Early years
Berrian was born in Spain, and grew up in California while both of his parents served at Castle Air Force Base. Bernard Berrian attended and played football for Atwater High School, in Atwater, California. Berrian actually lived in Winton, California.
Professional career
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears selected Berrian with the 78th pick in the 3rd round of the 2004 NFL Draft.| Pre-draft measureables | |||||||||
| Wt | 40 yd | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 lb* | 4.27s | 4.21s* | 7.34s* | 39 in | X | 20* | |||
| * represents NFL Combine | |||||||||
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. 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, only a few catches behind team leader Muhsin Muhammad..
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. Well after the season's conclusion, the catch was named one of the Bears' top ten plays in 2006.
Minnesota Vikings
On March 1, 2008 Berrian signed a six-year, $42 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings that included $16 million in guaranteed money.Personal
- 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". ChicagoBears.com's columnists and announcers also refer to Berrian as the "Silent Assassin".
- Berrian is a big fan of snakes. He owns a boa constrictor named Roscoe.
Career statistics
Regular season- 150 Receptions
- 2,197 Receiving Yards
- 14.6 Yards Per Reception
- 13 Receiving touchdowns
- 385 Kick Return Yards
- 86 Punt Return Yards
References
External links
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Wednesday April 23, 2008 at 18:30:30 PDT (GMT -0700)
View this article at Wikipedia.org - Edit this article at Wikipedia.org - Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation
Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.