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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | December 23, 1984||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | South Side (Fort Wayne, Indiana) | ||||||||||||
College: | Purdue | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2006 / round: 2 / pick: 54 | ||||||||||||
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Bernard Karmell Pollard (born December 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft. He has also played for the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. Pollard was dubbed "the Bonecrusher" while at Purdue for his hard hits and tackles, and acquired the nickname "Patriot-Killer" as a professional, after inflicting injuries which would ultimately alter four New England Patriots seasons,[1][2] including ending Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's 2008 season.