B.J. SAMS #30

Position	Kick Returner
Height	5-10
Weight	185
Years Experience	5
Birthdate	10/29/1980
Hometown	Mandeville, LA
College	McNeese State
Current status	Active
Games Started	1
Games Played	43

Pro Career

Dangerous return man joined the Chiefs as an unrestricted free agent from Baltimore on April 14th … Is the club’s top candidate to handle Kansas City’s return duties after spending four seasons in Baltimore (2004-07) ... Is fully recovered from a torn right ACL and MCL that curtailed his 2007 campaign after only one game … Versatile performer could also see time at wide receiver if called upon … Elusive runner often makes the first man miss … Supremely strong athlete who is difficult for one person to bring down in the open field … Burst onto the scene in 2004 after entering the NFL as a rookie free agent … Returned two punts for touchdowns in his first pro campaign … Has played in 43 games with one start at wide receiver … Owns 138 kickoff returns for 3,161 yards (22.9 avg.) and 121 punt returns for 1,320 yards (10.9 avg.) with two TDs … Has also caught one pass for two yards and rushed four times for 19 yards with a TD.

Transactions: Signed a one-year contract with Kansas City (4/14/08) ... Signed a restricted free agent tender with Baltimore (5/10/07) ... Signed a one-year exclusive rights tender with Baltimore (3/23/06) ... Signed a one-year exclusive rights tender with Baltimore (5/23/05) ... Signed a one-year contract as a rookie free agent with Baltimore (4/30/04).

2007

Baltimore (2004-07): Appeared in 43 games with one start at wide receiver … Caught one pass for two yards and rushed four times for 19 yards (4.8 avg.) with a five-yard TD … Returned 138 kickoffs for 3,161 yards (22.9 avg.) and 121 punts for 1,320 (10.9 avg.) with two TDs.

2007: Played in one game before his season was curtailed by a right knee injury … Returned five kickoffs for 140 yards (28.0 avg.) and four punts for 37 yards (9.3 avg.) before suffering a torn right ACL and MCL in the third quarter on Opening Day at Cincinnati (9/10) ... Was placed on injured reserve on September 12th.

2006

Saw action in 12 games, returning 30 kickoffs for 772 yards (25.7 avg.) and 29 punts for 307 yards (10.6 avg.) ... Ranked seventh in the AFC and 10th in the NFL with a 25.7-yard kickoff return average … His 10.6-yard punt return average placed sixth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL … Returned four kickoffs for 163 yards (40.8 avg.) vs. Oakland (9/17) ... Had four kickoff returns for 97 yards vs. San Diego (10/1) ... Amassed four kickoff returns for 90 yards vs. Carolina (10/15) ... Returned four kickoffs for 93 yards at Tennessee (11/12) ... Had three kickoff returns for 91 yards and three punt returns for a career-high 121 yards (40.5 avg.) vs. Atlanta (11/19) to earn AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors … Had two kickoff returns for 41 yards before suffering a broken right fibula at Cincinnati (11/30) ... Was placed on injured reserve on December 4th.

2005

Played in 14 games, taking back 44 kickoffs for 998 yards (22.7 avg.) and 33 punts for 401 yards (12.2 avg.) ... Named first-team All-Pro by The Sporting News … Led the AFC and ranked second in the NFL with a 12.2-yard punt return average … Returned three kickoffs for 68 yards and three punts for 51 yards vs. Indianapolis (9/11) ... Took back three kickoffs for 66 yards at Tennessee (9/18) ... Had two kickoff returns for 52 yards and four punt returns for 56 yards vs. the N.Y. Jets (10/2) ... Took back three punts for 74 yards vs. Cleveland (10/16) ... Posted four kickoff returns for 105 yards vs. Cincinnati (11/6) ... Took back four kickoffs for 85 yards and two punts for 46 yards at Jacksonville (11/13) ... Amassed eight kickoff returns for 145 yards at Cincinnati (11/27) ... Had three kickoff returns for 140 yards at Denver (12/11) ... Returned two punts for 53 yards vs. Green Bay (12/19) ... Was inactive vs. Minnesota (12/25) and at Cleveland (1/1/06).

2004

Appeared in 16 games with one start at wide receiver … Caught one pass for two yards and rushed four times for 19 yards with a TD … Returned 59 kickoffs for 1,251 yards (21.2 avg.) and 55 punts for 575 yards (10.5 avg.) with two TDs … Earned second-team All-Pro honors from College and Pro Football Weekly … Named to the All-AFC and All-Rookie Teams by the Pro Football Writers Association … His 1,826 combined kick return yards ranked first in team history, topping the previous mark set by WR Jermaine Lewis (1,558) in 2001 … Tied for the league lead and the best single-season mark in team history with two punt return TDs … Took back five punts for 59 yards vs. Pittsburgh (9/19) ... Recorded six kickoff returns for 183 yards (30.5 avg.) and two punt returns for 67 yards, including a 58-yard TD vs. Kansas City (10/4), his first career score … Took back five punt returns for 101 yards with a 78-yard TD at Washington (10/10) ... Had four kickoff returns for 101 yards and returned seven punts for 45 yards at the N.Y. Jets (11/14) ... Returned five kickoffs for 104 yards vs. Cincinnati (12/5) ... Had five punt returns for 54 yards vs. the N.Y. Giants (12/12) ... Took back four kickoffs for 123 yards at Indianapolis (12/19).

College Bio

Played in 48 games at McNeese State … Caught 136 passes for 2,038 yards (15.0 avg.) with 16 TDs and rushed 86 times for 653 yards (7.6 avg.) with five TDs … Also returned 52 kickoffs for 1,306 yards (25.1 avg.) and 84 punts for 922 yards (11.0 avg.) with three TDs … Ranks second in school history with 136 receptions, is third with 2,038 receiving yards and is tied for third with 16 TD catches … Finished his collegiate career ranked first in school history in punt returns, punt return yards and tied for second in punt return TDs … Earned team MVP honors as a senior in 2003 … Recorded 63 catches for 889 yards (14.1 avg.) with seven TDs and 38 carries for 299 yards (7.9 avg.) with a score ... Returned 22 kickoffs for 548 yards (24.9 avg.) and 27 punts for 267 yards (9.9 avg.) with a TD … Led the Southland Conference and ranked ninth in the NCAA in combined net yards, averaging 166.9 yards per game … Named the Conference Player of the Year and the McNeese State Athlete of the Year … Selected team MVP as a junior in 2002 … Caught a team-high 46 passes for 658 yards (14.3 avg.) with five TDs and added 31 rushes for 254 yards (8.2 avg.) with three TDs … Took back 14 kickoffs for 353 yards (25.2 avg.) and 41 punts for 471 yards (11.5 avg.) with two TDs … Produced 26 catches for 474 yards (18.2 avg.) with four TDs and 10 rushes for 84 yards (8.4 avg.) with a TD during his sophomore campaign in 2001 … Added 15 kickoff returns for 378 yards (25.2 avg.) and 16 punt returns for 184 yards (11.6 avg.) ... Had one catch for 17 yards and seven carries for 16 yards (2.3 avg.) as a true freshman in 2000 … Also had one kickoff return for 27 yards … Majored in Criminal Justice at McNeese State.

Personal Bio

• An all-state selection and district MVP as a senior at Mandeville High School in Mandeville, Louisiana.

• Full name: Bradley Jamar Sams.

• Single with two children.

• Resides in Mandeville, Louisiana.