What do you expect from Henry Melton in 2013?
Thanks to the franchise tag, Henry Melton is one of the highest paid Chicago Bears; Do you expect his production to warrant his big paycheck?
- Born: 1986/10/11
- Age: 26
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 295
- Seasons: 2
- Place of birth: Cedar Hill, TX
- Drafted by: the Chicago Bears in 2009 (4th round)
| Sacks | Interceptions | Tackles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | Sacks | YdsL | Int | Yds | IntTD | Solo | Ast | Total |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 29 | |
| 2010 | Bears | 16 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2011 | Bears | 15 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 2012 | Bears | 14 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 43 |
| Career Total | 45 | 15.5 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 21 | 83 | |
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