PRO CAREER: Ranks 9th in NFL with 46 sacks since 2002, registering at least 9.5 sacks in 3 of those 5 seasons… Has garnered 0.52 sacks per game as a member of the Bears (21.5 sacks in 41 contests), 3rd highest average for a Chicago player since 1982… His 21.5 sacks are also the most over a 3-year span by a Bears defensive lineman since Jim Flanigan recorded 22.0 sacks from 1995-1997… Owner of 12 multiple-sack games in which his team has a 10-2 record (5-0 with Chicago)… Has registered 5 fumble recoveries since coming to Chicago in 2004, the most by an active Bear over that span… Started 73 of 80 career games played, including all 41 in Chicago, totaling 323 career tackles, 12 TFLs, 15 PBUs, 11 forced fumbles and 8 fumble recoveries… Has started 14 or more games in 4 of his last 5 seasons… Has recorded his career high of 3 sacks in 3 contests: 11/20/05 vs. CAR, 10/12/03 at JAX, 11/17/02 vs. BALT… Has 18 tackles and 3 TFLs while leading all active Bears with 3 sacks in 4 career postseason starts… Led Chicago with 10 sacks in 2005, becoming first Bears DE to record double-digit sacks in a season since Richard Dent in 1993… Earned first Pro Bowl appearance in 2003 by leading AFC with career-high 15 sacks… Became sixth Dolphins DE voted to Pro Bowl after recording the 5th-highest single-season sack total in franchise history… Notched 9.5 sacks in 2002 while starting all 16 contests including 4.5 sacks over a 4-game streak (12/1-12/21)… Two-time AFC Defensive Player of the Week (11/17/02, 9/21/03).

HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired by Chicago (8/21/04) via trade with Miami for Marty Booker and a conditional 2005 draft pick.

PERSONAL NOTES: An all-city selection as a senior at Tottenville H.S. in Staten Island, N.Y… Has done work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Read Across America… Has assisted in building houses for Habitat for Humanity… Often spends his off days speaking in schools, visiting hospitals or attending other charity events… Goes by the nickname “Wale.”