PRO CAREER: Veteran defensive end has shown durability playing in a team-high 95 consecutive games... Has totaled 405 tackles, 31.5 sacks, 37 TFLs, 4 INTs, 25 PBUs, 15 forced fumbles and 9 fumble recoveries in 6 NFL seasons... Tied for the NFL lead in interceptions by a defensive lineman over the past 2 seasons with 3 and his 4 career interceptions are tied for 2nd all-time by a Bears defensive lineman... His 31.5 career sacks are ninth most in franchise history and second among active Bears (Urlacher, 37.5)... Named second-alternate for the 2007 Pro Bowl after being named a first-alternate for the 2006 Pro Bowl… His 31.5 career sacks rank second on the defensive line (Ogunleye, 55.5 overall, 30.5 with the Bears)... Tallied 356 tackles over last 5 campaigns, tops on the D-line and 4th on team (Urlacher, Briggs, Tillman)… His 356 tackles since 2003 are the most by a Bears D-lineman during a five-season stretch since Flanigan's 372 from 1996-1999… Has ranked in the top-10 on the Bears in tackles in every season since entering the NFL in 2002 - only other Bear to rank in top-10 in tackles in each of last 5 seasons is Urlacher… Earned a vote for the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year after 2005 season… Two-time NFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week earning selections in 2004 and 2005… Career-high 4-sack effort at NYG in 2004 marked his first P.O.W. award… Led all NFC rookies in 2002 by being involved in 6 turnovers (3 FF and 3 FR) while tying for 4th in NFL in fumble recoveries, the most by a Bears rookie since 1971 (T. McGee, 4)... In 4 postseason starts, Brown has 14 tackles with 2 TFLs, 1 PBU and 1 sack.

HOW ACQUIRED: Entered NFL as a fourth-round selection (104th overall) by Chicago in the 2002 NFL Draft.

PERSONAL NOTES: One of the nation's elite prep LBs coming out of Hamilton County (White Springs, Fla.) H.S. in 1996, concluded his prep career with a first-team all-state (3A) selection and district MVP on defense and offense… As an All-American his senior season, he was credited with 117 tackles at LB while rushing for 767 yards with 18 TDs and passing for 863 yards with 6 TDs at QB... Selected as district MVP in basketball and was the state 3A champion in the discus in 1996… Community involvement includes handing out turkeys with Bears defensive linemen for Chicagoland families in need… Owner and President/CEO of men's professional volleyball team in Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayaguez (www.indiosdemayaguez.com)… Son of Essie and James Brown… He and wife, Karimar, have 1 son, Antonio and 1 daughter, Kaylen.