Brandon Chillar
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 21, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Carlsbad (CA) | ||||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 130 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 327 |
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| Sacks: | 8.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 6 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
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Brandon Chillar (born October 21, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He also played for the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for UCLA. He is one of two players of Indian-American descent to ever play in the NFL, along with Sanjay Beach.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Chillar was raised in Carlsbad, California, near San Diego. At Carlsbad High School, he starred in both track and football. His mother is of Irish and Italian and his father is of Indian descent. He married Seema Gill; they divorced in 2013. He raised two of his kids, Gurshaan and Noor Chillar, in Fresno, California.
After graduating from high school, he played college football in the Pac-10 for the University of California, Los Angeles, where he gained prominence on the Bruin defensive unit. Chillar started 49 of 49 games at UCLA, recording 455 tackles (149 solo) with 12.0 sacks, five fumble recoveries, three interceptions, eight passes defensed, and two blocked kicks. He earned First-team All-Pac-10 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.
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