BERNARD POLLARD #49

Position	Safety
Height	6-1
Weight	224
Years Experience	4
Birthdate	12/23/1984
Hometown	Ft. Wayne, IN
College	Purdue
Current status	Active
Games Started	31
Games Played	48

Pro Career

Hard-hitting strong safety enters his fourth NFL season in 2009 … Was Kansas City’s leading tackler with a career-high 98 stops in 2008 … Has started 31 games over the past two seasons … Combines with fellow fourth-year S Jarrad Page to give Kansas City one of the league’s most talented and exciting young safety tandems … Frequently dishes out bone-crushing hits, posting back-to-back seasons with 90+ tackles … Possesses the ability to change the momentum of a game on special teams, owning three career blocked punts to his credit … Has converted one of those blocks into a touchdown and another into a safety … Those three blocked punts rank second in Kansas City history, trailing only Chiefs Hall of Fame CB Albert Lewis (’83-93) who recorded 10 … Registered two blocked punts and partially blocked another as a rookie … Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Jacksonville (12/31/06) when he blocked a P Jason Hanson punt and recovered the loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown … Became the first Chiefs player to block two punts in a season since Lewis blocked a team-record four punts in ‘90 … Has appeared in 48 regular season games (31 starts), recording 189 tackles (162 solo), a sack (-5.0 yards), three INTs for 25 yards, 15 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries … Also has three blocked punts, one of which he recovered in the end zone for a touchdown and one that bounced out of the end zone for a safety … Has added 16 special teams tackles and a forced fumble on special teams … Owns one game of one postseason experience, making one special teams tackle … Joined the Chiefs as a second-round pick (54th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (7/21/06) ... Originally entered the league as the Chiefs second-round pick (54th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft.

2008

Started all 16 games at strong safety … Led the team with a career-high 98 tackles (84 solo) with one for loss, an INT, four passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries … Those three defensive fumble recoveries tied for fourth in the NFL … Collected seven tackles at New England (9/7) ... Produced six tackles, forced a RB Darren McFadden fumble and recovered a career-high two fumbles, one each off McFadden and RB Michael Bush vs. Oakland (9/14) ... Posted seven tackles and a pass defensed at the N.Y. Jets (10/26) ... Tied a career high with 10 tackles and intercepted Philip Rivers in the end zone at San Diego (11/9) ... Tied a career high with 10 tackles and forced a QB Trent Edwards fumble vs. Buffalo (11/23) ... Accumulated seven tackles at Denver (12/7) ... Compiled five tackles, one pass defensed and recovered a WR Vincent Jackson fumble vs. San Diego (12/14) ... Tied a career high with 10 tackles vs. Miami (12/21).

2007

Saw action in 16 games with 15 starts at strong safety … Led the defensive backs with 91 tackles (78 solo) ... Also registered a sack (-5.0 yards), two INTs (25 yards), nine passes defensed and one forced fumble … Added one special teams tackle and a blocked punt … Recorded seven tackles and forced a WR Bernard Berrian fumble at Chicago (9/16) ... Registered seven tackles and a sack of David Garrard vs. Jacksonville (10/7) ... Produced five tackles and intercepted his first NFL pass off Carson Palmer vs. Cincinnati (10/14) ... Blocked a P Todd Sauerbrun punt out of the end zone for a safety vs. Denver (11/11), his third career blocked punt ... Compiled seven tackles and a pass defensed in a reserve role at Indianapolis (11/18) ... Tallied a career-high 10 tackles at Denver (12/9) ... Amassed eight tackles, a pass defensed and an interception off Jon Kitna at Detroit (12/23) ... Registered nine tackles at the N.Y. Jets (12/30).

2006

Played in 16 contests on special teams and 10 games on defense … Had two passes defensed, 15 special teams stops, two blocked punts and a forced fumble on special teams … His two blocked punts tied LB Sherrill Headrick (’63) for the third-highest single-season total in Chiefs history … Blocked a P Scott Player punt at Arizona (10/8) ... Contributed three special teams stops and forced a WR Santonio Holmes fumble on a punt return at Pittsburgh (10/15) ... Worked as a reserve safety at St. Louis (11/5) ... Returned a kickoff for no gain and recovered a TE Darnell Dinkins fumble on a kickoff return at Cleveland (12/3) ... Partially blocked a P Mike Scifres punt at San Diego (12/17) ... Made an acrobatic block of a P Chris Hanson punt with his back to the ball vs. Jacksonville (12/31). Recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his efforts … Had a special teams tackle in an AFC Wild Card Game at Indianapolis (1/6/07).

College Bio

Played in 36 games (35 starts) at Purdue … Recorded 254 tackles (164 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss, a sack (-3.0 yards), four INTs for 19 yards, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … Set a school record with five blocked kicks … Started all 11 games at strong safety as a junior in 2005 … Recorded 92 tackles (64 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, three INTs, three passes defensed and a fumble recovery … Opened all 12 games at strong safety in 2004 as a sophomore … Led the club with a career-high 96 tackles (58 solo) ... Added 3.0 tackles for loss, a sack (-3.0 yards), an INT, five passes defensed and two forced fumbles … Also blocked four kicks, setting a single-season school record … Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors … Saw action in 13 games (12 starts) as a true freshman in 2003 … Ranked fifth on the team with 66 tackles (42 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss (8.0 yards), one pass defensed and one fumble recovery … Named second-team All-Big Ten by The Sporting News … Majored in Sociology at Purdue.

Personal Bio

• Selected first-team All-Indiana as a senior at South Side High School in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

• Had 111 tackles, two INTs and 13 forced fumbles.

• Also caught 14 passes for 173 yards (12.4 avg.) with two touchdowns as a senior.

• Also participated in basketball and track.

• Established the “Pollard’s Helping Hands Foundation,” focusing on feeding the hungry of the urban core.

• Serves as a spokesperson for the annual “Hooked on Books” campaign, sponsored by the Junior League of Kansas City.

• Full name: Bernard Karmell Pollard.

• Married, wife Meghan with a son Jaylen (2).