Fourth-year linebacker enters his first season with Kansas City in 2009 … Solid special teams performer owns 38 career tackles and a forced fumble on special teams over three seasons with New England (2006-07) and Cincinnati (2007-08) ... Has played in 32 regular season games (one start) ... Also owns 16 tackles (seven solo), a fumble recovery and a forced fumble on defense … Has also played in three postseason contests, recording two special teams tackles and a forced fumble on special teams … Entered the league as a rookie free agent with New England in 2006.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (3/13/09) ... Signed a one-year exclusive rights tender with Cincinnati (3/24/08) ... Claimed off waivers by Cincinnati from New England (10/2/07) ... Waived by New England (10/1/07) ... Signed with New England (9/8/07) ... Added to New England’s practice squad (9/4/07) ... Released by New England (9/2/07) ... Signed a one-year exclusive rights tender with New England (3/21/07) ... Signed with New England (11/4/06) ... Added to New England’s practice squad (9/3/06) ... Released by New England (9/2/06) ... Signed as a rookie free agent with New England (5/8/06).

Cincinnati (2007-08): Played in 23 games (one start) ... Produced 14 tackles (six solo), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Also had 28 special teams tackles.

2008: Played in 12 games and was inactive for four contests … Tallied five tackles (four solo), one forced fumble, a fumble recovery and 13 special teams tackles … Posted two tackles at Baltimore (9/7) ... Forced a FB Mike Sellers fumble that he recovered in the end zone for a touchback vs. Washington (12/14).

Saw duty in 11 games (one start) and was inactive for one contest … Recorded nine tackles (two solo), 15 special teams tackles and a forced fumble on special teams … Was inactive vs. the N.Y. Jets (10/21) with a hamstring injury … Collected three special teams tackles at Buffalo (11/4) ... Registered three tackles in his first NFL start in place of an injured LB Rashad Jeanty at San Francisco (12/15) ... Compiled three tackles vs. Cleveland (12/23).

New England (2006-07): Appeared in nine games, recording two tackles (one solo) and 10 special teams stops … Saw duty in three postseason contests, amassing two special teams tackles and forcing a fumble on special teams.

2007: Played in one game and was inactive for two games … Notched one special teams tackle … Was inactive vs. San Diego (9/16) and vs. Buffalo (9/23) ... Was waived on October 1st.

Played in eight games, posting two tackles (one solo) and nine special teams stops … Spent the first eight weeks of the season on the practice squad … Was promoted to the 53-man roster on November 4th … Saw action in his first career NFL game vs. Indianapolis (11/5) ... Notched two tackles vs. Houston (12/17) ... Had one special teams tackle in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game at San Diego (1/14/07) ... Recorded one special teams tackle and forced a WR Terrence Wilkins fumble on a kickoff return in the AFC Championship Game at Indianapolis (1/21/07).

Played in 46 games (13 starts) at Notre Dame … Started all 12 games at middle linebacker as a senior in 2005 … Recorded 68 tackles (33 solo), 4.0 sacks, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles … Played in all 12 games as a junior in 2004, compiling 15 tackles (six solo) and 2.0 sacks … Saw action in 12 games (one start) in 2003 as a sophomore, registering 26 tackles (19 solo), a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two blocked kicks … Appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2002 … Had four tackles and a forced fumble … Majored in Psychology and Sociology at Notre Dame.

• A second-team All-America pick by USA Today as a senior at Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois.

• Tallied 144 tackles and 5.0 sacks to go with 20 rushes for 179 yards as a fullback.

• Also earned four varsity letters in track and field.

• Full name: Corey Lemard Mays.

• Single.