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Bernard Pollard signed with the Ravens as an unrestricted free agent on 8/4/11...Signed with Houston on 9/24/09...Released by the Chiefs on 9/5/09...Originally selected by Kansas City in the second round (54th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

Honors

• Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 17, 2006)

Career
2010: (with Houston – 15/15) Led the team with 112 tackles (82 solo), 3.5 sacks, 4 FFs and blocked a FGA (at Was. 9/19)

• Posted 8 tackles (4 solo), including 1.5 sacks, 1 of which forced a fumble, in game 13 vs. Bal. (12/13)
• Made 10 tackles (8 solo) and had a PD in game 5 vs. NYG (10/10)
• Had a team-leading 11 tackles (8 solo) in game 4 at Oak. (10/3)
• Set a career high with 15 tackles (6 solo) and had 1 PD in game 3 vs. Dal. (9/26)

2009: (with Houston – 13/13) Finished with 102 tackles (83 solo), 4 INTs, 3 FRs and scored 2 TDs(1 on an INT and 1 on a FR)

• Recorded 6 tackles (5 solo), intercepted a pass and had a FR in the end zone for a TD in game 16 vs. NE (1/3/10)
• Had a team-leading 11 tackles, including a career-high 11 solo, and a half sack in game 15 at STL (12/20)
• Netted 6 tackles (5 solo) as well as an INT, returning it 70 yards for his first-career INTTD in game 14 vs. Sea. (12/13)
• Posted 12 tackles (9 solo) and set a career high with 2 INTs, to go along with 3 PD in game 9 at Ind. (11/8)

2008: (with Kansas City – 16/16) Led the team with 98 tackles (84 solo), 1 INT, 4 PD, 2 FFs and 3 FRs (tied for fourth in the NFL)

• Recorded 5 tackles, 1 PD and 1 FR in game 14 vs. SD (12/14)
• Compiled 10 tackles and an INT in the Texans' end zone to save a TD in game 9 at SD (11/9)
• Produced 6 tackles, a FF and netted a careerhigh 2 FRs in game 2 vs. Oak. (9/14)

2007: (with Kansas City – 16/15) Led the DBs with 91 tackles (78 solo)...Also registered 9 PD, 2 INTs, 1 sack, 1 FF and a blocked punt

• Amassed 8 tackles, a PD and an INT in game 15 at Det. (12/23)
• Blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety in game 9 vs. Den. (11/11)
• Produced 5 tackles and his first-career INT in game 6 vs. Cin. (10/14)

2006: (with Kansas City – 12/6, 1/0) Produced 2 PD on defense...Also recorded 15 special teams stops, 2 blocked punts and a FF on special teams

• Recorded a special teams tackle in the AFC Wild Card Game at Ind. (1/6/07)
• Earned AFC Special Teams Player of theWeek honors after he blocked a punt and recovered the ball in the end zone for a TD in the season finale vs. Jax. (12/31)
• Blocked a punt in game 4 at Ari. (10/8)

College
Played in 36 games with 35 starts at Purdue, recording 254 tackles (164 solo), 8 TFL, a sack (-3 yards), 4 INTs, 2 FRs and 2 FFs...Set a school record with 5 blocked kicks...Started all 11 games as a junior in 2005 and recorded 92 tackles (64 solo), 1.5 TFL, 3 INTs, 3 PD and a FR...Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors after starting all 12 games in 2004 as a sophomore, leading the Boilermakers with a career-high 96 tackles (58 solo)...Added 3 TFL, a sack (-3 yards), 1 INT, 5 PD and 2 FFs...Also set a Purdue single-season record with 4 blocked kicks...Saw action in 13 games, with 12 starts as a true freshman in 2003 and earned second-team All-Big 10 honors from the Sporting News...Majored in sociology.

High School, Personal
Prepped at South Side (Ft. Wayne, IN) HS, where he was selected first-team All-Indiana as a senior after producing 111 tackles, 2 INTs and 13 FFs...Also caught 14 passes for 173 yards with 2 TDs as a senior...Pollard also participated in basketball and track..Bernard and his wife, Meghan, have a son, Jaylen.

Community
Established the "Pollard's Helping Hands Foundation," focusing on feeding the hungry of the urban core...Served as a spokesperson for the annual "Hooked on Books" campaign, sponsored by the Junior League of Kansas City.