Bernard Berrian

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Bernard Berrian
Date of birth	December 27, 1980 (age 26)
Place of birth	Winton, California
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	Fresno State
NFL Draft	2004 / Round 3/ Pick 78
Statistics	NFL.com DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
2004-present	Chicago Bears

Bernard Berrian (born December 27, 1980 in Winton, California) is an American football player currently with the Chicago Bears at the position of wide receiver. He was drafted by Chicago in the 3rd round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Fresno State University.

1 Professional career
2 Personal life
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Professional career

Berrian spent a majority of his early years with the Bears as a back-up wide receiver and return specialist. His playtime increased during the 2005 Chicago Bears season, but an injury kept him sidelined for a portion of the season. Berrian returned to play during the Bears' NFC Divisional game against the Carolina Panthers, but eventually was forced to leave after sustaining an injury.

During the early half of the 2006 Chicago Bears season, Berrian emerged as one of the Bears' most productive receivers and sharpest deep-threat weapons. On November 5, 2006, Berrian suffered an injury to his ribs during a game against the Miami Dolphins. According to Berrian, he sustained the injury after hitting the ground during the very first play of the game.^[1] Berrian returned from the injury after missing only one game, but struggled at times. His surrogate, Mark Bradley, momentarily became the Bears' deep threat. Berrian finished the regular season as the Bears' second leading wide receiver, behind Muhsin Muhammad.^[2].

During the 2006 playoffs, in the divisional round game against the Seattle Seahawks, Berrian caught five passes for 105 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown pass. The Bears went on to win 27-24 in overtime. In the NFC championship game against the New Orleans Saints, Berrian lead the Bears with five receptions for 85 yards. He also made a clutch, 33-yard diving touchdown reception behind a jumping Fred Thomas, giving the Bears an eleven point lead, which contributed to their 39-14 victory. ^[3] Well after the season's conclusion, the catch was named one of the Bears' top ten plays in 2006.^[4]

[edit] Personal life

During a Monday Night Football appearances, Muhsin Muhammad revealed that Berrian's nickname is "B-Squared". However, in a latter interview with Fox News Chicago, Berrian stated his teammates also call him, "California Cool". ^[5] ChicagoBears.com's columnists and announcers also refer to Berrian as the "Silent Assassin".