PRO CAREER: Participated in 55 games over last 4 seasons with the Bears, tallying 25 special teams tackles and 4 blocked kicks... Has recorded 71 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 4 TFLs and 4 PBUs with 2 starts at LDE and 3 starts at NT during his career... Posted career highs in games played (16), games started (3), tackles (23), PBUs (2) and blocked kicks (3) during the 2007 season... Blocked a kick in three consecutive games (9/16-9/30) during the 2007 season... Has appeared in 4 postseason contests, gathering 1 sack among 2 tackles… Joined Chicago's practice squad during the second half of the 2003 season after beginning his NFL career with Cleveland.
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed to Chicago's practice squad (11/18/03).
PERSONAL NOTES: Named the winner of the H.L. Krug Crawford Award, emblematic of sporting excellence in Western Manitoba, making him the first-ever football player to receive the recognition… Named the Manitoba Male Athlete-of-the-Year by the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sports Broadcasters Association in 2002… Inducted into Manitoba's Order of the Buffalo Hunt in 2007, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding and distinctive contributions to society and their community… Born in Lagos, Nigeria.
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