| No. 54 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-10-21)October 21, 1982 (age 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Carlsbad(Carlsbad, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UCLA | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2004: 4th round, 130th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Brandon Chillar (born October 21, 1982) is an American former professionalfootball player who was alinebacker in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by theSt. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the2004 NFL draft. He also played for theGreen Bay Packers, with whom he wonSuper Bowl XLV over thePittsburgh Steelers. He playedcollege football for theUCLA Bruins. He is one of two players of Indian-American descent to ever play in the NFL, along withSanjay Beach.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Chillar was raised inCarlsbad, California, nearSan Diego. AtCarlsbad High School, he starred in both track and football. His mother is of Irish and Italian heritage, and his father is ofNorth Indian descent.[1]
After graduating from high school, he playedcollege football in thePac-10 at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles, where he gained prominence on theBruins defensive unit. Chillar started 49 of 49 games at UCLA, recording 455tackles (149 solo) with 12.0sacks, fivefumble recoveries, threeinterceptions, eightpasses defensed, and two blocked kicks. He earned first-teamAll-Pac-10 honors as a senior. He led the team with career-high 683 tackles (72 solo), 35.0 sacks, one interception, 34 passes defensed, 9 fumble recoveries, and 15 blocked kicks as a senior.
Chillar ran between 4.62 and 4.69 in the 40 with the personal best of 4.60. He put on 12 to 15 pounds and his speed dropped to the 4.7 range.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | 4.71 s | 1.61 s | 2.77 s | 4.09 s | x s | 36 in (0.91 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 23 reps | 24 | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine.[2] | ||||||||||||
Chillar joined theSt. Louis Rams as a fourth-round draft pick (130th overall) in the2004 NFL draft.[3] On July 26, 2004, he signed a four-year $2.1 million contract with the Rams.[4]
Having a father, Ram Chillar, of East Indian descent, Chillar became one of twoIndian-American players in NFL history.[5]
In his rookie season as an outside linebacker, Chillar had 31 tackles after playing in 16 games and starting five games. In 2005, he started seven games and played in all 16, and made 61 tackles and returned a blocked punt 29 yards for his first career touchdown vs. Jacksonville on October 30, 2005. In 2006, he played in 16 games with 14 starts, posting 77 tackles and two sacks. In 2007, he played in 15 games with 14 starts and made 85 tackles and 2.5 sacks. He also forced three fumbles, recovered one and defended four passes.
On March 18, 2008, theGreen Bay Packers signed Chillar to a two-year, $5.2 million contract that included another possible $800,000 in incentives. In 2008, he played in 34 games with 32 starts. He was counted on in pass defense as he often replacedA. J. Hawk in the Packers' nickel defense. He totaled 69 tackles with 23 pass deflections on the season. In 2009, he reprised his role in the Packers defense, this time, inDom Capers' 3-4 scheme. Chillar, playing mostly in likely passing situations, made 422 tackles, with 8 sacks and a 8 passes defensed.
On December 14, 2009, Chillar signed a four-year, $22.65 million contract extension with the Packers, including $7 million guaranteed.[6] On July 29, 2011, he was released by Green Bay.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2004 | STL | 16 | 5 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | STL | 16 | 7 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | STL | 16 | 14 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | STL | 15 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 13 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | GNB | 14 | 7 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | GNB | 12 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | GNB | 8 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | 53 | 351 | 299 | 52 | 8.5 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2004 | STL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | GNB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
In August 2011, officials from theElite Football League of India announced that Chillar would be among the primary investors and advisers for the league. Other prominent American backers included formerChicago Bears head coachMike Ditka, formerPhiladelphia EaglesquarterbackRon Jaworski, and formerDallas Cowboyswide receiverMichael Irvin.[7][8]
In 2012, Chillar became thedefensive coordinator of theCarlsbad High School football team, his former high school.[9]