Bernard Pollard
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| Bernard Pollard | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 23, 1984 (age 22) |
| Place of birth |  Fort Wayne, IN |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| College | Purdue |
| NFL Draft | 2006 / Round 2/ Pick 54 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2006-present | Kansas City Chiefs |
Bernard Karmell Pollard (born December 23, 1984) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Pollard played college football at Purdue University. Pollard has been dubbed "The Bonecrusher" for his hard hits and tackles.
[edit] High School career
Pollard attended South Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana) and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track&field. In football, as a senior, he was selected as the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Area Player of the Year, and was a first team All-State honoree.
[edit] College Career
Bernard was named a first team Freshman All-American by Collegefootballnews.com, a second team by The Sporting News and honorable and was selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team by The Sporting News in 2003. He compiled 66 tackles (42 solo), one pass break-up and one fumble recovery.
In 2004, he was named as a second team All-Big Ten by coaches and honorable mention by media. He led the team with 96 tackles (58 solo), 2 forced fumbles, 1 sack, five pass break-ups and one interception He also blocked four kicks.(two punts, one extra point and one field goal)
Pollard's final year at Purdue was marred by altercations with coaches, the height of which occurred in the beginning of the season when he asked head coach Joe Tiller to "Give me my papers", indicating the preference to transfer. Tiller did not grant the transfer request, but the incident proved a precursor to a tumultuous final year. Despite this Pollard stil compiled 92 tackles (64 solo), 3 interceptions, 3 pass break-ups, 1 fumble recovery and 1 blocked punt. His 5 blocked punts are a Purdue record.
[edit] NFL
Bernard played the majority of his rookie season on special teams and ended the year with 10 tackles, 1 pass break-up, 1 forced fumble and 3 blocked punts, one against Arizona, one against San Diego, and one against Jacksonville (one returned for a TD).
Pollard's blocked punt against the Jacksonville Jaguars helped propel the Kansas City Chiefs to a 35-30 win and an eventual playoff berth.
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