TAMBA HALI #91

Position	Defensive End
Height	6-3
Weight	275
Years Experience	3
Birthdate	11/3/1983
Hometown	Teaneck, NJ
College	Penn State
Current status	Active
Games Started	32
Games Played	32

Pro Career

High-energy defensive end enters his third season in Kansas City … Former first-round pick has earned a reputation for playing the game with passion and intensity for all four quarters … Has started 32 consecutive games at left defensive end since joining the Chiefs in 2006 … Is expected to make the move to the right defensive end position in 2008 … Should benefit from attacking from the quarterback’s blind side … Has the ability to line up at virtually any spot on the defensive front … Can attack the quarterback from a three-point stance, but can also play on the edge without his hand on the ground … Has begun to perfect the sack-and-strip maneuver, recording eight career forced fumbles … Already owns 15.5 sacks despite frequently being blocked by both opposing right tackles and tight ends … Should only continue to terrorize opposing quarterbacks in his third NFL campaign … Extremely flexible performer uses leverage to gain an edge on would-be blockers … Cerebral player who quickly picks up the idiosyncrasies of opposing offensive linemen … Expected to pair with DEs Alfonso Boone and Turk McBride to give the club a formidable defensive end rotation … Battled a foot injury a year ago, but appears to be fully healthy entering in 2008 … Should only continue to ascend while working with defensive line coach Tim Krumrie … Was the recipient of the Chiefs prestigious Mack Lee Hill Award in 2006, an honor bestowed on Kansas City’s top rookie or first-year player … His 8.0 sacks were the third-most by a rookie in team history … Forced six fumbles in 2006, the most by a rookie in Kansas City history … Stepped into the starting lineup for the season opener vs. Cincinnati (9/10/06) as a rookie and started all 16 games … Became the first rookie defensive end in Chiefs history to start all 16 games since ‘78 … Faced an arduous journey en route to the NFL … Escaped from the war-torn African nation of Liberia when he was 10 years old, joining his father Henry, who was a chemistry and physics teacher in the United States … Had not seen his mother and other family members since fleeing to the United States until being reunited with her during the 2006 season … His mother saw him play in person for the first time when she was in attendance vs. San Francisco (10/1/06), he recorded 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble … Has started 32 contests, owning 125 tackles (107 solo), 15.5 sacks (-98.0 yards), eight forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 16 QB pressures, one interception and five passes defensed … Has also started one playoff game, recording five tackles (four solo).

Transactions: Signed a five-year contract with Kansas City (7/28/06) ... Originally entered the NFL as the Chiefs first-round pick (20th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft.

2007

Started 16 games at left defensive end … Recorded 60 tackles (52 solo) with three for loss, 7.5 sacks (-50.0 yards) and 12 QB pressures … Also had three passes defensed and two forced fumbles … Compiled eight tackles and a QB pressure at Houston (9/9) ... Amassed three tackles and one QB pressure at Chicago (9/16) ... Recorded a career-high 2.0 sacks of QB Kelly Holcomb and a QB pressure vs. Minnesota (9/23) ... Collected two tackles, half of a sack of Carson Palmer and a pass defensed vs. Cincinnati (10/14) ... Compiled three tackles, half of a sack of Brett Favre, two QB pressures and forced a Favre fumble vs. Green Bay (11/4) ... Amassed four tackles, a QB pressure to go with a sack and strip of Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (11/18) ... Contributed three tackles and a sack of Daunte Culpepper vs. Oakland (11/25) ... Produced four tackles and one QB pressure vs. San Diego (12/2) ... Collected three tackles and a sack of WR Brandon Marshall at Denver (12/9) ... Totaled nine tackles with one for loss and half of a sack of Vince Young vs. Tennessee (12/16) ... Posted four tackles at Detroit (12/23) ... Amassed 10 tackles and a sack of Kellen Clemens at the N.Y. Jets (12/30).

2006

Started 16 games at left defensive end … Had 65 tackles (55 solo), a tackle for loss, four QB pressures, an INT, two passes defensed, six forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … Recorded a team-high 8.0 sacks (-48.0 yards) ... Named the club’s Mack Lee Hill Award winner … Became the first rookie DE in Chiefs history to start every game since DEs Art Still and Sylvester Hicks both accomplished the feat in ‘78 … His 8.0 sacks were the third-highest total by a rookie in Chiefs history and ranked fourth among NFL rookies … Was third in the NFL with a team-high six forced fumbles … His six forced fumbles were the most by a rookie in Chiefs history and tied for the third-highest single-season total in Chiefs history … Registered seven tackles in his initial NFL start vs. Cincinnati (9/10) ... Totaled nine tackles at Denver (9/17) ... Compiled two tackles, 1.5 sacks of QB Alex Smith and forced a Smith fumble vs. San Francisco (10/1) ... Produced seven tackles, a sack of QB Matt Leinart, a pass defensed and forced a TE Adam Bergen fumble at Arizona (10/8) ... Amassed a career-high 10 tackles and forced two RB Willie Parker fumbles at Pittsburgh (10/15) ... Registered two tackles, a sack of QB Philip Rivers and recovered a Rivers fumble vs. San Diego (10/22) ... Collected three tackles before leaving the game in the second quarter with a hip injury at St. Louis (11/5) ... Notched five tackles, 1.5 sacks of QB Jake Plummer and forced a Plummer fumble vs. Denver (11/23) ... Tallied a sack of Rivers and an interception off Rivers at San Diego (12/17) ... Registered six tackles, a QB pressure in addition to a sack and strip of QB Andrew Walter at Oakland (12/23) ... Amassed a sack of QB David Garrard and three QB pressures vs. Jacksonville (12/31).

College Bio

Saw duty in 47 games (34 starts) at Penn State … Recorded 179 tackles (84 solo), 36.0 stops for loss and 14.0 sacks (-87.0 yards) ... Also had three QB pressures, six passes defensed, one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and an interception for five yards … Opened all 12 games at defensive end as a senior in 2005 … Totaled 65 tackles (27 solo), 17.0 tackles for loss and a team-high 11.0 sacks (-79.0 yards) ... Also had two QB pressures, four passes defensed and a forced fumble … Was a consensus All-America selection and was named first-team All-Big Ten … Named the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year … His 11.0 sacks led the conference and ranked eighth in the NCAA … Recorded nine tackles and tied a school single-game record with 4.0 sacks vs. Wisconsin … Started all 11 games at defensive end as a junior in 2004 … Totaled 51 tackles (29 solo), 12.0 stops for loss and 2.0 sacks (-17.0 yards) ... Added a QB pressure, a pass defensed, a fumble recovery and an interception … Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors … Appeared in 12 games, starting 11 games at defensive tackle in 2003 as a sophomore … Tallied 53 tackles (23 solo), including 6.0 tackles for loss, a sack, a fumble recovery and one pass defensed … Played in 12 games, recording 10 tackles (five solo), including a tackle for loss as a true freshman in 2002 … Graduated from Penn State with a degree in Journalism.

Personal Bio

• Attended Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey.

• Was a nominee for the New Jersey 2001 Gatorade Player of the Year.

• Collected 64 solo tackles, including 23.0 stops for loss and 8.0 sacks as a senior.

• Recorded 45 solo tackles, 24.0 stops for loss and 12.0 sacks his junior campaign.

• Also played basketball.

• Spends much of his free time writing and recording music and has a recording studio built into his house.

• Maintains his own website at www.tambahali91.com.

• Full name: Tamba Boimah Hali (pronounced TOM-bah HALL-ee).

• Single, resides in Overland Park, Kansas.