Media guide musings: Drafted out of Virginia in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft by the St. Louis Rams. Signed with Miami in 2004, waived in Sept. 2005 and signed by the Bears a week later. Signed through 2008. Majored in anthropology at Virginia, where he started his last two seasons and was a College Football news and CNN/SI first-team All-American his senior year. State-finals discus thrower all four years in high school.
Vitals: 6 feet 5 inches, 315 pounds
Favorite pro team growing up: Cowboys
College team growing up: Virginia
Favorite non-football sport to play: Basketball
To watch: Basketball
What’s on the iPod when you work out? R&B and Gospel
Toughest 1-on-1 match-up you’ve ever faced: Michael Strahan
Favorite game you’ve ever played in: Rams vs. Eagles, NFC title game, Jan. 2002
Favorite game you’ve watched as a fan: Heat-Mavericks in 2006 NBA Finals
Toughest loss you’ve ever had as a player: Carolina
Toughest loss you’ve watched as a fan: Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21, Super Bowl XXXVII
Favorite team right now not named “Bears”: Miami Heat
Best advice you ever received: “Stay humble and work hard.”
High school mascot: Colonel
Toughest rivalry you’ve been a part of: Virginia-Va. Tech
TV show you can’t miss: Martin
Last book you read: The Samson Syndrome
Favorite movie: Ghostbusters
