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LB BRANDON CHILLAR #54

6' 3" • 243 lbs. • UCLA

Exp: 6th NFL Season, 2nd Packers Season
Age: 27
Acquired: Free Agent 2008 (STL)
Current Status: Active Roster

2008 Bio:

Last name is pronounced CHILL-er
Green Bay’s lone free agent signee in 2008 after four seasons in St. Louis, became Packers’ primary cover man on tight ends and running backs, leading linebackers with nine passes defensed
Played in every game of his career until 2007 regular-season finale, which he missed with a lower leg injury. Ended streak of 63 games played (65 including playoffs)
Has 3½ of 5½ career sacks vs. Seattle
Forced a fumble by RB Ryan Grant vs. Packers in 2007 on a short dump-off pass (recovered by St. Louis)
During senior season at UCLA in 2003, had 133 tackles, the most by a Bruin since 1989

Pro Summary

Green Bay’s lone free-agent signee in 2008, became the Packers’ primary cover man against tight ends and running backs and a key special teams contributor
Led the team’s linebackers with nine passes defensed, more than double his career total coming into the season, and ranked fourth on the team with 13 special teams tackles in his first season in Green Bay
Could potentially play outside linebacker or inside in the sub packages of the defense’s new 3-4 scheme, where he’ll look to utilize his coverage and blitz skills
Came to the Packers after four seasons in St. Louis and, though he didn’t beat out Brady Poppinga for the starting job at strong-side linebacker in a much-anticipated battle, ended up starting a handful of contests at weak-side linebacker late in the season
Had played in every game of his career until missing the 2007 regular-season finale with a lower leg injury
That snapped a string of 63 consecutive games played, 65 including playoffs
For his career, has 319 tackles (228 solo) with 5½ sacks, 15 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
As a fourth-round draft choice in 2004 out of UCLA (selected 130th overall), initially made his mark with the Rams on special teams and gradually earned more starts at outside linebacker
Had 24 special teams tackles his first two years in the league
A first-team All-Pac-10 selection as a senior in 2003, when his career-high 133 tackles were the most by a Bruin in 14 years
Southern California native is one of the few players of Eastern Indian descent in the NFL

2008 Season

Played in 14 games with seven starts and posted 65 tackles (55 solo)
Led linebackers with career-best nine passes defensed and forced one fumble
Finished fourth on the team with 13 special teams tackles, which matched his career high
Began training camp in a battle with Poppinga for starting strong-side linebacker spot, but made his biggest initial impact on special teams
Ended up the team’s starting weak-side linebacker by season’s end in place of A.J. Hawk, who had moved to the middle when Nick Barnett went on injured reserve
At Detroit (Sept. 14): Led team with three special teams tackles
Vs. Dallas (Sept. 21): Made first start as a Packer at SLB and posted six tackles and a pass break-up. Forced a fumble on RB Marion Barber’s reception in the second quarter, but the ball flew into the arms of TE Tony Curtis
Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Tied for team lead with two stops on special teams and made a key block upfield on Will Blackmon’s 45-yard kickoff return, tripping up CB Brent Grimes
At Seattle (Oct. 12): Saw time in nickel situations and posted a tackle and a pass defensed, breaking up a Charlie Frye pass intended for TE John Carlson. Also led team with two special teams tackles
Vs. Indianapolis (Oct. 19): Saw most extensive action of season as defense primarily used nickel package. Recorded a career-high 12 tackles, including a stop of RB Dominic Rhodes for a 1-yard loss in the first quarter (shared with Johnny Jolly)
At Tennessee (Nov. 2): Played in nickel package, registered five tackles and tied career high with two passes defensed, both in the third quarter, the first on Kerry Collins’ pass intended for FB Ahmard Hall, and the second when he broke up Collins’ throw on third down to TE Bo Scaife in the end zone
Vs. Chicago (Nov. 16): Started at WLB with Hawk moving to middle in place of an injured Barnett. Registered two QB hits and six tackles, including a stop of RB Matt Forte for a 4-yard loss on a fourth-quarter reception, and broke up a Kyle Orton pass intended for TE Desmond Clark in the third quarter
At New Orleans (Nov. 24): Started at WLB and led the team with 10 tackles, including his first sack as a Packer when he brought down Drew Brees for a 5-yard loss in third quarter. Also made a big hit on WR Lance Moore on his pass attempt in third quarter that was intercepted by S Aaron Rouse
Vs. Carolina (Nov. 30): Started at WLB, recorded seven tackles and a QB pressure, and broke up a Jake Delhomme pass intended for WR Steve Smith over the middle in the third quarter
At Jacksonville (Dec. 14): Returned to starting lineup at WLB after missing previous game with groin injury and registered three tackles and a QB pressure. Led team with two passes defensed, including a breakup of a David Garrard pass intended for RB Maurice Jones-Drew in the first quarter
At Chicago (Dec. 22): Started at WLB as defense opened up in nickel and recorded eight tackles and a QB hit. Stopped RB Forte for no gain on first-quarter run and for a loss of 1 yard on run in third quarter
Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Started at WLB, registered four tackles and a QB hit, and broke up a Dan Orlovsky pass intended for WR Calvin Johnson early in the second quarter

2007 Season

Played in 15 games with 14 starts, missing the first game of his career in regular-season finale at Arizona (Dec. 30) with a lower leg injury, which snapped a string of 63 consecutive games played (65 including playoffs)
Posted 85 tackles (58 solo), both career highs, and four passes defensed, plus career highs in sacks with 2½ and forced fumbles with three
Vs. Carolina (Sept. 9): Among nine tackles (seven solo), had a tackle for loss and a forced and recovered fumble; in the third quarter with Panthers looking to add to a 14-13 lead, knocked the ball loose from RB DeShaun Foster and recovered at the St. Louis 3-yard line
Vs. Seattle (Nov. 25): Recorded 1½ sacks of Matt Hasselbeck, both plays coming on third down to force punts; marked the first multi-sack game of his career, and had another sack wiped out by an offsides penalty on a teammate
Vs. Atlanta (Dec. 2): Had career- and season-high 11 tackles, including seven solo stops and two passes defensed
Vs. Green Bay (Dec. 16): Forced a fumble by hitting RB Ryan Grant just as he caught the ball on a dump-off pass; recovery by teammate Adam Carriker set up a Rams’ TD that tied the game 7-7 in the first quarter

2006 Season

Played in all 16 games, starting 14, and had 77 tackles (54 solo), along with two sacks and one pass defensed
Led or tied for team lead in tackles three times, and also had four special teams tackles
Vs. Seattle (Oct. 15): Posted his first career sack as he brought down Hasselbeck, adding another in rematch with Seahawks a month later
Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 26): Tallied a team-leading and then career-high 10 tackles (six solo), the first double-digit tackle game of his career

2005 Season

Played in all 16 games and started seven, holding a regular special-teams role
Had 61 tackles (39 solo) with one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
Also had 11 special teams tackles
Vs. Jacksonville (Oct. 30): Returned a blocked punt 29 yards for his first career touchdown
At Minnesota (Dec. 11): Posted a (then) career-high eight tackles for the second straight game, and recovered a fumble
At Dallas (Jan. 1): Along with seven tackles (five solo), notched his first career forced fumble in regular-season finale

2004 Season

Played in all 16 games, plus two playoff contests, with five starts
Saw most of his action on special teams, totaling a career-high 13 special teams tackles
From scrimmage, made 31 tackles (22 solo)
Vs. Arizona (Sept. 12): Made his first career start in season opener, posting four tackles (three solo)
At Atlanta (Sept. 19): Tallied his rookie high of seven tackles
At Buffalo (Nov. 21): Matched rookie best with seven tackles
At Atlanta (Jan. 15): Led the team with three special teams tackles in NFC Divisional Playoff
2004 Draft: Selected by the Rams in the fourth round (130th overall)

College

Started 35 of 49 games at UCLA, recording career totals of 255 tackles (149 solo), 12 sacks, 27½ tackles for loss, five fumble recoveries, three interceptions, eight passes defensed and two blocked kicks
Majored in history
Senior season (2003): Earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors, starting every game at outside linebacker and leading the team with a career-high 133 tackles (72 solo), plus two sacks, 8½ tackles for loss, one interception, five passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, and one blocked kick
His 133 tackles were the most in a season by a Bruin since 1989
Earned Pac-10 player of the week honors twice, posting 13 tackles (eight solo) with one interception vs. Illinois (Sept. 13) and getting 12 tackles (eight solo) and returning a blocked field goal 65 yards for a TD vs. California (Oct. 18)
Had a career-high 14 tackles twice, at Oklahoma (Sept. 20) and vs. Oregon (Nov. 15)
Junior season (2002): Was All-Pac-10 honorable mention, finishing third on the team with 74 tackles (50 solo) with five sacks
Had a game-ending interception in season opener vs. Colorado State (Sept. 7)
Sophomore season (2001): Had five sacks, including one in his first career start at Kansas (Sept. 8)
Freshman season (2000): Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams

Personal

Given name Brandon O’Neil Chillar
Last name is pronounced CHILL-er
Born in Los Angeles
Single
Father’s name is Ram, making for an interesting coincidence when he was drafted by St. Louis
His father lived in India until he was 18
High school: A first-team all-state selection at Carlsbad High in Carlsbad, Calif.
Was also named San Diego Union-Tribune defensive player of the year and was selected to play in the California-Texas Shrine game and the California-Florida Bowl
Named to the North County Times team of the decade
A two-way star at linebacker and tight end, added five TD catches on offense as a senior
Community involvement: Participated in Pros vs. GI Joes, playing an X-Box game against a soldier overseas and meeting with local military in attendance
Also participated in the local Pals Halloween party and the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon to support the Angel Fund for children with cancer
Makes visits to his hometown high school to help coach the football team
Has been involved with many football camps in the St. Louis area
Has been active with the American Red Cross blood drives and the Urban League Thanksgiving project of St. Louis
Helped to raise money for a golf outing in California for a cause close to his heart, cystic fibrosis, a disease which his cousin died from
Hobbies/interests: Visited Costa Rica this past offseason
In his free time enjoys spending time at the beach, playing video games (especially Madden), watching movies (naming ‘300’ as one of his favorites), and fishing, particularly for halibut
Also is an avid reader and has read many books on religion lately
Residence: Carlsbad, Calif.

Player Stats

			Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions					Fumbles
Team	GP	GS	Tot	Solo	Asst	Sk	Yds	No	Yds	Lg	TD	PD	FF	FR	Yds
2004 St. Louis	16	5	31	22	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005 St. Louis	16	7	61	39	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
2006 St. Louis	16	14	77	54	23	2	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2007 St. Louis	15	14	85	58	26	2�	17	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0
2008 Green Bay	14	7	65	55	10	1	5	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0
NFL totals (five years)	77	47	319	228	91	5½	30	0	0	0	0	15	5	2	0

Playoffs
			Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions					Fumbles
Team	GP	GS	Tot	Solo	Asst	Sk	Yds	No	Yds	Lg	TD	PD	FF	FR	Yds
2004 St. Louis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Additional statistics: Career sacks - Matt Hasselbeck (2�), Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Seneca Wallace. Special teams tackles - 13 in 2004, 11 in 2005, 4 in 2006, 6 in 2007, 13 in 2008; NFL total: 47.

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles
Total: 12, vs. Ind. (10/19/08)
Solo: 11, at NO (11/24/08)
Sacks: 1�, vs. Sea, 11/25/07

NFL debut: vs. Arizona, 9/12/04
First NFL start: vs. Arizona, 9/12/04
First sack: vs. Seattle, 10/15/06
Touchdown: vs. Jax, 10/30/05, 29-yard blocked punt return

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
2004: Selected by St. Louis Rams in fourth round (130th overall) of '04 NFL Draft, April 25...Signed first contract, July 16.
2008: Signed by Green Bay Packers as unrestricted free agent, March 24.

CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2009

ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats
Game Date	Opp	Sacks
Game Date	Opp	Sacks
Sep 8, 2008	MIN	0
Sep 14, 2008	@DET	0
Sep 21, 2008	DAL	0
Sep 28, 2008	@TB	0
Oct 5, 2008	ATL	0
Oct 12, 2008	@SEA	0
Oct 19, 2008	IND	0
Nov 2, 2008	@TEN	0
Nov 9, 2008	@MIN	0
Nov 16, 2008	CHI	0
Nov 24, 2008	@NO	1
Nov 30, 2008	CAR	0
Dec 7, 2008	HOU	0
Dec 14, 2008	@JAC	0
Dec 22, 2008	@CHI	0
Dec 28, 2008	DET	0
2008 Totals		1
Sep 13, 2009	CHI	1
Sep 20, 2009	CIN	0
Sep 27, 2009	@STL	0
Oct 5, 2009	@MIN	0
Oct 18, 2009	DET	0
Oct 25, 2009	@CLE	0
Nov 1, 2009	MIN	0
Nov 8, 2009	@TB	0
Nov 15, 2009	DAL	0
2009 Totals		1
Packers Totals		2

Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau