PRO CAREER: Veteran defensive end has shown durability starting 64 consecutive games - 2nd-most on the team (Kreutz, 70) and most on defense - and versatility after registering career highs with 7 sacks and 2 interceptions to go along with 71 tackles, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries in 2006… Named second-alternate for the 2007 Pro Bowl after being named a first-alternate for the 2006 Pro Bowl… One of just 7 defensive ends in the NFL that has started every game since 2003… Has recorded 27 career sacks, 2nd-most on the defensive line (Ogunleye, 46.5) while his 24.5 sacks over the last 4 seasons are the most by a Bears defensive lineman since Jim Flanigan (24.5, 1997-2000)… Only Bear on roster to have registered at least 5.5 sacks in each of previous 4 seasons… Tallied 298 tackles over last 4 campaigns as a full-time starter, tops on the D-line and 4th on team (Urlacher, Briggs, Tillman)… His 298 tackles since 2003 are the most by a Bears D-lineman during a four-season stretch since Flanigan’s 308 from 1996-1999… In 4 postseason starts, Brown has 14 tackles with 2 TFLs, 1 PBU and 1 sack… 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 forced and 3 recovered fumbles) while tying for 4th in NFL in fumble recoveries, the most by a Bears rookie since 1971 (T. McGee, 4).

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 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 and tabbed as the nation's top LB by one and among the 20 top players overall by another… Also 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.