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Primary Mark<br />
VETERANS<br />
BRANDON<br />
CHILLAR<br />
LINEBACKER<br />
UCLA<br />
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 237<br />
Sixth <strong>NFL</strong> Season<br />
Second Packers Season<br />
Born: October 21, 1982<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> Gm. Played/Started: 77/47<br />
Acquired: UFA-08 (StL)<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
CHILLAR COACHES COMMUNITY<br />
LAMBEAU RECORDS &<br />
DRAFT &<br />
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS<br />
Green Bay’s lone freeagent<br />
signee in 2008,<br />
became the Packers’<br />
primary cover man against tight ends and running backs<br />
and a key special teams contributor…Led the team’s linebackers<br />
with nine passes defensed, more than double his<br />
PRO<br />
career<br />
career total <strong>com</strong>ing into the season, and<br />
ranked fourth on the team with 13 special<br />
teams tackles in his first season in Green<br />
Bay…Could potentially play outside linebacker<br />
or inside in the sub packages of the defense’s new<br />
3-4 scheme, where he’ll look to utilize his coverage and<br />
blitz skills…Came to the Packers after four seasons in St.<br />
Louis and, though he didn’t beat out Brady Poppinga for<br />
the starting job at strong-side linebacker in a much-anticipated<br />
battle, ended up starting a handful of contests at<br />
weak-side linebacker late in the season…Had played in every<br />
game of his career until missing the 2007 regular-season<br />
finale with a lower leg injury…That snapped a string<br />
of 63 consecutive games played, 65 including playoffs…<br />
For his career, has 319 tackles (228 solo) with 5½ sacks,<br />
15 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and two fumble<br />
recoveries…As a fourth-round draft choice in 2004 out<br />
of UCLA (selected 130th overall), initially made his mark<br />
with the Rams on special teams and gradually earned more<br />
starts at outside linebacker…Had 24 special teams tackles<br />
his first two years in the league…A first-team All-Pac-10<br />
selection as a senior in 2003, when his career-high 133<br />
tackles were the most by a Bruin in 14 years…Southern<br />
California native is one of the few players of Eastern Indian<br />
descent in the <strong>NFL</strong>.<br />
2008 season<br />
►►Last name is pronounced<br />
CHILL-er.<br />
►►Green Bay’s lone free agent<br />
signee in 2008 after four<br />
seasons in St. Louis, became<br />
Packers’ primary cover man on<br />
tight ends and running backs,<br />
leading linebackers with nine at a glance…<br />
passes defensed.<br />
►►Played in every game of his career until 2007 regular-season<br />
finale, which he missed with a lower leg injury. Ended streak<br />
of 63 games played (65 including playoffs).<br />
►►Has 3½ of 5½ career sacks vs. Seattle.<br />
►►Forced a fumble by RB Ryan Grant vs. Packers in 2007 on a<br />
short dump-off pass (recovered by St. Louis).<br />
►►During senior season at UCLA in 2003, had 133 tackles, the<br />
most by a Bruin since 1989.<br />
Played in 14 games with seven<br />
starts and posted 65 tackles (55<br />
solo)…Led linebackers with career-best nine passes defensed<br />
and forced one fumble…Finished fourth on the<br />
team with 13 special teams tackles, which matched his<br />
career high…Began training camp in a battle with Poppinga<br />
for starting strong-side linebacker spot, but made<br />
his biggest initial impact on special teams…Ended up the<br />
team’s starting weak-side linebacker by season’s end in<br />
place of A.J. Hawk, who had moved to the middle when<br />
Nick Barnett went on injured reserve…At Detroit (Sept.<br />
14): Led team with three special teams tackles…Vs. Dallas<br />
(Sept. 21): Made first start as a Packer at SLB and<br />
posted six tackles and a pass break-up. Forced a fumble<br />
on RB Marion Barber’s reception in the second quarter,<br />
but the ball flew into the arms of TE Tony Curtis…Vs.<br />
Atlanta (Oct. 5): Tied for team lead with two stops<br />
on special teams and made a key block upfield on Will<br />
Blackmon’s 45-yard kickoff return, tripping up CB Brent<br />
Grimes…At Seattle (Oct. 12): Saw time in nickel situations<br />
and posted a tackle and a pass defensed, breaking up<br />
a Charlie Frye pass intended for TE John Carlson. Also led<br />
team with two special teams tackles…Vs. Indianapolis<br />
(Oct. 19): Saw most extensive action of season as<br />
defense primarily used nickel package. Recorded a careerhigh<br />
12 tackles, including a stop of RB Dominic Rhodes<br />
for a 1-yard loss in the first quarter (shared with Johnny<br />
Jolly)…At Tennessee (Nov. 2): Played in nickel package,<br />
registered five tackles and tied career high with two<br />
passes defensed, both in the third quarter, the first on<br />
Kerry Collins’ pass intended for FB Ahmard Hall, and the<br />
second when he broke up Collins’ throw on third down to<br />
TE Bo Scaife in the end zone…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 16):<br />
Started at WLB with Hawk moving to middle in place of<br />
an injured Barnett. Registered two QB hits and six tackles,<br />
including a stop of RB Matt Forte for a 4-yard loss on a<br />
fourth-quarter reception, and broke up a Kyle Orton pass<br />
intended for TE Desmond Clark in the third quarter…At<br />
New Orleans (Nov. 24): Started at WLB and led the<br />
team with 10 tackles, including his first sack as a Packer<br />
when he brought down Drew Brees for a 5-yard loss in<br />
third quarter. Also made a big hit on WR Lance Moore on<br />
his pass attempt in third quarter that was intercepted by S<br />
Aaron Rouse…Vs. Carolina (Nov. 30): Started at WLB,<br />
recorded seven tackles and a QB pressure, and broke up<br />
a Jake Delhomme pass intended for WR Steve Smith over<br />
the middle in the third quarter…At Jacksonville (Dec.<br />
14): Returned to starting lineup at WLB after missing previous<br />
game with groin injury and registered three tackles<br />
and a QB pressure. Led team with two passes defensed,<br />
including a breakup of a David Garrard pass intended for<br />
RB Maurice Jones-Drew in the first quarter…At Chicago<br />
(Dec. 22): Started at WLB as defense opened up in nickel<br />
and recorded eight tackles and a QB hit. Stopped RB Forte<br />
for no gain on first-quarter run and for a loss of 1 yard on<br />
run in third quarter…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Started at<br />
WLB, registered four tackles and a QB hit, and broke up a<br />
Dan Orlovsky pass intended for WR Calvin Johnson early<br />
in the second quarter.<br />
2007<br />
Played in 15 games with 14 starts, missing the<br />
first game of his career in regular-season finale<br />
at Arizona (Dec. 30) with a lower leg injury, which snapped<br />
a string of 63 consecutive games played (65 including<br />
playoffs)…Posted 85 tackles (58 solo), both career highs,<br />
and four passes defensed, plus career highs in sacks with<br />
2½ and forced fumbles with three…Vs. Carolina (Sept.<br />
9): Among nine tackles (seven solo), had a tackle for loss<br />
and a forced and recovered fumble; in the third quarter<br />
with Panthers looking to add to a 14-13 lead, knocked the<br />
ball loose from RB DeShaun Foster and recovered at the St.<br />
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