 64 PBUs, breaking Quentin Jammer's old mark of 57, and tied the all-time school record of 17 INTs... Returned 94 punts for 1,314 yards and 2 TDs in his career, shattering the previous school record (Eric Metcalf, 1,076 yds.)... Named All-Big 12 first-team as a senior season with school season-record with 26 PBUs, topping Quentin Jammer's previous mark of 24... Named second-team All-American by CNN/SI as a junior ... Selected to the All-Big 12 second team as a CB and to the third team as a punt returner... Third-team All-American selection by The Sporting News following sophomore campaign... Chosen as a firstteam All-Big 12 performer by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and picked for the second team by the league's coaches... Tyed the single-season school record with 7 INTs... Added 18 PBUs and 1 fumble recovery... Broke singleseason school PR record with 554 yards on 37 punt returns and set a single-game school record with 173 yards on 7 punt returns... Majored in liberal arts.
PERSONAL: Played both WR and CB at Texas H.S. in Texarkana, Texas... Named to first-team Texas 4A All-State team on both offense and defense as a senior by the Texas Sportswriters Association and was a 1999 first-team all-state selection at CB by the Associated Press... Registered 106 tackles, 6 INTs, 2 sacks and forced 3 fumbles in 1999 while catching 52 passes for 837 yards and 12 TDs... Lettered 3 seasons in basketball and track... Honor roll student in high school... Born Nathanael DeWayne Vasher in Wichita Falls, Texas ... Mother is Monica. |
