2007 Houston Texans Media Guide

2007 schedule

PR ES E A S O N

Date

Opponent

Network

Kickoff



Saturday, Aug. 11

CHICAGO BEARS

(KTRK-TV)

7:00 p.m.



Saturday, Aug. 18

@ Arizona Cardinals

(KTRK-TV)

3:00 p.m.



Saturday, Aug 25

DALLAS COWBOYS

(KTRK-TV)

7:00 p.m.



Thursday, Aug. 30

@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

(KTRK-TV)

7:00 p.m.

Network

Kickoff

R EGU L A R S E A S O N

Date

Opponent



Sunday, Sept. 9

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

(CBS)

Noon



Sunday, Sept. 16

@ Carolina Panthers

(CBS)

Noon



Sunday, Sept. 23

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

(CBS)

Noon



Sunday, Sept. 30

@ Atlanta Falcons

(CBS)

Noon



Sunday, Oct. 7

MIAMI DOLPHINS

(CBS)

Noon



Sunday, Oct. 14

@ Jacksonville Jaguars

(CBS)

Noon



Sunday, Oct. 21

TENNESSEE TITANS

(CBS)

Noon



Sunday, Oct. 28

@ San Diego Chargers

(CBS)

3:05 p.m.



Sunday, Nov. 4

@ Oakland Raiders

(CBS)

3:15 p.m.



Sunday, Nov. 11

BYE



Sunday, Nov. 18

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

(FOX)

Noon



Sunday, Nov. 25

@ Cleveland Browns

(CBS)

Noon Noon



Sunday, Dec. 2

@ Tennessee Titans

(CBS)



Sunday, Dec. 9

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

(FOX)

Noon



Thursday, Dec. 13

DENVER BRONCOS

(NFL Network)*

7:15 p.m.



Sunday, Dec. 23

@ Indianapolis Colts

(CBS)

Noon



Sunday, Dec. 30

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

(CBS)

Noon





PO STS E A S O N

January 5-6

Wild Card Weekend



January 12-13

Divisional Playoffs



January 20

Conference Championships



February 3

Super Bowl XLII, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.



February 10

AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii

All kickoff times Central * Televised Nationally Home Games in BOLD All games are broadcasted live on 100.3 KILT FM and SportsRadio 610 AM Spanish broadcasts on La Tremenda 1010 AM Italic indicates kickoff times can change to 3:00 or 7:00 p.m. due to flexible scheduling, and could move from CBS to NBC.

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Veterans Veterans Bios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-227 What to Look For in 2007. . . . . . . . 228 Rookies Rookie Bios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229-245 Alphabetical Roster. . . . . . . . 246-247 Numerical Roster. . . . . . . . . . 248-249 Roster By Position. . . . . . . . . 250-251 How Texans Were Built . . . . 252-253 Texans Overtime Games. . . . . . . . 254 2006 Season Review Game Summaries. . . . . . . . . . 255-271 Player Participation. . . . . . . . 272-273 Offensive Stats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Defensive/Special Team Stats. . . 275

table of contents

Preseason Offensive Stats. . . . . . 276 Preseason Defensive Stats . . . . . 277 Game by Game. . . . . . . . . . . . 278-279 Team Season Highs. . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Game-by-Game Starters. . . . . . . . 281 2006 Transactions . . . . . . . . . 282-283 NFL Standings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Records Year-by-Year Leaders. . . . . . 286-287 All-Time Leaders . . . . . . . . . . 288-289 Houston NFL Records. . . . . . . . . . 290 Individual Records. . . . . . . . . 291-313 Team Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . 314-337 Texans Big Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 History Texans Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . 340-346 All-Time Series Results. . . . . 347-348 Preseason Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Top Attendance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Texans Record When. . . . . . . . . . 351 All-Time Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . 352-354 All-Time Numerical Roster. . 355-356 All-Time Practice Squad. . . . . . . . 357 All-Time Coaches Roster . . . . . . . 358



Trades/Free Agency . . . . . . . 359-362 Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Expansion Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 College Draft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364-365 Prime Time Texans . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 2005 Offensive Stats . . . . . . . . . . . 366 2004 Offensive Stats . . . . . . . . . . . 367 2003 Offensive Stats . . . . . . . . . . . 368 2002 Offensive Stats . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Sidelines Reliant Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . 372-373 Seating Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Policies & Procedures . . . . . 375-377 Reliant Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Texans in the Community. . . 379-383 TORO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Preseason Television . . . . . . . . . . 385 Texans Radio Network. . . . . . . . . 386 Texans Spanish Radio Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Medical Glossary. . . . . . . . . . 388-390 2007 NFL Schedule. . . . . . . . . 391-395 Media Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396-398

Address Houston Texans Two Reliant Park Houston, TX 77054 832-667-2000 (Main) 832-667-2140 (Public Relations) 832-667-2188 (PR fax) Colors Deep Steel Blue (Pantone 5395C) Battle Red (Pantone 187C) Liberty White

Editor: Kevin Cooper Assistant Editors: Zac Emmons and Tiffani Walker Editorial Assistance: Nick Schenck, Carmine Pirone, Matt Pomeroy, Ana Chavez

Richard Hightower. . . Administrative Coordinator, Coaching

Philip Burguières. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chairman

Dan Riley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strength & Conditioning Coach

Gary Kubiak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach

Ray Wright. . . . . . Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Rick Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Manager

Virgil Campbell. . . . . . . . . Strength & Conditioning Assistant

Jamey Rootes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President

Everett Coleman. . . . . . . . Strength & Conditioning Assistant

Scott Schwinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Brian Gardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Pro Personnel

Suzie Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer

Brandon Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pro Scout

Marilan Logan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vice President and Controller John Schriever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Ticketing & Event Management

Bobby Grier. . . . . . . . . . Associate Director of Pro Personnel Kevin Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pro Scout Dale Strahm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of College Scouting Mike Maccagnan. . . . . . . . . Coordinator of College Scouting

John Vidalin . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Ed Lambert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National College Scout

Greg Watson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Finance

Bob Beers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Scout

Tony Wyllie. . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Communications

Larry Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Scout

Executive assistants Becky Virtue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant to Robert C. McNair

Jon Carr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Scout Brian Hudspeth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Scout Mike Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Scout Bob Merritt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Scout

Kim Phillips. . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant to Gary Kubiak Rita Daniels. . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant to Rick Smith

Tom Colt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer/ Rehabilitation Coordinator

Bonny Marshall . . . . . Executive Assistant to Jamey Rootes

Jon Ishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer

Lydia Launey. . . . . . Executive Assistant to Scott Schwinger

Jay Brunetti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Equipment Services

Sue Anna O’Hara. . . . . Executive Assistant to Suzie Thomas and Office Services Administrator

Matt Grupp . . . . . . Assistant Director of Equipment Services

Football Operations

Ken Sparacino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Video Operations

Gary Kubiak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach

Joe Malota . . . . . . . . Assistant Director of Video Operations

Mike Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator

Robert Wells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video Operations Assistant

Official Website http://www.HoustonTexans.com

Richard Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Coordinator

Chris Olsen . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Football Administration

Joe Marciano. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Teams Coordinator

Don Zullick. . . . . . . . . . . Football Administration Coordinator

All-time Record 24 wins, 56 loses (2002-06)

Frank Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Defensive Assistant

Lloyd Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Football Operations

John Benton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Line Coach

Iain Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operations Coordinator

Jethro Franklin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Line Coach Chick Harris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running Backs Coach

Amber Davies. . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant, Pro and College Scouting

Jon Hoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Backs Coach

Dr. Walter Lowe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Physician

Stadium Reliant Stadium Capacity: 71,054 Natural Grass Retractable Roof Ground Broken: March 9, 2000 First Game: Miami 24, Texans 3 (Preseason 8/24/02)

C re d i ts Managing Editor: Tony Wyllie

Tim Bender. . . . . . . . . Administrative Coordinator, Coaching

Robert C. McNair. . . . Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Georgie Jozwiak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Executive Assistant to Philip Burguières

F i ngert i p i nfor m at i on Houston Texans Awarded October 6, 1999 (NFL’s 32nd franchise) American Football Conference, South Division

Executive Management

Kevin Bastin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletic Trainer

Christian Snell. . . . . . . . . . . . . Equipment Services Assistant

Sean Washington. . . . . . . . .Director of Player Development

Johnny Holland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linebackers Coach

Dr. Tom Clanton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Orthopedist

Larry Kirksey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wide Receivers Coach

Dr. David Lintner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Orthopedist

Photographers: Bill Baptist, Michael Marten, Ed Matchette, Paul Ladd, Getty Images

Brian Pariani. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tight Ends Coach

Dr. James Muntz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Internist

Kyle Shanahan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterbacks Coach

Dr. David Braunreiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Internist

Design & Production: Lora Poe - Lavandula Design and Ninh Pham

Martin Bayless. . . . . . . . . Assistant Defensive Backs Coach

Dr. William Spangler. . . . . . . . . . Team Emergency Physician

Frank Pollack . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Offensive Line Coach

Dr. Tom O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Dentist

Printing: Chas. P. Young Printing Co

Bob Karmelowicz. . . . . . . . Special Assistant to Head Coach

Dr. Dana Harper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Chiropractor

Perry Carter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Assistant

Roberta Anding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Dietician

Mike McDaniel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Assistant

Joni Honn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Massage Therapist

Robert Saleh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Assistant

Greg Tyler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Chaplain

Special thanks: Rocky Harris and Samir Parikh

Staff Directory

Administration Robert McNair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 Philip Burguières. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Limited Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Executive Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-21 Gary Kubiak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-25 Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . 25-49 Staff Bios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-69 Staff Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-74

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Sales & MArketing

Jeff Feyerer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales Representative

Greg Grissom . . . . . . . . . Director of Corporate Development

Austin Schrader. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales Representative

Scott MacKerron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Production and Entertainment

Accounting

April Beasley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Client Services Manager Alto Gary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheerleader Programs Manager Preston Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate Development Manager Ben Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fan Development Manager Lance Cavazos. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Events Coordinator Jonathan Frost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mascot Coordinator Gavin Gehrt. . . . . . . . . . . . Production Coordinator/Producer Ross Hablinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate Development Event Coordinator Casey Harbich . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Events Coordinator Kristina Humiston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investor Relations Liaison Glen Oskin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Client Services Coordinator Lindsey Pickard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Client Services Coordinator Daniel Velasco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regional and Hispanic Marketing Coordinator

Jan Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Risk Manager Jon Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Treasurer Karen Harwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting Manager Tamala Theeck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Accountant Alice Winn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Accountant Courtney Galleher. . . . . . . . . . . Accounts Payable Specialist Lisa Ruiz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payroll Specialist Cheryl Moffett. . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant, Finance Legal Greg Kondritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate Counsel Security Ryan Reichert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Security Houston Texans Foundation Maggie Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development Manager Soraya Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Programs Coordinator

Susie Galvan. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Events Administrator

Information Technology

Stephanie Reilly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant, Corporate Development

Nick Ignatiev. . . . . . . . . . Director of Information Technology

Lamar Burkhalter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pep Band Director

Jeff Schmitz . . . . . . . . . . . Information Technology Manager Mike Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Network Engineer

Communications

John Sanchez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Network Administrator

Kevin Cooper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Public Relations

Anthony Shade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Network Administrator

Nick Schenck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Media Products Regina Woolfolk. . . . . . . . . Director of Community Relations Stephanie Belton. . . . . . . . . . Community Relations Manager Zac Emmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Services Coordinator Carmine Pirone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Products Coordinator Tiffani Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Services Coordinator

Administrative Staff Glenda Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Human Resources Lindsey George. . . . . . . . . . . Human Resources Coordinator Robin Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employee Benefits Coordinator Marvin Dave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Services Coordinator Ashley Ferguson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Receptionist

Ticketing and Event Services

Jeff Clarke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices Services, Ridgeway’s

Bryan Moynihan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Ticket Services

Carol Adatto Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Travel Consultant, Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Diane Ozzolek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Event Services

Administration

Melissa Rentz. . . . . . . Director of Advertising and Branding

Brian Varnadoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Premium Seating Derek Beeman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales Manager Erin Marzouki. . . . Premium Seating Development Manager Shari Rainey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luxury Suite Service Manager Mike Bove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customer Service and Special Events Coordinator Holly Schweitzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Event Services Coordinator Kathryn Iribarren. . . . . . . Customer Service Representative Kristel Schwintz. . . . . . . . Customer Service Representative Trey Young . . . . . . . . . . . . Customer Service Representative Joe Diaz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales Representative

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Robert C. McNair Robert C. McNair is perhaps best known in the business community as the founder of Cogen Technologies, which was sold in 1999. Cogen was the largest privately-owned cogeneration company in the world, with aggregate capacity of 1,400 megawatts. McNair also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The McNair Group, headquartered in Houston, Texas, where he oversees an investment portfolio that includes interests in three cogeneration plants in the eastern United States. McNair owns Palmetto Partners, Ltd. and RCM Financial Services, L.P., private investment entities that manage the McNairs’ public and private equity investments, and is Chairman of the Robert and Janice McNair Foundation and the Houston Texans Foundation. Committed to bringing a National Football League team to Houston, McNair formed Houston NFL Holdings in 1998. On October 6, 1999, the NFL announced that the 32nd NFL franchise had been awarded to McNair, returning football to the city of Houston in the year 2002 and Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004.

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Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

On September 8, 2002, the Houston Texans kicked off their Inaugural Season with a victory over the Dallas Cowboys, 19-10, in the franchise’s nationally-televised season opener. The victory over Dallas made Houston the first expansion club to win its opening game since the 1961 Minnesota Vikings. The Texans also won at Jacksonville and upset the Giants and Steelers, both playoff teams. Despite facing a rash of injuries and the NFL’s toughest schedule in 2003, the Texans posted a 5-11 campaign in their second NFL season. And in 2004, the Texans continued their steady climb by winning seven games. Houston won consecutive games for the first time and earned its first sweeps of divisional opponents by defeating Jacksonville and Tennessee twice. The Texans’ second win over the Jaguars, a 21-0 road triumph, marked Houston’s first shutout win in franchise history. After the team finished with a disappointing 2-14 record in 2005, McNair displayed courage and conviction by hiring a rookie head coach and a first-time general manager to build a winning team in Houston. Gary Kubiak, a Houston

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McNair is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Texas Bowl, Inc. which brought the inaugural Texas Bowl game to Reliant Stadium on December 28, 2006. Rutgers and Kansas State played in front of the largest bowl crowd in Reliant Stadium history—over 52,000. Annual Texas Bowl games will feature teams from the Big 12, the Big East and Conference USA. Stonerside Stable, a major thoroughbred horse farm in Kentucky, is also among McNair’s successes. A 1,500-acre thoroughbred horse farm and racing stable, Stonerside is home to over 200 racehorses, broodmares, yearlings and weanlings. Since its inception in 1994, Stonerside has won 59 Graded Stakes races including Grade I wins in the Belmont, Breeders Cup Mile, the Travers, the Haskell, the Hollywood Gold Cup, the Cigar Mile, the Carter, the Swaps, the Wood Memorial, the Matriarch and the Oak Leaf Stakes. Stonerside also has finished second and third in the Kentucky Derby and was the co-breeder of Fusaichi Pegasus, winner of the Derby. McNair is a current or past member of the Boards of Trustees of a number of institutions, including Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Grand Opera, the Greater Houston Partnership, the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Free Enterprise Institute and the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Houston. McNair is a member of the Texas Business Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Anti-Defamation League’s Torch of Liberty Award, the Northwood University Outstanding Business Leader Award and the Association for Private Enterprise Education’s Herman W. Lay Memorial Award. In 1999 he received the Distinguished

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American Award from the Houston Chapter of the National Football Foundation and the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Rotary Club of Houston. In April 2002, The South Main Center Association presented McNair with the prestigious City Builder Award. The Houston Advertising Federation honored McNair in November 2002 with the Annual Trailblazer Award recognizing him for significantly enhancing the overall image of Houston, both locally and globally. In April 2003, McNair received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and in May 2003, McNair received The Denton A. Cooley Leadership Award from the Texas Heart Institute. In November 2003, the McNairs received the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge National Award for Outstanding Patriotism, Responsible Citizenship and Community Involvement. The McNair Foundation was honored as the 2003 Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation at the National Philanthropy Day luncheon sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and in November 2004, the Foundation was honored at the Houston Independent School District Partnership Appreciation Breakfast with a Hall of Fame Award. In April 2004, McNair was honored with the Heart of Houston award from the Fifth Ward Enrichment Program. In March 2005, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes presented McNair with the President & Mrs. George H. W. Bush Community Impact Award. In June 2005, Rice University announced that the newest building on the campus, the 167,000 square foot home of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, had been officially named Janice and Robert McNair Hall by the Rice Board of Trustees. McNair also is a founder of the Cotswold project, a revitalization project focused on downtown Houston. Born in Tampa, Fla., McNair has been a resident of Houston since 1960. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in Columbia in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1999, McNair received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from the University of South Carolina.

Philip Burguières Vice Chairman

Philip Burguières, one of Houston’s most innovative leaders, serves as Vice Chairman of the Houston Texans. Burguières also serves as Chairman and CEO of EMC Holdings, an investment management company specializing in oil services and exploration and production industries. Additionally, he serves as Chairman Emeritus of Weatherford International, an international energy company. Until 1996, Burguières was Weatherford International’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Weatherford, Burguières was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Panhandle Eastern Corporation and Cameron Iron Works, Inc. During his career in the energy industry he was named C.E.O. of the year three times by Financial World Magazine. Burguières is the current Chairman of the Menninger Clinic and serves on the Executive Committee of M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. In 2005, he received the Woodrow Wilson Corporate Citizenship Award from the Smithsonian Institute, was the 2003 recipient of the National Mental Health Association’s William Styron Award, and in May of 2000 was awarded the prestigious Ima Hogg Award from the

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native, was named the Texans’ second head coach on January 26, 2006 after spending the previous 11 seasons as the offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos. On June 5, 2006, McNair introduced Rick Smith as the franchise’s second general manager. Smith, who followed Kubiak from Denver where he was the assistant general manager, became the youngest general manager in the NFL at age 36.

Mental Health Association of Greater Houston. He is a Director of Bridges to Life, Catholic Charities, the Mental Health Association and the Texas Heart Institute. He is on the board of directors at FMC Technologies, Inc., Newfield Exploration Company, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The J.M. Burguières Co., Ltd. (a family-owned limited partnership). He is a member of the National Petroleum Council, the World’s President’s Organization, is past president of the Petroleum Club of Houston, the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association; past chairman of the National Ocean Industries Association. A native of Franklin, La., he graduated with a bachelor’s of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Louisiana, where a Chair in the engineering department has been named in his honor. He was a recipient of his alma mater’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 1992. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years, reaching the rank of Lieutenant. Burguières received his master’s in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business where he is a Director.

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Kirbyjon H. Caldwell Senior Pastor Windsor Village United Methodist Church

Ray Childress, Jr. Owner & Chairman Ray Childress Auto Group Former five-time Pro Bowl Defensive Lineman Houston Oilers

D. Cal McNair Vice Chairman Palmetto Partners, LTD.

Cary McNair President Bulwark Films

Charles W. Duncan, Jr. Private Investor Former President The Coca-Cola Company Former Secretary U.S. Department of Defense Former Secretary U.S. Department of Energy

Tilman J. Fertitta Chairman of the Board, President and CEO Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. President Fertitta Hospitality, LLC

Kay Onstead President Onstead Holdings, LLC

Fayez Sarofim President and Chairman of the Board Fayez Sarofim & Co.

Harry Gee, Jr. Principal Law Office of Harry Gee & Associates Board Certified Immigration and Nationality Law

Javier Loya Chairman and CEO CHOICE! Energy Group

Joseph W. Sutton Chairman Sutton Ventures Group, LLC Chairman Consolidated Asset Management Systems

Chuck Watson Chairman Eagle Energy Partners and Wincrest Ventures

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General Manager 11th NFL Season • 2nd with Texans Rick Smith was named the second general manager in Texans history on June 5, 2006. He utilizes a superbly honed ability for identifying player talent along with an exceptional aptitude for fine-tuning football operations in his role with the Texans. Smith, the former assistant general manager with the Denver Broncos, was reunited in Houston with Texans head coach Gary Kubiak, who was Denver’s offensive coordinator from 1995-05. As general manager, Smith oversees all aspects of football operations including player personnel, salary cap management and budgeting. He works closely with the coaching and scouting staffs to build the club roster via free agency as well as overseeing the annual college draft. At 37 years old, Smith is the youngest general manager in the NFL. Upon his hiring, he also became the fourth African-American to head an NFL personnel department, joining Arizona’s Rod Graves, Jacksonville’s James Harris, and Baltimore’s Ozzie Newsome. In his first full offseason in Houston, Smith has given the Texans a fresh new look while improving the team as a whole. In March, 2007 the Texans signed unrestricted free agent running back Ahman Green. The four-time Pro Bowler entering his 10th NFL season was the Green Bay Packers leader in yards from scrimmage with 10,870 and total 1,000-yard rushing seasons with six. Later in the month, Smith executed a trade that brought QB Matt Schaub to Houston from Atlanta. Schaub will enter the fall as the Texans new quarterback and field general.

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Smith continued to improve the Texans by reorganizing Houston’s draft process to streamline information enabling scouts and coaches to have the most up-to-date information in order to select the best players for the Texans future. In the first round the Texans selected DT Amobi Okoye from Louisville, who was first team All-American during his senior season. Okoye’s selection made history, becoming the youngest player at 19 to be drafted in the first round of the modern NFL draft. Smith significantly strengthened the Texans team during the 2006 season by strategically acquiring solid new talent to bolster a roster hit hard by injury. While the Texans finished the season with a league-high17 players on injured reserve, the team also successfully integrated 20 players that were not on the Texans training camp roster to the active lineup. One of the pivotal components of the 2006 season were players not on the opening day roster who ultimately made key contributions, leading to an improvement in the Texans win total of four games over the 2005 season. The Texans had four different running backs lead them in rushing in a game at some point during the season. Houston was paced by RB Ron Dayne, whom the Texans signed after training camp last season. Dayne enjoyed his best season in six years, rushing for 429 yards in the month of December, second most in Texans history. In his former role with the Broncos, Smith was responsible for evaluating players from around the NFL, as well as those in NFL Europe, the Canadian Football League, the Arena Football

With Smith heading the pro personnel department, the Broncos posted the league’s fifthbest regular-season record from 2000-05, going 61-35 (.635). The 61 wins were the most of any AFC West team over that span, 10 more than the next closest team, Kansas City. Not surprisingly, Denver was one of only four teams in the NFL to reach the playoffs each season from 2003-05. Before moving into the front office, Smith spent four years as the Broncos’ assistant defensive backs coach and earned two Super Bowl rings while helping guide a unit that consistently ranked as one of the league’s best. The team won more games from 1996-98 (46) than any club in NFL history over a three-year period.

coach at his alma mater, Purdue University. He left Purdue in February to accept a coaching position at TCU but spent just one month at the school before being hired by the Broncos. A 1992 graduate of Purdue, Smith began his coaching career with the Boilermakers shortly after his graduation, serving as the school’s assistant strength and conditioning coordinator as a grad assistant. After serving as the team’s tight ends coach for one season, Smith was hired as the secondary coach, becoming the youngest position coach in the Big Ten Conference at the time at the age of 24. Smith was a starter at strong safety and defensive captain for Purdue as a senior in 1991. A native of Petersburg, Va., he attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton, Ohio. Smith also is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Smith and his wife, Tiffany live in Houston with son Robert LaMar.

Smith joined the Broncos on April 3, 1996, following a two-year stint as defensive backs

Con t inu e d Ro o ki e Hon o rs Texans LB DeMeco Ryans was named the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. He recorded double-digit tackles in nine-of-16 games, more than any other defender in the league and four more than any other rookie. He led the team or tied for the team lead in tackles 10 times. In addition to his historic tackle numbers, Ryans finished tied for the lead among rookie inside linebackers with 3.5 sacks. Ryans joins a long line of successful rookies with the Texans to gain recognition for their accomplishments during their rookie season. In 2003, RB Domanick Williams was voted NFL Rookie of the Year on NFL.com. CB Dunta Robinson was selected by Pro Football Weekly as the 2004 Rookie of the Year. In 2005, WR Jerome Mathis was named first team kickoff returner by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and Sporting News.

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League, and other professional leagues. He also played a central role in the club’s preparation for the college draft and was one of the Broncos’ primary negotiators for player contracts.

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President 8th NFL Season • 8th with Texans Jamey Rootes serves as president of the Houston Texans and is responsible for all business functions of the club. Since joining the Texans, Rootes has overseen the team’s efforts to secure stadium naming rights and sponsorship, coordinated radio and TV broadcasting relationships, engineered the club’s successful ticket and suite sales campaigns, led the creation and launch of the team’s identity, and developed the team’s highly-acclaimed customer service strategy. Under Rootes’ leadership the Texans have earned many distinctions, including the American Marketing Association’s “Crystal Award” for the best overall marketing campaign. J.D. Power & Associates recognized the team for providing the best fan experience in the NFL and even featured the Texans as a service success story in their recent book entitled Satisfaction. Also, the Texans were recognized with Sports Business Journal’s PRISM Award, which is given annually to the top major league professional sports team based on business excellence criteria. In 2003, the Texans were also named by Sports Business Journal as the best sports start-up over a five-year period. In 2006, the Texans extended their sell-out streak to 50 consecutive home games, a Houston NFL record and a testament to the consistent quality of service and entertainment provided by the organization on gameday. As a result, the Texans have consistently been recognized as one of the most valuable professional sports franchises

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both in the NFL and globally, as measured by a variety of business publications Rootes was selected twice by Sports Business Journal as a member of their distinguished “Forty Under 40” list of leading sports executives. Also, Rootes maintains an active role in the community and serves on a number of boards, including the United Way of Greater Houston and Junior Achievement. Prior to joining the Houston Texans, Rootes helped to launch Major League Soccer as president and general manager of the Columbus Crew. During his tenure, the Crew was consistently among the league’s strongest teams both on and off the field, and Rootes was recognized as Executive of the Year in 1996 and Marketing Executive of the Year in 1999. Rootes helped lead the construction of Crew Stadium in 1999, which was the first stadium of its type in America. This facility earned distinction as America’s Foremost Sports Facility of the Year. A native of Stone Mountain, Ga., Rootes attended Clemson University and was a member of the Tigers’ soccer team that captured two NCAA titles and served as Student Body President. While earning an MBA at Indiana University, he served as an assistant soccer coach for the Hoosiers. Rootes previously held positions at IBM and Procter & Gamble before entering sports. Rootes lives in West University with his wife, Melissa, and their children, Christopher and Caroline.

Scott E. Schwinger Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer 8th NFL Season • 8th with Texans

Scott Schwinger was named the Texans’ vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer in August 2000. He was promoted to his current position in May 2001. For the past 13 years, Schwinger has held positions with various companies owned, directly or indirectly, by Robert C. McNair, including president of Palmetto Partners Ltd. and RCM Financial Services, L.P., and vice president for Cogen Technologies, an independent power company. As President of Palmetto and RCM Financial Services, he serves as the investment manager for portfolios of public and private equities. Schwinger also serves as managing director of EMC Holdings, L.L.C., a private energy investment fund. Schwinger oversees a staff of more than 25 and is responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, cash management, risk management, management information systems and all debt and equity financings of the Texans and other McNair Group companies. He provided the financial analysis support in the effort beginning in 1998 to bring professional football back

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to Houston. Schwinger also served on the Houston Super Bowl XXXVIII Host Committee, Inc. In addition, he provides strategic and investment management oversight, venture capital due diligence, and negotiates deal structuring for Palmetto and RCM Financial Services. Since the awarding of the team in 1999, Schwinger has successfully coordinated and structured debt financings totaling $675 million, one of the largest and most successful series of financings to date for a professional sports team. Schwinger received a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. In the community, he serves on the boards of the YES Prep Public Schools, The Make-A-Wish Foundation and The Endowment Fund. He and his wife, Becca, both native Houstonians, are the parents of sons, Corbin and Charley and daughter, Cara.

R o o k i e Pa s s Ca t c h e r TE Owen Daniels tied for the team lead and set a franchise rookie record with five receiving touchdowns last year. His five touchdowns were tied for the seventh-most in the NFL by a tight end in 2006 and were more than any other rookie tight end last year.

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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer 8th NFL Season • 8th with Texans Suzie Thomas joined the Houston Texans and the McNair Group in March 2000. She oversees the legal, human resources and business administration functions for both groups and holds positions with various other entities in The McNair Group. Thomas previously served as general counsel and vice president of Human Resources of Corporate Brand Foods America, Inc., a meat processing business that was subsequently purchased by Tyson Foods. Prior to CBFA, Thomas spent 16 years at Weatherford International, Inc., an international energy service and manufacturing company, the last 12 years as senior vice president and general counsel. She started her legal career as an associate attorney at Baker Botts L.L.P. in Houston.

Thomas earned her law degree from the University of Houston’s Bates College of Law and her undergraduate degree in Spanish from the University of Texas. Thomas is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas, where she served as Chair of the Corporate Counsel Section from 1994-95. Thomas also serves as a director and executive committee member of and general counsel to Child Advocates, Inc. Thomas received the 2004 University of Houston Law Center’s Corporate Sector Award and the 2005 Houston Business Journal Award for Best General Council with a staff of two to ten. Ms. Thomas resides in Houston.

Marilan Logan Vice President and Controller 27th NFL Season • 7th with Texans Marilan Logan joined the Texans as the team’s controller in February 2000 and was promoted to vice president in April 2007. She is responsible for maintaining the team’s financial records.

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Logan came to the Texans after serving as controller/treasurer for the Houston Aeros Hockey Club, Aerodromes Ice Rinks, and Houston Aeros Foundation for two seasons. Prior to joining the Houston Aeros, Logan was the controller for the Houston Oilers

Marilan and her husband, Rick, have a daughter, Sandy, two sons Jeff and Roy, and two grandsons Kyle and Todd. The couple resides in Humble.

John Schriever

Vice President, Ticket Operations 8th NFL Season • 8th with Texans

John Schriever is entering his eighth year with the Texans and his 24th in the professional sports industry. During his career, Schriever has been part of the sales and service of more than 30 million tickets to sporting events. He started with the Texans in July 2000 as director of ticket operations and was promoted to vice president in July 2003. Schriever oversees all aspects of ticketing for the Texans, including the sales and service of PSLs, suites, season tickets, Director’s Club and group and individual game tickets. Schriever began his sports business career with the Texas Rangers Baseball Club in 1984 as a season ticket sales intern. By the 1989 season, Schriever had been promoted to director of ticket operations. During his 12 seasons with the Rangers, the team was purchased by an ownership group headed by George W. Bush, acquired pitcher Nolan Ryan, closed Arlington Stadium, opened The Ballpark in

Arlington and hosted the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. During the summer of 1996, Schriever worked with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games at the Summer Olympics. He worked in ticketing as a customer service manager at Fulton County Stadium and Olympic Stadium. Following the Olympic Games, Schriever took the position of director of tickets for Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth. He was part of the management staff that opened the Speedway in the spring of 1997. The speedway debuted that year with a crowd in excess of 200,000 for its inaugural Winston Cup race. Schriever is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he earned a degree in business management. John and his wife, Dana, who holds a degree in teaching from the University of Texas, have two children, Nicholas and Sarah.

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(now Tennessee Titans) from 1978-97. Her responsibilities included accounting for player contracts, maintaining the club’s financial records, and aiding club management with special projects. Prior to the Oilers, she was a cost accounting specialist for Reed Tool Company.

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Vice President, Sales and Marketing 4th NFL Season • 4th with Texans John Vidalin enters his fourth season with the Texans as vice president of sales and marketing. Vidalin oversees all of the team’s corporate partnerships and sales of all related properties, team promotional rights and media. Vidalin is responsible for directing the Texans gameday experience, HoustonTexans. com, advertising, in-game productions, TORO, the Houston Texans Cheerleaders and team merchandise. Vidalin came to the Texans from the Washington Capitals of the NHL where he served as vice president of marketing, in charge of all branding, advertising, media, fan development, merchandise and game operations efforts. During his time with the

Capitals, the team won three Golden Matrix awards for “Best Opening Video” and “Best Show in Professional Sports.” Prior to the Capitals, Vidalin was vice president of client service with MGM Communications, a full-service advertising agency based in Calgary, Alberta. Previously he also served as director of marketing for the Calgary Flames of the NHL for six seasons and as key accounts manager with Alberto Culver Canada. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Vidalin is a graduate of communications from Lethbridge College at Lethbridge, Alberta. He and his wife, Carol, have two daughters, Amy and Allison.

Greg Watson

Vice President of Finance 8th NFL Season • 8th with Texans Greg Watson joined The McNair Group and the Houston Texans in November 1999 after working as an international finance associate in the energy industry. In his current position as vice president of finance, Watson is involved in all aspects of the team’s debt and equity financing activities, long range financial forecasting and special project analyses. His other responsibilities include financial

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analysis, due diligence and deal structuring for The McNair Group private equity investments. Watson received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Vanderbilt University and his MBA with a focus on finance and entrepreneurship from The University of Texas. He and his wife, Cathy, both native Houstonians, live in Houston with their children, Claire, William and Gardner.

Tony Wyllie

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Tony Wyllie is entering his 15th season in the NFL and his eighth campaign as the Texans’ vice president of communications. He is responsible for shaping and molding the image of the team in the public and the community. He serves as the liaison between the local and national media and the Texans’ front office, coaches and players. Wyllie generates publicity for the club while serving as the team spokesman. He also oversees the Texans’ public relations, community relations, media products departments and the Houston Texans Foundation.

second time (2004 and 2007) in five seasons the Texans earned the honor and it marked the fourth time that Wyllie has been on a staff that has won the award. The Rams’ PR department won the award in 1997 and the Titans in 2000.

Wyllie began his NFL career as a game day intern with the Houston Oilers in 1991 before working as a summer intern with the San Diego Chargers PR department in 1992. He spent 1993 as an intern in the PR department with the Dallas Cowboys, earning a Super Bowl ring before heading west to Los Angeles to work with the Rams as the assistant director of public relations. Wyllie moved with the team to St. Louis in 1995 and became the youngest PR director in the NFL three years later when the Tennessee Oilers hired him in 1998. He picked up an AFC championship ring with the Titans in 1999 before joining the Texans staff in the summer of 2000. During his NFL career, Wyllie has assisted in promoting five players that have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Aikman and Irvin, Cowboys; Slater, Rams; Munchak and Matthews, Oilers/ Titans).

Wyllie serves on numerous Boards of Directors including the Ensemble Theatre in Houston, the John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science, and the Touchdown Club of Houston. He serves on the advisory board for Inner City Youth and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He also served as a sub-committee chairman on Houston’s Super Bowl XXXVIII host committee.

Most recently, Wyllie and his staff earned the Pete Rozelle award, which is presented annually by Pro Football Writers of America to the best NFL public relations staff. It was the

He also was chosen by the NFL to work the 1996 and 1997 NFC Championship games, the 1999 Pro Bowl in Hawaii, and the last seven Super Bowls. He also participated in the NFL’s management program at Stanford University in 2004 and the first NFL Football Operations Personnel Symposium in May.

Wyllie worked three years in the sports information department of Texas Southern University, where he received his degree in journalism. In 2004, Wyllie received TSU’s “Distinguished Alumnus” award. Last May, he earned a Masters in Business Administration from the Jones School of Business at Rice University after completing the prestigious Executive MBA program. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Wyllie grew up in Northwest Houston and attended Cy-Fair High School. He resides in Houston with his wife, Natasha, and son, James.

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Gary Kubiak Gary Kubiak returned to his hometown of Houston on January 26, 2006, becoming the second head coach in the history of the Houston Texans. In his rookie season as a head coach, Kubiak guided the Texans to a 6-10 record, tripling the team’s win total of the year before. The six victories included wins in three of the last five games of the season and the franchise’s firstever win over Indianapolis. Six wins were the second-most in franchise history. All six wins came versus AFC opponents, giving the Texans their most wins over conference foes in team annals. Houston’s three wins in December matched the best month in team history, and wins over Indianapolis and Cleveland to close the year gave the Texans back-to-back wins for the first time in 32 games. The win over Cleveland on New Year’s Eve was the team’s first seasonending victory in five years. Kubiak guided his team to a 4-4 record at home, the most wins at Reliant Stadium in team history. Under Kubiak’s leadership, the offense showed improvement from the year prior, particularly in the running game. Although the team struggled on the ground early, by the end of the year the rushing attack had become a team strength. Houston averaged 122.6 rushing yards per game over the last 11 weeks of the season, and 12 of the team’s 13 rushing touchdowns came during that time span. One of the hallmarks of Kubiak’s tenure as offensive coordinator in Denver was the Broncos’ ability to get solid production from

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seemingly any back on the roster. In his first season in Houston, Kubiak showed similar effectiveness with the Texans’ running backs. Three different backs ran for 90 yards or more in a game, highlighted by Ron Dayne’s 153yard, two touchdown effort in the team’s 27-24 win over Indianapolis on Christmas Eve. The passing game improved by nearly 40 yards per game over 2005, and quarterback David Carr led all NFL passers with a 68.3 completion percentage. The player who benefited most from Kubiak’s offensive system was wide receiver Andre Johnson, who earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl and was named a Pro Bowl starter for the first time in his career. Johnson led the NFL with 103 receptions, and he turned in his second career 1,000yard season with 1,147 yards. The offensive line also improved under Kubiak’s scheme, allowing 25 fewer sacks than in 2005. As a head coach, Kubiak found himself responsible for the defense for the first time in his career. Under the guidance of defensive coordinator Richard Smith, the defense improved by nearly 30 yards and four points per game over of its 2005 performance and turned in three of the six best games in franchise history. After a slow start, the defense improved throughout the year and was one of the top 10 defenses in the league over the last three months of the season. From Week 4 through the end of the season, the defense lowered its yards allowed by nearly 180 yards per game, and it allowed 12.1 fewer points per game over the last 13 games compared to the first three.

Kubiak spent 20 of the previous 23 years in the Denver area, where he earned a reputation as a brilliant offensive mastermind. He played for the Broncos from 1983-91 as the backup for Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway. Kubiak played in 119 games during his career and tossed 14 touchdowns in that span. During his time as a player in the Mile High City, he was a part of three teams that reached the Super Bowl. Kubiak began his coaching career in 1992-93 as the running backs coach at his alma mater Texas A&M. Under Kubiak’s watchful eye, running back Greg Hill was named second team All-America his junior year. Hill was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1994 draft. Kubiak started his NFL coaching career with the San Francisco 49ers in 1994. As quarterbacks coach, he guided Hall of Famer Steve Young to his best season as a pro. Young

was named the NFL MVP for the second time in his career. Under Kubiak’s tutelage, Young had a careerhigh 70.3 completion percentage. He threw 35 touchdowns, passed for 3,969 yards and set an NFL record with a 112.8 passer rating, a mark that would stand for 10 seasons. Young captured Super Bowl XXIX MVP honors by tossing a record six touchdowns in San Francisco’s 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers. In the spring of 1995, Kubiak returned to the Broncos as offensive coordinator, where he would steer Denver to the organization’s best numbers in team history and help lead the team to seven postseason trips and two Super Bowl titles in 11 seasons. Kubiak began his tenure in Denver as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach to his former teammate, Elway. Kubiak made an immediate impact as Elway threw for 3,970 yards, the second-best mark of his Hall of Fame career. Elway increased his touchdown passes from 16 in 1994 to 26 in 1995. During the final four years of his career (1995-98), Elway tossed 101 touchdown passes, second only to Brett Favre in that span. Kubiak’s offense featured one of the best tight ends in NFL history. Shannon Sharpe, the NFL’s leader among tights ends in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns, spent seven years under Kubiak. Sharpe averaged 61 receptions and had the most yards receiving with 1,107 yards in 1997. Kubiak’s offenses always have been based on balance. The Broncos’ running game has focused around a strong system instead of an individual. Broncos runners have gone over the 1,000-yard rushing mark 10 seasons out of the past 11. Denver has seen five different runners rush for more than 1,000 yards, more than any team in the NFL over the past 11 years.

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Another first for Kubiak was having the final say in the draft, and the results were outstanding. With the first overall pick in the draft, the Texans selected defensive end Mario Williams, who set the franchise rookie sack record with 4.5 sacks and was the only Texans defensive lineman to start every game. Second-round pick DeMeco Ryans started every game at middle linebacker and was named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year after collecting 156 tackles, more than any rookie in 20 years. The third round yielded a pair of offensive linemen, each of whom started during the season. Charles Spencer opened the year as the starting left tackle before suffering a season-ending injury in Week 2, and Eric Winston started the final seven games at right tackle. Fourth-round pick Owen Daniels led all rookie tight ends in catches, yards and touchdowns. Running back Wali Lundy, drafted in the sixth round, was second on the team with 476 yards, and wide receiver David Anderson, a seventh-round pick, was a key contributor on special teams.

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Following Elway’s retirement, Kubiak turned his offense over to second-year quarterback Brian Griese, who threw for 3,032 yards in his first season as the Broncos’ starter. In the 2000 season, Griese guided the Broncos’ offense to rank second in the NFL in points scored and total offense. He was named to the Pro Bowl that season. That same season Mike Anderson rushed for 1,487 yards, a Bronco record for a rookie. Anderson set the NFL single-game rookie rushing record with 251 yards against the New Orleans Saints. That year, Kubiak’s receivers, Ed McCaffrey (101) and Rod Smith (100), became just the second pair of teammates in NFL history to grab at least 100 receptions. In 2002, the Broncos drafted running back Clinton Portis in the second round. In his rookie season, Portis rushed for 1,508 yards, breaking Anderson’s rookie mark, and was named the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. The Broncos’ rushing attack averaged 141.6 yards per game, which ranked second in the AFC. The offense totaled 380.6 yards per game, which was third in the NFL. Kubiak relinquished his quarterbacks coach title in 2003, turning the duties over to Pat McPherson. That offseason, Denver signed quarterback Jake Plummer from the Arizona Cardinals and Plummer was immediately transformed. Despite missing five games his first season in Denver, Plummer threw for more

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touchdowns (15) than interceptions (7) for the second time in his career. The 2004 season saw Plummer throw for 4,089 yards, most in Broncos history. He also tossed 27 touchdown passes, tying Elway’s 1997 club record. Plummer stayed on his feet in Kubiak’s offense. After being sacked an average of 36 times per season in Arizona, Plummer was sacked an average of 17 times per year in Denver. Every season in Kubiak’s system, Plummer threw more touchdowns than interceptions and led the Broncos to the playoffs from 2003-05. In 2005, Kubiak’s offense ranked fifth in the NFL with 5,766 total yards. His rushing attack was second in the league, averaging 158.7 yards per game. The Broncos were led by Anderson’s 1,014 yards on the ground and Tatum Bell’s 921 yards. Denver finished 2005 with a 13-3 record, winning their division for the first time since 1998, the last time they appeared in the Super Bowl. In his 11 years as offensive coordinator, Kubiak’s Broncos amassed 66,501 total yards and 465 touchdowns, most in the NFL in that span. He has coached 14 different Broncos that made the Pro Bowl. Denver’s rushing attack has totaled 25,022 yards, most in the NFL over the last 11 seasons. Kubiak’s return to Houston is a return to his roots. He starred at St. Pius High School, where he was an all-state selection, passing for 6,190 yards during his high school career. He was inducted into the Texas High School Hall of Fame in 1999. Kubiak attended Texas A&M, where he was selected All-Southwest Conference in 1982. He led the conference in attempts (324), completions (181), percentage (55.9) yardage (1,948), touchdowns (19), and total offense (1,885) as a senior. He set the SWC touchdown record with six against Rice during his junior season. He received his degree in Physical

Education before being drafted by the Broncos in the eighth round (197th overall) in the 1983 draft.

Kubiak, born in Houston, is married to Rhonda. The couple has three sons Klint, Klay, and Klein. Klint currently attends Colorado State, where he plays defensive back for the Rams.

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Kubiak turned to Terrell Davis to tote the ball as the Broncos won back-to-back Super Bowls in the late ‘90s. In 1997, Davis became only the fourth running back in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards. During the 1997-98 seasons, he rushed for 3,758 yards, most of any running back in back-to-back campaigns between 1995-2005. Davis’ 2,008 rushing yards are the fourth most in NFL history. He won AP Offensive Player of the Year honors in 1996 and 1998.

Mike Sherman

Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator 11th NFL Season • 2nd with Texans Mike Sherman enters his second season with the Texans and first as the team’s offensive coordinator. Sherman was hired by the Texans as assistant head coach/offense on February 15, 2006, and was named offensive coordinator on January 17, 2007. In his first season with the Texans, Sherman worked with offensive line coach John Benton and had a prominent role in installing a new rushing attack. Under Sherman’s direction, the ground game improved throughout the 2006 season, averaging 122.6 yards per game over the last 11 weeks of the season. Running back Ron Dayne rushed for 429 yards in December, more than any single month in his career, including a career-best 153 yards in a win over Indianapolis. Both opening-day starters at tackle, Charles Spencer and Zach Wiegert, finished the

year on Injured Reserve, as did center Mike Flanagan. Despite that, Sherman and Benton shuffled the line and produced nine games in which the team rushed for better than 100 yards, including two of the three best rushing performances in franchise history—191 yards in a win over Indianapolis and 188 yards versus Buffalo. Prior to joining the Texans, Sherman spent six seasons as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers, including five as the team’s executive vice president. From 2001-04, Sherman assumed the duties of general manager as well. Sherman became the Packers head coach in 2000, guiding the team to five winning seasons. From 2002-2004, Sherman led the Packers to three consecutive NFC North Division titles. His .663 winning percentage (53-27) over his first five years was second only to the great Vince Lombardi in Packers history.

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Sherman’s 2004 team set team records with 6,357 total net yards and 4,449 net passing yards. That year, the team surrendered only 14 sacks in 598 attempts, another franchise record. The 2003 squad ranks third in Packer history with 5,798 yards and set a franchise record for rushing yards with 2,558, thanks in large part to new Texans RB Ahman Green’s franchise-record 1,883 rushing yards. Green Bay also set a franchise record by averaging a whopping 5.05 yards per rush attempt that year. Before his head coaching stint in Green Bay, Sherman was the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator in 1999. He first coached for the Packers from 1997-98, when he was the tight

ends/assistant offensive line coach. He spent seven years in College Station as the Texas A&M offensive line coach from 1989-93 and 1995-96, where he met current Texans head coach Gary Kubiak during the 1992-93 seasons. Between those times, Sherman spent the 1994 season as the offensive line coach for UCLA. Sherman’s coaching career began in 198182, when he was a part-time coach at the University of Pittsburgh. From there, he moved on to Tulane, where he coached the offensive line in 1983-84, and then to Holy Cross, where he also coached offensive line in 1985-87 before being named offensive coordinator in 1988. Sherman, who played defensive end and offensive tackle at Central Connecticut State University, was born in Norwood, Mass. He and his wife, Karen, have five children: daughters Sarah, Emily, and Selena, and sons Matthew and Benjamin.

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Richard Smith

Defensive Coordinator 20th NFL Season • 2nd with Texans Richard Smith enters his second season as the defensive coordinator of the Texans. He was hired on February 2, 2006 after spending the 2005 season as the defensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins. In his first year in Houston, Smith presided over a defense that finished the season ranked 24th in the NFL in total defense, giving up 337.5 yards per game, and tied for 25th in scoring defense, allowing 22.9 points per game. However, over the last three months of the season, Smith’s defense performed like one of the top-10 units in the league. No defense improved as much as Smith’s from the beginning of the 2006 season to the end. Houston shaved 179.9 yards and 12.1 points off of its average per game from October 1 through the end of the season. After struggling early on, Houston’s defense began to hit its stride in a Week 4 win over Miami, holding the Dolphins to 289 yards and 15 points. From that point on, the Texans allowed an average of 303.8 yards per game, ranking 10th in the league over that time span. The Texans gave up an average 20.6 points per game in that span as well, which ranked 13th in the league. In back-to-back weeks in late October, Smith’s unit turned in two of the four best defensive performances in Texans history. The Houston defense held Tennessee to 197 total yards, the second-lowest total allowed in team history,

a week after giving up just 220 yards, fourthbest, to Jacksonville. A pair of rookies highlighted the defense’s performance last season. Middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans led the league with 126 solo tackles, and his 156 total tackles were more than any rookie in over 20 years. Ryans’ spectacular performance earned him AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. Defensive end Mario Williams, the first overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, set the franchise rookie sack record with 4.5 on the year. Williams was the only Texans defensive lineman to start every game and led his unit with 47 total tackles. The secondary improved as well, increasing its interception total from seven in 2005 to 10 in 2006 and recovering four fumbles compared to one the year before. Starting cornerbacks Dunta Robinson and DeMarcus Faggins each scored a touchdown, and they combined to break up 26 passes. Safeties C.C. Brown and Glenn Earl combined for 145 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. In his year with the Dolphins, Smith’s defense ranked 18th in the NFL in total defense and finished the season with 49 sacks, second-most in the league. Before joining Miami, Smith served as the assistant head coach/linebackers for the Detroit Lions during the 2003 and 2004 seasons and as the linebackers coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 1997-02.

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Under Sherman, the Packers offense set numerous team records, including producing two of the four highest-scoring seasons in franchise history. In 2003, Green Bay totaled 442 points, which was just 14 points shy of the franchise record of 456 set in the team’s world championship season of 1996.

During Smith’s tenure with the Denver Broncos that began in 1993, Smith worked with Texans head coach Gary Kubiak in 1995 and 1996. He served as the Broncos’ special teams coach and also assisted with the linebackers. From 1988-92, Smith coached tight ends, specials teams, linebackers, and offensive line with the Houston Oilers. He coached on the collegiate level before that, tutoring the linebackers and special teams for the University

of Arizona in 1987, and the outside linebackers and special teams at California from 1984-86. Smith broke into coaching in 1979, when he was the offensive line coach at Rio Hondo (Calif.) Junior College for two seasons before coaching the defensive line at Cal StateFullerton from 1981-83. Smith played on the offensive line at Rio Hondo for two years (1975-76) before transferring to Fresno State, where he competed in football for two years and graduated in 1979 with a degree in physical education. Smith has four children: daughters Morgan, Aimee, and Whitney, and a son, Travis.

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Th e R yans Hon o rs Con t inued Texans LB DeMeco Ryans was honored by Texas State Representative Harold V. Dutton Jr. for winning the 2006 Defensive Rookie of the Year after receiving 72 percent of the votes cast for this prestigious award. Later during the offseason, Ryans was honored by his native Alabama as the 2006 Alabama Sports Writers Association Pro Athlete of the Year.

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Joe Marciano

Special Teams Coordinator 22nd NFL Season • 6th with Texans Joe Marciano enters his sixth season as special teams coordinator for the Houston Texans. Regarded as one of the league’s top coaches in his field, Marciano has directed special teams for 21 NFL seasons. Under Marciano’s guidance, punter Chad Stanley posted the best gross punting average of his career, averaging 41.6 yards per punt, and kicker Kris Brown led the team in scoring for the fifth consecutive season. A rash of injuries resulted in four different players returning punts and eight players lining up to return kickoffs, but the Texans still ranked sixth in the league in punt return average, at 10.5 yards per return. The kick coverage team held opponents to the sixth-worst starting field position in the league. Marciano’s tenure as special teams coordinator was highlighted during the 2005 season. Pro Bowl selection and AP first team All-Pro kick returner Jerome Mathis was also honored by the NFL Alumni as the Special Teams Player of the Year and the Texans Rookie of the Year. He finished the season ranked second in the league for return men, returning 54 kickoffs for 1,542 yards and two touchdowns. He was the only player in the NFL to return two kicks for scores in the season. Mathis broke team records for kickoff return yards in a season and highest kick return average in a season of 28.6 yards per return. Marciano helped guide kicker Kris Brown to a career year in 2005. Brown finished the season with 102 points to establish a franchise record, breaking his old mark set in 2004 by 17 points. He also connected on 26 field goals, the second most of his career. Punter Chad Stanley also had a stellar 2005 season, finishing with

29 punts inside the 20-yard line, fourth most in the NFL. His 6.6 yard-per-return average also ranked sixth in the NFL. The Texans’ special teams units have been one of the more consistent elements over their brief history. Brown has connected on 92 of his 113 field goal attempts under 50 yards over five seasons and 131 of his 132 PAT attempts. Stanley has averaged 40.9 yards over his career in Houston. He leads all NFL punters since 2002 in placing punts inside the 20 with 135. In 2004, Brown set a club record with 85 points and nailed a career-high nine touchbacks. Second-year linebacker Antwan Peek had a breakout year with 18 special teams tackles and a blocked punt. Meanwhile, the Texans ranked seventh in the AFC in opponent average starting field position. In 2003, Stanley led the NFL with 36 punts inside the 20 and his 36.7-yard net average ranked sixth in the league. Brown nailed 18 of 22 field goals, missing just one inside 50 yards. J.J. Moses ranked fifth in the AFC with a 23.4yard kickoff-return average. In 2002, Brown connected on 13 field goals from 40-plus yards and Stanley ranked second in the AFC in net average (36.8), leading the conference with 36 punts inside the 20. The Texans also scored two touchdowns on special teams (punt return, punt block), recovered three fumbles, and yielded just 5.7 yards per punt return, leading the AFC. Marciano arrived in Houston after spending the previous six seasons in the same capacity with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Under Marciano, the Bucs boasted one of the NFC’s

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During his time in San Francisco, Smith helped four of his linebackers reach the Pro Bowl, including Julian Peterson in 2002, Winfred Tubbs in 1998, and both Ken Norton Jr. and Lee Woodall in 1997.

Kicker Martin Gramatica posted remarkable numbers during his first three NFL seasons. Gramatica nailed 84 of 101 field-goal attempts (counting playoffs) and earned a Pro Bowl berth in 2000, breaking his own club single-season records in points scored (126), field goals (28), consecutive field goals (16), 50-plus-yard field goals (5), and extra points (42). Also in 2000, Tampa Bay set a team mark and tied a league mark by blocking seven kicks (four field goals, three punts), returning two for touchdowns. In 1999, linebacker Shelton Quarles broke a 10-year Bucs single-season record with 31 special teams tackles. Tampa Bay opponents averaged just 17.6 yards per kickoff return, which set a club record. In 1998, Marciano’s charges set single-season club marks in both kickoff return average (23.7) and punt-return average (13.7). In 1997, the Bucs finished first in the NFL in opponent net punting and opponent field-goal percentage. Marciano joined the Bucs after spending the previous 10 years as the special teams coach for the New Orleans Saints. For the first nine of those campaigns, he also coached the team’s tight ends. During Marciano’s New Orleans tenure, he coached three special teams players who were selected for the Pro Bowl

(Morten Andersen, Tyrone Hughes, Bennie Thompson). Marciano’s first professional football job came as the special teams/tight ends coach for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the USFL, helping the club win two league championships. Marciano joined the Stars after spending 1982 as the tight ends/special teams coach at Temple. In 1981, Marciano tutored the tight ends for Joe Paterno at Penn State. Marciano also coached wide receivers at Villanova (1980) and Rhode Island (1978-79). He began his college coaching career overseeing the tight ends at East Stroudsburg University in 1977. Marciano coached at Wyoming Area High School in West Pittston, Pa., in 1976. A native of Dunmore, Pa., Marciano was a quarterback at Temple, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. He serves as a spokesperson for Cure Autism NOW and Autism Speaks and is very active in the organization’s annual fundraising walk held each fall in Houston. Marciano is an avid fisherman who has conducted various fishing tournaments and has appeared on numerous ESPN fishing shows. In 1993, Marciano was inducted into the Northeast Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. He is single and resides in Missouri City with his son, Joseph.

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Frank Bush

Senior Defensive Assistant 17th NFL Season • 1st with Texans Frank Bush enters his first season with the Texans as senior defensive assistant. He spent the 2006 season in Arizona as assistant head coach/linebackers. Before joining Dennis Green in Arizona, Bush worked as an assistant with the Denver Broncos (1995–03) and Houston Oilers (1992–94). Bush’s linebackers had another impact season in 2005 for the Cardinals as middle linebacker James Darling finished his second straight season with over 100 tackles, ending the campaign second on the team with 106 tackles (91 solos). Second-year outside linebacker Karlos Dansby finished third on the team with 103 tackles (81 solos), his first 100tackle season as a pro. Dansby also became the only linebacker in team history to record two interception returns for a touchdown in the same season. He added four sacks, making Dansby one of only five linebackers in the NFL in 2005 to record more than three sacks and three interceptions. Bush’s linebackers helped the Cardinals defense to finish the season as the 8th ranked defense in the NFL, an improvement from the 12th ranked defense in 2004 and the 26th ranked defense in 2003. Bush served nine seasons with the Broncos— three as special teams coach (2001–03), one overseeing the defensive secondary/nickel packages (2000), and five as linebackers coach (1995–99). In 2003 Denver ranked fifth in the AFC in both punt and kickoff return average. Kicker Jason Elam accounted for 120 points for the second consecutive season, placing him fourth (2003), and second (2002), respectively. In 2001, Elam’s 86 percent field goal accuracy mark (31-of-36) was the best in Bronco history

and Reuben Droughns ranked third in the AFC with a 25.8-yard kickoff return average. In 1995, his first season as linebackers coach with Denver, the Bronco defense improved from 28th to 15th, then skyrocketed to the fourth overall defense in the league in 1996, including first against the run. The 1997 season saw two of his pupils—John Mobley (162) and Bill Romanowski (117) rank 1-2 on the club in tackles as Denver forged consecutive World Championships with victories in Super Bowl XXXII over Green Bay following the 1997 season and Super Bowl XXXIII over Atlanta after the ’98 campaign. In the latter campaign, the linebacker trio of Mobley (132) Glenn Cadrez (105), and Romanowski (95) led the team in tackles, Romanowski earned his second Pro Bowl berth, and the Bronco run defense finished third in the NFL. After an outstanding college career as a threeyear starter at North Carolina State, Bush was a fifth-round draft choice by Houston in the 1985 NFL Draft and earned all-rookie acclaim starting 11 of 16 games for the Oilers before a spinal injury prematurely ended his pro career a year later. After serving as a college scout for the Oilers for five years (1987–92), he was the team’s linebackers coach for three seasons, bringing his tenure with Houston as a player, scout, and assistant coach to 10 years. Bush’s linebackers continued to play an integral role the following two seasons with the Broncos. In 2002, his special teams ranked among the best in the league as Denver ranked third in the AFC in kickoff coverage and fourth in kickoff return average. Born in Athens, Ga., Bush and his wife, Stephanie, reside in Houston.

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most consistent special teams units. Tampa Bay blocked 20 kicks, registered nine of the 10 longest punt and kickoff returns in club annals, and recorded 10 NFC Special Teams Player of the Week awards during his six seasons.

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Tim Bender

Martin Bayless Assistant Defensive Backs Coach 5th NFL Season • 2nd with Texans Martin Bayless enters his second season in Houston, where he serves as the assistant defensive backs coach working alongside Jon Hoke. In his first season with the Texans, Bayless helped coach a secondary that saw six different players combine to intercept eight passes. Starting cornerbacks Dunta Robinson and DeMarcus Faggins each scored touchdowns last season, with Robinson returning an interception for a score and Faggins scoring on a fumble return. Bayless is a former fourth-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1984 draft and a firstround pick by the Memphis Showboats of the USFL out of Bowling Green. He ranks second in NCAA history for career interceptions with 27. During his NFL career, Bayless started 133 games making 986 tackles, 11.5 sacks, and 12 career interceptions.

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Upon his retirement in 1998, Bayless began his coaching career at Castle Park High School in San Diego. He was a coaching intern at North Carolina in 2002. He worked as a defensive backs and special teams coach with Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe. He moved to Carolina as defensive assistant during the Panthers’ Super Bowl XXXVIII run of 2003. Prior to moving to Houston, Bayless coached in Oakland, where he served as the special teams assistant from 2004-05. Bayless established the Martin Bayless Football Camp in 1986 in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. His camps have spread from Ohio to California as more than 100,000 youths participated in his camp over the past 20 years. His camps have produced three Heisman Trophy Winners (Reggie Bush, Ricky Williams and Rashaan Salaam) and two first overall picks in the NFL Draft (Alex Smith and Dan Wilkinson).

Administrative Coordinator, Coaching 2nd NFL Season • 2nd with Texans

Tim Bender enters his second season as a coach in the NFL, serving as the Texans administrative coordinator, coaching, handling many of the administrative issues facing the offensive staff. On the field, he will assist John Benton and Frank Pollack with the Texans’ offensive line. In his first season with the Texans, Bender worked under Benton and current Texans assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Sherman with a line that improved throughout the season despite suffering a rash of injuries.

organization before joining the coaching staff last season. He also assisted with promotional activities for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2004-05. The Pittsburgh, Pa. native began his college career at Clarion University in Clarion, Pa. before transferring to and graduating from California University of Pennsylvania in 2005. While at Cal, Bender worked with the Vulcans’ football equipment and video departments. Bender does have prior coaching experience, serving as the defensive coordinator at Keystone Middle School in Keystone, Pa. while he attended Clarion.

The 26-year-old Bender spent the 2005 season as a football operations intern in the Texans

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John Benton

Perry Carter

John Benton enters his second season coaching the offensive line for the Houston Texans. In his first season with the team, Benton helped the offensive line overcome a rash of injuries to improve in both pass protection and run blocking. Despite using eight different starting lineups, the 2006 Texans offensive line surrendered 25 fewer sacks than in 2005. On the ground, the line improved throughout the year and helped the team average 123.4 rushing yards per game over the second half of the season. Benton broke into the NFL as the assistant offensive line coach in 2004. During his first season, the Rams’ offensive line was led by Pro Bowl LT Orlando Pace. St. Louis finished the season with an 8-8 regular-season record, but qualified for the playoffs. The Rams rushed for 102 yards on their way to a 27-20 win at division rival Seattle in a Wild Card match-up. The offensive line gave Rams quarterbacks enough time to finish fourth in the NFL with 252.3 passing yards per game. The St. Louis ground attack gained 1,496 yards.

Benton was named the Rams’ offensive line coach in 2005. His line opened holes for RB Stephen Jackson to rush for more than 1,000 yards for the first time in his career. Rams running backs averaged 1,579 rushing yards during Benton’s two years as the line coach. Benton lettered at Colorado State from 198386 and earned honorable mention All-WAC accolades during his junior and senior seasons. He was a graduate assistant at Colorado State from 1987-90. His first offensive line job was at California University (Pa.), where he also served as the recruiting coordinator. Benton returned to his alma mater in 1996. He was the offensive line coach until 2000 and also took over as the co-offensive coordinator in 2000 until 2003. Upon his promotion, Benton looked for tutelage from Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak. Colorado State emulated the Broncos’ power rushing attack. A Durango, Colo. native, he and his wife Nicole, have two daughters – Gabrielle and Paige. The family resides in Sugar Land.

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Defensive Assistant 2nd NFL Season • 2nd with Texans Perry Carter enters his second season as a coach with the Texans, serving as the Texans defensive assistant. Carter also has coaching experience at the collegiate level and in NFL Europa. In his role as defensive assistant, Carter works under Texans defensive coordinator Richard Smith, and works primarily with defensive backs coaches Jon Hoke and Martin Bayless. He originally joined the Texans staff through the NFL’s Minority Coaching Fellowship program during the 2006 training camp. Carter began his coaching career in 2004 as the secondary coach at Texas A&M-Commerce. He worked in private business in 2005, then returned to

coaching with NFL Europa’s Hamburg Sea Devils as a defensive backs/defensive assistant in the summer of 2006. Carter also worked with the special teams in Hamburg. The 35-year-old Carter, a native of McComb, Miss., earned four letters playing cornerback at Southern Mississippi from 1990-94. Carter was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round (107th pick overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft, and went on to play for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1995 and the Oakland Raiders from 1996-98. Carter also played five seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos (2000-01), Montreal Alouettes (2002) and British Columbia Lions (2003-04).

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Jethro Franklin Defensive Line Coach 7th NFL Season • 1st with Texans

Jethro Franklin enters his first season as the Texans defensive line coach. Franklin spent the 2006 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the defensive line coach. The Bucs finished the year 17th in total defense. He spent the 2005 season at

USC where the Trojans advanced to the BCS Title Game. USC had two players, DE Frostee Rucker and DT LaJuan Ramsey selected in the 2006 draft. Franklin spent five seasons with the Green Bay Packers (2000-04) as defensive line coach

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Offensive Line Coach 4th NFL Season • 2nd with Texans

From 2001-02, Franklin’s unit contributed to 95 quarterback takedowns, a club record for sacks in consecutive years. During his fiveyear tenure in Green Bay, Franklin helped lead the Packers to the playoffs four times (2001-04). In helping the Packers defense surrender only 237 points in 2001, the fifth-lowest total in the league, Franklin’s linemen contributed to a team-record 52 sacks, good for third in the NFL. The constant pressure up front led to the defense allowing just 10.3 yards per pass play, the second-lowest figure in the NFL and tops in the NFC, as well as allowing only 4.7 yards per play overall, the sixth-best mark in the league.Franklin’s work in 2000, his first year in Green Bay, was similarly successful. The Packers yielded a mere seven rushing touchdowns, second-lowest total in the NFL and the second-fewest yielded by the Packers since 1962. Prior to joining Green Bay, he coached the interior defensive line at UCLA in 1999,

following eight years (1991-98) as defensive line coach at Fresno State. A coach in three bowl games at Fresno State, Franklin’s tutoring produced several all-conference players. A veteran of two NFL coaching fellowships, Franklin worked with Buffalo in the summer of 1994 after receiving the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., Minority Coaching Fellowship, and in the summer of 1995 interned with the Cleveland Browns. Franklin earned back-to-back All-America honors in 1986 and 1987 at Fresno State He finished his career with 31.5 sacks, second on Fresno State’s all-time list. He set a thenschool record with 19.5 sacks as a junior and, as a senior, was named Pacific Coast Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year and the Bulldogs’ Most Valuable Player. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Fresno State in 1989. Franklin returns to Houston where he was an 11th-round draft choice by the Oilers in 1988. He was the No. 1 draft choice of the San Antonio Rough Riders of the World League of American Football (WLAF) in the winter of 1991, he instead opted to start his coaching career. Franklin was born in St. Lazaire, France, where his father was stationed in the military. He and his wife, Cherise, have two children Khalil and Takara.

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Chick Harris

Running Backs Coach 27th NFL Season • 6th with Texans Chick Harris enters his sixth season as running backs coach for the Houston Texans. Harris boasts 27 years of NFL coaching experience. Harris turned in an impressive coaching performance in 2006. After losing projected starter Domanick Williams early in training camp, Harris turned to a quartet of backs to carry the load on the ground. Houston was one of three teams to have three different players rush for at least 90 yards in a game, and the Texans were the only team that had a pair of rookies each top the 90-yard mark in a game. Sixth-round pick Wali Lundy opened the year as the starter and started 10 games as a rookie. Lundy ran for 476 yards and four touchdowns on the season, including a 93-yard performance in a win over Jacksonville and a career-high 116 yards at Tennessee. Second-year back Samkon Gado finished with 217 yards and a touchdown, and sealed the Texans’ second win over Jacksonville with a key conversion on fourth-and-one late in the game. Veteran running back Ron Dayne, the 1999 Heisman Trophy winner, came on late in the year and rushed for 429 of his team-leading 612 yards and all of his five touchdowns in the month of December, including a career-high 153 yards and two touchdowns to lead Houston to its first-ever win over Indianapolis. Rookie free agent Chris Taylor spelled an injured Dayne in the season finale and ran for 99 yards and a touchdown. Harris helped Williams earn the 2003 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year award and develop into a two-time 1,000-yard rusher. Williams, drafted

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in the fourth round in 2003, is the franchise’s all-time leading rusher with 3,195 career yards, and his 28 career touchdowns are the most in team history. He holds 27 team records, including the single-season records for rushing yards, with 1,188 in 2004, and rushing yards by a rookie, with 1,031 in 2003. During Harris’ seven-year tenure with the Panthers, injuries forced the club to suit up a bevy of running backs, from Tshimanga Biakabutuka to Richard Huntley to Brad Hoover to Fred Lane to Anthony Johnson to Derrick Moore. Harris helped Carolina set an expansion record with seven wins in 1995 and also helped the Panthers reach the NFC Championship Game the following season. Harris launched his NFL coaching career with the Buffalo Bills in 1981, coaching two seasons. He entered the coaching profession at Colorado State in 1970, coaching three seasons before heading to Long Beach State. After one season at Long Beach, Harris joined the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League in 1974. He then moved on to the University of Washington, where he spent six seasons, helping the Huskies to two bowl wins, including a Rose Bowl triumph over Michigan. Harris lettered in football and track at Northern Arizona, where he is a member of the Lumberjacks’ athletic hall of fame. Born in Durham, N.C., Harris attended Long Beach (Calif.) Poly High School. He has a son, Tyler, and a daughter, Tarana. Harris and his wife, Karen, have a daughter, Kara. The family lives in Sugar Land.

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under current Texans offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. In 2004, under Franklin’s guidance, Packers DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila tied his career high and led the team with 13.5 sacks, which ranked second in the NFC and third in the NFL. Franklin helped the speedy pass rusher become the first player in Packers history to post double-digit sacks in four consecutive seasons (2001-04).

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Richard Hightower Administrative Coordinator, Coaching 4th NFL Season • 4th with Texans Richard Hightower enters his second season as a coach in the NFL and fourth overall with the Texans, serving as administrative coordinator, coaching. Hightower assists Jon Hoke and Martin Bayless with the Texans’ defensive backs and assists Joe Marciano with special teams. Prior to joining the coaching staff, he worked in business operations side of the Texans front office as a corporate sales intern in 2004 before joining the organization full-time as the corporate development event coordinator.

The 26-year-old Hightower is a native Houstonian and a 1998 graduate of MacArthur High in Aldine. He walked on to the football team at the University of Texas and earned three letters while playing wide receiver, where he played under current Chicago Bears receivers coach Darryl Drake. Hightower also played defensive back and on special teams. Hightower’s dedication and work ethic earned him a football scholarship for his final season in 2002.

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Jon Hoke

Defensive Backs Coach 6th NFL Season • 6th with Texans Jon Hoke enters his sixth season as the Texans’ defensive backs coach, directing one of the league’s most talented secondary units. In 2006, Hoke’s secondary unit accounted for eight of the team’s 10 interceptions, including two each by Dunta Robinson and DeMarcus Faggins. Robinson continued to grow as the leader of a young defensive backfield, and led the secondary in tackles, with 83, and pass breakups, with 14. He scored the first touchdown of his career on a nine-yard interception return against Buffalo. Faggins scored his second career touchdown on a 58-yard fumble return at Oakland. Safeties C.C. Brown and Glenn Earl were both solid in run support and in coverage. Brown finished fourth on the team with 75 tackles and also recorded a sack and an interception, while Earl was fifth with 70 stops and also turned in 2.5 sacks and an interception of his own. In 2005, Robinson continued his success from his rookie season finishing his sophomore campaign with a career-high 93 tackles and team-leading 21 passes defensed. Faggins also had a career-high with 53 tackles and finished behind Robinson in team rankings with 14 passes defensed. Earl led the team with two interceptions. His defensive backs accounted for 18 of the Texans’ team-record 22 interceptions in 2004. Nine of those picks resulted in returns of 20 yards or more, tying the Texans for third in the league in that category. Robinson tied for the lead among NFL rookies with six picks.

Hoke came to Houston after spending the previous three seasons as defensive coordinator at the University of Florida. Hoke replaced current University of Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops at Florida in 1999, initially serving as defensive coordinator and secondary coach. In 2000, he added the title of assistant head coach. Hoke arrived in Gainesville after five seasons tutoring the defensive backs at Missouri. The Tigers earned bowl bids in Hoke’s last two seasons, thanks in large part to a defense that forced 48 turnovers, leading to 208 points. Prior to coaching at Missouri, Hoke spent four years at Kent State, coaching defensive backs all four seasons and adding the title of defensive coordinator in his final season. He coached defensive backs and special teams at San Diego State from 1987-88 and launched his coaching career in the same capacity at Bowling Green in 1983, helping the Falcons win the Mid-American Conference title with an 11-0 mark in 1985. Hoke was a four-year letterman at Ball State (1976-79), earning All-MAC honors as a defensive back. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education before playing in 11 games for the Chicago Bears in 1980. A native of Kettering, Ohio, Hoke and his wife, Jody, have four children – Mallory, Kyle, and twins Kendall and Carly. The family lives in Sugar Land.

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Johnny Holland Linebackers Coach 13th NFL Season • 2nd with Texans

Johnny Holland enters his second year with the Houston Texans as the linebackers coach after spending the previous three seasons with the Detroit Lions. Holland, who starred on the field for the Green Bay Packers for seven years, enters his 13th season as a coach in the NFL. In his first year with the team, Holland helped middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans earn AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honors after one of the greatest seasons by a rookie defender in league history. Under Holland’s guidance, Ryans led the NFL in solo tackles with 126, and his 156 total tackles were more than any rookie in the last 20 years. Ryans also recorded 3.5 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and eight pass deflections. Holland inherited a linebacking corps which returned standouts such as Morlon Greenwood, who led the team in tackles with 144 in 2005, and Shantee Orr, who emerged as one of the best playmakers on the Texans defense in

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2005. With the addition of Ryans, Greenwood slid outside and finished second on the team with 110 tackles. Orr started 11 games and finished with 27 tackles and 1.5 sacks. In 2005, Holland’s first year as linebackers coach with the Lions, the unit was ravaged by injuries with four linebackers ending the season on injured reserve, including Boss Bailey and Earl Holmes, who entered the season as starters. Holland molded his group into a solid unit and helped the defense hold opposing offenses under 300 total yards in five of the team’s last seven games. In 2003-04, Holland was a defensive assistant for the Lions, helping Texans defensive coordinator Richard Smith coach the linebackers. Holland began his coaching career as a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1995-97 before coaching special teams in 1998 and linebackers in 1999. While on Mike Holmgren’s staff in Green Bay, he helped lead the Packers to back-to-back NFC Championships following the 1995 and

1996 seasons and a World Championship in Super Bowl XXXI. In 2000, Holland re-joined Holmgren in Seattle, where he served as the assistant special teams/assistant strength and conditioning coach. From 2001-02, he returned to his more familiar role as linebackers coach for the Seahawks. A native of Hempstead, Texas, Holland was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at Texas A&M. He led the Aggies’ vaunted “Wrecking Crew” defense in tackles in each of his final three seasons in College Station before moving on to the NFL as a secondround draft choice by the Packers in 1987.

Holland posted six consecutive seasons with at least 100 tackles for Green Bay before retiring in 1994. In 1993, after suffering a neck injury in 1992, he led the team in tackles with 145 and helped guide the Packers to their first playoff birth in 11 years. Holland was enshrined in the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 1993 and was inducted into the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000. In July, 2001, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. Holland and his wife, Faith, have a son, Jordan, and a daughter, Joli.

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Bob Karmelowicz enters his second season with Houston in a new role as special assistant to the head coach. Karmelowicz will work on advanced scouting for the coaching staff and doing special projects for coach Gary Kubiak.

A 32-year coaching veteran, Karmelowicz worked last year with the Texans defensive line. He spent nine years tutoring the defensive line for the Kansas City Chiefs. Prior to joining the Chiefs’ staff, he spent three years with the Washington Redskins (1994-96) and two seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals (1992-93).

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and the offensive line in 1986, before moving permanently to the defensive side of the ball with Washington State from 1987-88. From 1989-91, he coached the defensive line at the University of Miami before making the leap to the NFL. Karmelowicz earned his bachelor’s degree from Bridgeport in 1972 and received a master’s degree from Arizona State in 1977. He and his wife Olga have three children: daughters Liz and Marissa and son Dave.

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Jacksonville Jaguars. During his time in Jacksonville, Jimmy Smith led the team with 54 receptions while missing four games. He spent the 2001-02 season in Detroit. During the 2001 season, Johnnie Morton finished the year 12th in the NFL with 1,154 receiving yards. The Lions finished sixth in the league with 224.8 yards per game. Kirksey, a Kentucky native, was an assistant head coach in charge of the wide receivers at Texas A&M in 2000. That year, he helped lead the Aggies to a berth in the Independence Bowl while injecting hints of the West Coast offense. In 1994, Kirksey began his NFL coaching career with the responsibility of coaching the NFL’s all-time reception and receiving yards leader Jerry Rice. Under Kirksey, Rice set an NFL record with 1,848 receiving yards, while setting a career high of 122 receptions in 1995. From 1994-99 Rice caught 606 passes for 6,666 yards. From 1990 to 93, Kirksey coached running backs for Alabama, where he helped lead the Crimson Tide to a national championship in 1992. Kirksey’s running back corps led the SEC in rushing that season with an average of 252 yards per game.

He coached running backs at the University of Florida under Charlie Pell and Galen Hall from 1984 to 88. During his tenure at Florida, he coached star running backs Lorenzo Hampton, Neal Anderson, John L. Williams, and Emmitt Smith. After leaving Florida, Kirksey spent one year as running backs coach at Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the Gators, Kirksey gained valuable experience by taking over head coaching duties at Kentucky State in 1983. Kirksey got his start in coaching when he became the wide receiver/tight end coach at Miami of Ohio in 1974 and remained with the Redskins for three seasons before joining the staff at Kentucky. He also coached wide receivers and tight ends for the Wildcats from 1977 to 1981, then spent the 1982 campaign coaching the same positions at Kansas. Kirksey earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky in 1974, where he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at wide receiver. As a senior, he earned all-conference honors. Kirksey was out of coaching in 2005 while serving as deputy executive director of the Kentucky Sports Authority. He and wife Anita have two children, Jessica and Jared.

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Wide Receivers Coach 11th NFL Season • 1st with Texans Larry Kirksey enters his first year as the wide receivers coach for the Texans. He brings over a decade of experience to coaching wide receivers. He has coached three receivers, Jerry Rice (1,549), Jimmy Smith (862) and Terrell Owens (801), that have over 800 receptions in their career.

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Kirksey spent the 2006 season as an asst. head coach/running backs at Middle Tennessee State. The Blue Raiders won the Sun Belt title on their way to the Motor City Bowl. Kirksey spent the 2004 season in Denver as a volunteer coach for the Broncos. He spent 2003 as the wide receivers coach with the

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The Plainville, Conn. native broke into the NFL in 1992 with Cincinnati after a highly successful 17-year career at the collegiate level. A three-year starter and a consensus Little All-America nose tackle at the University of Bridgeport, Karmelowicz began his coaching career at Arizona State, coaching the Sun Devils offensive line from 1975-79. He coached the offensive lines at Massachusetts (1980) and Texas-El Paso (1981) before switching to the defensive side of the ball at UNLV in 1982. He moved on to Illinois, where he coached the Fighting Illini defensive line from 1983-85

Mike McDaniel Mike McDaniel enters his second season as a coach in the NFL, serving as the Texans offensive assistant, handling the quality control aspects of the offense. He will assist Larry Kirksey with the Texans’ wide receivers. In his first season with the Texans, McDaniel assisted then-wide receivers coach Kyle Shanahan and worked with Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson.

The 24-year-old McDaniel spent the 2005 season as a coaching intern under Texans head coach Gary Kubiak with the Denver Broncos. The Greeley, Colo. native played collegiately at Yale as a wide receiver from 2001-04.

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Tight Ends Coach 17th NFL Season • 2nd with Texans Brian Pariani enters his second season with the Houston Texans as the tight ends coach. Pariani is responsible for one of the more utilized units in the Texans’ new offensive scheme. During his time in Denver from 1995-04, Pariani’s tight ends combined for 859 receptions and 9,948 receiving yards, most in the NFL over that 10-year period. In his first season with Houston, Pariani developed fourth-round draft choice Owen Daniels into the most productive rookie tight end in the NFL and a first-team PFWA/Pro

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Football Weekly all-rookie selection. Daniels set the Texans rookie record with five receiving touchdowns, which matched wide receiver Andre Johnson for the team lead. Daniels finished his first year with 34 catches for 352 yards and five touchdowns, all of which were first among rookie tight ends. The Texans tight ends had their second-most productive season in team history last year, combining for 56 catches for 539 yards and seven touchdowns. In addition to Daniels’ outstanding season, Jeb Putzier, a former

averaging 73 catches over the three year span. Sharpe totaled 425 receptions for 5,373 yards and 38 touchdowns with Pariani. Sharpe retired in 2004 finishing his career with eight Pro Bowl selections. He holds the NFL tight end career record for receptions with 815 and yards with 10,060 and 62 touchdowns. On October 20, 2002, Sharpe set an NFL record with 214 receiving yards in a 37-34 OT win at Kansas City.

In coaching with the Broncos during Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII and with the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX, Pariani became one of only 17 coaches in the NFL to have won World Championships with two different organizations and one of nine coaches to have done it with teams from different conferences.

In 1990 Pariani served as a scouting assistant with the San Francisco 49ers before being promoted to offensive coaches assistant in 1991. Pariani began his career at UCLA in 1989 as a graduate assistant.

While with the Broncos, Pariani coached Shannon Sharpe, the leading receiving tight end in NFL history. Sharpe led the NFL in receptions by a tight end from 1996-98

As the Broncos tight ends coach, Pariani helped lead the way for Denver runners to rush for 22,483, most in the NFL from 1995-04.

Pariani, a northern California native, was a three sport athlete at Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, Calif. Pariani and his wife, Stephanie, have two daughters, Jessica and Gianna. The family resides in Houston.

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pupil of Pariani’s in Denver, caught 13 passes for 125 yards. Veteran tight end Mark Bruener hauled in nine passes for 62 yards and two touchdowns—his first two scores as a Texan. The move to Houston returned Pariani to the pro coaching ranks after spending the 2005 season as the offensive coordinator at Syracuse University. He spent 1995-04 coaching the tight ends with the Denver Broncos alongside Texans head coach Gary Kubiak. Before his time with the Broncos he coached with the San Francisco 49ers from 1991-94. Pariani teamed with Kubiak to bring the 49ers a Super Bowl championship in 1994.

Frank Pollack Frank Pollack is in his first year as the Texans assistant offensive line coach. Pollack will work closely with offensive line coach John Benton to mold the Texans front five. Pollack’s first collegiate coaching position was at his alma mater, Northern Arizona, in 2005 as the co-offensive line coach working specifically with the tackles and tight ends. He was promoted to the offensive line coach in 2006 where the Lumberjacks produced the Big Sky Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. The Northern Arizona offense led the conference in scoring (34.4) and passing (267.2) and finished second in rushing (137.9). Their points per game were fourth in the Division 1-AA. Pollack was a sixth-round selection by the San Francisco 49ers in 1990. He played by the Bay

from 1990-91 before moving to Denver where he played from 1992-93 before ending his career with the 49ers from 1994-98. He finished his career with 90 career games and one Super Bowl Championship with San Francisco in 1994. Following his NFL career, Pollack worked as a sales associate with Cisco Systems before co-founding eHome, serving as vice president of business development for two years. He was an associate with HRJ Capital/Champion Ventures in San Jose, Calif. Pollack attended Greenway High School in Phoenix and graduated from Northern Arizona with a degree in advertising in 1990. He and his wife, Wendy, have two sons, Frankie and Carter.

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Strength and Conditioning Coach 26th NFL Season • 7th with Texans Dan Riley joined the Texans as the club’s first strength and conditioning coach on February 1, 2001. Riley enters his 26th year as a strength coach in the National Football League.

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Prior to joining the Texans, Riley spent the previous 19 seasons in the same capacity with the Washington Redskins. He served as an integral part of three Super Bowl champions,

strength coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Riley has authored four books on weight training. In addition, he wrote a weekly column for the Washington Post and also authored the “Power Line,” a monthly fitness column for Coach and Athletic Director magazine. Riley co-hosts a weekly fitness and nutrition show on Houston’s SportsRadio 610 with Texans team nutritionist Roberta Anding.

A native of Manchester, N.H., Riley graduated from Keene State College with an undergraduate degree in physical education. He has a master’s degree in physical education from Indiana University.

Prior to his stint with the Redskins, Riley spent five years as the strength coach at Penn State after serving four years as the

Riley and his wife Brenda have two sons – Marty, who works for Microsoft and lives in Redmond, Wash., and T, who lives in Houston and is employed at the St. John’s School as a teacher, coach and assistant athletic director.

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Robert Saleh

Defensive Assistant 3rd NFL Season • 3rd with Texans Robert Saleh enters his third season with the Houston Texans, where he serves as defensive assistant, handling the quality control aspects of the defense and helping defensive coordinator Richard Smith and linebackers coach Johnny Holland with dayto-day operations. Saleh joined the Texans as a coaching intern during the 2005 season after spending the previous three seasons coaching at the collegiate level. He spent time at the University of Georgia in 2005, where head coach Mark Richt tabbed him as a defensive assistant.

Saleh spent the 2004 season as a defensive assistant for Central Michigan University, where he worked primarily with the defensive line and defensive backs. Prior to his season at Central Michigan, Saleh spent two seasons at Michigan State (2002-03) as an offensive assistant for former head coach Bobby Williams and a defensive assistant for head coach John L. Smith. Saleh is a native of Dearborn, Mich. and attended Northern Michigan University, where he started at tight end for four seasons.

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four NFC champions, and five NFC East champions during his tenure.

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Kyle Shanahan Quarterbacks Coach 4th NFL Season • 2nd with Texans Kyle Shanahan enters his second season with the Houston Texans, fourth in the NFL, and first coaching the Texans quarterbacks. Shanahan coached wide receivers in 2006 before being named quarterbacks coach on January 17, 2007. At age 27, Shanahan is the youngest position coach in the NFL. As quarterbacks coach, Shanahan will work closely with head coach Gary Kubiak and offensive coordinator Mike Sherman the passing attack. Under Shanahan’s coaching last season, wide receiver Andre Johnson turned in the best season of his young career and earned a starting nod in the 2007 Pro Bowl. Johnson led the NFL with 103 receptions and had his second 1,000-yard season with 1,147 yards. Johnson’s 103 catches accounted for 31.3 percent of the Texans’ total completions, more than any receiver in the league. Opposite Johnson, veteran Eric Moulds contributed 57 catches for 557 yards and a score. Moulds, a three-time Pro Bowler with Buffalo, became the 23rd player in NFL history to catch 700 passes with his third catch against Jacksonville on 10/22. Kevin Walter, signed as a restricted free agent in the offseason, proved to be a solid addition with 17 catches for 160 yards on the year.

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Shanahan joined the Texans from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he served as offensive quality control coach during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. In his first season with the Bucs, he helped rookie Michael Clayton establish franchise rookie records for receptions and receiving touchdowns. He also helped receiver Joey Galloway finish seventh in the NFL in receiving yardage in 2005. He spent the 2003 season as a graduate assistant at UCLA, who participated in the Silicon Valley Bowl at the end of the season. During his senior year playing at the University of Texas as a wide receiver, Shanahan played in 12 games and averaged 8.9 yards per reception. He attended Duke University in 1999 and played wide receiver for the Blue Devils before transferring to the University of Texas in 2000. He spent two seasons at wide receiver for the Longhorns. Shanahan was born in Minneapolis and attended Cherry Creek (Colo.) High School. Shanahan and his wife Mandy reside in Houston.

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Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 8th NFL Season • 6th with Texans Ray Wright enters his sixth season as assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Houston Texans. Wright assists Dan Riley in all aspects of the Texans’ exhaustive strength and conditioning program.

Wright launched his NFL career with the Washington Redskins in 1997, serving as a scouting intern. He was promoted to college/ pro scouting administrator in 1998, then to the club’s director of player programs in 1999.

Before coming to Houston, Wright spent one season as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Maryland, helping the Terps capture the Atlantic Coast Conference title and a berth in the Orange Bowl.

Wright played football at Duke from 1990-95 before working as a personal trainer for one year at Gold’s Gym in Durham, N.C.

Prior to his stint in College Park, Wright spent six months with the Chicago Bears as a college and pro personnel assistant. He spent the 2000 season as the recruiting coordinator at Cornell University.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Wright is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and has his United States of America Weightlifting Coaching Certification. He is single and lives in Houston.

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Kevin Bastin Kevin Bastin enters his seventh year as the Texans’ head athletic trainer. Bastin spent the previous 12 seasons as the assistant athletic trainer for the Washington Redskins, helping the team to four playoff appearances and a Super Bowl XXVI victory. Bastin spent two years working with Morgantown (W.Va.) Physical Therapy Associates before assuming his post with the Redskins. He previously had worked as

an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Louisville. Bastin also worked with the University of Miami football team while he earned his master’s degree in health and athletic training at Miami in 1985. Bastin, a native of Quiet Dell, W. Va., graduated from West Virginia University in 1984. He and his wife, Carrie, live in Sugar Land with their two children: daughter Shelby and son Blake.

Bob Beers

College Scout 13th NFL Season • 1st with the Texans Bob Beers enters his first year with the Texans as a college scout following four seasons with the Detroit Lions. He spent eight years as a college scout with the Denver Broncos from 1995-02. Beers was the head coach for the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League in 2003. He was the offensive coordinator for the then-World League (NFLE) Amsterdam Admirals, helping them to a 9-1 regular season record and World Bowl appearance.

both years while claiming two consecutive conference titles. Beers got his first taste of the professional coaching ranks, spending 1990-92 as the offensive coordinator for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League. He began coaching on the collegiate level at his alma mater, the University of Montana and as the defensive coordinator at Montana Tech. As a linebacker at Montana, Beers earned All-American honors.

Beers was the head coach at Western Montana for two seasons (1993-94) and earned Conference Coach of the Year honors

Bob and his wife, Janelle, have three children, son Bobby, who scouts for the Denver Broncos, and two daughters, Carrie and Joey.

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Director of Equipment Services 33rd NFL Season • 7th with Texans The Texans hired Jay Brunetti as the team’s first equipment director in April 2001.

Championships with Brunetti heading the equipment staff.

Brunetti came to Houston from Washington, where he spent the previous 26 years with the Redskins. Brunetti joined the Redskins on a part-time basis in 1975 when he was in junior high. He then became a full-time assistant in 1979 before becoming the youngest equipment manager in the NFL in 1981 at the age of 19. Coach Joe Gibbs’ teams advanced to four Super Bowls and won three World

From 2000-07, Brunetti has served on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s appointed subcommittee on mild traumatic brain injuries. He is also a certified member of the AEMA. Brunetti and his wife, Linda, have two sons, Jimmy and Drew, and a daughter, Tori. The family lives in Houston.

Larry Bryan

College Scout 21st NFL Season • 8th with Texans The Texans hired Larry Bryan in April 2000, the second scout tabbed by the club. Bryan is responsible for scouting college talent in the western region. Bryan spent the previous 10 years in a similar capacity for the Washington Redskins. He joined Washington in 1990. For his first four Redskin seasons, Bryan was the team’s BLESTO scout before becoming a college scout in 1994. Prior to that, Bryan worked as a coach and in scouting/player personnel on the high school, college and pro levels. From 1988-89, he coached at Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach, Calif. During that span, Bryan also published the Orange County Football Magazine, which detailed high school football in that area.

During the 1988 season he also worked as a part-time scout for the Kansas City Chiefs. Bryan spent 1987 scouting for the San Diego Chargers after working in 1986 as a scout for the Canadian Combine. Bryan also had coaching stints on the collegiate level with USC, Utah State and Oregon State. He also coached for the USFL’s Oakland Invaders and Portland Breakers. Bryan holds a B.A. in physical education from Utah State (where he played running back) and a master’s degree in secondary education from Cal State-Los Angeles. A native of Huntington Park, Calif., he and his wife, Gayle, reside in Balboa Island, Calif. They have two sons, Derek and Pete.

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Carr was the offensive coordinator at Eastern Illinois in 2003-04. He joined the Tennessee State coaching staff in 1997. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2000-02. Carr’s offense was third in I-AA in 2001 in passing (302 ypg), sixth in total offense (465 ypg) and 14th in scoring (35.4 ppg).

During the summer of 2002, Carr was a member of the Oakland Raiders’ preseason coaching staff as part of the NFL’s Minority Internship Program. He has worked with the National Football League Properties as the Program Coordinator for Chicago and Detroit summer youth inner-city football camps. Carr was a quarterback at Southeast Missouri State from 1987-89. He transferred to Purdue, earning a degree in law and society in 1991.

Coordinator of Rehabilitation 6th NFL Season • 6th with Texans

Prior to coming to Houston, Colt worked as a physical therapist and athletic trainer for Physiotherapy Associates in Phoenix. Before his stint in Phoenix, Colt spent six years at Morgantown (Wa.V.) Physical Therapy Associates. During his time at that clinic, he served as the head football athletic trainer at West Virginia University, as well as the head

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Kevin Cooper is entering his sixth season with the Texans and second as the director of public relations. Cooper began his NFL career with summer internships in the PR departments with the Tennessee Titans and St. Louis Rams. He spent the 2001 season as a public relations intern with the New York Giants and served in the same capacity with the Texans in 2002 before being hired as the team’s media relations assistant in 2003.

In 2004 and 2007, Cooper was part of a staff that won the Pete Rozelle Award, which is voted on by the Pro Football Writers Association recognizing the NFL’s outstanding public relations department. He attended the NFL’s Stanford School for Managers in June 2006. Cooper is a 2001 graduate from Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism. A native Houstonian, Cooper attended Jack Yates High School. Cooper and his wife, Allison, reside in Houston.

Carr and his wife Shenikwa are the proud parents of Corbyn and Kennedy.

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athletic trainer for NFL Europe’s Frankfurt Galaxy. Colt graduated from West Virginia in 1986 before earning his master’s degree in adapted physical education from Arizona State University. In 1996, he graduated from WVU’s School of Physical Therapy. Colt and his wife, Kristy, who is also a physical therapist, and daughter Caroline, live in Houston.

Brian Gardner Director of Pro Personnel 16th NFL Season • 1st with Texans

Brian Gardner enters his first year with the Texans as the director of pro personnel. He comes to Houston after spending the last two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a national scout. Gardner began his NFL career with the Buccaneers as a scout from 1992-94. He spent 10 seasons as an area and national scout with the San Francisco 49ers from 1995-04.

Gardner played three seasons in the Arena Football League with New England (1988), Pittsburgh (1989) and Albany (NY) (1990). He also spent time in the Canadian Football League with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders (1989) and with the Barcelona Dragons (1991) in the World League. In college, he played at Nicholls State (1982) and Prairie View A&M (1983-86).

Gardner served as a defensive coordinator and director of player personnel with the New Orleans Night of the Arena Football League in 1991-92. He also served as director of player personnel and receivers coach for the Washington Marauders of the Professional Spring Football League in the fall of 1991.

Gardner was a member of the NFL Stanford Program for Managers at Stanford University in 2006. He is a native of New Orleans, and is married to the former Vanessa James. The pair are the proud parents of sons Royal and Tyler.

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Jon Carr was hired by the Texans in the spring of 2007 as a college scout following two seasons at the University of Toledo as their receivers coach. The Rockets appeared in the 2005 GMAC Bowl.

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Associate Director of Pro Personnel 26th NFL Season • 8th with Texans

Grier spent 18 years as a player personnel executive and as a coach with the Patriots, serving in his vice president role for more than four years. In that capacity, he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of New England’s pro and college scouting departments, player evaluations, free agency, and the annual NFL Draft. From 1995 until he joined the Texans, Grier served as New England’s director of player personnel. From 1985-92, Grier was New England’s running backs coach, working under three different head coaches (Raymond Berry, Rod Rust, Dick MacPherson). The 1985 squad captured the franchise’s first AFC championship before losing to the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX. That season, Grier’s backs gained 2,331 rushing yards, including 1,227 by Houston native Craig James. Grier was a college scout for New England from 1982-84. Grier’s first

NFL position came in New England in 1981 when he was the running backs coach under Ron Erhardt. Grier spent 1978-80 as running backs coach at Boston College under Ed Chlebek, helping the team improve from 0-11 to 7-4. Grier’s initial college coaching post came at Eastern Michigan where he coached the running backs for George Mans and then Chlebek from 1974-77. From 1970-73, Grier was the head coach at Detroit’s Martin Luther King High School. Grier’s first coaching assignment came as an assistant at Kettering (Mich.) High School from 1966-69. Grier is a native of Detroit. He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in physical education from Iowa, where he was a three-year starter at running back as well as a two-time honorable mention All-Big Ten selection. As a senior, Grier led the Hawkeyes in rushing. He and his wife, Wendy, live in Houston. They have two sons — Chris, who is the director of college scouting for the Miami Dolphins, and Michael, who plays for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.

T h ey Li ke B a c ke r s LB Zac Diles is the eighth linebacker drafted by the Texans. Houston has drafted a linebacker in every draft, and it has taken more linebackers than any other position.

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Director of Corporate Development 6th NFL Season • 6th season with the Texans Greg Grissom has been a part of the Houston Texans business operations staff since the team began competition in 2002. He was promoted to Director of Corporate Development in January 2006.

Before joining the Texans, he worked for Enron Corp. as a sports marketing specialist and spent over four years with the Houston Astros as an account services manager and later as the club’s promotions coordinator.

Grissom is responsible for identifying potential corporate partnerships, negotiating contracts, and servicing the accounts of the team’s current corporate partners. Grissom has over 10 years experience in sports sponsorship sales, planning, execution and event marketing.

Grissom represents the Texans on the Board of Directors of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. A native of Austin, he attended Baylor University. He lives in Houston with his wife, Jamie, and their daughter, Campbell.

Matthew Grupp Assistant Equipment Director 12th NFL Season • 6th with Texans

Matthew Grupp enters his sixth season as assistant equipment director for the Texans. Before coming to Houston, Grupp spent three seasons in a similar role for the St. Louis Rams, helping the club win two NFC titles and Super Bowl XXXIV.

Grupp attended Illinois State University (199296), where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in chemistry. Grupp and his wife, Autumn, reside in Pearland with their son, Luke Matthew, and daughter, Abigail Maria.

Prior to his stint with the Rams, Grupp served on the Carolina Panthers’ equipment staff for three seasons (1996-98).

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Bobby Grier was tabbed as Houston’s associate director of pro personnel in May 2000. Grier previously held the title of vice president/player personnel for the New England Patriots.

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Brian Hudspeth College Scout 7th NFL Season • 4th with Texans

Hudspeth joined the Texans after working for the Atlanta Falcons in player personnel from 2001-04. He was responsible for designing and managing the department’s computer databases, evaluating rosters of other pro teams, grading selected college prospects and assisting with all administrative functions related to both pro and college scouting.

Prior to working in the NFL, Hudspeth served on the football operations staff at the University of Tennessee from 1998-2001. He was a member of the 1998 Volunteers staff that won the first ever BCS National Championship, the Southeastern Conference Championship, posted a perfect 13-0 record and finished No. 1 in both college football polls. Hudspeth completed his Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee in 1999 and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1997. The New Albany, Miss. native is single and resides in Houston.

Brandon Hunt Pro Scout 3rd NFL Season • 1st with Texans Brandon Hunt joined the Texans as a pro scout in June, 2007. Hunt’s responsibilities will include evaluating players from around the NFL as well as the Arena Football League and NFL Europa. Prior to Houston, Hunt worked with the Pittsburgh Steelers as their player personnel intern for two seasons, working with both the college and pro scouting staffs. In his first year in Pittsburgh, he was part of an organization that claimed its fifth world championship, winning Super Bowl XL. Hunt began in football

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as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, in 2004. Hunt was a four-year starter at guard and center at IUP from 2000-03. He captained the team as a senior and earned first-team All-PSAC and All-Region honors at guard. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in December, 2003 and a Masters in Business Administration in August, 2006.

Director of Information Technology 6th NFL Season • 6th with Texans Nick Ignatiev joined the Houston Texans as director of information technology in January 2002. As the IT director, Ignatiev is responsible for all network and telecommunications infrastructure for the Houston Texans and The McNair Group. In 2004, the Texans’ IT staff worked closely with the NFL on a number of infrastructure projects for Super Bowl XXXVIII. Ignatiev spearheaded the expansion upgrade of the wireless ticketing system at Reliant Stadium and assisted with a complete revamping of the stats booth.

Before joining the Texans, Ignatiev worked for four years as the director of IT for Luminant Worldwide, a nationwide consulting company focusing on e-business solutions. During that time, Ignatiev’s primary focus was designing, implementing and maintaining LAN/WAN infrastructure as well as the organizational and technical set up of the corporate IT department. Raised in Houston, Ignatiev received a BBA in MIS from the University of Houston. Nick and his wife, Sheila, live in Meyerland with their daughter, Nina, and their son, Alex.

Jon Ishop

Assistant Athletic Trainer 6th NFL Season • 6th with Texans Jon Ishop enters his sixth season as the Texans’ assistant athletic trainer. Ishop is primarily in charge of training room operations. He also assists with athlete rehabilitation, inventory and injury record-keeping, in addition to assisting with daily athletic training duties. He broke into the NFL as a training camp assistant for two summers with the Washington

Redskins. He graduated with a degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas in 1998, and then earned his master’s degree in sports administration from the University of Houston in 2001. Jon resides in Chappell Hill with his wife, Kedra, and their sons, Aedan and Zachary.

A Los Angeles native, Hunt is single and resides in Houston.

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Greg Kondritz Greg Kondritz joined the Houston Texans and The McNair Group as Corporate Counsel in June 2004. In this role, Kondritz assists the general counsel in advising the Houston Texans organization on a variety of legal matters, including sponsorship agreements, loan agreements, and compliance with NFL rules and regulations. Prior to joining the Texans and The McNair Group, Kondritz practiced corporate and securities law with Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

in Houston where he was a Senior Associate in the Corporate, Banking & Business section. Kondritz earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Murray State University. He also attended the NFL’s business course at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in June 2006. He resides in Houston with his wife, Alison, and their two children, Jack and Katie.

Ed Lambert

College Scout 6th NFL Season • 1st with the Texans Ed Lambert enters his first season with the Texans as a college scout. Lambert spent the previous five years as a college scout with the Denver Broncos. He is a 26-year veteran of college and professional coaching ranks. Lambert coached 10 years at Vanderbilt, including the 1997 season as offensive coordinator. He worked at Baylor from 1988-91 where he coached the quarterbacks and running backs. He helped lead them to a berth in the 1991 Copper Bowl. Lambert’s other collegiate coaching experience came at the University of New Mexico in 1987, Iowa State in 1986, California 1982-83, Howard University 1981 and Boise State University 1976-80. In his final season at Boise State, the Broncos won the NCAA Division I-AA national championship.

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Lambert coached two seasons in the USFL with the Los Angeles Express, tutoring the running backs. He has also served NFL coaching fellowships in training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1995, Atlanta Falcons in 1993 and Seattle Seahawks in 1991. Lambert, a native Texan, was born in Beaumont. Lambert earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from San Jose State University in 1972. He and his wife, Jeanette, have two children Lamar and Charisse. He also has five grandchildren Kalen, Ajayia, Turon, Mikayla and Saniya.

Coordinator of College Scouting 14th NFL Season • 8th with Texans

Mike Maccagnan initially joined the club as a pro scout in January 2000. Maccagnan coordinates all of the Texans’ college scouting efforts. Before arriving in Houston, Maccagnan spent the previous six years as a scout for the Washington Redskins. He served as a college scout (1994) for the Redskins before becoming a pro scout in 1995. Prior to joining Washington, Maccagnan worked for the Canadian Football League’s Ottawa Rough Riders as the club’s director of scouting and director of player personnel. In

1994, he was the director of player personnel for the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders. He also was the director of player personnel for the World League’s London Monarchs when that franchise captured the league championship in 1991. In 1990, Maccagnan worked in the World League office in Dallas as a league scout. A native of Hightstown, N.J., Maccagnan holds a B.A. degree in economics from Trinity (Conn.) College. While a student at Trinity, Maccagnan served as a Redskins training camp scout in 1990. Mike and his wife, Betty, live in Houston.

Scott MacKerron

Director of Production and Entertainment 6th NFL Season • 6th with Texans Scott MacKerron joined the Texans in April 2002 as the entertainment manager and gameday producer and was promoted to director of production and entertainment in July 2006. He is responsible for all in-stadium entertainment on gameday including all video components, audio, music and scoreboards and oversees all business production including all videos, HoustonTexans.com multimedia, video-ondemand and other production needs. MacKerron began working for the Baltimore Orioles cable affiliate as a camera operator and eventually became a full-time editor and in-stadium director. He became the production

coordinator for the first ESPNZone restaurant in the country in Baltimore. He became the Director of Ballpark Entertainment for the Houston Astros in 2000. Under his direction, the Texans have twice been recognized as having the “Best Overall Video Display in Football” by the IDEA organization, with the most recent award in 2005. A native of York, Pa., MacKerron earned a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Towson State University, where he also competed on the track and field team. He and his wife, Monica, reside in Pearland.

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Assistant Video Director 19th NFL Season • 6th with Texans

Malota broke into the NFL as the assistant video director for the Houston Oilers in 1989.

He spent eight seasons with the Oilers before the club moved to Nashville. Malota attended Southwest Texas State University. He and his wife, Jen, have a daughter, Molly, and a son, Max. The family lives in Cypress.

Mike Martin

College Scout 5th NFL Season • 1st with the Texans Bob Merritt was hired by the Texans in the spring of 2007 as a college scout. Merritt comes to Houston following four seasons with the Detroit Lions. He was hired as an intern in the Lions’ player personnel department in 2003, before being promoted to scouting assistant for the 2004 season. He was promoted to Lions/BLESTO scout prior to the 2005 season. Merritt played outside linebacker at Adrian College, where he graduated with a bachelor’s

degree in criminal justice in December 1993. He served in the Air Force from February 1994 until April 1996. Merritt became a graduate assistant at the University of Toledo in 1998. While there, he earned his master’s degree in liberal studies education. Between 1999 and 2002, Merritt coached at the University of Findlay, Bedford High School, New Jersey City University, and Tiffin University.

College Scout 5th NFL Season • 1st with the Texans Mike Martin was hired by the Texans in the spring of 2007 as a college scout after spending the previous four seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers personnel department. He began his career with the Buccaneers as a pro personnel assistant in 2003 before moving to pro scouting in 2004 and spent the last two seasons as the national combine scout.

played collegiate football at Vanderbilt University (1999-2001) as a safety and on special teams. He was a 2003 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year finalist. Martin graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt in 2002 with a bachelor’s of science in human and organizational developmental studies. He also earned his master’s degree in organizational leadership in 2003.

Prior to joining the Buccaneers, he interned with the Tennessee Titans in 2002. Martin

He is married to Cari Hackey.

D - Li n e U n d e r N ew D i r e c t i o n This offseason saw the Texans welcome two new defensive coaches, sr. defensive assistant Frank Bush and defensive line coach Jethro Franklin. Both will work together to shape the Texans defensive line in 2007.

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Glenda Morrison Director of Human Resources 8th NFL Season • 8th with Texans

Glenda Morrison has been an employee of The McNair Group since 1993 and of the Houston Texans since the club’s inception in 1999. She has performed various roles in the finance and administrative areas and has been responsible for all human resources functions since 1999. As the current director of human resources, Morrison is responsible for all employment, employee relations and employee benefits administration for The McNair Group and front office Texans staff, as well as being the club

representative for the administration of several player benefit programs. Before relocating from West Texas in 1976, Morrison received her business degree from Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas. She holds a Professional Human Resources certification and is an active volunteer for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Morrison and her husband, Ken, live in Houston and have one daughter, Haylee.

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Joe Malota returned to Houston as assistant video director in February 2002. He spent the previous five seasons as the video director for the New Orleans Saints.

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Bryan Moynihan Bryan Moynihan joined the Texans in August 2001 as ticket services manager and was promoted to director in May 2004. In his current position, Moynihan is responsible for overseeing all the ticketing customer service operations, ticketing system operations, and day of game staffing. Moynihan has more than 15 years of experience in the sports ticketing industry on the collegiate and professional sports level. Prior to joining the Texans, Moynihan served as the director of ticket operations for the Orange Bowl Committee in Miami. During his tenure he was responsible for all ticket operations and served on the organization’s executive committee. Moynihan began his professional career as ticket manager for Southwest Texas State

University in San Marcos, and then graduated to the National Basketball Association’s San Antonio Spurs. Moynihan is an active member in the International Ticketing Association and was the host committee chairperson for the annual INTIX Convention held in Houston in January 2007. He also is the chairman of the NFL Ticketing System Committee at the annual NFL Business Summit. Moynihan received a bachelor’s of science degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas and holds a master’s degree in sports administration at St. Thomas University in Miami. He and his wife, Andree, attended Sealy High School and are the proud parents of Kennedee Paige.

Kevin Murphy

Pro Scout 2nd NFL Season • 2nd with Texans Kevin Murphy enters his second season with the Texans and first as a pro scout. Murphy served as a pro scouting intern during the 2006 season. In his new role, Murphy will be responsible for evaluating players from teams around the league, along with the Canadian Football League and NFL Europa. Murphy earned four letters as a long snapper at Fresno State from 1999-02 and earned a degree in recreation administration in May 2003.

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Following his collegiate career, he coached tight ends and special teams at Western New Mexico in 2003. He spent 2004-05 as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State. While in Starkville, he earned his master’s degree in sports management in May 2006. Murphy, a San Diego native, is single and resides in Houston.

Director of Football Administration 14th NFL Season • 1st with Texans Chris Olsen enters his first season with the Houston Texans as the Director of Football Administration. He spent the previous 13 years working at the NFL league office in New York. Olsen’s primary responsibility with the Texans is to work closely with general manager Rick Smith on negotiating player contracts and managing the salary cap. Olsen served the last seven years as the manager of labor operations with the NFL Management Council. He was responsible for reviewing and analyzing player contracts to ensure teams were in compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and salary cap. He provided assistance to club executives pertaining to player-related areas of the CBA. He also served as a League liaison to the NFL Players Association regarding player contract matters. In addition, he served as a national game representative and as an instant replay communicator. He began his tenure with the NFL in 1994 as an analyst in the player personnel department. He was promoted to coordinator in 1998 and became responsible for all facets of the player petition process on special eligibility for the

NFL Draft (underclassman prospects) including coordinating player evaluations from the College Advisory Committee. He produced annual reports for the Competition Committee and reviewed player contracts to ensure their compliance with the NFL’s Constitution and By-Laws. Olsen began working in professional sports during his senior year in college with the Springfield Indians Hockey Club of the AHL in 1989-90 where he served as a public relations/marketing intern. After spending a brief time working for Ark-Asset Management Company, a financial services firm in New York City, he continued his sports career in 1992 while in graduate school by serving as a public relations/marketing intern for the Hartford Whalers of the NHL. Prior to joining the NFL, he worked for the New Jersey State Golf Association. Olsen is a native of Little Silver, N.J. He received his degree in Business Administration from Western New England College in 1990. He earned a Master’s Degree in Sports Management from Springfield College in 1997.Olsen and his wife, Kim, reside in Houston.

Diane Ozzolek

Director of Event Services 6th NFL Season • 6th with Texans Diane Ozzolek enters her sixth season as the team’s director of event services. In her position, she oversees all aspects of customer service for the Texans including, the hiring

and training of all event staff, the facilitation of market research programs, and the implementation of customer service initiatives for all Texans fans. During her tenure, the

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Prior to coming to Houston, Ozzolek was the director of the premium club and guest services for the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. Home of the NHL’s Boston Bruins and the NBA’s Boston Celtics, the 20,000-seat TD Banknorth Garden hosts more than 200 major events per year. Ozzolek was responsible for implementing the Premium Club concept for all club and suite holders as well as the management of all customer service initiatives and all guest services staff.

Ozzolek completed her master’s in sport studies from the University of MassachusettsAmherst. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from UMass and competed as a nationally-ranked athlete and captain of the women’s track and field team. Ozzolek is involved with various professional organizations including the International Association of Assembly Managers, Women in Sport Management and serves on the advisory board of the Association of Luxury Suite Directors. A native of Northampton, Mass., Ozzolek resides in Manvel.

Missy Rentz

Director of Advertising and Branding 1st NFL Season • 1st with Texans Missy Rentz will be the keeper of the Texans’ brand and all related advertising agencies, creative and design work. She will also oversee the Houston Texans Cheerleaders, TORO, Regional and Hispanic marketing and merchandise sales. Rentz brings with her a wealth of experience, including marketing for the Washington Post’s website and interactive media. She was responsible for marketing and media partner-

ships with the NHL’s Washington Capitals and most recently for team services, where she worked on the Dairymax account and all of their NFL sponsorships nationwide. Rentz hails from Winchester, Va. She attended George Mason where she graduated with a Communications degree. She resides in Houston.

Ryan Reichert

Director of Security 8th NFL Season • 8th with Texans Ryan Reichert joined the Texans as director of security on October 7, 1999, one day after the NFL awarded its 32nd franchise to Houston. Reichert serves as a liaison between the Texans and federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. He is responsible for draft day preparations by conducting personal interviews and background checks of all draft eligible colligate athletes entering the NFL draft. He is also responsible for overseeing the personal security of Texans players and their families and security aspects related to team events, player appearances, and team travel. Reichert a former Houston police officer, served nearly 10 years with the department before assuming his current post with the Texans. During his tenure with the Houston Police Department, he was assigned to the

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Westside Command Substation as a patrolman and finished his career with the department’s community service division, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of various community involvement initiatives, as well as serving the police department as a public speaker. Reichert is an alumnus of several Texas universities. He graduated from Angelo State University, located in San Angelo, Texas with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in criminal justice. He received his master’s degree in Criminology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and earned his MBA from Rice University. Reichert hails from Jourdanton, Texas, just south of San Antonio, Texas.

Lloyd Richards, Jr. Director of Football Operations 5th NFL Season • 1st with Texans

Lloyd Richards, Jr. enters his fifth season in the NFL and his first with the Texans as director of football operations. He oversees team travel, training camp, game day operations which include all aspects dealing directly with the game or the Texans and the visiting team.

Richards began his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1998 as a pro scouting assistant. He was named the Bucs’ West Coast college scout in 2000. He worked with the Washington Redskins in 2001 as the assistant director of pro personnel.

On game day, he is responsible for setting up the field equipment, team catering and serves as the team liaison with the NFL, the officials and the visiting team. Richards oversees the team practice facility and Texans areas in Reliant Stadium, including scheduling, cleaning and maintenance. He is responsible for maintaining the day-to-day football operations budget as well as planning for future large expenditures and projects.

Richards, a 1995 graduate from the University of Illinois, moved back to Champaign in 2002 as the director of football operations. He completed his masters in organizational communications from Illinois in the summer of 2003. He was promoted to assistant athletic director for football operations 2005. Richards and his wife, Maria, reside in Houston with their daughter, Jasmin, and son, Lloyd III.

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Texans have been recognized for outstanding customer service by organizations such as J.D. Power and Associates, Peggy Morrow & Associates, and the Sports Business Journal.

Nick Schenck Nick Schenck enters his fourth season with the Texans and was promoted to director of media products in May 2006. He is responsible for the team’s website, including delivery of all content as well as driving online revenue, and serves as chief editor of the team yearbook, Gameday magazine, and quarterly bulletin. Schenck began his NFL career as an intern in the Texans’ Internet Services and Publications Department during the 2003 season. Following a season as the U.S. PR representative for the NFL Europe’s Frankfurt Galaxy, Schenck was hired by the San Diego Chargers in July 2004 as the managing editor of website and publica-

tions. He returned to Houston in April 2005 as the Texans’ internet services and publications manager. Schenck also has assisted the NFL’s PR efforts in a pair of Super Bowls. A native of Minneapolis, Schenck graduated in 2003 with bachelor’s degrees in Public Relations and Spanish from the University of Southern California, where he interned in the sports information department. He resides in Houston with his wife, Celeste.

Ken and his wife, Marilyn, have a son, Bobby, and a daughter, Angela. The couple lives in Houston.

Snell was the head football student manager for the Iowa Hawkeyes during his undergraduate days in Iowa City. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from Iowa with a minor in sports studies. Originally from Nora Springs, Iowa, Snell is single and lives in Houston.

Dale Strahm joined the Texans as the director of college scouting in June 2006. A veteran of 29 collegiate football seasons in the coaching ranks, Strahm moved to the NFL with Denver in 1998 after four years as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Temple University.

varsity letters in the process. Strahm recently was recognized by ONU for his outstanding career in football after he was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Additionally, he earned his master’s degree from Bowling Green in 1970.

Strahm was head coach at Western Carolina University from 1989-90 and has experience as a defensive coordinator at Duke University (1990-93), the University of Georgia (1981-88), Navy (1977-80) and Bowling Green (1971-76). He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green in 1968. He has also spent six years coaching at the high school level. During Strahm’s tenure at Georgia, the Bulldogs won SEC Championships in 1981 and 1982 and participated in eight consecutive bowl games. In all, he coached in 11 major bowl games.

In his career, Strahm has worked with four men who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. His brother, Dick, whom he coached with at Western Reserve High School in Warren, Ohio, was inducted for his work at Findlay College. Strahm worked with Don Nehlen at Bowling Green, George Welsh while at the Naval Academy, and Vince Dooley at Georgia.

Strahm is a 1966 graduate of Ohio Northern University, where he played four years of football and ran four years of track, earning six

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Sparacino spent 18 seasons with the Oilers/Titans, the last 15 as video director. The Houston native worked part-time for the Oilers in film production and cinematography before earning a full-time position with the club.

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Assistant Equipment Director 5th NFL Season • 3rd with Texans

In addition to his work with the Jets, Snell served as the assistant equipment manager for the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe in the spring of 2005.

Ken Sparacino returned to Houston as the Texans’ first video director in April 2001. He oversees all videotaping, editing and production for the Texans, breaking down practice and game tape for the coaching staff. In addition, he oversees the club’s game film library and maintains videotapes on all draft-eligible players for coaches and scouts.

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Christian Snell Christian Snell enters his third season in the Texans equipment department after spending the previous two years as the equipment intern for the New York Jets.

Director of Video Operations 25th NFL Season • 7th with Texans

A native of Toledo, Ohio, Strahm is a graduate of E.D. Libbey High School, where he was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 1997. He and his wife, Diane reside in Charlotte, N.C. The couple has three sons, Brian, Bradley and Brett.

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Brian Varnadoe Brian Varnadoe enters his sixth season with the Houston Texans. He joined the team just before the first season in the ticket sales department. He moved to the luxury suites sales group in 2003 and has successfully formed many partnerships with companies and individuals in the premium areas. He was promoted to director of premium seating in July 2006. Varnadoe is responsible for the sales and service of all the premium seats in Reliant

Stadium. Reliant Stadium has 185 luxury suites and more than 8,000 club seats. Varnadoe joined the Houston Texans after reporting on news and sports with KTEN television in Denison, Texas. Before KTEN, he worked at Lyondell Petrochemical Company in the polymers customer service group. He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in journalism. He now lives in Kingwood with his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters, Peyton and Mackenzie.

Sean Washington Director of Player Development 1st NFL Season • 1st with Texans Sean Washington enters his first season with the Texans as director of player development. He is responsible for assisting players and their families with transition in and out of the organization, relocation, continuing education, life skills seminars, financial education classes, career internships and family assistance. He previously coached at Alief Elsik High School. Washington worked the past decade with high school students, mentoring, teaching and coaching around the Houston area. He was the Texas Sports Development Academy youth camp director.

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Washington played defensive back for the New Orleans Saints in 1994 as an undrafted free agent and then played with the Amsterdam Admirals in 1995. Washington, a Houston native, attended Waltrip High School and received his degree in Sport Management from Rice University in 1994. He was an All-Southwest Conference cornerback in 1991-93 and a member of the Sporting News All-American team in 1993 with the Owls. Washington and his wife, Eanisha, reside in Houston with their son Lake.

Video Assistant 7th NFL Season • 6th with Texans Robert Wells enters his sixth season with the Texans video department after spending the 2001 season as a graduate assistant football coach at Louisiana College in Pineville, La. Wells also served as an intern in the Miami Dolphins video department during the 2000 season.

with a degree in exercise and sports science in 1999. Wells earned academic all-conference honors as a junior and senior. Wells earned his master’s degree in sports administration from the University of Miami (Fla.). A native of Baytown, Wells and wife, Tracy, live in Houston.

Wells played defensive end at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, where he graduated

Regina Woolfolk Director of Community Relations 6th NFL Season • 6th with Texans

The Texans hired Regina Woolfolk in 2002 as the club’s director of community relations. Woolfolk serves as a liaison between the team and community by forming partnerships and alliances with educational institutions, non-profit and social service organizations. Additionally, her department creates outreach initiatives and coordinates appearances for Houston Texans players. In 2006, Woolfolk was featured in Ebony magazine’s January edition, in an article entitled Women of the NFL, and in 2007 she was listed in the Who’s Who in Black Houston, the Inaugural Edition.

Woolfolk worked in the broadcast industry for over 15 years, prior to coming to the Houston Texans. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Loyola University of Chicago, she worked in radio news in New York, Florida and Texas. In her last stint, she served as community relations manager and public affairs director at Houston’s ABC KTRK-TV for nearly 10 years. Woolfolk is married to former NFL running back Butch Woolfolk, and they are the proud parents of two sons, Jarrel and Troy.

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April Beasley Client Services Manager

Derek Beeman Ticket Sales Manager

Stephanie Belton Community Relations Manager

Zac Emmons Media Services Coordinator

Mike Bove Customer Service and Special Events Coordinator

Dr. David Braunreiter Team Internist

Virgil Campbell Strength & Conditioning Assistant

Lance Cavazos Marketing Events Coordinator

Susie Galvan Marketing Events Administrator

Dr. Tom Clanton Team Orthopedist

Jeff Clarke Offices Services, Ridgeway’s

Everett Coleman Strength & Conditioning Assistant

Rita Daniels Executive Assistant to Rick Smith

Marvin Dave Office Services Coordinator

Amber Davies Administrative Assistant, Pro and College Scouting

Maggie Dean Development Manager, Houston Texans Foundation

Joe Diaz Ticket Sales Representative

Ashley Ferguson Receptionist

Jonathan Frost Mascot Coordinator

Courtney Galleher Accounts Payable Specialist

Alto Gary Cheerleader Programs Manager

Gavin Gehrt Production Coordinator/ Producer

Lindsey George Human Resources Coordinator

Ross Hablinski Corporate Development Event Coordinator

Casey Harbich Marketing Events Coordinator

Dr. Dana Harper Team Chiropractor

Karen Harwell Accounting Manager

Preston Hill Corporate Development Manager

Joni Honn Team Massage Therapist

Kristina Humiston Investor Relations Liaison

Kathryn Iribarren Customer Service Representative

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Jan Kelly Risk Manager

Lydia Launey Executive Assistant to Scott Schwinger

Soraya Lewis Programs Coordinator

Carmine Pirone Media Products Coordinator

Shari Rainey Luxury Suite Service Manager

Stephanie Reilly Administrative Assistant, Corporate Development

Ben Rose Fan Development Manager

Bonny Marshall Executive Assistant to Jamey Rootes

Erin Marzouki Premium Seating Development Manager

Mike Major Network Engineer

Cheryl Moffett Administrative Assistant, Finance

Lisa Ruiz Payroll Specialist

John Sanchez Network Administrator

Jeff Schmitz Information Technology Manager

Austin Schrader Ticket Sales Representative

Dr. James Muntz Team Internist

Iain Nelson Operations Coordinator

Carol Adatto Nelson Team Travel Consultant, Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Dr. Tom O’Brien Team Dentist

Holly Schweitzer Event Services Coordinator

Kristel Schwintz Customer Service Representative

Anthony Shade Network Administrator

Robin Smith Employee Benefits Coordinator

Sue Anna O’Hara Executive Assistant to Suzie Thomas and Office Services Administrator

Glen Oskin Client Services Coordinator

Kim Phillips Executive Assistant to Gary Kubiak

Lindsey Pickard Client Services Coordinator

Jon Southern Assistant Treasurer

Tamala Theeck Senior Accountant

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Tiffani Walker Media Services Coordinator

Alice Winn Staff Accountant

Trey Young Customer Service Representative

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Opening Our Doors

The Houston Texans hosted their second annual Texans All Access event at Reliant Stadium on Saturday, May 19. The event featured Texans GM Rick Smith and the 2007 Houston Texans team, as well as appearances by the Houston Texans Cheerleaders, TORO, and the Bull Pen Pep Band. The Bull Pen Pep Band performed in Budweiser Plaza before the gates to the stadium opened. Once inside, fans got the opportunity to get autographs from a select group of Texans players, Houston Texans Cheerleaders and Texans Ambassadors. Fans took a self-guided tour of the Texans locker room, weight room, training room, team cafeteria and players’ lounge. The tour concluded with a walk down the players’ tunnel onto the field level.

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Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 College: Hofstra Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 5th NFL Season 2nd with Texans

punt of the Broncos season with a 39-yard return and made one special teams tackle against Indianapolis (1/2/05)…saw action in the AFC Wild Card Game against Indianapolis (1/9/05) and returned his first career kickoff for 25 yards.

COLLEGE: Standout receiver at Hofstra… finished his career with 40 starts…caught 159 passes for 2,649 yards and 26 TDs…missed three games his final season…finished his final season with 50 catches for 937 yards and nine TDs.

2003 (Denver 4/0): Saw action solely on special teams the final four games of the season…signed to the active roster (12/5)… played in his first NFL game against Kansas City (12/7)…played in his first playoff game and recorded his first career reception and finished the game with two receptions for 18 yards in the AFC Wild Card game at Indianapolis (1/4/04).

PERSONAL: Attended Cumberland High School in Mechanicsburg, Penn.…AllPennsylvania player…track athlete for two seasons for the Eagles…business major at Hofstra.

Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 28 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 0/0 Career GP/GS: 24/2 Teams: Denver, 2002-05; Houston, 2006

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TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted free agent by Denver Broncos on April 29, 2002… Waived by Broncos on August 31, 2002…Resigned by Broncos on December 31, 2002… Assigned by Broncos to Rhein Fire in NFL Europe on February 22, 2003…Released by Broncos on August 31, 2003…Re-signed by Broncos to practice squad on September 1, 2003…Activated by Broncos on December 5, 2003…Re-signed by Broncos to practice squad December 29, 2003…Waived by Broncos on October 2, 2004…Re-signed by Broncos on December 8, 2004…Released by Broncos on September 18, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on December 19, 2006. PRO: Experienced wide receiver with good hands and punt return ability…has been with the Denver Broncos and the Houston Texans in his four NFL seasons…also spent the spring of 2003 in NFL Europe…has 21 career receptions for 203 yards with a long catch of 21 yards…returned 18 career punts for 175 yards, long of 39 yards…also returned 10 kickoffs for 218 yards, long of 32 yards… looks to be an asset on special teams for the Texans. 2006 (Houston 0/0): Joined the Texans in late December as a free agent…was inactive against Indianapolis (12/24) and Cleveland (12/31).

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2005 (Denver 16/2): Saw action in 16 games with two starts for the Denver Broncos… finished the season with 21 catches for 203 yards…returned 10 kickoffs for 218 yards… returned 16 punts for 133 yards…saw action at wide receiver and caught two passes for a season-high 35 yards and returned two kickoffs for 39 yards at Miami (9/11)…caught a career-high three passes for 31 yards against San Diego (9/18)…started his first career game and finished with two rushes for five yards at Oakland (11/13)…matched career-high with three receptions for 35 yards against Baltimore (12/11)…returned three kickoffs for 53 yards, one punt for 10 yards in the AFC Divisional Playoff against New England (1/14/06)…saw action in his second playoff game of the season and finished with four kickoff returns for 110 yards, including a postseason-long of 47 yards in the AFC Championship game against Pittsburgh (1/22/06). 2004 (Denver 4/0): Signed by the Broncos late in the season…appeared in the final four games on special teams…finished with three special teams tackles…returned two punts for 42 yards…saw first game action of the season and finished with one special teams tackle against Miami (12/12)…registered one special teams tackle on Christmas Day at Tennessee (12/25)…returned the longest

2002 (Denver 0/0): Signed by the Denver Broncos as a undrafted rookie free agent… released shortly after training camp…signed to the practice squad for the last eight weeks of the season.

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CHARLIE ADAMS

Won the Mid-Penn Conference Track Championship for Cumberland Valley High School in 1997-98

N F L S tat i st i cs - A d a m s Year

Team

GP

RECEIVING GS No Yds

2003

Den

4

0

0

2004

Den

4

0

2005

Den

16

2006

Hou

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PUNT No. FC

RETURN Yds. Avg.

Avg

Lg

TD

Lg

TD

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

2

1

42

21.0

39

0

2

21

203

9.7

21

0

16

5

133

8.3

32

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

2

21

203

9.7

21

0

18

6

175

9.7

39

0

Single game Highs: receptions 3 vs. Baltimore (35 yards, 12-11-05) 3 vs. Philadelphia (25 yards, 10-30-05) receiving Yards 35 yards vs. Baltimore (3 receptions, 12-11-05) 35 yards @ Miami (2 receptions, 9-11-05) 31 yards vs. San Diego (3 receptions, 9-18-05) Punt Return Highs: Yards 42 @ San Diego (2 returns, 5.7 avg., 12-31-05) 41 vs. Philadelphia (2 returns, 1.7 avg.,10-30-05) kickoff Return Highs: Yards 56 vs. Washington (2 returns, 28.0 avg., 10-9-05) 39 @ Miami (2 returns, 19.5 avg., 9-11-05)

Long 21 @ Kansas City (9-26-05) 21 @ Miami (9-11-05) 16 vs. Baltimore (12-11-05)

Long 39 vs. Indianapolis (1-2-05) 32 vs. Oakland (12-24-05) Long 32 vs. Washington (10-9-05) 25, twice, most recent: 2 5 vs. Baltimore (12-11-05)

Special Teams Tackles: 4 total; 2004 – 2, 2005 – 2

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Height: 5-10

his first career start and finished with four tackles, three solo, and one special teams tackle at Tennessee (12/25)…registered six solo tackles and broke up a pass in his first career playoff game, an AFC Wild Card game, at Indianapolis (1/9/05).

Weight: 190 College: Washington Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado 4th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26 Acquired: WA-2006 (Den) 2006 GP/GS: 1/0 Career GP/GS: 27/1 Teams: Denver, 2004-05; Houston, 2006

CORNERBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted free agent by Denver Broncos on May 3, 2004… Waived by the Broncos on September 2, 2006…Acquired from waivers by the Houston Texans on September 3, 2006…Re-signed by the Texans on March 6, 2007.

PRO: Speedy returner with good agility and senses…has seen action in 27 career games, registering one start with the Texans and the Denver Broncos…looking to return to form after season-ending knee injury in early 2006…amassed six total tackles, one assisted, and two fumble recoveries…returned 32 kickoffs for 665 yards…played in one playoff game with Denver.

2006 (Houston 1/0): Played in one game in his first season with the Texans before suffering a season-ending knee injury…placed on injured reserve for remainder of the season (9/12)…returned one kickoff for 18 yards against Philadelphia (9/10).

2005 (Denver 10/0) Saw action in 10 games for the Denver Broncos…finished with six special teams tackles…returned 12 kicks for 261 yards…returned two kicks for 49 yards,

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including a 29-yard return, and a special teams tackle at Oakland (11/13)…recovered a fumble and returned one kickoff 23 yards against the New York Jets (11/20)…returned his only kickoff for a season-high 31 yards against Oakland (12/24)…took two kickoffs back 38 yards in the regular season finale at San Diego (12/31).

Born Narond, but was nicknamed “Roc” by his grandfather

PERSONAL: Native of Colorado…running back at Wasson High School…finished with 1,620 career rushing yards on 162 carries

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ROC ALEXANDER

COLLEGE: A standout corner at Washington…started 14 total games and finished with 86 tackles, 58 solo, four interceptions, 18 passes defensed and three forced fumbles…also finished with 34 kickoff returns for 868 yards and one touchdown…ranks third all-time at Washington with his 25.5-yard per kickoff return average…led Washington as a senior with kickoff returns with 13 returns for 268 yards…holds three of the 25 longest kickoff returns in Washington history.

and 18 touchdowns…recorded 110 tackles for the Thunderbirds…named Denver Post “Blue Chip” and Colorado Springs GazetteTelegraph All-Area team…Colorado state champion in the 100-meter dash (10.5 seconds) at Wasson…nicknamed ‘Roc’ by his grandfather…given name is Narond Alexander.

N F L S tat i st i cs - A le x an d er Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2004 (Denver 16/1): Played in all 16 games,

2004 Den

16

1

6

5

1

0.0

0.0

0

0

-

0

0

0

1

0

starting one, as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Denver Broncos…contributed on special teams most of the season…returned 19 kickoffs for 386 yards…made 12 special teams tackles, good for second-highest on the team…recorded six tackles, five solo…recovered one fumble…returned two kickoffs for 55 yards in his NFL debut against Kansas City (9/12)…registered two special teams tackles at Tampa Bay (10/3)…returned four kickoffs for 79 yards along with one special teams stop against Atlanta (10/31)…recovered his first career fumble and also returned four kickoffs for 87 yards at New Orleans (11/21)…had another good return game, returning four kicks for 85 yards against Oakland (11/28)…took four kickoffs back for 62 yards at San Diego (12/5)…made

2005 Den

10

0

0

0

-

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

2006 Hou

1

0

0

0

-

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

427

1

6

5

1

0.0

0.0

0

0

-

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Year

Team

KR

FC

Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

2004

Den

19

0

386

20.3

32

0

2005

Den

12

0

261

21.8

31

0

2006

Hou

1

0

18

18.0

18

0



32

0

665

20.8

32

0

Totals

Single game Highs: Tackles 4 @ Tennessee (12-25-04) 1 vs. Kansas City (9-12-04) Kickoff Return Highs: Yards 87 @ New Orleans (4 returns, 21.8 avg., 11-21-04) 85 vs. Oakland (4 returns, 21.3 avg., 11-28-04)

Long 32 vs. Kansas City (9-12-04) 31 vs. Oakland (12-24-05)

Special Teams Tackles: 12 total; 2004 – 7, 2005 – 4, 2006 – 1

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Height: 6-4

touchdown of the second quarter against Arizona (12/18)…also recorded three special teams tackles.

Weight: 245 College: Mississippi Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi 4th NFL Season 4th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26 Acquired: D6c, 2004 2006 GP/GS: 13/0 Career GP/GS: 44/0 Teams: Houston, 2004-06

LINEBACKER

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston

Texans in sixth round (200th pick overall) of 2004 NFL Draft…Signed by Texans on July 30, 2004.

PRO: Veteran special teamer and outside linebacker who looks to increase his role this season…has played in 44 games over his three year career…registered 15 total tackles, 10 solo in his career…also has one sack for 19-yard loss, a pass defensed, and a fumble recovery for a 60-yard touchdown. 2006 (Houston 13/0): Saw defensive action in 13 games…finished the season with five total tackles, three solo…named team captain for game at New York Jets…finished second on the team in special teams tackles with 11…totaled one assisted special teams tackle against Philadelphia (9/10)…made one special teams tackle at Indianapolis (9/17)…saw action on special teams against Washington (9/24)…inactive against Miami (10/1)…returned to action and contributed one special teams tackle at Dallas (10/15)…saw action on special teams against Jacksonville (10/22)…inactive at Tennessee (10/29) and at the New York Giants (11/5)…saw action on special teams at Jacksonville (11/12)… contributed two special teams tackles

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against Buffalo (11/19)…named captain for the game and registered one special teams tackle at New York Jets (11/26)…saw action in his 40th career game at Oakland (12/3)…registered one solo tackle and two special teams tackles against Tennessee (12/10)…recorded two assisted tackles and also played on special teams at New England (12/17)…finished with one special teams tackle against Indianapolis (12/24)…had his best game of the season finishing with two solo tackles and two special teams tackles in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31).

COLLEGE: Started 31-of-48 career games at

Ole Miss, amassing 127 career tackles, 12.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and five passes defensed…played both end positions… started all 13 games at right defensive end as a senior, posting career-high 54 tackles (13 for loss), a team-leading 5.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass defensed… racked up career-high 11 stops against eventual co-national champion LSU…played in all 13 games, starting 10 at right defensive

2005 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games…

registered nine tackles, one sack, one pass defensed, one fumble recovery on special teams and finished second on the team with 14 special teams tackles…posted four tackles against Tennessee (10/9)…sacked quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for a 19-yard loss while recording two tackles and one pass defensed at Seattle (10/16)…also made one special teams tackle…recorded two special teams tackle against Indianapolis (10/23)…made one tackle and one special teams tackle at Indianapolis (11/13)…made one special teams tackle at Baltimore (12/4)…recovered a Reggie Swinton fumble that the Texans converted into their third

PERSONAL: Married to Victoria, couple lives in Houston with daughters Kylin and Jaiden…played tight end and defensive end at Provine High School in Jackson, Miss…earned first-team All-Metro honors as a senior from the Jackson ClarionLedger…caught 18 passes for 240 yards and four TDs…also racked up 10 sacks…led Provine to the 5-A state final…also lettered in track and soccer…born Charlie Anderson in Jackson, Miss.

Graduated from the University of Mississippi this offseason with a degree in sociology

N F L S tat i st i cs - A n d erson Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2004 Hou

15

0

1

1

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

60

1

2005 Hou

16

0

9

6

3

1.0

19.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

13

0

5

3

2

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

44

0

15

10

5

1.0

19.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

60

1

Single game Highs: Tackles 3 vs. Tennessee (10-9-05) 2 @ New England (12-17-06) 2 @ Seattle (10-16-05)

sacks 1.0 @ Seattle (10-16-06) M. Hasselbeck Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. Arizona (12-18-05) 1 @ Chicago (12-19-04)

Special Teams Tackles: 38 total; 2004 – 13, 2005 – 14, 2006 – 11 Touchdowns: 1 @ Chicago (60-yard FR, 12-19-04)

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CHARLIE ANDERSON

2004 (Houston 15/0): Played in 15 games as a rookie…posted one tackle, one fumble recovery, and 13 special teams tackles… fumble recovery at Chicago (12/19) resulted in a 60-yard TD return…made NFL debut at Detroit (9/19), posting one special teams tackle…saw first defensive action in win over Jacksonville (10/31)…recorded season-high three special teams stops against Green Bay (11/21)…posted first-career tackle versus Indianapolis (12/12)…scored first TD since high school at Chicago (12/19), scooping up fumble forced by CB Dunta Robinson and racing 60 yards for Houston’s final score in 24-5 win…also added three special teams tackles…ended season with two special teams stops against Cleveland (1/2/05).

end as a junior…registered 35 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and one pass defensed…played in all 11 games as a sophomore, starting eight at left defensive end…collected 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one pass defensed…made firstcareer start against Murray State…played in all 12 games as a true freshman, posting five tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, and one pass defensed…majored in sociology with a minor in criminal justice.

Ht: 5-9 Wt: 194

N F L S tat i st i cs - A n d erson

College: Colorado State Hometown: Westlake Village, California 2nd NFL Season

Year

Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

2006

Hou

9

0

1

27

27.0

27

0



9

0

7

27

27.0

27

0

NFL totals

2nd with Texans

Single game Highs: Receptions 1 @ New England (12-17-06)

Acquired: D7, 2006 Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 24 2006 GP/GS: 9/0

Receiving Yards 27 @ New England (1 reception, 12-17-06)

Career GP/GS: 9/0 Teams: Houston, 2006 Height: 6-2 Weight: 267

WIDE RECEIVER

Hometown: Paw Paw, Michigan 4th NFL Season 4th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 27 Acquired: D1b, 2004

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Tex-

ans in the seventh round (251st overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft…Signed with the Texans on July 13, 2006.

PRO: Young wide receiver who gained valuable experience during rookie season…spent the first five weeks of the season on the practice squad…played in nine games on special teams and as a reserve receiver…looks to have more of an impact on offense. 2006 (Houston 9/0): Played in nine games…

spent the first part of the season on the practice squad…finished with one catch for 27 yards…also contributed two special teams tackles…saw his first NFL action against Jacksonville (10/22)…played on special teams at Tennessee (10/29)…inactive at the New York Giants (11/5)…did not play at Jacksonville (11/12)…saw action on special teams against Buffalo (11/19)…saw action on special teams at the New York Jets (11/26)…saw action on special teams and at receiver at Oakland (12/3)…made his first career NFL catch with a 27-yard reception at New England (12/17)…saw reserve action at receiver and on special teams against Indianapolis (12/24) and against Cleveland (12/31).

COLLEGE: Appeared in 47 games at Colo-

rado State, with 43 starts…holds school

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career-records with 200 receptions for 3,330 yards, topping the previous marks of 191 catches for 3,163 yards by Greg Primus (1989-92)…ranks third in CSU history with 20 touchdown catches…also holds the school season records with 1,282 yards on 72 receptions in 2003…15 100-yard receiving games broke the old school career record of 13 by Willie Miller (1972-74)…All-American thirdteam and All-Mountain West Conference first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report.

2006 GP/GS: 15/3

PERSONAL: Resides in Westlake Village, California…speech communications major…all-west region by SuperPrep Magazine at Thousand Oaks High School (Calif.) Lancers…won the league MVP and the team MVP two years…holds all major receiving records at Thousand Oaks…earned school and conference academic honors with a 3.8 grade point average…Born David Kent Anderson.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston

Had a 3.83 GPA and was an honor student at Thousand Oaks (CA) High School

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DAVID ANDERSON

College: Western Michigan

Career GP/GS: 43/22 Teams: Houston, 2004-06

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JASON BABIN DEFENSIVE END

Texans in first round (27th pick overall) of 2004 NFL Draft…Signed by Texans on June 26, 2004.

PRO: Athletic, high-motor rusher who will look to continue his presence off the edge… has played in 43 games in three seasons, starting 22…has tallied 146 total tackles and 13 sacks…also has two passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries for 22 yards…one of three rookie starters on Houston’s defense in 2004…converted college defensive end who returned to the position in 2006…originally drafted in the first round (27th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft, the first player in Western Michigan history to go in the opening round.

2006 (Houston 15/3): Played in 15 games, starting three…finished with 25 total tackles and a career-high five solo sacks for 39 yards…finished with one solo tackle in the season opener against Philadelphia (9/10)… started his first game of the season at left end and registered two tackles and his first sack of the season on QB Peyton Manning for 10 yards against Indianapolis (9/17)…started and registered one tackle against Washington (9/24)…recorded one assisted special teams tackle against Miami (10/1)…started and finished with two total tackles against Dallas (10/15)…inactive against Jacksonville (10/22)…returned to action against Tennessee (10/29)…registered two tackles, one solo against the New York Giants (11/5)…registered two sacks on Jacksonville QB David

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2005 (Houston 12/3): Played in 12 games, starting three…recorded 45 tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles…started at left outside linebacker and registered four tackles in season opener at Buffalo (9/11)… returned to action against Cleveland (10/30), recording three tackles and two quarterback pressures in his first game back from a shoulder injury…made four tackles while seeing a lot of action in the nickel formation most of the day against Arizona (12/18)…recorded his first two sacks of the season, dropping the Cardinals’ quarterbacks for 17 yards… forced a fumble late in the fourth quarter that the Texans recovered and converted into a field goal…had the most prolific game of his career, registering 13 tackles and two sacks at San Francisco (1/1/06). 2004 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games, registering 76 tackles, four sacks, two fumble recoveries, and one pass defensed…added one special teams tackle…made NFL debut against San Diego (9/12), recording nine tackles, two for loss…had five tackles and first-career sack at Detroit (9/19)…registered five tackles and a sack in overtime loss to Minnesota (10/10)…collected four stops in win over Jacksonville (10/31)…posted career-high 10 tackles in win over Titans (11/28)…racked up nine stops and one sack

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at Jets (12/5)…recovered first-career fumble at Chicago (12/19), ending scoring threat on opening drive…added four tackles…recorded his fourth sack of the season and recovered a fumble in win at Jaguars (12/26).

COLLEGE: Started 25-of-47 games at WMU, setting Broncos’ career marks in sacks (38) and tackles for loss (75), breaking Joel Smeenge’s marks in both categories (34, 66)…also amassed 299 career tackles, eight forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two passes defensed, and three receptions for 35 yards…blocked three punts and blocked in the offense’s power-I formation…started all 12 games at left defensive end as a senior, earning first-team All-America honors from The NFL Draft Report and College Sports Report…first-team All-Mid-American Conference selection and league’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season…team captain, team MVP, and Defensive Hard Hat Award recipient…racked up career-high 115 tackles and matched career high with 15 sacks for 71 yards…majored in criminal justice.

PERSONAL: Married to Sara, couple lives in Houston with their sons, Maddux Bo and Tallan Davis…first-team All-Kalamazoo Valley Association selection as a senior at Paw Paw (Mich.) High School…two-time team Defensive MVP…missed all of his senior season with a broken leg…also lettered in wrestling, winning state title…owns a game ranch in Texas…born Jason Thomas Babin in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Owns a 400-acre ranch called Babin Ranch with exotic animals

N F L S tat i st i cs - B ab i n Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

2004 Hou

16

16

76

51

2005 Hou

12

3

45

2006 Hou

15

3

Totals

43

22

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

Sk

Yds

25

4

19.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

22

TD 0

29

16

4

27.0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

25

19

6

5.0

39.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

146

99

47

13.0

85.0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

22

0

Single game Highs: Tackles 13 @ San Francisco (1-1-06) 10 vs. Tennessee (11-28-04) 9 @ New York Jets (12-5-04) Sacks 2 vs. San Francisco (1-1-06) A. Smith

Sacks (cont.) 2 vs. Jacksonville (11-12-06) D. Garrard 2 vs. Arizona (12-18-05) K. Warner, J. Navarre Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. Jacksonville (12-26-05) 1 vs. Chicago (12-19-05)

Special Teams Tackles: 2 total; 2004 – 1, 2006 – 1

Height: 6-2

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Garrard for 10 total yards and also had one solo tackle (11/12)…registered a seasonhigh four total tackles, three solo against Buffalo (11/19)…saw action at New York Jets (11/26)…registered three solo tackles and his fourth sack of the season on QB Aaron Brooks for a 15-yard loss at Oakland (12/3)…recorded three total tackles against Tennessee (12/10)…finished with two solo tackles and his fifth sack of the season on New England QB Tom Brady for a four-yard loss (12/17)…saw reserve action against Indianapolis (12/24)…finished the season with one solo tackle against Cleveland (12/31).

Weight: 240 College: Richmond Hometown: Richmond, Virginia 10th NFL Season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 32 Acquired: UFA (PHI), 2007 2006 GP/GS: 13/1 Career GP/GS: 105/75 Teams: Washington 1998-01, Philadelphia 2002, Kansas City 2003-05, Philadelphia 2006.

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SHAWN BARBER LINEBACKER

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Washington Redskins in fourth round (113th pick overall) of 1998 NFL draft…Signed by Redskins on May 13, 1998…Re-signed by Redskins on June 1, 2001…Placed on injured reserve with knee injury on October 2, 2001… Signed by Philadelphia Eagles on March 15, 2002…Signed by Kansas City Chiefs on March 3, 2003…Placed on injured reserve on November 10, 2004…Placed on physically unable to perform list from August 30-November 25, 2005…Released by Chiefs

on March 2, 2006…Signed by Philadelphia Eagles on March 9, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on March 20, 2007.

PRO: Play-making and cerebral linebacker who joins the Texans after one year in Philadelphia…will compete for a starting position at outside linebacker…has played in 105 games with 75 starts in nine pro seasons…career totals include 10 sacks for 62 yards, seven interceptions, 39 passes defensed, 10 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries…has scored two career touch-

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2006 (Philadelphia 13/1): Saw action in 13 games with one start as the Eagles’ nickel linebacker…finished the season tied for third on the team with seven QB hurries and also ranked ninth with 60 tackles despite missing three games due to injuries…posted 10 tackles (eight solos), one hurry, one pass defensed and one special teams tackle at San Francisco (9/24)…logged a team-leading 13 tackles (nine solos) against the New York Giants (9/17)…played in his 100th NFL game against Jacksonville (10/29)…recovered a fumble off Cowboys punter Mat McBriar in the first quarter against Dallas (10/8) that led to an Eagles score…also recorded 10 tackles, two passes defensed, one hurry and two special teams tackles in that game…forced a fumble at New Orleans (10/15). 2005 (Kansas City 3/0): Played in three games on special teams…spent the first 11 weeks on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from a knee injury…activated from the PUP list on 11/25 and made his season debut against New England (11/27) on special teams…also played against Denver (12/4) and at Dallas (12/11)…inactive for the final three games of the season. 2004 (Kansas City 8/8): Started all eight games in which he played…finished with 42 tackles, two for a loss, one sack, a forced fumble and an interception…totaled six tackles, one forced fumble and returned an interception of Broncos QB Jake Plummer for 10 yards at Denver (9/12)…racked up a season-high eight tackles, including seven solos, against Carolina (9/19)…recorded two tackles including one solo, at Tampa Bay (11/7) before suffering a torn ACL in his left knee…placed on Injured Reserve (11/10). 2003 (Kansas City 16/16): Started all 16

games in his first season with Kansas City… posted career highs in tackles (141) and sacks (five)…also had two forced fumbles, one interception, which he returned for 28 yards, and five quarterback hurries…had seven total tackles (four solos) in his Chiefs debut against San Diego (9/7)…returned an

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interception of QB Tommy Maddox 28 yards against Pittsburgh (9/14)…amassed seasonhigh 14 tackles, a career-high two sacks of QB Rich Gannon and also forced a Gannon fumble on his second sack at Oakland (10/20)…started in Chiefs’ AFC Divisional Playoff loss to Indianapolis (1/11/04) and recorded 12 tackles, including nine solos.

2002 (Philadelphia 16/16): Produced 119 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, and a career-high three fumble recoveries with the Eagles in 2002…made six tackles and returned an interception off of QB Chad Hutchinson, a career-long 80 yards for a TD at Dallas (12/21)…registered 11 tackles and sacked QB Kurt Warner forcing and recovering the fumble vs. St. Louis (12/1)…recorded seven tackles, an interception off of QB Steve McNair and recovered a career-high two fumbles at Tennessee (9/8)…started in both of the Eagles’ playoff games…recorded three solo tackles in NFC Divisional Playoff win over Atlanta (1/11/03)…made five tackles, including two solos, in NFC Championship Game loss to Tampa Bay (1/19/03). 2001 (Washington 3/3): Started the first three games of the season before suffering a torn ACL in his right knee…finished with 17 total tackles, including 14 solos…placed on Injured Reserve (10/2). 2000 (Washington 14/14): Played in and start-

ed 14 games and finished the year with 82 tackles, including 63 solos, two sacks and a pair of fumble recoveries…inactive against Tennessee (10/30) and at Arizona (11/5) with a knee injury…notched a season-high 11 tackles (nine solos) and a sack at the New York Giants (9/24)…registered a sack and seven tackles (five solos) against Baltimore (10/15)…recovered a fumble against Philadelphia (11/26) and recorded seven total tackles (five solos).

1999 (Washington 16/16): Emerged as a full-

time starter in his second season and finished second on the team with a career-high 148 tackles, including 101 solos…also recorded one sack, three forced fumbles and two interceptions, one of which he returned 70 yards for a TD…intercepted a QB Kent Graham pass and returned it 70 yards for a TD in a 50-21 win at the New York Giants (9/19)…re-

corded his first career sack at Arizona (10/17) and finished with 14 total tackles (10 solos)… forced a fumble at Dallas (10/24)…registered a career-high 17 tackles, including 10 solos, against Buffalo (11/7)…finished with eight tackles (six solos) in NFC Wild Card Playoff victory over Detroit (1/8/00)…notched eight tackles (seven solos), a sack and a forced fumble in NFC Divisional Playoff game at Tampa Bay (1/15/00).

1998 (Washington 16/1): Saw action in every game as a rookie, starting one…finished with 34 tackles, including 28 solos, one interception and one forced fumble…made his first career start and notched six total tackles (five solos) at Seattle (9/20)…registered a season-best eight tackles—all solos—and also recorded his first career interception and forced fumble at Oakland (11/29). COLLEGE: Began his Richmond career at safety but moved to LB as a sophomore… had 94 tackles, six sacks, 13 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two blocked kicks and a forced fumble as a senior in 1997 en route to earning Atlantic 10 Conference defensive player of the year honors…in four seasons as a Spider, played in 44 games (33 starts), collecting 305 tackles, 20 sacks, 30 tackles for a loss and five interceptions.

ber of the school’s Hall of Fame…the elder Barber also played semi-pro football for the Richmond Roadrunners but suffered a knee injury prior to a scheduled tryout for the Pittsburgh Steelers…Shawn’s older brother, Stephon, has a promotion/marketing company in Virginia and works with many of the Redskins…at Hermitage (Va.) HS, was an all-district and all-region performer at strong safety…as a senior, returned three INTs for TDs and averaged more than 20 yards per catch as a receiver…also earned all-district honors in basketball and lettered once in track…did not play football until he was a junior…served as an intern with the Legacy Financial Group of Kansas City in 2004 and 2005…was nominated for the 2001 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for his community involvement and performance on the field…was also nominated in 1999 for NFL Man of the Year…in the wake of the September 11 tragedies, helped raise money for Pentagon victims by guest bartending at Washington-area restaurants…earned his degree in marketing…full name is Shawn William Barber.

Served as a coaching intern for NFL Europa with the Berlin Thunder in 2005

PERSONAL: He and wife, Nicole, have two sons, Niko and Noah and a daughter, Zaera…his mother, Jean, and his father, William, are both elementary school teachers in Virginia…William was a wide receiver at Florida A&M where he is a mem-

N F L S tat i st i cs - B arber Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

1998 WAS

16

1

27

21

6

0.0

0.0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1999 WAS

16

16

101

82

19

1.0

7.0

2

70

70t

1

8

3

0

0

0

2000 WAS

14

14

63

56

7

2.0

19.0

0

0

0

0

2

0

3

0

0

2001 WAS

3

3

17

14

3

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2002 Phi

16

16

91

69

22

1.0

1.0

2

81

80t

1

10

2

3

0

0

2003

KC

16

16

113

93

20

5.0

31.0

1

28

28

0

6

2

0

0

0

2004

KC

8

8

34

29

5

1.0

4.0

1

10

10

0

3

1

0

0

0

2005

KC

3

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2006 Phi

13

3

48

33

15

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

9

1

1

0

0

Totals

105

75

494

397

97

10.0

62.0

7

189

80t

2

39

10

7

0

0 (cont.)

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downs, with a 70-yard interception return for a score against the New York Giants (9/19/99) and an 80-yard interception return at Dallas (12/21/02).

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Single game Highs: Tackles 17 vs. Buffalo (11-17-99) 14 vs. Miami (1-2-00) 14 @ Arizona (10-17-99) Interceptions 1 at Denver (9-12-04) J. Plummer 1 vs. Pittsburgh (9-14-03) T. Maddox 1 at Dallas (12-21-02, 80-yard TD) D. Bledsoe Sacks 2.0 @ Oakland (10-20-03) R. Gannon 1.0 vs. Houston (9-26-04) D. Carr 1 @ San Diego (11-30-03) D. Flutie

Forced Fumbles 2 vs. St. Louis (12-1-02) 1, eight times, most recent: 1 @ New Orleans (10-15-06) 1 @ Denver (9-12-04) Fumble Recoveries 2 @ Tennessee (9-8-02) 2 vs. New York Giants (12-2-00) 1, three times, most recent: 1 vs. Dallas (10-8-06) Touchdowns 1 at Dallas (INT 80 yards; 12-21-02) 1 at New York Giants (INT 70 yards; 9-19-99)

Ht: 6-5 Wt: 310

2006 (Kansas City 16/15): Played in 16 games on special teams and started 15 games on offense, one at right tackle and 14 at left tackle…started at right tackle in the season opener vs. Cincinnati (9/10)…started at left tackle for the remainder of the regular season, the most starts during his career… started at left tackle vs. San Francisco (10/1) and at Arizona (10/8)…started at left tackle at Pittsburgh (10/15)…started his first career playoff game at Indianapolis (1/6/07). 2005 (Kansas City 16/10): Saw duty in all 16 games on special teams and started 10 games on the offensive line, six at left tackle and four at right tackle…started the season opener at right tackle, but moved to left tackle after an injury sidelined Willie Roaf vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/11)…started his first career game at left tackle at Oakland (9/18).

College: Notre Dame

2004 (Kansas City 16/4): Played in 16 games on special teams and seven contests on offense with four starts at right tackle…played in his first career NFL game on special teams at Denver (9/12)…started his first NFL game at right tackle due to an injury at Tennessee (12/13)…started at San Diego (1/2/05) before leaving the game with a left knee sprain.

Hometown: Garland, Texas 5th NFL Season 1st with Texans Acquired: UFA (KC), 2007 Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 27 2006 GP/GS: 16/15 Career GP/GS: 48/29 Teams: Kansas City, 2003-06

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TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Kansas City

Chiefs in the fifth round (153rd overall) of the 2003 NFL draft…Signed by the Chiefs on July 14, 2003…Re-signed by Chiefs on April 26, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on March 9, 2007.

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2003 (Kansas City 0/0): Was inactive for all

16 regular season games and the club’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Indianapolis (1/11/04).

COLLEGE: Played in 43 games (42 starts) for

the Fighting Irish…opened 38 games at left tackle and four contests at right guard…

played in 12 games (11 starts) at left tackle as a senior…started all 11 games in his junior season, opening the first seven games of the year at left tackle before shifting to right guard for the final four contests…started 11 games at left tackle as a sophomore…started the first nine games of the season at left tackle as a freshman…suffered a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee vs. Tennessee which caused him to miss the last three games of the year…redshirted as a true freshman…majored in psychology.

PERSONAL: Earned USA Today honorable mention All-America honors as a senior at Dallas Christian High School in Mesquite, Texas working as both an offensive and defensive tackle…helped lead the team to the state private-school titles in ’95 and ’97…was an all-state selection on offense his final three seasons…recorded 100 tackles on defense as a senior…captained the team as both a junior and senior…selected to play in the Texas-California Shrine All-Star Game…earned four letters in basketball and track…two-time all-conference pick in basketball, helping the team to the state crown as a sophomore and was the MVP of the track team as a freshman and sophomore… full name is Brian Jordan Black…Married, his wife’s name is Ashlie.

Would like to pursue a career in law enforcement following his NFL career

PRO: A physical lineman that has shown

versatility along the offensive line starting at both guard and tackle…started a careerhigh 15 games in 2006 including his first start in the playoffs…played the past four years in Kansas City after being drafted in the fifthround in 2003…replaced perennial Pro Bowl

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Games/starts: 32/14 Total (Playoffs: 1/1); 2003 - 0/0 (Playoffs: 0/0), 2004 - 16/4, 2005 - (16/10), 2006 - 16/15 (Playoffs: 1/1)

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Special Teams Tackles: 10 total; 1998 – 5, 1999 – 1, 2000 – 2, 2002 – 2

LT Willie Roaf…he began the 2005 season as the starting right tackle before switching to left tackle.

Height: 6-0

Tennessee (10/9)…recorded 10 tackles at Seattle (10/16)…also had one special teams tackle… recorded first-career forced fumble when he stripped KR Dante Hall in the third quarter against Kansas City (11/20)…recorded seven tackles during his first professional start at free safety at Baltimore (12/4)…made eight tackles while starting at free safety at Tennessee (12/11)…had his first-career interception (five-yard return) and made four tackles against Arizona (12/18)…led the secondary with 10 tackles against Jacksonville (12/24).

Weight: 204 College: Louisiana-Lafayette Hometown: Greenwood, Mississippi 3rd NFL Season 3rd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 24 Acquired: D6, 2005 2006 GP/GS: 15/15 Career GP/GS: 31/28 Teams: Houston, 2005-06

SAFETY

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in sixth round (188th pick overall) of 2005 NFL Draft…Signed by Texans on June 25, 2005. PRO: Speedy, game tested and versatile safety…has started 28 games…finished fourth on the team with 65 total tackles and one interception in sophomore season…tied a career-high in passes defensed with three and recorded first career fumble recovery in his second season. 2006 (Houston 15/15): Started and played in

15 games, inactive once due to injury…finished with a career-high 65 solo tackles and first career sack against Dallas…tied career high with three passes defensed…recovered his first career fumble and also had an interception…started the season opener and finished with five total tackles against Philadelphia (9/10)…finished with seven total tackles, one assisted at Indianapolis (9/17)… registered seven tackles against Washington (9/24)…registered three solo tackles against Miami (10/1)…started and recorded a career-high 10 tackles and finished with his first career sack against QB Drew Bledsoe for a 10-yard loss at Dallas (10/15)…registered seven tackles, two assisted at Jacksonville (10/22)…tallied four tackles at Tennessee

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(10/29)…started and recorded five total tackles, four solo and one pass defensed at New York Giants (11/5)…registered one solo tackle and one pass defensed at Jacksonville (11/12)…totaled three tackles against Buffalo (11/19)…finished with three solo tackles at New York Jets (11/26)…totaled three tackles, a pass defensed and a forced fumble that resulted in a 58-yard TD return by CB DeMarcus Faggins at Oakland (12/3)…finished with eight tackles and a special teams tackle against Tennessee (12/10)…inactive at New England due to injury (12/17)…started and registered seven solo stops against Indianapolis (12/24)…intercepted his first pass of the season, picking off QB Charlie Frye in the end zone for a touchback…also finished with three passes defensed, a fumble recovery and two solo tackles in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Houston 16/13): Started 13 of 16 games

in his rookie campaign…led the secondary with 102 tackles…had one interception, four passes defensed and one forced fumble… also made three special teams tackles…collected eight tackles as a starter in NFL regular season debut at Buffalo (9/11)…recorded a career-high 10 tackles in home-opening loss to Pittsburgh (9/18)…tied career-high 10 tackles and one pass defensed against

COLLEGE: Spent two seasons at Louisiana-

Lafayette…started all 23 games of career with the Ragin’ Cajuns…he was a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection…played in the 2005 Hula Bowl…transferred from Mississippi Delta Community College in Moorhead, Miss…collected 168 tackles, including 9.5 for loss, two interceptions, six passes defensed and one sack during collegiate career…forced five fumbles and recovered two fumbles…led the team with a career-high 101 tackles and two tackles for loss as a senior, earning first-team All-Sun Belt and team MVP honors…second-team

PERSONAL: Resides in Lafayette, La…enjoys playing video games during his free time…attended Greenwood (Miss.) High School, where he lettered three times in football…born Ceandris Nehemiah Brown in Greenwood, Miss.

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All-Sun Belt selection as a junior after registering 67 tackles, including 7.5 for loss, two interceptions, four passes defensed and one sack…forced two fumbles and recovered one…ended his junior college career with 89 tackles, one interception, two sacks, three forced fumbles, and 10 passes defensed… named to the Mississippi Junior College AllState team following his sophomore year in 2002…majored in physical education.

enrolled in the Mississippi National Guard after high school

N F L S tat i st i cs - B ro w n Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

2005 Hou

16

13

102

61

2006 Hou

15

15

75

Totals

31

28

177

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

Sk

Yds

41

0

0.0

1

5

5

0

3

1

0

0

TD 0

65

10

1.0

10.0

1

0

0

0

3

1

1

0

0

126

51

1.0

10.0

2

5

5

0

6

2

1

0

0

Single game Highs: Tackles 10 vs. Dallas (10-15-06) 10 vs. Pittsburgh (9-18-05) 10 vs. Tennessee (10-9-05) Interceptions 1 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06) C. Frye 1 vs. Arizona (12-18-05) J. Navarre

Sacks 1.0 @ Dallas (10-15-06) D. Bledsoe Forced Fumbles 1 @ Oakland (12-3-06) Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06)

Special Teams Tackles: 5 total; 2005 – 3, 2006 – 2

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Height: 5-11 Weight: 208 College: Nebraska Hometown: Southlake, Texas 9th NFL Season 6th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend: 31 Acquired: RFA (PIT), 2002 2006 GP/GS: 16/0 Career GP/GS: 128/0 Teams: Pittsburgh, 1999-01; Houston, 2002-06

KICKER

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Pittsburgh Steelers in seventh round (228th pick overall) of 1999 NFL Draft…Signed by Steelers on June 29, 1999…Granted free agency on March 1, 2002…Signed as a restricted free agent by Houston Texans on March 25, 2002. Honors: 2006 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (16), 2004 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (3), 1999 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (7).

PRO: One of the league’s most consistent

and clutch kickers…has connected on 75.8 percent of career FG attempts (177 of 232)… converted on 19-of-25 field goal attempts (76 percent) in 2006…has scored 757 career points…continues to be one of the most community oriented players on the team through charity and volunteer work.

2006 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games, finished the season with 83 total points… connected on 19-of-25 FGs and 26-of-27 extra points…converted his only PAT attempt and converted a 34-yard field goal in the season opener against Philadelphia (9/10)…hit a 43-yard FG and one PAT at Indianapolis (9/17)…did not attempt a FG, but converted one PAT against Washington (9/24)…converted one FG for 32 yards as well as two

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PATs against Miami (10/1)…connected on both FG attempts of 19 and 48 yards and both PATs at Dallas (10/15)…missed his first FG of the season, but converted two others of 43 and 21 yards while connecting on three PATs against Jacksonville (10/22)…made one FG for 27 yards and was one-for-two on PATs at Tennessee (10/29)…connected on one-oftwo FGs for 41 yards and one PAT at New York Giants (11/5)…converted two-of-four FGs of 28 and 25 yards and one PAT at Jacksonville (11/12)…did not attempt a FG and converted three PATs against Buffalo (11/19)…connected one-of-two FGs for 47 yards and no PATs at New York Jets (11/26)…had his highest scoring game of the season hitting three-of-four FGs for 42, 47 and 39 yards and two PATs for 11 points at Oakland (12/3)… connected on both FG attempts of 49 and 46 yards and both PATs against Tennessee (12/10)…did not attempt a FG and converted one PAT at New England (12/17)…hit both FG attempts of 42 and 48 yards, including the game-winning 48 yarder as time expired in the game and two PATs against Indianapolis (12/24)…did not attempt a FG and converted two PATs against Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Houston 16/0): Played in 16 games, scoring 102 points, his most in five seasons with the Texans…connected on 26-of-34 FG

2004 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games, scoring 85 points…connected on 17-of-24 FG attempts, including 13 of his first 14…connected on all 34 PATs…kicked two FGs (20, 37) and recorded one special teams tackle in season opener against San Diego (9/12)… kicked a 34-yard FG at Detroit (9/19)…kicked three FGs, including the eighth game-winner of his career, in 24-21 win at Kansas City (9/26)…nailed a 49-yarder with two seconds remaining…also hit from 28 and 49 yards and cracked the career 500-point barrier…earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors…nailed FGs of 46, 21, and 44 yards in win over Oakland (10/3)…also missed from 57 yards…connected from 21 and 50 yards in victory at Tennessee (10/17)…hit two FGs (38, 21) in win over Jacksonville (10/31)…made two FGs (46, 40) Green Bay (11/21).

2003 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games…converted 18-of-22 FG attempts (81.8 percent), as well as all 27 of his PAT attempts…chipped in with four special teams stops…FG percentage was his best since 2000…made five-of-seven FG attempts, including the game-winning 35-yard FG in the fourth quarter, in the Texans’ season-opening win at Miami (9/7)…broke the Texans’ single-game scoring record with 15 points…the seven attempts were a career high…converted twice (45, 33) at Cincinnati (11/9)…nailed two FGs (41, 34) in 12-10 win at Buffalo (11/16)…hit 19- and 31-yard FG 23-20 overtime loss to eventual Super Bowl champion New England (11/23)…did not attempt a PAT or FG in shutout loss at Jaguars (12/7), ending career-long scoring streak at 59 games…connected on 38-yard FG at Tampa Bay (12/14), snapping team’s scoreless streak at 117:30. 2002 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games… converted 17-of-24 FG attempts (70.8 percent) and all 20 PAT attempts…nailed 11-of14 FG attempts from 40-49 yards and hit twoof-five from 50-plus yards…opened season with 42-yard FG in 19-10 win over Dallas (9/8)…scored Houston’s only points on 45yard FG at San Diego (9/15)…lifted Texans to second win with game-winning 45-yard FG at Jacksonville (10/27)…earlier hit a 43-yarder…kick gave Houston 21-19 lead with 2:11 left…marked his fifth-career game-winning kick and first for Texans…nailed seasonlong 51-yard FG at Tennessee (11/10)…connected on 40- and 50-yard FGs in 16-14 win over Giants (11/24)…nailed 43-yard FG into the swirling open end of Heinz Field in return to Pittsburgh (12/8) to beat the Steelers 24-6. 2001 (Pittsburgh 16/0): Played in all 16 games and finished with career-high 124 points, topping the 100-point mark for third consecutive season, although he recorded the lowest FG percentage (67.4) of his career…ranked second in the AFC in points (Colts K Mike Vanderjagt, 125)…filled in for punter Josh Miller at Jacksonville (9/9) and averaged 35.3

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attempts…kicked 28-yard FG and connected on solo PAT at Cincinnati (10/2)…nailed season-high four FGs of 32, 38 43 and 47 yards against Tennessee (10/9)…was the sixthtime of his career to make four or more FGs in a game…connected on a 39-yard FG and one PAT at Seattle (10/16)…nailed four-offive FG attempts, including a game-winning 40-yarder to give the Texans their first win of the season against Cleveland (10/30)…connected on two-of-three FG attempts (39 and 35) and made three-of-three PATs against St. Louis (11/27)…was a perfect five-forfive on FG attempts (22, 26, 29, 39, and 39) at Baltimore (12/4)…it was the fourth time in his career and second as a Texan that he made five field goals in a game…connected on just one-of-three FG attempts at Tennessee (12/11)…had one carry for four yards and a first down on a fake FG attempt…bounced back to make three-of-three FG attempts (26, 27, and 41) and all three PATs against Arizona (12/18)…connected on a 37-yarder and 53-yarder before missing two (38, 48) against Jacksonville (12/24)…made one-oftwo FG attempts and connected both PATs against San Francisco (1/1/06).

2000 (Pittsburgh 16/0): Played in all 16 games

and led team in scoring with 107 points… converted 32-of-33 PAT attempts and 25of-30 FG attempts…made both FG attempts (41, 31) at Cleveland (9/17)…nailed 43- and 29-yard FG’s at Jets (10/8)…continued string of consecutive PATs made to 40 versus Cincinnati (10/15)…scored career-high 16 points, including five FGs, versus Browns (10/22)…made game-winning 24-yarder in third quarter versus Baltimore (10/29).

1999 (Pittsburgh 16/0): Played in all 16 games

as a rookie and led club in scoring with 105 points…nailed 25-of-29 FG attempts and 30of-31 PATs…boasted streak of 13 consecutive FGs made after missing first-career attempt…made NFL debut at Cleveland (9/12), connecting on three-of-four FG attempts and all three PAT attempts…missed first-career attempt (39), then connected from 48, 49, and 19 yards…kicked four FGs, including 36-yard game-winner with no time remaining in 23-20 victory at Baltimore (9/19)…named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week…

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made then-career-long 48-yard FG versus Jacksonville (10/3)…hit two FGs, including 51-yarder, in Monday night win over Atlanta (10/25), earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors…established club singleseason record for FGs by a rookie versus Cincinnati (11/28) with two FGs (35, 33)… surpassed 100-point mark versus Carolina (12/26) after scoring six points, including 46yard FG.

COLLEGE: Four-year letter winner at Nebraska, where he holds numerous school career records and left ranking seventh in NCAA history with 388 points…holds Cornhusker marks in career FGs (57-of-77), PATs (217-of-222), consecutive PATs (125) and consecutive FGs (17)…finished as Nebraska’s all-time leading scorer…also holds NCAA record for PATs (217)…named to Nebraska All-Century Team by The Omaha World-Herald…first-team All-Big 12 pick and first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection as a senior…scored 89 points, connecting on 14of-21 FGs and 47-of-48 PATs…GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American and Academic All-Big 12 as a junior…semifinalist for Lou Groza Award, given to the nation’s top kicker…scored 116 points on 18-of-21 FGs and converted all 62 PATs…set school records for points (116), FGs (18), and FG percentage (.857)…booted 54-of-88 kickoffs out of end zone for touchbacks…All-Big 12 honorable mention selection as a sophomore…set school single-season freshman record for kickers with 97 points…named to 1997 and 1998 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team…majored in education. PERSONAL: Married to Amy, couple lives

in Bellaire with their son, Kolby and daughter, Carly…earned first-team all-district and honorable mention all-state honors at Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas…also earned honorable mention AllAmerica honors from Blue Chip Illustrated… made 16-of-18 FG attempts as a senior, including long of 50 yards…also lettered as a quarterback during final two seasons…cre-

ated “Kris Brown’s Kick Club” in 2003…has raised $384,000 since its inception for Texas Childrens Hospital Charity Care Program… teamed with six corporate sponsors to donate $250 for every point scored with a field goal…served on NFL Charities Super Bowl Community Service committee…participated two years in the Texans Style Show to benefit Family Services of Greater Houston and Texans Foundation…serves on the board of directors for the Lymphoma Leukemia Society…born Kristopher Clayton Brown in Irving, Texas.

Has worked during the offseason at Redstone Golf Course in financial planning and real estate

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Regular Season - SCORING Year

Team

GP

FG

FGA

Pct

Lg

Blk

XP

XPA

Pct

Blk

Points

1999

Pit

16

25

29

86.2

51

1

30

31

96.8

1

105

2000

Pit

16

25

30

83.3

52

0

32

33

96.9

0

107

2001

Pit

16

30

44

68.1

55

0

34

37

91.9

0

124

2002

Hou

16

17

24

70.8

51

1

20

20

100

0

71

2003

Hou

16

18

22

81.8

50

0

27

27

100

0

81

2004

Hou

16

17

24

70.8

50

2

34

34

100

0

85

2005

Hou

16

26

34

76.4

53

1

24

24

100

0

102

2006

Hou

NFL totals

16

19

25

76.0

49

0

26

27

96.2

1

83

128

177

232

75.8

55

5

226

232

97.2

2

757

Regular Season - field goals

Year

Team

1-19

Pct

20-29

Pct

30-39

Pct

40-49

Pct

50+

Pct

1999

Pit

2/2

50.0

5/5

100.0

9/10

90.0

8/11

72.7

1/1

100.0

2000

Pit

1/1

100.0

8/8

100.0

9/10

90.0

6/9

66.7

1/2

50.0

2001

Pit

0/0

0.0

7/7

100.0

15/20

75.0

6/15

40.0

2/2

100.0

2002

Hou

0/1

0.0

3/3

100.0

1/1

100.0

11/14

78.6

2/5

40.0

2003

Hou

1/1

100.0

3/3

100.0

8/8

100.0

5/6

83.3

1/4

25.0

2004

Hou

0/0

0.0

7/7

100.0

3/5

60.0

6/9

66.7

1/3

33.0

2005

Hou

0/0

0.0

9/9

100.0

13/17

76.4

4/6

66.7

1/2

50.0

2006

Hou

1/1

100.0

4/4

100.0

3/5

60.0

11/13

84.6

0/2

00.0

5/6

80.0

46-46

100.0

60/76

80.3

57/83

68.6

9/21

42.8

NFL totals

Playoffs - SCORING Year

Team

GP

FG

FGA

Pct

Lg

Blk

XP

XPA

Pct

Points

2001

Pit

2

3

5

60.0

46

1

5

5

100.0

14

Playoffs - field goals

Year

Team

1-19

Pct

20-29

Pct

30-39

Pct

40-49

Pct

50+

Pct

2001

Pit

0/0

0.0

1/1

100.0

1/3

33.3

1/1

100.0

0/0

0.0

Additional statistics: Rushing 1 for 6 yards vs. Tennessee (10-29-01) 1 for 4 yards @ Tennessee (12-11-05) Both rushes resulted in first downs

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yards on three punts, including a 46-yarder… also scored only Steelers points with 41-yard FG…kicked two FGs at Buffalo (9/30), including 52-yarder that clinched win…made all three FG attempts, including game-winning 48-yarder with 1:52 left versus Cincinnati (10/7)…tied Steelers record for longest FG with 55-yarder at Kansas City (10/14)…nailed game-winning 32-yarder in overtime at Cleveland (11/11), tying career-high with five FGs…scored eight points, including two FGs (48, 28) against Jaguars (11/18)…scored 10 points, converting all four PAT attempts and hitting two-of-three FGs at Tennessee (11/25)…hit two-of-three FG attempts (22, 33) versus Jets (12/9)…made two-of-four FG attempts against Detroit (12/23)…two-of-three FG attempts, including a long of 46 yards, in AFC Divisional Playoff win over Baltimore (1/20)…converted one-of-two FG attempts in AFC Championship Game versus New England (1/27)…had 34-yarder blocked and returned for a TD.

Punting 3 for 106 yards (35.3 avg.) @ Jacksonville (9-9-01) (cont.)

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Single game Highs: Points 16 vs. Cleveland (5 FG 1XP) (10-22-00) 15 @ Cleveland (5 FG) (11-11-01) 15 @ Miami (5 FG) (9-7-03) 15 @Baltimore (5 FG) (12-4-05)

Date

field goals 5 vs. Cleveland (5-5) (10-22-00) 5 @ Cleveland (5-6) (11-11-01) 5 @ Miami (5-7) (9-7-03) 5 @Baltimore (5-5) (12-4-05)

Game winning FG’s *48 yards vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06); Broke a 24-24 tie as time expired 36 yards @ Baltimore (9-19-99); Broke a 20-20 tie as time expired 24 yards vs. Baltimore (10-29-00); Broke 6-6 tie with 5:53 remaining 32 yards @ Cleveland (11-11-01); Broke a 12-12 tie in overtime



* 45 yards @ Jacksonville (10-27-02); Loosing 19-18 with 2:11 remaining * 50 yards vs. New York Giants (11-24-02); Loosing 14-13 with 6:57 remaining * 35 yards @Miami (9-7-03); Loosing 20-18 with :25 remaining * 49 yards @ Kansas City (9-26-04); Broke a 21-21 tie with :2 remaining

Date 9/12/1999 9/19/1999 9/26/1999 10/3/1999 10/10/1999 10/17/1999 10/25/1999 11/7/1999 11/14/1999 11/21/1999 11/28/1999 12/2/1999 12/12/1999 12/18/1999 12/26/1999 1/2/2000

Opp @Cle @Bal Sea Jac @Buf @Cin Atl @SF Cle @Ten Cin @Jac Bal @KC Car Ten

FGM 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 0

FGA 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 0

9/3/2000 9/17/2000 9/24/2000 10/1/2000 10/8/2000 10/15/2000 10/22/2000 10/29/2000 11/5/2000 11/12/2000 11/19/2000 11/26/2000 12/3/2000 12/10/2000 12/16/2000 12/24/2000

Bal @Cle Ten @Jac @NYJ Cin Cle @Bal @Ten Phi Jac @Cin Oak @NYG Was @SD

0 2 2 1 2 2 5 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 2

1 2 3 1 2 2 5 1 0 3 2 2 0 3 1 2

1997 Pct 100 100 100 100 - 100 100 67 100 50 100 100 50 67 100 - 2000 0 100 67 100 100 100 100 100 - 100 50 100 - 33 100 100

XPM 4 2 1 0 3 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 3 4

XPA 5 2 1 0 3 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 3 4

Lg 28 36 33 48 - 43 51 38 47 24 35 40 31 47 46 -

KO 9 5 1 1 4 4 3 6 5 3 5 3 5 4 6 4

TB 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 6 3 1 3 4

0 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 6 3 1 3 4

- 41 32 19 43 36 44 24 - 52 40 44 - 32 28 32

1 5 5 5 5 4 7 3 2 7 5 9 4 2 5 6

0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

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FGM

FGA

9/9/2001 9/30/2001 10/7/2001 10/14/2001 10/21/2001 10/29/2001 11/4/2001 11/11/2001 11/18/2001 11/25/2001 12/2/2001 12/9/2001 12/16/2001 12/23/2001 12/30/2001 1/6/2002

@Jac @Buf Cin @KC @TB Ten Bal @Cle Jac @Ten Min NYJ @Bal Det @Cin Cle

1 2 3 2 1 2 1 5 2 2 0 4 2 2 1 0

1 3 3 2 1 3 5 6 2 3 1 6 3 4 1 0

9/8/2002 9/15/2002 9/22/2002 9/29/2002 10/13/2002 10/20/2002 10/27/2002 11/3/2002 11/10/2002 11/17/2002 11/24/2002 12/1/2002 12/8/2002 12/15/2002 12/22/2002 12/29/2002

Dal @SD Ind @Phi Buf @Cle @Jac Cin @Ten Jac NYG @Ind @Pit Bal @Was Ten

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 3

9/7/2003 9/14/2003 9/21/2003 9/28/2003 10/12/2003 10/19/2003 10/26/2003 11/2/2003 11/9/2003 11/16/2003 11/23/2003 11/30/2003 12/7/2003 12/14/2003 12/21/2003 12/28/2003

@Mia @NO KC Jac @Ten NYJ @Ind Car @Cin @Buf NE Atl @Jac @TB Ten Ind

5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1

7 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1

9/12/2004 9/19/2004 9/26/2004 10/3/2004

SD @Det @KC Oak

2 1 3 3

2 1 3 4

Pct 2001 100 67 100 100 100 67 20 83 100 67 0 67 67 50 100 - 2002 100 100 50 100 100 50 67 33 100 - 100 100 100 100 100 33 2003 71 100 - 50 100 - - - 100 100 100 50 - 100 100 100 2004 100 100 100 75

XPM

XPA

Lg

KO

TB

0 2 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 4 3 0 2 5 2 4

0 2 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 4 3 1 2 6 3 4

41 52 48 55 35 42 38 37 48 39 - 38 33 37 38 -

2 5 5 6 4 7 3 5 5 7 4 5 6 9 5 5

1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 2 1 0

2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 2 1 0

42 45 24 48 26 47 45 23 51 - 50 34 43 41 46 42

4 2 2 4 5 4 5 2 3 3 4 1 5 4 4 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

0 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 2

0 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 2

50 30 - 48 29 - - - 45 41 31 40 - 38 49 36

7 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 6 1 5 4 1 2 5 4

1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

2 1 1 3

2 1 1 3

37 34 49 46

5 4 6 7

1 0 0 0

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Opp

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Height: 6-4 Weight: 256

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College: Washington Hometown: Aberdeen, Washington

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FGM

FGA

10/10/2004 10/17/2004 10/31/2004 11/7/2004 11/14/2004 11/21/2004 11/28/2004 12/5/2004 12/12/2004 12/19/2004 12/26/2004 1/2/2005

Min @Ten Jac @Den @Ind GB Ten @NYJ Ind @Chi @Jac Cle

0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0

0 2 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 0

9/11/2005 9/18/2005 10/2/2005 10/9/2005 10/16/2005 10/23/2005 10/30/2005 11/6/2005 11/13/2005 11/20/2005 11/27/2005 12/4/2005 12/11/2005 12/18/2005 12/24/2005 1/1/2006

@Buf Pit @Cin Ten @Sea Ind Cle @Jac @Ind KC StL @Bal @Ten Ari Jac @SF

0 0 1 4 1 0 4 0 1 1 2 5 1 3 2 1

0 0 1 4 2 0 5 0 1 1 3 5 3 3 4 2

9/10/06 9/17/06 9/24/06 10/1/06 10/15/06 10/22/06 10/29/06 11/5/06 11/12/06 11/19/06 11/26/06 12/3/06 12/10/06 12/17/06 12/24/06 12/31/06

Phi @Ind Was Mia @Dal Jac @Ten @NYG @Jac Buf @NYJ @Oak Ten @NE Ind Cle

1 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 3 2 0 2 0

1 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 4 0 2 4 2 0 2 0

Pct - 100 100 0 0 67 50 - - 50 0 - 2005 - - 100 100 50 - 80 - 100 100 67 100 33 100 50 50 2006 100 100 - 100 100 66.7 100 50 50 - 50 75 100 - 100 -

XPM

XPA

Lg

KO

TB

4 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 2

4 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 2

- 50 38 - - 46 29 - - 20 - -

6 5 4 3 3 4 6 2 3 4 4 2

1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0

1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 0 1 3 2 2

1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 0 1 3 2 2

- - 28 47 39 - 40 - 24 22 39 39 30 41 53 21

2 2 3 5 3 4 6 3 3 4 6 6 3 7 5 5

0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1

1 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 3 2

1 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 3 2

34 43 - 32 48 43 27 41 28 - 47 47 49 - 48 -

3 5 3 4 2 6 4 3 4 4 2 6 6 2 5 3

0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

13th NFL Season 4th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 35 Acquired: UFA (PIT), 2004 2006 GP/GS: 15/4 Career GP/GS: 172/138 Teams: Pittsburgh, 1995-03; Houston, 2004-06

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MARK BRUENER TIGHT END

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Pittsburgh

Steelers in first round (27th pick overall) of 1995 NFL Draft…Signed by Steelers on July 25, 1995…Placed on injured reserve with knee injury on November 29, 1996…Placed on injured reserve with shoulder injury on November 21, 2001…Placed on physically unable to perform list with foot injury from July 25-30, 2002…Placed on injured reserve with knee injury on December 3, 2002…Released by Steelers on February 27, 2004…Signed by Houston Texans on March 22, 2004…Resigned with the Texans on March 12, 2006.

honors: Spirit of the Bull Award in 2005-06. PRO: Strong veteran with sure hands and

great blocking ability…considered one of the best blocking tight ends in the NFL…integral part of the Texans rushing game…used as a pass catching tight end under first year head coach Gary Kubiak in 2006…entering his 13th season has seen action in 172 games with 138 starts…boasts 152 receptions for 1,333 yards and 18 TDs…part of five Steelers playoff teams…helped Pittsburgh average 2,142 rushing yards per season over his nine years.

2006 (Houston 15/4): Used more extensively

in the offense, seeing action in 15 games with four starts…caught two touchdown passes…finished with nine catches for 62 yards, his highest total since the 2002

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season…saw action in the season opener against Philadelphia (9/10)…caught his first pass of the season for a one-yard touchdown at Indianapolis (9/17)…saw extensive action at tight end catching a TD pass in consecutive games, this time for two yards against Washington (9/24)…saw action against Miami (10/1)…caught one five-yard pass at Dallas (10/15)…saw limited action against Jacksonville (10/22)…made his first start of the season as a part of a two tight end set and caught one pass for nine yards at Tennessee (10/29)…saw reserve action at New York Giants (11/5)…inactive at Jacksonville (11/12)…made his second start of the season and finished with one catch for three yards against Buffalo (11/19)…used as a reserve at Oakland (12/3)…saw action against Tennessee (12/10)…caught one pass for six yards at New England (12/17)…had a seasonhigh two catches for 26 yards…caught season-long reception of 25 yards to help set up a touchdown against Indianapolis (12/24)…finished the season with one catch for 10 yards against Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Houston 16/15): Played in 16 games,

starting 15…caught two passes for 22 yards… also returned one kickoff for 11 yards… caught one pass for a team-long 19-yard gain in season opener at Buffalo (9/11)…also returned a kickoff for 11 yards…helped Texans gain 227 net yards as a starter at Seattle

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(10/16)…helped Texans gain 237 net yards against Cleveland (10/30)…had one catch for three yards against St. Louis (11/27)…started in win against Arizona (12/18)…saw action against Jacksonville (12/24).

2004 (Houston 16/11): Played in all 16 games

for the first time in four seasons, starting 11…caught four passes for 52 yards and helped the Texans rush for a club-record 1,882 yards…recorded his first catch as a Texan, a seven-yard reception, in season opener versus San Diego (9/12)…made one catch for six yards at Detroit (9/19)…hauled in season-long 27-yard pass in overtime loss to Minnesota (10/10)…caught one pass for 12 yards in win over Tennessee (11/28).

the Steelers…caught two passes for 12 yards and one TD, the 16th of his career…scored on a one-yard toss from QB Tommy Maddox in 13-6 win at Cleveland (11/23), the only TD of the game.

2002 (Pittsburgh 12/12): Started 12 games be-

fore landing on injured reserve with a knee injury…caught 13 passes for 66 yards and one score…caught four passes for 25 yards at New England (9/9), the second-most receptions of his career…scored on a one-yard toss from Maddox in 23-20 win at Cleveland (11/3)…marked his first TD reception since (12/3/00) versus Oakland…helped offense top the 200-yard rushing mark at Jacksonville (12/1), but suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter…placed on injured reserve on 12/3.

2001 (Pittsburgh 9/0): Started nine games

before landing on injured reserve with a shoulder injury…caught 12 passes for 98 yards…hauled in two passes for four yards at Jacksonville (9/9)…caught one pass for 15 yards vs. Cincinnati (10/7)…posted three receptions for 36 yards vs. Tennessee (10/29)… hauled in two passes for 14 yards against Jaguars (11/18) before leaving the game in the first half with a shoulder injury…placed on injured reserve on 11/21.

2000 (Pittsburgh 16/16): Started all 16 games,

finishing with 17 catches for 192 yards (11.3 avg.) and three TDs, his highest scoring out-

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1999 (Pittsburgh 14/14): Started 14 games before missing the final two games of the season with a foot sprain…finished with 18 receptions for 176 yards (9.8 avg.)…caught three passes for 25 yards versus Seattle (9/19)…hauled in two passes for 20 yards against Browns (11/13)…caught two passes for a career-high 51 yards against Cincinnati (11/28), including a 29-yarder…posted three receptions for 27 yards against Jacksonville (12/2)…had two catches for 33 yards versus Baltimore (12/12). 1998 (Pittsburgh 16/16): Started all 16 games, collecting 19 receptions for 157 yards (8.3 avg.) and two TDs…caught three passes for 38 yards against Chicago (9/13)…had a season-high three receptions for 19 yards versus Tennessee (11/1)…recovered an onside kick to preserve win over Green Bay (11/9)… caught three passes for 29 yards against New England (12/6)…posted three receptions for 22 yards at Jacksonville (12/28). 1997 (Pittsburgh 16/16): Started all 16 games and both playoff contests…caught 18 passes for 117 yards and a career-best six TDs…finished as the Steelers’ fourth-leading scorer…hauled in five passes for 43 yards versus New England (12/13)…scored the game-tying TD with 38 seconds left to send the game into overtime…also had five games in which he had two catches…had one catch for 16 yards against Denver in the AFC Championship Game (1/11/98). 1996 (Pittsburgh 12/12): Started 12 games,

catching 12 passes for 141 yards (11.8 avg.)… had season-high three catches for 29 yards versus Houston (9/29)…caught two-point conversion pass at Kansas City (10/7)…suffered season-ending knee injury at Miami (11/25), after making career-long 36-yard grab on a second-quarter TD drive…had surgery on 11/28 and was placed on injured reserve.

Chloie, and two sons, Carson and Braydon… Player of Year as a senior at Aberdeen (Wash.) High…played tight end and linebacker…caught 24 passes for 424 yards and six TDs as a senior and recorded 75 tackles, including 10 sacks…also lettered in track… finished fifth in state Class AA in javelin (1844)…wife Traci earned a master’s degree from Pitt’s School of Social Work…was voted Steelers’ 1998 Sprint Man of the Year for his dedication to community service… board member of the Western PA Caring Foundation for Children…co-chariman of Hoge-Bruener-Ward Golf Classic and Caring Team…conducted motivational speeches for Blue Cross/Blue Shield Highmark and served as spokesman for Multiple Sclerosis…born Mark Frederick Bruener in Olympia, Wash.

1995 (Pittsburgh 16/12): Played in all 16 games,

starting 12…also started all three playoff contests as Steelers advanced to Super Bowl XXX…caught 26 passes for 238 yards (9.2 avg.) and three TDs…made NFL debut versus Detroit (9/3)….caught first-career pass at Houston (9/10), finishing with two receptions for 24 yards and one TD…hauled in 15-yard scoring toss from QB Mike Tomczak…made first-career start in two-tight end set at Miami (9/18)…posted five receptions for 34 yards and one TD at Cleveland (11/26)…caught one pass for six yards in AFC Championship Game against Indianapolis (1/14/96).

COLLEGE: Three-year starter who finished career as Washington’s school-record holder for catches by a tight end with 90, ranking eighth overall…totaled 1,012 receiving yards to rank third on school receiving yardage list for a tight end…started every game as a senior and finished second on team with 34 receptions for 331 yards and one TD…earned first-team All-America honors by Newspaper Enterprise Association and first-team AllPacific-10 honors as a junior, posting 30 grabs for 414 yards and three TDs…selected third-team All-America by Football News during sophomore campaign, catching 21 passes for 210 yards…played in every game as a freshman, mostly on special teams and as a backup tight end…economics major.

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2003 (Pittsburgh 14/0): Played in 14 games for

put in two seasons…caught two passes for 27 yards, including a 22-yarder, vs. Baltimore (9/3)…scored his first TD in nearly two years (11/22/98) with a 30-yard TD pass from QB Kordell Stewart at Tennessee (11/5)…carried a Raiders defender into the end zone on a sixyard scoring strike against Oakland (12/3).

Won the NFL’s N4A Continuing Education Award for completing his degree in economics this offseason

PERSONAL: Married to Traci, couple lives in

Houston with their two daughters, Allie and

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Regular Season - receiving Year

Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

1995

Pit

16

13

26

238

9.2

29

3

1996

Pit

12

12

12

141

11.8

36

0

1997

Pit

16

16

18

117

6.5

18t

6

1998

Pit

16

16

19

157

8.3

20

2

1999

Pit

14

14

18

176

9.8

29

0

2000

Pit

16

16

17

192

11.3

30t

3

2001

Pit

9

9

12

98

8.2

21

0

2002

Pit

12

12

13

66

5.1

10

1

2003

Pit

14

0

2

12

6.0

11

1

2004

Hou

16

11

4

52

13.0

27

0

2005

Hou

16

15

2

22

11.0

19

0

2006

Hou

15

4

9

62

6.9

25

2



172

138

152

1,333

8.7

36

18

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playoffs - receiving Year

Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

1995

Pit

3

3

1

6

6.0

6

0

1998

Pit

2

2

1

16

16.0

16

0



5

5

2

22

11.0

16

0

Postseason

Long 36 @ Miami (11-25-96) 30t @ Tennessee (11-5-00) 29 vs. Minnesota (9-25-95) 29 vs. Cincinnati (11-28-99) touchdowns 1, 18 times, most recent: 1 vs. Washington (9-24-06) 1 @ Indianapolis (9-17-06) 1 @ Cleveland (11-23-03) 1 @ Cleveland (11-3-02)

Special Teams Tackles: 1 total; 1995 – 1

Height: 6-3 Weight: 300 College: Boston College

2006 (Houston 0/0): Joined the Texans midway through the season…member of the practice squad until late December…inactive for final two games against Indianapolis (12/24) and Cleveland (12/31). 2005 (Arizona 8/1): A rookie free agent, attended training camp with the Cards before being released (9/3)…signed to the practice squad (9/4)…promoted from the practice squad after injuries decimated the defensive line (11/8)…saw first game action at Detroit (11/13)…recorded his first career tackles vs. Washington (12/11)…recorded two tackles for a loss at Houston (12/18)…saw extended playing time against Philadelphia (12/24) while earning a start; recorded five tackles including two for a loss…recorded one pass defensed at Indianapolis (1/1).

team choice as a senior in 2004…started at left defensive tackle…recorded 52 tackles (30 solos) and ranked second on the team with 4.5 sacks for minus-25 yards, 16.5 stops for losses of 53 yards and 12 quarterback pressures…caused a fumble, blocked a kick and deflected a pass.

PERSONAL: Full name Timothy Ryan Bulman…attended Boston College (Dorchester, Mass.) High School…Super Prep All-American pick as a senior defensive tackle…chosen Boston Globe Division I Player of the Year in 2000 and captured Catholic Conference MVP honors that season…two-time Catholic Conference All-Star and selected as an Eastern Massachusetts Division I AllStar…recorded 17.0 sacks in his senior season and finished his career with 36.5 sacks in three seasons, while serving as team captain as a senior…brother, Andrew, was a defensive tackle at Kansas State (2003-05).

roomed with current Texans QB Quinton Porter in college

COLLEGE: In 49 games for Boston College, started 21 times…produced 160 tackles (111 solos) with 10.5 sacks for minus-40 yards, 38 stops for losses of 115 yards and 36 quarterback pressures…caused and recovered two fumbles, blocked a kick and batted away 17 passes…All-Big East Conference second-

Hometown: Milton, Massachusetts 2rd NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 25 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 0/0 Career GP/GS: 8/1 Teams: Arizona, 2005; Houston, 2006

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TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted free agent by Arizona Cardinals on April 25, 2005…Released by Cardinals on September 3, 2005…Signed by Cardinals to practice squad on September 4, 2005…Activated to active roster on November 8, 2005…Granted

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free agency on March 11, 2006…Re-signed by Cardinals on April 3, 2006…Released by Cardinals on September 2, 2006…Signed to the Houston Texans practice squad on October 10, 2006…Activated from Texans practice squad on December 23, 2006.

Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2005 Ari

8

1

7

7

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

8

1

7

7

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Single game Highs: Tackles 4 vs. Philadelphia (12-24-05) 2 @ Houston (12-18-05)

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Single game Highs: Receptions 5 @ Cleveland (34 yards; 11-26-95) 5 @ New England (43 yards; 12-13-97) 4 @ Cincinnati (32 yards; 11-19-95) Receiving Yards 51 vs. Cincinnati (2 receptions; 11-28-99) 43 @ New England (5 receptions; 12-13-97) 38 vs. Chicago (3 receptions; 9-13-98)

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PRO: Young, strong defensive tackle hoping to contribute in third NFL season…spent first two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals… played in eight games with one start as a rookie…has compiled seven total tackles.

Height: 6-2

dropping Titans QB Steve McNair for a fouryard loss at Tennessee (10/30)…did not start when the team opened with six defensive backs, but finished second on the defense in tackles with eight (six solos) and one pass defensed vs. Miami (11/27)…led the defense with a season-high 14 total tackles, 10 of them solo, at New York Jets (12/11)…led the defense with six total tackles, four of them solo vs. Cleveland (12/18)…led the defense with eight total tackles, including five solos, vs. New York Giants (12/31).

Weight: 245 College: Illinois Hometown: Blue Island, Illinois 8th NFL Season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 29 Acquired: UFA, 2007 (NO) 2006 GP/GS: 16/0 Career GP/GS: 109/59 Teams: Jacksonville, 2000-03; Oakland, 2004-05; New Orleans, 2006

LINEBACKER

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Jacksonville

Jaguars in seventh round (245th pick overall) of 2000 NFL draft…Signed by Jaguars on June 6, 2000…Re-signed by Jaguars on May 5, 2003…Signed by Oakland Raiders on March 12, 2004…Cut by Raiders on September 2, 2006…Signed by New Orleans Saints on September 5, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on March 7, 2007.

PRO: Productive veteran linebacker who brings playoff experience to the Texans… has played in 109 games with 59 starts since entering the NFL in 2000, including starting 31-of-32 contests with the Oakland Raiders from 2004-05…has recorded 533 career tackles, including 350 solo stops, to go along with five sacks, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception. 2006 (New Orleans 16/0): Saw action in all 16

games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams…joined the Saints prior to the start of the regular season after spending training camp with the Oakland Raiders…finished the year with 13 tackles, including 10 solo stops, and 13 tackles on special teams…made his Saints debut and made a special teams stop at Cleveland (9/10)…made two special teams tackles vs. Atlanta (9/25)…registered two tackles (one solo) on defense vs. Tampa

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Bay (10/8)…made a pair of special teams tackles vs. Philadelphia (10/15)…made one solo tackle at Tampa Bay (11/5)…made one solo tackle at Pittsburgh (11/12)…recorded a pair of solo stops at Atlanta (11/26)…registered a season-high seven tackles, including five solos, in the season finale vs. Carolina (12/31)…made three special teams tackles in NFC Divisional Playoff win over Philadelphia (1/13/07)…made one solo tackle and had a pass defensed in NFC Championship Game at Chicago (1/21/07).

2005 (Oakland 16/15): Started 15-of-16 games

and led the Raiders in tackles for the second consecutive season, recording 113 stops (82 solos)…did not start against Miami when the team opened with six defensive backs…also notched one sack for a four-yard loss and seven passes defensed…led or tied for the team lead in tackles six times…voted a defensive co-captain by his teammates…in addition to work at LB, he saw extensive special teams action throughout the season…led the defense with eight solo tackles and two assisted tackles vs. Kansas City (9/18)…also had one pass defensed…tallied eight total tackles, six of them solo, and had one pass defensed vs. San Diego (10/16)…registered a team-leading 12 tackles, including seven solos, and recorded his first sack of the season,

2003 (Jacksonville 16/8): Played in all 16 games with eight starts at LB for Jacksonville…finished eighth on the team in tackles with 73…tied for third on the squad in special teams tackles with 11…started at LB, making four tackles and adding one on special teams at Indianapolis (9/21)…started and finished second on the team with 11 tackles vs. New Orleans (12/21)…started and posted a team-high 14 tackles, two for loss, and added one tackle on special teams at Atlanta (12/28).

games for the first time in his career…second-leading tackler with a career-high 152 tackles…also posted two sacks, one interception, a pass defensed and a forced fumble…led or shared the team lead in tackles in five games…registered a season-high eight tackles at Kansas City (9/15)…notched seven tackles vs. New York Jets (9/29)…recorded six stops at Tennessee (10/13)…tallied five tackles vs. Washington (11/10) and recorded his first career interception off of Redskins QB Shane Matthews…made three stops and had a pass defensed at Houston (11/17)…recorded six stops vs. Pittsburgh (12/1)…made six stops vs. Cleveland (12/8)…notched six tackles vs. Tennessee (12/22)…made five tackles in season finale at Indianapolis (12/29).

2001 (Jacksonville 13/3): Played in 13 games with three starts at LB…finished with 48 tackles, two for loss, one pass defensed and one forced fumble…ranked second on the squad with 17 special teams tackles… made one stop on defense and also posted four tackles on special teams and forced a fumble that led to a touchdown at Seattle (10/7)…made first start of the season, posting four tackles at Baltimore (10/28)…started and made a season-high eight stops at Tennessee (11/4)…started and recorded four tackles vs. Baltimore (11/25). 2000 (Jacksonville 16/0): Played in all 16 games as a rookie, seeing action at LB and on special teams…had a team-high 25 special teams stops that tied a team record…also added one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries on special teams…saw action at LB for the first time in his career vs. Pittsburgh (10/1) and made four tackles and returned a fumble 44 yards…made a team-high four special teams tackles and one forced fumble that led to a score at Pittsburgh (11/19). COLLEGE: Three-time honorable mention AllBig Ten at Illinois…ranks sixth on school’s career list with 384 tackles, just ahead of Pro Football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus…started 44-of-45 games played in four seasons… named honorable mention All-Big Ten as a

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2004 (Oakland 16/16): Started all 16 games at ILB in his first season with the Raiders and contributed on special teams…led the team in tackles with 129, including 98 solo stops… notched two sacks for minus-16 yards and recorded five passes defensed…recorded 10 or more tackles in five games, including a career-high 16-tackle game in Week 11 vs. San Diego (11/21)…led the team in tackles in eight contests…was the only member of Raiders linebacker corps to play in every game…also played on special teams…made a team-high 11 tackles and recorded one sack for an 11-yard loss vs. Buffalo (9/19)… notched 10 tackles vs. Denver (10/17)…made a team-high eight tackles vs. New Orleans (10/24)…recorded a team- and career-high 16 tackles, including 13 solo stops, vs. San Diego (11/21)…recorded eight tackles and a career-high two passes defensed vs. Kansas City (12/5)…made a team-high nine tackles, including seven solo stops, at Atlanta (12/12)…recorded a team-high 11 tackles, including seven solo stops, and one forced fumble at Jacksonville (1/2/05).

2002 (Jacksonville 16/16): Started all 16

work in broadcasting one day and has made numerous appearances on TV and radio… has a pair of twin brothers who have been stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force… he and his family live in Houston.

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

60

Sk

Yds

4

4

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

2001 Jax

13

3

48

20

28

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

2002 Jax

16

16

152

73

79

2.0

16

1

7

7

0

2

0

0

0

0

2003 Jax

16

9

73

62

11

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

2004 OaK

16

16

130

99

31

2.0

16

0

0

0

0

5

1

0

0

0

2005 Oak

16

15

113

82

31

1.0

4

0

0

0

0

7

0

0

0

0

2006

16

0

13

10

3

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

109

59

533

350

183

5.0

36

1

7

7

0

14

6

2

0

0

Single game Highs: Sacks (cont.) 1.0 vs. Tennessee (12-19-04) B. Volek 1.0 vs. Buffalo (9-19-04) D. Bledsoe Forced Fumble 1 vs. Jacksonville (1-2-05) 1 @ New England (12-14-03) 1 vs. Baltimore (11-25-01) Fumble Recovery 1 @ Cincinnati (12-17-00) 1 vs. Pittsburgh (10-1-00)

Special Teams Tackles: 42 total; 2000 – 17, 2001 – 7, 2002 – 1, 2003 – 4, 2006 – 13

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Teams: Green Bay, 2003; Minnesota, 2005; Houston, 2006

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Tackles 16 vs. San Diego (11-21-04) 14 @ New York Jets (12-11-05) 12 @ Tennessee (10-30-05) Interceptions 1 vs. Washington (11-10-02) S. Matthews Sacks 1, five times, most recent: 1.0 @ Tennessee (10-30-05) S. McNair

3rd NFL Season

Career GP/GS: 1/0

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Hometown: Bessemer, Alabama

2006 GP/GS: 1/0

Was one of three Texans (Travis Johnson and Ephraim Salaam) to make a guest appearance on the TV show The Game on The CW this offseason

2000 Jax

NO

GS

College: Alabama State

Acquired: FA, 2006

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Wt: 272

Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26

PERSONAL: Married to Chasity…All-conference as a quarterback and linebacker at Hillcrest High in Country Club, Ill.…Daily Southtown and Star all-area pick…selected to play in the North-South Shrine Game… rushed for 505 yards on 77 attempts and seven touchdowns and passed for 913 yards and five touchdowns as a senior…also lettered in basketball…established his own charitable foundation, the “Danny Clark 55 Foundation,” to benefit children in Chicago…aspires to

Year Team GP

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EARL COCHRAN DEFENSIVE END

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on July 14, 2003…Placed on injured reserve Ilist on August 8, 2003…Released by Packers on July 26, 2004…Signed by Minnesota Vikings on June 20, 2005…Released by Vikings on September 3, 2005…Signed by Houston Texans to the practice squad on November 14, 2006…Activated on December 27, 2006. PRO: Athletic, young defensive tackle…saw action in his first NFL game in 2006…has registered two solo tackles in his career… played in NFL Europe for two seasons… played in 11 games with two starts at DT for the Amsterdam Admirals in 2004 and 2005, helping the Admirals win World Bowl XIII in 2005…finished the season with 23 tackles, including 21 solo stops, and four sacks…also recovered a blocked punt and had two passes defensed. 2006 (Houston 1/0): Saw action in one game

as a reserve DE…registered two solo tackles…joined the Texans in late November… on practice squad until final game of the season…in his first NFL action registered two solo tackles against Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Minnesota 0/0): Spent traning camp with Minnesota Vickings but was released prior to the regular season.

2004 Out of football for 2004 season. 2003 (Green Bay 0/0) Signed by the Green Bay Packers as a undrafted free agent…participated in training camp before being placed on injured reserve on August 8. COLLEGE: Earned All-SWAC honors in 2001 and 2002 at Alabama State, garnering firstteam honors in ’01 and second-team in ’02… Saw time at outside linebacker and defensive end at ASU…was a regular starter for the Hornets for his final three seasons and led the team in sacks in each season…had a career-high 9.5 sacks as a senior in 2002. PERSONAL: Was a four-year letterman in both football and baseball at Jess Lanier High in his hometown of Bessmer, Alabama, playing defensive end and tight end…attended the same high school as teammate DeMeco Ryans…also volunteered at the VA Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama, while in high school…majored in computer information systems quarterback

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senior in 1999, when he started all 12 games and recorded a career-high 122 tackles, three sacks and an interception…had a team-high 115 tackles as a junior…also made two interceptions, seven passes defensed and had a fumble recovery and a forced fumble…as a sophomore, he posted a team-high 95 tackles, five sacks, a forced fumble and two recoveries…as redshirt freshman, he started in 10-of-11 games at LB, making 52 stops and two passes defensed…graduated with a degree in Communications and attended graduate school.

N F L S tat i st i cs - C ochran Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2006 Hou

1

0

2

2

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

1

0

2

2

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Single game Highs: Tackles 2 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06)

Height: 5-10 Weight: 237 College: Illinois Hometown: Miami, Florida 7th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Acquired: UFA (TB), 2006 2006 GP/GS: 11/7 Career GP/GS: 83/24 Teams: Tampa Bay, 2001-05; Houston, 2006

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JAMEEL COOK FULLBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected after junior sea-

son by Tampa Bay Buccaneers in sixth round (174th pick overall) of 2001 NFL Draft…Signed by Buccaneers on July 16, 2001…Re-signed by Buccaneers on April 19, 2004…Re-signed by Buccaneers on March 16, 2005…Signed by Houston Texans on March 11, 2006.

PRO: Completed a successful first season

with the Texans as a versatile blocker and pass catcher…added to his career numbers of 73 receptions for 446 yards and three touchdowns…also has seven rush attempts for 19 yards in his career…mainstay on special teams with an exceptional eye for the ball…member of the Super Bowl XXXVII champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers…played in 83 career games with 24 starts…also saw action in five playoff games.

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2006 (Houston 11/7): Played in 11 games starting seven…after injuring his right knee he was placed on injured reserve (12/15)… finished with four rushes for 18 yards and 18 catches for 107 yards…finished with five special teams tackles…started and rushed once and caught one pass for no gain against Philadelphia (9/10)…started and caught five passes for 34 yards with a long of 15 yards at Indianapolis (9/17)…saw action against Washington (9/24)…caught one pass for six yards against Miami (10/1)…started at Dallas (10/15)…started and caught three passes for 24 yards and made one special teams tackle against Jacksonville (10/22)…rushed once for three yards and caught three passes for 20 yards at Tennessee (10/29)…started and ran the ball once for 14 yards, his careerlong, and caught one pass for three yards at

career-long 19-yard reception vs. Houston (12/14)…started and scored the first touchdown of his career on an 11-yard reception and finished with two catches for 19 yards and a touchdown vs. Atlanta (12/20)…started and caught three passes for four yards at Tennessee (12/28).

2005 (Tampa Bay 16/0): Played in all 16

lar-season games with one start…helped the Buccaneers reach Super Bowl XXXVII, defeating the Oakland Raiders, 48-21, in San Diego…caught four passes for 43 yards on the season…saw action in all three playoff games…caught one pass for 14 yards as he saw most of his action as a reserve fullback against Baltimore (9/15)…recorded one reception for 13 yards against Atlanta (10/6)… started at fullback against Minnesota (11/3) as Tampa Bay began the game with FB Mike Alstott lined up as the tailback…saw reserve action at fullback, catching one pass for 13 yards, while also seeing time on special teams at New Orleans (12/1)…saw reserve action at fullback and caught one pass for three yards vs. Atlanta (12/8)…saw action vs. San Francisco in the NFC Divisional Game (1/12/03), at Philadelphia (1/19/03) in the NFC Championship Game and vs. Oakland (1/26/03) in Super Bowl XXXVII.

games…also saw action in playoff game… caught seven passes for 43 yards and one touchdown…ranked second on the team with 23 special teams tackles…recorded two or more special teams tackles in seven games…caught two passes for seven yards at Minnesota (9/11)…saw action and caught one pass for 11 yards at Green Bay (9/25)… totaled five special teams tackles, one shy of the team single-game record against Detroit (10/2)…caught one pass for one yard at New York Jets (10/9)…also totaled four special teams tackles against Miami (10/16)…caught one pass for six yards against Washington (11/13)…caught one pass for nine yards against Chicago (11/27)…totaled two special teams tackles at Carolina (12/11)…saw action and caught a nine-yard touchdown pass, the 900th touchdown in the history of the franchise against Atlanta (12/24)…totaled one special teams tackle against New Orleans (1/1/06)…totaled one special teams tackle vs. Washington (1/8/06) in NFC Wild Card game.

2002 (Tampa Bay 14/1): Played in 14 regu-

2001 (Tampa Bay 16/3): Played in all 16 games

2004 (Tampa Bay 12/5): Played in 12 games with five starts…caught seven passes for 44 yards and one touchdown during the season…started at Oakland (9/26)…started and caught his first pass of the season, an eightyard touchdown grab finished the game with three receptions for 17 yards against Kansas City (11/7)…started and caught two passes for 10 yards at Atlanta (11/14).

as a rookie with three starts…also played in playoff contest at Philadelphia…recorded two rushes for two yards and 17 receptions (seventh-best on the team) for 89 yards on the year…made NFL debut, substituting at fullback and recording one reception for four yards at Dallas (9/9)…had impressive first career start at fullback against contributing four catches for 18 yards Green Bay (10/7)… saw extensive action at fullback and also caught a career-high five passes for 21 yards (4.2 avg.) against Philadelphia (1/6/02).

2003 (Tampa Bay 14/8): Played in 14 games with a career-best eight starts…totaled a career-high 20 receptions for 120 yards and one touchdown…also had one rushing attempt…caught one pass for three yards against Indianapolis (10/6)…caught three passes for 29 yards at Washington (10/12)…started at fullback and caught a

COLLEGE: Totaled 64 career receptions for 506 yards and six TDs at Illinois…shifted to fullback after playing running back in his freshman season…started 10 games at fullback as a junior in 2000…finished second on the Illini with 34 receptions for 218 yards (6.4 avg.) and a touchdown…also rushed for 215 yards on 49 carries (4.4 avg.)…played in 12

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New York Giants (11/5)…started and rushed once for one yard and caught two passes for 10 yards at Jacksonville (11/12)…caught two passes for 10 yards and registered one special teams tackle against Buffalo (11/19)… started at the New York Jets (11/26)…inactive at Oakland (12/3)…inactive against Tennessee (12/10).

games as a sophomore in 1999, starting at fullback in the final six contests, including the Micron PC.com Bowl…saw action in 10 games as a freshman in 1998…rushed for 190 yards on 48 carries (4.0 avg.)…entered the NFL draft after his junior season…majored in communications.

district in rushing with 1,051 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior…led Southridge to a 20-4 record, including a district championship and state runner-up finish as a junior… also lettered in baseball…born Jameel A. Cook in Miami, Florida.

Height: 6-3 Weight: 247 College: Wisconsin Hometown: Naperville, Illinois 2nd NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 24 Acquired: D4, 2006

First cousin of actresses Tia and Tamara Mowry who starred in the mid-90’s TV show Sister, Sister

PERSONAL: Has three sons, Jameel, Jr.,

Jeremiah, and Khalil…named a two-time all-Dade County and all-South Dade area selection during his three-year career at Southridge (Miami) High School…rushed for 2,429 yards and 35 touchdowns in two seasons…earned numerous accolades as a senior, including All-America, all-region, allstate, all-district, and all-prep honors…led

2006 GP/GS: 14/12 Career GP/GS: 14/12 Teams: Houston, 2006

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TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston

Regular Season

Year

Team

GP

GS

RUSHING Att Yds

2001

TB

16

3

2

2002

TB

14

1

2003

TB

14

2004

TB

RECEIVING No Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

Avg

Lg

TD

2

1

2

0

17

89

5.2

16

0

0

0

-

-

0

4

43

11

14

0

8

1

-1

-1

-1

0

20

120

6

19

1

12

5

0

0

-

-

0

7

44

6.3

9

1

2005

TB

16

0

0

0

-

-

0

7

43

6.1

11

1

2006

Hou

11

7

4

18

4.5

14

0

18

107

5.9

15

0



83

24

7

19

2.7

2

0

73

446

6.1

19

3

Year

Team

GP

GS

Avg

Lg

TD

RECEIVING No Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

2002

TB

2

0

0

0

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

0

2003

TB

2

0

0

0

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

0

2005

TB

1

0

0

0

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

0



5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NFL totals

Post season

Postseason

RUSHING Att Yds

Single game Highs: Rushing yards 14 @ New York Giants (1 rush; 11-5-06) 2 vs. Miami (2 rushes; 10-28-01) Receptions 5 @ Indianapolis (34 yards; 9-17-06) 5 vs. Philadelphia (21 yards; 1-6-02) 4 vs. Green Bay (18 yards; 10-7-01) Receiving yards 34 @ Indianapolis (5 receptions; 91-7-06) 29 @ Washington (3 receptions; 10-12-03)

Receiving yards (cont.) 23 vs. New Orleans (2 receptions; 12-23-01) Long 19 vs. Houston (12-14-03) 16 vs. New Orleans (12-23-01) 15 @ Indianapolis (9-17-06) Touchdowns 1 (three times) last vs. Atlanta (12-24-05)

Special Teams Tackles: 19 total; 2002 – 1, 2004 – 5, 2005 – 9, 2006 – 4

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Texans in the fourth round (98th pick overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft…Signed by the Texans on July 12, 2006.

PRO: Sure-handed pass catcher with a knack for finding the open field…impressed coaches in training camp to earn starting spot as a rookie…started the first 12 games of the season…caught 34 passes for 350 yards… his five TD catches ranked first among NFL rookie tight ends. 2006: (Houston 14/12) Started 12 games as a rookie…finished tops in NFL among rookie tight ends with 34 catches for 350 yards and five touchdowns…his five scores ranked first among Texans tight ends…set a single-game rookie TE receiving record with 99 yards…started his first career game against Philadelphia (9/10)…started and and registered four catches for 44 yards including his first career TD for 33 yards at Indianapolis (9/17)…started and caught one pass for a two-yard TD against Washington (9/24)…saw action and did not make a catch against Miami (10/1)…started and made two catches for 17 yards with a long of 11 at Dallas (10/15)…started and caught two

passes, including a 14-yard touchdown pass against Jacksonville (10/22)…set a teamrecord for tight end TDs in a single season with three…started and had a career-high 99 receiving yards with nine catches and two TDs at Tennessee (10/29)…set a new Texans record with his first TD catch of the game…his 99 receiving yards rank fourth in Texans history for a rookie…saw action and caught three passes for 34 yards at New York Giants (11/5)…started and finished with four catches for 55 yards at Jacksonville (11/12)…started and caught one pass for 10 yards against Buffalo (11/19)…started and finished with five receptions for 34 yards at the New York Jets (11/26)…started and registered one special teams tackle at Oakland (12/3)…started and caught two passes for 25 yards against Tennessee (12/10)…started his final game of the season and had one catch for nine yards and a special teams tackle at New England (12/17)…inactive against Indianapolis (12/24)…inactive against Cleveland (12/31).

COLLEGE: Began his Wisconsin career on special teams and at quarterback…moved to flanker and then tight end as a sophomore and also saw action at split end and as a

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Height: 6-1

wingback…played in 43 games during his career, 36 of them as a receiver…caught 62 passes for 852 yards (13.7 avg) and eight touchdowns…atmospheric & oceanic sciences major…earned Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors in 2002

Attended Naperville High School in the suburb of Chicago— Other notable grads are Saints head coach Sean Payton and CNN’s Paula Zahn

PERSONAL: Resides in Houston…played basketball and ran track at Naperville Central High School (Ill.)…born Owen Daniels.

N F L S tat i st i cs - d an i els

Regular Season - receiving Year

Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

2006

Hou

14

12

34

350

10.3

33t

5



14

12

34

350

10.3

33t

5

Single game Highs: Receptions 9 @ Tennessee (99 yards, 10-29-06) 5 @ New York Jets (34 yards; 11-26-06) 4 @ Jacksonville (55 yards; 11-12-06) Receiving Yards 99 @ Tennessee (9 receptions; 10-29-06) 55 @ Jacksonville (4 receptions; 11-12-06) 45 @ Indianapolis (4 receptions; 9-17-06

Touchdowns 2 @ Tennessee (10-29-06) 1, three times, most recent: 1 vs. Jacksonville (10-22-06) 1 vs. Washington (9-24-06)

Special Teams Tackles: 2 total; 2006 – 2

College: Virginia Tech Hometown: Petersburg, Virginia 6th NFL Season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 28 Acquired: UFA, 2007 (BUF) 2006 GP/GS: 16/0 Career GP/GS: 64/24 Teams: Cleveland, 2002-04; New England, 2005; Buffalo, 2006

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ANDRÉ DAVIS WIDE RECEIVER

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cleveland Browns in second round (47th pick overall) of 2002 NFL draft…Signed by Browns on July 22, 2002…Placed on injured reserve with toe injury on December 2, 2002…Traded by Browns to New England Patriots for an undisclosed draft pick on August 22, 2005…Released by Patriots on September 28, 2005…Re-signed by Patriots on October 19, 2005…Signed by Buffalo Bills on March 12, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on March 12, 2007.

PRO: Speedy veteran receiver who has T h r e e o f t h e To p F i v e In back-to-back games, the Texans defense held Jacksonville (10/22) and Tennessee (10/29) to a combined 417 total yards. On Battle Red Day, Houston held the Jaguars to 220 total yards in a 27-7 victory. That yardage total was the third-lowest allowed in Texans history—for a week. The Texans followed that up by holding Tennessee to 197 total yards in Nashville. The only better performance by a Houston defense was 126 yards allowed at Jacksonville on 12/26/04. Houston also allowed just 230 total yards to New England (12/17), which was tied for the fifth-fewest yards given up in team annals.

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shown the ability to stretch the field…holds the NFL record, along with nine other players, for the longest reception in league history with a 99-yard touchdown catch (10/17/04 vs. Cincinnati)…has played in 64 career games with 24 starts in five seasons…has caught 104 passes for 1,615 yards and 14 touchdowns, and has returned 97 kickoffs for 2,078 yards and a touchdown.

2006 (Buffalo 16/1): Saw action in every game for Buffalo with one start…contributed primarily on special teams…caught two passes for 13 yards and returned six kickoffs for 99 yards…started at WR at Detroit (10/15)…caught one pass for five yards vs.

Jacksonville (11/26)…returned a kickoff for 22 yards vs. San Diego (12/3)…had three kickoff returns for 69 yards at New York Jets (12/10)…returned two kicks for eight yards vs. Tennessee (12/24)…caught one pass for eight yards in the season finale at Baltimore (12/31).

2005 (New England 9/4): Started four games at wide receiver and recorded nine receptions for 190 yards and a touchdown…snared a six-yard reception vs. Buffalo (10/30)… started at wide receiver vs. New Orleans (11/20) and caught a 60-yard touchdown pass…started and snared a 23-yard reception at Kansas City (11/27)…started at wide receiver and hauled in two receptions for 28 yards vs. New York Jets (12/4)…started at WR and led the team with 47 receiving yards on two receptions vs. Miami (1/1/06) and also kick-started the Patriots’ first touchdown drive with a 65-yard kickoff return in the first quarter…caught one pass for three yards and ran for 13 yards on a reverse in AFC Wild Card victory over Jacksonville (1/7/06)… caught one pass for 51 yards and returned three kickoffs for 61 yards in AFC Divisional Playoff at Denver (1/14/06).

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2002 (Cleveland 16/4): Made a major impact

and totaled 16 receptions for 416 yards and two touchdowns…was the Browns’ big-play receiver as 14 of his 16 receptions were for first downs, seven receptions were for 20 yards or more and five receptions were for 30 yards or more…tied the NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Garcia vs. Cincinnati (10/17)…recorded his second career 100-yard receiving game with five receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown at Pittsburgh (10/10)…was listed as inactive for four games during the season and was placed on Injured Reserve and missed the final five regular season games…started at WR and had one reception for a then career-long 51 yard reception vs. Baltimore (9/12)…started and led the club with five receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown at Pittsburgh (10/10)…his 101 yards receiving marked his second career 100-yard receiving game…placed on Injured Reserve (12/2) with a toe injury.

for the Browns during his rookie season as he ranked tied for third among NFL rookies with seven touchdowns…appeared in all 16 regular season games, including four starts…totaled 37 receptions for 420 yards and six touchdowns…six touchdown receptions ranked second on the club and his 37 receptions and 420 receiving yards ranked fifth…25 of his 37 receptions were for first downs…had a season-high five receptions for 99 yards and two touchdowns at Tennessee (9/22)…also had five catches vs. Baltimore (10/6)…named to Pro Football Weekly 2002 All-Rookie Team on special teams…was also a key contributor on special teams with 50 kickoff returns for 1,068 yards and one touchdown…recorded his first career kickoff return for a touchdown with a 95-yard return and a career-high 168 kickoff return yards vs. Houston (10/20)…recorded three receptions for 14 yards and one touchdown reception in his NFL debut vs. Kansas City (9/8) and added two kickoff returns for 40 yards…made his first career start at Tennessee (9/22) and had a seasonhigh five receptions for 99 yards and two touchdowns and also contributed four kickoff returns for 81 yards…started vs. Houston (10/20) and scored on a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and totaled four kickoff returns for 168 yards on the afternoon…named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts against the Texans and also had one reception for three yards…had a fouryard touchdown catch at New York Jets (10/27) and was named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week…in the AFC Wild Card Game at Pittsburgh (1/5/03), had two receptions for 65 yards, including a long of 43 yards and one touchdown reception for 22 yards, and added three kickoff returns for 48 yards.

2003 (Cleveland 16/8): Appeared in all 16 games, including eight starts, and led the Browns with five touchdowns on 40 receptions for 576 yards…had a season-high two touchdown receptions at San Francisco (9/21), with both touchdowns coming in the fourth quarter, including the game-winning score with 29 seconds remaining…recorded his first career 100-yard receiving performance vs. Arizona (11/16) with a career-high seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown…of his 40 receptions, 30 were for first downs and eight were for 20 yards or more… led the Browns with 38 kickoff returns for 803 yards, including a long of 69 yards…added touchdown receptions at Pittsburgh (10/5) and at Denver (12/14)…had a reception in all 16 regular season games…had a season-long 49-yard reception vs. Baltimore (12/21)…led the team in receptions with five in the regular season finale at Cincinnati (12/28).

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COLLEGE: Three-year starter at Virginia Tech as a wide receiver and also excelled on the school’s track team, serving as the anchor on the 4x100-meter relay squad

in addition to performing in the 200-meter dash…the three-time Academic All-Big East Conference choice ranks third on the school’s career-record list with 1,986 yards receiving and 103 catches…his 18 career touchdown catches rank second on the school’s all-time list, second to Antonio Freeman’s 22 (199194)…his senior year in 2001, named All-Big East Conference first team selection…led the team with 39 receptions for 623 yards (16.0 avg.) and seven touchdowns…caught 24 passes for 318 yards (13.3 avg.) and two touchdowns as a junior…returned 18 punts for 396 yards (22.0 avg.) and tied a school season-record with three punts returned for touchdowns, matching the mark first set by Frank Loria in 1966…as a sophomore in 1999, named All-Big East Conference first team choice by The NFL Draft Report…graduated with a degree in property management.

team as a junior…lettered two years as a wide receiver and safety…led the team with 10 touchdowns his senior season…named first team all-area as a kick returner by the Albany Times-Union…excelled in track, winning the state Class A 200-meter outdoor championship his senior year and finishing second in the 100…born André N. Davis.

Won the NCAA’s Today’s Top VIII Award for the Class of 2002, which honored eight outstanding senior student-athletes of the preceding calendar year

PERSONAL: Played soccer at Niskayuna (N.Y.) High School until joining the football

N F L S tat i st i cs - Dav i s

Regular Season - receiving Year

Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

2002

Cle

16

4

37

420

11.4

31

6

2003

Cle

16

8

40

576

14.4

49

5

2004

Cle

7

7

16

416

26.0

99t

2

2005

NE

9

4

9

190

21.1

60t

1

2006

Buf

16

0

2

13

6.5

8

0



64

24

104

1,615

15.5

99t

14

NFL totals

Single game Highs: Receptions 7 vs. Arizona (117 yards, 11-16-03) 5 @ Pittsburgh (101 yards, 10-10-04) 5 @ Cincinnati (72 yards, 12-28-03) Receiving Yards 117 vs. Arizona (7 receptions, 11-16-03) 101 @ Pittsburgh (5 receptions, 10-10-04) 99t vs. Cincinnati (1 reception, 10-17-04)

Long 99t vs. Cincinnati (10-17-04)* 60t vs. New Orleans (11-20-05) 51 vs. Baltimore (9-12-04) Touchdowns 2 at San Francisco (9-21-03) 2 at Tennessee (9-22-02) 1, 10 times, most recent: 1 vs. New Orleans (11-20-05)

Return Highs: Yards 168 vs. Houston (4 returns, 42.0 avg., 10-20-02) 133 @ Baltimore (6 returns, 22.2 avg., 9-14-03)

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Height: 5-10

highest rushing output (2,539) in franchise history and rank No. 2 in the NFL for the year (158.7 ypg.)….played a major role at Dallas (11/24), finishing the game with a seasonhigh 98 rush yards on seven carries and a TD, including his 55-yard run in overtime setting up a game-winning field goal…rushed for 64 yards on a season-high 13 carries in the regular season finale at San Diego (12/31)… also saw time in both Denver postseason contests.

Weight: 245 College: Wisconsin Hometown: Berlin, New Jersey 8th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 29 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 11/6 Career GP/GS: 83/20 Teams: New York Giants 2000-04; Denver, 2005; Houston, 2006

RUNNING BACK

TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the New York

Giants in the first round (11th overall) in the 2000 draft…Signed by the New York Giants as a draft choice July 21, 2000…Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent April 4, 2005…Released by the Broncos on September 2, 2006…Signed by the Texans on September 4, 2006…Re-signed by the Texans on March 23, 2007.

honors: 2006 NFL Air & Ground Award, Week 16

PRO: Explosive and strong downhill runner

with tremendous ability…made an immediate impact in his first season with the Texans… spent his first four years with the Giants and then spent 2005 with the Broncos…has 789 carries for 2,949 rush yards and 22 TDs in his career…has played in 83 games with 20 starts…also has 40 career catches for 228 yards…has three career 100-yard rushing games…only Heisman Trophy winner in Texans history.

2006 (Houston 11/6): Saw action in 11 games

with six starts…finished the season with 151 rushes for a team-high 612 yards and five TDs…caught 14 passes for 77 yards…made his first start as a Texan rushing 11 times for 37 yards at Indianapolis (9/17)…started

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and contributed 58 rushing yards on 14 carries and one reception for 13 yards against Washington (9/24)…started and rushed 22 times for 58 yards and caught three passes for 11 yards against Miami (10/1)…started and finished with 10 rushes for 14 yards at Dallas (10/15)…inactive against Jacksonville (10/22)…saw action as reserve RB and rushed five times for 16 yards with two catches for 17 yards at Tennessee (10/29)… caught one pass for five yards at New York Giants (11/5)…inactive at Jacksonville (11/12), against Buffalo (11/19) and at the New York Jets (11/26)…returned to the field and rushed 18 times for 95 yards at Oakland (12/3)…rushed 21 times for 87 yards and two TDs, his first of the season, against Tennessee (12/10)…contributed to the run game again with 18 touches for 94 yards and his third TD of the season at New England (12/17)…started and had his best game as a Texan rushing 32 times for 153 yards, both season highs, and scoring two TDs against Indianapolis (12/24)…his rushing yards rank third in Texans history…it was the third 100yard rushing game of his career…started in the season finale but did not carry the ball due to injury against Cleveland (12/31).

2003 (New York Giants 0/0): Inactive for all 16 games with the New York Giants. 2002 (New York Giants 16/1): Played all 16

COLLEGE: One of the most prolific and accom-

2005 (Denver 10/0): Played in 10 games…

team’s third-leading rusher with 270 yards on 53 carries…helped Denver to its second-

games with two starts…gained 179 yards on 52 carries with one touchdown…started and gained 45 yards on 13 carries and scored his first touchdown of the season at Philadelphia (9/12)…recorded a seven-yard reception and his first special-teams tackle of his career at Washington (12/5)…also returned a kick, the first return of his career, for 11 yards at Arizona (11/14).

games with one start for the Giants…ranked second on the team and 25th in the NFC with 428 yards rushing on 125 carries with three touchdowns…also caught 11 passes for 49 yards.

2001 (New York Giants 16/7) Appeared in all 16 games with seven starts…led the team with a career-high seven rushing touchdowns while ranking second on the club with 690 yards rushing on 180 attempts… combined with his rookie rushing total of 770 yards, totaled 1,460 yards in his first two seasons to mark the highest total by a Giants back in his first two years…scored a touchdown in each of New York’s final three games…also recorded eight receptions for 67 yards…posted the longest run of his career in 2001 with a 61-yard run against Green Bay (1/6/02), surpassing his previous career-best 55-yard run that he posted vs. New Orleans (9/30).

plished players in NCAA history during four seasons at the University of Wisconsin…1999 Heisman Trophy winner…established an NCAA Division I-A regular-season rushing record with 6,397 yards, breaking the previous mark of 6,279 yards set by Ricky Williams of Texas (1995-98)…including bowl games, Dayne became the first player in college football history to rush for more than 7,000 yards (7,125) in a career…set Big Ten career records for rushing attempts (1,220), points (426) and total touchdowns (71)…consensus All-American and All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection…National Player of the Year by the Associated Press, Football News, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Foundation…Doak Walker Award and the Maxwell Award recipient, given to the nation’s top college player…finished his record-breaking senior season with 337 rushing attempts for 2,034 yards (6.0 avg.) with 20 touchdowns and 120 points…named Big Ten Newcomer-of-the-Year as a freshman after gaining 2,109 yards and a school-record 21 touchdowns.

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rookie season, playing all 16 regular-season games with four starts…rushed for 770 yards on 228 attempts with five touchdowns… scored one touchdown in three consecutive games (Games 6-8)…NFL’s third-leading rookie rusher behind Denver’s Mike Anderson and Baltimore’s Jamal Lewis… posted the second-highest rushing total for a Giants rookie in team history (Tuffy Leeman gained 830 yards in 1936)…scored a touchdown in his first professional game with a seven-yard score in a season-opening win against Arizona (9/3)…in his first career start recorded his first 100-yard rushing game with 108 yards against Dallas (10/15)…totaled 17 carries for 53 yards in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game against Philadelphia (1/7/01) and recorded an 18-yard run in the second quarter against the Eagles while catching a four-yard pass…gained 29 yards on 10 carries as a starter in the NFC Championship Game against Minnesota (1/14/01)…did not record a rushing attempt in Super Bowl XXXV against Baltimore (1/28/01).

2004 (New York Giants 14/2): Played 14

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2000 (New York Giants 16/4): Enjoyed a solid

PERSONAL: Dayne and his wife, Alia, have

a daughter, Jada, and two sons, Javian and Jayallen…consensus first-team All-America selection and SuperPrep’s Eastern Region Player of the Year at Overbrook High School in Berlin, N.J….rushed for 1,785 yards (14.9 avg.) with 24 touchdowns as a senior…top game was a 250-yard, four-touchdown effort…two-time All-South Jersey choice at running back…threw the discus 216-10 at the Golden West Invitational as a senior to mark the third longest prep throw in history and set a New Jersey state discus record… captured the Penn Relays shot-put title in 1996 and qualified for the Olympic Trials.

Height: 6-4

In the Texans game in Oakland this past season, Dayne ran for 83 yards in the second half accounting for 117% of the Texans total offense

Team

GP

GS

2000

NYG

16

2001

NYG

2002

NYG

2004 2005 2006 Totals

RUSHING Att Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

4

228

770

3.4

50

5

16

7

180

690

3.8

61

16

1

125

428

3.4

30t

NYG

14

2

52

179

3.4

Den

10

0

53

270

5.1

Hou

11

6

151

612



83

20

789

2,949

RECEIVING No Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

3

11

3.7

12

0

7

8

67

8.4

21

0

3

11

49

4.5

8

0

15

1

1

7

7.0

7

0

55

1

3

17

5.7

7

0

4.1

19

5

14

77

5.7

13

0

3.7

61

22

40

228

5.7

21

0

2nd NFL Season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 25 Acquired: FA, 2007 2006 GP/GS: 0/0 Career GP/GS: 14/0 Teams: New York Jets, 2005

JOEL DREESSEN TIGHT END

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New York

COLLEGE: Caught 123 career passes for

Jets in sixth round (198th pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft…Signed by Jets on July 25, 2005…Released by Jets on September 2, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on January 2, 2007.

1,295 yards while at Colorado State…his 123 receptions rank eighth all time on the school’s career list…selected third team All-American by The NFL Draft Report…AllMountain West Conference first-team as a sophomore and senior…finished senior season with a career high 43 receptions for 427 yards and three TDs…also a force on special teams registering six tackles…also served as long snapper.

PRO: Solid pass blocking and pass catching

Single game Highs: Rushes 32 vs. Indianapolis (153 yards, 12-24-06) 25 vs. Philadelphia (93 yards, 10-29-00) 24 @ Arizona (85 yards, 11-26-00) 23 vs. Arizona (78 yards, 9-3-00) Rushing Yards 153 vs. Indianapolis (32 rushes, 12-24-06) 111 vs. New Orleans (19 rushes, 9-30-01) 108 vs. Dallas (21 rushes, 10-15-00) 98 @ Dallas (7 rushes, 11-24-05) Long 61 vs. Green Bay (1-6-02) 55 @ Dallas (11-24-05) 55 vs. New Orleans (9-30-01) 50 vs. St. Louis (11-12-00) Touchdowns 2 vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06) 2 vs. Tennessee (12-10-06) 2 vs. Dallas (12-15-02)

Hometown: Fort Morgan, Colorado

Touchdowns (cont.) 1, 16 times, most recent: 1 @ New England (12-17-06) Receptions 3 vs. Tennessee (12 yards, 12-10-06) 3 vs. Miami (11 yards, 10-1-06) 3 vs. Tennessee (12 yards, 12-1-02) Receiving Yards 30 vs. Dallas (2 receptions, 11-4-01) 17 @ Tennessee (2 receptions, 10-29-06) 15 vs. Philadelphia (2 receptions, 10-22-01) Long 21 vs. Dallas (11-4-01) 13 vs. Washington (9-24-06) 12 @ Tennessee (10-29-06)

tight end…saw action in 14 games in 2005 with the New York Jets…has five career receptions for 41 yards…also serves as a long snapper.

PERSONAL: Majored in management while 2006: Was not on an NFL roster. 2005 (New York Jets 14/0): Saw action in 14 games at tight end…made five catches for 41 yards…caught his first pass of the season, a seven-yard reception, at Denver (11/20)… caught one pass for 17 yards, his career long, at New England (12/4)…caught two passes for 11 yards, his first multi-catch game of his career, at Miami (12/18)…caught one pass for six yards against Buffalo (1/1/06).

at Colorado State…ran high school track in the 110 meter hurdles…placed second in state in hurdles…all-state performer at TE for two years.

delivered bags of ice as a summer job as a youth

Fumbles/Lost: 5/3 total; 2000 – 1/1, 2001 - 2/1, 2002 – 1/1, 2006 – 1/0 Special Teams Tackles: 1 total; 2004 – 1

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College: Colorado State

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Weight: 255

N F L S tat i st i cs - Dreessen Year

Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

2005

NYJ

14

0

5

41

8.2

17

0



14

0

5

41

8.2

17

0

NFL totals

Single game Highs: Receptions 2 @ Miami (11 yards, 12-18-05) 1 vs. Buffalo (6 yards, 1-1-06)

Receiving Yards 17 @ New England (1 reception, 12-4-05) 11 @ Miami (2 receptions, 12-18-05) Long 17 @ New England (12-4-05)

Height: 6-1 Weight: 213 College: Notre Dame Hometown: Lisle, Illinois 4th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26 Acquired: D4, 2004 2006 GP/GS: 15/15 Career GP/GS: 37/31 Teams: Houston, 2004-06

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GLENN EARL SAFETY

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston

Texans in fourth round (122nd pick overall) of 2004 NFL Draft…Signed by Texans on July 30, 2004.

PRO: Aggressive strong safety used as the

primary starter in 2006…has played in 37 career games with 31 starts…has amassed 186 total tackles, 117 solo in three seasons…saw best statistical year in 2006 with 70 total tackles…earned first career sack in 2006, taking down Miami QB Daunte Culpepper for a 10yard loss…started every game but one last season.

2006 (Houston 15/15): Started 15 games, missing one due to injury…finished his third

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season with a career-high 70 total tackles and a career-high 57 solo tackles…recorded his first two career sacks for 22 combined yards lost against Oakland QB Aaron Brooks and Miami QB Daunte Culpepper…also contributed four passes defensed and one interception and one forced fumble…started the season opener and finished with four total tackles against Philadelphia (9/10)…had an impressive start in Indianapolis (9/17) and finished with 10 total tackles, eight solo, and registered his only forced fumble of the season…contributed five total stops against Washington (9/24)…totaled six solo stops and his first career sack, taking down Miami QB Daunte Culpepper for a 10-yard loss (10/1)…registered five total stops, four

2005 (Houston 10/7): Played in 10 games, starting the final seven games of the season…registered 51 tackles, two interceptions and a career-high seven passes defensed…saw action in season opener at Buffalo (9/11)…started at strong safety and recorded a season-high eight tackles and had one pass defensed against Kansas City (11/20)…led the team with a career-high 11 tackles at Baltimore (12/4)…made four tackles and a career-high three passes defensed at Tennessee (12/11)…had a big game with his first-career interception against Arizona (12/18)…recorded a team-leading nine tackles while knocking a pair of Cardinals receivers out of the game…recorded eight tackles and picked off second pass of the season while starting at San Francisco (1/1/06). 2004 (Houston 12/9): Played in 12 games, starting nine…registered 66 tackles and one pass defensed…added one special teams stop…made NFL debut at Detroit (9/19), recording two tackles…made first-career start at strong safety at Kansas City (9/26), racking up career-high 10 tackles…posted three stops in win over Oakland (10/3)…inactive for

the next three games with a hip injury…returned from injury and collected six tackles at Denver (11/7)…made seven tackles and broke up first-career pass at New York Jets (12/5)…collected seven tackles in victory at Chicago (12/19).

COLLEGE: Began career at Notre Dame as a receiver before switching to safety after his redshirt freshman season…played in 38 games for the Irish with 24 starts…amassed 169 career tackles, three forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, four interceptions and four sacks…started six games before ACL injury, posting 35 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one interception…underwent surgery on 11/31/03… finished second on the team as a junior with career-high 81 tackles…also picked off two passes…posted 33 tackles and two sacks as a sophomore…played in 11 games with two starts as a freshman, collecting 20 tackles and one interception…majored in economics and computer applications. PERSONAL: Single, resides in Houston…

played wide receiver and defensive back at Naperville North High School in Naperville, Ill.…earned USA Today honorable mention All-American recognition…first-team allstate pick by the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune…named DuPage Valley Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and earned all-conference and team MVP honors senior season…helped team to a 10-3 mark in his senior campaign with 56 tackles, 17 passes defensed, and four INTs at cornerback…also hauled in 38 receptions for 650 yards and six TDs…cousin, Acie Earl, played basketball at Iowa and professionally for the Boston Celtics…father, Glenn, played football at Indiana State…involved with the Boys Club…born Glenn Eugene Earl in Southfield, Mich.

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solo at Dallas (10/15)…inactive due to injury against Jacksonville (10/22)…rejoined the starting lineup and finished with one assisted special teams tackle at Tennessee (10/29)…had an impressive game with three solo tackles, an interception which returned for two yards and two passes defensed at the New York Giants (11/5)…totaled four tackles, two solo, and one pass defensed at Jacksonville (11/12)…recorded four total stops and one pass defensed against Buffalo (11/19)…registered three solo tackles at the New York Jets (11/26)…finished with four solo tackles and his second career sack, taking down QB Aaron Brooks for a 12-yard loss at Oakland (12/3)…recorded four solo stops against Tennessee (12/10)…had his best tackling game, finishing with 11 total stops, tying his career high, eight solo at New England (12/17)…recorded two solo stops against Indianapolis (12/24)…started the final game of the season and wrapped up 2006 with five stops, three solo against Cleveland (12/31).

N F L S tat i st i cs - E arl Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2004 Hou

12

9

66

32

34

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2005 Hou

10

7

50

28

22

0.0

0.0

2

2

2

0

7

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

15

15

70

57

13

2.0

22.0

1

2

2

0

4

1

0

0

0

Totals

37

31

186

117

69

2.0

22.0

3

4

2

0

12

1

0

0

0

Single game Highs: tackles 11 @ New England (12-17-06) 11 @ Baltimore (12-4-05) 10 @ Indianapolis (9-17-06) Interceptions 1 @ New York Giants (11-5-06) E. Manning 1 vs. Arizona (12-18-05) J. McCown 1 vs. San Francisco (1-1-06) A. Smith

Sacks 1.0 @ Oakland (12-3-06) A. Brooks 1.0 vs. Miami (10-1-06) D. Culpepper Forced Fumbles 1 @ Indianapolis (9-17-06)

Height: 5-10 Weight: 179 College: Kansas State Hometown: Irving, Texas 6th NFL Season 6th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 28 Acquired: D6a, 2002 2006 GP/GS: 11/10 Career GP/GS: 50/23 Teams: Houston, 2002-06

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DeMarcus FAGGINS CORNERBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in sixth round (173rd pick overall) of 2002 NFL Draft…Signed by Texans on July 13, 2002…Re-signed by Texans to practice squad on September 1, 2003…Activated on November 9, 2003.

PRO: A veteran cover corner with deceptive speed and agility off the line…has played in

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50 games with 23 starts in five professional seasons…registered 131 career tackles, 42 passes defensed, and five interceptions, including one for a TD…recovered two career fumbles, including one for a 58-yard touchdown…also has 14 career special teams tackles…began his career on the practice squad and played his way into a starting job…one of seven original Texans on roster.

2005 (Houston 13/10): Played in 13 games, starting 10…registered career-high numbers in tackles (53) and passes defensed (14)… also made three special teams stops…tied a career high with eight tackles in first start of the season at Cincinnati (10/2)…posted six tackles and one pass defensed while starting against Tennessee (10/9)…also added two tackles on special teams…made six tackles with one pass defensed during start

at Seattle (10/16)…posted seven tackles and two pass defensed against Indianapolis (10/23)…returned from his hamstring injury to make one tackle while playing nickel corner at Baltimore (12/4)…made six tackles and had one pass defensed at San Francisco (1/1/06).

2004 (Houston 16/2): Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career, starting two when the Texans opened with three corners…amassed 37 tackles and three interceptions and broke up nine passes…added seven special teams stops…posted three tackles in season opener against San Diego (9/12)…broke up three passes and recorded first-career interception in win over Oakland (10/3)…picked off Raiders QB Kerry Collins in the fourth quarter at the Texans’ one-yard line…started in nickel formation against Minnesota (10/10), collecting four tackles…provided Kodak moment in punctuating 20-6 win over Jacksonville (10/31)…picked off Jaguars QB Byron Leftwich and raced 43 yards for first-career score, leaping into the north stands amidst a sea of battle red…also notched six tackles…collected three tackles and broke up a pass in win over Titans (11/28)…racked up career-high eight tackles against Colts (12/12)…picked off Browns QB Kelly Holcomb in season against versus Cleveland (1/2/05). 2003 (Houston 8/1): Played in eight games, starting one contest at cornerback…inactive for eight games while on the practice squad…totaled 11 tackles and 12 passes defensed…recorded four special teams tackles…released and then signed to the practice squad the following day (8/31),…signed to the active roster (11/9)…made 2003 debut at Cincinnati (11/9) on special teams…tied CB Aaron Glenn with a team-leading three passes defensed in the win at Buffalo (11/16)…collected two tackles and one pass defensed vs. New England (11/23)…started his first-career NFL game in season finale against Indianapolis (12/28)…recorded two

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Special Teams Tackles: 7 total; 2004 – 1, 2005 – 1, 2006 – 5

2006 (Houston 11/10): Returned from a foot injury suffered during training camp to play in 11 games and start 10…finished the season with 30 total tackles, 27 solo…picked up his first career sack against Buffalo on QB JP Losman…finished season with two interceptions, 10 passes defensed, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries…one of the fumble recoveries he returned for a 58-yard touchdown…started his first game back from injury and registered four solo stops and a forced fumble against Jacksonville (10/22)…saw action as a reserve and did not make a tackle at Tennessee (10/29)…started and recorded four stops, three solo at New York Giants (11/5)…started and finished with two solo tackles, his first interception of the season and four passes defensed at Jacksonville (11/12)…started and recorded four solo tackles, three passes defensed and his first career sack, taking down QB JP Losman for a two-yard loss against Buffalo (11/19)…started and made one solo tackle and had one pass defensed at New York Jets (11/26)…started and finished with three total tackles, two solo and a fumble recovery for a 58-yard touchdown, the first fumble recovery touchdown of his career, at Oakland (12/3)…started and recorded one solo tackle, one interception, four passes defensed and his second fumble recovery of the season against Tennessee (12/10)…started and finished with six total stops at New England (12/17)…started and recorded three solo tackles against Indianapolis (12/24)…started and finished the season with two solo tackles against Cleveland (12/31).

honors as a sophomore…majored in social science.

tackles, three passes defensed, and one special teams tackle before leaving in the second quarter with a leg injury.

PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…first-team 2002 (Houston 2/0): Played in two games…

all-city and second-team all-state selection as a senior at Irving (Texas) High School… participated in Texans Blood Drive…took part in Take a Texan to School Day at Carver High School in Houston…walked the runway in Texans Style Show to benefit Family Services of Greater Houston and the Houston Texans Foundation…nicknamed “Petey”… born DeMarcus Faggins in Irving, Texas.

inactive for 14 games…made NFL debut versus Buffalo (10/13), seeing action on special teams…played corner in the dime package at Cleveland (10/20), also lining up on special teams.

after transferring from Navarro (Texas) Junior College…amassed 50 tackles and five interceptions…posted career-high 31 tackles, 10 passes defensed, and five interceptions as a senior, earning honorable-mention All-Big 12 honors…played in 13 games as a junior, collecting 19 tackles and eight passes defensed…picked off a pass in Cotton Bowl win over Tennessee…started two seasons at Navarro, earning first-team all-conference honors and honorable-mention All-America

Got his nickname of Petey from his grandmother

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

College: UCLA Hometown: Sacramento, California 12th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 34 Acquired: UFA (GB), 2006 2006 GP/GS: 9/9 Career GP/GS: 107/73 Teams: Green Bay, 1996-05; Houston, 2006

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TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Green Bay

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Weight: 303

TD

2002 Hou

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2003 Hou

8

1

11

6

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

0

2004 Hou

16

2

37

31

6

0

0.0

3

47

43t

1

9

0

0

0

0

2005 Hou

13

10

53

34

19

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

11

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

11

10

30

27

3

1

2.0

2

0

0

0

10

1

2

58

1

Totals

50

23

131

98

33

1

2.0

5

47

43t

1

42

1

2

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Packers in third round (90th pick overall) of 1996 NFL Draft…Signed by Packers on July 17, 1996…Placed on injured reserve with leg injury on August 19, 1996…Placed on physically unable to perform list with ankle injury on August 19, 1997…Traded by Packers to Carolina Panthers for an undisclosed draft pick on August 31, 1998; trade later voided because Flanagan failed physical on September 1, 1998…Granted free agency on February 12, 1999…Re-signed by Packers on March 25, 1999…Placed on physically unable to perform list with knee injury from August 2-30, 2004…Placed on injured reserve with knee injury on October 2, 2004…Signed by Houston Texans on March 24, 2006.

Single game Highs: Tackles 8 vs. Indianapolis (12-12-04) 8 @ Cincinnati (10-2-05) 7 vs. Indianapolis (10-23-05) Interceptions 1 vs. Oakland (12-10-06) V. Young 1 vs. Jacksonville (11-12-06) D. Garrard 1 vs. Cleveland (1-1-05) K. Holcomb Sacks 1 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06) J. Losman

Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Jacksonville (10-22-06) Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. Tennessee (12-10-06) 1 @ Oakland (12-3-06) Touchdowns 1 vs. Oakland (FR 58 yards; 12-3-06) 1 vs. Jacksonville (INT 43 yards; 10-31-04)

Special Teams Tackles: 15 total; 2002 – 1, 2003 – 4, 2004 – 7, 2005 – 3

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honors: Played in the 2003 Pro Bowl. PRO: Seasoned veteran has been be counted on to mentor a young offensive line…spent the end of last season on injured reserve… led the line that drastically reduced sack total from 68 in 2005 to 40 in 2006…spent 10 seasons in Green Bay playing for Texans assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Sherman…has played in 107 games with 73 starts…has postseason experience with Green Bay, starting in five playoff games…started every game for the Packers

from 2001 to 2003…Pro Bowler in 2003… holds a consecutive games played streak of 87 games, including postseason, before an injury snapped the streak in 2004.

2006 (Houston 9/9): Started nine games before being placed on injured reserve with cracked ribs…started at center to open the season against Philadelphia (9/10)…started his 100th career game at center at Indianapolis (9/17)…inactive against Washington (9/24) and Miami (10/1)…rejoined the starting lineup at center at Dallas (10/15)…blocked for rookie RB Wali Lundy who finished the game with 93 rushing yards on 19 carries against Jacksonville (10/22)…with the rest of the offensive line, assisted Lundy rush for a careerhigh 116 yards on 18 carries at Tennessee (10/29)…started at center at the New York Giants (11/5)…started at center and blocked for Samkon Gado, who rushed for 67 yards on 17 carries at Jacksonville (11/12)…started at center against Buffalo and once again led the line blocking for Gado, who rushed for a new season-high 69 yards on 10 carries (11/19)…started and played in his final game of the season where he suffered a rib injury at New York Jets (11/26). 2005 (Green Bay 14/14): Played in and started 14 games at center…inactive against New

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COLLEGE: Played two years at Kansas State

Height: 6-5

2004 (Green Bay 3/3): Fought back from a knee injury suffered in preseason to begin the regular season as Green Bay’s starting center for the fourth straight year…started the first three games at center before being placed on injured reserve…started against Chicago (9/19), but missed parts of the Packers’ final two offensive series as a result of knee discomfort that stemmed from his preseason condition…returned to play at Indianapolis (9/26), anchoring an offensive line that allowed QB Brett Favre to throw for 360 yards…placed on injured reserve (10/2) and underwent left knee surgery five days later. 2003 (Green Bay 16/16): Served as the Packers’ starting center for the third straight season…started all 16 games, plus both playoff contests…played every meaningful snap over the course of the year…made his first-career Pro Bowl appearance becoming the first Green Bay center named to the NFC squad since 1996…received the most fan votes by a center (143,655) in Pro Bowl balloting conducted on NFL.com…helped Green Bay to single-season franchise records for yards rushing (2,558) and yards per carry (5.05), including 1,883 yards by Green to break Jim Taylor’s 41-year-old team rushing mark…played a key part in November stretch when Green Bay rushed for 190-ormore yards in four straight games. 2002 (Green Bay 16/13): Played in all 16 regular-season games, making 13 starts…demonstrated his versatility by starting games at

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center and left tackle in addition to reserve duty at a pair of other spots…also was the starter at left tackle for Green Bay’s playoff game with Atlanta (1/4/03)…saw limited playing time at both right guard and tight end at other points in the year when injuries necessitated it…did not have a holding penalty called on him for the second straight year… missed most of training camp after fracturing the thumb on his right (snapping) hand in practice…made his first start of the year at center, but was forced to move to right guard late in the third quarter, replacing G Marco Rivera in win over Carolina (9/29)…played the first quarter-and-a-half at left tackle before moving back inside to center for the rest of the contest against Miami (11/4)…helped Green Bay run for 181 yards in full-time return to left tackle (12/1).

2001 (Green Bay 16/16, playoffs 2/2): Entered training camp as the likely starter at center and held off the challenge of the incumbent, Frank Winters, during the preseason to win the starting job…started all 16 regular-season games, plus both playoff contests…did not incur a single holding penalty in his first season as the starter…played an integral role in the success of the Packers’ offensive line, which allowed the third-fewest sacks in the NFL (22) and the least by a Green Bay team in 27 years. 2000 (Green Bay 16/2): Played in all 16 games

for the first time as a pro, starting twice… made first NFL start – and saw his most extensive playing time to that point – when he replaced the injured C Frank Winters (ankle) at Arizona (9/24)…also started for Winters the following week against Chicago (10/1)… was on the field for most of the fourth quarter of rematch at Chicago (12/3)…played two-and-a-half quarters at center against Philadelphia (9/17).

1999 (Green Bay 15/0): Served as the backup center throughout the season…played in 15 games, mostly in a special teams capacity… dressed but did not play in the season opener against Oakland (9/12)…received late-game action at center in victories at San Diego (10/24) and at San Francisco (11/29).

1998 (Green Bay 2/0): Saw his first playing

time as a professional following two years on the sidelines…got into two regular-season games plus the team’s playoff loss at San Francisco…made NFL debut as part of the field goal protection group against Chicago (12/13)…inactive for 12 of the team’s first 13 games before suiting up for the final three contests following a season-ending leg injury to Winters.

1997 (Green Bay 0/0): Sidelined for a second

consecutive season when the muscle and nerve damage associated with his 1996 leg injury were slow to respond…initially went on reserve/physically unable to perform list during training camp (8/19), forcing him to miss at least the league-mandated first six games…recovered sufficiently to practice with the team before being placed on season-ending physically unable to perform list (11/11). 1996 (Green Bay 0/0) Spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve after suffering a fracture to both bones in his lower right leg while blocking on the opening kickoff of the team’s second preseason game, against Pittsburgh (8/11)…underwent surgery the next day to place a stabilizing rod in the larger bone of his lower leg…placed on injured reserve (8/19).

COLLEGE: Was a three-year starter and letterman (1993-95) at UCLA…started 32 consecutive games, longest streak on the team, to close out his career…earned firstteam All-Pacific 10 Conference honors as a junior and senior…also received third-team All-America recognition from Football News in 1995…was co-offensive winner of the school’s Kenneth S. Washington Award for

outstanding senior, a season when he registered 79 knockdown blocks…played under Texans assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Sherman, who was the Bruins’ offensive line coach, in 1994…went on that year to be chosen as one of three offensive winners of the Captain Don Brown Memorial Trophy for most improved player…was redshirted in 1991…earned a spot on the Director’s Academic Honor Roll three times…holds B.A. degree in history.

PERSONAL: Flanagan and his wife, Jen, have one daughter, Adeline…was an all-state, allleague, and all-city selection in football at Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, Calif., where he played offensive and defensive tackle, lettering twice…helped lead team to an 11-1 record and the CIF section finals as a senior, when the team captain recorded 91 tackles and 13.5 sacks…also was a two-time letterman in basketball…enjoys reading, particularly spy and historical novels as well as mysteries…worked with the American Cancer Society of Green Bay, taping a public service announcement to promote breast cancer awareness in 1999… prior to the 2002 NFL season, completed his coursework to earn his undergraduate degree in history…born Michael Christopher Flanagan in Washington, D.C.

An avid reader. Has been known to finish off several books in a week’s time.

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Games/ Starts: 107/73 Total; (playoffs - 5/5 ) 1998 - 2/ 0, 1999 - 15/ 0, 2000 - 16/ 2, 2001 - 16/16 (Playoffs - 2/2), 2002 - 16/13 (Playoffs - 1/1), 2003 - 16/16 (Playoffs - 2/2), 2004 - 3/3, 2005 - 14/14, 2006 - 9/9

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Orleans (10/9) and at Minnesota (10/23)…recovered a fumble on the first play of the game to preserve a scoring drive against Cleveland (9/18)…anchored an offensive line that helped the offense gain 351 total yards and blocked for the Packers’ first 100-yard rusher of the year, RB Samkon Gado, in a 33-25 victory at Atlanta (11/13)…provided a key block on Gado’s 33-yard TD run, taking Eagles LB Jeremiah Trotter out of the play at Philadelphia (11/27)…left the game after aggravating a hernia injury against Chicago on Christmas Day (12/25)…started after refusing to sit out the season finale against Seattle (1/1/06).

Height: 5-10

and finished with four tackles…was named Chargers Alumni Player of Week after recording first-career sack and an interception (19 yards) against Philadlphia (10/23)…broke up key second-down pass in the end zone during late fourth-quarter goal-line stand to help preserve victory vs. New York Jets (11/6).

Weight: 185 College: Wisconsin Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri 7th NFL Season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 28 Acquired: UFA, 2007 (DET) 2006 GP/GS: 13/10

2004 (San Diego 16/0): Pulled in first intercep-

Career GP/GS: 50/23 Teams: Miami 2001-03; San Diego 2004-05; Detroit 2006

CORNERBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected after junior sea-

son by Miami Dolphins in first round (26th pick overall) of 2001 NFL Draft…Signed by Dolphins on July 25, 2001…On injured reserve from December 1, 2003-remainder of season…Traded by Dolphins to San Diego Chargers to complete March 15 trade that sent WR David Boston from San Diego to Miami on March 16, 2004…Granted unconditional free agency on March 11, 2006… Signed by Detroit Lions on May 1, 2006… Granted unconditional free agency on March 2, 2007…Signed by Houston Texans on April 5, 2007.

PRO: Fletcher stepped in to make big plays

in his first season with Detroit in 2006, tying for a team-best three interceptions for 122 yards…has played in 84 career games with eight starts…142 career tackles, 118 solo… contributed 26 passes defensed, seven interceptions and two forced fumbles in his career…best season was in 2002 in Miami when he finished with a career-high 39 tackles (36 solo) and two interceptions, one of which he returned 30 yards.

2006 (Detroit 13/2): Snatched a career-best

three interceptions to tie for the team-lead… recorded 35 tackles, 33 solo, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery in 13 appearances with two starts for the Lions…

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had one assisted tackle and three special teams tackles in his first action as a Lion against Seattle (9/10)…saw extended time at Chicago (9/17), making two solo tackles and one pass breakup…made his first start as a Lion at LCB, recording four tackles, three solo and one fumble recovery against Green Bay (9/24)…tied LB Ernie Sims for a team and game-high, as well as a single-game career-high, 11 tackles, nine solo, in his second start of the year at St. Louis (10/1)…recorded the first interception of the year for the defense at Minnesota (10/8) and returned it 29 yards…also added two tackles, one solo… made two tackles, one solo, against Buffalo (10/15)…inactive versus Atlanta (11/5) and San Francisco (11/12)…had two solo tackles at Arizona (11/19)…inactive at New England (12/3)…registered his first career touchdown against Minnesota (12/10) on an 88-yard interception of Vikings’ QB Brad Johnson while also making two tackles, one solo, in the game…made his second consecutive interception in back-to-back games, and career-best third of the season, at Green Bay (12/17) along with one solo tackle and one pass breakup…had one solo tackle at Dallas (12/31).

2005 (San Diego 14/0): Saw first significant action at Oakland (10/16) while replacing Drayton Florence and Sammy Davis at corner

2003 (Miami 11/0): Had a season-high three

tackles at Tennessee (11/9)…placed on injured reserve (12/1) after suffering fractured left forearm at Dallas (11/27).

2002 (Miami 16/4): Tied for second on

Dolphins’ defense with 13 passes defensed…tallied first-career interception off Peyton Manning and had a season-high 10 tackles at Indianapolis (9/15)…intercepted a Chris Chandler pass and batted down a season-high three others in Monday Night Football win over Chicago (12/9)…his interception return against Bears was a then career-long 30 yards.

school records with 21 career interceptions and 57 passes defensed…set a Big Ten conference record with 459 career interception return yards and five interception return touchdowns…declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season in which he was the recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award, annually given to the nation’s top defensive back… was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year following his final season with the Badgers.

PERSONAL: A native of St. Louis, Missouri…

was an All-America defensive back and quarterback for the Spartans at Hazelwood East High School as well as a three-year team captain…favorite team as a youth was the 1985 Chicago Bears and he was a fan of Walter Payton…enjoys cooking—his specialty is grilled trout…learned to cook from some family and partially self-taught…has a degree in Behavioral Sciences and Law and would like to apply that to his post-football career…loves working with children…likes to watch movies and frequents drive-in theaters…brother, Jason, a former college football player at the University of LouisianaLafayette, is his agent and negotiates all of his contracts.

Won the 2000 Jim Thorpe Award, awarded to the top defensive back in the NCAA

2001 (Miami 14/2): Played in 14 games with

two starts as a rookie…started first-career game against New York Jets (11/18).

N F L S tat i st i cs - F letcher Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2001 Mia

14

2

10

9

1

0

0

0

0

-

0

1

0

0

0

0

2002 Mia

16

4

39

36

3

0

0

2

30

30

0

13

0

0

0

0

2003 Mia

11

0

9

7

2

0

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

2004

SD

16

0

27

24

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

5

1

0

0

0

2005

SD

14

0

28

20

8

1

13

1

19

19

0

5

0

0

0

0

2006 Det

13

2

35

33

2

0

0

3

122

88t

1

2

1

0

0

0

TOTALS

84

8

148

129

24

1

13

7

171

88t

1

26

2

0

0

0 (cont.)

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tion of season against Jacksonville (10/10) and ensuing possession resulted in 28-yard field goal to give San Diego 27-7 lead in the third quarter…recovered fumble on first play of second quarter at Atlanta (10/17)…registered a season-high seven tackles in season finale against Kansas City (1/2/05)…had one tackle in Wild Card Playoff game against New York Jets (1/8/05).

COLLEGE: As a collegian for Wisconsin, set

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Single game Highs: Tackles 10 @ Indianapolis (9-15-02) 9 @ St. Louis (10-01-06) 7 vs. Kansas City (1-2-05) Interceptions 1, seven times, most recent: 1 @ Green Bay (12-1-06) 1 vs. Minnesota (12-10-06) 1 @ Minnesota (10-8-06)

Sacks 1.0 @ Philadelphia (10-23-05) D. McNabb Forced Recoveries 1 vs. Green Bay (9-24-06) 1 @ Atlanta (10-17-04) Touchdowns 1 vs. Minnesota (88 yd. INT TD, 12-10-06)

Special Teams Tackles: 14 total; 2004 – 11, 2005 – 1, 2005 – 2

Weight: 226 College: Liberty Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina 3rd NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as ok Kickoff Weekend: 25 2006 GP/GS: 9/1 Career GP/GS: 17/6 Teams: Kansas City, 2005; Green Bay/Houston, 2006

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SAMKON GADO RUNNING BACK

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Kansas City

Chiefs as undrafted free agent on May 2, 2005…Waived by Chiefs on August 29, 2005…Signed by Chiefs to practice squad on September 5, 2005…Released by Chiefs on October 4, 2005…Signed by Green Bay Packers to practice squad on October 17, 2005…Promoted by Packers to active roster on October 29, 2005…Traded to the Houston Texans on September 13, 2006 for RB Vernand Morency.

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Honors: 2005 USA Today’s All-Joe Team,

2005 NFC Offensive Player of the Week (10), 2005 NFL Rookie of the Week (10 and 14), NFL Player of the Week (10).

PRO: Explosive young running back…been with three NFL teams…has rushed 199 times for 792 yards and seven TDs in his two years playing…traded from the Packers to the Texans in early 2006 and made an immediate impact…finished his sophomore season with 56 rushes for 210 yards with two teams and a

2006 (Green Bay 1/0, Houston 8/1): Played in nine total games, eight with the Texans and one with the Packers…traded for RB Vernand Morency…finished the season with 54 rushes for 217 yards and one TD…made his Texans debut at Indianapolis and rushed three times for 36 yards and caught one pass for three yards (9/17)…saw action as reserve RB against Washington (9/24)…contributed six rushes for nine yards and one catch for four yards against Miami (10/1)…rushed four times for five yards and caught four passes for 26 yards at Dallas (10/15)…started his first game as a Texan and rushed 10 times for 27 yards along with three catches for 15 yards against Jacksonville (10/22)…inactive at Tennessee (10/29) and at the New York Giants (11/5)…returned to action and rushed for a season-high 17 rushes for 67 yards at Jacksonville (11/12)…finished with 69 rushing yards on 10 carries and his first TD of the season…also caught five passes for 30 yards, with a long of 19 yards against Buffalo (11/19)…played his final game of the season and rushed four times for four yards at the New York Jets (11/26)…did not play at Oakland (12/3)…inactive the final four games of the season against Tennessee (12/10), at New England (12/17), against Indianapolis (12/24) and against Cleveland (12/24). 2005 (Green Bay 8/5): Played in eight games

with five starts and was inactive for the final two contests with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee…rushed for 582 yards on 143 carries (4.1 avg.), with six TDs…also had 10 receptions for 77 yards (7.7 avg.) and one touchdown…his six rushing TDs tied NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Cadillac Williams for the NFL lead among rookies…his 143 attempts, 582 yards and three 100-yard rushing games all ranked second on the Packers’ all-time rookie rushing list…named to USA Today’s ‘All-Joe’ team for his often unrecognized hard work…. made his NFL debut and rushed once for eight yards at Cincinnati (10/30)…made his first NFL start on his 23rd birthday at Atlanta (11/13), and scored all three Green Bay TDs in a Packers win…posted 103 rushing yards

and two touchdowns on 25 carries…also caught four passes for 5 yards and a touchdown…broke the Packers’ single-game rookie rushing record with 171 yards, on 29 carries (5.9 avg.), and one touchdown against Detroit (12/11).

COLLEGE: Played in 39 collegiate games at

Liberty, starting twice…totaled 273 carries for 1,631 yards (6.0 avg.) and 16 touchdowns as a collegian, in addition to catching 38 passes for 486 yards and six TDs…gained a career-high 901 yards, on 138 attempts, as a senior, including a team-leading 11 touchdowns…finished his senior season with four 100-yard rushing performances while playing in nine games…was a first-team All-Big South Conference pick.

PERSONAL:

Nicknames include ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ and ‘The Analyzer,’ the latter given to him because a former coach said he thought too much…was a four-sport letter winner (football, track, soccer and basketball) at Ben Lippen High School in Columbia, S.C…twice earned all-area, allregion and all-state selection in football…father, Jeremiah, left Nigeria in 1990 to study at a South Carolina Bible college, Columbia International University, and his family, including then-nine-year-old Samkon and four sisters, joined the elder Gado in the United States a year later…wears No. 35 in honor of Nigerian-born Christian Okoye…featured on Phil Simms’ All-Iron team, which aired during Super Bowl XLI pregame show…holds aspirations of one day becoming a medical missionary in his native Nigeria upon completion of his football career; he would like to practice eye surgery, orthopedics or tropical medicine…given name is Samkon Kaltho Gado…earned academic all-conference honors with a 3.66 GPA in health promotions, in addition to being a member of the university’s honors program…holds B.S. degree in health promotions.

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touchdown…also has 27 career catches for 162 yards and one TD.

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Regular Season

Year

Team

GP

GS

RUSHING Att Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

2005

GB

8

2006

GB

2006

Avg

Lg

5

143

582

4.1

64t

6

10

77

7.7

30

1

1

0

2

-7

-3.5

-3

0

1

5

5.0

5

0

Hou

8

1

54

217

4.0

34

1

16

80

5.0

19

0



17

6

199

792

4.0

64t

7

27

162

6.0

30

1

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2 at Atlanta (11-13-05) 1, five times, most recent: 1 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06) 1 vs. Detroit (12-11-05) Receptions 5 vs. Buffalo (30 yards, 11-19-06) 4 @ Dallas (26 yards, 10-15-06) Receiving Yards 30 vs. Buffalo (5 receptions, 11-19-06) 30 vs. Minnesota (1 reception, 11-21-05) Long 30 vs. Minnesota (12-11-05) 19 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06)

Fumbles/Lost: 4/0 total; 2005 – 3/0, 2006 – 1/0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 218 College: Nebraska Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska 10th NFL Season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 30 Acquired: UFA (GB), 2007 2006 GP/GS: 14/14 Career GP/GS: 127/92 Teams: Seattle, 1998-99; Green Bay, 2000-06

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AHMAN GREEN RUNNING BACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected after junior season by Seattle Seahawks in third round (76th overall) of 1998 NFL draft…Signed by Seahawks on July 18, 1998…Traded by

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Seahawks with fifth-round pick (WR/KR Joey Jamison) in 2000 draft to Green Bay Packers for CB Fred Vinson and sixth-round pick (DT Tim Watson) in 2000 draft on April 14, 2000…

HONORS: Played in the 2002, 2004 and 2005

Pro Bowls, named to 2003 Pro Bowl but sat out due to injury, 2004 NFC Offensive Player of the Week (7)2003 NFC Offensive Player of the Week (4, 12, 17), 2003 NFL Air & Ground Award (Week 4, 5, 9, 17), 2001 NFC Offensive Player of the Week (1 and 8), 2001 ALLMadden Team, 2001 2nd Team Associated Press All-Pro.

PRO: A tremendous offensive weapon who

rebounded from a leg injury that ended his 2005 season rushing for 1,059 yards and five touchdowns in 2006…has rushed for 8,491 yards and 54 touchdowns in nine seasons, the last seven of which were spent with the Green Bay Packers…is a four-time Pro Bowl selection…holds the Packers record with six 1,000-yard seasons…is Green Bay’s all-time leader in total yards from scrimmage with 10,870 yards (8,162 rushing, 2,708 receiving)… ranks second on the Green Bay all-time rushing list with 8,162 yards as a Packer, only 45 yards behind Hall of Famer Jim Taylor’s total of 8,207…holds the Packers record for most touchdowns in a season with 20 in 2003 and has the third-most touchdowns in Packers history with 67…ran for more yards (6,848) and had more total yards from scrimmage (9,036) than any back in the NFL from 200004…has tremendous speed, he is one of only two backs in NFL history with multiple touchdown runs of 90-plus yards (Bo Jackson is the other) and has eight career carries of at least 60 yards…ran for 329 yards and one touchdown in two seasons with the Seahawks before being traded to Green Bay in 2000.

2006 (Green Bay 14/14): The Packers’ prima-

ry halfback for a sixth straight year, started 14 games and was inactive for two others… missed consecutive contests (Weeks 4-5) with a hamstring pull, then returned after the bye week…with a sixth 1,000-yard season, took sole possession of the franchise’s career record…led the team with 1,059 yards on 266 carries (4.0 avg.) with five touch-

downs and five of the Packers’ seven 100yard rushing performances…finished second on the club with 46 receptions for 373 yards and one touchdown…went 225 offensive touches (197 carries, 27 receptions, one recovery) without a fumble from Sept. 24Dec. 31 until a fumble in the season finale… played 647 offensive snaps and piled up 1,432 total yards…rebounded impressively from a ruptured quadriceps tendon that ended his ’05 season…started the season opener against Chicago (9/10) and had a game-high 110 rushing yards on 20 attempts…at Detroit (9/24), had 131 yards from scrimmage and led the team with eight catches for 68 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown reception that gave the Packers a 31-21 fourth-quarter advantage…inactive at Philadelphia (10/2) and against St. Louis (10/8)…ran for 118 yards on 18 carries at Miami (10/22)…galloped for a 70-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter… ran for a game-high 106 yards on 21 carries with two touchdowns in 31-14 victory over Arizona (10/29)…posted a season-high 122 yards on 23 carries at Buffalo (11/5)… had a five-yard touchdown on the Packers’ first drive at Seattle (11/27), giving Green Bay a 7-0…also finished second on the team with five catches for 39 yards…ran for 102 yards on 14 carries against the New York Jets (12/3)…had 21 carries for 77 yards at San Francisco (12/10), including a one-yard touchdown plunge that gave Green Bay a 173 lead…amassed 123 total yards of offense (79 rushing and 44 receiving yards on seven catches) in 17-9 win over Detroit (12/17)… made a 13-yard run to set up the team’s first field goal, and was on the receiving end of QB Brett Favre’s 5,000th career completion against Minnesota (12/21)…collected 110 total yards (22 rushes for 71 yards, four catches for 39 yards) in the season finale at Chicago (12/31)…reached 1,000 yards on a three-yard carry that helped to set up the Packers’ first touchdown.

2005 (Green Bay 5/5): Started five games and

was inactive for one other contest before being placed on Injured Reserve (10/25)… ruptured his right quadriceps tendon at Minnesota (10/23) and underwent seasonending surgery two days later…finished second on the team with 255 yards rush-

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Career Highs: Rushes 29 vs. Minnesota (171 yards, 12-11-05) 26 @ Philadelphia (111 yards, 11-27-05) 26 vs. Pittsburgh (62 yards, 11-6-05) Rushing Yards 171 vs. Minnesota (29 rushes, 12-11-05) 111 vs. Minnesota (26 rushes, 12-11-05) 103 @ Atlanta (25 rushes, 11-13-05) Long 64t vs. Minnesota (12-11-05) 34 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06) 33t @ Philadelphia (11-27-05)

RECEIVING No Yds

Granted free agency on March 2, 2001…Resigned by Packers on July 24, 2001…Placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on October 25, 2005…Granted free agency on March 2, 2007…Signed by Houston Texans on March 5, 2007.

ing on 77 carries (3.3 avg.) and also made 19 catches for 147 yards to go over 300 career receptions. of an offense that set a Packers franchise record with 6,357 yards…voted to the Pro Bowl for the fourth straight year, he started 15 regular-season games and was inactive for the other contest, against St. Louis (11/29), due to injury…also started NFC Wild Card playoff game against Minnesota (1/9/05)…finished fourth in NFC rushing with 1,163 yards (259 carries, 4.5 avg., seven TDs)…also made 40 receptions for 275 yards and one TD…completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to WR Donald Driver at Detroit (10/17), his first TD toss as a pro…surpassed the 1,000yard mark for a fifth consecutive season to tie the Green Bay franchise record…enjoyed four 100-yard rushing days, pushing his Green Bay total to a club-record 28…recorded a multitude of accomplishments in victory over Dallas (10/24) in running for a season-high 163 yards and two touchdowns, including a 90-yard score, on 15 carries as he captured NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors…his 90-yard TD was the longest run ever against the Cowboys and was voted as the ‘Levitra Play of the Week’ for Week 7… the play also was the NFL’s longest rush in 2004…the performance against Dallas put him over 10,000 all-purpose yards as a professional, including his kickoff returns during the 1998-99 seasons with Seattle…had a career-high 33 carries for 119 yards (3.6 avg.) and two TDs in the season-opening Monday night game at Carolina (9/13), adding another score on a three-yard reception for only the second three-touchdown game of his pro career.

2003 (Green Bay 16/16): Started all 16 regular-season games for the second time in three years, along with both playoff contests, and turned in one of the best seasons by a back in NFL history…tied for the seventh-best rushing season in NFL history with 1,883 yards and was second only to Baltimore’s Jamal Lewis (2,066 yards) for the league rushing title…his 1,883 yards, which would have led the NFL in 77 of the league’s 85 seasons, was the best individual rushing season by a player not winning the rushing

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triumph…ran for a Green Bay postseason record 156 yards in Divisional playoff game at Philadelphia (1/11/04).

2002 (Green Bay 14/14): Finished with the fifth-best rushing season in Green Bay history, gaining 1,240 yards, good for fourth in the NFC, on 286 carries despite missing two full games and sitting out the second half of two other contests due to injury…also added 393 yards and two TDs on 57 receptions… started 14 regular-season games and was inactive for the other two contests…had a career-high three rushing touchdowns in win over Washington (10/20)…averaged a season-best 6.5 yards per carry (12 attempts for 78 yards) versus Chicago (12/1)…started and rushed 11 times for 34 yards in NFC Wild Card playoff game vs. Atlanta (1/4/03). 2001 (Green Bay 16/16): Started in all 16

games for the first time in four professional campaigns…also started both playoff contests…finished second in the NFC in rushing yards, with 1,387, and total yards from scrimmage, 1,981…also led the Packers in receiving for the second straight year with 62 catches for 594 yards and two TDs… earned selection to his first-ever Pro Bowl and was a second-team All-Pro selection of the Associated Press and Football Digest… also was an All-NFC pick of Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America and Football News…chosen to the ‘All-Madden Team’ of then-Fox Sports analyst John Madden…named as the team’s Most Valuable Player…became the first player to lead his team in rushing and receiving in back-to-back years since Roger Craig led the 49ers in each category in 1987 and ’88…had three runs of 60-or-more yards, all in the season’s first half (83t vs. Detroit, 61 at Minnesota and 63t in the Tampa Bay rematch)…was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week two times (vs. Detroit 9/9 and vs. Tampa Bay 11/4)…scored on runs of 31 and 83 yards to help catapult Green Bay to a 21-0 first quarter lead while rushing for 122 yards on four carries in the first quarter of seasonopening 28-6 victory over Detroit (9/9)…ran for 125 yards and one touchdown on a season-high 29 carries in 17-7 rematch victory against Chicago (12/9), becoming the first 100-yard rusher allowed by the Bears in 21

games…led Green Bay in postseason rushing with 180 yards and one TD on 37 carries (4.9 avg.)…also had 10 catches for 67 yards…ran 21 times for 86 yards in NFC Wild Card playoff win over San Francisco (1/13/02), including a nine-yard touchdown romp off right tackle in the last two minutes to seal 25-15 triumph.

2000 (Green Bay 16/11): Played in all 16 games for the second time in his career and started 11, including the final eight contests…responded by rushing for 1,175 yards on 263 carries to pace the team and rank sixth in the NFC…also posted 10 rushing touchdowns…coupled with a team-leading and career-high 73 receptions for 559 yards and three TDs, he became the first Green Bay player to lead the club in both rushing and receiving in 23 years…total of 1,734 yards from scrimmage ranked fourth in the NFC…returned from a knee injury sustained in preseason to start in the season opener against New York Jets (9/3)…turned in the first twoTD game of his pro career with two- and oneyard scoring plunges in 31-28 victory over San Francisco (10/15), the first of five twoTD games on the season…scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in 26-13 victory over Detroit (12/10), including a season-long 39-yard scamper, while rushing for 118 yards on a season-high 27 attempts…notched two rushing touchdowns in season finale against Tampa Bay (12/24)…also matched his single-game best for receptions with nine and established a career high for yards receiving (78). 1999 (Seattle 14/0): Saw action in 14 regular-

season games with the Seahawks and was inactive for the other two contests…also played on special teams in Seattle’s Wild Card playoff game vs. Miami (1/9/00)…made his mark on special teams as the club’s main kickoff returner, finishing with a 22.7-yard average on 36 returns for 818 yards, ranking sixth in the AFC…was Seattle’s second-leading rusher with 120 yards on 26 carries (4.6 avg.)…rushed three times for 29 yards in win over Buffalo (10/24), his first offensive action of the season…also had a season-long 54yard kickoff return against the Bills…registered a season-high nine carries for 40 yards versus Cincinnati (11/7).

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2004 (Green Bay 15/15): Was a key component

title…twice broke the Packers’ single-game rushing record over the course of the season…first set the mark with 192 yards on Monday night against Philadelphia (11/10), surpassing the prior club record of 190 set by Dorsey Levens in 1997…later, in the regularseason finale with Denver (12/28), became the first Green Bay player to rush for 200-ormore yards in a game with a 218-yard effort (adding a nine-yard reception, his 227 yards from scrimmage were a club single-game record by a RB)…the 98-yarder stands as the second-longest rushing play in NFL history, behind only the 99-yard run of the Cowboys’ Tony Dorsett (Jan. 3, 1983, at Minnesota), and marked Green’s 20th TD of the season, a franchise record…set a team record with an NFC-best 2,250 yards from scrimmage, surpassing his own 2001 mark of 1,981 and becoming first Packer to top 2,000 in a single season…voted as a starter on the NFC Pro Bowl squad and received the most fan votes by an NFC running back in Pro Bowl balloting conducted on NFL.com…second-team All-Pro selection by Football Digest and was named to the All-NFC team of Pro Football Weekly…received recognition as the NFC Offensive Player of the Year from the Kansas City Committee of 101…a three-time selection as NFC Offensive Player of the Week, earning the honor for showings at Chicago (9/29) and against San Francisco (11/23) and Denver (12/28)…also garnered two Snickers Hungriest Player awards, for games at Chicago (9/29) and against Philadelphia (11/10, shared with Donovan McNabb)… won the inaugural FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year award, based on fan voting conducted on NFL.com…did not fumble over his last 246 offensive touches, including postseason…led the team in rushing during the postseason with 222 yards and two TDs on 48 carries…ripped off a 65-yard touchdown on the second play of the game against Detroit (9/14) to help spark the Packers to their first win of the year…enjoyed his third straight 100-yard day (139) against Kansas City (10/12)…carried 27 times for 154 yards in 2010 win over San Francisco (11/23)…ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in Wild Card playoff victory against Seattle (1/4/04), lifting Green Bay from a 20-13 deficit to a 2720 advantage in its eventual 33-27 overtime

1998 (Seattle 16/0): Appeared in all 16 games in his rookie season with Seattle and finished with 209 yards and one TD on 35 carries (6.0 avg.)…made a significant contribution on special teams with 27 kickoff returns for 620 yards (23.0 avg.) and also posted six tackles on the coverage units…made his first NFL action memorable with 100 yards on just six carries in pro debut at Philadelphia (9/6), including a season-long 64-yard scamper that led to a six-yard scoring plunge on the following play for his first NFL TD…registered a career-long 57-yard kickoff return in the second half at San Diego (10/25). 1995-97 at the University of Nebraska…finished career with 3,880 rushing yards and 42 touchdowns, both totals good for second place on the Cornhuskers’ all-time list…also posted 300 yards and three TDs on 35 career receptions…in three bowl games, rushed 45 times for 326 yards and three touchdowns…as a junior (1997), garnered All-Big 12 Conference recognition and was named second-team All-America by the Associated Press and The Sporting News as Nebraska captured the national championship…also was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, the annual honor for college football’s top running back…registered 278 carries for 1,877 yards (6.8 avg.) and 22 touchdowns, a school record for juniors…rumbled for 206 yards and two TDs in 42-17 Orange Bowl victory over Tennessee to help Nebraska capture the national title…earned honorable mention Academic All-Big 12 honors that season as well…posted a career-high 214 yards and one touchdown in 1996 game against Iowa State…enjoyed a successful freshman campaign during Nebraska’s 1995 national championship season, rushing for 1,086 yards and 13 touchdowns on 141 carries (7.7 avg.)… holds degree in geography.

PERSONAL: Was a high school All-America selection and state Player of the Year at Central High School in Omaha…rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a junior and senior after transferring from North High, where he topped 1,000 yards as a sophomore…a three-year letter winner in football as a running back, also played linebacker and han-

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N F L S tat i st i cs - G reen

Regular Season

Year

Team

GP

GS

RUSHING Att Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

1998

SEA

16

1999

SEA

2000

Avg

Lg

TD

0

35

209

6.0

64

1

3

2

0.7

3

0

14

0

26

120

4.6

21

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

GB

16

11

263

1,175

4.5

39t

10

73

559

7.7

31

3

2001

GB

16

16

304

1,387

4.6

83t

9

62

594

9.6

42

2

2002

GB

14

14

286

1,240

4.3

43

7

57

393

6.9

23t

2

2003

GB

16

16

355

1,883

5.3

*98t

15

50

367

7.3

27

5

2004

GB

15

15

259

1,163

4.5

*90t

7

40

275

6.9

48

1

2005

GB

5

5

77

255

3.3

13

0

19

147

7.7

20

0

2006

GB

14

14

266

1,059

4.0

70t

5

46

373

8.1

20

1



126

91

1,871

8,491

4.5

98t

54

350

2,710

7.7

48

14

Totals

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KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS Year

Team

No.

Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

1998

SEA

27

620

23.0

57

0

1999

SEA

36

818

22.7

52

0

NFL TOTALS



63

1,438

22.8

57

0

POSTSEASON



2

33

16.5

20

0

Postseason Season

Year

Team

GP

GS

1999

SEA

1

0

0

2001

GB

2

2

2002

GB

1

2003

GB

2004 POSTSEASON

RUSHING Att Yds

RECEIVING No Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

Avg

Lg

TD

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

37

180

4.9

49

1

10

67

6.7

13

0

1

11

34

3.1

14

0

1

3

3.0

3

0

2

2

48

222

4.6

33

2

8

60

7.5

13

0

GB

1

1

20

80

4.0

12

0

2

16

8.0

14

0



7

6

116

516

4.4

49

3

21

146

7.0

14

0

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COLLEGE: Was a three-year starter from

dled the team’s punting duties…in addition, lettered four years in track and earned one letter in baseball as a freshman…captured state titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and was a member of the state championship 400-meter relay team…a two-time academic all-state selection as a prep…attended same high school (Central) that produced Hall of Famer Gale Sayers…was a member of the Nebraska ‘Citizenship Team’ in 1997…after the 2004 season, enrolled in an executive education program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as part of an ongoing NFL-NFLPA initiative to assist players in preparing for their postplaying careers…hosts the Ahman Green Golf Shootout in Las Vegas each year, drawing several current and former NFL players as well as other celebrities…made his on-screen debut in 2005 in an independent ‘short’ film entitled Chester McPhail, written and directed by Scott Harpt, who played the title character…played himself in the role of Chester’s nemesis, going on a blind date with a potential love interest of Chester’s named Sheryl, who happens to love the Packers and Batman…nearly died at nine months old after contracting an intestinal disease called Shigella, and received a blood transfusion and spent three weeks in the hospital…uncle, Michael Green, was a running back at Nebraska from 1968-69 and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 1970…born Ahman Rashad Green in Omaha, Neb.…nicknamed ‘Moni’ and ‘Batman,’ after his lifelong admiration of the comic book hero…has two daughters, Ahmani and Myahni.

Single Games Highs: Rushes 33 @ Carolina (119 yards, 9-13-04) 31 @ New England (136 yards, 10-13-02) 30 vs. Chicago (80 yards, 12-7-03) 29 vs. Chicago (125 yards, 12-9-01) 29 vs. Philadelphia (192 yards, 11-10-03) Rushing Yards 218 vs. Denver (20 rushes, 12-28-03) 192 vs. Philadelphia (29 rushes, 11-10-03) 176 @ Chicago (19 rushes, 9-29-03) 169 vs. Tampa Bay (24 rushes, 11-4-01) 163 vs. Dallas (15 rushes, 10-24-04) Rushing Average 21.0 @ Oakland (1 for 21, 12-5-99) 16.7 @ Philadelphia (6 for 100, 9-6-98) 12.0 @ Kansas City (1 for 12, 11-21-99) 10.9 vs. Dallas (15 for 163, 10-24-04) 10.9 vs. Denver (20 for 218, 12-28-03)

Long 98t vs. Denver (12-28-03) 90t vs. Dallas (10-24-04) 83t vs. Detroit (9-9-01) 70t @ Miami (10-22-06) 65t vs. Detroit (9-14-03) Touchdowns 3 vs. Washington (10-20-02) 2, 13 times, most recent: 2 vs. Arizona (10-29-06) 2 @ Washington (10-31-04) 2 vs. Dallas (10-24-04) 2 @ Carolina (9-13-04) Receptions 9 vs. Tampa Bay (78 yards, 12-24-00) 9 @ Carolina (56 yards, 11-27-00) 8 @ Detroit (68 yards, 9-24-06) 8 @ Minnesota (38 yards, 11-17-02) 8 @ Detroit (76 yards, 10-8-00)

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Weight: 234 College: Syracuse Hometown: Freeport, New York 7th NFL Season

Single Games Highs: Receiving Yards 78 vs. Tampa Bay (9 receptions, 12-24-00) 76 @ Detroit (8 receptions, 10-8-00) 75 @ Carolina (6 receptions, 9-30-01) 74 @ Jacksonville (5 receptions, 12-3-01) 73 @ Washington (4 receptions, 10-31-04) Long 48 @ Washington (10-31-04) 42 @ Jacksonville (12-3-01) 38 vs. Chicago (12-9-01)

Long 35t @ Detroit (11-22-01) 31 @ Arizona (9-24-00) Touchdowns 1, 14 times, most recent: 1 @ Detroit (9-24-06) 1 @ Carolina (9-13-04) 1 @ San Diego (12-14-03) 1 vs. Philadelphia (11-13-04) 1 @ Minnesota (11-2-03)

Return Highs: Yards 125 vs. Oakland (5 returns, 25.0 avg., 11-1-98) 113 vs. Denver (4 returns, 28.3 avg., 11-14-99) 111 @ Oakland (5 returns, 22.2 avg., 11-15-99) 105 vs. Detroit (6 returns, 17.5 avg., 9-12-99) 95 vs. Chicago (4 returns, 23.8 avg., 11-7-99)

Long 57 @ San Diego (10-25-98) 54 vs. Buffalo (10-24-99) 52 vs. Denver (11-14-99) 42 @ San Diego (10-17-99) 39 vs. Oakland (11-1-98)

Postseason Single Game Highs: Rushes 25 @ Philadelphia, Divisional Game (156 yards, 1-11-04) 23 vs. Seattle, Wild Card (66 yards, 1-4-04) 21 vs. San Francisco, Wild Card (86 yards, 1-13-02) 20 vs. Minnesota, Wild Card (80 yards, 1-9-05) 16 @ St. Louis, Divisional Game (94 yards, 1-20-02) Rushing Yards 156 @ Philadelphia, Divisional Game (25 rushes, 1-11-04) 94 @ St. Louis, Divisional Game (16 rushes, 1-20-02) 86 vs. San Francisco, Wild Card (21 rushes, 1-13-02) 80 vs. Minnesota, Wild Card (20 rushes, 1-905) 66 vs. Seattle, Wild Card (23 rushes, 1-4-04) Long 49 @ St. Louis, Divisional Game (1-20-02) 33 @ Philadelphia, Divisional Game (1-11-04)

Touchdowns 2 vs. Seattle, Wild Card (1-4-04) 1 vs. San Francisco, Wild Card (1-13-02) Receptions 8 @ St. Louis, Divisional Game (55 yards, 1-20-02) 5 vs. Seattle, Wild Card (44 yards, 1-4-04) 3 @ Philadelphia, Divisional Game (16 yards, 1-11-04) Receiving Yards 55 @ St. Louis, Divisional Game (8 receptions, 1-20-02) 44 vs. Seattle, Wild Card (5 receptions, 1-4-04) 16 vs. Minnesota, Wild Card (2 receptions, 1-9-05) Long 14 vs. Minnesota, Wild Card (1-9-05) 13 vs. Seattle, Wild Card (1-4-04) 13 @ St. Louis, Divisional Game (1-20-02)

100-yard rushing games: 34 total; 1998 – 1, 2000 – 3, 2001 – 7, 2002 – 4, 2003 – 10, 2004 – 4, 2006 – 5 Fumbles/Lost: 28/20 total; 1998 – 1/1, 1999 – 0/0, 2000 – 3/2, 2001 – 5/4, 2002 – 3/2, 2003 – 7/5, 2004 – 6/4, 2005 – 1/0, 2006 – 2/2 Passing: incomplete pass vs. Indianapolis (11-19-00), 20-yard TD pass @ Detroit (10-17-04); Tackles: 10 total; 2000 – 4, 2001 – 2, 2002 – 2, 2003 – 2 Special Teams Tackles: 9 total; 1999 – 6, 1999 – 3

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3rd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 29 Acquired: UFA (MIA), 2005 2006 GP/GS: 16/16 Career GP/GS: 94/84 Previous teams: Miami, 2001-04, Houston, 2005-06

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TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Miami Dolphins in third round (88th pick overall) of 2001 NFL Draft…Signed by Dolphins on July 23, 2001…Granted free agency on March 3, 2004…Re-signed by Dolphins on April 19, 2004…Granted unconditional free agency on March 2, 2005…Signed by Houston Texans on March 3, 2005.

PRO: Proven as a versatile, naturally athletic linebacker with tremendous lateral speed… completed his second successful season as a Texan in 2006…after six seasons has registered an impressive 612 tackles and six sacks…finished second on the team in tackles in 2006 behind NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year DeMeco Ryans. 2006 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games at outside linebacker…finished the season second on the team in tackling with 110 total tackles, 84 solo…recovered a career-high three fumbles while also causing a careerhigh two fumbles…registered his first career interception against Jacksonville…finished with eight tackles against Philadelphia (9/10)…registered nine total tackles, four solo and one sack, along with his first fumble recovery of the season at Indianapolis (9/17)…totaled six tackles, one assisted against Washington (9/24)…started and had

four stops against Miami (10/1)…finished with two tackles at Dallas (10/15)…registered his second fumble recovery of the season along with six total tackles against Jacksonville (10/22)…registered nine total tackles at Tennessee (10/29)…registered five total tackles at the New York Giants (11/5)…made his first interception, picking off QB David Garrard…also had two passes defensed and four solo stops at Jacksonville (11/12)…collected five solo stops and a pass defensed against Buffalo (11/19)…registered nine solo tackles, a season-high, at the New York Jets (11/26)…finished with nine total stops and a pass defensed at Oakland (12/3)…recorded a season-high 10 total tackles, nine solo, and also forced a fumble against Tennessee (12/10)…finished with at least nine total tackles for the fourth straight game, this time with nine total and five solo at New England (12/17)…totaled five stops against Indianapolis (12/24)…registered 10 total tackles, eight solo and a forced fumble in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Houston 16/16): Played and started at middle linebacker in all 16 games…registered a team-leading and career-high 144 tackles, a career-best two sacks, five passes defensed, one forced fumble and the first two

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fumble recoveries of his career…opened the season with nine tackles, starting at middle linebacker in Buffalo (9/11)…had 11 tackles, one pass defensed and one forced fumble in home-opening loss to Pittsburgh (9/18)… made 12 tackles at Seattle (10/16)…had five tackles and one fumble recovery against Indianapolis (10/23)…led the team with 13 tackles against Kansas City (11/20)…led the team with a career-high 16 tackles and recorded his first pair of sacks as a Texan against St. Louis (11/27)….posted 14 tackles at San Francisco (1/1/06). ing one start when Miami opened with five defensive backs at Cincinnati (9/19)…started seven games at strongside linebacker and eight at weakside linebacker…collected 133 tackles, second on the team to MLB Zach Thomas…led team in tackles three times… added career-high five passes defensed and eight special teams stops…racked up 15 tackles in win at San Francisco (11/28)…paced club with 11 stops against Bills (12/5)…had 12 tackles at Denver (12/12)…collected 11 tackles in Monday Night win over eventual Super Bowl champion Patriots (12/20).

COLLEGE:

Four-year starter for the Orangemen, racking up 308 career tackles… first-team All-Big East Conference selection as a senior after registering 98 tackles…also earned first-team all-conference honors as a junior with 91 stops and one sack…posted 64 tackles and two sacks as a redshirt freshman, earning second-team Freshman All-America accolades from The Sporting News…earned degree in health and exercise science.

PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…earned

2003 (Miami 16/11): Played in all 16 games, starting 11 at strongside linebacker… Dolphins opened with five defensive backs in all five non-starts…collected 85 tackles and one-half sacks…added 12 special teams stops…racked up season-high 14 tackles in win at Jacksonville (10/12)…posted nine stops in Monday Night win over Chargers (10/27) in Tempe, Ariz.…had 11 tackles against Baltimore (11/16)…matched that total at New England (12/7), adding one-half sack.

all-county and all-state honors as a senior at Freeport (N.Y.) High School…also a SuperPrep All-Northeast selection…didn’t play football until his junior year after the assistant wrestling coach convinced him to try out…state wrestling champion as a senior in the 215-pound class…has produced several types of music and music videos…one of 12 children (seven brothers, four sisters)…moved to the United States at age 11…born Morlon O’Neil Greenwood in Kingston, Jamaica.

2002 (Miami 16/14): Played in all 16 games, starting 14 at strongside linebacker…missed two starts when Dolphins opened with five and six defensive backs…posted 70 tackles, one sack and one pass defensed…added eight special teams stops…dropped Packers QB Brett Favre for lone sack of the season at Green Bay (11/4)…recorded season-high 10 tackles in win over Baltimore (11/17).

Became an American citizen in 2005. Greenwood was born in Jamaica.

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N F L S tat i st i cs - G reen w oo d Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

2001 Mia

14

12

70

40

30

1.5

16

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2002 Mia

16

14

70

34

36

1.0

1.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2003 Mia

16

11

85

51

34

0.5

4.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2004 Mia

16

15

133

81

52

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

2005 Hou

16

16

144

87

57

2.0

8.0

0

0

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

2006 Hou

16

16

110

84

26

1.0

0.0

1

0

0

0

3

2

2

0

0

TOTALS

94

83

612

377

235

6.0

29.5

1

0

0

0

12

2

3

0

0

TD

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Forced Fumble





16 vs. St. Louis (11-27-05) 15 @ San Francisco (11-28-04) 14 @ San Francisco (1-1-06)

Interceptions



1 at Jacksonville (11-12-06) D. Garrard

Sacks



2.0 vs. St. Louis (11-27-05) J. Martin, R. Fitzpatrick 1.0 @ Indianapolis (9-17-06) P. Manning



1.0 @ Green Bay (11-4-02) B. Favre

1 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06) 1 vs. Tennessee (12-10-06)

Fumble Recovery



1, five times, most recent: 1 @ Oakland (12-3-06) 1 vs. Jacksonville (10-22-06) 1 @ Indianapolis (9-17-06)

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2004 (Miami 16/15): Started 15 games, miss-

2001 (Miami 14/12): Played in 14 games as a rookie, starting 12 at strongside linebacker…amassed 70 tackles and one sack…missed all five preseason contests with a left foot sprain suffered during training camp…made NFL debut in seasonopening win at Tennessee (9/9)…earned first career start in win over eventual Super Bowl champion Patriots (10/7), posting six tackles…collected four tackles and one-half sack at Jets (10/14)…registered seven stops at Indianapolis (11/11)…sacked Colts QB Peyton Manning for 13 yards for first career sack…recorded season-high 11 tackles at Patriots (12/22)…started in wild card loss to Baltimore (1/13), collecting seven stops.

Special Teams Tackles: 16 total; 2002 – 4, 2003 – 7, 2004 – 4, 2005 – 1

Height: 6-4 Weight: 305 College: Alabama Hometown: Daphne, Alabama 1st NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 27 Acquired: FA 2006 2006 GP/GS: 0/0 Career GP/GS: 0/0 Teams: Green Bay, 2004; Cleveland, 2005; Houston, 2006

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TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Green Bay Packers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 30, 2004…Waived by Packers on September 4, 2004…Signed by Packers to

practice squad on September 7, 2004… Waived by Packers on August 31, 2005… Signed by Cleveland Browns to the practice squad on September 5, 2005…Signed

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by Browns as a free agent on January 2, 2006…Waived by Browns on August 28, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans to the practice squad on October 10, 2006…Waived by Texans on November 7, 2006…Signed by Texans to practice squad on December 27, 2006.

PRO: Athletic young offensive linemen with

good size and speed…yet to see game action in his career…spent time with the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns and the Houston Texans.

2006: Spent the season on the Texans practice squad. 2005: Signed with the Cleveland Browns

2004: Spent the entire season with the Green

spent time at Dodge City (Kan.) Community College…has experience at each position on the offensive line…has also played at defensive end…junior college All-America while at Dodge City…majored in financial planning.

PERSONAL: Native of Daphne, Alabama… played football, basketball and ran track at Daphne HS…enjoys volunteering and speaking at church groups in his free time…youngest boy of six children…named after his grandfather.

Lists Tom and Jerry as his favorite cartoon

Bay on their practice squad.

Height: 6-3 College: Arizona State Hometown: Palo Alto, California 3rd NFL Season 3rd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26 Acquired: D-5, 2005 2006 GP/GS: 7/5 Career GP/GS: 11/8 Teams: Houston, 2005-06

DREW HODGDON center

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston

Texans in the fifth round (151st pick overall) of the 2005 NFL draft…Signed with the Texans on July 20, 2005.

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2006 (Houston 7/5): Saw action in seven games with five starts for injured starter Mike Flanagan…inactive for the first two games against Philadelphia (9/10) and at Indianapolis (9/17)…started his first game of the season at center against Washington (9/24)…started at center against Miami (10/1)…saw action on special teams at Dallas (10/15) and against Jacksonville (10/22)…inactive at Tennessee (10/29), at the New York Giants (11/5), at Jacksonville (11/12), against Buffalo (11/19) and at the New York Jets (11/26)…returned as the starter after Flanagan was placed on injured reserve at Oakland (12/3)…started his second consecutive game and assisted the offensive line in not allowing a sack against Tennessee (12/10)…started at center at New England (12/17)…did not play the final two games of the season against Indianapolis (12/24) and Cleveland (12/31). 2005 (Houston 4/3): Played in four games, starting three at center…made his NFL debut at Seattle (10/16)…made first start of professional career, opening holes for running back Domanick Williams to rush a season-high 28 times for 98 yards against Indianapolis (10/23)…settled in at center in second career start against Cleveland (10/30), opening holes for the Texans to gain 117 rushing yards…started at center at Jacksonville (11/6), but left the game in the second quarter with a foot injury…placed on injured reserve (11/11).

Weight: 291

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Flanagan…saw action in four games with three starts as a rookie…also wore number 63 and 57.

PRO: Athletic and flexible young center who

saw action as a starter in his second season…played in 11 games in his career with seven starts…named starter early in the 2006 season to replace injured starter Mike

COLLEGE: Anchored the Sun Devils’ offensive line at center, but also proved capable of lining up at guard…played in 45 career games with 34 starts…was one of two play-

ers on the roster in 2004 to already have earned his undergraduate degree…played in nine games, starting the final eight at center in 2004…earned honorable-mention All-Pac 10 honors…won the Sun Devil Iron Man Award and the Cecil Abono Co-Captain Award at Arizona St.’s season-ending banquet…started all 12 games in 2003, moving from guard to center…earned honorablemention All-Pac 10 honors in 2002…was named the Sun Devils’ most valuable offensive lineman…saw action in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2001.

PERSONAL: Resides in Palo Alto, Calif…attended Palo Alto (Calif.) High School…captained the Vikings football team in 1999…selected to the All-Western Region by PrepStar Magazine…earned first-team All-SCVAL League honors in 1998 and 1999…named the MVP of the offensive line in his league in 1999…picked to captain the wrestling team in 1998 and was undefeated in 70 matches over two straight years…enjoys reading, watching movies, weightlifting, skiing and playing the guitar in his spare time…involved in community service with his mother’s non-profit organization…majored in interdisciplinary studies…born Lincoln Andrew Hodgdon in Palo Alto , Calif.

Has changed his number three times as a Texans: wore 63 as a rookie, 55 in 2006 and is currently 57

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from the Packers and spent the season on the Browns’ practice squad.

COLLEGE: Two-time letterman at Alabama…

Height: 6-1 Weight: 195

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College: North Carolina A&T Hometown: Ahoskie, North Carolina

Year Team GP

3rd NFL Season

2004

GB

14

0

5

3

1st with Texans

2005

GB

9

0

7

Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 27

Totals

23

0

12

Acquired: FA, 2007

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

Sk

Yds

2

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TD 0

6

1

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

3

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

single game Highs:

Career GP/GS: 23/0

Tackles

Teams: Green Bay, 2004-05

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JASON HORTON CORNERBACK

3 vs. Minnesota (11-21-05) 3 @ Minnesota (10-23-05) 1 vs. New Orleans (11-9-05)

Ht: 5-10 Wt: 180 College: Mississippi 4th NFL Season

TRANSACTIONS: Played with the Toronto Argonauts in Canadian Football League (2002-2003)…Signed as a free agent by Green Bay Packers on January 19, 2004… Placed on injured reserve with shoulder injury on November 23, 2005 for remainder of season…Released by Green Bay Packers on September 3, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on January 9, 2007. PRO: Started his pro career in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts before being signed with the Packers in 2004…has seen action in 23 games with 12 tackles, three assisted. 2006: Not with an NFL team in 2006. 2005 (Green Bay 9/0): Saw action in nine games…finished the season with seven total tackles, one assisted…registered one solo tackle against New Orleans (10/9)…finished with a season-high three solo tackles at Minnesota (10/23)…registered three total tackles, two solo against Minnesota (11/21). 2004 (Green Bay 14/0): Played in 14 games…

finished the season with five total tackles…

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made NFL debut vs. Chicago (9/19)…registered a season-high four total tackles, three solo, at Indianapolis (9/26)…finished with one assisted tackle against New York Giants (10/3).

COLLEGE: Finished his college career at

North Carolina A&T after spending his freshman season at North Carolina…finished his junior season with 58 tackles, six interceptions for 58 yards and 13 passes defensed… saw action in 11 games as a sophomore… finished with 47 tackles.

PERSONAL: Four-time letter winner at

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Hometown: Natchez, Mississippi 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 3/0 Career GP/GS: 22/1 Teams: Indianapolis, 2004-06; Houston, 2006

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Hertford County High School in Ahoskie, N.C.…all-state and all-conference in high school…lettered in basketball and track for the Bears…owns an extensive basketball and football card collection…has two daughters…served as a mentor for youth and has volunteered at retirement homes.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Indianapolis Colts in sixth round (173rd pick overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft…Signed by Colts on July 26, 2004…Released by Colts on September 2, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on November 14, 2006.

Favorite cartoon is Tom & Jerry

PRO: Quick corner with good cover speed… stepped in late in the 2006 season to assist secondary…spent first two seasons in Indianapolis…registered 34 career tackles, 13 assisted, and two passes defensed…has one interception return for a 77-yard TD…seen action in two career playoff games with In-

dianapolis…registered six defensive tackles in those playoff games.

2006 (Houston 3/0): Joined the Texans late in the season, seeing action in three games… finished with four total tackles, two solo and two assisted…inactive first four games with the team against Buffalo (11/19), at New York Jets (11/26), at Oakland (12/3) and Tennessee (12/10)…saw first season action and registered one assisted tackle at New England (12/17)…saw action on special teams and as a reserve CB and registered one solo tackle against Indianapolis (12/24)…finished the

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eight passes defensed and four interceptions…had five tackles and one interception against Louisiana-Monroe…had six tackles, one interception and one sack against Florida…had assisted sack, one interception and five stops against Alabama…had nine stops against Arkansas…had four tackles and one interception against eventual national champion LSU…had six stops against Oklahoma State in Cotton Bowl…started first seven games at FS and final three at LCB as junior…accountancy major.

game with one solo tackle in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Indianapolis 3/0): Was on active roster for final five games after spending most of season on PUP with foot injury…saw first action on 12/4 against Tennessee and played in three games as reserve DB and special teamer.

appearances while making contributions in coverage packages and on special teams… had 42 tackles, 24 solo, one interception and two passes defensed, while totaling eight tackles, six solo, on special teams…had defensive stops in 13 outings…had career-high nine tackles, five solo, and a 77-yard interception return against Houston (11/14)…interception was the eighth-longest in Colts history, the fourth-longest ever by a Colts rookie…had multiple tackles in 10 outings.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tahaya De’Von Hutchins…born in Natchez, Miss….attended Cathedral High School…earned grid and basketball letters…had 4,107 passing yards, 900 rushing yards and 63 TDs for career for the Green Wave…had perfect attendance in high school.

Had perfect attendance in high school at Cathedral in Natchez, Miss.

COLLEGE: Three-year starter and four-year player who opened 34-of-46 games at CB and FS…had 225 career tackles, 139 solo, 18 passes defensed, 11 interceptions and one FR…started 13 games at RCB as senior…had 63 tackles, 43 solo, 1.5 sacks,

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2004 Ind

16

1

29

18

11

0.0

0.0

1

77t

77t

1

2

0

0

0

0

2005 Ind

3

0

3

2

1

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

3

0

2

2

2

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

21

1

34

22

14

0.0

0.0

1

77t

77t

1

2

0

0

0

0

single game Highs: Tackles



8 vs. Houston (11-14-04) 6 vs. Oakland (10-10-04) 4 @ Denver (1-2-05)

Interceptions 1 vs. Houston (11-14-04) Touchdowns 1 vs. Houston (77-yard INT, 11-14-04)

Special Teams Tackles: 5 total; 2004 – 3, 2005 – 1, 2006 – 1

College: Brigham Young Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, California 3rd NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 28 2006 GP/GS: 0/0 Career GP/GS: 0/0 Teams: Tampa Bay 2005, Houston 2006

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SCOTT JACKSON OFFENSIVE TACKLE

TRANSACTIONS: Signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2004…Released on September 5, 2004…Signed to the practice squad on September 7, 2004…Released by the Buccaneers on September 3, 2005…Signed to the practice squad on September 5, 2005…Signed to the active roster on October 5, 2005…Released by Tampa Bay on September 2, 2006…Signed to the Buccaneers practice squad on September 4, 2006…Signed to the Texans active roster on October 25, 2006. PRO: Tall offensive tackle with quick feet…

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Weight: 300

has shown potential to be a swing tackle on game day…has seen his most extensive playing time during the preseason…was signed by the Texans during the 2006 season to provide depth on the offensive line.

2006 (Houston 0/0): Signed by the Texans off the Buccaneers practice squad (10/25)…was inactive for the last 10 games of the season.

2005 (Tampa Bay 0/0): Signed to the Bucca-

neers active roster (10/5) after spending the first four weeks on the practice squad…Jackson was inactive for 10 regular season games

and active for two games…declared inactive vs. Washington (1/7/06) in NFC Wild Card game.

COLLEGE: A two-year starter at Brigham Young University…earned All-Mountain West honors his senior season…in 2001, competed in eight regular season games and blocked for the top-ranked offense in the nation (averaging 46.8 points and 542.8 yards per game… missed the 2000 campaign after suffering a broken fibula prior to the season…majored in international business. PERSONAL: During the 2006 offseason, en-

rolled in the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program at the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University)…attended Peninsula (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) High School…a three-year letterwinner… named all-west, all-state and L.A. Times Lineman of the Year as a senior…born Scott Jackson…married to Ashley…couple has one son, Joel.

favorite cartoon Calvin and Hobbes

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Height: 6-4

Height: 6-3 Weight: 222 College: Miami (Fla.) Hometown: Miami, Florida 5th NFL Season 5th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 27 Acquired: D1, 2003 2006 GP/GS: 16/16 Career GP/GS: 61/61 Teams: Houston 2003-06

WIDE RECEIVER

HONORS: Played in the 2005 and 2007 (start-

er) Pro Bowls, 2006 AFC Offensive Player of the Week (4), 2006 NFL Alumni Wide Receiver of the Year, 2003 NFL Rookie of the Week (4 and 10), 2006 and 2004 Touchdown Club Player of the Year.

single-game team marks with 12 receptions and 170 yards versus Minnesota…dangerous in the open field, he finished second in the NFL in yards after catch (6.1 per reception) in 2004 after ranking fourth in that category in 2003…exploded onto the scene as a rookie, catching 66 passes for 976 yards and four TDs…led all AFC rookies in receptions and receiving yards…finalist for NFL Rookie of the Year Award after snagging two NFL Rookie of the Week honors.

PRO: One of the league’s best receivers…possesses enviable combination of speed and strength…has shown a knack for beating double-coverages aimed to stop him…has led the Texans in receptions every year of his career…owns nine Texans records in receiving…led the league in receptions with a career-high 103 in 2006…set a Texans record with 1,147 receiving yards this past season…earned a pair of Pro Bowl appearances (2005, 2007)…started the 2007 Pro Bowl…was the first Texans offensive player to make the trip to Honolulu in only his second season (2004)…has hauled in 311 career passes for 3,953 yards (12.8 avg.), holding Texans career marks in both categories…has 13 career 100-yard receiving games, most in club annals…has caught a pass in all but one of 61 career games…set

2006 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games… set a career-high with a league-leading 103 receptions…was the only receiver in the NFL to snag 100 receptions…his 1,147 receiving yards were the most of his career…tied for the team lead with five TD catches…tied a career high with four 100-yard receiving games…had a career-high two games with over 10 receptions…his 65 catches in the first eight games of the season ranked thirdmost in NFL history…caught six passes for 101 yards against Philadelphia (9/10)…his 44-yard reception in the second quarter set up a Kris Brown field goal to make the score 10-7…made four catches for 56 yards and his first touchdown of the season in the fourth quarter against Indianapolis (9/17)…had season-highs with 11 receptions for 152 yards and his 53-yard reception in the first

TRANSACTIONS: Selected after his junior season by Houston Texans in the first round (3rd overall) in the 2003 NFL draft…Signed by Texans on July 22, 2003.

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2005 (Houston 13/13): Started 13 games, missing three with a nagging calf injury that plagued him all season…made 63 catches for 688 yards and two touchdowns…led the team with two 100-yard receiving games…caught three passes for 18 yards and rushed for seven yards on two carries in season opener at Buffalo (9/11)…caught four passes for 20 yards against Pittsburgh (9/18)…pulled in three catches for 38 yards at Cincinnati (10/2)…left the game in the first quarter with a calf injury against Tennessee (10/9)…broke Texans-record streak of consecutive NFL games with at least one catch (35)…was inactive at Seattle (10/16), against

Indianapolis (10/23), against Cleveland (10/30)…set season-highs with nine catches for 91 yards to lead the Texans in his first game back from a calf injury at Jacksonville (11/6)…caught a team-high four passes for 42 yards at Indianapolis (11/13)…led the team with six receptions for 50 yards against Kansas City (11/20)…also rushed once for five yards and had one fumble lost…matched a single-game high 12 receptions for a season-high 159 yards and one score against St. Louis (11/27)…it was his eighth-career 100-yard receiving game…he set a team record with his 11th-career TD catch…led the team with 70 yards on four catches (17.5 avg.) and converted three first downs at Baltimore (12/4)…made three catches for 27 yards at Tennessee (12/11), including a long of 16 yards for a first down that would set up a Texans touchdown two plays later…paced the Texans with team highs of seven catches for 51 yards against Arizona (12/18)…converted four receptions for first downs and had five grabs in the first half…caught seven passes for 119 yards, including a season-high 53-yard touchdown catch against Jacksonville (12/24)…the touchdown reception was one yard shy of his personal best…also rushed one time for two yards…caught one pass for three yards before rolling his ankle early in the second half, which forced him to miss the rest of the game at San Francisco (1/1/06).

2004 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games, leading club in receptions (79), receiving yards (1,129), and TD receptions (six)…also led the team with four 100-yard receiving games, breaking his own club record (three, 2003)…reception total tied him for ninth in the AFC, while receiving yards total ranked eighth in the conference…selected to his first Pro Bowl…second-youngest member of AFC Pro Bowl squad (LB Terrell Suggs, Ravens) and youngest AFC offensive selection…caught four passes for 58 yards in season opener against San Diego (9/12)…hauled in four passes for 86 yards and a TD at Detroit (9/19)…snagged career-long 54-yarder from QB David Carr in the third quarter, cutting Lions’ lead to 14-10…caught four passes for 96 yards in win at Kansas City (9/26)…made

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quarter set up Houston’s first score against Washington (9/24)…earned AFC Player of the Week honors with a nine catch, 101yard performance against Miami (10/1) in the Texans first win of the season…caught a three-yard score in the fourth quarter to secure Houston’s win…made nine catches for 75 yards at Dallas (10/15)…hauled in eight receptions for 106 yards vs. Jacksonville (10/22)…tied a career-high with 83 yards receiving in the second quarter which included a 35-yard score…pulled in nine catches for 78 yards with one touchdown at Tennessee (10/29)…finished the first half of the season with a nine-catch performance for 83 yards at the New York Giants (11/5)…caught three passes for 56 yards including a 41-yard bomb, stepping out at the one-yard line to set up RB Wali Lundy’s touchdown run on the next play as the Texans swept division rival Jacksonville 13-10 (11/12)…made six receptions for 76 yards and had one carry for 18 yards against Buffalo (11/19)…surpassed his career high in catches for a season when he caught 10 passes for 95 yards and a score at the New York Jets (11/26)…made one catch for nine yards at Oakland (12/3)…caught seven passes for 68 yards vs. Tennessee (12/10)…caught five balls for 28 yards at New England (12/17)…made four catches for 48 yards in the Texans first win over Indianapolis (12/24)…made a 17-yard reception inside the last two minutes to set up Kris Brown’s 48-yard field goal as time expired to give Houston the 27-24 win…made two catches for 12 yards vs. Cleveland (12/31).

2003 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games, recording at least one catch in each contest…led the Texans with 66 catches for 976 yards (14.8 avg.) and four TDs…added one special teams tackle…18 of his 66 catches came on third down…named NFL Rookie of the Week after his performances in Week 4

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and Week 11…made NFL debut in seasonopening win at Miami (9/7), snagging a teamhigh six receptions for 76 yards…hauled in a 28-yard catch in the third quarter to set up Kris Brown’s third field goal of the game, giving the Texans a 15-14 lead…gained a team-high 71 receiving yards on five catches at New Orleans (9/14)…caught a game-high seven catches for 102 yards vs. Kansas City (9/21)…scored first two career TDs, tying the club’s single-game record…finished off a 96-yard drive with a 43-yard scoring strike from Carr in the second quarter…added a four-yard TD grab from QB Tony Banks in the fourth quarter…led both teams with eight catches for 97 yards in win over Jacksonville (9/28), earning initial NFL Rookie of the Week honors…had two receptions for 49 yards, including a 33-yarder to set up a FG at Tennessee (10/12)…made first-career special teams tackle…caught three passes for team-high 71 yards, including a game-long reception of 37 yards against New York Jets (10/19)…caught four passes for 29 yards at Indianapolis (10/26)…hauled in four passes for 64 yards in win over Carolina (11/2)… caught a game-long 35-yard reception from Banks in the fourth quarter, which led to Houston’s go-ahead score…caught three passes for 30 yards at Cincinnati (11/9)… added one rush for 11 yards…snagged four passes for a season-best 122 yards (30.5 avg.) in win at Buffalo (11/16)…shed three tackles in the open field on a 46-yard TD from Banks, the game’s lone trip to the end zone…named NFL Rookie of the Week for the second time…that week’s voting was the highest in the history of the award…paced the Texans with four receptions for 37 yards and one TD in overtime loss to eventual Super Bowl Champion New England (11/23)…hauled in a 10-yard scoring toss from Banks in the third quarter to tie the game 10-10…had a gamelong 30-yard reception for his only catch in win over Atlanta (11/30)…made one catch for 11 yards at Jacksonville (12/7)…led the Texans with four receptions for 28 yards at Tampa Bay (12/14)…posted his third 100yard receiving game of the season when he caught five balls for a game-high 108 yards against Titans (12/21)…paced the Texans with four catches for 51 yards in season finale against Colts (12/28).

COLLEGE: Amassed 92 receptions for 1,831 (19.9 avg.) and 20 TDs in three seasons at Miami (Fla.) ranking fifth on the school’s alltime receiving yards list…added 11 receptions for 253 yards and two TDs in two bowl games…only Michael Irvin (26) and Lamar Thomas (23) had more career TD grabs…enjoyed breakout game in Hurricanes’ championship win over Nebraska, then followed that up with brilliant junior campaign in 2002…averaged 21.0 yards per catch, snagging 52 passes for 1,092 yards and nine TDs…earned first-team All-Big East honors and third-team AP All-America honors…became just the second Hurricane player to crack the singleseason 1,000-yard receiving barrier (Eddie Brown, 1,114 yards, 1984)…helped Miami win first national title in 10 years as a sophomore, catching 37 passes for 682 yards (18.4 avg.) and career-best 10 TDs…caught seven passes for career-high 199 yards and two scores in Rose Bowl win over Nebraska, setting UM’s single-game postseason receiving yards mark…played in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman…caught three passes for 57

yards (19.0 avg.) and one TD…also returned 12 kickoffs for 249 yards…also an elite collegiate sprinter, winning 2002 Big East Conference titles in the indoor 60 meter and outdoor 100 meter…majored in liberal arts.

PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…Parade AllAmerica selection as a senior at Miami (Fla.) Senior High School…caught 31 passes for 908 yards and 15 TDs his senior season for the Stingarees…also lettered in track and basketball…born Andre Lamont Johnson in Miami, Fla.

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juggling 37-yard grab that led to tying score in the fourth quarter…paced team with six catches for 115 yards and a score, helping Texans win consecutive games for the first time versus Oakland (10/3)…turned crossing route into game-clinching 15-yard TD…set team and personal marks with 12 catches for 170 yards in overtime loss to Minnesota (10/10)…also tied personal and club record with two TD receptions…helped Houston rally from 21-0 deficit to force overtime… briefly defied gravity on two-yard TD pass from Carr…later outleaped two defenders for a 22-yard TD reception that forced the extra period…caught four passes for 66 yards in win at Tennessee (10/10)…made a teamhigh nine catches for 74 yards in win over Jacksonville (10/31)…held to three catches for 28 yards at Denver (11/7)…caught six passes for 59 yards at Indianapolis (11/14)…also had one carry for career-high 14 yards…hauled in six passes for 107 yards against Green Bay (11/21)…snagged 49yarder from Carr that set up Houston’s lone TD…caught four passes for 34 yards and a TD helping Houston sweep a division opponent for the first time in win over Titans (11/28)…caught an 11-yard scoring toss that gave the Texans a 24-21 lead after trailing 213…posted seven receptions for 125 yards at Jets (12/5), becoming the first Texans receiver to eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark in a season…also set a team single-season record with his fourth 100-yard receiving effort…caught three passes for 34 yards against Colts (12/12)…made two grabs for 31 yards in victory at Chicago (12/19)…celebrated Pro Bowl selection with four catches for 46 yards and one TD in win at Jaguars (12/26)…hauled in 10-yarder from Carr in the second quarter to give Texans a 14-0 lead…ended season with two receptions for 13 yards against Cleveland (1/2/05)…caught one pass for 24 yards in AFC’s 38-27 Pro Bowl win (2/13/05).

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Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

2003

HOU

16

16

66

976

14.8

46t

4

2004

HOU

16

16

79

1,142

14.5

54t

6

2005

HOU

13

13

63

688

10.9

53t

2

2006

HOU

16

16

103

1,144

11.1

53

5



61

61

311

3,950

12.8

54t

17

NFL totals

TD

single game Highs: Receptions



12 vs. Minnesota (170 yards, 10-10-04) 12 vs. St. Louis (159 yards, 11-27-05) 11 vs. Washington (152 yards, 9-24-06) 10 @ New York Jets (95 yards, 11-26-06) 9 @ New York Giants (83 yards, 11-5-06)

Receiving Yards



170 vs. Minnesota (12 receptions, 10-10-04) 159 vs. St. Louis (12 receptions, 11-27-05) 152 vs. Washington (11 receptions, 9-24-06) 125 @ New York Jets (7 receptions, 12-5-04) 122 @ Buffalo (4 receptions, 11-16-03)

Long 54t @ Detroit (9-19-04) 53t vs. Jacksonville (12-24-05) 53 vs. Washington (9-24-06) 49 vs. Green Bay (11-21-04) 46t @ Buffalo (11-16-03) Touchdowns 2 vs. Minnesota (10-10-04) 2 vs. Kansas City (9-21-03) 1, 13 times, most recent: 1 @ New York Jets (11-26-06) 1 @ Tennessee (10-29-06) 1 vs. Jacksonville (10-22-06)

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Height: 6-2 Weight: 302

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College: Middle Tennessee State Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee

Year Team GP

3rd NFL Season

2005 Dal

2

0

2

1

2nd with Texans

2006 Hou

11

3

19

Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26

Totals

13

3

21

Acquired: FA, 2006

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

Sk

Yds

1

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TD 0

15

4

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

5

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

single game Highs:

2006 GP/GS: 11/3

Tackles 5 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06) 4 @ New England (12-17-06) 2 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06)

Career GP/GS: 13/3 Teams: Dallas, 2005; Houston, 2006

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THOMAS JOHNSON DEFENSIVE TACKLE

Height: 6-3 Weight: 315 College: Florida State 3rd NFL Season

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted

free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 2005… Released by Dallas on September 4, 2006… signed by Houston Texans on September 7, 2006.

PRO: Shifty interior lineman that has dis-

played potential to compete for more playing time this season…saw extensive playing time along the Texans defensive front in 2006…after missing training camp with the Texans, played well down the stretch…appeared in 11 games, starting three…made a career-high 19 tackles…signed with the Texans after being waived by Dallas…played in a pair of games with Dallas in 2005 recording three tackles.

2006 (Houston 11/3): Was active for a career-

high 11 games…shifted between defensive end and tackle through the season…recorded one tackle vs. Philadelphia (9/10)… made two tackles from his end position at Indianapolis (9/17)…moved back to his familiar tackle position where he made one tackle vs. Washington (9/24)…registered one tackle in the Texans’ first win of the season over Miami (10/1)…registered two tackles against his former team at Dallas (10/15)…started his first NFL game vs. Buffalo (11/19) making two tackles…made four tackles at New England

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(12/17)…started the last game of the season establishing a career-high with five tackles in Houston’s first win on the last day of the season over Cleveland (12/31).

3rd with Texans

2005 (Dallas 2/0): Inactive for 14 regular season games…made his NFL debut at Washington (12/18), making three tackles… played in the season finale against St. Louis (1/1/06) had one QB hurry.

Career GP/GS: 23/11

COLLEGE: Made a career-high 47 tackles

Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 25 Acquired: D1, 2005 2006 GP/GS: 9/8 Teams: Houston, 2005-06

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TRAVIS JOHNSON DEFENSIVE tackle

as a senior…he tallied eight tackles for loss and four sacks…played in 11 games as a junior, starting eight…finished the year with 33 tackles, eight tackles for loss and four sacks…as a sophomore, he appeared in 10 games making 14 tackles and registering a blocked punt…earned a degree in education in May, 2004.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston

PERSONAL: Hails from Memphis, Tenn….

PRO: Strong, physical presence with ability

played tight end, linebacker and on the defensive line at Hamilton High School…voted all-state, all-metro and all-city as a senior… single, resides in Houston.

Involved in HOSA in high school

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Hometown: Sherman Oaks, California

Texans in the first round (16th overall) in the 2005 NFL draft…Signed by Texans on July 30, 2005.

to pressure quarterback…effective against the run…his 2006 season was cut short by a calf injury…started a career-high eight games, making 11 tackles…finished rookie campaign in 2005 with 15 games played and three starts, including one sack.

2006 (Houston 9/8): Played in nine games, starting eight at defensive tackle…started at

DT and registered one tackle vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…had a season-high eight tackles at Indianapolis (9/17)…made two tackles against Washington (9/24)…made one tackle vs. Miami (10/1)…suffered a calf injury at Jacksonville (11/12) and was placed on injured reserve on (11/14).

2005 (Houston 14/3): Played in 15 games, starting three at left defensive end…posted 46 tackles and 1.5 sacks in his rookie campaign…registered five tackles as a reserve in NFL regular-season debut at Buffalo (9/11)…had two tackles and one quarterback pressure as a reserve in home-opening loss

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to Pittsburgh (9/18)…made one tackle in firstcareer start at Cincinnati (10/2)…registered five tackles as a starter against Tennessee (10/9)…recorded first career sack and had three tackles off the bench at Jacksonville (11/6)…posted four tackles against Kansas City (11/20)…recorded three tackles at Baltimore (12/4)…made three tackles against Arizona (12/18)…posted a career-high eight tackles at San Francisco (1/1/06). four fumble recoveries, 43.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 31 quarterback pressures in college…finished third in Florida State history in tackles for loss…started all 12 games at left defensive tackle during his senior year…was an All-ACC first-team choice after recording 50 tackles with 2.5 sacks, 18 tackles for loss and 12 quarterback pressures…played in 13 games during his junior season, finishing with 36 tackles, one assisted sack three tackles for loss and eight quarterback pressures…caused and recovered a fumble…played in 14 games as a sophomore, starting eight at nose guard…made 50 tackles, four sacks and nine quarterback pressures…forced three fumbles and recovered another…sat out the remaining 10 games and received a medical redshirt due to a neck sprain.

social science…plays the saxophone and enjoys video games in his spare time… served as an elementary school mentor in college…attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif.…earned Parade, PrepStar, Football News and USA Today AllAmerica first-team honors…recorded 104 tackles, including 32 for loss, and 17 sacks as a senior for the Knights…set a school record for career sacks (61), tackles for loss (77), forced fumbles (14) and blocked punts (five)…also played forward on the basketball team and participated in track and field, throwing the shot put and running the 100-meter dash…born Travis Johnson in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Appeared on the same episode of TV show The Game with teammate Danny Clark

Height: 6-3 Weight: 265 College: Rice Hometown: San Antonio, Texas 11th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 32 Acquired: UFA (PHI), 2006 2006 GP/GS: 15/3 Career GP/GS: 119/30 Teams: Philadelphia, 1997, 2001-05; Washington, 1998-00; Houston 2006

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N.D. KALU DEFENSIVE END

TRANSACTIONS: Selected in the fifth round

by Philadelphia (152nd pick overall) of 1997 NFL draft…Signed by Eagles on July 15, 1997…Released by Eagles on August 25, 1998…Signed by Washington Redskins on August 30, 1998…Re-signed by Redskins on May 18, 2000…Re-signed by Eagles on March 12, 2001…On injured reserve with a knee injury for entire 2004 season…Signed by Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 27, 2006…Re-signed with Texans on March 2, 2007.

N F L S tat i st i cs - J ohnson Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2005 Hou

14

3

44

20

24

1.0

4.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

9

8

11

8

3

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Totals

23

11

55

28

27

1.0

4.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

single game Highs: Tackles 5 @ Indianapolis (9-17-06) 4 vs. Kansas City (11-20-05) 3 vs. Indianapolis (10-23-05)

Sacks



1.0 @ Jacksonville (11-6-05) B. Leftwich

honors: 2006 Mickey Herskowitz Award (most media-friendly player). PRO: Speedy end with a non-stop motor who

possesses the strength to challenge linemen…has 220 total tackles, 134 solo, 28 sacks, and four forced fumbles in his career…best season came in 2003 when he started all 16 games and two playoff games and finished ranked third on the team in sacks with 5.5…has played in three NFC Championship Games…earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after collecting three sacks against St. Louis (12/1/02).

2006 (Houston 15/3): Played in 13 games, starting three…with injuries along the

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Texans defensive line, saw action at defensive tackle along with defensive end…totaled 21 tackles and two sacks in a reserve role… inactive against former team Philadelphia (9/10)…made one tackle in his first action as a Texan at Indianapolis (9/17)…made two tackles against Washington (9/24)…had two QB hurries and one pass defensed in the Texans first win of the season vs. Miami (10/1)…started at DT for the first time in his career registering one tackle at Dallas (10/15)…started vs. Jacksonville (10/22) with one tackle…made two tackles, one solo at Tennessee (10/29)…finished with two tackles at the New York Giants (11/5)…made one tackle at Jacksonville (11/12)…made one tackle vs. Buffalo (11/19)…made two tackles at the New York Jets (11/26)…collected his first sack of the season when he dropped Raiders QB Aaron Brooks for a 12-yard loss as the Texans tied a season-high with five sacks at Oakland (12/3)…recorded his second sack of the year when he put Titans QB Vince Young on his back for a nine-yard loss against Tennessee (12/10)…first time since 2003 he collected sacks in back-to-back weeks…started at DT making one solo tackle at New England (12/17)…made two tackles vs. Indianapolis (12/24)…finished the season with two tackles vs. Cleveland (12/31).

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COLLEGE: Totaled 175 career tackles with

PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…majored in

2005 (Philadelphia 15/8): Played in 15 games,

starting eight…totaled 38 tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble…totaled five tackles in the season-opener at Atlanta (9/12)…collected one sack on QB Tim Rattay for a seven-yard loss and three tackles in victory over San Francisco (9/18)…recorded six total tackles, tying his season-high, at Denver (10/30)…played in 100th NFL game and made two total tackles vs. Seattle (12/5)…posted one sack on QB Josh McCown and forced a fumble at Arizona (12/24).

2003 (Philadelphia 16/16): Played and started all 16 games…totaled a career-high 74 tackles, along with 5.5 sacks and one interception…made one tackle in victory at Buffalo (9/28)…made first-career interception and touchdown vs. Washington (10/5) along with three total tackles…contributed seven tackles, three solo at Dallas (10/12)…totaled six tackles along with one sack in victory over New York Giants (10/19)…second consecutive game with one sack along with five total tackles in win over New York Jets (10/26)…contributed one sack and five tackles in victory at Green Bay (11/10)…made five solo stops, six total, and a half sack in victory over New York Giants (11/16)…recovered two fumbles and added four tackles vs. New Orleans (11/23)…had a season-high eight tackles along with one sack vs. Dallas (12/7)…registered one sack and seven total tackles in victory at Miami (12/15)…third consecutive game with one sack along with two tackles vs. San Francisco (12/21)…contributed two tackles in playoff victory vs. Green Bay (1/11/04)…tallied four tackles, two solo, in NFC Championship Game loss to Carolina (1/18/04). 2002 (Philadelphia 16/0): Played in all 16 games…recorded 30 total tackles (21 solo) and a career-high eight sacks for the season…registered two tackles in the seasonopener at Tennessee (9/8)…tallied two solo tackles (three total) and a half sack in victory at Washington (9/16)…contributed two

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1997 (Philadelphia 3/0): Played in three games…active for games at New York Giants (8/31), vs. Green Bay (9/7) and vs. Washington (10/5)…inactive for the rest of season…last seven weeks of the season inactive due to hand injury. COLLEGE: A three-year starter at defensive end…set Rice’s school record with 20 career sacks…played in 44 games with 31 starts and totaled 141 tackles…earned AllSouthwest Conference honors as a sophomore and set a school single-season record with eight sacks.

2001 (Philadelphia 14/1): Saw action in 14

games, starting one…finished with 20 tackles and three sacks…had one sack and one assisted tackle in loss to Arizona (10/7)…recorded two tackles, one solo, along with one sack at San Francisco (12/22)…one sack and four total tackles in regular season-finale victory at Tampa Bay (1/1/02)…tallied one tackle in playoff victory over Tampa Bay (1/12/02)…saw action in Divisional Playoff victory over Chicago (1/19/02)…saw action in NFC Championship Game at St. Louis (1/27/02).

2000 (Washington 15/0): Played in 15 games

with the Washington Redskins and finished season with six tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery…recovered one fumble in season-opener vs. Carolina (9/3)…registered one sack at Jacksonville (10/22)…contributed two tackles at Dallas (12/10).

1999 (Washington 12/0): Played in 12 games and finished the season with 16 tackles and 3.5 sacks…also forced one fumble…contributed two tackles in the season-opener vs. Dallas (9/12)…contributed one sack along with two solo tackles in victory over Carolina (10/3)…returned to action and recorded one tackle and one sack vs. New York Giants (11/21)…had two tackles and a half sack at Detroit (12/5)…contributed a season-high three tackles along with one sack in regular season-final victory over Miami (1/2/00) 1998 (Washington 13/1): Played in 13 games, making one start…finished the season with 15 tackles and three sacks…totaled

PERSONAL: Kalu was the first Americanborn member of his family…he has a great deal of pride and respect for his native Nigeria…nestled on the west coast of Africa, Nigeria is the home to Jonah Ndukwe Kalu, N.D.’s grandfather, a legend in the town of Abiriba…he was a renowned and respected businessman…took a two-and-a-half week trip to Nigeria in 2003 and visited again in 2004 and 2005…last name is pronounced (Kah-LOO).

Broke the district high jump record in high school veterans

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2004 (Philadelphia 0/0; IR): Was placed on injured reserve (8/23) with a torn ACL suffered during practice on 8/17.

three tackles and one sack at Philadelphia (10/11)…registered three solo tackles and one sack at Carolina (12/13).

tackles (one solo) and one sack in victory over Tampa Bay (10/20)…contributed a half sack along with two tackles in victory over Arizona (11/17)…season-high six total tackles, five solo, and a career-high three sacks and one forced fumble in a victory over St. Louis (12/1)…recorded one sack and two total tackles in victory at Seattle (12/8)…made two sacks and added three total tackles at Dallas (12/21)…contributed one tackle in playoff victory over Atlanta (1/11/03)…saw action in season-ending NFC Championship Game loss to Tampa Bay (1/19/03).

N F L S tat i st i cs - kalu Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

1997 Phi

3

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1998 Was

13

1

15

13

2

3.0

29.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1999 Was

12

0

16

13

3

3.5

19.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

2000 Was

15

0

6

3

3

1.0

8.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

4

0

2001 Phi

14

1

20

12

8

3.0

30.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2002 Phi

16

0

30

21

9

8.0

47.5

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

2003 Phi

16

16

74

33

41

5.5

30.0

1

15t

15

1

0

0

3

15

0

2004 Phi











2005 Phi

15

8

38

23

15

2.0

15.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

2006 Hou

15

3

21

16

5

2.0

21.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

TOTALS

119

30

220

134

86

28.0 200.0

1

15t

15

1

1

4

4

19

0

Injured Reserve

single game Highs: Tackles

Forced Fumbles





7 vs. Dallas (12-7-03) 5 vs. New York Giants (11-16-03) 5 @ Green Bay (11-10-03)

1 @ Arizona (12-24-05) 1 @ Dallas (12-21-02) 1 vs. St. Louis (12-1-02)

Sacks

Fumble Recoveries





3.0 vs. St. Louis (12-1-02) K. Warner 2.0 @ Dallas (12-21-02) C. Hutchinson 1, 20 times, most recent: 1.0 vs. Tennessee (12-10-06) V. Young

Interceptions



2 vs. New Orleans (11-23-03) 1 @ Washington (12-27-03) 1 vs. Carolina (9-3-00)

Touchdowns



1 vs. Washington (15-yard INT, 10-5-03)

1 vs. Washington (10-5-03) P. Ramsey

Special Teams Tackles: 17 total; 1997 – 1, 1998 – 2, 2000 – 1, 2002 – 13

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Height: 6-3 Weight: 310 College: Carson-Newman Hometown: Miami, Florida 5th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 30 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 4/0 Career GP/GS: 32/2 Teams: San Francisco, 2000; Carolina, 2001; Minnesota, 2002-03; Washington, 2005; Houston, 2006

CEDRIC KILLINGS DEFENSIVE TACKLE

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted

free agent by San Francisco 49ers on April 27, 2000…Released by 49ers on August 29, 2001…Signed by Cleveland Browns on October 16, 2001…Released by Browns on November 7, 2001…Signed by Carolina Panthers on November 28, 2001…Signed by Minnesota Vikings on June 20, 2002…Released by Vikings on September 1, 2002…Re-signed by Vikings on October 29, 2002…Released by Vikings on December 10, 2002…Re-signed by Vikings on December 16, 2002…Assigned by Redskins to Rhein Fire in 2004 NFL Europe enhancement allocation program on February 9, 2004…Released by Redskins on September 5, 2004…Re-signed by Redskins to practice squad on December 8, 2004…Re-signed by Redskins on March 8, 2005…Re-signed by Redskins on March 16, 2006…Released by Redskins on September 2, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on November 14, 2006.

PRO: A quick defensive lineman that has

bounced around the league…was a quality defensive tackle for the Texans at the end of 2006 when injuries ravaged Houston’s front four…finished the season with five tackles… had his best year as a rookie with San Francisco in 2000 playing in 14 games, starting one…recorded 10 tackles and three sacks that year…had a career- high five tackles at St. Louis (10/29/00).

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2000 (San Francisco 14/1): Appeared in 14 games with one start and had 18 tackles (12 solo) and three sacks…was one of six 49ers to start a game as a rookie…played the first game of his career at St. Louis (9/17)…had his first career sack when he dropped Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman at Dallas (9/24)… earned his first career start at Carolina (10/22) posting three tackles…sacked QB Trent Green and a career-high five tackles at St. Louis (10/29)…dropped Saints QB Aaron Brooks vs. New Orleans (12/10) for his third sack of his rookie season.

2006 (Houston 4/0): Played in four games… was inactive for three games during the season…suited up for the first time as a Texan against Oakland (12/3)…made two tackles vs. Tennessee (12/17)…made a season-high three tackles vs. Cleveland (12/31). 2005 (Washington 10/1): Played in nine games

with one start and posted 17 tackles (10 solo) with the Redskins…also played in both postseason games and had four tackles…had a season-high four tackles vs. Seattle (10/2)… made his second career start vs. San Diego (11/27) making three tackles.

2004 (Washington 0/0): Signed with Wash-

ington (12/8)…was inactive for the final four games of the season…played for the Rhein Fire in NFL Europe, posting 32 tackles and three sacks.

2003 (Minnesota 0/0): Was inactive for 14 games with the Vikings.

2002 (Minnesota 0/0): Signed with the Minne-

sota Vikings (6/20)…did not see any action as he was inactive for 14 games.

2001 (Carolina 4/0): Signed with Cleveland (10/16) before being released three weeks later…was inactive for two games…signed with Carolina (11/28)…registered one tackle

playoffs each season Killings was in school… was named first team All-SAC and All-South region as a senior…named first team AllAmerican by Football Gazette as a sophomore in 1997…majored in leisure services.

PERSONAL: Was an All-Dade and All-State

performer as a senior at Miami Central High School…earned All-Dade and All-State honors in the discus and shot put.

Is the only player in Carson-Newman history to record four All-American honors

COLLEGE: Attended Carson-Newman where he earned All-America honors four times… started all 54 games…the Eagles won their conference title and advanced to the NCAA

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at New Orleans (12/2)…made one tackle at Buffalo (12/9).

N F L S tat i st i cs - K i ll i ngs Year Team GP 2000

SF

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

14

1

10

5

5

3.0

24.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2001 Car

4

0

1

0

1

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2005 Was

10

1

9

5

4

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

4

0

5

2

3

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

32

2

25

12

13

3.0

24.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

single game Highs: Tackles

Sacks





4 vs. Seattle (10-2-05) 4 vs. St. Louis (10-29-00) 3 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06)

1.0 vs. New Orleans (12-10-00) A. Brooks 1.0 @ St. Louis (10-29-00) T. Green 1.0 @ Dallas (9-24-00) T. Aikman

A G o o d Pr e s e a s o n The Texans wrapped up their first winning preseason in franchise history in 2006, finishing the exhibition campaign at 3-1. Houston established new franchise preseason records for total wins (three), total offense (1,285), total defense (1,083), scoring offense (81), scoring defense (64), rushing offense (558), rushing defense (370), passing yards per game (181.8), passing defense (713), and fewest turnovers (two).

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Height: 6-0 College: East Carolina Hometown: Rowland, North Carolina 4th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 25 Acquired: FA, 2006

Teams: Green Bay, 2004-06, Houston 2006

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VONTA LEACH FULLBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Originally signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent April 30, 2004…Released by the Packers on September 12, 2006…Claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints on September 14, 2006…Released by the Saints on September 25, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on October 9, 2006…Re-signed by the Texans on March 26, 2007. PRO: Bruising lead blocker who improved the Texans running game last season…saw increased playing time during the month of December…Texans running game increased of nearly 30 yards per game…Houston averaged 125.2 rushing yards per game when Leach was the primary lead blocker in the final month of the season…Houston rushed for more than 100 yards in four of the five games….played his first two seasons in Green Bay. 2006 (Green Bay 1/1; Houston 11/5): Signed with Houston (10/9)…played in 11 games, starting five…set career high with six catches for 61 yards and his first career touchdown…inactive at Dallas (10/15)… played on special teams vs. Jacksonville (10/22)…registered two special teams stops at Tennessee (10/29)…started in a two FB set at New York Giants (11/5)…was a reserve FB at Jacksonville (11/12)…played

on special teams vs. Buffalo (11/19)…saw action on special teams at New York Jets (11/26)…saw his first significant playing time at FB at Oakland (12/3) where the Texans running game totaled 129 yards…RB Ron Dayne averaged a season-high 5.3 yards per carry behind Leach’s blocking…started at FB vs. Tennessee (12/10) and caught a pass for 10 yards…was the lead blocker on two Texans rushing touchdowns…started at FB at New England (12/17) and assisted the running game to average 4.8 yards per carry, the third-highest average New England gave up in 2006…cleared the path for RB Ron Dayne’s career-highs with 153 rushing yards on 32 carries vs. Indianapolis (12/24)…Houston’s rushing attack piled up 191 rushing yards, second-best in franchise history…caught a seven-yard touchdown in the second quarter to give Houston a 21-14 lead at halftime…finished the day with three receptions for 18 yards…started at FB vs. Cleveland (12/31) and was the lead blocker for rookie RB Chris Taylor, who ran for 99 yards…caught two passes for a career-high 33 yards.

2005 (Green Bay 16/5): Played in all 16 games,

starting five, sharing snaps at fullback…utilized more and more each week as a blocking back, he made five catches for 19 yards, adding five tackles on special teams…also returned three kickoffs for 39 yards…made

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season from the practice squad…spent the last six weeks on the active roster…played in the final six regular-season contests, mostly on special teams, in addition to the NFC Wild Card playoff vs. Minnesota (1/9/05)…made his NFL debut vs. St. Louis (11/29), accounting for one tackle on a kickoff return…saw his first career action at fullback in divisionclinching victory at Minnesota (12/24), playing two snaps in the second quarter…played again on special teams at Chicago (1/2/05), coming away with two coverage tackles.

Career GP/GS: 34/11

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PERSONAL: Born in Lumberton, N.C.…lettered four years in football and three times each in basketball and track at South Robeson High School in Rowland, N.C.… played fullback and linebacker, rushing for 4,615 yards and 75 touchdowns…also recorded 138 tackles as an all-state senior…earned Player of the Year honors from Guru magazine and twice was named team MVP…also competed in the 800-meter relay, 200-meter dash and shot put, and played forward for the basketball team…full name Terzell Vonta Leach.

2004 (Green Bay 6/0): Promoted late in the

2006 GP/GS: 11/5

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back four games into ‘02 season and logged 30 rushing yards on 11 carries in the remaining eight contests…played in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker in 2001 and notched 32 tackles, including three for loss, and two sacks.

first career start, at FB, vs. Cleveland (9/18)… picked up his initial NFL reception, a fiveyard gain…helped Samkon Gado establish the Packers’ rookie rushing record in 16-13 overtime win vs. Detroit (12/11) and sprung Gado on a 64-yard touchdown, the Packers’ longest 2005 play from scrimmage.

Weight: 250

Holds an annual youth camp in his hometown of Rowland, North Carolina

COLLEGE: Played his first two collegiate

seasons as a linebacker and his final two as a fullback, earning letters all four years (2000-03)…capped his senior season by earning the Gray team’s offensive MVP at the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic, where he carried five times for 28 yards and caught three passes for 27 yards…switched to full-

N F L S tat i st i cs - L each

Regular Season

Year

Team

GP

GS

2004

GB

6

0

0

2005

GB

16

5

2006

GB

1

2006

Hou

Totals

RUSHING Att Yds

RECEIVING No Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

Avg

Lg

TD

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

5

19

3.8

9

0

1

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

11

5

0

0

0.0

0

0

6

61

10.2

19

1

34

11

0

0

0.0

0

0

11

80

7.3

19

1

single game Highs: Receptions



3 vs. Indianapolis (18 yards, 12-24-06) 2 vs. Cleveland (33 yards, 12-31-06) 2 vs. Chicago (11 yards, 12-25-05)

Receiving yards 33 vs. Cleveland (2 receptions, 12-31-06) 18 vs. Indianapolis (3 receptions, 12-24-06) 11 vs. Chicago (2 receptions, 12-25-05) Touchdowns



1 vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06)

Special Teams Tackles: 5 total; 2004 – 1, 2005 – 2, 2006 – 2 Kickoff Returns: 3 vs. Baltimore (39 yards, 12-19-05)

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Height: 5-10 College: Virginia Hometown: Willingboro, New Jersey 2nd NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 23 Acquired: 6th Round, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 14/10 Career GP/GS: 14/10 Teams: Houston, 2006

WALI LUNDY

Texans in the sixth round (170th overall) in the 2006 NFL draft…Signed by Texans on July 13, 2006.

PRO: A prototypical one-cut back…showed

flashes in the Texans’ running scheme as a rookie…utilized a combination of power and speed to become the Texans’ second leading rusher (476 yards on 124 carries) during his rookie campaign…rushed for a career-high 116 yards on 18 carries at Tennessee…his 6.4 yards per carry at Tennessee ranks fifth all-time among Texans that had a minimum of 10 carries…set a Texans record with 83 rushing yards in the fourth quarter of the Texans 27-7 win over Jacksonville.

2006 (Houston 14/10): Was the third run-

ning back in Texans history to start at least 10 games during his rookie season…joined RB Domanick Williams as the only two Texan rookies to rush for 100 yards in a game…finished second on the team with four rushing touchdowns…his 476 rushing yards were the third-most by a Texans rookie…his 209 rushing yards in back-to-back weeks were the most by a rookie since Williams rushed for 238 in 2003…started the season opener vs. Philadelphia (9/10) picking up 32 yards on 11 carries…was one of five Texans rookies to

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start the first game of the season…the 2006 draft class tied the 2002 Texans’ rookie class, starting five on Kickoff Weekend…started at Indianapolis (9/17) gaining 25 yards on six carries…saw limited action vs. Washington (9/24)…inactive vs. Miami (10/1) and at Dallas (10/15)…started at RB vs. Jacksonville (10/22) and gained 93 yards on 19 carries…with the Texans holding onto a slim three-point lead entering the fourth quarter, he set a record with 83 yards on 14 carries which included his first career score, a two-yard run to make the score 17-7…caught four passes for 15 yards becoming the first Texans rookie since Vernand Morency (83 rushing, 46 receiving at SF (1/1/06) in 2005 to total 100 yards from scrimmage in a game during his rookie season…set a career-high with 116 rushing yards on 18 carries at Tennessee (10/29)… had a 35-yard run in the second quarter to set up a field goal…caught five passes for 33 yards to total 149 yards from scrimmage on the day, which ranks second in team history Williams (129 rushing, 70 receiving vs. NYJ)…started carrying the ball a seasonhigh 20 times for 43 yards vs. the New York Giants (11/5)…started gaining 34 yards on 16 carries at Jacksonville (11/12)…had a one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to put Houston up 7-0, a lead they would not relinquish…started vs. Buffalo (11/19) rush-

two-time All-State performer at Holy Cross High School (N.J.)…all-state wide receiver as a junior and as a running back as a senior…SuperPrep All-American…PrepStar All-American…rushed for 2,030 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior…added 29 receptions for 411 yards and six touchdowns… earned All-America and all-state honors as a wide receiver that season as his team won the state championship…1,000-point scorer in basketball…also ran track.

COLLEGE: One of three players in Atlantic Coast Conference history to account for 50 touchdowns in a career (52; 43 rushing, 9 receiving)…52 total touchdowns set a school all-time record…gained 3,193 yards rushing, ranking fifth in school history…finished his career as the all-time ACC scoring leader…his 4,497 all-purpose yards rank sixth in school history…holds the school and conference scoring record by running for three touchdowns in four consecutive regular season games (2003 vs. Virginia Tech and 2004

RUNNING BACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston

PERSONAL: Resides in Willingboro, N.J.…

won the New Jersey state basketball championship at Holy Cross High School Alongside his brothers and cousins

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Regular Season

Year

Team

GP

GS

RUSHING Att Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

Avg

Lg

TD

2006

Hou

14

10

124

476

3.8

35

4

33

204

6.2

13

0



14

10

124

476

3.8

35

4

33

204

6.2

13

0

Totals

RECEIVING No Yds

single game Highs: Rushes

Touchdowns (cont.)





20 @ New York Giants (43 yards, 11-5-06) 19 vs. Jacksonville (93 yards, 10-22-06) 18 @ Tennessee (116 yards, 10-29-06)

Rushing Yards



116 @ Tennessee (18 rushes, 10-29-06) 93 vs. Jacksonville (19 rushes, 10-22-06) 61 vs. Buffalo (8 rushes, 11-19-06)

Long



35 @ Tennessee (10-29-06) 29 vs. Jacksonville (10-22-06) 26 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06)

Touchdowns



1 @ Oakland (12-3-06)

1 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06) 1 @ Jacksonville (11-12-06)

Receptions



8 @ New York Jets (68 yards, 11-26-06) 5 @ Tennessee (33 yards, 10-29-06) 4 vs. Buffalo (22 yards, 11-19-06)

Receiving Yards



68 @ New York Jets (8 receptions, 11-26-06) 33 @ Tennessee (5 receptions, 10-29-06) 22 vs. Buffalo (4 receptions, 11-19-06)

Long



15 @ New York Jets (11-26-06) 13 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06) 13 @ New York Giants (11-5-06

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vs. Temple, North Carolina and Akron)…sociology major.

ing for 61 yards on eight carries…was part of the Texans rushing attack that gained 188 yards, third-most in team history…after falling behind 14-0, led the comeback as he rushed 17 yards for a score to chop the deficit in half…started at New York Jets (11/26) carrying the ball eight times for 11 yards…started RB at Oakland (12/3) rushing nine times for 33 yards and a score…started RB vs. Tennessee (12/10) gaining 14 yards on five carries…rushed for 11 yards on three carries at New England (12/17)…played on special teams vs. Indianapolis (12/24)..was a reserve RB vs. Cleveland (12/31).

Weight: 214

Height: 6-1 College: Delta State Hometown: Moultrie, Georgia Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 28

PERSONAL: Married to Deidre, with son,

Acquired: FA, 2006

COLLEGE: Selected as the Gulf South

4th NFL Season 2006 GP/GS: 12/9 Career GP/GS: 19/9 Teams: Jacksonville 2004-05, Houston 2006

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

PRO: A quick off-the-ball defensive tackle… played well down the stretch in 2006…got a chance after the Texans were ravaged by injuries along the defensive line…signed off the Texans practice squad (10/10)…had career highs in games played (12), games started (nine), tackles (37) and sacks (2.0)…recorded his first career forced fumble, fumble recovery and touchdown, a 47-yard scamper, on the same play vs. Cleveland (12/31).

2006 (Houston 12/9): Played in 12 games, starting nine…started on the Texans practice squad before getting activated after Week 5…saw his first action of the season at DT in Dallas (10/15) registering one tackle…made four tackles in his first NFL start against his former team vs. Jacksonville (10/22)…made three solo tackles at Tennessee (10/29)…registered four

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tackles at New York Giants (11/5)…made six tackles and his first sack of the season for a nine-yard loss on his return trip to New York to face the Jets (11/26)…made a pair of tackles vs. Tennessee (12/10)…registered four tackles vs. Indianapolis (12/24)…had the best game in his three-year career helping the Texans win their final game of the season vs. Cleveland (12/31)…set a career high with nine tackles and five solo stops…sacked QB Charlie Frye in the third quarter, stripped the ball, picked up the pigskin and raced 47 yards with an escort of teammates to extend Houston’s lead to 14-3.

2005 (Jacksonville 5/0): Saw action in five games before injuring left ankle at Houston (12/24) and was placed on injured reserve…collected four tackles and one sack on the season…recorded two solo tackles including a sack of QB Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis (12/11).

Lists his TD against Cleveland last season as his most memorable Texans moment

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ANTHONY MADDOX

TRANSACTIONS: Selected in the fourth round by Jacksonville Jaguars (118th overall) of 2004 NFL draft…Released by Jaguars on September 2, 2006…Signed by the Houston Texans to the practice squad on September 5, 2006…Signed to the Texans active roster on October 10, 2006.

Andrew…also has daughter Madison Nicole and son Anthony, Jr.…lives in Albany, Ga.…attended Monroe (Albany, Ga.) High… named all-conference and all-district from 1995-97 for the Tornados…played in the 1997 Georgia-Florida All-Star game…full name is Anthony Maddox.

Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, the first player in school history to earn such honors…performed as an inside linebacker at Jones County College in 1997, shifting to defensive end the following year…was out of school for the next three seasons…worked in a furniture store in Hattiesburg, Miss. for two years before joining Delta State…started 22 games at nose guard, recording 150 tackles (104 solo) with 10.5 sacks, 34 stops for losses, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and a safety…earned All-America selection by American Football Coaches Association, All-Gulf South Conference first-team and Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior…first team All-America and MVP

2nd with Texans

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for Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss.…majored in physical education and recreation.

three snaps and collected his first solo tackle (12/5) vs. Pittsburgh…saw action as a reserve DT in the season finale at Oakland (1/2/05).

Weight: 305

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GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2004 Jax

2

0

1

0

1

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2005 Jax

5

0

3

3

0

1.0

9.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

12

9

37

24

13

2.0

17.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

47t

1

Totals

19

9

41

27

14

3.0

26.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

47t

1

single game Highs: tackles

Forced Fumbles





9 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06) 6 @ New York Jets (11-26-06) 4 vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06)

1 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06)

Fumble Recoveries



1 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06)

Sacks

Touchdowns





1.0 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06) C. Frye 1.0 @ New York Jets (11-26-06) C. Pennington 1.0 vs. Indianapolis (12-11-05) P. Manning

1 vs. Cleveland (47-yard FR, 12-31-06)

2004 (Jacksonville 2/0): Saw action in two games after spending the first 12 weeks of the season on the Jaguars practice squad… was activated (12/3) and finished the season with one solo tackle in two games…played

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Height: 6-5

PERSONAL: Attended Frisco City (Ala.) High School…recorded 82 tackles, six sacks, six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior defensive lineman…played tight end and fullback as well, gaining 550 rushing yards with three TDs for the Whippets…born Alfred Malone in Frisco City , Ala.

Weight: 308 College: Troy Hometown: Frisco City, Alabama Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 25 Acquired: FA, 2006 3rd NFL Season 3rd with Texans 2006 GP/GS: 2/0

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Career GP/GS: 4/0 Year Team GP

Teams: Houston, 2005-06

ALFRED MALONE DEFENSIVE TACKLE

TRANSACTIONS: Signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2005…Released by the Texans on September 3, 2005…Signed to the Texans practice squad on September 4, 2005…Signed to the Texans active roster on December 20, 2005…Placed on injured reserve on October 10, 2006.

PRO: An athletic tackle that played end in the 3-4 system, but moved back to his natural tackle position in the 4-3 system in 2006… spent the first 14 games of his career as a member of the Texans practice squad before being promoted to the active roster for the final two games of the 2005 season…made his first career sack vs. Jacksonville…ended the 2006 season on injured reserve with a right hand injury…made a half-sack against the Dolphins before leaving with a broken hand.

2006 (Houston 2/0): Played in two games racking up two tackles on the season including a half-sack against Dolphins QB Daunte Culpepper in Week 4…played on the defensive line vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…played on the defensive line against Miami (10/1) and made two tackles and registered a half-sack, the second of his career…broke

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a bone in his hand…was placed on injured reserve (10/10).

GS

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2

0

11

7

4

1

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

2

0

2

1

1

1

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

4

0

13

8

5

2

2.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

single game Highs: Tackles 7 vs. Jacksonville (12-24-05) 4 @ San Francisco (1-1-06)

Sacks



1.0 vs. Jacksonville (12-24-05) D. Garrard 0.5 vs. Miami (10-1-06) D. Culpepper

Height: 5-11 Weight: 184

defensive end…posted 11 tackles, one batted pass and a half sack for the season…filled in at defensive end after Gary Walker left the game on the first play against Jacksonville (12/24)…made seven tackles and registered a sack in his first NFL action…registered four tackles and one pass defensed at San Francisco (1/1/06).

College: Hampton

for Troy in his only season in 2004…made 35 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, and 4.0 sacks… sat out the 2003 season while transferring from Georgia Tech…recorded 41 tackles, including seven for loss, in his two-year career at Georgia Tech…started 12 of the Yellow Jackets’ 13 games in 2002, recording 25 tackles and four tackles for loss…played in 11 games, starting six of them, as a redshirt freshman in 2001…totaled 16 tackles, three for loss, two fumble recoveries and four quarterback hurries…redshirted during the 2000 season…majored in business management

Sk

2005 Hou

2005 (Houston 2/0): Played in two games at

COLLEGE: Started all 12 games he played in

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

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Nickname is “Pooh”

Hometown: Petersburg, Virginia 3rd NFL Season 3rd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 24 Acquired: D4, 2005 2006 GP/GS: 2/0 Career GP/GS: 14/0 Teams: Houston 2005-06

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JEROME MATHIS WIDE RECEIVER

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston

Pro Kick Returner, 2005 NFL Alumni Kick Returner of the Year, 2005 The Sporting News All-Pro, 2005 Touchdown Club Rookie of the Year, 2005 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (8).

HONORS: Played in the 2006 Pro Bowl, 2006

PRO: Speedy, athletic receiver with dangerous kickoff return abilities…finished rookie season as the second-ranked return man

Texans in the fourth round (114th overall) in the 2005 NFL draft…Signed by Texans on July 29, 2005…Placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on December 23, 2006.

AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (8), 2005 Associated Press First Team All-

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2006 (Houston 2/0): Slowed most of the season with an injured foot suffered during the Pro Bowl…started the season on the physically unable to perform list…missed training camp and the first 11 games of the season… was activated at Oakland (12/3) and returned to the form that made him a Pro Bowler the year before, returning three kickoffs for 111 yards…had a long of 87 yards that set the Texans offense up inside the Raiders’ fiveyard line, where Houston scored on the next play…was a part of a fake reverse on a punt return that gave PR Dexter Wynn a clear path to return the ball 58 yards to set up a Texans field goal that gave Houston a 17-14 lead… returned four kickoffs vs. Tennessee (12/10) with a long of 39 yards…ended his season on injured reserve (12/23). 2005 (Houston 12/0): Returned five kick-

offs for 130 yards (26 avg.), with a long of 38 yards at Cincinnati (10/2)…enjoyed a breakout performance against Indianapolis (10/23)…returned seven kickoffs for a single-game team record 266 yards (fifth-most in NFL history)…his 89-yard kickoff return for a TD was the first in team history…averaged single-game club record 38 yards per return…caught first career TD pass on a 34-yard pass on the opening drive against Cleveland (10/30)…also returned five kickoffs for 177 yards (35.4 avg.), including a 63-yard return that set up the game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter…had another career day against Kansas City (11/20), tying a personal and team record with 266 yards

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on seven returns…his 99-yard return for a touchdown was the longest return in team history…returned four kicks 123 yards (30.8 avg.), including a 50-yard return with no time left on the clock to set up a potential gametying field goal at Tennessee (12/11).

COLLEGE: Distinguished himself at the 2005

NFL Scouting Combine as arguably the fastest player in the country, running a combine-best 4.28-second 40-yard dash…broke the NCAA all-time record for career kickoff return average, with a 26.6-yard average… holds the NCAA record for career kickoff returns for a TD with six…finished with 93 catches for 2,456 yards (26.4 avg.) and 21 TDs…led Division I-AA with an average of 29.5 yards per catch, hauling in 29 receptions for 864 yards and nine TDs in 2004…amassed 1,220 all-purpose yards in 2002…majored in political science.

PERSONAL: Resides in Houston…partici-

pated in track in college, winning the 200meter dash at the 2003 and 2004 NCAA East Regional…set the East Regional record in the 200-meter dash with a personal best 20.32 in 2004…attended Petersburg (Va.) High School, where he was an all-state, all-district and all-metro wide receiver and kick returner…left high school as a six-time state champion in track, winning the 2001 national indoor 200-meter title at the Nike Classic…enjoys playing video games in his spare time…born Jerome Alvon Mathis in Petersburg, Va.

Won the indoor national championship in the 200M in high school

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Regular Season Year

Team

No

2005

Hou

54

1,542

28.6

2006

Hou

7

192



61

1,734

NFL totals

KICKOFF RETURNS Yds Avg Lg

PUNT RETURNS FC Yds

TD

No

Avg

Lg

TD

99t

2

12

0

68

5.7

19

0

27.4

87

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

28.4

99t

2

12

0

68

5.7

19

0

Receiving Year

Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

2005

Hou

12

0

5

65

13.0

34t

1

2006

Hou

2

0

0

0

0.0

0

0



14

0

5

65

13.0

34t

1

NFL TOTALS

Single Game Highs: receptions 2 vs. Tennessee (15 yards, 10-9-05) 2 @ San Francisco (16 yards, 1-1-06) 1 vs. Cleveland (34-yard TD, 10-30-05)

Long

Receiving Yards

Touchdowns



34 vs. Cleveland (1 reception, 10-30-05) 16 @ San Francisco (2 receptions, 1-1-06)





15 vs. Tennessee (2 receptions, 10-9-05)



34t vs. Cleveland (10-30-05) 10 @ San Francisco (1-1-06) 8 vs. Tennessee (10-9-05)

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in the league, earning himself a trip to the Pro Bowl as the AFC’s kick return specialist…made the 2005 Associated Press All-Pro Team, becoming the first Texan to earn that distinction…was also the first Texan to be named to the All-NFL team (kick return specialist) by Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America…started the 2006 season on physically unable to perform list with a foot injury he suffered at the Pro Bowl…played in two games during his second season before being placed on injured reserve.

1 vs. Cleveland (10-30-05)

Kickoff Return Highs: Yards

Long







266 vs. Indianapolis (7 returns, 38.0 avg., 10-23-05) 266 vs. Kansas City (7 returns, 38.0 avg., 11-20-05) 177 vs. Cleveland (5 returns, 34.4 avg., 10-30-05)

99t vs. Kansas City (11-20-05) 89t vs. Indianapolis (10-23-05) 87 @ Oakland (12-3-06)

Touchdowns



1 vs. Kansas City (11-20-05) 1 vs. Indianapolis (10-23-05)

punt Returns Highs: Yards



29 @ Baltimore (5 returns, 5.8 avg., 12-4-05) 27 vs. St. Louis (2 returns, 13.5 avg., 11-27-05) 8 vs. Arizona (1 return, 8.0 avg., 12-18-05)

Long 19 @ Baltimore (12-4-05) 16 vs. St. Louis (11-17-05) 8 vs. Arizona (12-18-05)

D ra f t B a l a n c e Since head coach Gary Kubiak took over, the Texans have exhibited a real balance in the draft. Houston drafted three offensive players and four defensive players in the 2007 class. Combined with the 2006 draft class the Texans have drafted 14 total players—seven on offense and seven on defense.

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Height: 5-10

lings fumble and intercepted his first pass in a Chiefs at Houston (9/21)…tied a career high with two interceptions at Baltimore (9/28)… totaled a season-high eight tackles vs. Denver (10/5)…recorded five solo tackles and an interception at Oakland (10/20)…produced five tackles in the club’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Indianapolis (1/11/04).

Weight: 195 College: Clemson Hometown: Meridian, Mississippi 11th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 33 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 16/5 Career GP/GS: 148/90 Teams: St. Louis, 1997-02; Kansas City, 2003-05; Houston, 2006

CORNERBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by St. Louis Rams in the second round (40th overall)…Signed by Rams on July 3, 1997…Re-signed by St. Louis on June 13, 2000…Released by St. Louis on February 27, 2003…Signed by Kansas City Chiefs on March 5, 2003…Released by Kansas City on March 2, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on July 31, 2006. PRO: Veteran coverman enters his 11th sea-

son in NFL and second with the Texans…excellent coverage skills and a sure tackler in the secondary…a two-sport collegiate athlete (football and baseball) at Clemson, owns tremendous hand-eye coordination and has a knack for getting his hands on the ball…has played in 136 games.

2006 (Houston 16/5): Played in all 16 games,

making five starts…finished with 28 total tackles…intercepted one pass for 19 yards and had two passes defensed and one forced fumble…made one special teams tackle…made one tackle vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…started at Indianapolis (9/17) finishing with five tackles…started in the Texans nickel package vs. Washington (9/24) making three tackles…finished tied for the team lead with six tackles vs. Buffalo (11/19)…registered three solo tackles as well as his first interception of the season at Oakland (12/3)…picked off QB Aaron Brooks in the second quarter and returned it 19 yards…had one special teams tackle.

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2005 (Kansas City 11/6): Played in 11 games with five starts at right CB…had 24 tackles, two interceptions and four passes defensed… recorded seven solo tackles vs. New York Jets (9/11)…produced four solo tackles and intercepted a pass vs. Philadelphia (10/2)…recorded a pass defensed at Houston (11/20)…added one tackle and intercepted a pass at New York Giants (12/17)…played on special teams vs. San Diego (12/24)…saw action on defense and special teams vs. Cincinnati (1/1/06). 2004 (Kansas City 13/6): Played in 13 games at right CB, recording 44 tackles (35 solo), two stops for loss, two interceptions, eight passes defensed and a fumble recovery… posted five tackles and recovered a RB Quentin Griffin fumble in the end zone at Denver (9/12)… made seven tackles at Baltimore (10/4)…posted a season-high eight solo tackles and a pass defensed at Jacksonville (10/17)…amassed four tackles and two passes defensed at Tennessee (12/13)…tied a career high with two interceptions and also produced four tackles vs. Denver (12/19). 2003 (Kansas City 16/16): Started 16 games at

right CB…produced 64 tackles (51 solo), including three for loss…had a team-high 11 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries…his six INTs were tied for fourth in the AFC and tied for seventh in the NFL…posted five tackles, recovered a RB Tony Hol-

2001 (St. Louis 16/16): Started all 16 games… recorded a career-high 78 tackles, 15 passes defensed, four interceptions and one fumble recovery…made a season-high nine tackles at Philadelphia (9/9) and vs. San Francisco (9/23)…picked off a pass against New York Giants (10/14)…had an interception and a season-high four passes defensed at New England (11/18)…had eight tackles in his first career start at free safety at Atlanta (12/2)… scored for the first time in his career when he received a lateral from CB Dre’ Bly on a fumble return following a botched FG attempt, going 29 yards at Carolina (12/23)…sacked QB Michael Vick, and registered a careerlong 43-yard interception return vs. Atlanta (1/6/02)…started all three playoff games, recording 12 tackles, one interception and one pass defensed…had three tackles, an interception and one pass defensed in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game against Green Bay (1/20/02)…tied a postseason career high with seven tackles in the NFC Championship Game against Philadelphia (1/27/02)…recorded two tackles in a Super Bowl XXXVI loss against New England (2/3/02). 2000 (St. Louis 16/16): Started all 16 games at

cornerback for the first time in his career…

1999 (St. Louis 15/15): Became a full-time starter for the first time in his career, starting 15 games at right cornerback…registered 54 tackles, 1.5 sacks, four interceptions and 17 passes defensed…intercepted a pass at San Francisco (11/21)…registered an interception against New Orleans (11/28)…later in the year intercepted another pass at New Orleans (12/12)…tallied a season-high 11 tackles vs. Chicago (12/26)…started three playoff games, recording 14 tackles, one interception and six passes defensed…recorded five tackles and an interception in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game against Minnesota (1/16/00)…tallied two tackles and a pass defensed in NFC Championship Game against Tampa Bay (1/23/00)…made a seven tackles in a Super Bowl XXXIV win against Tennessee (1/30/00). 1998 (St. Louis 15/6): Saw action in 15 games, making 29 tackles, nine passes defensed, two interceptions and seven special teams tackles…recorded eight tackles, one pass defensed and an interception at Buffalo (9/20)… posted two tackles, two passes defensed and an interception against New York Jets (10/11). 1997 (St. Louis 16/1): Played in all 16 games… saw duty primarily on special teams…produced 15 tackles, a sack, two passes de-

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DEXTER McCLEON

2002 (St. Louis 13/4): Played in 13 games, recording 22 tackles (15 solo), one interception for no yards, three passes defensed, one fumble recovery and one stop on special teams…inactive against Dallas (9/29), at San Francisco (10/6) and against Oakland (10/13) with a hamstring injury…intercepted a Drew Brees pass in the end zone with 11 seconds remaining to seal a victory against San Diego (11/10)…started at CB at Kansas City (12/8), racking up three tackles…had four tackles against Arizona (12/15)…started at FS at Seattle (12/22).

made 61 tackles and one QB pressure…established career highs with 21 passes defensed, two sacks and one fumble recovery…had a career-high eight interceptions, ranking second in the NFL…recorded his first interception of the season vs. San Francisco (9/17)…recorded five tackles, an interception and two passes defensed at Atlanta (9/24)…tied a season high with six tackles at San Francisco (10/29)…totaled five tackles, a sack, one interception and two passes defensed against Carolina (11/5)…intercepted a pass to go with his first NFL fumble recovery at the NY Giants (11/12)…returned an interception 23 yards vs. Washington (11/20)…recorded a career-high two interceptions at Tampa Bay (12/18)…made six tackles and one pass defensed in the NFC Wild Card Game loss at New Orleans (12/30).

fensed, an interception and two special teams tackles…started his first NFL game against Seattle (10/19)…intercepted his first NFL pass off Gus Frerotte at Washington (11/30).

the nation’s top three option QBs by the Prep Football Report…hit .395 with 11 home runs and 56 RBI to earn all-state honors in baseball as a senior…was a 13th-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins in ’93…a two-sport athlete at Clemson (baseball and football)… full name is Dexter Keith McCleon.

COLLEGE: A four-year letterman in football

and two-year letterman in baseball at Clemson…Recorded 140 tackles and nine interceptions with the Tigers…earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as a senior…played quarterback, cornerback, free safety and was a return man as a freshman… ranked in the top 15 in the nation with a 12.0yard punt return average…graduated with a degree in management from Clemson.

Sk

Yds

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round as an outfielder from Meridian High School in the 1993 MLB Draft

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

veterans

1

13

13

0

1.0

10.0

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

1998 StL

15

6

28

27

1

0.0

0.0

2

29

15

0

6

0

0

0

0

1999 StL

15

15

41

37

4

2.0

6.5

4

17

14

0

16

1

0

0

0

2000 StL

16

16

49

44

5

2.0

28.0

8

28

23

0

19

0

1

0

0

2001 StL

16

16

59

53

6

0.0

0.0

4

66

43

0

18

1

1

0

0

2002 StL

13

4

17

13

4

0.0

0.0

1

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

2003

KC

16

16

55

50

5

0.0

0.0

6

-3

0

0

15

0

2

0

0

2004

KC

13

6

30

24

6

0.0

0.0

2

23

23

0

9

0

1

0

0

2005

KC

12

5

20

19

1

0.0

0.0

2

0

0

0

7

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

16

5

28

21

7

0.0

0.0

1

19

19

0

2

1

0

15

10

Totals

148

90

333

300

39

5.0

44.5

31

179

43

0

96

3

7

0

0

single game Highs: 9 @ Philadelphia (9-9-01) 8 vs. Chicago (12-26-99) 7 @ Jacksonville (10-17-04)

Interceptions



2 vs. Denver (11-30-97) 2 @ Baltimore (9-28-03) 2 @ Tampa Bay (12-18-00)

Sacks



1.0 @ New York Giants (11-12-00) K. Collins



1.0 vs. Carolina (11-5-00) S. Beuerlein 1.0 @ Carolina (12-5-99) S. Beuerlein

Fumble Recoveries



1 @ Denver (9-12-04) 1 vs. Buffalo (10-26-03) 1 @ Houston (9-21-03)

Forced Fumbles



1 @ Oakland (12-3-06) 1 vs. Carolina (11-11-01) 1 @ Carolina (12-5-99)

Special Teams Tackles: 9 total; 1997 – 2, 1998 – 4, 2002 – 2, 2006 – 1

172

6th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 31

Teams: Indianapolis, 1998-01; Houston 2002-06

16



10th NFL Season

Career GP/GS: 141/130

1997 StL

Tackles

Hometown: Houston, Texas

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STEVE McKINNEY GUARD/CENTER

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round (93rd overall) in the 1998 NFL draft…Signed by Colts on July 23, 1998…Re-signed by Colts on May 9, 2001… Signed by Houston Texans on March 6, 2002. PRO: Versatile and athletic offensive lineman who switched to guard last season…played at center the final two games of the 2006 season…is one of four Texans to play in all 80 games in franchise history…started the first 64 games in Texans history at center and guard…played every down for the Texans in 2004-05, joining G Chester Pitts as the only players to take every snap…helped RB Domanick Williams post his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, including four 100-yard games…signed with the Texans (3/6/02) as the club’s first unrestricted free agent…spent his first four seasons in Indianapolis, starting all 60 games played there at left guard. 2006 (Houston 16/6): Played in all 16 games

starting six…did not start for the first time as a Texan vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…played at right guard…started at guard at Indianapolis (9/17)…started at guard vs. Washington (9/24)…started at guard vs. Miami (10/1)… started at guard at Dallas (10/15)…joining

QB David Carr, DT Seth Payne and G Chester Pitts as the only four players to start the game against the Cowboys in 2002…saw action as a reserve guard and on special teams for the next nine weeks…returned to start at center vs. Indianapolis (12/24)…Houston rushed for a season- high 191 yards…started at center vs. Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games, either at center or left guard…joined Pitts as the only two Texans to have taken every offensive snap in 2005…opened holes for Williams to rush for a season-high 130 yards against Tennessee (10/9)…started at guard for the first time in Houston at Seattle (10/16)…started at his familiar center position at Indianapolis (11/13)…helped Texans gain a season-high 412 net yards while starting at center against St. Louis (11/27)…cleared the way for team-record three rushing touchdowns against Arizona (12/18). 2004 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games for the third consecutive season…helped offense set club records in first downs (300), total yards (5,128), rushing yards (1,882), passing yards (3,246), completion percentage (60.7), touchdowns (37) and points (309)…part of unit that helped Carr throw

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TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

College: Texas A&M

2006 GP/GS: 16/6

N F L S tat i st i cs - m ccleon GS

Weight: 305

Acquired: UFA (IND), 2002

PERSONAL: Consensus All-America selection and SuperPrep Dixie Player of the Year at Meridian High School (Miss.)…passed for more than 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns while rushing for over 500 yards and 12 TDs as a senior for the Wildcats…was rated one of

Year Team GP

Height: 6-4

for a career-high 372 yards and three touchdowns in 34-28 overtime loss to Minnesota (10/10)…helped offense gain 333 total yards and Williams rush for team-record 158 yards in win at Jaguars (12/26).

2003 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games

2002 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games at center…handled every offensive snap… graded out as the line’s most consistent performer…helped Texans eat up 33:55 in season-opening win over Dallas (9/8)… faced former team for the first time against Indianapolis (9/22)…helped offense rack up 338 yards and season-high 141 rushing yards against Buffalo (10/13)…aided season-high 354-yard effort at Cleveland (10/20)…helped offense chew up 32:13 in win over Giants (11/24). 2001 (Indianapolis 14/14): Started 14 games at left guard for the Colts…helped RB Edgerrin James rush for 135 yards and two TDs in season-opening win at New York Jets (9/9)…helped James amass 111 yards on the ground against Buffalo (9/23)…paved way for James to gain 116 yards against Oakland (10/14)…registered one special teams tackle against New England (10/21) and helped James gain 143 yards. 2000 (Indianapolis 16/16; 1/1): Started all 16 games at left guard and played vital role in club allowing only 20 sacks, tied with Jets for lowest in NFL…paved way for James to win second consecutive NFL rushing title (1,709 yards)…opened holes for James to rush

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1999 (Indianapolis 14/14; 1/1): Started 14 games at left guard…missed first snap of his career when inactive at Philadelphia (11/21)…also inactive against New York Jets (11/28) after emergency appendectomy… played role in club record-low 14 sacks allowed, the fewest in the NFL…helped James become 13th rookie to win NFL rushing title (1,553 yards) and produce Colts season and NFL rookie records with 10 100-plus-yard games…started at left guard in divisional playoff loss to Tennessee (1/16/00).

and saw action as defensive end and tight end in football for the Falcons…earned AP all-state honors as a senior…owns and operates Velocity Sports Performance in Houston…also owns McKinney Whitetail Ranch in Marquez, Texas…honored at Clear Lake High School in 2005, when his No. 88 jersey was retired during a halftime ceremony at the school’s annual spring football game…born Stephen Michael McKinney in Galveston, Texas.

Publisher of Sports Edition Monthly, a sports and health magazine in Houston; part owner of Freebirds (restaurant chain)

N F L S tat i st i cs - M cK i nne y

game starts: 141/130 Total; 1998 - 16/16, 1999 - 14/14 (playoffs 1/1), 2000 - 16/16 (playoffs 1/1), 2001 - 14/14, 2002 - 16/16, 2003 - 16/16, 2004 - 16/16, 2005 - 16/16, 2006 - 16/6; (playoffs - 2/2)

1998 (Indianapolis 16/16): Started all 16

games at left guard…one of only four NFL rookie offensive linemen to start each game and only guard…member of line that allowed 22 sacks, second-lowest total in the NFL behind Dallas…helped set club record with league-best ratio of one sack allowed per 27.2 pass attempts…assisted RB Marshall Faulk in posting 1,319 rushing yards and 908 receiving yards.

COLLEGE: Four-year letterman and three-

veterans

veterans

at center…helped hold Dolphins to no sacks in season-opening win at Miami (9/7), despite playing with a sprained knee…helped the Texans gain 339 yards in win over Jacksonville (9/28)…made a huge block on the Jaguars’ one-yard line to allow Carr to score the game-winning TD with two seconds remaining…helped offense churn out longest scoring drive in team history (8:41) in overtime loss to New England (11/23).

for 100-plus yards in nine contests, including a franchise-record 219 yards at Seattle (10/15)…started at left guard in wild card loss at Miami (12/30).

Height: 6-1 Weight: 246 College: Michigan Hometown: Detroit, Michigan 5th NFL Season 5th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26

year starter for the Aggies…started final 32 games of career at left guard…started 12 games as a senior season at left guard and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors…helped offense average 205.4 yards per game rushing…started at left guard entire junior season and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors as offense averaged 404.5 yards per game… started final eight games of sophomore season at left guard…saw action as reserve defensive end as freshman and accumulated three tackles…majored in journalism.

Acquired: W (GB), 2003

PERSONAL: Married to Tiffany, couple lives in Friendswood with daughters Jordan and Grace and son Hunter…began at Centerville High School and finished at Clear Lake High School in Houston…lettered in basketball

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Green Bay Packers on May 2, 2003…Claimed on waivers by Houston Texans on July 30, 2003…Waived by Texans on August 31, 2003…Re-signed by Texans to the practice squad on September 1, 2003… Signed to Texans active roster on November

2006 GP/GS: 16/11 Career GP/GS: 42/23 Teams: Houston 2003-06

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SHANTEE ORR LINEBACKER

16, 2003…Placed on injured reserve (fibula) on December 22, 2003…Re-signed by Texans on March 26, 2004…Re-signed to Texans’ practice squad on September 6, 2004…Signed to Texans’ active roster on December 6, 2004…Re-signed with Texans on March 23, 2006.

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2006 (Houston 16/11): Played in 16 games for the second time in his career, totaling 27 tackles with 1.5 sacks…registered one tackle vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…made three tackles vs. Washington (9/24) and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter…made a half sack and two tackles vs. Miami (10/1)…made five tackles at New York Giants (11/5)…made a seasonhigh six tackles and recorded his first full sack of the season vs. Buffalo (11/19)…made four tackles vs. Cleveland (12/31). 2005 (Houston 16/12): Played in all 16

games, starting 12 at left outside linebacker…finished with 47 tackles, seven sacks, four forced fumbles, and one pass defensed…recorded two tackles, one sack, and forced one fumble against Indianapolis (10/23)…made five tackles and had one sack during start against St. Louis (11/27)…set an all-time franchise record with three sacks for 23 yards lost in a single game, made seven tackles and forced a fumble while starting at Baltimore (12/4)…made seven tackles and registered 2.5 sacks that forced two fumbles against Jacksonville (12/24).

2004 (Houston 4/0): Played in four games, primarily on special teams…had one special teams tackle…released (9/5), then signed to the practice squad the following day…elevated to the active roster (12/6)…recovered a fumbled punt return in win at Jacksonville (12/26), enabling the Texans to keep possession.

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2003 (Houston 6/0): Played in six games, seeing time on special teams and at outside linebacker…totaled nine tackles, two sacks, and one fumble recovery…added two special teams tackles…waived (8/31), then signed to the practice squad the following day…signed to the active roster (11/16) and saw action that day in win at Buffalo (11/16)…filled in for injured LB Antwan Peek, recording one sack and recovering a fumble by Bills QB Drew Bledsoe to clinch the victory…finished with five tackles and a half sack in overtime loss vs. New England (11/23)…recorded two tackles in win over Atlanta…dragged down Falcons QB Michael Vick to force an intentional grounding call in the fourth quarter…contributed on defense and special teams versus Tennessee (12/21) before breaking his leg and ankle ending his season. COLLEGE: Lettered three seasons at Michigan, posting 79 tackles, 13 sacks, nine passes defensed, and three forced fumbles as a defensive end…started 23 of 35 career games…registered 24 tackles and six sacks as a junior…collected career-high 35 tackles and six sacks as a sophomore…majored in physical education. PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…played four

positions at Detroit’s Denby Tech Prep, earning all-state and USA Today honorable mention All-America honors as a senior…lined up at linebacker, guard, quarterback, and punter…also lettered in baseball and track, winning city discus title as a sophomore… born Shantee De’Shjuan Orr in Detroit, Mich.

Earned a 4.0 GPA six times in high school

N F L S tat i st i cs - O rr Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

TD

2003 Hou

6

0

9

6

3

2.0

18.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2004 Hou

4

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2005 Hou

16

12

47

34

13

7.0

39.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2006 Hou

16

11

27

23

4

1.5

7.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

42

23

83

63

20

10.5

64.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

single game Highs: Tackles

Fumble Recovery





7 vs. St. Louis (11-27-05) 6 @ Baltimore (12-4-05) 6 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06)

1 vs. Washington (9-24-06) 1 @ Jacksonville (12-26-04) 1 @ Buffalo (11-16-03)

Sacks



3.0 @ Baltimore (12-4-05) K. Boller 1.0 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06) J. Losman

Special Teams Tackles: 17 total; 2003 – 2, 2004 – 1, 2005 – 9, 2006 – 5 veterans

veterans

PRO: Compact, explosive linebacker with good instincts…played the strong side position in 2006 with Houston switching to a 4-3 defense…jumped into the starting lineup at left outside linebacker in Week 3 of 2005…set the Texans all-time single-game sack record (three) at Baltimore and finished second on the all-time list with seven sacks in a season…has played in 43 career games for Houston…spent the bulk of both the 2003 and 2004 seasons on the practice squad before making late-season contributions.

Height: 6-3 Weight: 265 College: Washington Hometown: Auburn, Washington 5th NFL Season 5th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 30 Acquired: FA, 2003 2006 GP/GS: 16/0 Career GP/GS: 64/0 Teams: Houston, 2003-06

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BRYAN PITTMAN LONG SNAPPER

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Cleveland Browns on April 9, 2003…Released by Browns on May 19, 2003…Re-signed by Browns on July 25, 2003…Released by Browns on August 27, 2003…Signed by Houston Texans to the practice squad on September 1, 2003…Signed to Texans active roster on September 7, 2003.

PRO: Consistent snapper with a strong work

ethic and solid technique…made all 131 snaps on special teams in 2004, 137 snaps in 2005 and 128 in 2006…for his NFL career, has made 544 successful snaps…played semi-pro ball with the Puget Sound Jets in the Northwest Football League for three seasons.

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2006 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games

making all 128 snaps…made two special teams tackles…made seven snaps vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…played in his 50th career game at Indianapolis (9/17) and made eight snaps…had five snaps on punts and a season-high three extra points and one field goal vs. Jacksonville (10/22)…had three extra point snaps vs. Buffalo (11/19)…made a season-low two punt snaps vs. Tennessee (12/10)…made seven punt snaps on punts and one fake punt at New England (12/17)… for the second time in a month had a mere two punt snaps against a division foe vs. Indianapolis (12/24).

making all 137 snaps for the Texans…finished the season with three tackles, a career high…had a busy day against Tennessee (10/9), snapping five punts and four field goals…also added one special teams tackle…snapped six punts (including one converted fake punt), one FG, one fieldgoal attempt, and one extra point at Seattle (10/16)…snapped six punts, two PATs and one FG at Indianapolis (11/13)…snapped eight times against St. Louis (11/27)…snapped 11 times at Baltimore (12/4)…snapped 13 times at Tennessee (12/11)…snapped two field goal attempts, two extra points, and seven punts at San Francisco (1/1).

2004 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games, handling primary snapping duties for second consecutive season…conducted 34 PAT snaps, 24 FG snaps (including one fake FG), and 73 punt snaps…added two special teams tackles…snapped on three FGs and four punts at Kansas City (9/26), including Kris Brown’s 49-yard game-winning FG with two seconds remaining…helped Brown nail a season-long 50-yard FG in win at Tennessee (10/17)…part of fake field goal in the fourth quarter of 20-3 win against Jacksonville (10/31)…snapped to holder Chad Stanley on fourth-and-two as Stanley faked a toss to

2003 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games as the Texans’ primary long snapper…finished with 27 PAT snaps, 22 FG snaps, 97 punt snaps, one fake-punt snap, one fakeFG snap, and one two-point conversion snap…added three special teams tackles and one fumble recovery…made NFL debut at Miami (9/7), the same day he was signed to the active roster…tallied a team-record seven FG snaps in 21-20 win…snapped a fake punt to CB Jason Simmons for a first down on the Texans’ first drive at New Orleans (9/14)…helped execute a fake FG at Indianapolis (10/26) when Stanley took the snap and ran 12 yards to the Colts’ 13…also recovered a fumble after Colts PR Brad Pyatt couldn’t hold on to Stanley’s punt in the second quarter. COLLEGE: Walked-on as a long snapper at

the University of Washington from 1997-98 under head coach Jim Lambright…spent two years at Walla Walla Community College, where he started at tight end both seasons, prior to joining the Huskies.

PERSONAL: Resides in Houston…attended

Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Way, Wash.…born Bryan Pittman in Tacoma, Wash.

Was signed by the Texans on the morning of the first game of the 2003 season and has not missed a game since

N F L S tat i st i cs - p i tt m an

game starts: 64/0 Total; 2003 - 16/0, 2004 - 16/0, 2005 - 16/0, 2006 - 16/0

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Height: 6-4 Weight: 322 College: San Diego State Hometown: Inglewood, California 6th NFL Season 6th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 28 Acquired: D-2b, 2002 2006 GP/GS: 16/16 Career GP/GS: 80/80 Teams: Houston, 2002-06

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CHESTER PITTS OFFENSIVE GUARD

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston

Texans in the second round (50th overall) in the 2002 NFL draft…signed by Texans on July 16, 2002.

honors: 2003-04 USA Today’s All-Joe Team PRO: Quick, physical lineman with tremen-

dous versatility…accelerates off the snap and sustains blocks well…moved from left tackle inside to left guard in 2004 after switching from left guard to left tackle as a rookie…only player in Texans history to start all 80 games in franchise history…played the most consecutive snaps for the Texans at 3,884…has missed a total of four plays during his NFL career…selected to USA Today’s 2003 and 2004 All-Joe Team.

2006 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games at left guard…broke a string of 3,884 consecutive plays played in Week 2 at Indianapolis… started every game at guard for the second time in his career…started at left guard vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…started at left guard at Indianapolis (9/17)…was replaced in the third quarter by Fred Weary to break his streak at 3,884 plays to start his career…started at left guard vs. Jacksonville (10/22) when Houston rushed for 131 yards…started at left guard at Tennessee (10/29)…Houston rushed for 148 yards, the first time the line cleared

the path for back-to-back 100-yard rushing games…started at Jacksonville (11/12) as the Texans rushed for 148 yards, the second time in a month’s span Houston totaled over 100 rushing yards against the stout Jaguar defense…the Texans did not yield a sack on the day…started at left guard vs. Buffalo (11/19)…Houston running backs totaled 188 yards on the ground and an eye-popping 7.2 yards per carry…started at left guard vs. Indianapolis (12/24)…the running game totaled 191 yards on the ground, the secondmost in team history…the offensive line did not give up a sack against Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games,

either at left guard or left tackle…became the only Texan in team history to be part of every offensive snap…started at left guard but moved to left tackle in second quarter at Jacksonville (11/6)…helped Texans gain 412 net yards against St. Louis (11/27).

2004 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games at

left guard, lining up for every offensive snap for the third consecutive season…helped Williams rush for a club-record 1,188 yards, his second consecutive 1,000-yard campaign…helped Texans net 784 yards rushing to the left side…helped Texans offense gain 369 total yards in 20-6 division win versus Jacksonville (10/31)…escorted Williams to

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veterans

veterans

2005 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games,

Brown and picked up five yards and a first down to later set up a 21-yard FG on the drive.

joined the team as a walk-on in 1998…saw action on the scout team.…majored in public administration.

2003 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games at left tackle for the second consecutive season…held the NFL’s reigning sack leader, DE Jason Taylor, without a sack or tackle in season-opening win at Miami (9/7)…helped hold the Colts without a sack in season finale against Indianapolis (12/28) as Williams cracked the 1,000-yard rushing mark.

PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…has a

2002 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games as a rookie…one of two offensive linemen (C Steve McKinney) to participate in every offensive snap…helped plow the way for RB Jonathan Wells to rush for 93 yards against Indianapolis (9/22)…paved the way for Wells to rush 14 times with one TD against Baltimore (12/15). COLLEGE: Didn’t play football until he walked

on at San Diego State…allowed just one sack in two seasons as Aztecs’ starting left tackle…started all 11 games at “quick” tackle in 2001…did not allow a sack while registering 108 knockdowns on 762 snaps…earned firstteam All-Mountain West Conference honors and third-team All-America accolades…

daughter and a son…participated in 2002 and 2003 Texans Style Show to benefit the Family Services of Greater Houston and Houston Texans Foundation…attended California Academy for Math and Science in Los Angeles, which didn’t have a football team…lettered in track, earning all-league honors and setting school records in the shot put and discus…born Chester Morise Pitts II in Carson, Calif.

Teammate Ephraim Salaam and Chiefs T Kyle Turley encouraged him to walk on and play football at San Diego State

N F L S tat i st i cs - p i tts

game starts: 80/80 Total; 2002 - 16/16, 2003 - 16/16, 2004 - 16/16, 2005 - 16/16, 2006 - 16/16

Height: 6-4 Weight: 251 College: Boise State Hometown: Eagle, Idaho 6th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 28 Acquired: UFA (DEN), 2006 2006 GP/GS: 14/2 Career GP/GS: 53/12 Teams: Denver, 2002-05; Houston, 2006

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JEB PUTZIER TIGHT END

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Denver Bron-

cos in sixth round (191st pick overall) of 2002 NFL draft…Signed by Broncos on June 14, 2002…Re-signed by Broncos on March 10, 2005…Signed by Houston Texans on March 21, 2006.

PRO: Big, athletic tight end…signed with

the Texans as a free agent after spending the first four years of his career with the Denver Broncos, where Texans head coach Gary Kubiak was his offensive coordinator… played in 53 games with 12 starts in five seasons and has appeared in three postseason contests…has 90 career receptions for 1,212 yards and two touchdowns.

2006 (Houston 14/2): Played in 14 games,

Hi g h Pe r c e n t a g e R e c e i v e r Pro Bowl WR Andre Johnson had the best season of his career in 2006, hauling in 103 catches for 1,147 yards—both career highs—and five touchdowns. Johnson was truly indispensable to the Texans offense, accounting for more than a quarter of the team’s total offense on the season. Johnson’s 1,161 total yards from scrimmage (1,147 receiving, 14 rushing) made up 26 percent of Houston’s 4,465 total net yards this season. That ranked third in the NFL among wide receivers, behind only Buffalo’s Lee Evans (30.25%) and Detroit’s Roy Williams (26.51%).

starting two…made 13 catches for 125 yards…saw first action as a Texan against Philadelphia (9/10)…made a season-long 26yard catch…caught one pass for 10 yards at Indianapolis (9/17)…started at TE against Washington (9/24) and made one catch for 12 yards…started at TE at Dallas (10/15)…finished the game with one catch for 12 yards… made one catch at Jacksonville (11/12)… caught two passes for 19 yards at the New York Jets (11/26)…finished with two catches for 19 yards against Indianapolis (12/24).

2005 (Denver 16/4; 2/0): Played in all 16 games, starting four, and made a career-high 37

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catches for 481 yards to finish fourth among the league’s tight ends with a 13.0 yardsper-reception average…tied for the team lead with a career-high seven catches for 67 yards at Miami (9/11)…made four catches for 69 yards at Dallas (11/24) on Thanksgiving… scored on a seven-yard touchdown run at Kansas City (12/4)…caught three passes for 37 yards in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against New England (1/14/06)…caught a 24yard pass on third-and-17 at New England’s 36-yard line early in the second quarter… caught a playoff career-high four passes for 55 yards in the AFC Championship Game against Pittsburgh (1/22/06).

2004 (Denver 16/5; 1/0): Enjoyed a breakout year, leading Broncos tight ends with 36 catches for a career-high 572 yards (15.9 avg.) with two touchdowns in 16 games (five starts)…saw action in all 16 games for the first time in his career…ranked fourth in the AFC and ninth in NFL among tight ends in receiving yards and placed 12th in receptions by an AFC tight end…led the AFC and finished second in the NFL among eligible tight ends with a 15.9 yards-per-reception average, which was the best average by a Broncos tight end in 25 years (third best all-time)…enjoyed a career day against San Diego (9/26) as he set personal bests in receptions (five) and receiving yards (66)…made four catch-

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129-yard rushing performance in win over Titans (11/28), giving Houston its first-ever sweep of a division opponent.

es for 60 yards, including a 34-yarder, at Tennessee (12/25)…recorded a career-high 67 yards receiving on three catches in Denver’s regular-season finale against Indianapolis (1/2/05)…caught a 35-yard touchdown pass in the Broncos’ AFC Wild Card Game at Indianapolis (1/9/05) and finished the game with three receptions for 67 yards.

2003 (Denver 4/0): Played four regular-sea-

2002 (Denver 3/1): Played three games as a

rookie and made one start at Seattle (11/17), but did not record a reception…was declared inactive for 11 of the other 13 games…made his professional debut at Baltimore (9/30), seeing action on special teams…started for the first time at Seattle (11/17) when the Broncos opened the game in a two tight-end set and also played on offense the next week against Indianapolis (11/24).

PERSONAL: Putzier and wife, Jaclyn, have one daughter, Kate…a tremendous allaround athlete at Eagle High School in Eagle, Idaho…earned two varsity letters each in football and basketball for the Mustangs, and one each in track and baseball…was a firstteam all-state selection in both football and basketball as a senior, making 54 catches for 1,024 yards (19.0 avg.) with 13 touchdowns as a wide receiver/tight end and averaging 14 points and eight rebounds per game on the court…majored in English at Boise State… born Jebediah Lee Putzier in Eagle, Idaho.

N F L S tat i st i cs - put z i er (cont.)

Single game Highs: Receptions

Long





7 @ Miami (67 yards, 9-11-05) 5 vs. San Diego (66 yards, 9-26-04) 4 @ Kansas City (50 yards, 12-4-05)

39 @ San Diego (12-5-04) 38 vs. Atlanta (10-31-04) 34t vs. Houston (11-7-04)

Receiving Yards

Touchdowns



69 @ Dallas (4 receptions, 11-24-05) 67 vs. Indianapolis (3 receptions, 1-2-05)





67 @ Miami (7 receptions, 9-11-05)

1 vs. Houston (11-7-04) 1 @ Oakland (10-17-04)

Postseason Single Game Highs: Receptions

Long







4 vs. Pittsburgh, AFC Championship (55 yards, 1-22-06) 3 @ Indianapolis, Wild Card (67 yards, 1-9-05)

Receiving Yards



67 @ Indianapolis, Wild Card (3 receptions, 1-9-05) 55 vs. Pittsburgh, AFC Championship (4 receptions, 1-22-06)

35t @ Indianapolis (1-9-05) 24 vs. New England, Divisional Game (1-14-06)

Touchdowns



1 @ Indianapolis (1-9-05) veterans

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son games for the Broncos and caught four passes for 34 yards (8.5 avg.) with a long of 13…saw his first action from scrimmage on the year against San Diego (11/16) when he lined up at tight end and split end…made the first catch of his career and finished with a team-high four catches for 34 yards in the regular-season finale at Green Bay (12/28)… first-career catch came on an 11-yard grab.

with 19 touchdowns…left Boise State ranking seventh in school history in both catches (128) and receiving yards (2,050) while his 19 touchdowns ranked sixth…All-Western Athletic Conference selection as a senior after starting all 12 games and pulling in a career-high 44 passes for 824 yards (18.7 avg.) and 12 touchdowns, the most by any tight end in the nation…was a walk-on to the Boise State program and was redshirted his first season….also played basketball.

Height: 5-11 Weight: 184

Favorite high

College: South Carolina

school moment was

COLLEGE: Mostly played wide receiver dur-

ing his first three years at Boise State before switching to tight end for his senior year… finished his collegiate career with 128 receptions for 2,050 yards, a 16.0 average,

winning basketball

Hometown: Athens, Georgia 4th NFL Season 4th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 25 Acquired: D1a, 2004

championship

2006 GP/GS: 16/16 Career GP/GS: 48/48 Teams: Houston 2004-06

N F L S tat i st i cs - put z i er

Regular Season - receiving Year

Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

2002

Den

3

1

0

0

-

-

0

2003

Den

4

0

4

34

8.5

13

0

2004

Den

16

5

36

572

15.9

39

2

2005

Den

16

4

37

481

13

32

0

2006

Hou

14

2

13

125

9.6

26

0



53

12

90

1,212

13.5

39

2

GP 1 2 3

GS 0 0 0

No 3 7 10

Yds 67 92 159

Avg 22.3 13.1 15.9

Lg 35t 24 35t

TD 1 0 1

NFL totals

Playoffs - receiving

Year 2004 2005 NFL totals

Team Den Den

CORNERBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Tex-

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DUNTA ROBINSON

ans in first round (10th pick overall) of 2004 NFL Draft…Signed by Texans on July 24, 2004.

HONORS: 2005 Mickey Herskowitz Award,

2004 Pro Football Weekly Defensive Rookie

of the Year, 2004 Touchdown Club Rookie of the Year.

PRO:

Strong, aggressive and confident corner who possesses exceptional quickness and instincts…outstanding tackler for his size…finished 2006 with 83 tackles and

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two interceptions, including his first career touchdown vs. Buffalo (11/19)…enjoyed a breakout rookie season, racking up 85 tackles, three sacks, six interceptions 19 passes defensed, and three forced fumbles…his six interceptions tied for first among NFL rookies and third overall in the league…tied for fifth in the NFL with 146 interception return yards…finalist for the 2004 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award…began collegiate career as a strong safety and before earning the starting left cornerback slot as a junior. in every game for third straight season…recorded seven tackles against Philadelphia (9/10)…finished with four tackles, one assisted at Indianapolis (9/17)…tied a career high with 11 tackles to lead all Texans defenders vs. Washington (9/24)…made six solo tackles and had one pass defensed vs. Miami (10/1)…made five tackles, left the game late with cramps at Dallas (10/15)…registered two tackles against Jacksonville (10/22)… made three tackles and had one pass defensed at Tennessee (10/29)…finished with five tackles at New York Giants (11/5)…finished the game with seven solo tackles and one interception at Jacksonville (11/12)… picked off QB David Garrard, who was looking for WR Ernest Wilford in the end zone, in the fourth quarter to preserve the Texans lead…did not register a tackle vs. Buffalo (11/19), but made a impact in the third quarter as the Texans hoped to rally from a threepoint deficit…he intercepted QB JP Losman on Buffalo’s nine-yard line and returned the pick for his first career touchdown to put the Texans up by four…finished with two passes defensed….finished with six stops, three solo and two passes defensed at New York Jets (11/26)…forced his first fumble of the season…made five total tackles, four solo and one pass defensed at Oakland (12/3)… had a busy day recording eight tackles vs. Tennessee (12/10)…made six tackles and one pass defensed at New England…tied a season high with three passes defensed and recorded two tackles vs. Indianapolis (12/24)…finished the season on a high note with six tackles vs. Cleveland (12/31)…es-

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2005 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16

games, either at right or left cornerback… led the team with 21 passes defensed…finished with a career-high 93 tackles, one interception and one sack…made five tackles and had one pass defensed in season opener at Buffalo (9/11)…recorded six tackles, one sack, a forced fumble at Cincinnati (10/2)… continued trend of harassing Colts QB Peyton Manning, recording six tackles, one pass defensed, and a diving interception against Indianapolis (10/23)…recorded seven tackles during first-career start at left cornerback against Cleveland (10/30)…registered 10 tackles at Indianapolis (11/13)…made a season-high 11 tackles and had one pass defensed against Kansas City (11/20)…started at left cornerback and posted eight tackles, a season-high five passes defensed and a forced fumble at Baltimore (12/4)…started at right cornerback and had six tackles and two passes defensed against Arizona (12/18).

2004 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games at right cornerback…led secondary with 85 tackles…also forced three fumbles and picked off six passes for 146 yards…two of his three forced fumbles were returned for scores…ranked fifth among rookies with three sacks, two coming against Colts QB Peyton Manning, who was sacked only 13 times in 497 pass attempts…started at right cornerback vs. Oakland (10/3), picking off first two career passes…intercepted Raiders QB Kerry Collins in the third quarter and returned the ball 25 yards to the Raiders 19…picked off second pass late in the fourth quarter…collected nine tackles and two passes defensed in victory at Tennessee (10/17)…picked off Titans QB Steve McNair in the first quarter…collected six tackles and one INT against Green Bay (11/21)…pilfered Packers QB Brett Favre’s pass for WR Donald Driver in the fourth quarter…notched seven tackles and recorded fifth interception of the season at Jets (12/5)…made leaping grab of Jets QB Chad Pennington’s pass…harassed

Manning against Indianapolis (12/12), sacking the league MVP twice…became the first Texans rookie to record multiple sacks in one game…nailed Manning in the second quarter for a sack and knocked the ball loose to help force a Colts punt…sacked Manning again later in the quarter and knocked the ball loose but play was ruled dead…added four tackles, one forced fumble and a pass defensed…posted terrific all-around game in frigid win at Chicago (12/19)…collected eight tackles, one interception, one sack and one forced fumble…picked off Bears QB Chad Hutchinson and returned the ball 40 yards in the second quarter…later sacked Hutchinson and knocked the ball loose as LB Charlie Anderson returned the fumble 60 yards for a score…recorded five tackles and one forced fumble in shutout win at Jaguars (12/26)…stripped the ball from Jaguars WR Troy Edwards, enabling LB Antwan Peek to return the ball 66 yards for a TD.

ence selection by The NFL Draft Report…enjoyed breakout season after shifting from the “Spur” (strong safety) position to left cornerback prior to the season opener in 2002… started every contest, recording 49 tackles, a team-high four interceptions and team-high 10 passes defensed…majored in retail.

PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…three-year starter at defensive back, running back, and wide receiver at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Ga….had four interceptions and broke up eight passes as a senior…holds the Gladiators record for most career picks with 17…also rushed for six TDs and ran back both a punt and kick return for a score… also lettered in basketball and track for the Gladiators…competed in the long jump and served as the anchor of the 4x100 relay… born Willie Dunta Robinson in Athens, Ga.

COLLEGE: Originally began college career at South Carolina as a strong safety before earning the starting left cornerback slot as a junior…played in 42 career games, starting final 24 contests…recorded 114 career tackles, five interceptions for 92 return yards and 22 passes defensed…returned four punts for 44 yards…earned team Defensive Most Valuable Player honors as a senior…started all 12 games at left cornerback in 2003… named South Carolina’s Most Valuable Player for recording career-high 50 tackles (four for loss), one interception and 12 passes defensed…first-team All-Southeastern Confer-

He was clocked at a personal best of 10.6 seconds in the 100 meter dash and anchored the 4x100 track team at Clarke Central High School (GA).

N F L S tat i st i cs - R ob i nson Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

2004 Hou

16

16

85

65

20

3.0

26.0

6

146

61

0

19

3

0

0

0

2005 Hou

16

16

93

69

24

1.0

0.0

1

1

1

0

21

3

0

0

0

2006 Hou

16

16

83

70

13

0.0

0.0

2

9

9t

1

14

1

0

0

0

Totals

48

48

261

204

57

4.0

26.0

9

156

61

1

54

7

0

0

0

TD

(cont.)

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corted DT Anthony Maddox to the end zone as Houston won on the final day of the season for the first time in team history.

N F L S tat i st i cs - R ob i nson (cont.)

single game Highs: Tackles 11 vs. Washington (9-24-06) 9 @ Indianapolis (11-13-05) 9 vs. Tennessee (11-28-04) 9 vs. Green Bay (11-21-04) Interceptions



2 vs. Oakland (10-3-04) K. Collins 1, seven times, most recent: 1 vs. Buffalo (11-19-06) J. Losman 1 @ Jacksonville (11-12-06) D. Garrard 1 vs. Indianapolis (10-23-05) P. Manning

Sacks



2.0 vs. Indianapolis (12-12-04) P. Manning 1.0 @ Cincinnati (10-2-05) C. Palmer 1.0 @ Chicago (12-19-04) C. Hutchinson

Forced Fumbles



1 @ New York Jets (11-26-06) 1 @ Cincinnati (10-2-05) 1 @ Jacksonville (12-26-04)

Touchdowns



1 vs. Buffalo (9-yard INT, 11-19-06)

Height: 6-4 College: Iowa State Hometown: Maquoketa, Iowa 7th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 29 Acquired: UFA (MIA), 2006 2006 GP/GS: 4/0 Career GP/GS: 17/2 Teams: Washington, 2001; Miami, 2002-05; Houston, 2006

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SAGE ROSENFELS QUARTERBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Washington Redskins in fourth round (109th pick overall) of 2001 NFL draft…Signed by Redskins on July 26, 2001…Traded by Redskins to Miami Dolphins for pick in 2003 NFL draft on August 22, 2002…Re-signed by Dolphins on April 20, 2004…Re-signed by Dolphins on March 11, 2005…Signed by Houston Texans on March 12, 2006. PRO: Savvy signal-caller with starting experience…has played in 17 career games with

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two starts during his career…set a career high and tied a Texans record with three touchdown passes at Tennessee (10/29/06).

2006 (Houston 4/0): Played in four games… tied a Texans record with three touchdown passes at Tennessee (10/29)…completed a career-high 69.2 percent of his passes…his 265 yards were the second-most in Rosenfels’ career…played in his first game as a Texan at Dallas (10/15) in a relief role…played on the last drive completing eight-of-11 for 70

2005 (Miami 4/1): Played in four games with one start as the backup to starter Gus Frerotte…finished the season completing 34 of his 61 pass attempts for 462 yards and four touchdowns with three interceptions for a 81.4 passer rating…played in a relief role against Kansas City (10/21) and completed his only pass attempt for a career-long 77-yard touchdown to WR Chris Chambers…started at Cleveland (11/20) and finished five-for-10 passing for 14 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions…stepped in when Frerotte suffered an injury vs. Buffalo (12/4) and led the biggest come-from-behind victory by a replacement quarterback and in the fourth quarter in Dolphins history, rallying the team from a 23-3 deficit to a 24-23 win…finished that game with 272 yards on 22-of-37 passing with two touchdowns and one interception in his first-career victory…started the second half vs. New York Jets (12/18) when

the score was tied 10-10 and completed six of his 13 pass attempts for 99 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions…led the team to a 24-20 win, giving him his second fourth-quarter comeback win of the season.

2004 (Miami 3/1): Played in three games with one start…started the first game of his career for injured QB A.J. Feeley in the team’s season finale at Baltimore (1/2/05)…completed 16-of-38 passes for 264 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions…completed the Dolphins’ longest pass play of the season on a 76-yard touchdown pass to Chambers on the first play from scrimmage. 2003 (Miami 2/0): Appeared in two games,

both as a reserve, and finished the season with four completions on six pass attempts for 50 yards and one touchdown for a 131.9 passer rating…dressed but did not play in seven contests and was designated as the third quarterback in seven other games…totaled 50 passing yards and one touchdown with no interceptions on four-of-six passing, all in a 31-7 loss at Tennessee (11/9) in place of starter Brian Griese…notched his first-career completion on a five-yard pass to running back Travis Minor…threw first-career touchdown to Donald Lee vs. Tennessee.

2002 (Miami 4/0): Played in four games, all

as a reserve, in his first season with the Dolphins…dressed in three other games and was designated as the third quarterback in nine contests…finished with zero completions on three attempts during his Dolphins’ debut in place of Ray Lucas in Miami’s Monday night game at Green Bay (11/4).

2001 (Washington 0/0): Did not see any game action, spending most of the season as Washington’s third quarterback…was promoted to backup quarterback in two games, but did not play. COLLEGE: Was a four-year letterman at Iowa State from 1997-2000…finished with 4,164 passing yards with 19 touchdowns and 26 interceptions on 306-of-587 passing during his

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Weight: 224

yards…he completed a 21-yard pass to WR Andre Johnson…finished with an 89.2 QB rating…entered the game at Tennessee (10/29) in the second half and led the Texans to a furious comeback…finished the game 18-of-25 for 186 yards and a career-high three touchdowns…late in the third quarter Rosenfels led Houston on a 10-play 58-yard drive that resulted in a 10-yard score to Johnson…in the fourth quarter, Rosenfels led a nine play, 71-yard drive that culminated in a one-yard score to TE Owen Daniels…on the next drive Daniels capped the scoring drive with a two-yard touchdown, pulling the Texans within a score…Rosenfels finished the game with a 116.0 QB rating, his highest of the season…appeared in the fourth quarter at Jacksonville (11/12)…finished with one completion in three passes for nine yards…led the offense on a drive to seal the game when RB Samkon Gado ran for one yard on a critical fourth-and-short…filled in as the holder on kicks at New York Jets (11/26)…registered one special teams tackle when he ran down on a missed field goal to avoid a Jets return…broke his throwing wrist on the play…was placed on injured reserve (11/28).

four-year career, including the last two as a starter…totaled 660 career rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on 164 carries…led the Cyclones to their first bowl appearance in 22 years, as well as Iowa State’s first-ever postseason win, when he helped beat Pittsburgh in the Insight.com Bowl as a senior in 2000 to give his team a 9-3 record…completed 172-of-333 passes for 2,298 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior co-captain…rushed for 381 yards and 10 touchdowns…redshirted as a freshman in 1996.

basketball, baseball, tennis, and track for the Cardinals…was an all-state selection in baseball, basketball, and football…majored in marketing…grew up on an 11-acre property in Maquoketa, a town with a population of almost 6,500 near the Iowa/Illinois border…born Sage Rosenfels in Maquoketa, Iowa.

Favorite cartoon is Charlie Brown

veterans

GS

Att

Cmp

2002

Mia

4

0

3

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39.6

2003

Mia

2

0

6

4

66.6

50

8.3

1

0

21t

0

0

131.9

2004

Mia

3

1

39

16

41.0

264

6.8

1

3

76t

3

16

41

Yds Yds/Att TD

Int

Lg

Sk

Yds Lst

2005

Mia

4

1

61

34

55.7

462

7.6

4

3

77t

0

0

81.5

Hou

4

0

39

27

69.2

265

7.1

3

1

28

1

5

103.0



17

2

148

81

55.2

1041

7.1

9

7

77t

4

21

77.6

Passing Yards

Passer Rating





158.3 vs. Kansas City (10-21-05) 131.9 @ Tennessee (11-9-03) 116.0 @ Tennessee (10-29-06) 97.9 vs. New York Jets (12-18-05)

Passing Attempts

Rushing Yards







8 @ Dallas (10-15-06)

Touchdown Passes



188

3 @ Tennessee (10-29-06) 2 @ Baltimore (1-2-05) 1 vs. New York Jets (12-18-05) 1 vs. Kansas City (10-21-05)

Acquired: 2nd round (33rd overall), 2006

DEMECO RYANS LINEBACKER

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston

Texans in second round (33rd overall) of 2006 NFL Draft…Signed by the Texans on July 7, 2006.

Honors: 2006 Associated Press Defensive

single game Highs:

22 vs. Buffalo (12-4-05) 18 @ Tennessee (10-29-06) 16 @ Baltimore (1-2-05)

Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 23

Rating

2006



2nd with Texans

10 vs. New York Jets (4 rushes, 12-18-05) 7 @ Tennessee (1 rush, 10-29-06) 5 vs. Buffalo (2 rushes, 12-4-05)

Rushing Attempts



4 vs. New York Jets (10 yards, 12-18-05) 3 @ Jacksonville (-2 yards, 11-12-06) 2 vs. Chicago (-9 yards, 12-9-02)

Rookie of the Year, 2006 Pro Football Weekly Defensive Rookie of the Year, 2006 Touchdown Club Rookie of the Year, 2006 AFC Defensive Player of the Week (13), 2006 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month (Dec.).

PRO: A quick, instinctive linebacker that has

shown the potential to be one of the league’s top middle linebackers…has a knack for making plays in the opponent’s backfield… the definition of a film rat, spending hours on end looking at Texans opponents and translating his studies to the field…led the NFL with 126 solo tackles and led all rookies with 156 tackles, the most tackles by a rookie over the last 20 years…finished the season with nine double-digit tackle days.

2006 (Houston 16/16): Had an impressive rookie season with 16 straight starts…made an immediate impact in his first NFL game, registering 13 tackles and leading all tacklers vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…followed up stellar NFL debut with seven total tackles, two assisted at Indianapolis (9/17)…was the

second leading tackler with 10 total tackles, one assisted against Washington (9/24)… started and led all Texans tacklers with eight total, one assisted…had a half sack for 3.5 yards and a quarterback hurry against Miami (10/1)…finished with nine tackles, six solo…registered his first solo sack of his career, downing QB Drew Bledsoe for nine yards at Dallas (10/15)…finished with six total tackles, five solo and had one pass defensed against Jacksonville (10/22)…registered 10 total tackles, six solo, which led all Texans tacklers at Tennessee (10/29)…led all tacklers in the game with 10 total, eight solo…registered his second-career full sack against QB Eli Manning for a ten-yard loss in the second quarter at New York Giants (11/5)…made six solo tackles and one pass defensed at Jacksonville (11/12)…finished in a three-way tie for Texans leading tackler with six solo tackles against Buffalo (11/19)…registered 14 total tackles, including 13 solo tackles at New York Jets (11/26)…his tackle effort tied him for the lead in the NFL in Week 12…had his best career day against the Raiders as he led all tacklers in the game with 15 total tackles, 14 solo…had one sack for eight yards, an interception for 16 yards, three passes defensed, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble at Oakland (12/3)… kicked off his defensive spree with a sack

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GP

Completions

2nd NFL Season

59

Team

38 @ Baltimore (1-2-05) 37 vs. Buffalo (12-4-05) 25 @ Tennessee (10-29-06) 13 vs. New York Jets (12-18-05)

Hometown: Bessemer, Alabama

Teams: Houston, 2006

Year

272 vs. Buffalo (22 completions, 12-4-05) 264 @ Baltimore (16 completions, 1-2-05) 186 @ Tennessee (18 completions, 10-29-06) 99 vs. New York Jets (6 completions, 12-18-05)

College: Alabama

Career GP/GS: 16/16

N F L S tat i st i cs - R osenfels

Totals

Weight: 236

2006 GP/GS: 16/16

PERSONAL: Attended Maquoketa (Ia.) High School, where he lettered in football,

Pct

Height: 6-1

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Trophy Winner…2006 Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP…started 37 career games…closed his career ranked fifth on the all-time tackle list with 307 career stops…as a senior led the team in tackles with 76 and 9.5 for loss…recorded an interception…was the Tide’s second-leading tackler with 78 stops as a junior…earned the Sylvester Croom Commitment to Excellence award following spring practice…lead Alabama in tackles as a sophomore…set the school single-game record against Arkansas when he turned in 25 tackles…his 126 season tackles ranked second in school history.

PERSONAL: Native of Bessemer, Ala.…ma-

jored in business at Alabama…had over 135 tackles, 11 sacks, two caused fumbles and two interceptions his senior season at Jesse Lanier High School (Ala.)…super all-state and academic all-state selection…named to The Tuscaloosa News Sweet Sixteen and The Birmingham Post-Herald Super Senior teams.

Named the 2006 Alabama Sportswriters athlete of the Year

N F L S tat i st i cs - R yans Year Team GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

2006 Hou

16

16

156

126

30

3.5

30.5

1

16

16

0

7

1

1

0

0

Totals

16

16

156

126

30

3.5

30.5

1

16

16

0

7

7

7

0

0

single game Highs:

190

Tackles

Interceptions





15 @ Oakland (12-3-06) 14 vs. Tennessee (12-10-06) 14 @ New York Jets (11-26-06)

1 @ Oakland (12-3-06)

Fumble Recoveries



1 @ Oakland (12-3-06)

Sacks

Forced Fumbles



1.0 @ Oakland (12-3-06) A. Brooks 1.0 @ New York Giants (11-5-06) E. Manning





1.0 @ Dallas (10-15-06) D. Bledsoe

1 @ Oakland (12-3-06)

TD

Height: 6-7 Weight: 302 College: San Diego State Hometown: Sacramento, California 10th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 31 Acquired: UFA (JAX), 2006 2006 GP/GS: 15/14 Career GP/GS: 125/113 Teams: Atlanta 1998-01, Denver 2002-03, Jacksonville 2004-05, Houston 2006

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EPHRAIM SALAAM TACKLE

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Atlanta

Falcons in seventh round (199th pick overall) of 1998 NFL draft…Signed by Falcons on June 3, 1998…Re-signed by Falcons on April 6, 2001…Signed by Denver Broncos on April 15, 2002…Waived by Broncos on March 2, 2004…Signed by Jacksonville Jaguars on March 26, 2004…Released by Jaguars on December 30, 2005…Re-signed by Jaguars on January 3, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on May 2, 2006…Re-signed by Texans on March 5, 2007.

PRO: Smart, physical veteran lineman…has played in 125 career games with 113 starts… has started at both left and right tackle in his career…played in four career playoff games with three starts, including Super Bowl XXXIII…helped each of his three previous teams earn playoff berths…blocked for 2003 Offensive Rookie of the Year Clinton Portis, who rushed for 1,508 yards…fouryear starter at right tackle for Atlanta and made a successful transition to left tackle with the Broncos…one of only four players in NFL history to start 19 games in his rookie season (1998), combining the regular season and playoffs. 2006 (Houston 15/14): Played in 15 games, starting 14 at left tackle in his first season

with the Texans…did not play in the season opener against Philadelphia (9/10) and saw reserve action at Indianapolis (9/17) when starter Charles Spencer went down with a broken leg…moved into the starting lineup against Washington (9/24) and started the final 14 games of the season…the start against the Redskins was the 100th of his career.

2005 (Jacksonville 5/2): Played in five games, starting two at left tackle…inactive for 10 games before being released prior to the regular-season finale (12/31)…started at LT at Indianapolis (9/18) and against Denver (10/2)…re-signed by the Jaguars after the conclusion of the regular season (1/3/06). 2004 (Jacksonville 15/12): Played in 15 games

in his first season in Jacksonville and started the final 12 games of the season at left tackle…started and played in his 100th career game at Minnesota (11/28)…did not allow a sack against Chicago (12/12)…helped the Jaguars offense rush for 197 yards at Green Bay (12/19).

2003 (Denver 14/14): Started at left tackle

in 14 games, helping the Broncos rush for a franchise-record 2,629 yards, while tying for the fourth-fewest sacks allowed in team history…was inactive for two games after

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in the first quarter on QB Aaron Brooks for an eight-yard loss…in the fourth quarter he recovered a Brooks fumble in Oakland territory…on the Raiders’ next possession, he forced a fumble by knocking the ball from TE Randal Williams where it was recovered by LB Morlon Greenwood…sealed his sensational game with an interception on the last play of the game for the Raiders, returning it 16 yards to clinch the victory…it was the first time in Texans history that a defensive player has registered a sack, interception, fumble recovery and forced fumble in one game…named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts…again led the all tacklers in the game, this time with 14 tackles, eight solo against Tennessee (12/10)… he led the NFL in solo tackles and total tackles…at New England (12/17) and totaled 10 total tackles, his fourth consecutive 10 plus tackle game…eight of the tackles were solo, two assisted…late in the fourth quarter he was pulled out of the game for the first time all season…against Indianapolis (12/24) led all Texans tacklers with eight total stops, six solo…had a pass defensed…finished with double-digit tackles for the ninth game of his rookie season, with 10 total stops, seven solo against Cleveland (12/31). COLLEGE: 2005 First-Team All-America (AP, Walter Camp, FWAA, AFCA, SI.COM)…2005 NCAA Top Eight Award…2005 SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches, AP)…2005 Lott

leaving the game at Minnesota (10/19) in the fourth quarter because of cartilage damage in his right knee…underwent arthroscopic surgery (10/21) to repair torn cartilage and missed two weeks…returned to the starting lineup against San Diego (11/16).

2002 (Denver 16/16): Started all 16 games,

15 at left tackle and one at right tackle (at Baltimore, 9/30)…underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle (1/8/03).

2001 (Atlanta 14/13): Played in 14 games and

2000 (Atlanta 14/10): Started 10 of the 14

games in which he played at right tackle after his season began slowly because of a training camp knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery (7/24)…returned to practice the week of the season opener against San Francisco (9/3)…did not return to the starting lineup until Week 7 at St. Louis (10/15)…inactive at Philadelphia (10/1) and against the New York Giants (10/8) because of a knee injury suffered in the third quarter the week prior against St. Louis (9/24) while playing right tackle.

1999 (Atlanta 16/16): Started all 16 games at right tackle for the second consecutive season to begin his career…injured his ankle and missed much of the fourth quarter at St. Louis (10/17), but returned to the starting lineup a week later at Pittsburgh (10/25). 1998 (Atlanta 16/16): Earned the starting right

tackle position coming out of training camp as a rookie and started all 16 regular-sea-

COLLEGE: Three-year starter as both a right and left tackle at San Diego State, playing in 31 career games…lined up at defensive end as a freshman, but was moved to the offensive line as a starter in 1995…averaged 4.4 points per game for the Aztecs’ basketball team…powerful inside moves to the hoop earned him the nickname “Shaq of the WAC”…academic prowess allowed him to skip two grades in elementary school and he enrolled at SDSU as a 16-year old freshman. PERSONAL: Two-time all-league and second-team All-Metro choice during his threeyear career as a two-way lineman at Florin High School in Sacramento, Calif.…was also a standout on the basketball team and earned two Bronze Panther academic awards…brother played on the defensive line for legendary coach Eddie Robinson at Grambling State and his father was a basketball player at South Carolina…he and his mother, Dr. Malikah Salaam, head up the EMS Foundation, which helps underprivileged children further their education…born Ephraim Mateen Salaam in Chicago, Ill.

Drafted into the NFL at age 20

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Height: 6-5 Weight: 237 College: Virginia Hometown: West Chester, Pennsylvania 4th NFL Season 1st with Texans Age: 26 Acquired: T (ATL), 2007 2006 GP/GS: 16/0 Career GP/GS: 38/2 Teams: Atlanta, 2004-06

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MATT SCHAUB QUARTERBACK

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Atlanta Falcons in the third round (90th pick overall) of 2004 NFL draft…Signed by Falcons on July 28, 2004…Traded by Falcons to Houston Texans on March 22, 2007.

PRO: Joined the Texans in a trade from Atlanta (3/22)…considered the most attractive restricted free agent in the NFL after showing the ability to be a full-time starting quarterback in limited action behind Falcons QB Michael Vick…has completed 84-of-161 career pass attempts for 1,033 yards with six touchdowns and six interceptions during his three-year career…has played in 38 career games with two starts as the primary backup to Vick in Atlanta. 2006 (Atlanta 16/0): Played in all 16 games for the second consecutive season as Vick’s primary backup…threw for 208 yards on 18of-27 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions…completed three-of-five pass attempts for 33 yards and one interception against Dallas (12/16)…saw his most extensive action of the year in the season finale at Philadelphia (12/31), completing 15-of-21 passes for 175 yards with one touchdown and one interception…finished that game with a 92.4 passer rating.

2005 (Atlanta 16/1): Played in all 16 games with one start, completing 33-of-64 passes for 495 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions…also rushed nine times for 76 yards (8.4 avg.)…played in fourth quarter for Vick at Seattle (9/18) and converted a twopoint conversion to TE Alge Crumpler…entered the contest against Minnesota (10/2) with eight minutes remaining in the second quarter because of an injury to Vick and completed five-of-14 passes for 39 yards… also rushed four times for 56 yards…made second career start against New England (10/9) in place of Vick and completed 18-of34 passes for 298 yards with three touchdowns…posted career highs in completions, yards and touchdown passes and finished the game with a 112.1 passer rating…led fourth quarter comeback from 15-point deficit to tie the game at 28 with four minutes remaining…saw action in the fourth quarter against New Orleans (12/12) and completed one-of-two passes with the only completion being a 48-yard pass to Crumpler, which set up a K Todd Peterson field goal…played in the second half against Carolina (1/1/06) and completed nine-of-13 passes for 110 yards with one touchdown…also converted second two-point conversion of the season as he connected with WR Brian Finneran.

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started 13 at right tackle, missing the Falcons’ opener at San Francisco (9/9) and the season finale at St. Louis (1/6/02) because of an ankle sprain…played on special teams only at Indianapolis (12/16) because of an ankle sprain suffered the week before against New Orleans (12/9).

son games and three postseason games, including Super Bowl XXXIII against Denver (1/31/99)…helped open holes for NFC rushing champion Jamal Anderson, who rushed for 1,846 yards and posted 12 100-yard games on the season…became the first Falcons rookie to start all 16 games since Lincoln Kennedy did so at left guard in 1993 and just the fourth player in NFL history to start all 19 games (regular and postseason) in his rookie season…drafted in the seventh round (199th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons.

with one start and served as a backup to Vick the remaining 10 games…completed 33-of70 passes for 330 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions…also rushed eight times for 26 yards…saw the first NFL action of his career in relief of an injured Vick in the fourth quarter and connected on twoof-four passes for nine yards at Kansas City (10/24)…relieved Vick in the fourth quarter and was zero-for-two with one interception at Tampa Bay (11/14)…made his first NFL start in place of an injured Vick and completed 17-of-41 passes for 188 yards with two interceptions at New Orleans (11/28)…also rushed four times for 21 yards…the 188 yards were the second-most passing yards by a Falcons rookie quarterback in their first ever start…filled in for Vick in the second quarter and completed 14-of-22 passes for 132 yards with one touchdown and one interception at Seattle (1/2/05)…engineered the Falcons on a 15-play, 69-yard drive on the game’s final drive to put the team in position to force overtime…connected with Finneran for a three-yard touchdown with no time remaining to close the score to 28-26, but the two-point conversion failed on a run attempt by RB Warrick Dunn.

COLLEGE: Holds Virginia career records for pass completions (716), attempts (1,069), passing yards (7,502), total offense yards (7,560), touchdown passes (56), 300-yard passing games (eight) and 200-yard passing games (20)…2003 Heisman Trophy candidate after being named the 2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year…completed 66.9% of his passes during his career, the second-best mark in NCAA Division 1-A history, topped only by Tim Couch of Kentucky (67.15%, 1996-98)…completed 281-of-403 passes for 2,952 yards, 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a senior…All-ACC first-team selection, adding ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors, as a junior after leading the ACC in touchdown passes (28), pass completion

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percentage (68.9%), completions (288), and attempts (418)…ranked second in the country in completion percentage and completed at least 70 percent of his passes on eight different occasions…also rushed for a pair of touchdowns on 70 carries…shared quarterback duties with Bryson Spinner as a sophomore, playing in every game while starting six contests…completed 140-of240 passes for 1,524 yards, 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions…appeared in three games as a redshirt freshman completing seven-of-eight passes for 50 yards.

PERSONAL: Lettered in football, baseball

and basketball at East High School in his hometown of West Chester, Pa….completed 277-of-544 passes for 3,990 yards and 35 touchdowns during his career as he set school records for pass attempts, completions, yards per game and total yards for the Vikings…three-year starting forward on the basketball team and a three-year letterman in baseball, starting as a pitcher, shortstop and third baseman…participated in the Atlanta Falcons Coaches Academy in addition to various charity golf tournaments and community outreach programs in 2004…born Matthew Rutledge Schaub in West Chester, Pa.

N F L S tat i st i cs - S chaub Year

Team

GP

GS

Att

Cmp

Pct

Yds Yds/Att TD

Int

Lg

Sk

Yds Lst

Rating

2004

Atl

6

1

70

33

47.1

330

4.7

1

4

59

4

14

42.0

2005

Atl

16

1

64

33

51.6

495

7.7

4

0

53

6

27

98.1

2006

Atl

16

0

27

18

66.7

208

7.7

1

2

47

2

8

71.2



38

2

161

84

52.2

1,033

6.4

6

6

59

12

49

69.2

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single game Highs: Passing Yards

Longest Pass





298 vs. New England (18 completions, 10-9-05) 188 @ New Orleans (17 completions, 12-26-04) 175 @ Philadelphia (15 completions, 12-31-06) 133 @ Seattle (14 completions, 1-2-05) 110 vs. Carolina (9 completions, 12-12-05)

Pass Attempts

Longest Touchdown Pass





41 @ New Orleans (11-28-04) 34 vs. New England (10-9-05) 22 @ Seattle (1-2-05) 21 @ Philadelphia (12-31-06) 14 vs. Minnesota (10-2-05)

Completions



18 vs. New England (10-9-05) 17 @ New Orleans (11-28-04) 15 @ Philadelphia (12-31-06) 14 @ Seattle (1-2-05) 9 vs. Carolina (1-1-06)

Touchdown Passes



3 vs. New England (10-9-05) 1 @ Philadelphia (12-31-06) 1 vs. Carolina (1-1-06) 1 @ Seattle (1-2-05)

Passer Rating

Won the John Acree Memorial Trophy, given to the football player with the highest qualities of leadership and unselfish service at the University of Virginia

59 @ New Orleans (12-26-04) 53 vs. New England (10-9-05) 48 vs. New Orleans (12-12-05) 47 @ Philadelphia (12-31-06) 26 @ Seattle (1-2-05)



120.7 vs. Carolina (1-1-06) 112.1 vs. New England (10-9-05) 95.8 vs. New Orleans (12-12-05) 92.4 @ Philadelphia (12-31-06)



76.5 @ Seattle (1-2-05)

25 vs. New England (10-9-05) A. Crumpler 14 vs. Carolina (1-1-06) R. White 14 vs. New England (10-9-05) D. White 9 @ Philadelphia (12-31-06) A. Crumpler 3 @ Seattle (1-2-05) B. Finneran

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2004 (Atlanta 6/1): Saw action in six games

Consecutive passes without an interception

45 (1-2-05 to 12-16-06) 16 @ New Orleans (12-26-04)



Interceptions



2 @ New Orleans (12-26-04) 1 @ Philadelphia (12-31-06) 1 vs. Dallas (12-16-06) 1 @ Seattle (1-2-05) 1 @ Tampa Bay (12-5-04)

Rushing Yards



56 vs. Minnesota (4 rushes, 10-2-05) 21 @ Philadelphia (2 rushes, 12-31-06) 21 @ New Orleans (4 rushes, 12-26-04)

Rushing Attempts



4 vs. Arizona (0 yards, 10-1-06) 4 vs. Minnesota (56 yards, 10-2-05) 4 @ New Orleans (21 yards, 12-26-04)

Fumbles/Lost: 2/1 total; 2004 – 1/0, 2005 – 1/1

Yo u t h i s S e r v e d o n D e f e n s e Houston’s defense in 2007 will be one of the youngest in the league. In addition to 2007 first-round pick DT Amobi Okoye and 2006 No. 1 overall selection DE Mario Williams, the Texans defense will feature 20 players expected to make key contributions on the defensive side of the ball still shy of their 30th birthdays.

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also played on special teams…finished with four solo stops in the season-ending victory against Cleveland (12/31).

Weight: 204 College: Arizona State Hometown: Hawthorne, California 10th NFL Season 6th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 31 Acquired: FA, 2002 2006 GP/GS: 16/2 Career GP/GS: 121/11 Teams: Pittsburgh 1998-01, Houston 2002-06

SAFETY

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Pittsburgh Steelers in fifth round (137th overall) of 1998 NFL draft…Signed by Steelers on July 14, 1998…Re-signed by Steelers on April 26, 2001…Signed by Houston Texans on April 8, 2002…Re-signed by Texans on March 21, 2003…Re-signed by Texans on March 11, 2004…Re-signed by the Texans on March 9, 2005. PRO: Smart and versatile defensive back who has proven himself a jack of all trades in Houston…started a career-high six games in 2004 at both safety positions…finished the 2005 season with 29 tackles…also utilized as a corner in dime coverage…originally signed with Houston as an unrestricted free agent (4/8/02) after four seasons in Pittsburgh… has 185 career tackles, three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions and 11 passes defensed…standout special teams player with 96 career stops. 2006 (Houston 16/2): Played in 16 games for the first time since 2003 and made two starts, one at strong safety and one at free safety… finished the year with the second-highest tackle total of his career, notching 38 tackles, including 30 solos…recorded the second interception of his career, which he returned 11 yards, and knocked down a pair of passes…also pitched in nine tackles on special

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teams…registered three total tackles, an interception for 11 yards and a pass defensed against Philadelphia (9/10)…played on special teams and as reserve defensive back at Indianapolis (9/17), finishing with one tackle…registered one tackle and one special teams tackle against Washington (9/24)… saw action on special teams in win over Miami (10/1)…finished with two tackles and one special teams tackle at Dallas (10/15)… started at SS for an injured Glenn Earl in victory over Jacksonville (10/22) and registered three solo tackles and one special teams tackle…finished with one assisted tackle and one special teams tackle at Tennessee (10/29)…registered two solo tackles and one special teams tackle at New York Giants (11/5)…finished with one solo tackle and one special teams tackle in a win at Jacksonville (11/12)…saw action as reserve SS and on special teams against Buffalo (11/19) and registered one solo tackle…saw action as reserve SS and on special teams at New York Jets (11/26)…recorded five solo tackles in a win at Oakland (12/3) and also had one special teams tackle…registered two total tackles, one solo against Tennessee (12/10) and had one special teams tackle…started at FS at New England (12/17) and finished with a season-high seven tackles, including three solos…had one solo tackle on the team’s first-ever win over Indianapolis (12/24) and

2004 (Houston 10/6): Played in 10 games, starting six…collected career-high 46 tackles, plus first career pick and one forced fumble…added three special teams stops… opened season with three tackles versus San Diego (9/12)…recorded three stops and rushed for one yard on a successful fake punt in win at Kansas City (9/26)…started at strong safety against Minnesota (10/10), racking up career-high 10 tackles…started again the following week at Tennessee (10/17)…posted five tackles before leaving with an injured shoulder after a vicious hit on Titans RB Chris Brown…picked off first-career pass in season finale versus Cleveland (1/2/05)…added four tackles. 2003 (Houston 16/2): Played in all 16 games,

starting two contests…totaled 23 tackles, four passes defensed and 14 special teams stops…collected two tackles and one special teams stop in season-opening win at Miami (9/7)…gained seven yards and a first down on a fake punt at New Orleans (9/14)…made his first-career start as the Texans opened in nickel formation at Tennessee (10/12)…responded with two tackles and one special teams tackle…made second start against Colts (12/28) when Texans again opened in nickel defense…collected two tackles, one pass defensed, and a teamhigh three special teams tackles.

2001 (Pittsburgh 12/0; Playoffs 2/0)): Played in

12 games and both postseason contests for the Steelers…notched four tackles, adding eight special teams stops…made two stops on special teams before leaving the game with a hamstring injury at Cincinnati (12/30)… had one special teams tackle in Divisional Playoff Game win over Baltimore (1/20/02).

2000 (Pittsburgh 15/0): Played in 15 games… finished with 14 tackles, two forced fumbles, and 17 special teams stops…downed two punts inside the five-yard line, including one spotted at the one, at Cleveland (9/17)… added one special teams stop and a forced fumble…recorded two tackles and one special teams stop versus Oakland (12/3)…registered two tackles in season-ending win at San Diego (12/24). 1999 (Pittsburgh 16/0): Played in 16 games,

posting five tackles and one pass defensed… tied for third on the team with 17 special teams tackles…also forced a fumble and recovered one on special teams…downed two punts inside the 10-yard line versus Baltimore (12/12)…finished with two special teams tackles versus Carolina (12/26).

1998 (Pittsburgh 6/0): Played in six games

as a rookie while registering 12 tackles and five special teams stops…also notched one pass defensed and a forced fumble…made NFL debut in season opener at Baltimore (9/6)…recorded seven tackles and two special teams stops…made two tackles versus Chicago (9/13)…suffered a fractured left hand on final kickoff at Cincinnati (10/11) after accumulating one defensive tackle and one special teams tackle…returned to play at Jacksonville (12/28).

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2005 (Houston 14/1): Played in 14 games, starting one at safety…finished with 29 tackles, one sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and one pass defensed…also added eight special teams stops…recorded two tackles and the Texans’ only sack of QB J.P. Losman in the season opener at Buffalo (9/11)…started at stong safety and recorded a season-high eight tackles against Indianapolis (10/23)…recorded seven tackles and forced one fumble versus Cleveland (10/30)…left the game on the opening series with an injured hamstring at Indianapolis (11/13)…posted three tackles and recovered a fumble against Arizona (12/18)…also made two special teams tackles.

2002 (Houston 15/0): Played in 15 games, registering 14 tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and two passes defensed…added 14 special teams stops…played in Texans debut against Dallas (9/8) and forced a fumble on a Cowboys kickoff return in second quarter…recorded first-career sack for a 10-yard loss at Jacksonville (10/27)…registered season-high five tackles plus a fumble recovery and a pass defensed against former teammates in win at Pittsburgh (12/8).

four interceptions, and six pass break-ups… lettered four times in track and earned firstteam all-state honors in the 4x100m relay… part of Houston Texans Blood Drive…participated in Special Olympics Texas Sports and Celebrity Carnival…spoke to a group at the U.S. Veterans Medical Center…read to students at Alief Library as part of Reliant Energy Power Readers Program…born Jason Lawrence Simmons in Inglewood, Calif.

COLLEGE: Four-year letterman for Arizona

State, earning second-team All-Pacific-10 honors as a senior…served as team captain and started 10 games at LCB…posted 41 tackles with 10 passes defensed and three interceptions…honorable-mention AllPac-10 selection as a junior in 1996, helping Sun Devils post 11-0 regular-season mark… started every game at RCB and notched 43 tackles with an interception and nine passes defensed…majored in political science.

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TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

Sk

Yds

6

0

12

12

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1999

Pit

16

0

5

2

3

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

2000

Pit

16

0

14

11

3

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2001

Pit

12

0

4

4

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2002 Hou

15

0

14

9

5

1.0

10.0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

2003 Hou

16

2

23

16

7

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

2004 Hou

10

6

46

35

11

0.0

0.0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

2005 Hou

14

1

29

18

11

1.0

6.0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

2006 Hou

16

2

38

30

8

0.0

0.0

1

11

11

0

1

0

0

0

0

Totals

121

11

185

137

48

2.0

16.0

2

11

11

0

10

3

3

0

0

Forced Fumble





12 vs. Minnesota (10-10-04) 7 vs. Cleveland (10-30-05) 6 @ New England (12-17-06)

Fumble Recoveries





1 vs. Philadelphia (9-10-06) D. McNabb 1 vs. Cleveland (1-2-05) K. Holcomb

Sacks



TD

1 vs. Cleveland (10-20-05) 1 vs. Indianapolis (12-12-04) 1 vs. Washington (12-16-00)

Interceptions

1 vs. Arizona (12-18-05) 1 @ Pittsburgh (12-8-02) 1 @ Jacksonville (12-2-99)

1.0 @ Buffalo (9-11-05) J. Losman 1.0 @ Jacksonville (10-27-02) M. Brunell

Special Teams Tackles: 96 total; 1998 – 5, 1999 – 17 2000 – 17, 2001 – 8, 2002 – 14, 2003 – 14, 2004 – 3, 2005 – 9, 2006 – 9 Rushes: 3 carries for 8 yards (2003: 1 for 7 yds.; 2004: 1 for 1 yd.; 2006: 1 for 0 yds.)

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2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 25 Acquired: D3a, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 2/2 Career GP/GS: 2/2

CHARLES SPENCER OFFENSIVE TACKLE

ans in third round (65th overall) of 2006 NFL draft…Signed by Texans on July 23, 2006… Placed on injured reserve on September 19, 2006.

Pit

Tackles

2nd NFL Season

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Tex-

1998

single game Highs:

Hometown: Poughkeepsie, New York

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College: Pittsburgh

PRO: Aggressive and powerful young offen-

sive lineman who flashed tremendous potential as a rookie before suffering a broken leg in the second game of his career, bringing his first season to a premature end…won the starting left tackle job in training camp and started the first two games of the season… will be looking to return to form this season after an offseason spent rehabilitating…has only been playing offensive line for three years, including college…selected one pick before fellow Texans tackle Eric Winston.

2006 (Houston 2/2): Won the starting job at left tackle during training camp and started the first two games of the season…was considered by many observers to be one of the most promising linemen in the 2006 rookie class…took over the starting job in the second preseason game at St. Louis (8/19)…started at LT in his professional debut against Philadelphia (9/10)…was one of a team-record-tying and league-high five rookies to start in the season opener…started at LT at Indianapolis (9/17)…broke his left leg in

the third quarter, bringing his season to an end…placed on injured reserve (9/19).

COLLEGE: Four-year letterman at Pitts-

burgh…switched from defensive line to offensive line prior to his junior season and proceeded to earn All-Big East honors as a junior and a senior…was recruited as a tight end and converted to defensive tackle when he arrived at Pittsburgh and ultimately shifted to the offensive side of the ball as a junior, first at guard and then left tackle…All-Big East Conference second-team selection by the league’s coaches in 2005…helped the offense average 335.8 yards per game…second-team All-Big East selection in 2004, his first season on the offensive line…shifted to left guard, starting every game…played in 12 games as a sophomore at defensive tackle, sitting out the Continental Tire Bowl vs. Virginia with a left shoulder ligament tear…recorded 19 tackles (nine solos) with a stop behind the line of scrimmage, two quarterback pressures and a pair of pass deflections…played in twelve games at defensive tackle as a freshman, starting vs. Boston College and Virginia Tech…finished with 20 tackles (11 solos), a 13-yard sack and a pressure…recovered a fumble and deflected a pass… notched his only career sack, a 13-yarder, against Boston College…totaled a career-

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lives in Houston with children Taelyr, Jason, Jr. and Jaddan…honorable mention allstate selection and two-time All-Bay League choice at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, Calif.…played cornerback and quarterback…also voted to Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best of the West” squad…earned MVP honors after throwing for 950 yards with 10 TDs and 713 rushing yards with eight TDs his senior year…also amassed 68 tackles,

Weight: 337

Teams: Houston 2006

Switched jersey numbers with Ahman Green in exchange for a down payment on a house for a single parent family

PERSONAL: Married to Tiffany, couple

Height: 6-4

high five tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Virginia Tech…redshirted in 2001…administration of justice major.

PERSONAL: Three-year, two-way starter

at Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) High…all-county, all-section and all-region honoree…defensive MVP of the Exceptional Senior All-Star Game…also a three-year starter in basketball…first-team All-Poughkeepsie Journal honoree in basketball…Honor Roll student.

Went 23-1 on his Poughkeepsie High School basketball team

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Career Statistics: 2/2 Total; 2006 - 2/2

Height: 6-3 College: Stephen F. Austin Hometown: Ore City, Texas 9th NFL Season 6th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 31 Acquired: FA, 2002 2006 GP/GS: 16/0 Career GP/GS: 116/0 Teams: San Francisco 1999-00, Arizona 2001, Houston 2002-06

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CHAD STANLEY PUNTER

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as a undrafted

free agent by San Francisco 49ers on April 23, 1999…Released by 49ers on September 1, 2001…Signed by Arizona Cardinals on November 6, 2001…Released by Cardinals on December 5, 2001…Signed by the Houston Texans on February 6, 2002…Re-signed by Texans on June 1, 2003…Re-signed by Texans on March 7, 2007.

honors: 2004 USA Today’s All-Joe Team,

2003 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (9), 2002 AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (Sept.).

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PRO: One of the league’s most consistent

punters, particularly over his five seasons in Houston…leads all NFL punters since 2002 in placing punts inside the 20 with 135…has a career average of 40.6 yards on 594 punts… has averaged 75.3 punts per season over the last three years after 211 combined punts during the 2002 and 2003 campaigns…averaged a career-high 41.6 yards per punt in 2006…landed 36 kicks inside the 20 in 2002 and again in 2003, leading the NFL both seasons…had only three touchbacks out of 97 punts (3.1 percent) in 2002, which was lowest in the league…finished 2002 with 114

2006 (Houston 16/0): Established a new career-high punting average of 41.6 yards, and his 36.7-yard net punting average was just one-tenth of a yard shy of his career best of 36.8 in 2002…established a career single-game high in New York against the Jets (11/26) when he averaged 48.2 yards per punt…boomed a 62-yarder in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31), his longest since 2002…finished with 76 punts for 3,161 yards…did not have a punt blocked for the fourth consecutive season and landed 15 punts inside the 20 with just five touchbacks…punted five times for 223 yards (44.6 average) with two punt landing inside the 20 against Philadelphia (9/10)…averaged 41.3 yards on four punts with a long of 46 at Indianapolis (9/17)…punted four times for 158 yards, a 39.5-yard average, with a long of 49 yards against Washington (9/24) and landed two inside the 20…punted four times for an average of 46.5 yards with a long of 51 against Miami (10/1), and landed one inside the 20 and had one touchback…averaged 39.0 yards on six punts with a long of 46 and one touchback at Dallas (10/15)…punted five times with an average of 43.4 yards, a long of 49, and landed one punt inside the 20 against Jacksonville (10/22)…averaged 43.7 yards on three punts with a long of 54 at Tennessee (10/29)…punted three times for 93 yards (31.0 average) with a long of 38 yards at the New York Giants (11/5), and landed one punt inside the 20…landed two punts inside the 20 at Jacksonville (11/12) and finished the game with a 34.2-yard average on five punts… against Buffalo (11/19), he landed punts on the Bills two, three and five-yard lines and averaged 40.8 yards on six punts…averaged a career-high 48.2 yards on five punts at New York Jets (11/26) and landed one punt inside the 20…punted five times for 202 yards (40.4 average) at Oakland (12/3) with a long of 49…punted six times with an average of 41.8 yards per punt and a long of 53 against

Tennessee (12/10)…punted a season-high seven times at New England (12/17), averaging 42.1 yards per attempt including a 56yarder in the first quarter…hit a season-low two punts in Houston’s first-ever win over Indianapolis (12/24) and averaged 40.0 yards on his two attempts…averaged 45.2 yards on six punts in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31), including a season-long 62-yard bomb in the fourth quarter.

2005 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games… totaled 77 punts for 2,990 yards (38.8 avg.)… landed 29 punts inside opponents’ 20 yard line…averaged 42.6 yards on five punts in season opener and also landed one inside the 20 and kicked a long of 51 yards at Buffalo (9/11)…had a busy day against Tennessee (10/9), with five punts for 227 yards for a season-high 45.4 average and a 61-yard that was the second-longest of his career and it landed inside the 20…punted five times for 220 yards (42.4 net average), landing three punts inside the 20 at Jacksonville (11/6)… punted four times for 161 yards (40.3 avg.), landing one inside the 20 against Kansas City (11/20)…punted four times for 160 yards (40.0 avg.) with one punt inside the 20 against Arizona (12/18)…punted seven times for 280 yards (40.0 avg.) with five punts inside the 20 at San Francisco (1/1/06). 2004 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games… totaled 73 punts for 3,009 yards (41.2 avg.)… landed 19 kicks inside the 20 and kicked a long of 57 yards…landed three punts inside the 20 in win at Tennessee (10/17)…averaged 38.8 yards on four punts in win over Jacksonville (10/31) and rushed for five yards and a first down on a fake FG attempt…matched his season high with a 46.7-yard average on six punts at Denver (11/7)…landed three inside the 20 and nailed a season-long 57-yarder… hit a 53-yarder and landed three punts inside the 20 versus Green Bay (11/21). 2003 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games… totaled 97 punts for 4,028 yards (41.5 avg.)… landed a league-leading 36 punts inside the 20, tying his career high (2002)…ranked sixth in the league with a 36.7-yard net punting average…averaged 42.8 yards per punt on five punts with one inside the 20 in season-

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punts, tying an NFL record for most punts in one season…spent the 2001 season with the Cardinals after spending two seasons with San Francisco…boomed 70-yard punt in 1999 that was longest any 49ers punter had recorded since Jim Miller’s 80-yard kick in 1982.

2002 (Houston 16/0): Punted in all 16 games… pinned opponents inside 20 yard-line 36 times to lead NFL…ranked second in the AFC with career-best 36.8 net average…averaged 41.2 yards and placed six of 10 punts inside the 20 against Dallas (9/8), including a 48-yard fourth quarter punt that landed at the Cowboys four to set up Texans’ safety that sealed the win…captured AFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors in September after averaging 41.1 yards per punt, with 10 inside the 20 and no touchbacks…set career high with 11 punts for 435 yards, dropping three inside the 20 at Indianapolis (12/1). 2001 (Arizona 4/0): Signed with the Cardinals

(11/7) after being released by San Francisco on 9/2…saw action in four games and averaged 39.5 yards on 19 punts for 751 yards with four inside the 20…released by Arizona (12/5).

2000 (San Francisco 16/0): Averaged 39.5 yards on 69 punts…averaged 43.8 yards on six punts versus St. Louis (10/29)…punted five times versus New Orleans (12/10) for average of 43.6 yards, including long of 53…downed two punts inside the 20 versus Chicago (12/17), averaging 44.7 yards on six punts…averaged 41.5 yards on four punts and put two punts inside 20 at Denver (12/23)…nailed season-long 56-yarder at Broncos (12/23). 1999 (San Francisco 16/0): Averaged 39.7 yards on 69 punts…averaged 46.5 yards on eight punts, including career long of 70 yards

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at Jacksonville (9/12)…punted seven times against Arizona (9/27), averaging 45.3 yards with three inside 20…punted five times for 36.8-yard average and four inside 20 against Carolina (10/17)…averaged 36.3 yards on six punts, including three inside 20 versus Green Bay (11/29)…replaced by Wade Richey after suffering concussion in third quarter versus Washington (12/26)…punted four times for 39.8-yard average at Atlanta (1/3).

COLLEGE: Earned first-team All-America and

first-team All-Southland Conference honors as a senior for the Lumberjacks…led nation with 46.6-yard average…earned thirdteam All-America honors and first-team All-Southland Conference honors as a junior…averaged 44.7 yards per punt…played in all 11 games as sophomore and averaged 38.5 yards per kick…79-yard punt against Northwestern set school record…attended Kilgore Junior College as freshman…earned degree in kinesiology.

PERSONAL: Married to Jennifer, couple

lives in Houston with daughters Grace and Brookelynn…modeled two years in Texans Style Show to benefit Houston Texans Foundation and Family Services of Greater Houston…played in Houston Texans Golf Tournament to benefit Houston Texans Foundation and five other local charities…participant of Clay Shooting Contest in Liberty, Texas…plays the guitar…earned AllDistrict honors as punter at Ore City (Texas) High School…lettered in baseball, basketball and track for the Rebels…born Benjamin Chadwick Stanley in Ore City, Texas.

lists the first game in franchise history against the Dallas Cowboys as his most memorable Texans moment

N F L S tat i st i cs - S tanle y Year

Team

G

No

Yds

Avg

Net

TB

In 20

Lg

Blk

1999

SF

16

69

2,737

39.7

30.7

9

20

70

2

2000

SF

16

69

2,727

39.5

32.2

7

15

56

1

2001

Az

4

19

751

39.5

34.2

1

4

54

0

2002

Hou

16

114

4,720

41.4

36.8

6

36

62

2

2003

Hou

16

97

4,028

41.5

36.7

3

36

58

0

2004

Hou

16

73

3,009

41.2

35.7

7

19

57

0

2005

Hou

16

77

2,990

38.8

35.7

1

29

61

0

2006

Hou

16

76

3,161

41.6

36.7

5

15

62

0



116

594

24,123

40.6

35.2

39

174

70

5

Totals

single game Highs: Punts

Punt Average





11 @ Indianapolis (12-1-02) 10 @ Jacksonville (12-7-03) 10 @ Pittsburgh (12-8-02) 10 @ San Diego (9-15-02)

52.0 @ Dallas (9-24-00) 48.2 @ New York Jets (11-26-06) 48.0 vs. Carolina (11-2-03) 47.4 vs. Indianapolis (12-28-03)

Punt Yards

Net Average





435 @ Indianapolis (11 punts, 12-1-02) 421 @ Pittsburgh (10 punts, 12-8-02) 419 @ Jacksonville (10 punts, 12-7-03) 412 vs. Dallas (10 punts, 9-8-02)

52.0 @ Dallas (9-24-00) 45.7 vs. Carolina (11-2-03) 43.8 vs. Tennessee (10-9-05) 43.7 @ Denver (11-7-04)

Inside 20

Long





6 vs. Dallas (9-8-02) 5 @ San Francisco (1-1-06) 4, 5 times, most recent: 4 vs. New England (11-23-03) 4 vs. New York Jets (10-19-03)

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opening win at Miami (9/7)…averaged 43.2 yards on six punts, landing four inside the 20 against Kansas City (9/21)…averaged 41 yards on five punts and placed three punts inside the 20 at Indianapolis (10/26)…gained 12 yards and a first down to the Colts 13 on a fake 42-yard FG attempt…earned first career AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors in win over Carolina (11/2)…averaged 48 yards on three punts, dropping all three inside the 20, including 55-yarder in the second quarter…kicked a season-long 58-yarder in win over Atlanta (11/30).

70 @ Jacksonville (9-12-99)

Special Teams Tackles: 5 total; 1999 – 1, 2000 – 1, 2002 – 1, 2003 – 1, 2005 – 1 Rushing Yards: 12 @ Indianapolis (1 rush, 10-26-03); 6 @ Tennessee (1 rush, 11-10-02); 5 vs. Jacksonville (1 rush, 10-31-04)

Yo u n g Te x a n S t a r t e r s With the addition of DT Amobi Okoye, the Texans will field one of the youngest defenses in the NFL. On opening day vs. Kansas City (9/9), Okoye will become the youngest player in Texans history. When he takes the field against the Chiefs, Okoye will be 20 years, 91 days old. DE Mario Williams held the record as the youngest Texan for 364 days. He was 21 years, 223 days old when he made his Texans debut against Philadelphia (9/10/06). LB DeMeco Ryans, whose birthday fell on the first day of training camp, was the fifth-youngest player to debut for the Texans at 22 years, 45 days old.

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Height: 6-5 College: Mesa State Hometown: Palisade, Colorado

PERSONAL: Led Palisade High School

4th NFL Season

(Colo.) to Class 3A state titles his junior and senior year…also played defensive end… second-team all-state by the Rocky Mountain News and honorable mention all-state

2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 29 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 0/0 Career GP/GS: 17/0

TIGHT END

free agent by San Francisco 49ers on April 26, 2001…Released by 49ers on September 2, 2001…Re-signed by 49ers on January 2, 2002…Assigned by 49ers to Frankfurt Galaxy in 2002 NFL Europe enhancement allocation program on February 13, 2002… Released by 49ers on August 27, 2002… Signed by Oakland Raiders on November 13, 2002…Released by Raiders on November 19, 2002…Re-signed by Raiders on November 27, 2002…Released by Raiders on January 7, 2003…Re-signed by Raiders on January 28, 2003…Claimed on waivers by Seattle Seahawks on May 5, 2003…Released by Seahawks on June 26, 2003…Signed by Minnesota Vikings on August 13, 2003…Released by Vikings on August 31, 2003…Re-signed by Vikings on January 22, 2004…Released by Vikings on August 31, 2004…Signed by Green Bay Packers on September 7, 2004…Activated on September 15, 2004…Waived by Green Bay Packers on October 4, 2005…Signed by Houston Texans on April 10, 2006…Placed on injured reserve list on August 3, 2006.

PRO: Aggressive, tough player who will be

looking to return to action after missing all of 2006 with a broken leg…has made an impact on special teams in his career…has four career catches for 42 yards…made a career-high 17 special teams tackles in 2004…

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Year

Team

GP

GS

No

RECEIVING Yds

Avg

Lg

2004

GB

15

0

4

42

10.5

27

0

2005

GB

2

0

0

0

-

-

0

2006

Hou

0

0

0

0

-

-

0



17

0

4

42

10.5

27

0

totals

TD

single game Highs:

played for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europa in the summer of 2002 and was on the Oakland practice squad when the Raiders played in Super Bowl XXXVII.

Receptions

Long





2 vs. Jacksonville (10 yards, 12-19-04) 1 @ Chicago (27 yards, 1-2-05)

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BEN STEELE

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted

Served as a ranch hand as a kid

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Teams: Green Bay 2004-05, Houston 2006

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by Denver Post…lettered twice in basketball…worked as a weekend sports anchor in college…born Benjamin Joseph Steele in Denver, Colorado.

lege career at Fort Lewis (Colo.) College… started all 10 games as a senior, catching 18 balls for 228 yards.

Weight: 245

27 @ Chicago (1-2-05) 7 vs. Jacksonville (12-19-04)

Receiving Yards



27 @ Chicago (1 reception, 1-2-05) 10 vs. Jacksonville (2 receptions, 12-19-04)

2006 (Houston 0/0): Missed the entire sea-

son after suffering a broken leg on the fifth day of training camp…placed on injured reserve (8/3).

2005 (Green Bay 2/0): Spent the first four

weeks with the Green Bay Packers…served as a reserve tight end against Tampa Bay (9/25) and at Carolina (10/3).

2004 (Green Bay 15/0): Played in the last 15

games of the season and the Wild Card playoff game…spent most of his time in a special teams role…finished the season with 17 special teams tackles and four receptions… saw action as reserve tight end and on special teams in his NFL debut against Chicago (9/19)…career-high three special teams tackles at Philadelphia (12/5)…caught a season-best two passes for 10 yards against Jacksonville (12/19)…caught a 27-yard pass to set up a touchdown at Chicago (1/2/05)… tallied two special teams tackles in the NFC Wild Card playoff against Minnesota (1/9/05).

COLLEGE: Started two years at Mesa (Colo.)

State…made 34 receptions for 464 yards and seven touchdowns at Mesa…started col-

Height: 6-0 Weight: 224 College: Indiana Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee 2nd NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 23 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 4/0 Career GP/GS: 4/0 Teams: Houston 2006

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CHRIS TAYLOR RUNNING BACK

Signed by Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2006…Released by Texans on September 3, 2006…Signed by Texans to practice squad on September 5, 2006…Signed by Texans to ac-

tive roster on September 9, 2006…Released by Texans on September 11, 2006…Signed by Texans to practice squad on September 13, 2006…Signed by Texans to active roster on December 6, 2006.

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PRO: Athletic, instinctive young runner who

looks to improve on a pair of impressive showings at the end of 2006…ran for 123 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in the last two games of the season. practice squad before being signed to the active roster (12/6) for the last four games… made the most of his time, finishing his rookie season with 28 rushes for 123 yards and one touchdown…also caught three passes for 40 yards…was signed from the practice squad to the active roster prior to the season opener but was inactive against Philadelphia (9/10)…released (9/11) and re-signed to the practice squad two days later (9/13), where he spent the next 11 games…called up to the active roster (12/6) and made his professional debut against Tennessee (12/10) and made two tackles on special teams…saw action on special teams at New England (12/17) and registered one tackle…saw action as reserve RB and on special teams against Indianapolis (12/24)…made an impact in his first action as a RB, rushing eight times for 24 yards with a long of eight yards…also caught two passes for 28 yards, including a 24-yard reception in the third quarter…had his breakout game in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31), rushing 20 times for 99 yards and his first NFL

COLLEGE: Finished career at Indiana with

1,762 yards on 402 carries and 12 touchdowns and one receiving touchdown…rushed 156 times for 740 yards and a 4.7 yards per carry average as a senior…rushed for 176 yards on 17 carries against Kentucky…played in 11 games as a junior and started two…finished season with 82 rushes for 329 yards…carried the ball 116 times for 464 yards as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Native of Memphis, Tenn.… prepped at Cordova High School…was an honorable mention All-State selection for the Wolves…a two-time All-Region selection and a member of All-Memphis Metro Team…born Christopher Taylor.

Worked at a police station for a summer as a youth

Team

GP

GS

2006

Hou

4



4

Totals

RECEIVING No Yds

RUSHING Att Yds

Avg

Lg

TD

Avg

Lg

TD

0

28

123

4.4

17

1

3

40

13.3

24

0

0

28

123

4.4

17

1

3

40

13.3

24

0

single game Highs: Rushes

Long





20 vs. Cleveland (99 yards, 12-31-06) 8 vs. Indianapolis (24 yards, 12-24-06)

Rushing Yards

Touchdowns





99 vs. Cleveland (20 rushes, 12-31-06) 24 vs. Indianapolis (8 rushes, 12-24-06)

Special Teams Tackles: 3 total; 2006 – 3

206

17 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06) 8 vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06) 1 vs. Cleveland (12-31-06)

Weight: 220 College: Colorado State Hometown: Santa Barbara, California 3rd NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 27 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 0/0 Career GP/GS: 3/0 Teams: Denver 2004-05, Houston 2006

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BRADLEE VAN PELT QUARTERBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Denver Broncos in seventh round (250th pick overall) of 2004 NFL Draft…Signed by Broncos on July 27, 2004…Released by Broncos on September 5, 2004…Re-signed by Broncos to practice squad on September 6, 2004…Released by Broncos on September 2, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on November 28, 2006. PRO: Athletic young quarterback who

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Height: 6-2

joined the Texans late in the 2006 season… has experience in Texans head coach Gary Kubiak’s offensive system after playing for Kubiak in Denver from 2004-05…has appeared in three games all in 2005…has completed two-of-eight pass attempts for seven yards and rushed 11 times for 48 yards and a touchdown.

2006 (Houston 0/0): Signed as a free agent (11/28) to back up starting QB David Carr… suited up for each of the Texans’ final five games but did not play. 2005 (Denver 3/0): In his first season on the Broncos’ active roster, Van Pelt served as Jake Plummer’s backup for all 16 regularseason games and saw action in three contests…most extensive playing time came in Denver’s regular-season finale at San Diego (12/31), a game in which he played the entire second half, completing two-of-eight passes

for seven yards to account for his season’s passing statistics…added 11 rushes for 48 yards on the year, including a seven-yard touchdown run that was scored on his first offensive touch as a pro…late in the second quarter at Kansas City (12/4), Van Pelt entered the game at quarterback with Plummer split wide as a wide receiver…took the snap in a shotgun formation and sprinted through the line for a seven-yard touchdown run to tie the score at 21.

2004 (Denver 0/0): Spent his entire rookie season on Denver’s practice squad. COLLEGE: A two-time offensive MVP and first-team All-Mountain West Conference at Colorado State University…completed 424of-778 passes for 6,165 yards with 37 touchdowns and 30 interceptions in 38 total games (34 starts) during his collegiate career… spent his freshman year (1999) at Michigan State before transferring to CSU…recorded the fourth-most career passing yards in CSU history among several school career and single-season records…2,274 career rushing yards ranked 19th all-time among NCAA Division I-A quarterbacks and ninth in CSU history (any position), and the athletic signal-caller added 25 career rushing touchdowns…also set a Rams career record by recording 8,439 yards of total offense, sur-

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2006 (Houston 4/0): Spent 11 games on the

touchdown, a five-yard run to open the third quarter…turned in a season-long run of 17 yards late in the first quarter…also caught one pass for 12 yards.

passing the previous mark of 7,147 yards by Anthony Hill (1991-93).

ty at Michigan State who later played in the NFL with the New York Giants (1973-83), Los Angeles Raiders (1984-85) and Cleveland Browns (1986)…born in Owosso, Mich.

PERSONAL: A four-sport athlete at San Mar-

cos High School in Santa Barbara, Calif….an all-state selection in football as a senior fir the Royals…honorable mention All America…set school career records in rushing and passing…he is the son of five-time All-Pro Brad Van Pelt, an All-America safe-

Son of five-time All Pro LB Brad Van Pelt

N F L S tat i st i cs - van pelt Year

Team

GP

GS

Att

Cmp

Pct

Int

Lg

Sk

Yds Lst

Rating

2005

Den

3

0

8

2

25.0

7

0.9

0

0

5

0

0

39.6

2006

Hou

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0



3

0

8

2

25.0

7

0.9

0

0

5

0

0

39.6

Totals

Yds Yds/Att TD

Passing Yards

Completions





25 @ San Diego (2 completions, 12-31-05)

2 @ San Diego (12-31-05)

Passing Attempts

Passer Rating





8 @ San Diego (12-31-05)

39.6 @ San Diego (12-31-05)

Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 College: Eastern Michigan Hometown: Vernon Hills, Illinois 5th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26 Acquired: RFA, 2006 (CIN) 2006 GP/GS: 16/2 Career GP/GS: 59/4 Teams: Cincinnati 2003-05, Houston 2006

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KEVIN WALTER WIDE RECEIVER

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New York Gi-

ants in seventh round (255th pick overall) of 2003 NFL draft…Signed by the Giants on June 16, 2003…Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Bengals on August 26, 2003…Waived by Bengals on August 31, 2003…Re-signed by

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Bengals to practice squad on September 1, 2003…Activated on October 16, 2003…Signed by Houston Texans on March 18, 2006.

PRO: Skilled, physical receiver with sure

hands…looks to step into the number two re-

2006 (Houston 16/2): Played in all 16 games, starting two, in his first season as a Texan…saw the majority of his action on special teams and played sparingly as reserve wide receiver…caught 17 passes for 160 yards with a long reception of 15 yards…made his Houston debut as a reserve WR against Philadelphia (9/10) and caught one pass for eight yards…caught one pass for four yards at Indianapolis (9/17)…saw action as reserve WR against Washington (9/24)…made his first start of the season at WR against Miami (10/1) as a part of a three wide receiver set and caught a season-high three passes for 25 yards, with a long gain of 10 yards…saw action as reserve WR at Dallas (10/15) and caught one pass for 15 yards…caught two passes for 28 yards with a long of 15 against Jacksonville (10/22)…also had one special teams tackle…played in his 50th career game at WR at Tennessee (10/29) and registered two special teams tackles…caught one pass for 11 yards as reserve WR at New York Giants (11/5)…caught two passes for 16 yards, including a long of 11 yards in the second quarter at Jacksonville (11/12)…also had one special teams tackle in the first quarter…registered one catch for four yards and had two special teams tackles against Buffalo (11/19)…caught two passes for 22 yards, including a 13-yard reception on the Texans touchdown drive in the fourth quarter at New York Jets (11/26)…played as a reserve WR at Oakland (12/3) and against Tennessee (12/10)…caught one pass for six yards at New England (12/17)…caught two passes for 21 yards and had one special teams tackle against Indianapolis (12/24)…had one special teams tackle in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31) and saw action at WR. 2005 (Cincinnati 16/2): Played in all 16 games for the second consecutive year…started the first two games of his career…established career highs in catches with 19, receiving yards with 211, receiving average with 11.1, and touchdowns with 1…contributed 17 special teams tackles…caught four passes for 47 yards and a 20-yard touchdown to open

the season at Cleveland (9/11)…had a season-high 65 receiving yards on four catches and a long catch of 21 yards in a victory at Tennessee (10/16)…had three catches for 21 yards in home finale vs. Buffalo (12/24)… caught five passes for 73 yards in Wild Card Playoff Game vs. Pittsburgh (1/8/06).

2004 (Cincinnati 16/0): Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career with no starts… caught eight balls for 67 yards…finished fifth on the team with 14 special teams tackles… made two special teams tackles at Cleveland (10/17)…caught two passes for 23 yards, including a long of 18 yards in his first twocatch game of his career at Washington (11/14)…contributed three tackles on special teams and caught one pass for four yards vs. Pittsburgh (11/21)…two catches for 12 yards vs. Cleveland (11/28)…caught one pass for 11 yards at New England (12/12)…caught one pass for 10 yards vs. New York Giants (12/26). 2003 (Cincinnati 11/0): Played in 11 games

with no starts…joined the Bengals after being released by the Giants at the end of training camp…spent the first five games on the practice squad…caught three passes for 18 yards…made NFL debut and had one special teams tackle vs. Baltimore (10/19)…firstcareer reception of nine yards at San Diego (11/23).

COLLEGE: Left Eastern Michigan with school

records for receptions with 211, receiving yards with 2,838, and touchdown catches with 20…made at least one catch in each of his last 34 games…earned first-team AllMAC honors as a senior with 93 receptions for 1,368 receiving yards, which were both school single-season records.

PERSONAL: Married to Caroline…attended

Libertyville (Ill.) High School, where he lettered three times in football and was named first-team all-state as a senior…general business major at Eastern Michigan…hometown is Vernon Hills, Ill., located just outside of Chicago…born Kevin Patrick Walter.

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ceiver role in 2007 after playing as the third receiver in 2006…has played in 59 career games with four starts.

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Team

GP

GS

No

Yds

Avg

Lg

2003

Cin

11

0

3

18

6

9

0

2004

Cin

16

0

8

67

8.4

18

0

2005

Cin

16

2

19

211

11.1

33

1

2006

Hou

16

1

17

160

9.4

15

0



59

3

47

456

9.7

33

1

totals

TD

single game Highs: Receptions

Long





5 @ Pittsburgh (73 yards, 1-8-06) 4 @ Cleveland (47 yards, 9-11-05) 4 @ Tennessee (65 yards, 10-16-05)

Receiving Yards

Touchdowns





73 @ Pittsburgh (5 receptions, 1-8-06) 65 @ Tennessee (4 receptions, 10-16-05) 47 @ Cleveland (4 receptions, 9-11-05)

1 @ Cleveland (9-11-05)

Receiving Yards 73 @ Pittsburg (5 receptions, 1-8-06)

Special Teams Tackles: 32 total; 2003 – 3, 2004 – 11, 2005 – 10, 2006 – 8

Height: 6-4 Weight: 307 College: Tennessee Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama 6th NFL Season 6th with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 29 Acquired: D3a, 2002 2006 GP/GS: 15/12 Career GP/GS: 51/31 Teams: Houston 2002-06

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FRED WEARY GUARD

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Tex-

ans in third round (66th pick overall) of 2002 NFL draft…Signed by Texans on July 17, 2002.

PRO: Powerful lineman with solid size, strength, and footwork…has started 31-of-

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51 games over five seasons in Houston…has the versatility to play anywhere along the offensive line.

2006 (Houston 15/12): Had his best season, starting 12 games and playing in three others…was considered the Texans’ best of-

2005 (Houston 4/4): Played in four games, starting the final four games of the season at RG…made first start of the season at RG at Tennessee (12/11)…started at RG and helped clear the way for a team-record three rushing touchdowns against Arizona (12/18)… recovered a Texans fumble while starting against Jacksonville (12/24)…helped the Texans keep quarterbacks David Carr, and Tony Banks upright for the first time all season at San Francisco (1/1/06). 2004 (Houston 2/1): Played in two games, starting one at RG…inactive for 14 games… started at RG in win at Kansas City (9/26)… also saw action on special teams in win at Tennessee (10/17).

2003 (Houston 14/2): Played in 14 games, starting two at right guard…saw reserve action at G in season-opening win at Miami (9/7)…played on special teams and at LG for an injured Todd Washington against Kansas City (9/21)…saw time on special teams and at LG against New York Jets (10/19)… started at RG at Tampa Bay (12/14) in place of Zach Wiegert, who sat out due to an injured elbow…started at RG against Indianapolis (12/28) and helped RB Domanick Williams crack the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season. 2002 (Houston 16/12): Played in 16 games

with 12 starts…started first four games of rookie season at RG before assuming backup role to Ryan Schau…resumed starting spot when Schau was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury…made first career start in NFL debut in season-opening win over Dallas (9/8)…started at RG at San Diego (9/15)… started at Philadelphia (9/29)…filled in for injured Schau against Cincinnati (11/3)…regained starting role at Tennessee (11/10) and kept it for remainder of the season.

COLLEGE: Recruited by Tennessee as a de-

fensive tackle, then moved to guard as a redshirt sophomore, only to move center following year…played center as a junior and guard again as a senior…started every game at left guard in 2001…earned All-America honors his final season and was an All-Southeastern Conference first-team pick…moved from guard to center, starting the first two games of junior season in 2000…suffered ankle sprain in first half of Florida game…forced to sit out remainder of contest and remainder of season…recorded eight tackles as a freshman…redshirted in 1997…majored in economics.

PERSONAL: Married to Casey with son Fred III and daughter Madison and resides in Houston…second-team USA Today AllAmerica selection and two-time all-state honoree as a two-way tackle at Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Ala.… earned all-area honors as a defensive lineman…had 68 tackles, two blocked FGs, and one forced fumble as a senior…state and

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Postseason Single Game Highs: Receptions 5 @ Pittsburg (73 yards, 1-8-06)

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33 @ Baltimore (11-6-05) 21 @ Tennessee (10-16-05) 20t @ Cleveland (9-11-05)

fensive lineman over the second half of the season…part of a line that produced two of the three best rushing performances in franchise history…started at RG in the season opener against Philadelphia (9/10)…saw action in a reserve role at Indianapolis (9/17)… suited up but did not play against Washington (9/24)…played as a reserve in win over Miami (10/1)…saw action as a reserve lineman at Dallas (10/15)…returned to the starting lineup on Battle Red Day against Jacksonville (10/22) and helped the team run for 131 yards in the win…started at RG at Tennessee (10/29) and was part of an offensive effort that produced a season-high 427 total yards…started at RG at New York Giants (11/5)…started at RG at Jacksonville (11/12) and paved the way for RB Samkon Gado’s game-clinching one-yard run on fourth-andone late in the game…started at RG against Buffalo (11/19) and at New York Jets (11/26)… started at RG at Oakland (12/3) and helped RB Ron Dayne run for 95 yards against one of the best defenses in the league…started at RG against Tennessee (12/10) and helped Dayne run for 87 yards and two touchdowns…started at RG at New England (12/17)…started at RG against Indianapolis (12/24) and opened holes for Dayne to rush for a career-high 153 yards and two touchdowns as the Texans beat the Colts for the first time…the game against the Colts was also the 50th of his career…started at RG in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31).

national heavyweight wrestling champion… fed homeless men at Open Door Mission… teamed up with Palais Royal as part of Shop with a Texan Day to take children who reside at a Houston women’s shelter holiday shopping…part of Reliant Energy Power Readers Program at the Acres Home Branch Library in 2002…born Fred Edward Weary, Jr., in Montgomery, Ala.

Lists beating Dallas for the first franchise win as his most memorable Texans moment

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Games/ Starts: 51/31 Total; 2002 - 16/12, 2003 - 14/2, 2004 - 2/1, 2005 - 4/4, 2006 - 15/12

Height: 6-3 Weight: 286 Hometown: Saratoga Springs, New York 6th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 27 Acquired: UFA (BAL), 2006 2006 GP/GS: 15/15 Career GP/GS: 72/69 Teams: Baltimore 2002-05, Houston 2006

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ANTHONY WEAVER DEFENSIVE END

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Baltimore Ravens in second round (52nd pick overall) of 2002 NFL draft…Signed by Ravens on July 27, 2002…Signed by Houston Texans on March 12, 2006…Placed on injured reserve December 27, 2006. honors: 2006 USA Today’s All-Joe Team. PRO: Versatile and explosive defensive end that has lined up at tackle in passing situations…known as a tough run-stopper with sound fundamentals…emerged as one of the leaders on a young defense in his first

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season as a Texan…has played in 72 career games with 69 starts in five seasons…has 152 career tackles and 15.5 career sacks for 107 yards.

2006 (Houston 15/15): Started 15 games in his first year with the Texans and finished the year with 35 tackles, 26 solos, and one sack for a loss of three yards…also hauled in his second career interception and returned it 21 yards, which was the longest interception return by a Texan in 2006…recorded seven passes defensed and recovered a fumble… took on a leadership role with a young defen-

2005 (Baltimore 10/8): Started eight-of-10 games at left defensive end, totaling 46 tackles, two sacks, and a recovered fumble…

registered six tackles in the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/11)…posted career-highs with 10 tackles and two sacks in an overtime win over the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium (11/20)…recovered a fumble vs. Minnesota 12/25)…battled through an assortment of injuries which cost him six games.

2004 (Baltimore 16/15): Started all but one game at left defensive end…posted 61 tackles, including 35 solo, while ranking fourth on the team with four sacks for minus 23 yards…recorded six tackles and one pass defensed as the Ravens held Washington (10/10) to 107 total yards (second-lowest total in team history), including just 52 yards rushing…grabbed the first interception of his career off of current Texans quarterback Sage Rosenfels during a crucial goal-line stand in the Ravens’ 30-23 victory in the season finale against Miami (1/2/05). 2003 (Baltimore 15/15): Started 15 regular season games, missing one because of a neck stinger, and played in one postseason game…posted 63 tackles, 43 solo, seven passes defensed, five sacks, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries…started and posted six tackles with two sacks for 14 yards (his first-career multi-sack game) at Cincinnati on (10/19)…had six tackles in the Ravens’ Wild Card loss against Tennessee on (1/3/04). 2002 (Baltimore 16/16): Was one of two rookies, along with safety Ed Reed, to start all 16 games…finished with 69 tackles, four passes defensed and one forced fumble… also was second on the team with 3.5 sacks for 33 yards. COLLEGE: Named team MVP as Notre Dame’s starting left defensive end as a senior…finished third on the team with 59 tackles and led the team with seven sacks for 25 yards…had 21 tackles for loss, the secondmost in school history (Ross Browner, 28 in

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College: Notre Dame

sive line…displayed tremendous versatility by starting games at defensive end and defensive tackle…started each of the first 15 games of the year before a shoulder injury sidelined him for the season finale…started at LDE in his Texans debut against Philadelphia (9/10) and registered four total tackles and one sack for three yards…started at RDT at Indianapolis (9/17) and finished with four total tackles, three solos, and one pass defensed…started at RDT against Washington (9/24) and made one solo tackle…moved back outside to start at LDE against Miami (10/1) and finished with two solo tackles and a pass defensed…started at RDT at Dallas (10/15) and registered three tackles, including two solos…started at RDT against Jacksonville (10/22) and recorded four solo tackles and a pass defensed in the victory…started at LDE at Tennessee (10/29) and finished with two tackles, including one solo…started at LDE at New York Giants (11/5) and notched two total tackles, including one solo…started at LDE at Jacksonville (11/12) and intercepted his second career pass in the third quarter off QB David Garrard…returned the interception 21 yards to the Jacksonville 21-yard line…registered one solo tackle and two passes defensed for the game…started at LDE against Buffalo (11/19) and finished with two total tackles, one solo…started at LDE at New York Jets (11/26) and registered three total tackles, two solos…started at LDE at Oakland (12/3) and finished with four tackles, three solos… started at LDE against Tennessee (12/10) and registered two total tackles, one solo, and a pass defensed…started at LDE at New England (12/17) and finished the game with one solo tackle…started at DT against Indianapolis (12/24) and recovered a fumble in the first quarter after DE Mario Williams stripped RB Dominic Rhodes…placed on injured reserve (12/27) with a shoulder injury.

and 1,305 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns for the Blue Streaks…worked with Ravens teammates and representatives from the United Way of Central Maryland, M&T Bank, Civic Works, and Governor Robert Ehrlich’s office, to paint, frame, and rebuild homes in Baltimore’s Sandtown community in 2003 (as part of the fifth-annual NFL and United Way Hometown Huddle)…has played guitar (both acoustic and electric) for 13 years, and has four guitars in his collection…born Anthony Lee Weaver in Killeen, Texas.

1976)…earned second-team All-America honors from The NFL Draft Report and ABC Sports Online, plus honorable mention from Football News…started every game at left defensive end and had 49 tackles with eight sacks and 13 tackles for loss as a junior… started seven games at left defensive tackle and two at left defensive end as a sophomore…named first-team freshman AllAmerica by Football News in 1998…played in every game and started 10 at left defensive end…earned his degree in government in the spring of 2003.

FUMBLES PD FF FR Yds

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

2002 Bal

16

16

31

27

4

3.5

33.0

0

0

0

0

4

3

0

0

0

2003 Bal

15

15

36

27

9

5.0

38.0

0

0

0

0

6

2

2

0

0

2004 Bal

16

15

39

35

4

4.0

23.0

1

1

1

0

4

0

1

0

0

2005 Bal

10

8

33

28

5

2.0

11.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

2006 Hou

15

15

35

26

9

1.0

3.0

1

21

0

0

6

0

1

0

0

Totals

72

69

174

143

31

15.5 108.0

2

22

1

0

20

5

5

0

0

Tackles

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10 vs. Pittsburgh (11-20-05) 7 @ St. Louis (11-9-03 6, twice, most recent: 6 vs. Indianapolis (9-11-05)

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1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 25 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 0/0 Career GP/GS: 1/0 Teams: Green Bay, 2005-06

CHRIS WHITE CENTER

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PRO: Versatile prospect who joined the Texans in the offseason after spending the last two years with Green Bay.

2006 (Green Bay 0/0): Spent the first half of the season with Green Bay…suited up for each of the Packers’ first seven games, but did not see action…released by Green Bay (10/31) and signed to the Texans practice squad six days later…spent the final nine weeks on Houston’s practice squad.

Sacks

Fumble Recoveries

2005 (Green Bay 1/0): A undrafted rookie free





agent who made the 53-man roster out of training camp…played in one game and was inactive for the other 15 contests…made his NFL debut vs. Chicago (12/25), playing on special teams…played his initial snap as a blocker on the Packers’ first PAT, following RB Noah Herron’s one-yard TD run in the second quarter.

2.0 vs. Pittsburgh (11-20-05) T. Maddox 2.0 @ St. Louis (11-9-03) M. Bulger 2.0 @ Cincinnati (10-19-03) J. Kitna

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1, five times, most recent: 1 @ Cleveland (12-21-03) 1 vs. Jacksonville (11-2-03) 1 @ Houston (12-15-02)

3rd NFL Season

agent by Green Bay Packers on April 29, 2005…Cut by Packers on October 31, 2006… Signed by Houston Texans to practice squad on November 6, 2006…Re-signed by Texans on January 1, 2007.

Year Team GP

single game Highs:

Hometown: Winona, Mississippi

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted free

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College: Southern Mississippi

1 @ Jacksonville (11-12-06) D. Garrard 1 vs. Miami (1-2-05) S. Rosenfels

1, five times, most recent 1 vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06) 1 vs. Minnesota (12-25-05) 1 vs. Cleveland (11-7-04)

COLLEGE: Was a two-year starter at Southern Mississippi after transferring from Holmes Community College (Miss.)…started all 25 games while at Southern Miss, 16 at left tackle and nine at guard…in 2004, allowed only one sack as part of an offense that accumulated 3,915 total yards…played a total of 886 snaps in 2003…garnered thirdteam All-Conference USA honors after not allowing a sack…also earned ‘Hawg of the Year’ in 2003, a team award given to the top offensive lineman…lettered both his freshman and sophomore years at Holmes C.C. (2001-02), earning a start in each of his 20 career games…received NJCAA second-team All-America honors after 2002 season…also was a first-team all-region and All-North Division selection in ‘02…earned a B.A. degree in management information systems from Southern Miss. PERSONAL: Earned 10 letters at Winona (Miss.) High School, in football (four), track (four) and basketball (two)…was named allstate and all-district in football following his senior season for the Tigers…finished third at the state track meet in the shot put during

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Helped Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) High School to back-to-back league crowns…rated the 48th-best player nationally by The Chicago Sun Times and 66th-best player by The Sporting News…won USA Today honorable-mention All-America honors…was a three-year, two-way player who finished with 192 career tackles, 15 sacks

Weight: 293

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Lists his interception against Jacksonville last season as his most memorable moment

PERSONAL:

Height: 6-2

his junior year…enjoys fishing, playing cards and traveling…single…born Chris La Bryant White in Winona, Miss.

to set up a touchdown…registered a sack for the second consecutive game at Tennessee (10/29) when he tackled Titans QB Vince Young for a one-yard loss…finished the game with four tackles…registered three total tackles at New York Giants (11/5), including a six-yard sack of Giants QB Eli Manning, his third sack in as many games…also pressured Manning on the same drive, resulting in an incomplete pass…finished with one solo tackle at Jacksonville (11/12) and had two solo stops against Buffalo (11/19)…registered three total tackles, including one solo stop at New York Jets (11/26)…notched two solo tackles at Oakland (12/3)…finished with three total tackles, including two solos, and a pass defensed against Tennessee (12/10)…recorded four tackles, including three solos, and a pass defensed at New England (12/17)…forced a fumble for the first time against Indianapolis (12/24) as part of a five-tackle performance…registered two solo tackles and a pass defensed in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31).

Nicknamed Catfish by teammate mike flanagan

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Games/ Starts : 1/0 Total; 2005 - 0/0, 2006 - 1/0

Height: 6-7 Weight: 291 College: North Carolina State Hometown: Richlands, North Carolina 2nd NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 22 2006 GP/GS: 16/16 Career GP/GS: 16/16 Teams: Houston 2006

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DEFENSIVE END

son by Houston Texans in first round (first pick overall) of 2006 NFL draft…Signed by Texans on April 28, 2006.

PRO: Athletic young defensive end…has a rare

combination of size, speed and athleticism… boasts a 41 inch vertical jump despite weighing nearly 300 pounds…was the second number one overall pick in Texans history…started every game as a rookie, the only Texans defensive lineman to do so in 2006…tallied a franchise rookie-record 4.5 sacks for 20.5 yards.

2006 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games

as a rookie at right defensive end…was the only Texans defensive lineman to start every game…showed toughness by staying on the field despite battling a severe foot injury…set a Texans rookie record with 4.5 sacks, topping DE Jason Babin’s 4.0 sacks in 2004…sack total ranked him second on the team behind Babin,

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COLLEGE: Holds the N.C. State career-record with 55.5 stops for losses of 237 yards…topped the old mark of 45 for minus-269 yards by Carl Reeves (1991-94)…shattered the previous State season-record of 21 with 27.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage in 2005…broke school career sack record with 26.5…sack yardage total of 154 is topped only by two others in Wolfpack history…All-American first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report and Sports Illustrated as a junior in 2005…All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team selection…voted the team’s Most Valuable Player…played in every game, start-

MARIO WILLIAMS

TRANSACTIONS: Selected after junior sea-

who had 5.0 in 2006…led all Texans defensive linemen with 47 tackles, including 35 solos… recorded a sack in three consecutive games, matching the second-longest streak in team history…started at RDE in his professional debut against Philadelphia (9/10) and registered three tackles…made two tackles at Indianapolis (9/17)…tallied three tackles, including two solos, against Washington (9/24)…recorded his first career sack against Miami (10/1), dropping Dolphins QB Daunte Culpepper for a three-yard loss in the fourth quarter…teamed with fellow rookie LB DeMeco Ryans for a seven-yard sack on the following play…finished with two tackles, and also batted away a two-point conversion attempt in the end zone to seal the team’s first victory of the year…finished with a season-high six tackles at Dallas (10/15), including five solos…recorded two total tackles, including a sack for minus seven yards, against Jacksonville on Battle Red Day (10/22)…recovered his first career fumble late in the third quarter

PERSONAL: Attended Richlands (N.C.) High School…Richlands retired his number 82 jersey…2002 Associated Press All-State choice… chosen to the 2002 North Carolina Shrine Bowl team, where he notched four sacks…recorded 87 tackles, 13 sacks, 22 stops for losses fir the Wildcats…also added five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and five blocked kicks as a senior…also played running back as a senior and rushed for 590 yards and three touchdowns on 58 carries…recorded over 100 tackles as a junior…graduated from high school in December 2002 and attended the Gator Bowl with North Carolina State.

Lists first game in the NFL his most memorable football moment

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GS

Tot

TACKLES Solo Asst

2006

16

16

47

35

Totals

16

16

47

35

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

PD

FUMBLES FF FR

Sk

Yds

12

4.5

20.5

0

0

0

0

4

1

1

TD 0

12

4.5

20.5

0

0

0

0

4

1

1

0

single game Highs: Tackles

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6 @ Dallas (10-15-06) 5 vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06) 4 @ Tennessee (10-29-06)

1, three times, most recent: 1.0 @ N.Y. Giants (11-5-06) E. Manning 1.0 @ Tennessee (10-29-06) V. Young

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Fumble Recovery





1.5 vs. Miami (10-1-06) D. Culpepper

1 vs. Jacksonville (10-22-06)

Forced Fumble



1 vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06)

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Acquired: 1st Round (1st Overall)

ing ten contests at left defensive end…set a school season-record, as he led the ACC and ranked fourth in the nation with 14.5 sacks for minus-75 yards…All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team selection as a sophomore…corecipient of the 2004 Cary Brewbaker Award, given to the most valuable defensive lineman… also earned the Bob Warren Award for Integrity and Sportsmanship…earned Freshman AllAmerican honors from The Sporting News, the Football Writers Association and Football News in 2003…started every game at left defensive end…ranked seventh on the team with 56 tackles (34 solos) in 759 plays…produced five sacks for minus 27 yards, thirteen stops for losses of 44 yards and seven pressures.

Height: 6-6

(as voted by the league’s coaches)…started every game at left offensive tackle and also lined up at tight end in several formations… as a freshman, played in every game as a reserve tight end and provided blocking power in multiple tight end situations…caught two passes for 13 yards…had a six-yard reception vs. Temple and a seven-yard catch vs. Florida A&M…international finance and marketing major at Miami.

Weight: 310 College: Miami (FL) Hometown: Midland, Texas 2nd NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 23 Acquired: D3b, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 12/7 Career GP/GS: 12/7 Teams: Houston 2006

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PERSONAL: Team won three consecutive

ERIC WINSTON

Texas Class 5A titles at Midland Lee High School…played tight end and defensive end for the Rebels…SuperPrep National Elite 50

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

Team…Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100… First-Team All-American by ESPN.com… First-Team All-USA Today…caught 20 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns as a senior…made 13 catches for 325 yards and one touchdown as a junior…has one daughter, Julie.

Lists Newsweek as his favorite magazine

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TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Tex-

ans in third round (66th overall) of 2006 NFL draft…Signed by Texans on July 23, 2006.

PRO: Athletic and versatile young lineman

who stepped into the starting lineup at right tackle as a rookie…started the final seven games of the 2006 season at RT after opening-day starter Zach Wiegert went down with a knee injury…has the speed and athleticism to play tackle as well as the power to play guard if needed…saw action in 12 games and started seven as a rookie…was the second of two consecutive third-round picks in the 2006 draft…selected one spot behind fellow offensive lineman Charles Spencer.

2006 (Houston 12/7): Played in 12 games as

a rookie and started the final seven contests at right tackle…played a key part in a rushing attack that improved dramatically over the second half of the season and produced more than 100 yards on the ground in five of the last seven games…made his professional debut as a reserve lineman at Dallas (10/15)…saw action in a reserve role in the next four games…came on in relief of an injured Zach Wiegert at Jacksonville (11/12) and was praised for making the key block on RB Samkon Gado’s game-clinching one-yard run on fourth-and-one late in

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the fourth quarter…made first career start at RT against Buffalo (11/19) and helped the team rush for 188 yards, the third-best total in franchise history…started at RT at New York Jets (11/26) and helped the team rack up 334 total yards…started at RT at Oakland (12/3) and opened holes for RB Ron Dayne to run for 95 yards in the victory…started at RT against Tennessee (12/10) and at New England (12/17)…started at RT against Indianapolis (12/24) and helped pave the way for the team to rush for a season-high 191 yards, the second-best total in Texans history, and for Dayne to rush for a career-high 153 yards… started at RT against Cleveland (12/31) and helped rookie RB Chris Taylor rush for 99 yards and a touchdown in the season-ending victory.

COLLEGE: A very highly rated tackle out of

Miami…began his Miami career as a tight end…injury during junior season limited play…helped lead a highly ranked offense in his three full seasons…All-American firstteam selection by Walter Camp, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Sports Illustrated as a senior in 2005, adding second-team honors from the Associated Press…All-Atlantic Coast Conference firstteam pick and recipient of the Jacobs Trophy, given to the ACC’s top offensive lineman

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Games/ Starts: 12/7 Total; 2006 - 12/7

Height: 5-9 Weight: 177 College: Colorado State Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado 4th NFL Season 2nd with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 26 Acquired: FA, 2006 2006 GP/GS: 15/0 Career GP/GS: 37/0 Teams: Philadelphia 2004-06, Houston 2006

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DEXTER WYNN CORNERBACK

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Philadelphia

Eagles in sixth round (192nd pick overall) of 2004 NFL draft…Signed by Eagles on July 26, 2004…Waived by Eagles on October 30, 2006…Claimed off waivers by Houston Texans on November 1, 2006.

PRO: Speedy corner who has made his mark

as a return specialist…has played in 37 career games with Philadelphia and Houston… career totals include 65 punt returns for 574 yards and 65 kickoff returns for 1,337 yards, an average of 20.6 yards per attempt…produced the best season of his career in 2006,

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2006 (Philadelphia 6/0, Houston 9/0): Played in 15 games, six with Philadelphia and nine with Houston…finished the season with 48 kickoff returns for 1,032 yards, an average of 21.5 yards per return, and 25 punt returns for 270 yards, an average of 10.8 yards per return…also had 14 fair catches, nine with the Texans…was the primary kickoff and punt returner for the Texans, leading the team in both categories…returned 30 kickoffs with Houston and averaged 22.3 yards per return with a long of 38…averaged 11.6 yards per attempt on 12 punt returns as a Texan…inactive in Philadelphia’s season opener at Houston (9/10)…averaged 14.0 yards on three punt returns and had two fair catches and 18.8 yards on four kick returns against New York Giants (9/17)…returned one kickoff for 19 yards and had one fair catch at San Francisco (9/24)…returned two punts for 28 yards and three kicks for 71 yards on Monday night against Green Bay (10/2)…returned five kicks for 103 yards and four punts for 29 yards versus Dallas (10/8)…returned two punts for 10 yards and five kicks for 94 yards at New Orleans (10/15)…averaged 11.0 yards on two punt returns with two fair catches at Tampa Bay (10/22)…waived by Philadelphia (10/30) and claimed by Houston (11/1)…made his Texans debut at New York Giants (11/5) and returned one punt for 10 yards and two kickoffs for 50 yards…saw action as a returner at Jacksonville (11/12) and returned three kickoffs for 67 yards with a long of 32 on the opening kickoff…also returned one punt for 12 yards and had three fair catches…registered two tackles, including one solo, against Buffalo (11/19)…also returned three kickoffs for 39 yards, including a 20-yard return in the fourth quarter, and returned two punts for 21 yards with four fair catches…returned seven kickoffs for a season-high 165 yards at New York Jets (11/26) and set up a field goal with a 34-yard return in the second quarter…also returned one punt for six yards and made one solo tackle on defense…returned two punts for 67 yards at Oakland (12/3), including a career-long 58-yarder in the fourth quarter to

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set up a Texans field goal…also saw action on defense…had three tackles, two solos, against Tennessee (12/10) and one tackle on special teams to go with one punt return for minus two yards…returned a season-high eight kickoffs for 151 yards at New England (12/17) and returned two punts for 16 yards… topped 1,000 kickoff return yards on his first return of the game…returned one punt for four yards and returned five kickoffs for 147 yards against Indianapolis (12/24)…recorded his longest kickoff return of the season, a 38-yarder, to help set up the Texans’ gamewinning drive…returned two kickoffs for 50 yards and one punt for five yards against Cleveland (12/31).

2005 (Philadelphia (10/0): Played in 10

games…finished the season with three tackles and a career-high 15 special teams stops…made 27 punt returns for a 5.0 yard average.

2004 (Philadelphia (12/0): Played in 12

games…recorded nine tackles and one sack during his rookie season…finished the season with 18 punt returns for an average of 10.8 yards per return…also had a careerhigh six punt returns with a season-long 40 yard return…made 13 special teams tackles…took over the full-time punt return duties in game 10 vs. Washington (11/21) when Reno Mahe was sidelined with an injury… notched the first sack of his career as he dropped Packers QB Craig Nall vs. Green Bay (12/5)…recorded a career-high 81 yards at Washington (12/12).

COLLEGE: A three-year starter at cornerback, was also a dangerous return specialist, becoming only the second player in NCAA Division I-A history to gain over 1,250 yards on both punt and kickoff returns in a career…started 36 games and recorded 175 tackles, five sacks, and four INTs…was firstteam all conference as a senior at both cornerback and returner…as a redshirt freshman, returned opening kickoff 100 yards at San Diego St. on his first career touchdown…redshirted in 1999…graduated with a degree in liberal arts.

PERSONAL: Grew up in Valdosta, Ga., un-

Third person in his family to earn a college degree behind his mother and uncle

til the age of 13 when he moved to Colorado Springs, Colo….led Rampart HS in Colorado Springs to the Class 4A state title in 1998… scored five TDs in that game as a senior and was featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” page…named all-league, allstate and Player of the Year by USA Today… led Rampart to three straight league titles… earned two letters in track (100-meters and 4x100-meter relay, and jumping events)…full name Dexter Maurice Wynn.

N F L S tat i st i cs - w y nn Year

Team

No

2004

Phi

1

21

21.0

2005

Phi

16

284

2006

Phi

18

362

2006

Hou

30



65

Totals

Year Team GP

KICKOFF RETURNS Yds Avg Lg

GS

Tot

TD

No

PUNT RETURNS FC Yds Avg

Lg

TD

21

0

18

7

194

10.8

40

0

17.8

27

0

22

10

110

5.0

27

0

20.0

34

0

13

5

131

10.1

22

0

669

22.3

38

0

12

9

139

11.6

58

0

1,401

21.5

38

0

65

31

574

8.8

58

0

TACKLES Solo Asst Sk

Yds

INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Lg TD

PD

FUMBLES FF FR Yds TD

2004

Phi

12

0

11

11

0

1.0

6.0

0

0

0

0

7

0

1

0

0

2005

Phi

10

0

2

2

0

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

2

0

3

0

0

2006

Phi

6

0

2

1

1

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

2006

Hou

9

0

6

4

2

0.0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

37

0

21

18

3

1.0

6.0

0

0

0

0

9

0

5

0

0

Totals

Single game highs: Tackles 4 @ St. Louis (12-27-04) 4 vs. Green Bay (12-5-04) 3 vs. Tennessee (12-10-06) Sacks



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totaling 1,302 total return yards and turning in the longest punt return (58 yards) and kickoff return (38 yards) of his career.

Fumble Recoveries



1, five times, most recent: 1 vs. Dallas (10-8-06) 1 @ Kansas City (10-2-05) 1 vs. San Francisco (9-18-05)

1.0 vs. Green Bay (12-5-04) B. Favre

Kickoff Returns: Yards

long







151 @ New England (8 returns, 18.9 avg., 12-17-06) 166 @ New York Jets (7 returns, 23.7 avg., 12-5-06)

38 vs. Indianapolis (12-24-06) 34 @ New York Jets (11-26-06) 34 vs. Green Bay (10-2-06)

117 vs. Seattle (7 returns, 16.7 avg., 12-5-05)

Punt Returns: Yards



81 @ Washington (5 returns, 16.2 avg., 12-12-04) 69 vs. Green Bay (6 returns, 11.5 avg., 12-5-04) 67 @ Oakland (2 returns, 33.5 avg., 12-3-06)

Long 58 @ Oakland 912-3-06) 40 vs. Green Bay (12-5-04) 30 @ Washington (12-12-04)

Special Teams Tackles: 17 total; 2004 – 4, 2005 – 7, 2006 – 6

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Height: 6-2 Weight: 290 College: Purdue Hometown: Barrington Hills, Illinois 15th NFL Season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 37 Acquired: UFA (MIA), 2007 2006 GP/GS: 14/2 Career GP/GS: 171/61 Teams: Pittsburgh 1993-94, Carolina 1995, Atlanta 1996, St. Louis 1997, Indianapolis 1998, St. Louis 1999-02, Miami 2003-06

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Pittsburgh

Steelers in seventh round (185th overall) of 1993 NFL draft…Waived by Steelers on August 27, 1995…Claimed by Carolina Panthers on August 28, 1995…Released by Panthers on August 19, 1996…Signed by Atlanta Falcons on October 8, 1996…Signed by St. Louis Rams on March 17, 1997…Released by Rams on August 30, 1998…Signed by Oakland Raiders on October 13, 1998…Released by Raiders on October 18, 1998…Signed by Indianapolis Colts on November 25, 1998… Signed by St. Louis Rams on March 26, 1999…Signed by Miami Dolphins on March 31, 2003…Signed by Houston Texans on March 15, 2007.

PRO: Strong veteran defensive tackle who joins the Texans after spending the previous four years in Miami…will be expected to add depth along the interior of the defensive line and provide a veteran presence in the locker room…has played in 171 games with 61 starts in 14-year pro career…career totals include 540 tackles, 293 solos, 23.5 sacks for 121.5 yards lost, one interception, three forced fumbles and eight fumble recoveries…has also played in nine career playoff games, including Super Bowls XXXIV and XXXVI, with three starts…won a world championship with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.

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2006 (Miami 14/2): Had 33 tackles for the sea-

son…finished second on the team in tackles once…saw action in 14 games and started twice against Minnesota (11/19) and at Indianapolis (12/31)…inactive for season opener at Pittsburgh (9/7), ending his streak of playing in 74 consecutive games dating back to (10/21/01) at New York Jets when he played for St. Louis…finished tied for second on the team in tackles with five against Buffalo (9/17)…recovered a fumble against New England (12/10).

2005 (Miami 16/3): Appeared in all 16 games,

including three starts…marked the fourth straight year in which he played in all 16 games…registered 45 tackles, a pair of sacks, two passes defensed and a fumble recovery…knocked down a pair of passes at the line of scrimmage vs. Carolina (9/25)… recovered a Kelly Holcomb fumble at Buffalo (10/9) when he also posted five tackles… played in the 150th regular season game of his career vs. New England (11/13)…produced a season-high six tackles vs. Buffalo (12/4)…collected four tackles and a sack vs. New York Jets (12/18), one of six on the day for Miami.

2004 (Miami 16/14): Started 14 of the 16 games

in which he played…finished fourth on the

2003 (Miami 16/3): Played in all 16 games,

including three starts…recorded 62 total tackles (30 solo), three sacks for 16 yards in losses, an interception and 15 quarterback hurries, which ranked fourth on the team… tackle total ranked eighth on the squad and was the most of any non-full-time starter… although he did not start, saw significant playing time as part of a rotating line scheme as the Dolphins’ defense allowed an average of only 90.8 yards rushing per game… posted seven tackles in Dolphins debut, vs. Houston (9/7)…started at Jacksonville (10/5) and had five tackles, as well as an interception of a QB Byron Leftwich pass, the first interception of his NFL career…established a career high with two sacks against San Diego in Monday night game played in Tempe, Ariz. (10/27)…came up with seven stops at Tennessee (11/9)…amassed a season-high eight tackles at New England (12/7)…concluded the season with seven tackles in finale vs. New York Jets (12/28), when he also tallied a sack.

2002 (St. Louis 16/16): Started all 16 games at right defensive tackle for the Rams…recorded a then-career-high 81 tackles… added four sacks for 29 yards in losses, 15 quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and four passes defensed…sack total tied for third on the team and marked the second-highest total of his career…of his four sacks, forced the

ball loose on three of them…had five other stops for loss, the third-highest figure on the club…registered a sack of Broncos QB Brian Griese in opener at Denver (9/8)…posted four tackles, including an 11-yard sack of QB Rich Gannon vs. Oakland (10/13)…played in the 100th regular season game of his career the week afterwards vs. Seattle (10/20)… came up with six tackles at Seattle (12/22) as he also stripped the ball from Matt Hasselbeck on a sack, which was recovered by Travis Fisher.

2001 (St. Louis 13/13): Started 13 games…

started all three playoff contests…notched 66 tackles, four fumble recoveries and two passes defensed…came up with 14 tackles in the postseason…collected six tackles and made a fumble recovery on the first play of season in opener at Philadelphia (9/9)…had five tackles vs. Miami (9/30) before sustaining an injured thumb…was inactive for each of the next three contests… returned to set a season high with nine tackles vs. New Orleans (10/28), three of which were for losses…recorded eight tackles in NFC Championship game vs. Philadelphia (1/27/02)…made four tackles in Super Bowl XXXVI against New England (2/3/02).

2000 (St. Louis 16/11): Saw action in 16 games

with 11 starts…produced 42 tackles, two sacks, 25 quarterback pressures and one fumble recovery…made first NFL start and led the defensive line with six tackles at Seattle (9/10)…tallied four tackles and his first sack of the season, at Atlanta (9/24)…led the defensive line with five tackles vs. Washington (11/20)…collected a season-high seven tackles, including a sack and team-high two quarterback pressures, at Carolina (12/3)… made four tackles, including two for loss, in NFC Wild Card Playoff game at New Orleans (12/30).

1999 (St. Louis 16/0): Signed with the Rams

as an unrestricted free agent from Indianapolis (3/26)…played in all 16 games in a reserve role with St. Louis…posted 41 tackles, 4.5 sacks for 20.5 yards in losses and a pass defensed…recorded a season-high six total tackles at Cincinnati (10/3)…collected four

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JEFF ZGONINA

team and first among linemen with a careerhigh 101 tackles, surpassing his previous best of 81, which he achieved in 2002 as a member of the St. Louis Rams…also recorded five sacks and four passes defensed… sack total was third on the team and marked a new single-season high, eclipsing his previous high of 4.5 in 1999 as a member of the Rams…tallied at least four tackles in all 16 games, including a season-high 10 stops in finale at Baltimore (1/2/05)…had seven tackles, a sack and a pass defensed in 24-17 win at San Francisco (11/28) as the Dolphins held the 49ers to 224 yards of total offense…also recorded sacks vs. Pittsburgh (9/26), vs.New York Jets (10/3), vs. St. Louis (10/24) and vs. Buffalo (12/5).

tackles, including his first sack of the season, at Atlanta (10/17)…had four tackles and a sack at San Francisco (11/21)…equaled a career high by posting two sacks at New Orleans (12/12)…appeared in all three of the Rams’ playoff games following the season in a reserve role…recorded two tackles and a sack in NFC Championship game vs. Tampa Bay (1/23/00)…posted four tackles in Super Bowl XXXIV against Tennessee the following week (1/30/00).

1997 (St. Louis 15/0): Played in 15 games

with the Rams, all in a reserve role…registered 22 tackles, two sacks and two passes defensed…added four special teams tackles…earned the Rams’ 12th Man Award and special teams Ram Hits award by the coaching staff…both sacks came at Washington (11/30)…was placed on injured reserve (12/15) with an injury to his index finger and missed the season finale.

1996 (Atlanta 8/0): Was released by Carolina (8/19)…signed by Atlanta (10/8)…went on to play in eight games with the Falcons…was inactive for three contests…tallied 19 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery…first NFL sack came when he tackled 49ers QB Steve Young vs. San Francisco (12/2)…recovered a fumble vs. St. Louis (12/15). 1995 (Carolina 2/0): Was waived by Pitts-

burgh (8/27) and claimed by Carolina a day later…appeared in two games with the Panthers in a reserve role…was inactive for 13 matchups, dressed but did not play in another…registered a pair of tackles.

1994 (Pittsburgh 16/0): Played in 16 games, all in a reserve role, with the Steelers…recorded ten tackles on defense and three on special teams.

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all in a reserve role, in his rookie season with the Steelers…was inactive for eight contests, dressed but did not play in another… came up with 16 tackles and a fumble recovery…saw action in five of the final seven games.

COLLEGE: Was a four-year starter at Pur-

due (1989-92)…set school record for tackles for loss in career with 75…was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 1992 when he recorded 101 tackles, including 28 for loss, five forced fumbles and a conference-leading 13 sacks…also served as team captain and was a finalist for the Lombardi Award…was a first-team All-Big Ten choice as a junior when he posted 76 tackles from his nose tackle spot…collected a career-high 123 tackles as a sophomore… handled the long-snapping duties each of his first three years…graduated with a degree in community health promotion.

PERSONAL: Married to Cammie with a

daughter, Bailey Olivia, and a son, Carter Austin…attended Carmel High School in Mundelein, Ill….earned All-Chicago, AllCatholic League, all-county and all-state honors in football…also lettered in basketball, hockey, and track for the Crusaders… has donated time and money to help buy toys for kids throughout South Florida during the holidays…was part of Rams defensive line that raised more than $100,000 for St. Patrick Center through Sack Homelessness program…is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing and raising bulls…helps run family-owned label company, Uni-Label & Tag Company, which is based in Chicago… born Jeffrey Marc Zgonina (pronounced skaKNEE-na), in Chicago, Ill.

Played college football at Purdue with Texans GM Rick Smith

N F L S tat i st i cs - Zgon i na Year

Team

1993

Pit

5

0

16

11

1994

Pit

16

0

10

6

1995

Car

2

0

2

1996

Atl

8

0

1997

StL

15

0

1998

Ind

2

0

0

0

0

1999

StL

16

0

41

27

14

2000

StL

16

11

42

31

11

2

2001

StL

13

13

66

34

32

2002

StL

16

16

81

28

53

2003

Mia

16

3

62

30

2004

Mia

16

14

101

2005

Mia

16

3

2006

Mia

14



171

Totals

GP

GS

TACKLES Tot Solo Asst

Sk

Yds

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

14

5

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

22

19

3

2

9

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.5

20.5

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

4

29

0

0

0

0

4

3

1

0

32

3

16

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

49

52

5

27

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

45

24

21

2

11

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

2

33

18

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

61

540

293

247

1

0

0

0

17

3

9

0

23.5 121.5

INTERCEPTI ONS No Yds Lg TD

PD

FUMBLES FF FR TD

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1998 (Indianapolis 2/0): Was released by the Rams (8/30)…signed by Oakland (10/13) and released by the Raiders (10/18)…did not spend any games on the Raiders’ 53man roster…was signed by Indianapolis (11/25)…played in two games with the Colts in a reserve role…was inactive for three contests…did not post any stats.

1993 (Pittsburgh 5/0): Played in five games,

single game Highs: Tackles

Interceptions





9 vs. New Orleans (10-28-01) 7 @ San Francisco (10-12-97) 6, six times, most recent: 6 vs. Buffalo (12-4-05) 6 vs. New England (12-20-04) 6 vs. Buffalo (12-5-04)

Sacks



2.0 @ San Diego (10-27-03) D. Brees 2.0 @New Orleans (12-12-99) B. Tolliver 2.0 @ Washington (11-30-97) G. Frerotte 1, 17 times, most recent: 1.0 vs. New York Jets (12-18-05) B. Bollinger 1.0 @ New Orleans (10-30-05) A. Brooks

1 @ Jacksonville (10-12-03)

Forced Fumble



1 @ Seattle (12-22-02) 1 @ Philadelphia (12-1-02) 1 vs. Oakland (10-13-02)

Fumble Recovery



1, nine times, most recent: 1 vs. New England (12-10-06) 1 @ Buffalo (10-9-05) 1 vs. Dallas (10-29-02) 1 vs. Atlanta (1-6-02) 1 @ Philadelphia (9-9-01)

Postseason Single Game Highs: Tackles

Sacks





4 @ New England, Super Bowl XXXVI (2-3-02) 3 vs. Philadelphia, Divisional Game (1-27-02) 3 @ Tennessee, Super Bowl XXXIV (1-30-00)

1.0 vs. Tampa Bay, NFC Championship (1-23-00)

Special Teams Tackles: 9 total; 1994 – 3, 1996 – 2, 1997 – 4 Kickoff Returns: 3 for 13 yds total; 1994 – 2 for 8 yds., 1997 – 1 for 5 yds.

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Trent Bray, LB, 6-0, 227 (Oregon State)

John Walker, S, 6-1, 204 (Southern California)

Played this spring with the Hamburg Sea Devils in NFL Europa…signed by the Miami Dolpins as an undrafted free agent…started 34 of the 49 games in which he played during his career at Oregon State…recorded 337 tackles, 29 stops for loss, 11 sacks, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles in those four seasons… surpassed the 100-tackle plateau both times with 122 as a junior and 116 as a senior, as both figures represented team-highs…first-team All-Pac-10 Conference choice as a senior when he added 3.5 sacks, an interception, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble…participated in the East-West Shrine Game following the season…father, Craig, was Oregon State’s defensive coordinator from 2000-02…mother, Kaprice, played volleyball at Western Michigan and later went on to coach at Washington State…born in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Signed to the Texans active roster on December 24, 2006…was inactive for the final two games of the season…spent Spring 2007 in NFL Europa with the Hamburg Sea Devils… signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2006…moved back to cornerback in 2005 from wide receiver…saw action in 11 games and made 31 tackles… finished with two interceptions…appeared in 10 games in 2003…named a 2000 Super Prep All-Far West, Prep Star All-Western Region, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, All-L.A. City, Los Angeles Times All-San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles Daily News All-Valley first team choice as a senior at Birmingham High in Van Nuys (Calif.)…played basketball and ran track at Birmingham…political science/American studies and ethnicity major…born in Wahiawa, Hi.…was a television actor who appeared in such shows as “E.R.” and “7th Heaven” as a child.

Mike Brisiel, G, 6-5, 310 (Colorado State)

Harry Williams, 6-2, 187 (Tuskegee)

Spent the 2006 season on the Texans practice squad…played this spring with the Hamburg Sea Devils…signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2006…All-Mountain West honorable mention as a junior…started in his 22nd-straight game against Air Force…honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore…started last 11 games in a row…started in nine games overall and the last five in a row as a redshirt freshman…majored in agricultural business…three-time letterwinner in football at Fayetteville High School…also earned two letters in track and baseball…as a senior was selected to the all-state team, the all-times team, the all-area team, the all-Arkansas team and was named to the AP super prep team…also the recipient of the all-region lineman award…member of the National Honor Society…born Michael Scott Brisiel.

Speedy young receiver who joined the Texans immediately after the 2006 season and spent the summer in NFL Europa with the Amsterdam Admirals…originally a seventhround pick by the New York Jets in 2005, he played in one game as a rookie and is looking for his first career reception…saw action in one game as a rookie…made his professional debut at New England (12/4/05) but did not record any statistics…finished his career with 83 receptions for 1,584 yards (19.1 avg.) and eight TDs in his four years at Tuskegee…averaged 23.8 yards per kick return on 19 returns for a total of 453 yards… played in 12 games as a senior in 2004 and produced a career single-season high with 43 receptions for 678 yards and three TDs…won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 100-meter title and finished second in the 200 meters…majored in electrical engineering.

Quinton Porter, QB, 6-5, 228 (Boston College) Was signed by to the Texans active roster on December 2, 2006…was the third quarterback for the Texans final five games of the season…signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2006…spent spring 2007 in NFL Europa with the Cologne Centurions…finished his college career with 3,203 career passing yards, 10th most alltime at Boston College…his 290 career completions are the ninth-most in school history…his 63.6 percent completion rate (136-of-214) in 2005 is the third highest single-season completion percentage in school history…his 59.9 percent career completion rate (290-of-484) is the third highest career completion percentage in school history…captured 2000 USA Today Maine Player of the Year honors at Portland High School…was Gatorade’s Maine Player of the Year in 2000…also played basketball…the 2005-06 recipient of the John L. Harrington Scholar-Athlete Scholarship…was a member of the National Honor Society…born Quinton George Porter.

H a v e n’t S e e n Yo u Ye t After this season, Arizona, Green Bay, Minnesota and St. Louis will be the only cities that the Texans have not visited in the regular season. Houston played at St. Louis in the 2006 preseason and will travel to Arizona in preseason play this year, but the team has yet to travel to Green Bay or Minnesota. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco and Seattle will be the only teams not to have played at Houston during regular season play. Chicago will open preseason play in Houston. Denver, New Orleans and Tampa Bay will visit Reliant Stadium for the first time in the regular season in 2007.

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w hat to look for i n 2007

Texans head coach Gary Kubiak needs to win 12 games to tie Dom Capers for most wins by a Texans head coach with 18.

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DE Jason Babin needs four sacks to become the Texans all-time leader in sacks with 17.

•

K Kris Brown needs 78 points to become the first Texan to score 500 points as a member of the franchise.

•

Brown needs to score a point in nine consecutive games to break his personal best streak of 59 games with a point scored.

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RB Ron Dayne needs 51 rushing yards to reach 3,000 for his career.

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RB Ahman Green to rush for more than 1,000 yards for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. Green would join RB Domanick Williams as the only Texans running backs to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season.

•

Green needs 1,509 yards on the ground to reach 10,000 rushing yards for his career.

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Green needs 799 yards combined rushing and receiving yards to reach 12,000 for his career.

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LB Morlon Greenwood to have his third consecutive 100-plus tackle season as a member of the Texans.

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WR Andre Johnson to catch more than 100 passes in back-to-back seasons. Johnson looks to join wide receivers Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss and Rod Smith as the only players to catch 100 balls in back-to-back seasons over the last decade. Johnson led the NFL with 103 receptions in 2006.

•

Johnson needs 1,050 receiving yards to reach 5,000 yards for his career.

•

Johnson needs 89 receptions to reach 400 for his career.

•

G Steve McKinney to play in nine games to reach 150 in his career.

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G Chester Pitts to continue his streak as the only Texan to start every game in franchise history. Pitts has started 80 consecutive games.

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TE Jeb Putzier needs 10 catches to reach 100 receptions for his career.

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DT Amobi Okoye to become the youngest player to suit up for the Texans. When he takes to the field on kickoff weekend he will be 20 years, 91 days old. DE Mario Williams previously held the record at 21 years, 223 days old in 2006.

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CB Dunta Robinson needs three picks to become the franchise leader with 12 interceptions.

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LB DeMeco Ryans to lead the NFL in solo tackles for the second year in a row. Last season the 2006 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year was the league’s top tackler with 126 stops.

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QB Matt Schaub to make his Texans debut. Schaub spent the last three seasons as the backup in Atlanta. Schaub came to the Texans in an offseason trade.

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The Texans to continue their consecutive sellout streak in pre- and regular season. The current streak stands at 50.

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With a win on Kickoff Weekend, the Texans would extend their franchise winning streak to three.

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2007 N F L Draft S elect i on

Round

Sel#

Player

Pos

Ht.

Wt..

School



1

10

Okoye, Amobi

DT

6-2

287

Louisville



3

73

Jones, Jacoby

WR

6-3

210

Lane (TN) College



4

123

Bennett, Fred

CB

6-1

195

South Carolina



5

144

Harrison, Brandon S

6-2

227

Stanford



5

163

Frye, Brandon

OT

6-4

302

Virginia Tech



6

183

Studdard, Kasey

G

6-2

307

Texas



7

218

Diles, Zac

LB

6-0

240

Kansas State

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Height: 6-2

Leonard for a three-yard loss and delivered three hits (two solos) vs. Rutgers…closed out his first season as a full-time starter with six tackles (three solos) and assisted on a stop behind the line of scrimmage in the Gator Bowl vs. Virginia Tech.

Weight: 302 College: Louisville Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama Rookie season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 20

2004: Played in 11 of 12 games, sitting out the East Carolina contest with a shoulder injury…recorded 26 tackles (11 solos) with a two-yard sack and two stops for losses of four yards…earned his first career start at left defensive tackle vs. Army, coming up with a season-high seven tackles.

Acquired: D1, 2007

AMOBI OKOYE DEFENSIVE TACKLE

pear in a collegiate game in 2003 at age sixteen…the strongest player on the team, boasting a 475-pound bench press…15 tackles behind the line of scrimmage in 2006 tied Michael Josiah (2001) and Ted Washington (1990) for 11th place on the school’s seasonrecord list…unanimous All-Big East Conference first-team choice in 2006…recorded a career-high 58 tackles (38 solos) and ranked second on the team to DE Elvis Dumervil with eight sacks and 15 stops for losses… also caused three fumbles…in 48 games at Louisville, started 24 times and finished with 121 tackles (68 solos), 10.5 sacks for minus42 yards and 23 stops for losses totaling 81 yards…registered three quarterback pressures and deflected three passes…caused four fumbles and recovered three others… as a junior, Okoye started 10 of 11 contests at strong-side tackle.

2006: All-American Dream Team selection by

The NFL Draft Report…unanimous first-team All-Big East Conference choice…started all year at strong-side defensive tackle, but also played nose guard in the 3-4 alignment…recorded 55 tackles (38 solos) and ranked second on the team with eight sacks for minus34 yards and 15 stops for losses totaling 57 yards…caused a fumble, assisted on a stop behind the line of scrimmage and was in on

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five tackles (three solos)…stripped the ball from Miami (Fla.) RB Charlie Jones and the ball was recovered by LB Nate Harris, setting up a Louisville 22-yard field goal…registered seven tackles (five solos) with a pair of thirddown stops, assisted on a sack and had two stops behind the line of scrimmage…preserved a 23-17 decision with a crucial sack at Cincinnati on their final drive, as the defensive tackle posted a career-high nine tackles (six solos)…added five tackles with 2.5 sacks for minus-11 yards and four stops for losses of 15 yards at Syracuse…posted five tackles (four solos) vs. West Virginia…tallied three tackles and three pressures at Rutgers… had seven tackles (five solos) vs. Connecticut…closed out his career with six tackles (five solos), two sacks for minus-10 yards and three stops for losses of 20 yards in the Orange Bowl vs. Wake Forest.

2005: Started 10 of 11 games he played in at left defensive tackle, coming off the bench vs. North Carolina…finished with 23 tackles (10 solos), an assisted sack for minus-four yards and four stops for losses of 17 yards… also recovered three fumbles…posted three tackles, including one for a four-yard loss vs. South Florida…sacked QB Patrick White for a four-yard loss and made 1.5 stops for minus-10 yards while collecting four tackles vs. West Virginia…tackled running back Brian

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Robert E. Lee

(Huntsville, Ala.) High School…took up the sport of football as a sophomore, knowing next to nothing about the game…started 13 games on the defensive line as a 13-yearold and played both ways, earning honorable mention all-state honors as a junior…a three-year letter winner, he logged 60 tackles and nine sacks, picking up first-team allstate honors on both sides of the ball as a senior.

PERSONAL: Graduated with a degree in Psychology…son of Augustine and Edna Okoye…resides in Hunstville, Alabama… was born in Anambra, Nigeria and moved to the United States as a pre-teen…tested into the ninth grade as a 12-year-old when his family moved to Huntsville from Nigeria .

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2003: Became the youngest player in college football at 16 years old…one of eight true freshmen to letter, seeing action in 13 games as a reserve strong-side defensive tackle… recorded 17 tackles (nine solos) with a twoyard sack and two stops for losses of three yards…registered his first career sack vs. Texas-El Paso…also caused a fumble and deflected two passes…made three tack-

les in each of the Army and Memphis clashes…posted a season-high four tackles vs. Tulane.

Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 College: Lane College Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana Rookie season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 23 Acquired: D3, 2007 (73rd overall)

JACOBY JONES WIDE RECEIVER

CAREER: The only player in Lane College history to score via a reception, rushing attempt, punt return and kickoff return in the same season (2006)…along with his touchdown

pass in 2005, he is the only player in Dragons annals to score in five different categories in a career…became the first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player

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to earn All-SIAC honors at three positions (receiver, punt returner, kickoff returner) in the same season (2006)…holds the school career record with 1,937 yards and four touchdowns on kickoff returns…also holds the school season record with 931 yards on kickoff returns in 2005…became the first player in Lane annals to catch 200 passes in a career.

an all-purpose back, adding second-team honors as a kickoff returner and honorable mention as a receiver from The NFL Draft Report…All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first-team choice, adding SIAC Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors…led the team with 68 receptions for 822 yards (12.1 avg) and six touchdowns…gained 89 yards with a score on nine carries (9.9 avg) and completed his only two pass attempts for 40 yards…returned 24 punts for 330 yards and a touchdown, leading the SIAC and ranking twelfth in the nation with a 13.8-yard average…led the conference with 38 kickoff returns for 848 yards (22.3 avg) and a pair of scores…also saw action on defense, recording two tackles with an assisted sack for an eight-yard loss…13 of his receptions were for 20 yards or longer, as he had big plays that set up nine touchdown drives and two others that resulted in field goals.

2005: Earned All-SIAC first-team honors as a kickoff returner and second-team accolades as a receiver…started all 10 games at split end, leading the team with 50 receptions for 587 yards (11.7 avg) and three touchdowns…carried nine times for 62 yards (6.9 avg) and completed his only pass attempt for a 65-yard score…returned 42 kickoffs

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Height: 6-0 Weight: 197 College: South Carolina Hometown: Manning, South Carolina Rookie season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 24 Acquired: D4, 2007 (123rd overall)

2004: All-SIAC second-team selection… started all 11 games at split end, leading the conference with 46 receptions for 664 yards (14.4 avg) as he totaled five touchdowns… lost six yards on four reverses, but gained 45 yards on seven punt returns (6.4 avg) and 158 yards on 11 kickoff returns (14.4 avg)…recorded four solo tackles and blocked three kicks…amassed 861 all-purpose yards.

FRED BENNETT CORNERBACK

2003: Moved into the lineup at split end, catching 36 passes for 677 yards (18.8 avg) and seven touchdowns during his first season at Lane College.

PERSONAL: Attended Marion Abramson High School in New Orleans, playing football for the first time as a junior…competed two seasons on the gridiron and was an all-area selection in basketball…also an all-area sprinter in track, competing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes…was just 5’7” tall and weighed 165 pounds when he graduated from high school before experiencing a late growth spurt which added five inches and 50 pounds to his frame…participated in two college all-star games in Houston, the Inta Juice North-South game and the Dell East-West Shrine game, which was played at Reliant Stadium…worked as a tutor for Upward Bound, a nationwide program dedicated to preparing students from low-income families for college.

CAREER: Played in 48 career games at South

2005: Associated Press All-Southeastern

Carolina, starting 34, and finished with 108 tackles (83 solos), nine interceptions, 24 pass deflections, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery…24 pass deflections rank fifth in South Carolina school history and his 11 pass break-ups in 2006 rank sixth on the school’s season-record list…played both cornerback and safety during his career…two-time AllSoutheastern Conference selection…named a defensive captain as a senior in 2006…tutored by Texans 2004 first-round pick CB Dunta Robinson during his freshman season at South Carolina.

Conference honorable mention choice… started the first three games vs. Central Florida, Georgia and Alabama at weak-side cornerback, but was benched briefly for the Troy and Auburn clashes before returning to the lineup for the final seven games at his usual strong-side corner slot…recorded 31 tackles (23 solos) with a six-yard sack and a forced fumble…deflected 10 passes and intercepted three others…also blocked a field goal, the first blocked kick of any kind by a Gamecock since the 2001 season.

2006: Named All-Southeastern Conference

side cornerback…ranked seventh on the team with 32 tackles (26 solos)…added two stops for losses of three yards and returned a fumble recovery 35 yards…deflected three passes and gained 14 yards on four interception returns.

second-team by the league’s coaches… chosen the team’s outstanding defensive back…started all 13 games at strong-side cornerback, but also saw action on the weak-side…made 37 tackles (26 solos) with a stop for a four-yard loss…led the team with a career-high 11 pass deflections… gained 28 yards on a pair of interception returns…missed most of the regular season finale match-up vs. Clemson when he pulled his left hamstring warming up prior to the game…made nine third-down stops and had six tackles inside the red zone, including four on goal-line plays.

2004: Started all eleven games at strong-

2003: Was the only true freshman on the team to appear in all 12 games…saw action mostly on special teams, registering eight solo tackles…had a season-high three stops vs. Vanderbilt clash. PERSONAL: Attended Manning (S.C.) High

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for a school season-record 931 yards and two touchdowns…added 173 yards on 18 punt returns (9.6 avg) and 45 yards on an advanced fumble recovery…also recorded one solo tackle…had big plays that set up eight touchdown drives and five others that ended with field goals.

state of South Carolina according to Super Prep…captain of both the football and basketball teams, and also competed in track… competed the 100- and 200-meter dashes, high jumped and ran a leg on the school’s

4x100-meter relay team…originally signed a letter of intent to attend South Carolina in 2002, but enrolled at Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) to improve his academics…born Fredrick Bennett in Manning, S.C.

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a Cardinal touchdown…had four tackles against Arizona State, an interception and a fumble recovery…his two sacks came in the final two games of the year, vs. Oregon State and Cal…registered a season-high seven tackles at Notre Dame…accounted for six tackles vs. USC and Oregon.

2003: Played in 10-of-11 games and earned

Weight: 215

a letter as a backup at SS…recorded six total tackles and one pass break up…had two tackles vs. Oregon and Oregon State.

College: Stanford Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Rookie season

PERSONAL: One of the top recruits in

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the state of Louisiana out of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge…named first-team

Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 22 Acquired: D5a, 2007 (144th overall)

all-district and all-metro as a senior…second-team all-state selection…recorded 38 tackles and four interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown…scored five touchdowns and averaged over eight yards per carry as a running back…caught six passes, two for TDs…returned two punts for more than 50 yards, one of which went for a touchdown…played basketball and ran track for four years…earned three varsity letters in track and two in basketball… involved in many community service groups while in high school…member of the National Honor Society…National Merit Finalist and National Achievement Finalist.

Height: 6-4 Weight: 302 College: Virginia Tech

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College: A two-year starter and threeyear letter-winner, Harrison entered the 2006 season as Stanford’s most experienced defensive back…played in 44-of-45 possible games in his career, starting 33-of-34 possible contests over his final three seasons (2004-06)…started all 22 games in 2004 and 2005 at strong safety before splitting up his 11 starts in 2006, with six of them coming at safety and five at cornerback…finished as Stanford’s active career leader in interceptions with five…picked up his fifth career interception and one of only four by the Cardinal on the season at UCLA (9/30/06)… finished with 186 tackles (127 solo, 59 assisted), 2.0 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss, five interceptions, three fumble recoveries, a blocked kick, one forced fumble and 16 pass breakups…political science major. 2006: Split up his nine starts between two

positions, with five coming at CB and four at S…earned honorable mention All-Pac 10 honors in 2006 when he finished fourth on

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Rookie season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 24

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Hometown: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Acquired: D5b, 2007 (163rd overall)

the team with 68 tackles and 45 solo stops… also tied for second on the squad with five pass breakups, while adding one pick and a 15-yard return, one fumble recovery and 2.5 tackles for loss for 15 yards.

2005: Second straight season as the team’s starter at SS…had 67 total tackles, third-best on the team…led the team with three interceptions and tied for the team lead with four pass break-ups…also had two tackles for loss…recorded a career-best 11 tackles in games vs. UC Davis and Arizona State…registered seven tackles against USC and Notre Dame…interceptions came against Washington State, Arizona and Notre Dame. 2004: Moved into the starting lineup at SS, where he started all 11 games and finished the year with 45 total tackles…accounted for 2.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback sacks, two fumble recoveries, one interception, a pass deflection and a blocked punt… blocked punt against Washington led to

BRANDON FRYE OFFENSIVE TACKLE

career: Played in 24 games with 12 starts

at left tackle for Virginia Tech…one of the most athletic linemen in the 2007 draft class, he originally entered school as a defensive end and was converted to the offensive line before his redshirt freshman season.

2006: Started 11 games at LT for the Hok-

ies, helping an offense that generated 3,837 yards, an average of 295.2 yards per game… part of a front wall that allowed just 29 quarterback sacks for losses of 219 yards and saw Tech quarterbacks get pressured only

21 times…recorded 13 knockdown blocks and 26 other key blocks, including six that produced touchdowns.

2005: Appeared in nine games, seeing action at both offensive tackle positions…saw his first action at Duke…saw limited time in the North Carolina game…was thrust into the starting lineup for the Gator Bowl when starter Jimmy Martin went down with a knee injury in practice and ended up playing 69 offensive snaps vs. Louisville.

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2004: Appeared in four games with the of-

fensive unit as a reserve offensive tackle… played 62 offensive snaps and 46 on special teams in the regular season…set a new position record in the squat (690 pounds)…that mark was the sixth-best in program history… also had a 435-pound bench press.

2003: Did not see any playing time…earned Iron Hokie honors during the offseason… turned in a 445-pound bench press and a 600-pound back squat…had the best vertical jump (33 1/2 inches) and 40 time (4.85) among the offensive linemen. 2002: Practiced at defensive end while redshirting in the fall…moved to the offensive line for spring practice…turned in the top vertical jump among the offensive linemen during spring testing at 33 1/2 inches…was tried at right tackle during spring workouts. 2001: Enrolled in school for the second se-

during the spring…turned in three tackles during one of Tech’s spring scrimmages.

40 points and 455 yards per game in his three years as a starter.

PERSONAL: Attended Myrtle Beach (S.C.)

2006: Earned All-Big Twelve Conference first-

High School…listed as one of the top 50 seniors in the state by South Carolina Prep Football during his senior year…picked to that publication’s Class AAA all-state team, earned all-region honors and was named to the WPDE all-zone team…as a defensive end, Frye posted 74 tackles, 14 quarterback sacks and 18 stops for loss in 2000…saw most of his action at tight end until his senior season…contributed 18 receptions for 220 yards and two touchdowns in his final campaign…as a junior, he caught eight passes for 136 yards and three touchdowns…son of Brenda Epps and Stan Rome…his father played football and basketball at Clemson and went on to play with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs (1979-82), catching 22 passes for 286 yards and one touchdown…born Brandon Lee Frye in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Height: 6-2 Weight: 303 College: Texas Hometown: Lone Tree, Colorado Rookie season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 23 Acquired: D6, 2007 (183rd overall)

KASEY STUDDARD GUARD

college: Started the team’s last 38 games at the left guard position…three-time All-Big 12 selection and earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior…team captain

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2005: Associated Press All-Big Twelve Conference second-team choice…started every game at LG for the second-straight year, including the Rose Bowl Game in which Texas won its first national championship in 35 years…registered 82 knockdowns with eight touchdown-resulting blocks…key part of a line that helped Texas rank first in the nation in scoring offense (50.2 ppg), second in rushing offense (274.9 ypg) and third in total offense (512.1 ypg)…cleared the way for Texas to set school season-records in both points scored (652) and total yards (6,657)… helped Texas score at least 40 points in 12 of 13 games, including a national-best and school-record 11 straight contests…helped Texas produce 600 yards of total offense in a school-record three games. 2004: Started all 12 games at LG…earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press…a key part of a line that cleared the way for Texas to rank second in

2003: Played in seven games as a backup offensive guard, helping pave the way for the nation’s sixth-ranked scoring offense (41.0 ppg) and eighth-ranked rushing offense (232.5 ypg).

2002: Redshirted as a freshman. PERSONAL: Attended Highland Ranch High School in Lone Tree, Colo., and was a fouryear starter on the offensive and defensive lines…earned first-team all-state, all-county and all-district honors as a junior and a senior…posted 130 tackles and eight sacks, as he blocked four kicks and recovered three fumbles as a senior…blocked for an offense that averaged nearly 30 points and more than 400 yards per game…selected to play in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Game…lettered in basketball…threw the shot put and discus…member of UT’s Athletics Director’s Academic Honor Roll in Spring 2003…father, Dave, played offensive tackle at Texas (197577) and for the Denver Broncos for ten seasons (1979-88)…uncle, Les, played offensive tackle for the Longhorns (1978-80) and center for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1982…mother, Cecilia, also attended the University of Texas…graduated in December, 2006 with a liberal arts degree in Youth and Community Studies…born Kasey Whitfield Studdard in Denver, Colorado.

as a senior…helped Texas win the national championship as a junior in 2005…helped the Longhorns offense become one of the most explosive in the country, averaging over

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team honors from the league’s coaches and the Associated Press…voted captain by his teammates…earned the Joseph W. Moore Award for Tenacity and was named one of UT’s Most Consistent Offensive Players… started every game at LG, extending his consecutive start string to 38 contests…helped Texas rank sixth in the nation in scoring (35.92 ppg), 22nd in total offense (391.46 ypg) and 33rd in passing (228.85 ypg)…collected 74 knockdowns/key blocks with 10 touchdown-resulting blocks and added eight more downfield.

the nation in rushing (299.2 ypg), seventh in total offense (464.4 ypg) and 12th in scoring (35.3 ppg)…Texas’ 3,590 rushing yards was the third-highest total in school history…UT registered six 300-yard rushing games, the most since 1977.

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JON ABBATE - LB, 5’ 11”, 245lbs (Wake Forest)

Weight: 240

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…became the first player in Wake Forest history to forego his senior season to enter the NFL draft…only the third player in ACC history to lead his team in tackles as a freshman, sophomore and junior… earned All-American honors from Sports Illustrated as a junior and was a three-time All-ACC selection…first-team all-conference pick as a junior, when he finished with second in the conference with 120 tackles, three sacks, an interception, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble…honorable mention All-ACC pick as a sophomore and was selected to the ESPN. com’s All-May Day Team by college football hall of famer Mark May…named honorable mention All-ACC as a freshman, the first Deacon freshman to earn league honors of any kind since 1976…runner-up for ACC Rookie of the Year…chosen second-team freshman All-America by Rivals.com and third-team freshman All-America by The Sporting News…named to the ACC All-Freshman team by The Sporting News…a three-time ACC Rookie of the Week award winner…led the Deacons with 101 tackles…named the 2002 Georgia prep defensive player of the year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Marietta Journal…sociology major…native of Powder Springs, Ga.

College: Kansas State Hometown: Fresno, California Rookie season 1st with Texans Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2007: 22 Acquired: D7, 2007 (218th Overall)

ZAC DILES LINEBACKER

two seasons as a Wildcat…two-time All-Big 12 honoree…started all 13 games during the 2006 season…collected 149 total tackles, including 13 for losses, for a rock-solid average of 6.2 stops per games…also forced three fumbles, notched two pass break-ups and had an interception…returned lone career fumble return for a touchdown at Missouri in 2006…selected to play in the inaugural Inta Juice All-Star Classic in Houston.

2006: Started all 12 games as a senior…

earned honrable mention All-Big 12 honors from the league’s coaches…second on the team and eighth in the Big 12 with 92 tackles…also collected seven tackles for losses, which ranked second on the team, and 3.5 sacks…ranked fourth in the Big 12 with 70 total tackles during conference games…led the team in tackles in four of the last eight games of the season and recorded five or more stops in each of his last 10 games and in 11 of his last 12…made 81 tackles during the last 10 weeks of the season…tied a careerhigh with 12 stops against Texas…collected seven tackles at Colorado…had a careerhigh 12 tackles and two sacks against Iowa State…returned a fumble 43 yards against Missouri for his first career touchdown… made 11 stops against Oklahoma State…had five stops, two for losses, against Marshall…

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collected 10 tackles with an interception in his first career start against Illinois State.

2005: Played in all 11 games…finished fourth

on the team in tackles with 50 (27 solo), despite not starting a game…tied for fourth on the squad in tackles for loss with 5.5, including 2.0 sacks…also forced three fumbles… received team award as the most improved defensive player… collected a team-leading and season-high 11 tackles at Oklahoma.

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lege to an 8-3 record, a Valley Conference title and a berth in the 2004 California North Division championship game as a sophomore… keyed a defense that yielded just 260.3 total yards per game…made 22 starts in his two years at Fresno CC, collecting 60 tackles as a freshman and 70 as a sophomore… also snagged five interceptions…helped the Rams to an 8-2 record as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Prepped at Tulare High School

in California’s central valley…in addition to football, he also lettered as a forward in basketball and as the right fielder on the baseball team…was active in the community at Kansas State, making regular hospital visits and reading to children…played the saxophone and piano as a child…born Zachary Lee Diles in Abilene, Texas…parents are Bonita Weaver and Larry Diles.

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…four-year letterman at fullback for Tennessee…played in 43 games with 26 starts and finished his career with 13 carries for 74 yards and a touchdown and 34 catches for 315 yards and two scores…made his name at Tennessee as a punishing lead blocker, opening holes in the Volunteers’ power running attack…played in all 13 games with six starts as a senior and rushed once for one yard and caught three passes for 11 yards…averaged 2.9 yards on seven carries as a junior and caught 14 passes for 147 yards…had his most productive season as a sophomore, rushing five times for 53 yards and a touchdown and catching 17 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns…saw action in six games as a redshirt freshman at defensive end and finished with three tackles…originally walked on at Tennessee and earned a scholarship prior to his redshirt freshman campaign…played in the IntaJuice North-South All-Star Classic in Houston and was named the game’s MVP…emerged as one of the top prep players in Tennessee in 2000, when he began playing football…led Austin-East H.S. to the state quarterfinals as a senior, recording 111 tackles and seven sacks at linebacker…also a standout basketball player…native of Knoxville, Tenn.

VICTOR DEGRATE - DE, 6’ 3”, 250lbs (Oklahoma State) Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2007…one of the Big 12’s top defensive players…second-team All-Big 12 pick as a senior…finished the season 18th nationally with .79 sacks per game…ended his career sixth all-time at Oklahoma State with 17 quarterback sacks…ended his senior season eighth on the squad with 45 tackles and led the Cowboys and ranked third in the Big 12 with 9.5 sacks despite missing parts of the last three games due to injury…recorded 53 tackles, a team-leading 11 tackles for loss, and five sacks as a junior…All-Big 12 honorable mention choice by both the coaches and media…had 23 tackles and 1.5 sacks as a sophomore…finished third on the team with 76 tackles as a freshman…led the team in tackles in each of the final four games of the season and recorded three double-digit tackle games…district co-defensive player of the year and first-team alldistrict after his senior season at DeSoto (Texas) High School…majored in education…native of DeSoto, Texas.

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CORY ANDERSON - FB, 6’ 3”, 255lbs (Tennessee)

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ONREA JONES - WR, 6’ 2”, 203lbs (Hampton)

TERRY RICHARDSON - WR, 6’ 1”, 188lbs (Arizona State)

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…played in 36 games with 12 starts at Hampton and finished with 96 catches for 1,359 yards and seven touchdowns…started all 12 games as a senior, finishing second on the team in receptions (57), receiving yards (679) and touchdown receptions (5), all of which were career-highs…saw action at wide receiver and on special teams in all 12 games as a junior and finished second on the team in receptions (32) and receiving yards (631)…caught two touchdown passes and posted a team-high average of 19.7 yards per reception…set a Hampton playoff record with 11 receptions and 192 receiving yards versus Richmond…appeared in all 12 games for the Pirates as a sophomore…caught seven passes for 49 yards for an average of 7.0 yards per reception and had at least one special teams tackle in 11 of 12 games…sports management major…first-team all-state, all-region and all-district as a senior at Bruton High School (Williamsburg, Va.)…ended his high school career with over 2,000 yards receiving…2002 state champion in the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter intermediate hurdles…also ran on the state championship 4x100 meter relay team…record holder in the 300-meter hurdles at the Christopher Newport Captain’s Classic (39.3)…co-MVP for the Panthers’ football team and MVP for the basketball team.

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…has shown the ability to be a dangerous return threat…saw action in 39 career games, starting 21…averaged 28.7 yards per return on kickoffs, setting the Sun Devils career record…caught 103 passes for 1,523 yards and 13 touchdowns in his career…also averaged 13.2 yards per punt return with two touchdowns…three-time All-Pac 10 honoree…played in the first six games as a senior before suffering a season-ending injury…despite the injury, still earned second-team All-Pac 10 honors as a kick returner…returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score vs. Oregon, giving the Sun Devils their first kickoff return for touchdown since 1986…earned second-team All-America honors as a kick returner by SI.com as a junior…first-team All-Pac 10 choice that season as well after averaging 27.3 yards per kick return and 15.3 yards per punt return…honorable mention All-Pac 10 pick as a sophomore, when he averaged 28.8 yards per kickoff return and 18.5 yards per punt return…saw action in 10 games as a redshirt freshman…interdisciplinary studies major…was the first four-year letterwinner in the history of Centennial (Corona, Calif.) High School…listed as the No. 3 receiver in the West by PrepStar…set school records for receptions (167), receiving yards (3,026) and longest touchdown run (86 yards)…captained the football team two years, volleyball one year and basketball one year…voted MVP of his volleyball team as a junior…born Terry Richardson, Jr. in Dominguez Hills, California.

ENOKA LUCAS - C, 6’ 4”, 299lbs (Oregon) Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…started 26 consecutive games at center over his junior and senior seasons at Oregon…started 33 games in all for the Ducks…first-team All-Pac 10 selection as a senior by the league’s coaches and was nominated for the Outland and Rimington Trophies…anchored a line that led the conference in fewest sacks allowed (16) and rushing offense…started all 12 games and earned secondteam All-Pac-10 as a junior…earned the Ed Moshofsky Award as the Ducks’ most outstanding offensive lineman…started the first seven games at center as a sophomore before suffering a broken thumb, but returned to start in the season finale at Oregon State…saw action in seven games as a redshirt freshman…redshirted in 2002…political science major…received honorable mention all-region honors from PrepStar magazine and named to the Tacoma News Tribune’s Western 100 list…earned first-team all-state honors from the Honolulu Advertiser… born Enoka Coen Lucas in Honolulu, Hawaii.

DERRICK ROBERSON - CB, 5’ 10, 175lbs (Rutgers) Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2007…played in 40 games with 19 starts for Rutgers…played in nine games, starting eight, as a senior…missed four games that season with an injury…returned an interception for a touchdown vs. Illinois…part of the Rutgers team that won the inaugural Texas Bowl at Reliant Stadium…started the final 10 games of the season as a junior and recorded 33 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…played in all 11 games as a sophomore, starting each of the final eight at cornerback…recorded 38 tackles (28 solo, 10 assisted) and 3.0 tackles-for-loss…played in 10 of 12 games as one of 10 true freshmen to see playing time in 2003…was in on 14 tackles (10 solo, four assisted) on special teams and as a backup cornerback…two-sport star at Northeast (Oakland Park, Fla.) High School…one of South Florida’s top track and field athletes in the 100 meters and long jump…started at cornerback in the Nike All-star Game, which pitted Broward County vs. Dade County, and the Broward County All-Star Game…allowed just one reception as a senior.

BRANDON MITCHELL - S, 6’ 3”, 205lbs (Ohio State)

DELJUAN ROBINSON - DT, 6’ 3”, 296lbs (Mississippi State)

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…played in 45 games with 20 starts for Ohio State…played both free and strong safety for the Buckeyes…recorded five career interceptions and returned two for touchdowns…started all 12 games as a senior in 2006, including the BCS National Championship Game…second-team All-Big 10 selection after finishing with 51 tackles, good for fourth on the team, and two interceptions…played in 11 games with four starts as a junior and registered 12 tackles and one pass defensed… also had an interception at Indiana and returned it 57 yards for a touchdown…played in12 games, starting two, as a sophomore and finished the season with 15 tackles, three passes defensed and an interception…saw action in 10 games as a redshirt freshman, starting three contests…finished his freshman campaign with 19 tackles, including 12 solos, and an interception…also broke up four passes…redshirted during Ohio State’s 2002 national championship season…earned his degree in political science and has already begun taking graduate courses…was a standout wide receiver and defensive back at Mays High School in Atlanta…caught 34 passes and made 65 tackles as a senior and was selected to play in the FloridaGeorgia All-Star Game…also competed in track, where he won the state title in the 400 meters as a junior and was a member of the two-time state champion 4x400 meter relay teams as a junior and senior…plans on attending law school after he finishes his football career.

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…played in 44 of a possible 46 games during his MSU career, missing just two outings—one due to family emergency and one because of injury…started 28 times during his career, including 21 straight from early in his sophomore season until his senior year…recorded 104 tackles, including 18 for loss, 2.5 of which were quarterback sacks…had one fumble recovery and a pass deflection to his credit during his career…played in 11 games with eight starts as a senior, recording 34 total tackles and 12.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks…started all 11 games during his junior year at defensive tackle…recorded 29 total tackles, including one for loss (minus five yards)…played in all 11 games during his sophomore season, earning four starting calls on the defensive line…made 23 tackles, including two and a half for loss (minus 16 yards), one of which was a quarterback sack…played in 11 games with five starts as a freshman and made 18 tackles, including two for loss…also credited with one fumble recovery…fitness management major…ranked as the No. 21 overall prospect in the country by TheSportingNews.com and ranked 55th overall by ESPN.com…named the Memphis Touchdown Club Player of the Year following his standout senior season…selected to play in the MississippiAlabama High School All-Star game…earned “Defensive Player of the Year” and first-team all-state at linebacker on the Mississippi Association of Coaches’ Class 4A season-ending

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team…also named Most Valuable Defensive Player in Region 1-4A in a vote of region coaches…born DelJuan Cortez Robinson in Memphis, Tenn.

straight state title game appearances…father, Jimmy, played on the defensive line at Arkansas under former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz…born Darius A’Dunte Walker in Atlanta, Ga..

LUKE SMITH-ANDERSON -TE, 6’ 5”, 253lbs (Idaho)

ERIC WILBUR - P, 6’ 2”, 200lbs (Florida)

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…missed two games with injury as a senior and finished with 26 receptions for 366 yards and one score…missed the entire 2005 season after rupturing his spleen prior to the season opener…saw action in every game in 2004 and caught 16 passes for 207 yards and a team-high four receiving touchdowns…suffered a season-ending knee injury in the season opener as a sophomore in 2003… missed the entire 2002 season with a knee injury…was impressive as a true freshman, seeing action in 10 games with two starts…business and advertising major…first-team all-North Idaho choice at tight end and defensive end; a first-team all-Border League defensive lineman, and a second-team all-state tight end…was a two-year, two-way starter at Lake City High School (Couer d’Alene, Id.)…also played basketball and was a thrower for the track team.

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…saw action and started in 49 games at Florida…concluded his Gator career first in punting yardage (9,900), attempts (231) and second in average (42.9)…produced 39 punts of 50+ yards…semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, given annually to the nation’s best punter, in 2005 and was named to the award’s watch list in 2006…played a key role on Florida’s national championship squad as a senior in 2006…punted 53 times that season for 2,244 yards and an average of 42.3 per kick, a figure that led the SEC…ranked sixth in the SEC with an average of 41.4 yards per punt and led the conference with 2,459 punting yards…AP Honorable Mention All-SEC as a sophomore… named the Co-Outstanding Special Teams Player at the conclusion of the season…finished third in the SEC in average yards per kick with a 42.3 average and 33rd nationally that season…named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…as a true freshman, ranked second in the SEC, averaging 44.8 yards per punt, the second-best figure in school history…that mark led all true freshman nationally and was the best average by a freshman in school history…named to The Sporting News’ All-Freshman Team and was chosen as the Rivals.com Freshman All-American in 2004…named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the league’s coaches…named to the Knoxville-News Sentinel All-Freshman Team…telecommunications major…selected as the No. 1 kicker in Florida and the nation’s No. 7 kicking prospect by SuperPrep as a senior at Trinity Prep (Winter Park, Fla.) and was also named second-team all-state at the safety position and saw time at wide receiver…also played soccer, baseball and was a decathlete, earning team MVP honors in track.

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2007…four-year starter at Utah…started 45 games at left tackle and played in 57 games total…started 33 straight games before an injury forced him to miss the 2006 San Diego State game…two-time allconference selection for the Utes…first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection as a senior…SportsIllustrated.com honorable mention All-American…started and played in 12 games at left tackle (missed one game with an injury)…second-team all-conference pick as a junior…started all 12 games at left tackle, including the Emerald Bowl vs. Georgia Tech… started all 12 games at left tackle as a sophomore, including the Fiesta Bowl win over Pittsburgh…played in 11 games and started last nine at left tackle as a redshirt freshman…redshirted in 2002…sociology major…first-team all-state as a senior in 1998 at Kahuku (Hi.) High School when he helped lead his team to a state runner-up finish…four-year letterman in both football and basketball…married; his wife’s name is Andria.

DARIUS WALKER - RB, 5’ 11”, 205lbs (Notre Dame) Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2007…three-year letterman at Notre Dame…decided to forgo his final season and enter the NFL after his junior year…appeared in 36 games over his career, starting 27 games for the Irish…owns school record for most receptions in a season by a running back (56 in 2006) and most career receptions by a running back (109)…ranks fourth all-time at Notre Dame in rushing yards (3,249), third in all-time carries (693) and third in average yards per game over a career (90.3)…eclipsed 100 yards rushing 15 times in collegiate career…tallied 26 touchdowns—23 rushing and three receiving…led Irish in rushing in all three seasons, becoming just the sixth player in school history to lead Notre Dame for three straight years and first since Autry Denson (1995-98)…recorded the sixth-best single-season rushing total in Notre Dame history as a junior…gained a career-high 1,267 yards on 255 carries (5.0-yard average), adding seven touchdowns…became just the fourth Notre Dame running back in school history to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in consecutive seasons, joining Vagas Ferguson, Allen Pinkett and Autry Denson…ran for 1,196 yards on 253 carries (4.7 avg.) and nine touchdowns as a sophomore…opened the season with four 100-plus-yard rushing performances, a first in Notre Dame history…set the freshman rushing record at Notre Dame, gaining 786 yards on 185 carries (4.2 avg.), breaking the 30-year-old school record of 756…marketing major…named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Georgia…selected as the Georgia prep player of the year for 2003 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…career totals included 5,675 rushing yards and 91 touchdowns at Buford (Ga.) High School…scored 46 touchdowns as a senior, breaking Herschel Walker’s Georgia single-season record of 42…helped his team compile a four-year record of 58-2 and four

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JARED ZABRANSKY - QB, 6’ 2”, 203lbs (Boise State) Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2007…compiled 33-5 record in three seasons as starting quarterback at Boise State (2004-06), the best record of any starting quarterback over that time period…threw for 8,256 yards and 58 touchdowns in his career…named the Offensive Most Valuable Player at the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in helping the Broncos to a 43-42 overtime victory over Oklahoma…completed 19-of-29 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns in the victory…named second-team All-WAC and was a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien and Maxwell Awards as a senior in 2006…led Boise State to second undefeated regular season in three years as a starter…finished the season second in the WAC in pass efficiency (162.6) and third in passing (199.0 ypg) and total offense (214.2 ypg)…completed 191-of-288 passes for 2,587 yards and 23 touchdowns with just eight interceptions…had a quarterback efficiency rating of 162.57 for the season…started all 13 games at quarterback as a junior…completed 202-of-342 passes for 2,562 yards and 18 touchdowns during the regular season…named honorable mention All-America by Sports Illustrated as a sophomore in 2004…earned second-team All-WAC honors…named the WAC Player of the Year by Collegefootballnews.com, as well as the conference’s best overall player…voted Boise State’s Offensive Player of the Year…completed 206-of-327 passes for 2,927 yards and 16 touchdowns… finished first in the WAC and 13th in the country in passing efficiency (146.99) and was second in the WAC and 17th in the country in total offense (271.1 yards per game)…also finished second in the WAC in passing (243.9 yards per game) and sixth in scoring touchdowns (13)… saw action in nine games in 2003…redshirted in 2002…social science major…passed for 1,600 yards, rushed for over 200 yards, scored seven rushing touchdowns and completed 15 touchdown passes as a senior at Hermiston (Ore.) High School…received All-Intermountain Conference honors following both his junior and senior seasons, and was selected to play in the Oregon Bowl All-Star game…was a three-year letterman in football, basketball and an all-league shortstop in baseball, and was named Eastern Oregon’s Athlete of the Year as a junior…his picture will grace the cover of EA Sports’ NCAA Football 2007 video game.

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TAVO TUPOLA - T, 6’ 4”, 311lbs (Utah)

2007 A lphabet i cal R oster

NFL POS HT WT AGE EXP

COLLEGE

HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN

HOW ACQUIRED

NO. NAME

NFL POS HT WT AGE EXP

COLLEGE

HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN

HOW ACQUIRED

67

Abbate, Jon

LB

5-11

245

21

R

Wake Forest

Powder Springs, Ga.

FA-’07

44

Leach, Vonta

FB

6-1

250

25

4

East Carolina

Rowland, N.C.

FA-’06

19

Adams, Charlie

WR

6-2

210

27

4

Hofstra

Mechanicsburg, Pa.

FA-’06

61

Lucas, Enoka

C

6-4

299

23

R

Oregon

Honolulu, Hawaii

FA-’07

28

Alexander, Roc

CB

5-10

190

25

4

Washington

Colorado Springs, Co.

WA-’06 (DEN)

33

Lundy, Wali

RB

5-10

211

23

2

Virginia

Delran, N.J.

D6-’06

50

Anderson, Charlie

LB

6-4

245

25

4

Mississippi

Jackson, Miss.

D6c-’04

95

Maddox, Anthony

DT

6-1

295

28

4

Delta State

Albany, Ga.

FA-’06

45

Anderson, Cory

FB

6-3

255

23

R

Tennessee

Knoxville, Tenn.

FA-’07

97

Malone, Alfred

DT

6-5

308

25

2

Troy

Frisco City, Ala.

FA-’05

89

Anderson, David

WR

5-10

197

23

2

Colorado State

Thousand Oaks, Calif.

D7-’06

13

Mathis, Jerome

WR

5-11

184

23

3

Hampton

Petersburg, Va.

D4-’05

93

Babin, Jason

DE

6-2

267

27

4

Western Michigan

Kalamazoo. Mich.

D1b-’04

20

McCleon, Dexter

CB

5-10

195

33

11

Clemson

Meridian, Miss.

FA-’06

51

Barber, Shawn

LB

6-2

240

32

10

Richmond

Richmond, Va.

UFA-’07 (PHI)

76

McKinney, Steve

G

6-4

305

31

10

Texas A&M

Friendswood, Texas

UFA-’02 (IND)

32

Bennett, Fred

CB

6-1

199

23

R

South Carolina

Manning, S.C.

D4-’07

42

Mitchell, Brandon

S

6-3

205

23

R

Ohio State

Atlanta, Ga.

FA-’07

72

Black, Jordan

T

6-5

310

27

4

Notre Dame

Dallas, Texas

UFA-’07 (KC)

91

Okoye, Amobi

DT

6-2

302

20

R

Louisville

Huntsville, Ala.

D1-’07

62

Bray, Trent

LB

6-1

227

23

1

Oregon State

Pullman, Wash.

FA-’07

53

Orr, Shantee

LB

6-1

246

26

5

Michigan

Detroit, Mich.

FA-’03

65

Brisiel, Mike

G

6-5

310

24

1

Colorado State

Fayetteville, Ark.

FA-’06

48

Pittman, Bryan

LS

6-3

282

30

5

Washington

Auburn, Wash.

FA-’03

24

Brown, C.C.

FS

6-1

204

24

3

Louisiana-Lafayette

Greenwood, Miss.

D6-’05

69

Pitts, Chester

G

6-4

322

27

6

San Diego State

Inglewood, Calif.

D2-’02

3

Brown, Kris

PK

5-11

208

30

9

Nebraska

Southlake, Texas

RFA-’02 (PIT)

5

Porter, Quinton

QB

6-5

228

24

1

Boston College

Portland, Maine

FA-’06

87

Bruener, Mark

TE

6-4

256

34

13

Washington

Olympia, Wash.

UFA-’04 (PIT)

88

Putzier, Jeb

TE

6-4

251

28

6

Boise State

Eagle, Idaho

UFA-’06 (DEN)

79

Bulman, Tim

DT

6-4

292

24

3

Boston College

Dorchester, Mass.

FA-’06

84

Richardson, Terry

WR

6-1

188

22

R

Arizona State

Corona, Calif.

FA-’07

55

Clark, Danny

LB

6-2

245

30

8

Illinois

Blue Island, Ill.

UFA-’07 (NO)

39

Roberson, Derrick

CB

5-10

175

22

R

Rutgers

Oakland Park, Fla.

FA-’07

60

Cochran, Earl

DE

6-5

272

26

3

Alabama State

Bessemer, Ala.

FA-’06

66

Robinson, DelJuan

DE

6-3

296

22

R

Mississippi State

Hernando, Miss.

FA-’07

43

Cook, Jameel

FB

5-10

237

28

7

Illinois

Miami, Fla.

UFA-’06 (TB)

23

Robinson, Dunta

CB

5-10

180

25

4

South Carolina

Athens, Ga.

D1a-’04

81

Daniels, Owen

TE

6-3

246

24

2

Wisconsin

Naperville, Ill.

D4-’06

18

Rosenfels, Sage

QB

6-2

224

29

7

Iowa State

Maquoketa, Ia.

UFA-’06 (MIA)

11

Davis, André

WR

6-1

195

28

6

Virginia Tech

Niskayuna, N.Y.

UFA-’07 (BUF)

59

Ryans, DeMeco

LB

6-1

239

22

2

Alabama

Bessemer, Ala.

D2-’06

36

Dayne, Ron

RB

5-10

245

29

8

Wisconsin

Berlin, N.J.

FA-’06

74

Salaam, Ephraim

T

6-7

302

30

10

San Diego State

Sacramento, Calif.

UFA-’06 (JAX)

63

Degrate, Victor

DE

6-3

250

22

R

Oklahoma State

DeSoto, Texas

FA-’07

8

Schaub, Matt

QB

6-5

237

25

4

Virginia

West Chester, Pa.

T-’07 (ATL)

54

Diles, Zac

LB

6-2

230

22

R

Kansas State

Tulare, Calif.

D7-’07

22

Simmons, Jason

FS

5-9

204

31

10

Arizona State

Lawndale, Calif.

UFA-’02 (PIT)

85

Dreessen, Joel

TE

6-4

260

24

3

Colorado State

Ida Grove, Ia.

FA-’07

49

Smith-Anderson, Luke TE

6-5

253

24

R

Idaho

Couer d’Alene, Id.

FA-’07

26

Earl, Glenn

SS

6-1

213

26

4

Notre Dame

Naperville, Ill.

D4-’04

77

Spencer, Charles

T

6-4

337

25

2

Pittsburgh

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

D3a-’06

38

Faggins, DeMarcus

CB

5-10

179

28

6

Kansas State

Irving, Texas

D6a-’02

7

Stanley, Chad

P

6-3

209

31

8

Stephen F. Austin

Ore City, Texas

FA-’02

58

Flanagan, Mike

C

6-5

303

33

12

UCLA

Sacramento, Calif.

UFA-’06 (GB)

82

Steele, Ben

TE

6-5

245

29

4

Mesa College

Denver, Colo.

FA-’06

21

Fletcher, Jamar

CB

5-10

186

27

7

Wisconsin

St. Louis, Mo.

UFA-’07 (DET)

64

Studdard, Kasey

G

6-3

310

22

R

Texas

Lone Tree, Colo.

D6-’07

75

Frye, Brandon

T

6-4

300

24

R

Virginia Tech

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

D5b-’07

27

Taylor, Chris

RB

6-1

224

23

1

Indiana

Memphis, Tenn.

FA-’06

35

Gado, Samkon

RB

5-10

226

24

3

Liberty

Columbia, S.C.

T-’06 (GB)

68

Tupola, Tavo

T

6-4

311

26

R

Utah

Kahuku, Hawaii

FA-’07

30

Green, Ahman

RB

6-1

218

30

10

Nebraska

Omaha, Neb.

UFA-’07 (GB)

10

Van Pelt, Bradlee

QB

6-2

220

26

2

Colorado State

Santa Barbara, Calif.

FA-’06

56

Greenwood, Morlon

LB

6-1

234

28

7

Syracuse

Freeport, N.Y.

UFA-’05 (MIA)

37

Walker, Darius

RB

5-11

205

21

R

Notre Dame

Buford, Ga.

FA-’07

31

Harrison, Brandon

S

6-2

215

23

R

Stanford

Baton Rouge, La.

D5a-’07

40

Walker, John

CB

6-1

204

24

1

Southern California

North Hills, Calif.

FA-’06

71

Herrion, Atlas

G

6-4

305

26

1

Alabama

Daphne, Ala.

FA-’06

83

Walter, Kevin

WR

6-3

215

25

5

Eastern Michigan

Vernon Hills, Ill.

RFA-’06 (CIN)

57

Hodgdon, Drew

C

6-3

291

25

3

Arizona State

Palo Alto, Calif.

D5-’05

70

Weary, Fred

G

6-4

307

29

6

Tennessee

Montgomery, Ala.

D3a-’02

29

Horton, Jason

CB

6-1

190

27

4

North Carolina A&T

Ahoskie, N.C.

FA-’07

98

Weaver, Anthony

DE

6-3

286

26

6

Notre Dame

Saratoga, N.Y.

UFA-’06 (BAL)

34

Hutchins, Von

CB

5-10

180

26

4

Mississippi

Natchez, Miss.

FA-’06

63

White, Chris

C

6-2

293

24

3

Southern Mississippi Winona, Miss.

FA-’06

62

Jackson, Scott

T

6-4

302

28

3

Brigham Young

Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

FA-’06

6

Wilbur, Eric

P

6-2

200

22

R

Florida

Orlando, Fla.

FA-’07

80

Johnson, Andre

WR

6-3

222

25

5

Miami (Fla.)

Miami, Fla.

D1-’03

86

Williams, Harry

WR

6-2

187

24

2

Tuskegee

Birmingham, Ala.

FA-’06

96

Johnson, Thomas

DT

6-2

302

25

3

Middle Tennessee St. Hamilton, Tenn.

FA-’06

90

Williams, Mario

DE

6-6

293

22

2

North Carolina State

Richlands, N.C.

D1-’06

99

Johnson, Travis

DT

6-3

315

25

3

Florida State

Sherman Oaks, Calif.

D1-’05

73

Winston, Eric

T

6-5

307

23

2

Miami (Fla.)

Midland, Texas

D3b-’06

12

Jones, Jacoby

WR

6-2

210

22

R

Lane College

New Orleans, La.

D3-’07

25

Wynn, Dexter

CB

5-9

177

26

4

Colorado State

Colorado Springs, Colo.

FA-’06

16

Jones, Onrea

WR

6-2

203

23

R

Hampton

Williamsburg, Va.

FA-’07

15

Zabransky, Jared

QB

6-2

203

23

R

Boise State

Hermiston, Ore.

FA-’07

92

Zgonina, Jeff

DT

6-2

290

37

15

Purdue

Chicago, Ill.

UFA-’07 (MIA)

94

Kalu, N.D.

DE

6-3

265

31

11

Rice

San Antonio, Texas

UFA-’06 (PHI)

78

Killings, Cedric

DT

6-3

310

29

5

Carson-Newman

Miami, Fla.

FA-’06

246

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rosters

NO. NAME

2007 A lphabet i cal R oster

as of July 1, 07

247

NO. NAME

NFL POS HT WT AGE EXP

NO. NAME

NFL POS HT WT AGE EXP

3

Brown, Kris

PK

5-11

208

30

9

Nebraska

Southlake, Texas

5

Porter, Quinton

QB

6-5

228

24

1

Boston College

Portland, Maine

RFA-’02 (PIT)

57

Hodgdon, Drew

C

6-3

291

25

3

Arizona State

Palo Alto, Calif.

D5-’05

FA-’06

58

Flanagan, Mike

C

6-5

303

33

12

UCLA

Sacramento, Calif.

6

Wilbur, Eric

P

6-2

200

22

R

Florida

UFA-’06 (GB)

Orlando, Fla.

FA-’07

59

Ryans, DeMeco

LB

6-1

239

22

2

Alabama

Bessemer, Ala.

7

Stanley, Chad

P

6-3

209

31

8

D2-’06

Stephen F. Austin

Ore City, Texas

FA-’02

60

Cochran, Earl

DE

6-5

272

26

3

Alabama State

Bessemer, Ala.

8

Schaub, Matt

QB

6-5

237

25

FA-’06

4

Virginia

West Chester, Pa.

T-’07 (ATL)

61

Lucas, Enoka

C

6-4

299

23

R

Oregon

Honolulu, Hawaii

10

Van Pelt, Bradlee

QB

6-2

220

FA-’07

26

2

Colorado State

Santa Barbara, Calif.

FA-’06

62

Bray, Trent

LB

6-1

227

23

1

Oregon State

Pullman, Wash.

11

Davis, André

WR

6-1

FA-’07

195

28

6

Virginia Tech

Niskayuna, N.Y.

UFA-’07 (BUF)

62

Jackson, Scott

T

6-4

302

28

3

Brigham Young

Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

FA-’06

12

Jones, Jacoby

WR

13

Mathis, Jerome

WR

6-2

210

22

R

Lane College

New Orleans, La.

D3-’07

63

Degrate, Victor

DE

6-3

250

22

R

Oklahoma State

DeSoto, Texas

FA-’07

5-11

184

23

3

Hampton

Petersburg, Va.

D4-’05

63

White, Chris

C

6-2

293

24

3

Southern Mississippi Winona, Miss.

15

Zabransky, Jared

FA-’06

QB

6-2

203

23

R

Boise State

Hermiston, Ore.

FA-’07

64

Studdard, Kasey

G

6-3

310

22

R

Texas

Lone Tree, Colo.

16

D6-’07

Jones, Onrea

WR

6-2

203

23

R

Hampton

Williamsburg, Va.

FA-’07

65

Brisiel, Mike

G

6-5

310

24

1

Colorado State

Fayetteville, Ark.

FA-’06

18

Rosenfels, Sage

QB

6-2

224

29

7

Iowa State

Maquoketa, Ia.

UFA-’06 (MIA)

66

Robinson, DelJuan

DE

6-3

296

22

R

Mississippi State

Hernando, Miss.

FA-’07

19

Adams, Charlie

WR

6-2

210

27

4

Hofstra

Mechanicsburg, Pa.

FA-’06

67

Abbate, Jon

LB

5-11

245

21

R

Wake Forest

Powder Springs, Ga.

FA-’07

20

McCleon, Dexter

CB

5-10

195

33

11

Clemson

Meridian, Miss.

FA-’06

68

Tupola, Tavo

T

6-4

311

26

R

Utah

Kahuku, Hawaii

FA-’07

21

Fletcher, Jamar

CB

5-10

186

27

7

Wisconsin

St. Louis, Mo.

UFA-’07 (DET)

69

Pitts, Chester

G

6-4

322

27

6

San Diego State

Inglewood, Calif.

D2-’02

22

Simmons, Jason

FS

5-9

204

31

10

Arizona State

Lawndale, Calif.

UFA-’02 (PIT)

70

Weary, Fred

G

6-4

307

29

6

Tennessee

Montgomery, Ala.

D3a-’02

23

Robinson, Dunta

CB

5-10

180

25

4

South Carolina

Athens, Ga.

D1a-’04

71

Herrion, Atlas

G

6-4

305

26

1

Alabama

Daphne, Ala.

FA-’06

24

Brown, C.C.

FS

6-1

204

24

3

Louisiana-Lafayette

Greenwood, Miss.

D6-’05

72

Black, Jordan

T

6-5

310

27

4

Notre Dame

Dallas, Texas

UFA-’07 (KC)

25

Wynn, Dexter

CB

5-9

177

26

4

Colorado State

Colorado Springs, Colo.

FA-’06

73

Winston, Eric

T

6-5

307

23

2

Miami (Fla.)

Midland, Texas

D3b-’06

26

Earl, Glenn

SS

6-1

213

26

4

Notre Dame

Naperville, Ill.

D4-’04

74

Salaam, Ephraim

T

6-7

302

30

10

San Diego State

Sacramento, Calif.

UFA-’06 (JAX)

27

Taylor, Chris

RB

6-1

224

23

1

Indiana

Memphis, Tenn.

FA-’06

75

Frye, Brandon

T

6-4

300

24

R

Virginia Tech

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

D5b-’07

28

Alexander, Roc

CB

5-10

190

25

4

Washington

Colorado Springs, Co.

WA-’06 (DEN)

76

McKinney, Steve

G

6-4

305

31

10

Texas A&M

Friendswood, Texas

UFA-’02 (IND)

29

Horton, Jason

CB

6-1

190

27

4

North Carolina A&T

Ahoskie, N.C.

FA-’07

77

Spencer, Charles

T

6-4

337

25

2

Pittsburgh

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

D3a-’06

30

Green, Ahman

RB

6-1

218

30

10

Nebraska

Omaha, Neb.

UFA-’07 (GB)

78

Killings, Cedric

DT

6-3

310

29

5

Carson-Newman

Miami, Fla.

FA-’06

31

Harrison, Brandon

S

6-2

215

23

R

Stanford

Baton Rouge, La.

D5a-’07

79

Bulman, Tim

DT

6-4

292

24

3

Boston College

Dorchester, Mass.

FA-’06

32

Bennett, Fred

CB

6-1

199

23

R

South Carolina

Manning, S.C.

D4-’07

80

Johnson, Andre

WR

6-3

222

25

5

Miami (Fla.)

Miami, Fla.

D1-’03

33

Lundy, Wali

RB

5-10

211

23

2

Virginia

Delran, N.J.

D6-’06

81

Daniels, Owen

TE

6-3

246

24

2

Wisconsin

Naperville, Ill.

D4-’06

34

Hutchins, Von

CB

5-10

180

26

4

Mississippi

Natchez, Miss.

FA-’06

82

Steele, Ben

TE

6-5

245

29

4

Mesa College

Denver, Colo.

FA-’06

35

Gado, Samkon

RB

5-10

226

24

3

Liberty

Columbia, S.C.

T-’06 (GB)

83

Walter, Kevin

WR

6-3

215

25

5

Eastern Michigan

Vernon Hills, Ill.

RFA-’06 (CIN)

36

Dayne, Ron

RB

5-10

245

29

8

Wisconsin

Berlin, N.J.

FA-’06

84

Richardson, Terry

WR

6-1

188

22

R

Arizona State

Corona, Calif.

FA-’07

37

Walker, Darius

RB

5-11

205

21

R

Notre Dame

Buford, Ga.

FA-’07

85

Dreessen, Joel

TE

6-4

260

24

3

Colorado State

Ida Grove, Ia.

FA-’07

38

Faggins, DeMarcus

CB

5-10

179

28

6

Kansas State

Irving, Texas

D6a-’02

86

Williams, Harry

WR

6-2

187

24

2

Tuskegee

Birmingham, Ala.

FA-’06

39

Roberson, Derrick

CB

5-10

175

22

R

Rutgers

Oakland Park, Fla.

FA-’07

87

Bruener, Mark

TE

6-4

256

34

13

Washington

Olympia, Wash.

UFA-’04 (PIT)

40

Walker, John

CB

6-1

204

24

1

Southern California

North Hills, Calif.

FA-’06

88

Putzier, Jeb

TE

6-4

251

28

6

Boise State

Eagle, Idaho

UFA-’06 (DEN)

42

Mitchell, Brandon

S

6-3

205

23

R

Ohio State

Atlanta, Ga.

FA-’07

89

Anderson, David

WR

5-10

197

23

2

Colorado State

Thousand Oaks, Calif.

D7-’06

43

Cook, Jameel

FB

5-10

237

28

7

Illinois

Miami, Fla.

UFA-’06 (TB)

90

Williams, Mario

DE

6-6

293

22

2

North Carolina State

Richlands, N.C.

D1-’06

44

Leach, Vonta

FB

6-1

250

25

4

East Carolina

Rowland, N.C.

FA-’06

91

Okoye, Amobi

DT

6-2

302

20

R

Louisville

Huntsville, Ala.

D1-’07

45

Anderson, Cory

FB

6-3

255

23

R

Tennessee

Knoxville, Tenn.

FA-’07

92

Zgonina, Jeff

DT

6-2

290

37

15

Purdue

Chicago, Ill.

UFA-’07 (MIA)

48

Pittman, Bryan

LS

6-3

282

30

5

Washington

Auburn, Wash.

FA-’03

93

Babin, Jason

DE

6-2

267

27

4

Western Michigan

Kalamazoo. Mich.

D1b-’04

49

Smith-Anderson, Luke TE

6-5

253

24

R

Idaho

Couer d’Alene, Id.

FA-’07

94

Kalu, N.D.

DE

6-3

265

31

11

Rice

San Antonio, Texas

UFA-’06 (PHI)

50

Anderson, Charlie

LB

6-4

245

25

4

Mississippi

Jackson, Miss.

D6c-’04

95

Maddox, Anthony

DT

6-1

295

28

4

Delta State

Albany, Ga.

FA-’06

51

Barber, Shawn

LB

6-2

240

32

10

Richmond

Richmond, Va.

UFA-’07 (PHI)

96

Johnson, Thomas

DT

6-2

302

25

3

Middle Tennessee St. Hamilton, Tenn.

FA-’06

53

Orr, Shantee

LB

6-1

246

26

5

Michigan

Detroit, Mich.

FA-’03

97

Malone, Alfred

DT

6-5

308

25

2

Troy

Frisco City, Ala.

FA-’05

54

Diles, Zac

LB

6-2

230

22

R

Kansas State

Tulare, Calif.

D7-’07

98

Weaver, Anthony

DE

6-3

286

26

6

Notre Dame

Saratoga, N.Y.

UFA-’06 (BAL)

55

Clark, Danny

LB

6-2

245

30

8

Illinois

Blue Island, Ill.

UFA-’07 (NO)

99

Johnson, Travis

DT

6-3

315

25

3

Florida State

Sherman Oaks, Calif.

D1-’05

56

Greenwood, Morlon

LB

6-1

234

28

7

Syracuse

Freeport, N.Y.

UFA-’05 (MIA)

248

COLLEGE

HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN

2007 N u m er i cal R oster

HOW ACQUIRED

COLLEGE

HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN

HOW ACQUIRED

rosters

rosters

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as of July 1, 07

249

2007 R oster b y pos i t i on



NO.

2007 R oster b y pos i t i on

NAME

POS

HT

WT

NFL EXP

COLLEGE

NO.

NAME

POS

HT

WT

NFL EXP

COLLEGE Oklahoma State

Defense

Quarterback (5)

5

Quinton Porter

QB

6-5

228

1

Boston College

Defensive Line (14)

63

Victor Degrate

DE

6-3

250

R



8

Matt Schaub

QB

6-5

237

4

Virginia



66

DelJuan Robinson

DE

6-3

296

R

Mississippi State



10

Bradlee Van Pelt

QB

6-2

220

2

Colorado State



90

Mario Williams

DE

6-6

293

2

North Carolina State



15

Jared Zabransky

QB

6-2

203

R

Boise State



93

Jason Babin

DE

6-2

267

3

Western Michigan



18

Sage Rosenfels

QB

6-2

224

6

Iowa State



94

N.D. Kalu

DE

6-3

265

10

Rice

Wide Receiver (10)

11

André Davis

WR

6-1

195

6

Virginia Tech



98

Anthony Weaver

DE

6-3

286

5

Notre Dame



12

Jacoby Jones

WR

6-2

210

R

Lane College



78

Cedric Killings

DT

6-3

310

4

Carson-Newman



13

Jerome Mathis

WR

5-11

184

3

Hampton



16

Onrea Jones

WR

6-2

203

R

Hampton



19

Charlie Adams

WR

6-2

210

4

Hofstra



80

Andre Johnson

WR

6-3

219

4

Miami (Fla.)



83

Kevin Walter

WR

6-3

214

4

Eastern Michigan



84

Terry Richardson

WR

6-1

188

R

Arizona State



79

Tim Bulman

DT

6-4

292

2

Boston College



91

Amobi Okoye

DT

6-2

302

R

Louisville



92

Jeff Zgonina

DT

6-2

290

15

Purdue



95

Anthony Maddox

DT

6-1

295

3

Delta State



96

Thomas Johnson

DT

6-2

302

2

Middle Tennessee St.



97

Alfred Malone

DT

6-5

308

1

Troy Florida State



86

Harry Williams

WR

6-2

187

2

Tuskeegee



99

Travis Johnson

DT

6-3

315

2



89

David Anderson

WR

5-10

197

2

Colorado State

Linebacker (9)

50

Charlie Anderson

LB

6-4

245

3

Mississippi

Running Back (9)

27

Chris Taylor

RB

6-0

224

1

Indiana



51

Shawn Barber

LB

6-2

240

10

Richmond



30

Ahman Green

RB

6-0

218

10

Nebraska



33

Wali Lundy

RB

5-10

214

2

Virginia



35

Samkon Gado

RB

5-10

226

2

Liberty



36

Ron Dayne

RB

5-10

245

7

Wisconsin



37

Darius Walker

RB

5-11

205

R

Notre Dame



53

Shantee Orr

LB

6-0

246

4

Michigan



54

Zac Diles

LB

6-2

230

R

Kansas State Illinois



55

Danny Clark

LB

6-2

245

8



56

Morlon Greenwood

LB

6-0

234

6

Syracuse



59

DeMeco Ryans

LB

6-1

239

2

Alabama



43

Jameel Cook

FB

5-10

237

6

Illinois



62

Trent Bray

LB

6-0

227

1

Oregon State



44

Vonta Leach

FB

6-0

250

3

East Carolina



67

Jon Abbate

LB

5-11

245

R

Wake Forest



45

Cory Anderson

FB

6-3

255

R

Tennessee

Secondary (17)

20

Dexter McCleon

CB

5-10

195

10

Clemson

Tight End (6)

49

Luke Smith-Anderson

TE

6-5

253

R

Idaho



21

Jamar Fletcher

CB

5-10

186

7

Wisconsin



81

Owen Daniels

TE

6-3

247

2

Wisconsin



82

Ben Steele

TE

6-5

245

3

Mesa College



85

Joel Dreessen

TE

6-4

260

2

Colorado State



87

Mark Bruener

TE

6-4

258

12

Washington



88

Jeb Putzier

TE

6-4

256

5

Boise State

Offensive Line (17)

62

Scott Jackson

T

6-4

300

2

Brigham Young



68

Tavo Tupola

T

6-4

311

R

Utah



72

Jordan Black

T

6-5

310

4

Notre Dame



73

Eric Winston

T

6-5

310

2

Miami (Fla.)



74

Ephraim Salaam

T

6-7

300

9

San Diego State



75

Brandon Frye

T

6-4

300

R

Virgnia Tech



77

Charles Spencer

T

6-4

337

2

Pittsburgh



64

Kasey Studdard

G

6-3

310

R

Texas



65

Mike Brisiel

G

6-5

310

2

Colorado State



69

Chester Pitts

G

6-4

322

5

San Diego State



70

Fred Weary

G

6-4

307

5

Tennessee



71

Atlas Herrion

G

6-4

305

1

Alabama



76

Steve McKinney

C

6-4

305

9

Texas A&M



57

Drew Hodgdon

C

6-3

292

2

Arizona State



58

Mike Flanagan

C

6-5

303

11

UCLA



61

Enoka Lucas

C

6-4

299

R

Oregon



63

Chris White

C

6-2

293

2

Southern Mississippi

250



23

Dunta Robinson

CB

5-10

180

3

South Carolina



25

Dexter Wynn

CB

5-9

177

3

Colorado State



28

Roc Alexander

CB

5-10

190

3

Washington



29

Jason Horton

CB

6-0

190

3

North Carolina A&T



32

Fred Bennett

CB

6-1

199

R

South Carolina



34

Von Hutchins

CB

5-10

180

3

Mississippi



38

DeMarcus Faggins

CB

5-10

179

5

Kansas State



39

Derrick Roberson

CB

5-10

175

R

Rutgers



22

Jason Simmons

FS

5-9

204

9

Arizona State



24

C.C. Brown

FS

6-0

204

2

Louisiana-Lafayette



40

John Walker

FS

6-1

204

1

Southern California



26

Glenn Earl

SS

6-1

216

3

Notre Dame



31

Brandon Harrison

S

6-2

215

R

Stanford



42

Brandon Mitchell

S

6-3

205

R

Ohio State

Speciaist (4)

3

Kris Brown

PK

5-11

205

8

Nebraska



6

Eric Wilbur

P

6-2

200

R

Florida

rosters

rosters

Offense



special Teams



7

Chad Stanley

P

6-3

210

7

Stephen F. Austin



48

Bryan Pittman

LS

6-3

278

4

Washington

251

year

college draft (26)

2002

G/T Chester Pitts (2-b)

4-12

G Fred Weary (3-a)

4th, AFC South

Trades (2)

ho w the te x ans w ere bu i lt

Waivers/ Free Agents (55)

year

college draft (26)

Trades (2)

Waivers/ Free Agents (55)



PK Kris Brown (RFA-PIT)

2007

DT Amobi Okoye (1)

QB Matt Schaub (ATL)

LB Jon Abbate (FA)



C Steve McKinney (UFA- IND)



WR Jacoby Jones (3)



FB Cory Anderson (FA)

CB DeMarcus Faggins (6-a)



CB Jason Simmons (UFA- PIT)



CB Fred Bennett (4)



LB Shawn Barber (UFA-PHI)





P Chad Stanley (FA)



S Brandon Harrison (5-a)



T Jordan Black (UFA-KC)



T Brandon Frye (5-b)



LB Trent Bray (FA)



G Kasey Studdard (6)



LB Danny Clark (UFA-NO)



LB Zac Diles (7)



WR André Davis (UFA-BUF)







DE Victor Degrate (FA)







TE Joel Dreessen (FA)

2003

WR Andre Johnson (1)



LB Shantee Orr (FA)

5-11





LS Byran Pittman (FA)

4th, AFC South





2004

CB Dunta Robinson (1-a)



7-9

LB Jason Babin (1-b)









CB Jamar Fletcher (UFA-DET)

3rd, AFC South

SS Glenn Earl (4)









RB Ahman Green (UFA-GB)



LB Charlie Anderson (6-c)









CB Jason Horton (FA)







WR Onrea Jones (FA)







C Enoka Lucas (FA)







S Brandon Mitchell (FA)







WR Terry Richardson (FA)







CB Derrick Roberson (FA)

TE Mark Bruener (UFA-PIT)

2005

DT Travis Johnson (1)



LB Morlon Greenwood (UFA-MIA)

2-14

WR Jerome Mathis (4)



DT Alfred Malone (FA)

4th, AFC South

C Drew Hodgdon (5)





SS C.C. Brown (6)



2006

DE Mario Williams (1)

RB Samkon Gado (GB)

DT Tim Bulman (FA)







DE DelJuan Robinson (FA)

6-10

LB DeMeco Ryans (2)



FB Jameel Cook (UFA-TB)







TE Luke Smith-Anderson (FA)

4th, AFC South

T Charles Spencer (3-a)



RB Ron Dayne (FA)







T Tavo Tupola (FA)



T Eric Winston (3-b)



C Mike Flanagan (UFA-GB)







RB Darius Walker (FA)



TE Owen Daniels (4)



CB Von Hutchins (FA)







P Eric Wilbur (FA)



RB Wali Lundy (6)



T Scott Jackson (FA)







QB Jared Zabransky (FA)



WR David Anderson (7)



DT Thomas Johnson (FA)







DT Jeff Zgonina (UFA-MIA)







DE N.D. Kalu (UFA-PHI)







DT Cedric Killings (FA)







FB Vonta Leach (FA)







DT Anthony Maddox (FA)







CB Dexter McCleon (FA)







QB Quinton Porter (FA)







TE Jeb Putzier (UFA-DEN)







QB Sage Rosenfels (UFA-MIA)







T Ephraim Salaam (UFA-JAX)







RB Chris Taylor (FA)







QB Bradlee Van Pelt (FA)

choice DeMeco Ryans started at middle linebacker. On the offensive side of the







FS John Walker (FA)

ball, third-round pick Charles Spencer won the starting left tackle job, and fourth-







WR Kevin Walter (RFA-CIN)







DE Anthony Weaver (UFA-BAL)

round draft choice Owen Daniels played his way into the starting lineup at tight







CB Dexter Wynn (W-PHI)

rosters

rosters

ho w the te x ans w ere bu i lt

O u t o f t h e Fr y i n g Pa n The Texans started five rookies in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles (9/10), more than any other team in the NFL. Number one overall pick Mario Williams started at defensive end and second-round

end. Sixth-round pick Wali Lundy was the opening day starter at running back. Rookies starting in season openers was nothing new for Houston. In the team’s inaugural game against the Dallas Cowboys, Houston trotted out five rookie starters on offense on their way to a 19-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys.

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The Texans have appeared in five overtime games with a record of 0-5. Nov. 23, 2003 at Reliant Stadium New England 23 Houston 20 Game winner- K Adam Viniteri’s 28-yard FG

Oct. 10, 2004 at Reliant Stadium Minnesota 34 Houston 28 Game winner- WR Marcus Robinson’s 50-yard TD reception

Nov. 27, 2005 at Reliant Stadium St. Louis 33 Houston 27 Game winner- WR Kevin Curtis’ 56-yard TD reception

2006 review

2006 review

Jan. 1, 2006 at Monster Park San Francisco 20 Houston 17 Game winner- K Joe Nedney’s 33-yard FG

Dec. 10, 2006 at Reliant Stadium Tennessee 26 Houston 20 Game winner- QB Vince Young’s 39-yard TD run

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G A ME 1

G A ME 2

EA G L E S 2 4 - TEXANS 10

TEXANS 24 - C OLTS 43

9.10.06 • Reliant Stadium • Attendance - 70,180

9.17.06 • RCA Dome • Attendance - 56,614

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES   HOUSTON TEXANS

1Q 0 7

2Q 14 3

TEXANS

E. Moulds 25 yd. pass from D. Carr

EAGLES

D. Stallworth 42 yd. pass from D. McNabb

TEXANS

K. Brown 34 yd. Field Goal

EAGLES

R. Brown 5 yd. pass from D. McNabb

EAGLES

B. Westbrook 31 yd. pass from D. McNabb

EAGLES

D. Akers 42 yd. Field Goal



TEXANS

EAGLES

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

19 241 70 171 27-18-0 5-44.6. 1-0 3-19 3-20 27:09

24 441 130 311 35-24-1 3-35.3 0-0 1-3 5-51 32:51

3Q 7 0

4Q 3 0

OT — —

FINAL 24               10    

2Q 3 6

COLTS

B. Stokley 10 yd. pass from P. Manning

COLTS

J. Addai 21 yd. pass from P. Manning

COLTS

A. Vinatieri 39 yd. Field Goal

RECEIVING:  TEXANS- A. Johnson 6-101; Moulds 6-68; W. Lundy 2-(-)1, 1 TD; J. Putzier 1-26; K. Walter 1-8; V. Morency 1-6; Cook 1-0. EAGLES- D. Stallworth 6-14 1 TD; L. Smith 6-56; B. Westbrook 4-61; G.Lewis 3-24; R. Brown 2-20; T. Tapeh 2-13; C. Buckhalter 1 (-)1.

TEXANS

RUSHING:  TEXANS- W. Lundy 11-32; D. Carr 4-25; V. Morency 5-13. EAGLES- B. Westbrook 17-71; C. Buckhalter 8-50; D. McNabb 4-7; T. Tapeh 1-2.

S u mm ar y

Doing most of their damage on the ground, Philadelphia caught Houston looking in the backfield on a beautiful play action pass. McNabb found a wide-open Stallworth and the Eagles were on the board with just under 12 minutes remaining in the half. Two Eagles sacks stalled Houston ’s next possession after the Texans were able to move the ball close to midfield after taking over on their own 20-yard line. A 22-yard completion to Andre Johnson highlighted the Texan drive that resulted in a 31-yard punt by Stanley. The Texans defense looked to go three-and-out on the Eagles’ next possession, but McNabb was cool under pressure on third-and-seven at his own 28. In the face of a Houston blitz, McNabb found L.J. Smith, who laid out for an 18-yard reception to extend the Eagles drive, but the Houston defense stood strong eventually forcing a Philadelphia punt. Houston used some big plays to move into striking distance on their next drive. On third down, Carr found Moulds for a nine-yard gain to the Houston 35-yard line. A late hit by Philadelphia’s Jeremiah Trotter moved the ball to midfield and Carr found Johnson down the sideline for 44 yards to give the Texans first and goal at the Eagles’ five-yard line, but the Texans had to settle for a 34-yard field goal by Kris Brown after the Eagles defense dug in at the goal line. Armed with all three of their timeouts, Philadelphia started their last drive of the half at their own 20. A 23-yard completion to Stallworth moved the Eagles within striking distance at midfield. A 10-yard scramble by McNabb and a 37-yard completion to Stallworth gave the Eagles the ball at the Houston five where the found pay dirt with a five-yard hookup between McNabb and Reggie Brown. The play gave the Eagles their first lead of the game at 14-10 with 11 seconds remaining in the first half and Philadelphia wouldn’t look back. Philadelphia added 10 more points in the second half, while Houston managed just 11 offensive plays in the last two quarters that were dominated by the Eagles. Houston fell to 0-2 all-time against Philadelphia with the loss, ruining a stellar debut by Ryans, who had 13 tackles to lead both teams.

K. Brown 43 yd. Field Goal

COLTS

A Vinatieri 43 yd. Field Goal

COLTS

B. Fletcher 15 yd. pass from P. Manning

COLTS TEXANS

A. Vinatieri 38 yd. Field Goal O. Daniels 33 yd. pass from D. Carr

COLTS TEXANS

D. Rhodes 2 yd. run M. Bruener 1 yd. pass from D. Carr

COLTS TEXANS

R. Carthon 3 yd. run A. Johnson 10 yd. pass from D. Carr



TEXANS

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First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

18 299 108 191 26-22-0 4-41.3. 4-2 4-28 8-58 25:04

34 515 125 390 38-26-0 1-45.0 1-1 2-10 7-60 34:56

3Q 0 10

4Q 21 13

OT — —

FINAL 24 43

PASSING: TEXANS- Carr 22-26, 219 yards, 3 TD. COLTS- P. Manning 26-38, 400 yards, 3 TD. RECEIVING: TEXANS- J. Cook 5-34; E. Moulds 4-59; A. Johnson 4-56, 1 TD; O. Daniels 4-45, 1 TD; J. Putzier 1-10; E. Shepherd 1-7; K. Walter 1-4; S. Gado 1-3; M. Bruener 1-1, 1 TD. COLTS- M. Harrison 7-127; R. Wayne 6-135; D. Clark 3-26; J. Addai 2-22, 1 TD; D. Rhodes 2-22; A. Moorehead 2-17; B. Fletcher 2-15, 1 TD; B. Utecht 1-26; B. Stokley 1-10, 1 TD. RUSHING: TEXANS- R. Dayne 11-37; S. Gado 3-36; W. Lundy 6-25; D. Carr 3-10. COLTS- J. Addai 16-82; D. Rhodes 14-37, 1 TD; R. Carthon 3-4, 1 TD; P. Manning 2-2.

S u mm ar y The Texans (0-2) dropped their ninth-straight game to the Colts (2-0) at RCA Dome despite three touchdown passes from David Carr. Indy was powered by 515 yards of total offense, including 400 passing yards from Peyton Manning, the seventh-highest total of his storied career. After receiving the opening kickoff, the Texans fumbled on the second snap of the game one play after Carr was sacked by Colts’ defensive end Robert Mathis for an eight-yard loss and Indianapolis recovered. Following two runs for six yards, Indianapolis scored on third-and-four when Manning found wide receiver Brandon Stokley for a 10-yard touchdown pass. Adam Vinatieri’s extra point gave the Colts a 7-0 lead with 12:48 left in the first quarter. Almost five minutes later, after the Texans’ first punt of the game, the Colts extended their lead to 14-0 when Manning found rookie running back Joseph Addai for a 21-yard touchdown pass to cap a six-play, 63-yard drive. On their third series of the game, the Texans gained three first downs before running back Wali Lundy fumbled on the Indianapolis 19-yard line. Colts’ defensive tackle Montae Reagor recovered for the Colts’ second takeaway. Addai rushed for a two-yard touchdown on the ensuing drive, but head coach Gary Kubiak challenged the ruling, arguing that Addai fumbled before crossing the goal line. The officials reviewed the play and overturned the call shifting the momentum to Houston, if only for a moment. Houston took over on their own 20 since they had recovered the fumble in the endzone, but were still stymied by the Colts defense. On Indy’s next drive Manning passed for 44 yards on three completions to set up a Vinatieri 39-yard field goal, which put the Colts ahead 17-0 with 6:02 left before the half. Carr found his rhythm the next series completing his first four pass attempts for 36 yards, including a 19-yard pass to wide receiver Andre Johnson. On third-and-nine from the Indianapolis 32, running back Samkon Gado sprinted nine yards up the middle to set up a Kris Brown 43-yard field goal, cutting the Colts’ lead to 17-3 with 1:54 remaining in the first half, but the Colts were not done in the first 30 minutes, going 44 yards in nine plays before time expired as Vinatieri converted on a 43-yard field goal. The Colts opened the second half with a 13-play drive highlighted by an Addai 16-yard rush to the Houston 12. On third-and-13, Manning connected with tight end Bryan Fletcher on a 15-yard touchdown pass, which gave Indianapolis a 27-3 lead after Vinatieri’s extra point and that’s all the points Indy would need. The Texans would outscore the Colts 21-16 from there thanks to touchdown grabs from Mark Bruener and Owen Daniels. Houston’s last scoring drive ended with a Carr to Johnson hook-up in the endzone making the final score 43-24.

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PASSING:  TEXANS- D. Carr 18-27, 208 yards, 1 TD. EAGLES- D. McNabb 24-35, 314 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT.

The Texans (0-1) lost in head coach Gary Kubiak’s NFL debut when the Philadelphia Eagles won 24-10 at Reliant Stadium behind 314 yards and three touchdowns from Donovan McNabb. The Texans wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Houston began the game with a drive of over six minutes culminating with an Eric Moulds’ 25-yard touchdown grab. After allowing the Eagles one first down, Houston ’s defense answered the bell. Dunta Robinson sniffed out a screen to Brian Westbrook and that was followed by a tackle in the backfield by DeMeco Ryans, who started at linebacker in his NFL debut. Houston couldn’t match their success from their opening drive on the ensuing possession. A tipped ball on second down put the Texans in a third-and-long situation and the Eagles defense sniffed out a run and forced a Chad Stanley punt. A 22-yard reception from the newly-acquired Donte Stallworth put the Eagles in Texans’ territory for the first time, but on the following play, Jason Simmons made an acrobatic interception to stymie the Eagle attack. Houston did little on the next possession, ending the first quarter with a three-and out. It would prove costly as the Eagles hit pay dirt on their next drive. Faced with a third-and-six on the Texans 49, McNabb found Greg Lewis for a first down to extend a drive that began on the Eagles’ 16-yard line.

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G A ME 3

G A ME 4

RE D S KIN S 3 1 - TEXAN S 15

D OLPHIN S 15 - TEXANS 17

9.24.06 • Reliant Stadium • Attendance - 70,069

10.1.06 • Reliant Stadium • Attendance - 70,071

WASHINGTON REDSKINS HOUSTON TEXANS TEXANS

2Q 14 0

M. Bruener 2 yd. pass from D.Carr

REDSKINS

L. Betts 9 yd. run

REDSKINS

A. Randle El 23 yd. pass from M. Brunell

REDSKINS

C. Portis 30 yd. run

REDSKINS

C. Portis 1 yd. run

REDSKINS TEXANS

J. Hall 46 yd. Field Goal O. Daniels 2 yd. pass from D. Carr (Dayne two-point conversion)



TEXANS

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First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

17 261 61 200 29-19-1 4-39.5 3-1 0-0 7-57 21:33

25 495 234 261 27-24-0 2-56.0 1-8 2-10 12-126 38:27

3Q 7 0

4Q 3 8

OT — —

FINAL 31 15

MIAMI DOLPHINS HOUSTON TEXANS

1Q 0 0

2Q 3 3

RUSHING: TEXANS- R. Dayne 14-58; D. Carr 3-3. REDSKINS- L. Betts 16-24, 1 TD; C. Portis 16-86, 2 TD; R. Cartwright 5-15; A. Randle El 1-7; S. Moss 1-2; M. Brunell 2-0.

DOLPHINS

O. Mare 52 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS

K Brown 32 yd. Field Goal

DOLPHINS

O. Mare 29 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS

D. Carr 1 yd. run

PassING: D. Carr 19-29, 208 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. REDSKINS- M. Brunell 24-27, 261 yards, 1 TD.

TEXANS

A. Johnson 3 yd. pass from D. Carr

Receiving: A. Johnson 11-152; E. Moulds 427; R. Dayne 1-13; J. Putzier 1-12; M. Bruener 1-2, 1 TD; O. Daniels 1-2, 1 TD. REDSKINS- S. Moss 6-50; C. Cooley 4-18; A. Randle El 3-34, 1 TD; L. Betts 3-27; M. Sellers 3-9; C. Portis 2-78; B. Lloyd 2-20; D. Patten 1-25. RUSHING: TEXANS- R. Dayne 14-58; D. Carr 3-3.

DOLPHINS DOLPHINS

O. Mare 22 yd. Field Goal C. Chambers 16 yd. pass from D. Culpepper



TEXANS

DOLPHINS

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

19 276 65 211 29-22-1 4-46.5 2-1 5-30 2-15 33:55

15 289 70 219 39-23-0 5-43.2 0-0 5-19 5-35 26:05

3Q 3 0

4Q 9 14

OT — —

FINAL 15 17

RUSHING: TEXANS- R. Dayne 22-58; S. Gado 6-9; E. Shepherd 1-6; D. Carr 4-(-)8, 1 TD. DOLPHINS- R. Brown 12-49; C. Chambers 1-14; L. Suggs 1-7. PassING: TEXANS- D. Carr 22-29, 230 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. DOLPHINS- D. Culpepper 23-39, 249 yards, 1 TD. Receiving: TEXANS- A. Johnson 9-101, 1 TD; E. Moulds 4-76; K. Walter 3-25; R. Dayne 3-11; E. Shepherd 1-7; J. Cook 1-6; S. Gado 1-4. DOLPHINS-R. Brown 8-62; W. Welker 4-55; R. McMichael 4-54; M. Booker 3-43; C. Chambers 3-28, 1 TD.; J. Peelle 1-7.

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The Texans (0-3) dropped their third straight game losing to the Washington Redskins (1-2) 31-15 at Reliant Stadium. The Redskins amassed 495 total yards on the day, including 234 rushing yards behind strong performance from Ladell Betts and Clinton Portis. Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell set the NFL single-game record for consecutive completions with 22 on his way to a 24-27 performance totaling 261 yards and a touchdown. Andre Johnson starred for Houston, racking up 152 receiving yards on 11 catches. For Johnson, it was his second 100-yard receiving game of the season and 11th of his career. David Carr tossed two touchdowns in the loss, one each to tight ends Owen Daniels and Mark Bruener, who each found the endzone for the second consecutive week. Houston managed just 61 rushing yards, while playing from behind most of the game. Houston’s defense dominated early, forcing the Redskins three-and-out thanks to a tackle for a loss by Seth Payne on third-and-one. The Texans offense took over from there moving the ball 66 yards on just four plays. The drive was fueled by a 53-yard reception by Johnson, his longest of the day and second longest of his brilliant career. A play later, Bruener had his second touchdown of the season from two yards out giving Houston a 7-0 lead with 11:34 remaining in the first quarter. Houston’s defense looked to get off the field early again on the ensuing drive, but on third-and-six, Brunell hit Portis on a shovel pass out of the shotgun that went for 74 yards. Two plays later Betts scampered into the endzone from nine yards and after the extra point, Washington had tied the score at seven with 8:48 remaining in the first quarter. Houston did little on their next drive, moving the chains just once before surrendering possession to the Redskins. Washington ’s second drive lasted nearly six minutes and went 74 yards on the way to a second score of the game. Working their way down the field using a combination of the run and pass, Washington chose a short screen to Antwaan Randle El on third-and-four. He ran 23 yards for the touch, giving the Skins their first lead of the day at 14-7, eight seconds into the second quarter. Houston made their way to midfield on their next possession, but again the drive ended with a Chad Stanley punt. Washington’s ensuing drive was slowed by several holding penalties, but they still managed to hit pay dirt again. From the Texans’ 30-yard line and faced with just nine seconds on the clock, Portis took a hand-off and carved his way through the Texans’ defense for a 30-yard touchdown, giving Washington a 21-7 lead, as the two teams headed to the locker room. Houston went three-and-out to start the second half and Washington worked the clock for nearly eight and a half minutes on their next drive, essentially icing the game, going 70 yards for their fourth touchdown of the day. Portis ended the drive, bulling his way into the endzone, giving Washington a 28-7, lead with 5:35 remaining in the third quarter. A John Hall 46-yard field goal followed Houston’s next possession which resulted in no points. Hall’s kick gave Washington a 31-7 lead, 10 seconds into the final quarter. Daniels’ second touchdown of his career followed and Ron Dayne’s two-point conversion closed out scoring at 31-15, Washington.

The Texans (1-3) handed head coach Gary Kubiak his first NFL win by defeating the Miami Dolphins (1-3) 17-15 at Reliant Stadium. Andre Johnson was again the offensive star, surpassing the century mark in receiving yards for the third time in 2006 as Johnson hauled in nine passes for a game-high 101 yards. Though Johnson’s day was filled with several clutch grabs, none were more important then his three-yard touchdown reception with 9:49 remaining in the fourth quarter that put Houston on top for good. David Carr, who entered the game as the NFL’s top-rated passer, finished the day still on top thanks to another steady performance. Carr completed 22 of his 29 pass attempts, threw one touchdown and ran for another score on a naked bootleg that gave the Texans their first lead of the game just five seconds into the fourth quarter. While Houston was outgained on the ground and through the air, the Texans controlled the clock, holding the ball for almost 34 minutes of action, but still had only a 32-yard field goal by Kris Brown to show for it entering the fourth quarter. The game was also highlighted by the first sack of Mario Williams’ career. Williams’ 1.5 sacks led a Texans defense that collected five sacks on the day. DeMeco Ryans again led the defense in stops with eight tackles and also collected a half a sack. Houston’s defense entered the game allowing opponents to convert on over 68 percent of their third downs. Miami could only collect three first-down conversions on 12 attempts (25 percent) and didn’t find the endzone until there was less than two minutes left in the game. Olindo Mare provided all of the Dolphins scoring until that point hitting on field goals of 52, 29 and 22 yards, but when Daunte Culpepper found Chris Chambers with 1:39 remaining in the game, Miami was in position to knot the score at 17 with a two-point conversion. However, a Ronnie Brown pass on an option play was tipped by Willams and fell to the ground giving the Texans their first win thanks to two fourth-quarter touchdown drives by Carr and Co.

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G A ME 5

G A ME 6

TEXAN S 6 - CO W B O Y S 34

JAGUARS 7 - TEXANS 27

10.15.06 • Texas Stadium • Attendance - 63,186

10.22.06 • Reliant Stadium • Attendance - 70,035

HOUSTON TEXANS DALLAS COWBOYS TEXANS COWBOYS TEXANS COWBOYS

1Q 3 0

2Q 3 3

K. Brown 19 yd. Field Goal M. Vanderjagt 22 yd. Field Goal K. Brown 48 yd. Field Goal T. Owens 3 yd. pass from D. Bledsoe

COWBOYS

T. Owens 21 yd. pass from D. Bledsoe

COWBOYS

M. Barber 1 yd. run

COWBOYS

M. Vanderjagt 21 yd. Field Goal

COWBOYS

T. Owens 2 yd. pass from T. Romo



TEXANS

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First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

12 232 34 198 38-23-2 6-39.0 1-1 0-0 7-42 24:46

21 354 170 184 30-19-0 4-56.8 0-0 2-19 9-73 35:14

3Q 0 14

4Q 0 17

OT — —

FINAL 6 34

2Q 0 10

TEXANS

A. Johnson 35 yd. pass from D. Carr

TEXANS

K Brown 43 yd, Field Goal

JAGUARS

M. Jones-Drew 1 yd. run

TEXANS

W. Lundy 2 yd. run

RECEIVING: TEXANS- A. Johnson 9-75; E. Moulds 4-44; S. Gado 4-26; O. Daniels 2-17; K. Walter 1-15; J. Putzier 1-12; M. Bruener 1-15; R. Dayne 1-4. COWBOYS- P. Crayton 5-61; T. Glenn 5-47; T. Owens 5-45, 3 TD, J. Witten 3-17; S. Hurd 1-33.

TEXANS

O. Daniels 14 yd. pass from D. Carr

RUSHING: TEXANS- D. Carr 3-15; R. Dayne 10-14; S. Gado 4-5. COWBOYS- J. Jones 22106; M. Barber 10-57, 1 TD; T. Thompson 5-7.

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K. Brown 21 yd. Field Goal



TEXANS

jaguars

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

21 349 131 218 34-25-0 5-43.4 0-0 1-6 3-17 33:30

14 220 102 118 28-14-0 7-42.1 2-2 1-7 7-35 26:30

3Q 7 0

4Q 0 17

OT — —

FINAL 7 27

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 25-34, 224 yards, 2 TD. JAGUARS- B. Leftwich 14-28, 125 yards. RECEIVING: TEXANS- A. Johnson 8-106, 1 TD; W. Lundy 4-15; J. Cook 3-24; E. Moulds 3-16; S. Gado 3-15; K. Walter 2-28; O. Daniels 2-20, 1 TD. JAGUARS-M. Jones-Drew 7-58; E. Wilford 2-26; C. Hankton 2-18; F. Taylor 1-19; G. Wrighster 1-3; D. Wimbush 1-1. RUSHING: TEXANS- W. Lundy 19-93, 1 TD; 10-27; D. Carr 4-12; E. Shepherd 1- (-)1. JAGUARS- F. Taylor 16-84; M.Jones Drew 8-10, 1 TD; R. Williams 1-8.

S u mm ar y The Texans (2-4) collected consecutive home wins for the first time in franchise history by defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) 27-7, improving their all-time record against Jacksonville to 5-4. In their Battle Red jerseys, Houston dominated every aspect of the game against Jacksonville totaling 349 yards, while holding the Jags to just 220 total yards. David Carr, Andre Johnson and Wali Lundy starred for the offense. Carr threw for 224 yards to go along with two touchdowns. One of those scoring strikes came to Johnson, who broke the 100-yard receiving mark for the fourth time on the season with eight catches for 106 yards. Lundy emerged from a crowded Houston backfield to shine with 93 yards on 19 carries, including the first scoring run of his career. The offense was backed up by a stout Houston defense that forced two second-half turnovers that led to 14 points, the Texans first points off turnovers in 2006. Johnson started scoring in the second quarter with a 35-yard reception on a fade route in the corner of the endzone. Kris Brown added a 43-yard field goal with 1:10 remaining in the half to make the score 10-0 at halftime. Jacksonville’s only scoring drive of the game came on their first of the second half. Maurice Jones-Drew bulled into the endzone from one yard out to make the score 10-7, Houston, with 9:20 remaining in the third quarter. Houston’s offense left the door open for Jacksonville with back-to-back three and outs, but when Antwan Peek forced a Fred Taylor fumble on what could have been a go-ahead scoring drive, Houston’s offense caught fire. Lundy capped off a 78-yard scoring drive to put Houston up by two scores, 17-7, with 11:32 remaining in the game. On Jacksonville’s next offensive snap, DeMarcus Faggins forced another turnover by stripping Ernest Wilford after a 15-yard reception. Three plays later, Owen Daniels was in the endzone with his third touchdown of the season, tying the single season record for touchdowns by a tight end in Texans history. Leading 24-7 with 9:57 remaining, Houston cruised to the win with Brown ending scoring with a 21-yard field goal with 3:12 remaining on the clock.

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PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 15-27, 128 yards; S. Rosenfels 8-11, 70 yards. COWBOYS- D. Bledsoe 17-28-38, 168 yards, 2 TD; T. Romo 2-2, 35 yards, 1 TD.

It was a tale of two halves in Irving, Texas as the Texans (1-4) fell to the Dallas Cowboys (3-2) 34-6, despite leading 6-3 at halftime. It was the second meeting between the two franchises and Dallas equaled the series at one win a piece with the win. The first half, which was played in rain most of the time, was dominated by both defenses as the Cowboys and Texans each only managed a field goal for the first 29 plus minutes of action. Dallas followed a Kris Brown 19-yard field goal in the first quarter with a Mike Vanderjagt 22 yard field in the second to knot the score at three. The Texans were in position to score a touchdown on their first series with a first-and-goal at the four, but two runs by Ron Dayne were stuffed at the line of scrimmage and after an incomplete pass, the Texans had to settle for three. Houston took a lead heading into the locker room thanks to a 48-yard field goal by Brown as time expired in the first half. Both teams managed just 114 yards of total offense in the first half and it appeared as though it would be a low-scoring affair. It turned out it was, but for only one team. Dallas outgained Houston 240 yards to 118 in the second half and scored 31 second-half points. The Cowboys scored on their first possession of the second half to take their first lead of the game at 10-6 with 10:13 remaining in the third quarter. Dallas didn’t look back. Led by three touchdown receptions from Terrell Owens, the Cowboys capitalized on two David Carr interceptions and a fumble from Edell Shephard to seize momentum and cruise to the win, ruining a solid first-half effort and another strong performance from Andre Johnson, who had a game-high nine receptions for 75 yards in the loss for the Texans.

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G A ME 7

G A ME 8

TEXANS 2 2 - TITANS 28

TEXANS 10 - GIANTS 14

10.29.06 • LP Field • Attendance - 69,143

11.5.07 • Giants Stadium • Attendance - 78,485

HOUSTON TEXANS TENNESSEE TITANS

1Q 0 0

TITANS TEXANS

2Q 3 14

V. Young 20 yd. run K. Brown 27 yd. Field Goal

TITANS

T. Brown 40 yd. fumble return

TITANS

B. Wade 20 yd. pass from V. Young

TEXANS

A. Johnson 10 yd. pass from S. Rosenfels

TITANS

A. Jones 53 yd. punt return

TEXANS

O. Daniels 1 yd. pass from S. Rosenfels

TEXANS

O. Daniels 2 yd. pass from S. Rosenfels



TEXANS

titans

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

26 427 148 279 46-33-2 3-43.7 4-3 4-20 10-74 36:21

10 197 111 86 15-7-0 8-49.1 2-0 1-1 8-64 23:39

3Q 7 7

4Q 12 7

OT — —

FINAL 22 28

2Q 3 0

GIANTS

T. Barber 16 yd. run

TEXANS

K. Brown 41 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS

D. Carr 2 yd. run

RECEIVING: TEXANS- O. Daniels 9-99, 2 TD; A. Johnson 9-78, 1 TD; W. Lundy 5-33; E. Moulds 3-35; J. Cook 3-20; R. Dayne 2-17; M. Bruener 1-9; E. Shepherd 1-8. TITANS- B. Wade 2-30, 1 TD; B. Scaife 2-15; D. Bennett 1-23; B Troupe 1-12; C. Roby 1-7.

GIANTS

J. Shockey 3 yd. pass from E. Manning

RUSHING: TEXANS- W. Lundy 18-116; R. Dayne 5-16; S. Rosenfels 1-7; D. Carr 1-6; J. Cook 1-3. TITANS- V. Young 4-44, 1 TD; L. White 7-35; T. Henry 15-29; B. Jones 1-3.

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TEXANS

giants

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

17 251 81 170 30-21-0 3-31.0 1-1 1-6 8-65 28:55

23 285 122 163 29-17-1 3-36.7 0-0 2-16 6-53 31:05

3Q 7 0

4Q 0 7

OT — —

FINAL 10 14

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 21-30, 176 yards. GIANTS- E. Manning 17-28 179 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING: TEXANS- A. Johnson 9-83, ; O. Daniels 3-34; E. Moulds 3-24; W. Lundy 3-16; E. Moulds 3-35; K. Walter 1-11; R. Dayne 1-5; J. Cook 1-3. GIANTS- J. Shockey 8-66, 1 TD; T. Barber 3-40; M. Jennings 2-21; A Toomer 2-16; B. Jacobs 1-21; T. Carter 1-15. RUSHING: TEXANS- W. Lundy 20-43; D.Carr 5-24. 1 TD; J. Cook 1-14. GIANTS- T. Barber 17-115; 7-19; E. Manning 3-(-3); M. Jennings 1-(-9).

S u mm ar y The Texans (2-6) were upset minded in East Rutherford, N.J., leading the Giants (6-2) 10-7 in the fourth quarter, but when Eli Manning found Jeremy Shockey in the right corner of the endzone with 7:49 remaining in game, New York took the lead for good. The ensuing Texans drive moved into Giants territory, but when Jameel Cook fumbled on New York’s 38-yard line after a three-yard catch, the game was essentially over as the Giants recovered and were able to kill the last five minutes off the clock. Cook’s fumble was the only turnover of the game for the Texans in a game that was dominated by both team’s defenses. Houston’s defense allowed just two scores on the day and just 285 yards to a Giants team that ranked fourth in the NFL in total yards entering the game. The Giants defense was up to the challenge as well, limiting Houston to 81 rushing yards and 251 yards total for the game. David Carr bounced back from a rough outing in Nashville, connecting on 21-of-30 pass attempts for 176 yards and no interceptions. Carr also had 24 yards rushing on five attempts, including a touchdown. The Giants go on the board first with a 16-yard run by Tiki Barber, giving New York a 7-0 lead 10 minutes into the game. Kris Brown got the Texans on the board in the second quarter thanks a 41-yard field goal making the score 7-3, Giants, with 7:16 remaining in the first half. It was a bit of redemption for Brown who missed a 42-yard try following Houston’s first drive of the day. The two teams played to a stalemate for the remainder of the half and for much of the third quarter until Carr took to the air, launching himself from the Giants’ two-yard line into the endzone to give the Texans a 10-7 lead with 1:14 remaining in the third quarter. However the NFC East-leading Giants would not be denied shutting the Houston offense down for the remainder of the game, while adding Shockey’s touchdown to their scoring total. Shockey led the Giants with eight receptions and 66 yards receiving and actually had a chance for a touchdown in the second quarter, but fell victim to a vicious hit from Glenn Earl, who made a game-saving play at the time. Andre Johnson continued his torrid receiving pace adding nine catches to his NFL-leading total as well 83 yards. The loss marked Houston’s 12th straight setback on the road.

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1Q 0 7

PASSING: TEXANS- S. Rosenfels 18-25, 186 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT.; D. Carr 15-21, 113 yards. 1 INT. TITANS- V. Young 7-15 87 yards, 1 TD.

The Texans (2-5) couldn’t overcome five turnovers and fell 28-22 to the Tennessee Titans (2-5) at LP Field, suffering their 11th consecutive loss away from Reliant Stadium. Houston dominated the Titans in every statistical category out-gaining Tennessee 427 yards to 197, largely thanks to the Texans passing for 279 yards while the Titans managed just 86 yards through the air. The total yardage by the Titans was the second fewest total by any Texans opponent in franchise history. David Carr, who was responsible for three of Houston’s five turnovers (two fumbles and one interception) , gave way to Sage Rosenfels in the second half. Rosenfels threw a career-high three touchdown passes in the second half as the Texans battled back from a 21-3 deficit with just over 23 minutes remaining in the game. Rosenfels’ three touchdowns tied the franchise record for scoring strikes in a game. Owen Daniels caught two touchdowns, giving him five scoring receptions just seven games into his rookie season, setting a Texans’ franchise record in that department. On the day, Daniels hauled in nine catches for 99 yards to lead both teams. Andre Johnson also scored, finding the endzone for the fourth time on the season, while making nine receptions for 78 yards. Not to be outdone by the passing game, Houston’s ground assault continued to show signs of improvement. Wali Lundy followed up his breakout performance against the Jaguars at home with 116 yards on the ground, helping Houston dominate time of possession as the Texans held the ball for over 36 minutes in Nashville. Vince Young got the Titans on the board first with a 20-yard touchdown scamper 10 minutes before halftime. Kris Brown’s 27-yard field goal cut the score to 7-3, Titans, with 4:46 remaining in the half. It looked like that would be how the first half ended, but Carr fumbled in the Texans’ own end and Tony Brown returned it 40 yards making the score 14-3, Tennessee, with just eight seconds remaining in the second quarter. Young threw for just 87 yards in the game, but 20 came on a touchdown pass to Bo Scaife with 8:13 remaining in the third quarter. With the score 21-3, Titans, with just over 23 minutes left in the game, Rosenfels led a comeback that fell just short as Houston stormed back to get within six points with 1:54 remaining, but the Texans failed to recover an on-side kick after Daniels’ second touchdown reception essentially ending any hopes of a win. With Houston only having one timeout remaining, Tennessee ran the ball three times and punted giving the Texans just four seconds from their own 20-yard line to try to get the winning score. Rosenfels found Johnson for 11 yards, but his lateral fell incomplete and so to did the Houston comeback.

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HOUSTON TEXANS NEW YORK GIANTS

G A ME 9

G A M E 10

TEXAN S 1 3 - J A G UAR S 10

BILLS 24 - TEXANS 21

11.12.06 • Alltell Stadium • Attendance - 65,918

11.19.06 • Reliant Stadium • Attendance - 70,125

HOUSTON TEXANS JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

1Q 10 0

2Q 0 3

TEXANS

W. Lundy 1 yd. run

TEXANS

K. Brown 25 yd. Field Goal

JAGUARS TEXANS JAGUARS

J. Scobee 44 yd. Field Goal K. Brown 28 yd. Field Goal M. Jones-Drew 3 yd. run



TEXANS

jaguars

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

21 306 148 158 35-17-0 5-34.2 1-0 3-18 6-51 37:33

16 322 118 204 34-15-4 4-36.5 1-0 2-10 9-65 22:27

3Q 3 0

4Q 0 7

OT — —

FINAL 13 10

2Q 3 7

BILLS

L. Evans 83 yd. pass from J. Losman

BILLS

L. Evans 83 yd. pass from J. Losman

RECEIVING: TEXANS- O. Daniels 4-55; A. Johnson 3-56; E. Moulds 3-14; K. Walter 2-16; J. Cook 2-10; J. Putzier 1:10; W. Lundy 1-9; S. Gado 1-6. JAGUARS- F. Taylor 5-71; M. Jones-Drew 4-56; E. Wilford 2-50; R. Williams 1-12; M. Jones 1-11; G. Wrighster 1-8; M. Lewis 1-6.

BILLS

RUSHING: TEXANS- S. Gado 17-67; D. Carr 548; W. Lundy 16-34; J. Cook 1-1; S. Rosenfels 3-(-2). JAGUARS- F. Taylor 12-63; D. Garrard 4-44; M. Jones-Drew 3-11, 1 TD.

S u mm ar y

TEXANS

W. Lundy 17 yd. run R. Lindell 40 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS

S. Gado 1 yd. run

TEXANS

D. Robinson 9 yd. interception return

BILLS First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

P. Price 15 yd. pass from J. Losman jaguars

TEXANS

20 397 188 209 30-25-1 6-40.8 3-1 2-7 5-40 32:25

17 403 70 333 38-26-1 7-46.9 0-0 2-14 3-17 27:35

3Q 0 7

4Q 7 0

OT — —

FINAL 24 21

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 25-30, 223 yards, 1 INT. BILLS- J. Losman 26-38, 340 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING: TEXANS- A. Johnson 6-76; E. Moulds 5-68; S. Gado 5-30; W. Lundy 4-22; J. Cook 2-10; O. Daniels 1-10; K. Walter 1-4; M. Bruener 1-3 BILLS- L. Evans 11-265, 2 TD; A. Thomas 7-33; D. Shelton 4-12; P. Price 2-21, 1 TD; R. Royal 1-5; B. Cieslak 1-4. RUSHING: TEXANS- S. Gado 10-69, 1 TD; W. Lundy 8-61, 1 TD; D. Carr 6-31; A. Johnson 1-18; E. Moulds 1-6; K. Walter 1-3. BILLS- A. Thomas 19-56; J. Losman 2-14.

S u mm ar y The Texans (3-7) stormed back from a 14-point deficit to lead 21-17 late in the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills (4-6), but a 15-yard touchdown pass from J.P. Losman to Peerless Price with just nine seconds remaining earned Buffalo the win, their second against Houston in the past two seasons. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Texans and ruined a record setting performance by David Carr, who threw 22 consecutive completions at one point to tie the NFL single-game record. For the game, Carr was 25-30 for 223 yards, but threw did not throw a touchdown and had one pass picked off. The Houston offense was powered by a running game that saw Samkon Gado rush for 69 yards on just 10 carries and Wali Lundy rush for 61 yards on merely eight carries. Both Gado and Lundy rushed for a touchdown as they powered a 188-yard rushing attack, the second most single-game rushing yardage in team history. There was just one problem. The Bills set some records themselves. J.P. Losman threw for a careerhigh 340 yards to go along with three touchdowns and just one interception. His favorite target, Lee Evans, snagged 11 balls for an eye-popping 265-yard performance, the most ever by a Bills receiver in a single game. It was Evans who got the Bills on the board early with 83-yard touchdown receptions on the Bills’ first two possessions giving Buffalo a 14-0 lead with 6:35 remaining in the first quarter. Evans had over 200 yards receiving in the first quarter to become the first player in NFL history to reach that mark in the first 15 minutes of play. Following Evans’ exploits, the Texans began their hike down the comeback trail with a 17-yard run by Lundy to make the score 14-7, Bills, with 3:02 remaining in the first. A Rian Lindell 40-yard field goal with 12:13 remaining in the first half made the score 17-7, Buffalo, but when Gado scored from one-yard out with 6:01 remaining in the half, the Texans were within three points at 17-14. Houston got deep into Buffalo territory again before the break, but a costly Jameel Cook fumble after a short pass from Carr cost the Texans at least three points. Houston was on the board first in the second half when Dunta Robinson picked off Losman deep in Bills territory and returned it nine yards for the first touchdown of his career. The play was set up by a beautiful punt by Chad Stanley, who pinned the Bills inside their own five-yard line three times on the day. Leading 21-17 with 7:02 remaining in the third quarter, the Texans never managed to strike with a decisive score. In the end, Houston was one first down away from a win after receiving the ball at its own 11-yard line with 2:17 remaining in the game. Gado managed one yard on first down and seven on second to give Houston a third-and-two at the 19 following the two-minute warning. A pass to Andre Johnson fell incomplete and the Bills drove 55 yards in 1:36 to win the game.

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1Q 14 7

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 16-32, 167 yards; S. Rosenfels 1-3, 9 yards. JAGUARS- D. Garrard 15-34, 214 yards, 4 INT.

The Texans (3-6) swept the season series from the Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4) by defeating the Jags 13-10 thanks to a turnover minded defense. Houston’s defense entered the ninth game of the season with just two interceptions. It left Jacksonville with six after intercepting Jaguars quarterback David Garrard four times. Garrard entered the game with the Jaguars team record in consecutive pass attempts without an interception. That streak ended at 176 pass attempts when Morlon Greenwood collected his first interception of his career. Houston’s first turnover came after the Texans drove 70 yards on their first possession of the game. Andre Johnson’s 41-yard grab from David Carr put the Texans in position to score and Wali Lundy capped the drive with a one-yard plunge, giving him two rushing scores on the season, equaling Carr for the team lead in that department. The Texans turned Greenwood’s big play into three points when Kris Brown converted on a 25-yard field, giving Houston an early 10-0 lead. The defense took over from there, snatching three more errant passes from Garrard. DeMarcus Faggins got his first interception since 2004, Anthony Weaver collected the second of his career and first ever by a Texans defensive lineman, and Dunta Robinson nabbed the eighth of his fine career and first in 2006. Even with Houston’s strong defensive showing, it looked as though Jacksonville might have a chance to tie or win the game in the final moments. After Sage Rosenfels, who replaced Carr in the second half after Carr suffered a shoulder contusion, was stuffed on a third-and-one at the Texans’ 41-yard line, it appeared as though Jacksonville would get the ball back with about a minute and half remaining in the game. However, Gary Kubiak gambled and on fourth-and-one with the game on the line, the rookie head coach handed the ball to Samkon Gado who surged forward for the first down giving Houston the win, their sixth against Jacksonville in 10 chances all time. Carr passed for 167 yards and no interceptions and rushed for 48 more before leaving with his shoulder injury. Gado relived Lundy, getting 17 carries for 67 yards to lead both teams rushing. The win came with a price as right tackle Zach Wiegert was lost for the year with a torn ACL to his right knee to go along with a boat load of bumps and bruises for a Houston team that won its first road game in two seasons.

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G A M E 11

G A M E 12

TEXANS 1 1 - J ETS 2 6

TEXANS 23 - RAIDERS 14

11.26.06 • The Meadowlands • Attendance - 76,596

12.3.06 • McAfee Coliseum • Attendance - 46,276

HOUSTON TEXANS NEW YORK JETS

1Q 0 3

2Q 3 6

JETS

M. Nugent 23 yd. Field Goal

JETS

M. Nugent 34 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS

K. Brown 47 yd. Field Goal

JETS

M. Nugent 54 yd. Field Goal

JETS

L. Coles 12 yd. pass from C. Pennington

JETS

C. Houston 1 yd. run

JETS

M. Nugent 40 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS

A. Johnson 3 yd. pass from D. Carr



TEXANS

Jets

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

21 332 25 307 54-39-1 5-48.2 1-0 4-14 7-77 30:51

17 304 27 277 32-24-0 4-49.3 1-0 1-9 1-5 29:09

3Q 0 14

4Q 8 3

OT — —

FINAL 11 26

2Q 0 14

TEXANS RAIDERS

K. Morrison 35 yd. fumble return

RECEIVING: TEXANS- A. Johnson 10-98, 1 TD; E. Moulds 10-79; W. Lundy 8-68; O. Daniels 5-34; K. Walter 2-22; J Putzier 2-19; D. Lewis 1-5; S. Gado 1(-4). JETS- L. Coles 9-111, 1 TD; J. Cotchery 7-110; J. McCareins 2-10; L. Washington 2-7; C. Baker 1-28; T. Dwight 1-9; J. Hodgins 1-6; C. Houston 1-5.

TEXANS

W. Lundy 3 yd. run

TEXANS

K. Brown 42 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS

K. Brown 47 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS

K. Brown 39 yd. Field Goal

RUSHING: TEXANS- W. Lundy 8-11; D. Carr 2-10; S. Gado 3-4; C. Stanley 1-0. JETS- L. Washington 5-17; C. Houston 11-13; K. Barlow 8-5; C. Pennington 1-2; B. Smith 1-(-10).

The Texans (3-8) never led and fell to the New York Jets (6-5) 26-11 at The Meadowlands. Despite holding the Jets to a franchise best of 27 yards rushing defensively, Houston couldn’t find the endzone until the waning moments of the fourth quarter. David Carr set career bests in both attempts (54) and completions (39) on his way to 321 yards passing, but when he finally found a receiver in the endzone, the game was out of reach. On the day the Texans out gained the Jets 332 yards to 304, but managed only 25 yards on the ground themselves. Andre Johnson surpassed career single-season bests with 10 receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown. Eric Moulds had his finest day as Texan with 10 catches for 79 yards. DeMeco Ryans led the defense with a career-high of 14 tackles to lead both teams, but all those efforts went for naught. Chad Pennington didn’t match Carr in yardage, but with 286 yards and one touchdown, he did more than enough to allow his team to win. Four Mike Nugent field goals also fueled New York, who stayed alive in the AFC playoff race. Neither team found the endzone in the first half as the Jets took a 9-3 lead into the locker room at halftime thanks to three of Nugent’s field goals. Kris Brown supplied the only points for the Texans with a 47-yard field goal. New York marched down the field on their first possession of the second half after forcing the Texans three-and-out to start the third quarter. The Jets moved 91 yards using a no huddle attack, culminating with a touchdown strike from Pennington to Laveranues Coles from 12 yards out. After another three-and-out in which the Texans lost seven yards, Carr threw an interception on Houston’s third drive of the second half. The Jets took advantage and moved the ball 26 yards on just four plays with Cedric Houston ending the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. With the score 23-3, with 3:33 remaining in the third quarter, Houston went into comeback mode, but to no avail. New York added another field goal in the fourth to make the score 26-3, and when the Texans finally found the endzone with 3:54 remaining in the game, it was too late as the Jets cruised to the win.

D. Faggins 58 yd. fumble return

RAIDERS

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

J. Fargas 3 yd. run

TEXANS

raiders

10 124 129 -5 14-7-0 5-40.4 3-2 5-37 5-46 26:28

21 302 113 189 42-25-2 4-56.8 3-3 5-49 7-60 33:32

3Q 7 0

4Q 9 0

OT — —

FINAL 23 14

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 7-14, (-)5 yards. RAIDERS- A. Brooks 25-42 238 yards, 2 Int. RECEIVING: TEXANS- W. Lundy 2-9; J. Putzier 2-6; A. Johnson 1-9; R. Dayne 1-5; E. Moulds 1-3. RAIDERS- R. Williams 6-46; R. Lee 5-57; R. Moss 4-44; R. Curry 3-32; Z. Crockett 2-19, C. Anderson 2-18, J. Fargas 1-9, J. Madsen 1-8, A Whitted 1-5. RUSHING: TEXANS-R. Dayne 18-95; W. Lundy 9-33; 1 TD. RAIDERS- J. Fargas 14-49, 1TD; R. Lee 6-42; A Brooks 3-13; Z. Crockett 2-5; R. Curry 1-4.

S u mm ar y The Texans (4-8) used a stellar performance by DeMeco Ryans and three Kris Brown field goals to out-last the Oakland Raiders 23-14 at McAfee Coliseum. Ryans was sensational in the win totaling 15 tackles, a career-high, to go along with a sack, three passes defensed, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and an interception in the endzone on the Raiders last drive of the game. In a game that saw that Texans amass minus-five yards passing and just 124 yards of total offense, it was the Texans defense and special teams that carried Houston to the win. Jerome Mathis returned to the lineup for the first time in the 2006 season and had a 87-yard kickoff return to set up a three-yard TD run by Wali Lundy, Houston’s only offensive score of the game. Mathis was also used as decoy in a fake reverse on a punt return of 58 yards by Dexter Wynn, setting up one of Brown’s three field goals. The lone star offensively for Houston was Ron Dayne, who emerged from a month of inactivity to rush for 95 yards on 18 carries. With the Texans struggling through the air, it was Dayne who controlled the flow of the game by toting the ball 15 times during Houston’s last 18 plays from scrimmage. The flow of the game manifested early as the Texans were first on the board, using a 58-yard fumble return by DeMarcus Faggins to take a 7-0 lead with 11:54 remaining in the first quarter. The Raiders defense set up Oakland’s only offensive scoring drive of the game pinning the Texans deep in their own end and allowing the Raiders to engineer a 21-yard touchdown drive after a 34-yard punt return by Chris Carr. When Justin Fargas scored from three yards out to end the drive, Oakland had tied the score at seven with 13:46 remaining in the first half. The Raiders stole momentum shortly before the half when Kirk Morrison recovered a Carr fumble and rumbled 35 yards for a touchdown to give the Raiders a 14-7, advantage with just 56 seconds remaining in the first half. Houston erased that lead quickly, using Mathis’ return to start the second half to set up their only offensive scoring play with Lundy knotting the score at 14 just 16 seconds into the second half. It was all Texans from there as the defense dominated and shut out the Raiders for the remainder of the game. Nine points from Brown in the fourth quarter were enough for the win, Houston’s second away from home on the season.

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1Q 7 0

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 39-54, 321 yards, 1 TD 1 INT. JETS- C. Pennington 24-31, 286 yards, 1 TD; P. Ramsey 0-1, 0 yds.

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HOUSTON TEXANS OAKLAND RAIDERS

G A M E 13

G A M E 14

TITANS 2 6 - TEXAN S 20

TEXANS 7 - PATRI OTS 40

12.10.06 • Reliant Stadium • Attendance - 70,760

12.17.06 • Gillette Stadium • Attendance - 68,756

TENNESSEE TITANS HOUSTON TEXANS

1Q 3 0

2Q 3 7

TITANS

R. Bironas 41 yd. Field Goal

TITANS

R. Bironas 33 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS

R. Dayne 1 yd. run

TEXANS

R. Dayne 2 yd. run

TEXANS

K. Brown 49 yd. Field Goal

TITANS

T. Henry 2 yd. run

TEXANS

K. Brown 46 yd. Field Goal

TITANS

V. Young 39 yd. run



TEXANS

titans

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

15 240 107 133 23-17-0 6-41.8 0-0 2-7 7-64 29:09

22 418 218 200 29-19-1 5-42.0 1-1 2-18 8-66 34:37

3Q 7 7

4Q 7 6

OT 6 0

FINAL 26 20

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 17-23, 140 yards. TITANS- V. Young 19-29, 218 yards, 1 INT. RECEIVING: TEXANS- A. Johnson 7-68; R. Dayne 3-12; O. Daniels 2-25; J. Putzier 2-11; V. Leach 1-10; E. Moulds 1-7; W. Lundy 1-7. TITANS- D. Bennett 6-113; A. Hall 3-29; B. Jones 2-33; B. Wade 2-17; B. Scaife 2-8; T. Henry 2-7; B. Hartsock 1-9; C. Cramer 1-2. RUSHING: TEXANS- R. Dayne 21-87, 2 TD; W. Lundy 5-14; D. Carr 4-6. TITANS- T. Henry 2088, 2 TD; V. Young 7-86, 1 TD; C. Brown 4-44; A. Jones 1-1; A. Hall 1- (-)1.

HOUSTON TEXANS NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS PATRIOTS PATRIOTS PATRIOTS PATRIOTS PATRIOTS

1Q 0 17

2Q 0 10

K. Faulk 11 yd. run S. Gostkowski 36 yd Field Goal K. Faulk 43 yd. pass from T. Brady S. Gostkowski 32 yd. Field Goal J. Gaffney 6 yd. pass from T. Brady

TEXANS

R. Dayne 1 yd. run

PATRIOTS

E. Hobbs 93 yd. kickoff return

PATRIOTS

S. Gostkowski 31 yd. Field Goal

PATRIOTS

S. Gostkowski 21 yd. Field Goal



TEXANS

patriots

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

13 198 105 93 28-16-4 7-42.1 1-0 4-37 4-66 24:07

15 230 105 125 27-19-0 4-40.0 0-0 1-44 2-10 35:53

3Q 7 7

4Q 0 6

OT — —

FINAL 7 40

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 16-28, 127 yards. 4 INT PATRIOTS- T. Brady 16-23, 109 yards, 2 TD. RECEIVING: TEXANS- A. Johnson 5-28; E. Moulds 4-26; W. Lundy 2-18; D. Anderson 127; O. Daniels 1-9; R. Dayne 1-7; K. Walter 1-6; M. Bruener 1-6. PATRIOTS- R. Caldwell 6-25; C. Dillon 5-20; D. Thomas 3-24; K. Faulk 2-46; J. Gaffney 1-6; T. Brown 1-4; H. Evans 1-4. RUSHING: TEXANS-R. Dayne 18-94, 1 TD; W. Lundy 3-11; J. Simmons 1-0. PATRIOTS- C. Dillon 20-61; H. Evans 8-24; K. Faulk 2-22, 1TD; T. Brady 2-2; V Testarverde 4-(-4).

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S u mm ar y The Texans (4-10) fell to the New England Patriots (10-4) 40-7 in their first ever trip to Gillette Stadium. Houston couldn’t overcome four turnovers and trailed 27-0 before Ron Dayne opened scoring in the second half with a one-yard touchdown run. David Carr threw a career-high four interceptions, two in each half, while throwing for 127 yards and no touchdowns. A stout Houston defense couldn’t keep an opportunistic Patriots’ offense in check as Houston allowed just 230 net yards, but were faced with a short field for much of the day. The 230 yards was the third lowest total of the season. The lone bright spot on offense was again Dayne, who rushed for at least 85 yards for the third-straight game with 94 yards on 18 carries. DeMeco Ryans collected 10 tackles, marking the fourth-straight game in which the rookie linebacker reached double-digit stops and the eighth time overall on the season. The Texans approached midfield on their opening drive of the game, but a fake punt on fourth-and-one was sniffed out by Patriots’ linebacker Larry Izzo and Jason Simmons was stopped for no gain giving New England good field position. The Texans defense dug in, however, and only surrendered a 36-yard field goal from Stephen Gostkowski, his first of four in the game. Carr threw his first interception on the ensuing possession and the rout was on from there as New England was in the endzone two plays later after Kevin Faulk went 43 yards on a screen pass, his first of two total touchdowns in the game. New England took a 27-0 lead into the locker room and after allowing Houston one scoring drive to start matters in the second, cruised to the win, holding the ball for nearly 36 minutes. With the loss, Houston finished its 2006 road schedule 2-6.

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S u mm ar y The Texans (4-9) rallied to tie the Tennessee Titans (6-7) at 20 points apiece with 2:09 remaining in the fourth quarter, but succumbed in overtime 26-20, thanks to a 39-yard touchdown sprint by Titans’ quarterback Vince Young. Young threw for just 218 yards, no touchdowns and one interception, but rose to the occasion in overtime on a third-and-14 play from the Texans’ 39-yard line. Houston never got the ball in the extra period. If they had, they probably would have given it to Ron Dayne, who rushed for 87 yards on 21 carries to go along with two touchdowns. Dayne was the lone bright spot of a Houston offense that was out-gained by the Titans 418-240. Defensively, linebacker DeMeco Ryans continued his stellar play recording a game-high 14 tackles. Tennessee got on the scoreboard first with a 41-yard field goal by Rob Bironas with 3:06 remaining in the first quarter. With the Titans inching close to the goal line early in the second, Houston’s defense refused to let Tennessee score and the Titans had to instead settle for another Bironas field goal, this one from 33 yards , to put Tennessee on top 6-0 with 13:20 remaining in the first half. Much as he did a week before in Oakland, Dayne emerged as Houston’s top runner after Wali Lundy got the start in the backfield. In a drive that saw Dayne account for 29 total yards, Houston took its first lead on their next possession when Dayne punched it into the endzone from one-yard out to make the score 7-6, Houston, with 7:53 remaining in the opening half. That’s how the score remained until the third where Houston marched downs the field on its first possession to take a 14-6 lead thanks to another short touchdown plunge by Dayne with 9:26 remaining in the third quarter. Tennessee got their own rushing attack going on their next possession. When Travis Henry, who had a game-high 88 yards and two touchdowns, collected his first of the game with 1:49 left in the third quarter, the Titans were within one at 14-13, Houston. Kris Brown added his first field goal, a 49-yarder on the Texans next possession after DeMarcus Faggins intercepted Young in the fourth quarter. Facing a 17-13 deficit with 12:00 remaining in the game, the Titans answered with a long touchdown drive punctuated by a two-yard touchdown run by Henry to put the Titans back on top 20-17 with 3:53 remaining in regulation. Brown answered with his second field goal and Young worked his magic in overtime to earn Tennessee its second win over Houston in 2006.

G A M E 15

G A M E 16

C O L T S 2 4 - TEXAN S 27

BROWN S 6 - TEXANS 14

12.24.06 • Reliant Stadium • Attendance - 70,132

12.31.06 • Reliant Stadium • Attendance - 70,097

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS HOUSTON TEXANS

1Q 7 14

2Q 7 7

TEXANS

R. Dayne 3 yd. run

TEXANS

R. Dayne 6 yd. run

COLTS COLTS TEXANS COLTS TEXANS COLTS TEXANS

M. Harrison 37 yd. pass from P. Manning A. Moorehead 9 yd. pass from P. Manning V. Leach 3 yd. pass from D. Carr A. Vinatieri 33 yd. Field Goal K. Brown 42 yd. Field Goal M. Harrison 7 yd. pass from P. Manning K. Brown 48 yd. Field Goal



TEXANS

colts

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

22 354 19 163 23-16-0 2-40.0 1-0 0-0 4-25 35:59

19 319 114 205 27-21-0 1-55.0 1-1 0-0 2-15 24:01

3Q 3 0

4Q 7 6

OT — —

FINAL 24 27

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 16-23, 163 yards, 1 TD. COLTS- P. Manning 21-27, 205 yards, 3 TD.

BROWNS

RECEIVING: TEXANS- A. Johnson 4-48; V. Leach 3-18, 1 TD; C. Taylor 2-28; M. Bruener 2-26; K Walter 2-21; J. Putzier 2-19; R Dayne 1-3. COLTS- M. Harrison 8-112, 2 TD, J. Addai 4-8; R. Wayne 3-27; B. Fletcher 2-29; B. Utecht 2-14; A Moorehead 1-9; D. Rhodes 1-6.

BROWNS

RUSHING: TEXANS- R. Dayne 32-153, 2 TD; C. Taylor 8-24; D. Carr 2-14. COLTS- J. Addai 15-100; D. Rhodes 2-15; P. Manning 1 –(-1).

First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing (Att/Comp/Int) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Sacks-Yards Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

2Q 3 0

P. Dawson 43 yd. Field Goal

TEXANS TEXANS

1Q 0 0

C. Taylor 5 yd. run A. Maddox 47 yd. fumble return P. Dawson 36 yd. Field Goal TEXANS

Browns

11 177 94 83 15-9-1 6-45.2 0-0 1-3 4-31 21:54

19 306 127 179 35-24-1 3-40.7 3-2 1-8 5-57 38:06

3Q 0 14

4Q 3 0

OT — —

FINAL 6 14

PASSING: TEXANS- D. Carr 9-15, 86 yards, 1 INT. BROWNS- C. Frye 25-34, 187 yards, 1 INT. RECEIVING: TEXANS- V. Leach 2-33; A. Johnson 2-12; E. Moulds 2-11; C. Taylor; 1-12; M. Bruener 1-10; W. Lundy 1-8. BROWNS- K. Winslow 11-93; B. Edwards 4-46; S. Heiden 3-17; R. Droughns 3-2; T. Smith 2-7; T. Wilson 1-16; L. Vickers 1-6. RUSHING: TEXANS- C. Taylor 20-99, 1 TD; W. Lundy 1-3; D. Carr 5-(-8). BROWNS- R. Droughns 19-83; C. Frye 5-36; B. Edwards 1-7; J. Cribbs 1-2; T. Smith 1-1; J. Harrison 1-(-2).

S u mm ar y The Texans (6-10) defeated the Cleveland Browns (4-12) 14-6 for their first ever season-ending victory. With Houston’s win against the Indianapolis Colts, the Texans finished the 2006 season with back-to-back wins and finished with their best home record in franchise history with a 4-4 mark at Reliant Stadium. Ron Dayne, who led the team in rushing for the 2006 season, was lost during pregame and it was feared that a vaunted Texans running game would take a hit. Enter rookie Chris Taylor. Taylor, who spent the first half of the season on the practice squad, had a career-high 99 yards on 20 carries. He added his first NFL touchdown to the stats sheet as well, the only offensive score in a game dominated by each team’s defense. Houston managed just 177 total yards in the game and had the ball for less than 22 minutes. However, after falling behind before halftime thanks to a Phil Dawson field goal for the Browns, Taylor scored to culminate Houston’s first drive of the second half to make the score 7-3. The game’s decisive play happened on Cleveland’s ensuing drive as defensive tackle Anthony Maddox forced a fumble while sacking Browns’s quarterback Charlie Frye. Maddox picked the ball off the ground and rumbled 47 yards for his first career touchdown to make the score 14-3 with 6:43 remaining in the third quarter. Houston held on from there as Cleveland could manage only three more points the remainder of the game. Houston’s 6-10 record marked a four-game improvement over the 2005 season and also the second-best record in franchise history.

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S u mm ar y The Texans (5-10) sprinted out to a 14-0 lead against the Indianapolis Colts (11-4) and didn’t look back, claiming a 27-24 win thanks to a 48-yard field goal from Kris Brown as time expired. Houston pounded the ball into the Colts defense all day with the Texans offense being led by a resurgent Ron Dayne, who had 32 carries for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning was sharp, but Indy’s offense just couldn’t get on the field in a game that saw Houston dominate time of possession. Manning threw three touchdowns and the Colts punted just once during the game, but one turnover ultimately cost them the game. The Texans marched 61 yards after the opening kickoff to take a 7-0 lead with Dayne punctuating the drive with a three-yard scoring run. On the Colts ensuing possession, Mario Williams forced a Joseph Addai fumble and Houston recovered. Nine plays later Dayne was in the endzone again, this time scoring from six yards out to give the Texans a 14-0 lead with 5:46 remaining in the first quarter. A bit stunned, Indy answered on their next possession, going 80 yards in 10 plays with Marvin Harrison scoring on a 37-yard scoring strike from Manning to get the Colts on the board. Houston’s offense was stopped on its next possession and after the Texans punted for the first time, the Colts went 85 yards to knot the score at 14 with 8:16 remaining in the first half. The Texans answered right back, going back to the ground, controlling the clock for the remainder of the half with Vonta Leach adding a three-yard touchdown reception to an 85-yard scoring drive. Leach’s first NFL touchdown gave the Texans a 21-14 lead with just 16 seconds remaining in the half. Indy received the second half kickoff looking to tie things up, but was promptly stopped, gaining just 19 yards before punting for the only time on the day. Houston’s offense didn’t fair much better on their next drive, but was able to hold the ball for five minutes. Indy added a 33-yard field goal from Adam Vinatieri shortly before the end of the third quarter, but Houston answered with three points of its own to make the score 24-17 with 6:54 remaining in the game. Knowing that it might be the last time he touched the ball, Manning engineered a third touchdown drive on the Colts’ ensuing possession and tied the score at 24 thanks to a second scoring strike to Harrison with 2:41 remaining in the game. With overtime looming, the Texans carefully made their way down the field, needing only 31 yards to get Brown in range after a 38-yard kickoff return from Dexter Wynn. Brown’s heroics followed and the Texans claimed their first win over the Colts in franchise history.

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P L AY E R PA R T I C I PAT I O N

P L AY E R PA R T I C I PAT I O N

Player Adams, Charlie Alexander, Roc

PHI

at NYG

at JAC

BUF

at NYJ

at OAK

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT NWT NWT

INA



IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR



P

at IND WASH MIA

IR

IR

IR

JAC

at TEN

IR

IR

IR

TEN

at NE

IND

Totals CLE GP-GS-DNP-INA

Player

PHI

at IND WASH MIA

0-0-0-1

Manning, Roy

NWT

INA

INA

1-0-0-0

Mathis, Jerome

PUP

PUP

PUP

at DAL

JAC

P

INA

PUP

PUP

at TEN

at JAC

BUF

at NYJ

at OAK

NWT NWT NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT NWT NWT

PUP

PUP

PUP

PUP

PUP

at NYG

PUP

P

TEN

at NE

IND

Totals CLE GP-GS-DNP-INA

NWT



1-0-0-3

P

INA

IR



2-0-0-1

Anderson, Charlie

P

P

P

INA

P

P

INA

INA

P

P

P

P

P

P

P



12-0-0-3

McCleon, Dexter

P

CB

CB

P

CB

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

CB

CB



15-5-0-0

Anderson, David

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

P

P

INA

DNP

P

P

P

P

P

P



8-0-1-1

McKinney, Steve

P

RG

RG

RG

RG

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P



15-5-0-0

P

DE

DE

P

DE

INA

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P



14-3-0-1

Morency, Vernand P

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

P

P

INA

INA

INA

INA

INA

P

P

P

P

P

P



8-0-0-5

Moulds, Eric

WR

WR

Babin, Jason Bedell, Brad

NWT NWT

WR

WR

WR

NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT NWT NWT

NWT



1-0-0-0

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR



15-15-0-0

Brown, C.C.

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

INA

FS



14-14-0-1

Orr, Shantee

SLB

P

P

SLB

P

P

SLB

SLB

SLB

SLB

SLB

SLB

SLB

DE

P



15-10-0-0

Brown, Kris

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P



15-0-0-0

Payne, Seth

DT

P

P

DT

P

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR



5-2-0-0

Bruener, Mark

P

P

P

P

P

P

TE

P

INA

TE

P

P

P

P

TE



14-3-0-1

Pearson, Mike

NWT

INA

INA

NWT



0-0-0-2

Buchanon, Phillip

P

INA

P

P

P

NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT



4-0-0-1

Peek, Antwan

P

INA

INA

DE



10-1-0-5

Bulman, Tim Carr, David Cook, Jameel Dalton, Lional

NWT NWT NWT NWT

NWT NWT NWT

NWT NWT NWT

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT P

P

INA

INA

INA

P

P

P

NWT NWT NWT P

P

P

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

INA



0-0-0-1

Pittman, Bryan

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P



15-0-0-0

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB

QB



15-15-0-0

Pitts, Chester

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG

LG



15-15-0-0

FB

FB

P

FB

P

FB

P

FB

P

P

FB

INA

INA

IR

IR



11-6-0-2

Polk, DaShon

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

INA

INA

INA

INA

INA

INA

P



9-0-0-6

P

P

P

INA

P

P

DT

DT

P

IR



10-2-0-1*

Porter, Quinton

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

TE

TE

P

TE

TE

TE

TE

TE

TE

INA



14-12-0-1

Putzier, Jeb

P

P

TE

P

TE

INA

INA

P

TE

P

P

TE

TE

P

CB

CB

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

Daniels, Owen

TE

Dayne, Ron Earl, Glenn Evans, Troy

3rd QB 3rd QB 3rd QB 3rd QB



0-0-0-4

P



13-5-0-2 15-15-0-0

TE

TE

P

TE

INA

P

RB

RB

RB

INA

P

P

INA

INA

INA

P

P

RB

RB



10-5-0-5

Robinson, Dunta

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB



SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

INA

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS



14-14-0-1

Rosenfels, Sage

DNP DNP

DNP DNP

P

DNP

P

DNP

P

DNP

P

IR

IR

IR

IR



4-0-7-0

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P



15-0-0-0

Ryans, DeMeco

MLB MLB

MLB MLB

MLB

MLB

MLB

MLB

MLB

MLB

MLB

MLB

MLB



15-15-0-0 14-13-1-0

Faggins, DeMarcus INA

MLB MLB

INA

INA

INA

INA

CB

P

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB



10-9-0-5

Salaam, Ephraim DNP

P

LT

LT

LT

LT

LT

LT

LT

LT

LT

LT

LT

LT

LT



Flanagan, Mike

C

C

INA

INA

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

IR

IR

IR

IR



9-9-0-2

Sanders, Lewis

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR



9-7-0-0

Gado, Samkon

NWT

P

P

P

P

RB

INA

INA

P

P

P

DNP

INA

INA

INA



9-1-1-5**

Scott, Guss

INA

P

INA

INA

INA

P

P

P

INA

P

NWT

NWT NWT NWT

NWT



5-0-0-5

Garrett, Kevin

NWT

P

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT NWT NWT

NWT NWT NWT

WLB WLB

WLB

WLB

WLB

WLB

Greenwood, Morlon WLB WLB

WLB WLB

WLB

WLB

P

NWT



1-0-0-0

Shepherd, Edell

INA

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT



7-0-0-1

WLB

WLB

WLB



15-15-0-0

Simmons, Jason

P

P

P

P

P

SS

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

FS

P



15-2-0-0

Hodgdon, Drew

INA

INA

INA

INA

INA

C

C

C

DNP



8-5-1-6

Spencer, Charles

LT

LT

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR



2-2-0-0

Hutchins, Von

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

NWT

INA

INA

INA

INA

P

P



2-0-0-4

Stanley, Chad

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P



15-0-0-0

Jackson, Scott

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

Stone, Michael

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

NWT

NWT

P

INA

INA

P

INA



2-0-0-3

Johnson, Andre

WR

Taylor, Chris

INA

PS

PS

PS

PS

P

P

P



3-0-0-1

INA

C

C

P

P

INA

INA

INA

INA

INA

INA

INA

INA

INA



0-0-0-9

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR



15-15-0-0

Johnson, Derrick NWT NWT

P

P

P

INA

INA

NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT

NWT NWT NWT

NWT



3-0-0-2

Van Pelt, Bradlee NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

Johnson, Thomas

P

P

P

INA

INA

INA

P

DT

DT

P



9-2-0-6

Walter, Kevin

P

P

DT

DT

DT

P

WR

P

Johnson, Travis

DT

DT

DT

DT

Joppru, Bennie

DNP

INA

INA

INA

Kalu, N.D.

INA

P

P

P

Killings, Cedric

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

Leach, Vonta

NWT NWT NWT NWT

NWT NWT NWT NWT DT

DE

P

P

DT

IR

IR

NWT

NWT

NWT

INA

INA

INA

IR

IR

IR

NWT NWT NWT

PS

PS

P

P

PS

WR

PS

PS

PS

PS

NWT

NWT

NWT

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP



0-0-4-0

P

P

P

P

WR

P

P

P

P

P

P



15-2-0-0

IR



9-8-0-0

Weary, Fred

RG

P

DNP

P

P

RG

RG

RG

RG

RG

RG

RG

RG

RG

RG



14-10-1-0

NWT



0-0-1-3

Weaver, Anthony

DE

DT

DT

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DT

DT



15-15-0-0

P

P

P

P

P

DT

P



14-3-0-1

Wiegert, Zach

RT

RT

RT

RT

RT

RT

RT

RT

RT

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR



9-9-0-0

NWT

INA

INA

P

P

INA

P



3-0-0-3

Williams, Mario

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE

DE



15-15-0-0 11-6-1-3

INA

P

P

FB

P

P

P

P

P

FB

FB



11-3-0-1**

Winston, Eric

INA

INA

DNP

INA

P

P

P

P

P

RT

RT

RT

RT

RT

RT



Lewis, Derrick

P

INA

INA

P

INA

INA

PS

PS

P

P

P

INA

PS

INA

NWT



5-0-0-6

Wong, Kailee

PUP

PUP

PUP

PUP

PUP

P

P

INA

P

P

P

P

P

P

P



9-0-0-1

Lundy, Wali

RB

RB

P

INA

INA

P

RB

RB

RB

RB

RB

RB

RB

P

P



13-8-0-2

Wynn, Dexter

NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P



14-0-0-0***

Maddox, Anthony PS

PS

PS

PS

P

P

DT

DT

DT

DT

DT

DT

DT

P

DT



11-8-0-0

Malone, Alfred

INA

INA

P

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR



2-0-0-2

P

Key: POS-starter; P-played; DNP- did not play; INA- inactive; PUP- reserve/ physically unable to perform; NWT - not on roster * - Played in two games with Kansas City ** - Played in one game with Green Bay *** - Played in six games with Philadelphia

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IR

at DAL

D E F E N S IV E S TAT S / S PEC I A L T E A MS

O F F E N S IV E S TAT S

WON 6, LOST 10 *- Indicates Sellouts 9/10 L 10-24 9/17 L 24-43 9/24 L 15-31 10/1 W 17-15 10/15 L 6-34 10/22 W 27-7 10/29 L 22-28 11/5 L 10-14 11/12 W 13-10 11/19 L 21-24 11/26 L 11-26 12/3 W 23-14 12/10 L 20-26 OT 12/17 L 7-40 12/24 W 27-24 12/31 W 14-6



*70,180 *56,614 *70,069 *70,071 *63,186 *70,035 *69,143 *78,485 *65,918 *70,125 *76,596 46,276 *70,760 *68,756 *70,132 *70,097

TEXANS

OPPONENT

282 106 156 20 77/198 38.9 9/13 69.2

312 115 174 23 88/198 44.4 5/11 45.5

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 3rd Down: Made/Att 3rd Down Pct. 4th Down: Made/Att 4th Down Pct. POSSESSION AVG.

29.14

30.46

TOTAL NET YARDS Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play

4463 278.9 955 4.7

5400 337.5 978 5.5

NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes

1685 105.3 431

1956 122.3 446

NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost Gross Yards Att./Completions Completion Pct. Had Intercepted

2778 173.6 43/254 3032 481/329 68.4 13

3444 215.3 28/191 3635 504/328 65.1 11

PUNTS/AVERAGE

76/41.6

65/45.4

NET PUNTING AVG.

76/36.7

65/37.6

PENALTIES/YARDS

90/761

96/792

FUMBLES/BALL LOST

28/12

16/11

TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns

30 13 14 3

SCORE BY PERIODS TEXANS OPPONENTS

Q1 55 72

Q2 52 103

SCORING K. Brown Dayne Daniels A. Johnson Lundy Bruener Carr Faggins Gado LG Gado TM Leach LG Leach TM Maddox Moulds Robinson Taylor TEXANS OPPONENTS

Ru 0 5 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 16

Pa 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14 22

TD 0 5 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 42

Q3 59 86 Rt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-b 0 0 0 0 1-c 0 1-c 0 3 *4

42 16 22 4 Q4 101 99

K-PAT 26/27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26/27 39/40

OT 0 6

RUSHING Dayne Lundy Gado LG Gado TM Carr Taylor Cook A. Johnson Morency TM Moulds Rosenfels Shepherd Walter Simmons Stanley TEXANS OPPONENTS

No. 151 124 56 54 53 28 3 3 5 1 4 2 1 1 1 431 446

Yds 612 476 210 217 193 123 18 14 13 6 5 5 3 0 0 1685 1956

Avg 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.6 4.4 6.0 4.7 2.6 6.0 1.3 2.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 4.4

Long 19 35 34 34 16 17 14 18 12 6 7 6 3 0 0 35 39t

TD 5 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 16

RECEIVING A. Johnson Moulds Daniels Lundy Cook Walter Gado LG Gado TM Dayne Putzier Bruener Leach LG Leach TM Taylor Shepherd D. Anderson Morency TM Lewis TEXANS OPPONENTS

No. 103 57 34 33 18 17 17 16 14 13 9 6 6 3 3 1 1 1 329 328

Yds 1147 557 352 204 107 160 85 80 77 125 62 61 61 40 22 27 6 5 3032 3635

Avg 11.1 9.8 10.4 6.2 5.9 9.4 5.0 5.0 5.5 9.6 6.9 10.2 10.2 13.3 7.3 27.0 6.0 5.0 9.2 11.1

Long 53 29 33t 15 15 15 19 19 13 26 25 19 19 24 8 27 6 5 53 83t

TD 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 22

INTERCEPTIONS Robinson Faggins Weaver McCleon Ryans Simmons Earl C. Brown Greenwood TEXANS OPPONENTS

No. 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 13

Yds 9 0 21 19 16 11 2 0 0 78 174

Avg 4.5 0.0 21.0 19.0 16.0 11.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 13.4

Long 9t 0 21 19 16 11 2 0 0 21 41

TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

PUNTING Stanley Texans OPPONENTS

PTS 267 366

FG S 19/25 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 26 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 19/25 0 25/29 0

PTS 83 32 30 30 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 267 366

2-Pt. Conversions: Dayne, Lundy, TEAM 2-3,\ OPPONENTS 0-1 a) D. Robinson 9-yd. INT return vs. BUF b) D. Faggins 58-yd. FUM return @ OAK c) A. Maddox 47 yd. FUM return vs. CLE *) T. Brown 40-yd. FUM return, @ TEN, A. Jones 53-yd. punt return, @ TEN, K. Morrison 335-yd. FUM return, @ OAK, E. Hobbs 93-yd. kickoff return, @ NE

No. 76 76 65

Yds 3161 3161 2949

Avg 41.6 41.6 45.4

PUNT RETURNS Wynn LG Wynn TM Buchanon TM Shepherd Lewis TEXANS OPPONENTS

Ret 25 12 8 3 0 23 36

FC 14 9 2 2 2 15 24

KICKOFF RETURNS Wynn LG Wynn TM Shepherd Mathis Buchanon TM Lundy D. Anderson Gado LG Alexander Bruener Cook Tr. Johnson Lewis Wong TEXANS OPPONENTS

No. 48 30 17 7 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 71 52

Yds 1032 670 395 192 106 67 90 57 18 8 2 17 27 17 1609 1215

FIELD GOALS K. Brown TEXANS OPPONENTS

1-19 1/ 1 1/ 1 0/ 0

Net 36.7 36.7 37.6

Yds 270 139 79 24 0 242 275

TB 5 5 13

Avg 10.8 11.6 9.9 8.0 --- 10.5 7.6 Avg 21.5 22.3 23.2 27.4 21.2 16.8 30.0 19.0 18.0 8.0 2.0 17.0 27.0 --- 22.7 23.4

20-29 4/ 4 4/ 4 6/ 7

30-39 3/ 5 3/ 5 9/10

In 15 15 25 Long 58 58 45 14 --- 58 53t Long 38 38 42 87 28 23 38 23 18 8 2 17 27 17 87 93t 40-49 11/13 11/13 8/ 9

Lg 62 62 75

B 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50+ 0/2 0/2 2/3

K. Brown: (34G)(43G)()(32G)(19G,48G)(38N,43G, 21G)(27G)(42N,41G)(25G,32N,52N,28G)()(47G,5 9N) (41N,42G,47G,39G)(49G,46G)()(42G,48G)() OPPONENTS: (42G)(39G,43G,38G)(46G)(52G,29G, 22G)(22G,21G)()()()(44G)(40G)(23G,34G,54G,40G) (53N,37N,29N)(41G,33G)(36G,32G,31G,21G) (33G) (48N,43G,36G)

PASSING Carr Rosenfels Lundy TEXANS OPPONENTS

274

Att 442 39 0 481 504

Cmp 302 27 0 329 328

Yds 2767 265 0 3032 3635

Cmp% 68.3 69.2 - 68.4 65.1

Yds/Att 6.26 6.79 - 6.30 7.21

TD 11 3 0 14 22

TD% 2.5 7.7 - 2.9 4.4

Int 12 1 0 13 11

Int% 2.7 2.6 - 2.7 2.2

Long 53 28 - 53 83t

Sack/Lost 41/ 240 1/5 1/9 43/ 254 28/ 191

Rating 82.1 103.0 83.8 91.8

TACKLES

Solo

Assist

Total

D. Ryans M. Greenwood D. Robinson C.C. Brown G. Earl M. Williams J. Simmons L. Sanders A. Maddox A. Weaver D. Faggins D. McCleon S. Orr J. Babin N.D. Kalu Th. Johnson A. Peek S. Payne K. Wong Tr. Johnson G. Scott L. Dalton D. Wynn C. Anderson C. Killings V. Hutchins P. Buchanon E. Cochran A. Malone D.Johnson D. Polk T. Evans Total

126 84 70 65 57 35 30 29 24 26 27 21 23 19 16 15 9 10 9 8 7 8 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 736

30 26 13 10 13 12 8 8 13 9 3 7 4 6 5 4 5 2 3 3 4 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 200

156 110 83 75 70 47 38 37 37 35 30 28 27 25 21 19 14 12 12 11 11 10 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 936

SPECIAL TEAMS T. Evans C. Anderson D. Polk J. Simmons K. Walter L. Sanders S. Orr G. Earl J. Cook C. Taylor B. Pittman C.C. Brown D. Anderson D. Wynn V. Leach A. Peek V. Hutchins O. Daniels D. McCleon G. Scott O. Daniels R. Alexander S. Rosenfels M. Stone J. Babin K. Garrett S. Payne Total

Solo 11 10 6 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 86

Asstist 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 13

Sacks QB (Yards) Press 3.5 (30.5) 1 (0) - 1 (10.0) 2 (22.0) 4.5 (20.5) - - 2 (9.0) 1 (3.0) 1 (2.0) - 1.5 (7.5) 5 (39.0) 2 (21.0) - 1 (9.0) 1 (5.0) - - - 1 (2.0) - - - - - - 0.5 (2.5) - - - 28 (183.0) Total 13 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 99

9 1 1 3 2 5 - - 1 4 1 - 2 7 7 3 2 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 50

Blocks PAT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1

INT (Yards)

Pass Forced Fumble Defense Fumble Recovery

1 (16) 1 (0) 2 (9) 1 (0) 1 (2) - 1 (11) - - 1 (21) 2 (0) 1 (19) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 (43) Punt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0

8 4 14 7 5 4 2 6 - 7 12 2 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 76 FG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0

1 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - 1 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 Forced Fumble - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0

1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 11 Fumble Recovery 0

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Philadelphia at Indianapolis Washington Miami at Dallas Jacksonville at Tennessee at New York Giants at Jacksonville Buffalo at New York Jets at Oakland Tennessee at New England Indianapolis Cleveland

preseason offens i v e stats

WON - 3, LOST - 1 08/12 W 08/19 W 08/27 L 08/31 W

24-14 27-20 14-17 16-13



TEXANS

OPPONENT

RUSHING Lundy Morency Taylor A. Smith Carr Rhodes Pickett Rosenfels D. Anderson Schifino A. Johnson Porter TEXANS OPPONENTS

No. 26 24 31 13 5 6 3 4 1 1 1 2 117 106

Yds 143 131 123 79 25 23 9 8 7 7 4 -1 558 370

Avg 5.5 5.5 4.0 6.1 5.0 3.8 3.0 2.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 -.5 4.8 3.5

Long 25 43t 12 46 9 7 4 5t 7 7 4 3 46 26t

TD 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5

RECEIVING

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

10 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 76 77

137 82 63 75 61 52 46 39 38 32 19 28 26 10 14 6 4 750 769

13.7 11.7 9.0 12.5 10.2 8.7 1 7.7 6.5 9.5 8.0 4.8 14.0 13.0 5.0 14.0 6.0 4.0 9.9 10.0

44t 27 14 18 25 3 13 10 12 26 7 15 20 5 14 6 4 44t 44

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 3rd Down: Made/Att 3rd Down Pct. 4th Down: Made/Att 4th Down Pct.

72 31 38 3 17/53 32.1 5/5 100.0

69 25 35 9 18/55 32.7 3/6 50.0

POSSESSION AVG.

29:33

30:27

TOTAL NET YARDS Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play

1285 321.3 239 5.4

1083 270.8 245 4.4

NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes

558 139.5 117

370 92.5 106

NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost Gross Yards Att./Completions Completion Pct. Had Intercepted

727 181.8 4/23 750 118/76 64.4 1

713 178.3 10/56 769 129/77 59.7 2

PUNTS/AVERAGE

20/40.1

19/48.3

NET PUNTING AVG.

20/34.2

19/39.8

Lewis Daniels A. Johnson D. Anderson Moulds Lundy Luchey Morency Schifino Joppru Cook Armstrong Putzier Walter Ross Taylor A. Smith TEXANS OPPONENTS

PENALTIES/YARDS

27/222

25/199

INTERCEPTIONS

5/2

Curtis TEXANS OPPONENTS

FUMBLES/BALL LOST

4/1

TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns

8 5 3 0

SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 TEXANS 14 OPPONENTS 3 SCORING K. Brown Morency Lewis Joppru Lundy Rhodes Rosenfels TEXANS OPPONENTS

TD 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 8 7

Q2 26 20 Ru Pa 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 5 2

Q3 16 21

7 5 2 0 Q4 25 20

Rt K-PAT 0 7/7 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 7/7 0 7/7

FG 8/11 - - - - - 8/11 5/7

OT 0 0 S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 1

PUNTING No. Stanley 20 TEXANS 20 OPPONENTS 19 PUNT RETURNS Ret D. Anderson 5 Buchanon 5 Ross 2 Lewis 1 Lundy 1 TEXANS 14 OPPONENTS 5

PTS 81 64 PTS 31 14 12 6 6 6 6 81 64

2-Pt. Conversions: Morency, TEAM 1-1, OPPONENTS 0-0 SACKS: Cochran 2, Peek 2, T. Johnson 1.5, Chick 1, Kalu 1, Pettway 1, Charleston 0.5, Evans 0.5, Payne 0.5, TEAM 10, OPPONENTS 4

15 15 0

7.5 7.5 0.0

Yds Avg Net 801 40.1 34.2 801 40.1 34.2 918 48.3 39.8 FC Yds 1 23 2 92 1 4 0 10 0 12 4 141 8 57

TB 3 3 1 Avg 4.6 18.4 2.0 10.0 12.0 10.1 11.4

15 15 0 In Lg 5 50 5 50 5 69 Long 19 33 5 10 12 33 34

KICKOFF RETURNS

No.

Yds

Avg

Taylor Rhodes Halterman Lundy TEXANS OPPONENTS

6 2 1 1 10 19

105 50 10 30 195 420

17.5 25.0 10.0 30.0 19.5 22.1

Long 27 27 10 30 30 35

0 0 0 B 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0

FIELD GOALS

1-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50+

K. Brown TEXANS OPPONENTS

0/0 0/0 0/0

3/3 3/3 3/3

3/5 3/5 2/5

2/3 2/3 0/1

0/0 0/0 0/1

K. Brown: (22G,40N)(37N,48G,27G)(29G,32G)(34B, 31G,40G,30G) Snyder: ()(31G)()()

PASSING Rosenfels Carr Porter Pickett TEXANS OPPONENTS

276

Att 51 44 12 11 118 129

Cmp 32 28 8 8 76 77

Yds 329 250 84 87 750 769

Cmp% 62.7 63.6 66.7 72.7 64.4 59.7

Yds/Att 6.45 5.68 7.00 7.91 6.36 5.96

TD 3 0 0 0 3 2

TD% 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.6

Int 0 1 0 0 1 2

Int% 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.6

Long 44t 25 27 18 44t 44

Sack/Lost 0/0 3/21 0/0 1/2 4/23 10/56

Rating 100.9 69.3 86.8 95.6 87.2 75.4

TACKLES Ryans, DeMeco Greenwood, Morlon McCleon, Dexter Garrett, Kevin Orr, Shantee Charleston, Jeff Johnson, Travis Curtis, Kevin Polk, DaShon Williams, Tramon Cochran, Earl Brown, C.C. Anderson, Charlie Stone, Michael Earl, Glenn Evans, Troy Cowart, Sam Robinson, Dunta Simmons, Jason Sanders, Lewis Payne, Seth Smith, Robaire Kalu, N.D. Peek, Antwan Estelle, Mark Williams, Mario Buchanon, Phillip Babin, Jason Walker, John Pettway, Kenneth Bray, Trent Scandrett, Devarick Weaver, Anthony Green, Barrett Chick, John Malone, Alfred Moreland, Earthwind Total SPECIAL TEAMS Stone, Michael Evans, Troy Pettway, Kenneth Babin, Jason Garrett, Kevin Polk, DaShon Walker, John Anderon, Charlie Floyd, Anthony Greenwood, Morlon Halterman, Aaron Joppru, Bennie Luchey, Nick Orr, Shantee Schifino, Jake Taylor, Chris Watson, Courtney Total

Solo Assist Total 13 3 16 11 2 13 11 1 12 11 0 11 7 4 11 6 3 9 5 4 9 8 0 8 8 0 8 8 0 8 7 1 8 5 3 8 6 1 7 6 1 7 5 2 7 3 4 7 5 1 6 5 1 6 4 2 6 5 0 5 3 2 5 4 0 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 0 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 176 43 219 Solo 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25

Asst 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

Sacks QB (Yards) Press - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - .5 (3) 1 1.5 (.5) 2 - - - - - - 2 (1) 2 - - - - - - - - .5 (3) - - - - - - - - - .5 (.5) 1 - - 1 (8) 1 2 (16) 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - 1 (11) 1 - - - - - - - - 1 (13) 1 - - - - 8 (56) 14 Total 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 30

Blocks PAT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

INT Pass (Yards) Defense - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 2 (15) 2 - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 3 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (15) 17 Punt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

FG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Forced Fumble Fumble Recovery - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - 3 2 Forced Fumble - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Fumble Recovery -

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Kansas City 70,016 at St. Louis 65,391 at Denver 73,689 Tampa Bay 70,037

preseason d efens i v e stats

G a m e - b y- ga m e

G a m e - b y- ga m e

T e x ans

T e x ans

FIRST DOWNS

9-10 PHILADELPHIA

TOTAL OFFENSE

T

R

Pa

Pe

YDS PLAYS RUSH

19

7

9

3

241

52

70

ATT 20

SACKS

AVG. PASS ATT 3.5

241

27

INT BY TEXANS

PUNTS

PUNT RETURNS

KO RETURNS

FUM

SCORING

INT

NO

YDS

NO

YDS

LG

TD

NO.

AVG.

NO

YDS

FC

LG

TD

NO

YDS

LG

TD

NO

YDS

NO

LT

TDS

RU

PA

RT

PAT

2-pt.

FG

POS

18

0

5

37

1

11

11

0

5

44.6

1

0

0

0

0

5

105

27

0

3

20

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

27:09

9-17 @ Indianapolis

18

3

13

2

299

53

108

23

4.7

191

26

22

0

4

28

0

0

0

0

4

41.3

0

0

0

0

0

6

162

42

0

8

58

4

2

3

0

3

0

3

0

1

25:04

9-24 WASHINGTON

17

4

11

2

261

48

61

18

3.4

200

29

19

1

1

8

0

0

0

0

4

39.5

2

16

0

9

0

5

107

28

0

7

57

3

1

2

0

2

0

1

1

0

21:33

10-1 MIAMI

19

5

13

1

276

67

65

33

2.0

211

29

22

1

5

19

0

0

0

0

4

46.5

3

20

1

12

0

2

71

41

0

2

15

2

1

2

1

1

0

2

0

1

33:55

10-15 @ Dallas

12

1

9

2

232

55

34

17

2.0

198

38

23

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

39.0

2

43

1

45

0

6

109

24

0

7

42

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

24:46

10-22 JACKSONVILLE

21

10

10

1

349

69

131

34

3.9

218

34

25

0

1

6

0

0

0

0

5

43.4

2

10

1

8

0

1

28

28

0

3

17

0

0

3

1

2

0

3

0

2

33:30

10-29 @ Tennessee

26

8

16

2

427

76

148

26

5.7

279

46

33

2

4

20

0

0

0

0

3

43.7

1

14

1

14

0

5

123

38

0

10

74

4

3

3

0

3

0

2

0

1

36:21 28:55

11-5 @ N.Y. Giants

17

5

10

2

251

57

81

26

3.1

170

30

21

0

1

6

1

2

2

0

3

31.0

1

10

0

10

0

3

67

27

0

8

65

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

11-12 @ Jacksonville

21

9

9

3

306

80

148

42

3.5

158

35

17

0

0

0

4

21

21

0

5

34.2

1

12

3

12

0

3

67

32

0

6

51

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

2

37:33

11-19 BUFFALO

20

9

11

0

397

59

188

26

7.2

206

30

25

1

3

17

1

9

9

1

6

40.8

2

21

4

17

0

4

58

20

0

5

40

3

1

3

2

0

1

3

0

0

32:25

11-26 @ N.Y. Jets

21

2

18

1

334

72

25

14

1.8

309

54

39

1

4

14

0

0

0

0

5

48.2

1

6

0

6

0

7

166

34

0

7

77

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

30:51

12-3 @ Oakland

10

8

2

0

124

51

129

32

4.0

-5

14

7

0

5

37

2

35

19

0

5

40.4

3

67

0

58

0

3

111

87

0

5

46

3

2

2

1

0

1

2

0

3

26:28

12-10 TENNESSEE

15

8

6

1

240

55

107

30

3.6

133

23

17

0

2

7

1

0

0

0

6

41.8

1

-2

1

-2

0

5

87

39

0

7

64

0

0

2

2

0

0

2

0

2

29:09

12-17 @ New England

13

6

6

0

198

54

105

22

4.8

93

28

16

4

4

34

0

0

0

0

7

42.1

2

16

0

14

0

8

151

24

0

4

66

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

24:07

12-24 INDIANAPOLIS

22

14

8

0

354

65

191

42

4.5

163

23

16

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

40.0

1

4

0

4

0

5

147

38

0

4

25

1

0

3

2

1

0

3

0

2

35:59

12-31 CLEVELAND

11

7

4

0

177

42

94

26

3.6

83

15

9

1

1

3

1

0

0

0

6

45.2

1

5

1

5

0

2

50

27

0

4

31

1

0

2

1

0

1

2

0

0

21:54

TOTALS

282

106

155

20

4466

955

1685

431

3.9

2848

481

329

13

40

236

11

78

21

1

76

41.6

24

242

13

58

0

70

1609

87

0

90

748

26

12

30

13

14

3

27

2

18

29:14

O pponents FIRST DOWN

9-10 PHILADELPHIA

O pponents

TOTAL OFFENSE

T

R

Pa

Pe

YDS PLAYS RUSH ATT

24

7

17

0

441

66

130

30

SACKS

AVG. PASS ATT 4.3

311

35

INT

PUNTS

PUNT RETURNS

KO RETURNS

PENALTY

FUM

SCORING

COM

INT

NO

YDS

NO

YDS

LG

TD

NO.

AVG.

NO

YDS

FC

LG

TD

NO

YDS

LG

TD

NO

YDS

NO

LT

TDS

RU

PA

RT

PAT

2-pt.

FG

POS

24

1

1

3

0

0

0

0

3

35.3

3

25

2

11

0

3

57

24

0

5

51

0

0

3

0

3

0

3

0

1

32:51

9-17 @ Indianapolis

34

9

21

4

515

75

125

35

3.6

390

38

26

0

2

10

0

0

0

0

1

45.0

3

18

1

11

0

5

105

25

0

7

60

1

1

5

2

3

0

4

0

3

35:56

9-24 WASHINGTON

25

13

10

2

495

68

234

41

5.7

261

27

24

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

2

56.0

1

4

2

4

0

3

62

25

0

12

126

1

1

4

3

1

0

4

0

1

38:27

10-1 MIAMI

15

3

12

0

289

58

70

14

5.0

219

39

23

0

5

30

1

11

11

0

5

43.2

1

11

2

11

0

2

53

28

0

5

35

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

3

26:05

10-15 @ Dallas

21

8

11

2

354

69

170

37

4.6

184

30

19

0

2

19

2

15

11

0

4

56.8

3

5

2

3

0

2

50

31

0

9

73

0

0

4

1

3

0

3

0

4

35:14

10-22 JACKSONVILLE

14

7

5

2

220

54

102

25

4.1

118

28

14

0

1

7

0

0

0

0

7

42.1

3

5

2

4

0

2

33

25

0

7

35

2

2

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

26:30

10-29 @ Tennessee

10

4

5

1

197

43

111

27

4.1

86

15

7

0

1

1

2

35

21

0

8

49.1

3

59

0

53

1

3

94

37

0

8

64

2

0

4

1

1

2

4

0

0

23:39 31:05

11-5 @ N.Y. Giants

23

10

11

2

285

59

122

28

4.4

163

29

17

1

2

16

0

0

0

0

3

36.7

1

0

1

0

0

3

61

23

0

6

53

0

0

2

1

1

0

2

0

0

11-12 @ Jacksonville

16

6

9

1

322

55

118

19

6.2

204

34

15

4

2

10

0

0

0

0

5

34.2

1

4

4

4

0

3

54

24

0

9

65

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

22:27

11-19 BUFFALO

17

4

12

1

403

61

70

21

3.3

333

38

26

1

2

14

1

0

0

0

7

46.9

2

12

1

10

0

4

80

25

0

3

17

0

0

3

0

3

0

3

0

1

27:35

11-26 @ N.Y. Jets

17

5

11

1

304

59

27

26

1.0

277

32

24

0

1

9

1

9

9

0

4

49.3

2

12

1

9

0

2

23

15

0

1

5

1

0

2

1

1

0

2

0

4

29:09

12-3 @ Oakland

21

7

13

1

302

73

113

26

4.3

189

42

25

2

5

49

0

0

0

0

4

56.8

3

47

1

34

0

5

122

39

0

7

60

3

3

2

1

0

1

2

0

0

33:32

12-10 TENNESSEE

22

12

7

3

418

64

218

33

6.6

200

29

19

1

2

18

0

0

0

0

5

42.0

4

16

0

13

0

5

146

36

0

8

66

1

1

3

3

0

0

2

0

2

34:37

12-17 @ New England

15

6

8

1

230

66

105

38

2.8

125

27

19

0

1

4

4

63

0

0

4

40.0

4

44

1

13

0

2

102

93

1

2

10

0

0

4

1

2

1

4

0

4

35:53

12-24 INDIANAPOLIS

19

6

13

0

319

45

114

18

6.3

205

27

21

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

55.0

0

0

1

0

0

4

104

41

0

2

15

1

1

3

0

3

0

3

0

1

24:01

12-31 CLEVELAND

19

8

9

2

306

63

127

28

4.5

179

34

25

1

1

8

1

41

41

0

3

40.7

2

13

2

8

0

3

69

25

0

5

57

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

38:06

TOTALS

312

115

174

23

5400

978

1956

446

4.4

3444

504

328

11

28

198

13

174

41

0

66

45.1

36

275

23

53

1

51

1215

93

1

96

792

16

11

42

16

22

4

38

0

27

30:46

278

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COM

season h i ghs

ga m e - b y- ga m e starters

T ea m S tats

Points First Downs Total Offense Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Offensive Plays Rushing Attempts Pass Attempts Pass Completions Passes Had Intercepted Sacks Allowed Fumbles Fumbles Lost Total Turnovers Penalties Yards Penalized Time of Possession Defensive Interceptions Total Takeaways Drive (plays) Third Down Conversions

offense

TEXAN HIGH

S



O

LOW

27 vs. JAX, vs. IND 26 at TEN 427 at TEN 191 vs. IND 307 at NYJ 80 at JAX 42 (twice) last vs. IND 54 at NYJ 39 at NYJ 4 at NE 5 (multiple) last at OAK 4 (twice) last at TEN 3 at TEN 5 at TEN 10 at TEN 77 at NYJ 37:33 at JAX 4 at JAX 5 at OAK 92 (15) at NYJ 10/14 vs. IND (71%)

PP

O

NENT

HIGH

6 at DAL 10 at OAK 124 at OAK 25 at NYJ -5 at OAK 42 vs. CLE 14 at NYJ 14 at OAK 7 at OAK 0 (multiple) last vs IND 0 vs. IND 0 (multiple) last vs. IND 0 (multiple) last vs. CLE 0 (multiple) last vs. IND 2 vs. MIA 15 vs. MIA 21:33 vs. WAS 0 (multiple) last vs. IND 0 (multiple) last vs. IND -16 (3) at NYG 2/12 at OAK (17%)

LOW

43 at IND 34 at IND 515 at IND 234 by WAS 390 at IND 75 at IND 41 vs. WAS 42 at OAK 26 (twice) last vs. BUF 4 at JAX 5 (twice) last at OAK 3 (twice) last vs. CLE 3 at OAK 5 at OAK 12 by WAS 126 by WAS 38:27vs. WAS 4 at NE 5 at TEN 97 (4) vs. BUF 6/8 vs. IND (75%)

6 vs. CLE 10 at TEN 197 at TEN 27 at NYJ 86 at TEN 43 at TEN 14 by MIA 15 at TEN 7 at TEN 0 (multiple) last vs. IND 0 by IND 0 (multiple) last at NE 0 (multiple) last at NE 0 (multiple) last at NYJ 1 at NYJ 5 at NYJ 22:27 at JAX 0 (multiple) last vs. IND 0 (multiple) last vs. TEN -11 (3) at OAK 2/10 at TEN (20%)

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153 32 2 2 11 152 2 156 161 321 54 39 3 3 4 35 53 87 58 21 62 49 2 2 12 12

9-10 PHILADELPHIA

S



by R. Dayne vs. IND by R. Dayne vs. IND by R. Dayne vs. TEN by R. Dayne vs. IND by A. Johnson vs. WAS by A. Johnson vs. WAS by O. Daniels at TEN by R. Dayne vs. IND by E. Shepherd at IND by D. Carr at NYJ by D. Carr at NYJ by D. Carr at NYJ by D. Carr at IND by S. Rosenfels at TEN by D. Carr at NE by W. Lundy at TEN by D. Carr to A. Johnson vs. WAS by J. Mathis at OAK by D. Wynn at OAK by A. Weaver at JAX by C. Stanley vs. CLE by K. Brown vs. TEN by R. Dayne vs. TEN by O. Daniels at TEN by R. Dayne vs. TEN, vs. IND by O. Daniels at TEN

O

PP

O

NENT

S

124 22 2 2 11 11 265 3 265 265 400 42 26 3 3 3 3 4 39 83 93 53 33 75 54 3

by L. Betts vs. WAS by J. Jones at DAL by T. Henry vs. TEN by C. Portis vs. WAS by L. Evans vs. BUF by K. Winslow vs. CLE by L. Evans vs. BUF by T. Owens at DAL by L. Evans vs. BUF by L. Evans vs. BUF by P. Manning at IND by A. Brooks at OAK by P. Manning at IND by P. Manning vs. IND by J.P. Losman vs. BUF by P. Manning at IND by D. McNabb vs. PHI by D. Garrard at JAX by V. Young vs. TEN J.P. Losman to L. Evans vs. BUF by E. Hobbs at NE by A. Jones at TEN by A. Samuel at NE by M. McBriar at DAL by M. Nugent at NYJ by T. Owens at DAL

18

by T. Owens at DAL

WR

LT

LG

C

RG

RT

TE

WR

RB

QB

A. Johnson

Spencer

Pitts

Flanagan

Weary

Wiegert

Daniels

Moulds

Lundy

Carr

FB Cook

9-17 @ Indianapolis

A. Johnson

Spencer

Pitts

Flanagan

McKinney

Wiegert

Daniels

Moulds

Lundy

Carr

Cook

9-24 WASHINGTON

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Hodgdon

McKinney

Wiegert

Daniels

Moulds

Dayne

Carr

Putzier (TE)

10-1 MIAMI

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Hodgdon

McKinney

Wiegert

Walter (WR)

Moulds

Dayne

Carr

Cook

10-15 @ Dallas

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Flanagan

McKinney

Wiegert

Daniels

Moulds

Dayne

Carr

Putzier (TE)

10-22 JACKSONVILLE

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Flanagan

Weary

Wiegert

Daniels

Moulds

Gado

Carr

Cook

10-29 @ Tennessee

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Flanagan

Weary

Wiegert

Daniels

Moulds

Lundy

Carr

Bruener (TE)

11-5 @ N.Y. Giants

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Flanagan

Weary

Wiegert

Leach (FB)

Moulds

Lundy

Carr

Cook

11-12 @ Jacksonville

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Flanagan

Weary

Wiegert

Daniels

Moulds

Walter

Carr

Putzier (TE)

11-19 BUFFALO

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Flanagan

Weary

Winston

Daniels

Moulds

Lundy

Carr

Bruener (TE)

11-26 @ N.Y. Jets

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Flanagan

Weary

Winston

Daniels

Moulds

Lundy

Carr

Cook

12-3 @ Oakland

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Hodgdon

Weary

Winston

Daniels

Moulds

Lundy

Carr

Putzier (TE)

12-10 TENNESSEE

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Hodgdon

Weary

Winston

Daniels

Moulds

Lundy

Carr

Putzier (TE)

12-17 @ New England

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

Hodgdon

Weary

Winston

Daniels

Moulds

Dayne

Carr

Leach

12-24 INDIANAPOLIS

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

McKinney

Weary

Winston

Bruener

Moulds

Dayne

Carr

Leach

12-31 CLEVELAND

A. Johnson

Salaam

Pitts

McKinney

Weary

Winston

Bruener

Moulds

Dayne

Carr

Leach

Bold indicates Rookie.

Defense de

dt

dt

wlb

mlb

9-10 PHILADELPHIA

Weaver

Tr. Johnson

Payne

Williams

de

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

slb

Robinson

lcb

Earl

ss

Brown

fs

rcb Sanders

9-17 @ Indianapolis

Babin

Tr. Johnson

Weaver

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

McCleon (CB)

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Sanders

9-24 WASHINGTON

Babin

Tr. Johnson

Weaver

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

McCleon (CB)

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Sanders

10-1 MIAMI

Weaver

Tr. Johnson

Payne

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Sanders

10-15 @ Dallas

Babin

Kalu

Weaver

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

McCleon (CB)

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Sanders

10-22 JACKSONVILLE

Kalu

Tr. Johnson

Weaver

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Faggins (CB)

Robinson

Simmons Brown

Sanders

10-29 @ Tennessee

Weaver

Tr. Johnson

Maddox

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Sanders

11-5 @ N.Y. Giants

Weaver

Tr. Johnson

Maddox

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Faggins

11-12 @ Jacksonville

Weaver

Tr. Johnson

Maddox

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Faggins

11-19 BUFFALO

Weaver

Th. Johnson

Maddox

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Faggins

11-26 @ N.Y. Jets

Weaver

Th. Johnson

Maddox

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Faggins

12-3 @ Oakland

Weaver

Dalton

Maddox

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Faggins

12-10 TENNESSEE

Weaver

Dalton

Maddox

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Faggins

12-17 @ New England

Orr

Kalu

Weaver

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

McCleon (CB)

Robinson

Earl

Simmons

Faggins

12-24 INDIANAPOLIS

Peek

Weaver

Maddox

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

McCleon (CB)

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Faggins

12-31 CLEVELAND

Peek

Th. Johnson

Maddox

Williams

Greenwood

Ryans

Orr

Robinson

Earl

Brown

Faggins

Bold indicates Rookie.

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Yards Rushing Rushing Attempts Rushing TDs Receptions Yards Receiving Receiving TDs Combined Yds (rush/rec) All-Purpose Yds (rush/rec/ret) Yards Passing Pass Attempts Pass Completions TD Passes Interceptions Thrown Longest Run Longest Pass Completion Longest Kickoff Return Longest Punt Return Longest Int. Return Longest Punt Longest Field Goal Touchdowns Scored Points Scored

TEXAN





i n d i v i d ual S tats



S

2006 T ransact i ons

Jan. 3:

Signed DE Jason Davis, TE Aaron Halterman and DE Elliott Harris to futures contracts and allocated all three to NFL Europe.

Apr. 6:

Traded a fifth-round pick (134th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for WR Eric Moulds.

July 28:

Placed WR/KR Jerome Mathis (L Foot) and LB Kailee Wong (R Knee) on the Active/Physically Unable

Jan. 5:

Signed DE Quinn Dorsey to a futures contract.

Apr. 7:

Signed free agent G Tupe Peko.



to Perform (PUP) list.

Jan. 6:

Signed WR Kendrick Starling to a futures contract and allocated him to NFL Europe.

Apr. 10:

Signed free agent TE Ben Steele and WR Chris Doering. Signed unrestricted free agent FS Michael Stone.

July 30:

Signed free agent CB Dexter McCleon. Released P Filip Filipovic.

Signed LS Neal Philpot to a futures contract and allocated him to NFL Europe.

Apr. 11:

Signed exclusive free agent RB Jason Anderson.

Aug. 1:

Placed LB Wali Rainer (R Leg) on Reserve/Injured List. Signed free agent LB Saleem

Jan. 11:

Signed LB Andre Torrey to a futures contract and allocated him to NFL Europe.

Apr. 26:

Signed free agent OT Brad Bedell.



Rasheed.

Apr. 27:

Signed restricted free agent OT Seth Wand.



and CB Kevin Garrett. Released C Kelvin Chaisson.

Jan. 13:

Signed K Hayden Epstein to a futures contract and allocated him to NFL Europe.

Apr. 28:

Signed DE Mario Williams.

Aug. 3:

Apr. 29:

Jan. 16:

Signed FS Kevin Curtis, SS Anthony Floyd and LB Larry Stevens to futures contracts; allocated Curtis and Floyd to NFL Europe.

Selected DE Mario Williams in the first round 1st overall); selected LB DeMeco Ryans in the second round (33rd overall); selected T Charles Spencer in the third round (65th overall); selected T Eric Winston in the third round (66th overall)

Signed FB Nick Luchey. Placed CB Chris McKenzie (L Shoulder) and TE Ben Steele (L Leg) on reserve/ injured list.

Aug. 4: Aug. 14:

Selected TE Owen Daniels in the fourth round (98th overall); selected RB Wali Lundy in the sixth round (170th overall); selected WR David Anderson in the seventh round (251st overall). Released RB Jason Anderson, LB Frank Chamberlin, DT Jerry Deloach, DE Quinn Dorsey, K Hayden Epstein, DT Junior Ioane, LB Zeke Moreno, FB Moran Norris, G Tupe Peko, C Todd Washington.

Jan. 10:

Jan. 18:

Signed CB Mark Estelle and LB Terry Pierce to futures contracts; allocated Estelle to NFL Europe.

Jan. 20:

Signed FS Jarrell Weaver to a futures contract and allocated him to NFL Europe.

Jan. 23:

Signed P Bryce Benekos to a futures contract and allocated him to NFL Europe.

Jan. 26:

Hired former Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak as head coach.

Jan. 30:

Feb. 2:

Feb. 9:

Hired Troy Calhoun as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach; hired Kyle Shanahan as wide receivers coach; retained Chick Harris as running backs coach, Jon Hoke as defensive backs coach and Joe Marciano as special teams coordinator.

Apr. 30:

May 3:

May 4: Signed undrafted free agents DE Phillip Alexander, QB Matt Baker, G Mike Brisiel, G Kelvin Chaisson, DE Jeff Charleston, FB Quadtrine Hill, RB Damien Rhodes, WR Richie Ross, RB Chris Taylor, CB John Walker. May 8:

Hired Mike McDaniel as offensive quality control coach; hired Brian Pariani as tight ends coach; hired Robert Saleh as defensive quality control coach; hired Richard Smith as defensive coordinator. May 19:

Released QB Dave Ragone.

May 22:

Signed LB Barrett Green.

Feb. 15:

Hired Mike Sherman as assistant head coach/offense.

May 25:

Released WR Chris Doering.

Feb. 16:

Re-signed G Fred Weary.

May 30:

Feb. 28:

Released QB Tony Banks, FS Marcus Coleman and RB Tony Hollings.

Mar. 3:

Released LB Larry Stevens.

Signed WR Derrick Lewis. Placed DB Mark Estelle, TE Aaron Halterman, WR Kendrick Starling and DB Jerrell Weaver on Exempt/NFLEL Injured list. Released DT Jason Davis, DE Elliott Harris and LB Andre Torrey.

Mar. 8:

Re-signed G Steve McKinney; released P Bryce Benekos and TE Neal Philpot.

Mar. 10:

Released WR Allen Suber.

Mar. 11:

Signed unrestricted free agent FB Jameel Cook.

Mar. 12:

May 31:

Signed FB/TE Patrick Hape. Released FB Scott Weaver.

June 1:

Signed unrestricted free agent QB Sage Rosenfels and unrestricted free agent DE Anthony Weaver.

Signed DE Earl Cochran. Declared Cochran as an NFL Europe exemption, using the exemption which was reserved for DB Jerrell Weaver. Removed TE Aaron Halterman from the Exempt/NFLEL Injured list.

June 5:

Mar. 13:

Released DE Gary Walker; hired Tracy Simien as assistant defensive line coach.

Named Rick Smith as team’s new general manager. Signed T Chris Watton.

June 7:

Mar. 14

Re-signed exclusive free agent CB Chris McKenzie; signed P Filip Filipovic.

Removed CB Mark Estelle from the Exempt/NFLEL Injured list.

June 9:

Signed restricted free agent DE Antwan Peek.

Signed restricted free agent WR Kevin Walter, Houston sends their seventh-round pick in the 2006 draft to the Cincinnati Bengals as compensation.

Mar. 21:

Signed unrestricted free agent TE Jeb Putzier.

Mar. 23:

Re-signed exclusive rights free agent LB Shantee Orr. Re-signed unrestricted free agent LB Frank Chamberlin, LB DaShon Polk and SS Ramon Walker.

Mar. 24:

Signed unrestricted free agent LB Sam Cowart and C Mike Flanagan; re-signed unrestricted free agent LB Troy Evans.

Oct. 10:

Placed DT Alfred Malone on reserve/injured list. Activated DT Anthony Maddox from the practice squad. Signed DT Tim Bulman to the practice squad.

Oct. 16:

Released CB Phillip Buchanon.

Oct. 17:

Placed DT Seth Payne on the reserve/injured list with a torn ACL in his right knee. Signed DT Lional Dalton to the active roster. Activated WR David Anderson from the practice squad. Signed WR Craphonso Thorpe to the practice squad.

Signed CB Earthwind Moreland.

Oct. 20:

Released LB Roy Manning.

Signed DE Darrell Wright. Released DE Phillip Alexander.

Oct. 22:

Activated LB Kailee Wong from the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list.

Aug. 15:

Claimed LB Trent Bray off waivers from Miami.

Oct. 24:

Aug. 24:

Signed LB Courtney Watson. Released LB Trent Bray.

Released WR Craphonso Thorpe from the practice squad. Released WR Derrick Lewis.

Oct. 25:

Aug. 28:

Released WR Derick Armstrong, OL Mike Brisiel, DE John Chick, SS Anthony Floyd, LB Barett Green, FB/TE Patrick Hape, CB Earthwind Moreland, WR Donovan Morgan, LB Saleem Rasheed, RB Damien Rhodes, DT Devarick Scandrett, WR Kendrick Starling, SS Ramon Walker. Placed WR Jerome Mathis on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

Signed WR Derrick Lewis to the practice squad. Dropped G Cody Douglas from the practice squad. Signed G Mike Brisiel to the practice squad. Signed G Scott Jackson to the active roster.

Nov. 1:

Signed CB Dexter Wynn. Released CB Derrick Johnson.

Nov. 6:

Signed C Chris White to the practice squad. Released G Atlas Herrion from the practice squad.

Released DE Jeff Charleston, DE Earl Cochran, LB Sam Cowart, FS Kevin Curtis, CB Mark Estelle, TE Aaron Halterman, G David Loverne, FB Nick Luchey, LB Kenneth Pettway, QB Cody Pickett, QB Quinton Porter, WR Richie Ross, WR Jake Schifino, RB Antowain Smith, FS John Walker, LB Courtney Watson, G Chris Watton, CB Tramon Williams, DE Darrell Wright. Placed LB Kailee Wong on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

Nov. 7:

Signed WR Jamall Broussard to the practice squad. Released WR Richie Ross from the practice squad.

Nov. 10:

Signed WR Derrick Lewis to the active roster from the practice squad. Released WR Edell Shepherd.

Nov. 14:

Signed CB Von Hutchins, DT Cedric Killings, T Mike Pearson. Placed DT Travis Johnson, CB Lewis Sanders, T Zach Wiegert on the reserve/injured list. Signed DT Earl Cochran to the practice squad.

Placed RB Domanick Williams on the reserve/injured list. Released OT Seth Wand.

Nov. 21:

Signed SS Michael Stone. Released SS Guss Scott.

Nov. 27:

Announced that Dan Ferens, Texans vice president of football administration, submitted his resignation due to personal reasons.

Nov. 28:

Signed QB Bradlee Van Pelt to the active roster. Placed QB Sage Rosenfels and C Mike Flanagan on reserve/injured list. Activated WR Jerome Mathis from the reserve/physically unable to perform (PUP) list.

Sept. 1:

Sept. 2: Sept. 3:

Claimed DB Roc Alexander, DT Atiyyah Ellison, DB Gus Scott, WR Edell Shepherd. Released WR David Anderson, DB Kevin Garrett, DT Robaire Smith, DB Michael Stone, RB Chris Taylor.

Sept. 4:

Signed G Mike Brisiel, DB Kevin Curtis, QB Quinton Porter and WR Richie Ross to the practice squad. Signed free agent RB Ron Dayne.

Sept. 5:

Signed LB Roy Manning to the active roster. Released OL Brad Bedell. Signed WR David Anderson, RB Robert Douglas, DT Anthony Maddux, RB Chris Taylor and DB John Walker to the practice squad. Released DB Kevin Curtis from the practice squad.

Dec. 2:

Signed QB Quinton Porter to the active roster. Released T Mike Pearson.

Dec. 6:

Sept. 7:

Signed DT Thomas Johnson. Released DT Atiyyah Ellison.

Signed RB Chris Taylor from the practice squad to the active roster. Waived WR Derrick Lewis and signed him to the practice squad.

Dec. 15:

Sept. 9:

Signed RB Chris Taylor from the practice squad to the active roster. Released LB Roy Manning.

Signed WR Derrick Lewis from the practice squad to the active roster. Placed FB Jameel Cook on the reserve/injured list.

Dec. 18:

Signed FB Robert Douglas to the practice squad.

Dec. 19:

Signed WR Charlie Adams. Released WR Derrick Lewis.

Dec. 21:

Signed S Curry Burns to the practice squad.

Dec. 23:

Placed DT Lional Dalton and WR Jerome Mathis on the reserve/injured list. Signed DB John Walker and DT Tim Bulman from the practice squad to the active roster.

Dec. 27:

Placed DE Anthony Weaver on the reserve/injured list. Signed DT Earl Cochran from the practice squad to the active roster. Signed WR Harry Williams, DT Jason Davis and G Atlas Herrion to the practice squad.

Dec. 29:

Released DT Jason Davis from the practice squad.

June 13: Signed free agent FB Nick Luchey.

Sept. 11: Released RB Chris Taylor.

June 14: Released FB Quadtrine Hill.

Sept. 12: Signed CB Kevin Garrett and LB Roy Manning to the active roster. Placed CB Roc Alexander on the reserve/injured list. Released FB Robert Douglas from the practice squad. Signed G Doug Nienhuis to the practice squad.

June 28: Hired Dale Strahm as director of college scouting. July 7:

Signed second-round draft pick LB DeMeco Ryans.

July 12:

Signed fourth-round draft pick TE Owen Daniels. Released LB Fredrick Brock and LB Terry Pierce.

July 13:

Signed RB Wali Lundy and WR David Anderson.

July 14:

Waived OL Todd Wade.

July 23:

Signed OL Charles Spencer and OL Eric Winston. Released DB Jammal Lord and FB

Mar. 27:

Signed unrestricted free agent DE N.D. Kalu.

Mar. 31:

Signed free agent G David Loverne.



Nick Luchey.

Apr. 4:

Signed unrestricted free agent LB Wali Rainer and free agent WR Jake Schifino.

July 27:

Traded a conditional seventh-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers for QB Cody



Pickett. Released QB Matt Baker.

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Waived TE Bennie Joppru. Signed FB Vonta Leach. Released guards Mike Brisiel and Doug Neinhuis from the practice squad. Signed guards Cody Douglas and Atlas Herrion to the practice squad.

Signed G/T Zach Wiegert to a contract extension. Signed unrestricted free agent RB Antowain Smith and T Ephraim Salaam. Signed undrafted free agents LB Fred Brock, DE John Chick, QB Quinton Porter, DE Devarick Scandrett, FB Scott Weaver and CB Tramon Williams.

Hired John Benton as offensive line coach; Johnny Holland as linebackers coach and Martin Bayless as assistant defensive backs coach.

Mar. 19

Oct. 9:

Sept. 13: Traded RB Vernand Morency to the Green Bay Packers for RB Samkon Gado. Signed RB Chris Taylor to the practice squad. Sept. 19: Placed T Charles Spencer on the reserve/injured list. Sept. 20: Waived DB Kevin Garrett. Signed G Brad Bedell and DB Derrick Johnson.

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N F L S tan d i ngs

A F C E ast Team

W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

Home

Road

AFC

NFC

DIV

Streak

y-New England

12

4

0

.750

385

237

5-3

7-1

8-4

4-0

4-2

Won 3

x-N.Y. Jets

10

6

0

.625

316

295

4-4

6-2

7-5

3-1

4-2

Won 3

Buffalo

7

9

0

.438

300

311

4-4

3-5

5-7

2-2

3-3

Lost 2

Miami

6

10

0

.375

260

283

4-4

2-6

3-9

3-1

1-5

Lost 3

A F C N orth Team

W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

Home

Road

AFC

NFC

DIV

Streak

yz-Baltimore

13

3

0

.812

353

201

7-1

6-2

10-2

3-1

5-1

Won 4

Cincinnati

8

8

0

.500

373

331

4-4

4-4

6-6

2-2

4-2

Lost 3

Pittsburgh

8

8

0

.500

353

315

5-3

3-5

5-7

3-1

3-3

Won 1

Cleveland

4

12

0

.250

238

356

2-6

2-6

3-9

1-3

0-6

Lost 4

A F C S outh Team

W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

Home

Road

AFC

NFC

DIV

Streak

y-Indianapolis

12

4

0

.750

427

360

8-0

4-4

9-3

3-1

3-3

Won 1

Tennessee

8

8

0

.500

324

400

4-4

4-4

5-7

3-1

4-2

Lost 1

Jacksonville

8

8

0

.500

371

274

6-2

2-6

5-7

3-1

2-4

Lost 3

Houston

6

10

0

.375

267

366

4-4

2-6

6-6

0-4

3-3

Won 2

A F C w est Team

W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

Home

Road

AFC

NFC

DIV

Streak

*yz-San Diego

14

2

0

.875

492

303

8-0

6-2

10-2

4-0

5-1

Won 10

x-Kansas City

9

7

0

.562

331

315

6-2

3-5

5-7

4-0

4-2

Won 2

Denver

9

7

0

.562

319

305

4-4

5-3

8-4

1-3

3-3

Lost 1

Oakland

2

14

0

.125

168

332

2-6

0-8

1-11

1-3

0-6

Lost 9

n F C E ast Team

W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

Home

Road

AFC

NFC

DIV

Streak

y-Philadelphia

10

6

0

.625

398

328

5-3

5-3

1-3

9-3

5-1

Won 5

x-Dallas

9

7

0

.562

425

350

4-4

5-3

3-1

6-6

2-4

Lost 2

x-N.Y. Giants

8

8

0

.500

355

362

3-5

5-3

1-3

7-5

4-2

Won 1

Washington

5

11

0

.312

307

376

3-5

2-6

2-2

3-9

1-5

Lost 2

Streak

2006 review

n F C N orth Team

W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

Home

Road

AFC

NFC

DIV

*yz-Chicago

13

3

0

.812

427

255

6-2

7-1

2-2

11-1

5-1

Lost 1

Green Bay

8

8

0

.500

301

366

3-5

5-3

1-3

7-5

5-1

Won 4

Minnesota

6

10

0

.375

282

327

3-5

3-5

0-4

6-6

2-4

Lost 3

Detroit

3

13

0

.188

305

398

2-6

1-7

1-3

2-10

0-6

Won 1

Streak

n F C S outh W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

Home

Road

AFC

NFC

DIV

10

6

0

.625

413

322

4-4

6-2

1-3

9-3

4-2

Lost 1

Carolina

8

8

0

.500

270

305

4-4

4-4

2-2

6-6

5-1

Won 2

Atlanta

7

9

0

.438

292

328

3-5

4-4

2-2

5-7

3-3

Lost 3

Tampa Bay

4

12

0

.250

211

353

3-5

1-7

2-2

2-10

0-6

Lost 1

records

Team yz-New Orleans

n F C w est Team

W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

Home

Road

AFC

NFC

DIV

Streak

y-Seattle

9

7

0

.562

335

341

5-3

4-4

2-2

7-5

3-3

Won 1

St. Louis

8

8

0

.500

367

381

4-4

4-4

2-2

6-6

2-4

Won 3

San Francisco

7

9

0

.438

298

412

4-4

3-5

2-2

5-7

3-3

Won 1

Arizona

5

11

0

.312

314

389

3-5

2-6

0-4

5-7

4-2

Lost 1

x-clinched playoff berth y-clinched division title z-clinched first-round bye *-clinched homefield advantage

284

285

T e x ans lea d ers b y y ears

T e x ans lea d ers b y y ears

RUSHING

K I C KO F F R E T U R N S

Year

Player

Att.

Yds.

Avg.

Long

TD

NFL/AFC Rank

2002

Jonathan Wells

197

529

2.7

37

3

38/17

2003

Domanick Williams#

238

1,031

4.3

51

8

T15/T11

2004

Domanick Williams#

302

1,188

3.9

44

13

11/8

2005

Domanick Williams#

230

976

4.2

44

2

18/10

2006

Ron Dayne

151

612

4.1

19

5

40/20

Year

Player

No.

Yds.

Avg.

Long

TD

NFL/AFC Rank

2002

Jermaine Lewis

46

961

20.9

45

0

35/15

2003

J.J. Moses

58

1,355

23.4

70

0

11/6

2004

J.J. Moses

59

1,303

22.1

49

0

23/11

2005

Jerome Mathis

54

1,542

28.6

99t

2

2/2

2006

Dexter Wynn

30

670

22.3

38

0

32/13

PUNT RETU RNS

pass i ng Year

Player

Att.

Comp.

Pct.

Yds.

TD

INT

Rtg.

NFL/AFC Rank

Year

Player

No.

Yds.

Avg.

Long

TD

2002

David Carr

444

233

52.5

2,592

9

15

62.8

24/14

2002

Jermaine Lewis

36

280

7.8

48

0

NFL/AFC Rank 18/6

2003

David Carr

295

167

56.6

2,013

9

13

69.5

27/13

2003

J.J. Moses

36

244

6.8

40

0

27/15

2004

David Carr

466

285

61.2

3,531

16

14

83.5

16/9

2004

J.J. Moses

36

309

8.6

27

0

T14/9

2005

David Carr

423

256

60.5

2,488

14

11

77.2

19/10

2005

Phillip Buchanon

12

101

8.4

37

0

Min. 20 returns

2006

David Carr

442

302

68.3

2,767

11

12

82.1

11/19

2006

Dexter Wynn

12

139

11.6

58

0

Min. 20 returns

INTERCEPTIO NS

rece i v i ng Year

Player

No.

Yds.

Avg.

Long

TD

NFL/AFC Rank

Year

Player

No.

Yds.

Avg.

Long

TD

NFL/AFC Rank

2002

Corey Bradford

45

697

15.5

81

6

48/26

2002

Aaron Glenn

5

181

36.2

70

2

T10/T7

2003

Andre Johnson

66

976

14.8

46

4

16/6

2003

Marcus Coleman

7

95

13.6

41

0

T1/T4

2004

Andre Johnson

79

1,142

14.5

54t

6

T20/T9

2004

Dunta Robinson

6

146

24.3

61

0

T3/T3

2005

Andre Johnson

63

688

10.9

53t

2

38/21

2005

Glenn Earl

2

2

1.0

2

0

T67/T3

2006

Andre Johnson

102

1,147

11.1

53

5

1/1

2006

Dunta Robinson

2

9

4.5

9

1

T70/T36

DeMarcus Faggins

2

0

0.0

0

0

T70/T36



punt i ng S A C KS

Player

No.

Yds.

Avg.

TB

IN20

LG

Blk

Net

NFL/AFC Rank

2002

Chad Stanley

114

4,720

41.4

6

36

62

1

38.5

19/7

Year

Player

Solo

Assists

Total

Year

Player

Sacks

2003

Chad Stanley

97

4,028

41.5

3

36

58

0

37.3

15/9

2002

Jay Foreman

103

79

182

2002

Jeff Posey

8.0

2004

Chad Stanley

73

3,009

41.2

7

19

57

0

35.7

15/8

2003

Jamie Sharper

117

78

195

2003

Jamie Sharper/Kailee Wong

4.0

2005

Chad Stanley

77

2,990

38.8

1

29

61

0

35.7

22/11

2004

Jamie Sharper

113

64

177

2004

Kailee Wong

5.5

2006

Chad Stanley

76

3,161

41.6

5

15

62

0

36.7

29/14

2005

Morlon Greenwood

87

57

144

2005

Shantee Orr

7.0

2006

DeMeco Ryans

126

30

15

2006

Jason Babin

5.0

Bold indicates rookie year

scor i ng Year

Player

TD

PAT

2PT

FG

Tot.

2002

Kris Brown

-

20

-

17

71

NFL/AFC Rank 37/21

2003

Kris Brown

-

27

-

18

81

T32/T17

2004

Kris Brown

-

34

-

17

85

26/15

2005

Kris Brown

-

24

-

26

102

18/6

2006

Kris Brown

-

26

-

19

83

34/19

D e f e nsi ve Imp rove m e n t After giving up an average of 483.7 yards per game in the first three games of the season, the Houston defense was one of the best in the

FIELD GOA LS

records

Records

TA C K L E S

Year

league over the last three months, allowing almost 180 fewer yards per

Year

Player

Att.

Made

Pct.

Long

NFL/AFC Rank

2002

Kris Brown

24

17

70.8

51

T25/T13

2003

Kris Brown

22

18

81.8

50

T23/T12

defense allowed just 303.8 total net yards per game. The defense ranked 24th in

2004

Kris Brown

24

17

70.8

50

T26/T13

2005

Kris Brown

34

26

76.5

53

T9/6

the league in total yards per game allowed, but since the beginning of October,

2006

Kris Brown

25

19

76.0

49

27/15

Bold indicates rookie year

game in that time span. Beginning in Week 4 home win over Miami (10/1), the

Houston was 10th in that category. Houston’s improvement of 179.9 yards per game was nearly 100 yards better than the next-most improved team.

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T e x ans A ll -t i m e lea d ers

T e x ans A ll -t i m e lea d ers

punt i ng

RUSHING Player

Att.

Yds.

Avg.

Long

TD

Player

No.

Yds.

Avg.

In20

Long

Blk

1. Domanick Williams#

770

3,195

4.1

51

23

1. Chad Stanley

437

7,908

41.0

135

62

2

2. David Carr

268

1,235

4.6

36

8

3. Jonathan Wells

375

1,167

3.1

37

10

4. Ron Dayne

151

612

4.1

19

5

5. James Allen

155

519

3.3

32

0

INTERCEPTIO NS

R E C E IVI N G Player

Att.

Yds.

Avg.

Long

TD

1. Andre Johnson

311

3,953

12.7

54t

17

2. Jabar Gaffney

171

2,009

11.7

69

7

3. Domanick Williams#

154

1,276

8.3

38

5

4. Corey Bradford

130

1,992

15.3

81

18

5. Billy Miller

108

1,146

10.6

42

7

Rushing

Receiving

Total

3,195

1,276

4,471

2. Andre Johnson

18

3,953

3,979

3. Jabar Gaffney

56

2,009

2,065

4. Corey Bradford

-13

1,992

1,979

5. Jonathan Wells

1,167

323

1,490

1. Domanick Williams#

PA S S I N G ( M i n . 500 att. ) Player 1. David Carr

Comp.

Pct.

Yds.

TD

INT

Long

Rating

2,070

1,243

60.0

13,391

59

65

81

75.5

scor i ng TD

PAT

FG

2PT

TP

1. Kris Brown

-

131

97

-

422

2. Domanick Williams#

28

-

-

-

168

3. Corey Bradford

18

-

-

1

110

4. Andre Johnson

17

-

-

-

102

5 Jonathan Wells

12

-

-

1

74

FIELD GOA LS

Avg.

Long

217

19.7

102t

TD 1

Aaron Glenn

11

221

20.1

70t

2

3. Dunta Robinson

9

156

17.3

61

1

4. DeMarcus Faggins

5

47

9.4

43t

1

5. Eric Brown

3

12

4.0

7

0

Glenn Earl

3

4

1.3

2

0

Kailee Wong

3

0

0.0

0

0

Kenny Wright

3

-2

-0.7

0

0

TD

Player

No.

Yds.

Avg.

Long

1. J.J. Moses

72

553

7.7

40

0

2. Jermaine Lewis

36

280

7.8

48

0

3. Phillip Buchanon

20

180

9.0

45

0

4. Avion Black

14

188

13.4

76t

1

5. Dexter Wynn

12

139

11.6

58

0

Jerome Mathis

12

68

5.7

19

0

TD

Player

Att.

Made

Pct.

Long

1. Kris Brown

119

97

75.2

53

Player

No.

Yds.

Avg.

Long

1. J.J. Moses

117

2,658

22.7

70

0

2. Jerome Mathis

61

1,734

28.4

99t

2

3. Jermaine Lewis

46

961

20.9

45

0

4. Dexter Wynn

30

670

22.3

38

0

5. Avion Black

24

529

22.0

49

0

C O M B I N E D YA R D A G E Player

Total

Rush

Rec.

INT Ret.

PR/KR

1. Domanick Williams#

4,585

3,195

1,276

-/-

24/90

2. Andre Johnson

3,953

18

3,953

-

-/-

3. J.J. Moses

3,211

-

-

-

553/2,658

4. Jabar Gaffney

2,117

56

2,009

-

21/31

5. Corey Bradford

1,979

-13

1,992

-

-/-

FR -

records

Records

Yds.

11

K I C KO F F R E T U R N S

Att.

Player

No.

P unt returns

rush i ng - R E C E IVI N G Player

Player 1. Marcus Coleman

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Best Single-Season Home Record Oilers, 7-1 (1988, 1991, 1993)

Largest Margin of Victory 55 points, Oilers 55, Raiders 0 (9/9/61)

Last Monday Night Game Giants 13, Oilers 10 (11/21/94)

Largest Single-Game Attendance 70,769, Packers 16, Texans 13 (11/21/04)

Last Sunday Night Game Chiefs 45, Texans 17 (11/20/05)

Largest Single-Season Attendance Average Texans, 70,649 (2004)

Game Longest Field Goal 56, Al Del Greco (HOU) vs. San Francisco (10/27/96); Jason Elam (DEN) (11/26/95) Most Field Goal Attempts 7, Jack Dempsey (PHI), (11/12/72) Most Field Goals Made 6, Jack Dempsey (PHI), (11/12/72)

Most Receiving Yards 210, Bake Turner (NYJ) vs. Houston, (11/10/63) Most Receiving TDs 3, Drew Hill (HOU) vs. Washington (10/30/88)

Most Rushing Touchdowns 4, Earl Campbell (HOU) vs. Miami (11/20/78); Lorenzo White (HOU) vs. Cleveland (12/9/90)

Most Punts 11, Rich Camarillo (HOU) vs. Pittsburgh (11/6/94); Mark Royals (PIT), (11/6/94); Bob Parsons (CHI), (11/6/77)

Most Rushing Attempts 39, Earl Campbell (HOU) vs. Seattle (10/11/81)

Longest Punt 79, Jim Norton (HOU) vs. Kansas City (11/22/64)

Most Rushing Yards 203, Earl Campbell (HOU) vs. Tampa Bay (10/19/80)

Most Punt Returns 7, by five different players, last Eric Metcalf (CLE) vs. Houston, (11/8/92)

Longest Rushing Touchdown 91, Sid Blanks (HOU) vs. Jets (12/13/64) Most Passing Yards 432, Warren Moon (HOU) vs. Dallas (11/10/91) Most Passing Attempts 60, George Blanda (HOU) vs. Oakland (11/7/65) Most Pass Completions 41, Warren Moon (HOU) vs. Dallas (11/10/91) Most Touchdown Passes 7, George Blanda (HOU) vs. N.Y. Titans (11/19/61) Most Passes Intercepted 6, George Blanda (HOU) vs. Denver (11/14/65); Bobby Hebert (ATL), (12/5/93) Longest Pass Play 98t, Jackey Lee to Willard Dewveall (HOU) vs. San Diego (1/25/62)

Most Punt Return Yards 127, Billy Johnson (HOU) vs. Cincinnati (10/5/75) Longest Punt Return 93t, Bill Baird (NYJ) vs. Houston, (11/10/63) Most Kickoff Returns 8, Bobby Jancik (HOU) vs. Boston (12/8/63); Brian Baschnagel (CHI) vs. Houston, (11/6/77) Most Kickoff Return Yards 266, Jerome Mathis (HOU) vs. Kansas City (11/20/05); vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) Longest Kickoff Return 99t, Jerome Mathis (HOU) vs. Kansas City (11/20/05)

SERVICE MOST SEASONS 5 Tied by 10 players MOST GAMES PLAYED 80 Tied by 4 players Kris Brown, Steve McKinney, Chester Pitts, Chad Stanley MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED 80 Tied by 4 players Kris Brown, Steve McKinney, Chester Pitts, Chad Stanley MOST STARTS 80 Chester Pitts 75 David Carr 70 Steve McKinney MOST CONSECUTIVE STARTS 80 Chester Pitts 64 Steve McKinney SCORING MOST POINTS Career 422 Kris Brown (2002-06), 131 PAT, 97 FG 168 Domanick Williams# (2003-05), 28 TD 110 Corey Bradford (2002-05), 18 TD, 1 2-Pt. Conversion 102 Andre Johnson (2003-06), 17 TD 74 Jonathan Wells (2002-05), 12 TD, 1 2-Pt. Conversion Season 102 85 84 83 81 71

Kris Brown (2005),26 FG, 24 PAT Kris Brown (2004), 34 PAT, 17 FG Domanick Williams# (2004), 14 TD Kris Brown (2006), 19 FG, 26 PAT Kris Brown (2003), 27 PAT, 18 FG Kris Brown (2002), 20 PAT, 17 FG

Game 15 15 13 12

Kris Brown at Baltimore (12/4/05), 5 FG Kris Brown at Miami (9/7/03), 5 FG Kris Brown vs. Cleveland (10/30/05), 4 FG, 1 PAT 15 times, last at Tennessee (10/29/06), by Owen Daniels (2 TD)

Game, Opponent 24 Shaun Alexander at Seattle (10/16/05), 4 TD



18 18 18



15 12

LaBrandon Toefield vs. Jacksonville, (12/24/05), 3 TD Terrell Owens at Dallas, (10/15/06), 3 TD Derrick Mason at Tennessee (10/12/03), 3 TD Phil Dawson vs. Cleveland (1/2/05), 5 FG 22 times, last by Clinton Portis vs. Washington (/27/06), 2 TDs

MOST POINTS BY A ROOKIE Season 48 30 24 24 18 18 18

Domanick Williams# (2003), 8 TD Owen Daniels (2006), 5 TD Wali Lundy (2006), 4 TD Andre Johnson (2003), 4 TD Jerome Mathis (2005), 3 TD David Carr (2002), 3 TD Jonathan Wells (2002), 3 TD

MOST POINTS, NO TOUCHDOWNS 422 Kris Brown (2002-06), 131 PAT, 97 FG MOST TOUCHDOWNS Career 28 18 17 12 8 7 7

Domanick Williams# (2003-05), 23 rushing, 5 receiving Corey Bradford (2002-05), 18 receiving Andre Johnson (2003-06), 17 receiving Jonathan Wells (2002-05), 10 rushing, 2 receiving David Carr (2002-06), 8 rushing Billy Miller (2002-04), 7 receiving Jabar Gaffney (2002-05), 7 receiving

Season 14 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4

Domanick Williams# (2004), 13 rushing, 1 receiving Domanick Williams# (2003), 8 rushing Domanick Williams# (2005), 4 receiving, 2 rushing Andre Johnson (2004), 6 receiving Corey Bradford (2002), 6 receiving Andre Johnson (2006), 5 receiving Owen Daniels (2006), 5 receiving Ron Dayne (2006), 5 rushing Corey Bradford (2005), 5 receiving Jonathan Wells (2004), 3 rushing, 2 receiving Wali Lundy (2006), 4 rushing Jonathan Wells (2005), 4 rushing Andre Johnson (2003), 4 receiving Stacey Mack (2003), 4 rushing Corey Bradford (2003), 4 receiving

records

Records

Most Receptions 13, Haywood Jeffires (HOU) vs. Jets (10/13/91)

In d i v i d ual recor d s

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Game 2

17 times, last by Ron Dayne vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06)

Game, Opponent 4 Shaun Alexander at Seattle (10/16/05) 3 Terrell Owens at Dallas (10/15/06) 3 Derrick Mason at Tennessee (10/12/03) 3 LaBrandon Toefield vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 2 20 times, last by Travis Henry vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) MOST TOUCHDOWNS BY A ROOKIE Season 8 Domanick Williams# (2003), 8 rushing 5 Owen Daniels (2006), 5 receiving 4 Wali Lundy (2006), 4 rushing 4 Andre Johnson (2003), 4 receiving 3 Jerome Mathis (2005), 2 kickoff returns, 1 receiving 3 David Carr (2002), 3 rushing 3 Jonathan Wells (2002), 3 rushing Game 2 2 2 2 2 2

Owen Daniels at Tennessee (10/29/06) Domanick Williams# vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03) Domanick Williams# vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) Domanick Williams# at Indianapolis (10/26/03) Andre Johnson vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) David Carr vs. Jacksonville (11/17/02)

Season 26 19 18 17 17

Kris Brown (2005), 34 attempts Kris Brown (2006), 25 attempts Kris Brown (2003), 22 attempts Kris Brown (2004), 24 attempts Kris Brown (2002), 24 attempts

Game 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3

Kris Brown at Baltimore (12/4/05), 5 attempts Kris Brown at Miami (9/7/03), 7 attempts Kris Brown vs. Cleveland (10/30/05), 5 attempts Kris Brown vs. Tennessee (10/9/05), 4 attempts Kris Brown at Oakland (12/3/06), 4 attempts Kris Brown at Kansas City (9/26/04), 3 attempts Kris Brown vs. Oakland (10/3/04), 4 attempts Kris Brown vs. Arizona (12/18/05), 3 attempts

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES SCORING A FIELD GOAL 10 Kris Brown (11/13/05 through 9/17/06) 9 Kris Brown (9/8/02 through 11/10/02) HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Career 75.2 Kris Brown (2002-2006), 97-129 Season 81.8 76.5 76.0 70.8 70.8

Kris Brown (2003), 18-22 Kris Brown (2005), 26-34 Kris Brown (2006), 19-25 Kris Brown (2004), 17-24 Kris Brown (2002), 17-24

LONGEST FIELD GOALS 53 Kris Brown vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 51 Kris Brown at Tennessee (11/10/02) 50 Kris Brown at Tennessee (10/17/04) 50 Kris Brown vs. New York Giants (11/24/02) 49 Kris Brown vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) 49 Kris Brown at Kansas City (9/26/04) 49 Kris Brown vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 48 Kris Brown vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 48 Kris Brown at Dallas (10/15/06) 48 Kris Brown vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 48 Kris Brown at Philadelphia (9/29/02) MOST EXTRA POINTS Career 131 Kris Brown (2002-06), 131-132 Season 34 27 26 24 20

Kris Brown (2004), 34-34 Kris Brown (2003), 27-27 Kris Brown (2006), 26-27 Kris Brown (2005), 24-24 Kris Brown (2002), 20-20

Game 4 4 3

Kris Brown vs. Tennessee (11/28/04), 4-4 Kris Brown vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 4-4 16 times by Kris Brown, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06), 3-3

Game, Opponent 7 Mike Vanderjagt at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 6 Lawrence Tynes vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 6 Josh Brown at Seattle (10/16/05)

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Morten Anderson vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) Josh Scobee vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) Mike Vanderjagt vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) Gary Anderson at Tennessee (10/12/03) Neil Rackers vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02)



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14 times, last by Stephen Gostkowski at New England (12/17/06)

MOST CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS 116 Kris Brown (9/8/02 through 10/29/06) 15 Kris Brown (11/5/06 through 12/31/06) HIGHEST EXTRA-POINT PERCENTAGE (Minimum 20 attempts) 99.2 Kris Brown (2002-2006), 131-132 MOST TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS Career 1 Wali Lundy (2006), 1 receiving 1 Ron Dayne (2006), 1 rush 1 Corey Bradford (2005), 1 receiving 1 Jonathan Wells (2004), 1 rushing 1 James Allen (2002), 1 receiving 1 Jabar Gaffney (2002), 1 receiving Game 1

1



1 1



1



1

Wali Lundy, at New York Jets (11/26/06), 1 receiving Ron Dayne, vs. Washington (9/24/06), 1 rushing Corey Bradford, vs. Tennessee (10/9/05), 1 receiving Jonathan Wells at Kansas City (9/26/04), 1 rushing James Allen vs. New York Giants (11/24/02), 1 receiving Jabar Gaffney at Jacksonville (10/27/02), 1 receiving

Game, Opponent 1 Chad Lewis at Philadelphia (9/29/02), 1 receiving MOST SAFETIES Career 1 Seth Payne (2002-2006) 1 Jimmy McClain (2002) Season 1 1 Game 1

1

Seth Payne (2002) Jimmy McClain (2002) Jimmy McClain vs. Baltimore (12/15/02) Seth Payne vs. Dallas (9/2/02)

Game, Opponent 1 Jeff Posey at Buffalo (11/16/03) 1 Eric Westmoreland at Jacksonville (10/27/02)

PASSING MOST YARDS PASSING Career 13,391 David Carr (2002-06), 1,243-2,070 882 Tony Banks (2003-05), 76-129 256 Sage Rosenfels (2006), 26-36 135 Dave Ragone (2003-05), 20-40 Season 3,531 2,767 2,592 2,488 2,013 Game 372

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313 295 293

David Carr (2004), 285-466 David Carr (2006), 302-442 David Carr (2002), 233-444 David Carr (2005), 256-423 David Carr (2003), 167-295 David Carr vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 27-42 David Carr at Tennessee (10/12/03), 25-42 David Carr at New York Jets (11/26/06), 39-54 David Carr at Detroit (9/19/04), 23-34 David Carr vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 19-29 David Carr vs. St. Louis (11/27/05), 25-34

Game, Opponent 421 Steve McNair at Tennessee (10/12/03), 18-27 400 Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (9/17/06), 26-38 396 Daunte Culpepper vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 36-50 383 Brett Favre vs. Green Bay (11/21/04), 33-50 368 Tom Brady vs. New England (11/23/03) 29-47 MOST PASS ATTEMPTS Career 2,070 David Carr (2002-06), 1,185 comp. 129 Tony Banks (2003-05), 76 comp. 40 Dave Ragone (2003-05), 20 comp. 39 Sage Rosenfels (2006), 27 comp. 5 Jabar Gaffney (2002-2005), 1 comp. 2 James Allen (2002), 1 comp. 1 Domanick Williams# (2003-05), 0 comp. 1 Stacey Mack (2003), 0 comp. Season 466 444 442 423 295

David Carr (2004), 285 comp. David Carr (2002), 233 comp. David Carr (2006), 302comp. David Carr (2005), 256 comp. David Carr (2003), 167 comp.

Game 54

David Carr at New York Jets (11/26/06), 39 comp.

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Records

MOST FIELD GOALS Career 97 Kris Brown (2002-2006), 97-129

Game, Opponent 5 Rian Lindell at Buffalo (9/11/05) 5 Phil Dawson vs. Cleveland (1/2/05) 4 Stephen Gostkowski at New England (12/17/06) 4 Mike Nugent at New York Jets (11/26/06) 3 10 times, last by Phil Dawson vs. Cleveland (10/30/05)

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42 42 41 41 40 37 36 36 36 36

David Carr vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 27 comp. David Carr at Tennessee (10/12/03), 25 comp. David Carr at Denver (11/7/04), 22 comp. David Carr at Indianapolis (11/14/04), 22 comp. David Carr vs. Tennessee (12/29/02), 21 comp. David Carr at Baltimore (12/4/05), 17 comp. David Carr vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 19 comp. David Carr vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03), 23 comp. David Carr at New Orleans (9/14/03), 17 comp. David Carr at Cleveland (12/20/02), 22 comp.

Game, Opponent 57 Tommy Maddox at Pittsburgh (12/8/02), 30 completions 50 Brett Favre vs. Green Bay (11/21/04), 33 completions 50 Daunte Culpepper vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 36 completions 47 Tom Brady vs. New England (11/23/03), 29 completions, 368 yards 42 Aaron Brooks at Oakland (12/3/06), 25 completions, 238 yards 42 Donovan McNabb at Philadelphia (9/29/02), 24 completions, 259 yards

Season 302 285 256 233 167

David Carr (2006), 442 attempts David Carr (2004), 466 attempts David Carr (2005), 423 attempts David Carr (2002), 444 attempts David Carr (2003), 295 attempts

Game 39 27 26 25 25

David Carr at New York Jets (11/26/06), 54 attempts David Carr vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 43 attempts David Carr vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04), 34 attempts David Carr vs. Buffalo (11/19/06), 30 attempts David Carr vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06), 34 attempts

25 25 23 23 22

David Carr vs. St. Louis (11/27/05), 34 attempts David Carr at Tennessee (10/12/03), 42 attempts David Carr at Detroit (9/19/04), 34 attempts David Carr vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03), 36 attempts David Carr, Eight times, last vs. Miami (10/1/06), 29 attempts

Game, Opponent 36 Daunte Culpepper vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 50 attempts 33 Brett Favre vs. Green Bay (11/21/04), 50 attempts 30 Tommy Maddox at Pittsburgh (12/8/02), 57 attempts 29 Tom Brady vs. New England (11/23/03), 47 attempts 26 Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (9/17/06), 38 attempts 26 Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (11/13/05), 35 attempts 26 Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04), 33 attempts 26 Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03), 38 attempts MOST CONSECUTIVE PASS COMPLETIONS * 22 David Carr vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 13 David Carr at Indianapolis (9/17/06) to vs. Washington (9/24/06) (last nine passes at Indianapolis and first four passes vs. Washington) 9 David Carr vs. Miami (10/1/06) 9 David Carr at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 9 David Carr at Jacksonville (11/6/05) 9 David Carr vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) 9 David Carr vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) 9 David Carr at Detroit (9/19/04) 8 David Carr vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) 7 14 times, last by David Carr vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES Career 59 David Carr (2002-2006) 6 Tony Banks (2003-2005) 3 Sage Rosenfels (2006) 1 Jabar Gaffney (2002-2005) 1 James Allen (2002) Season 16 14 11 9 9

David Carr (2004) David Carr (2005) David Carr (2006) David Carr (2003) David Carr (2002)

Game 3 3 3 3 2

Sage Rosenfels at Tennessee (10/29/06) David Carr at Indianapolis (9/17/06) David Carr vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) David Carr vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 10 times, last by David Carr vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06)

Game, Opponent 5 Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 5 Daunte Culpepper vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 4 Jake Plummer at Denver (11/7/04) Jon Kitna vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) 3 Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis (9/17/06) 3 Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 3 Trent Green vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 3 Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (11/13/05) 3 Steve McNair vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) 3 Joey Harrington, at Detroit (9/19/04) 3 Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (10/26/03) 3 Steve McNair at Tennessee (10/12/03) 3 Jay Fiedler at Miami (9/7/03) MOST CONSECUTIVE Games WITH A TOUCHDOWN PASS 8 David Carr (9/18/05 through 11/13/05) MOST PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED Career 65 David Carr (2002-06), 2,070 attempts 5 Tony Banks (2002-05), 129 attempts 1 Sage Rosenfels (2006), 39 attempts 1 Dave Ragone (2003-2005), 23 attempts 1 Stacey Mack (2003), 1 attempt Season 15 14 13 12 11 3 2 Game 4 3 3 3 2

1

David Carr (2002), 444 attempts David Carr (2004), 466 attempts David Carr (2003), 295 attempts David Carr (2006), 244 attempts David Carr (2005), 442 attempts Tony Banks (2003), 102 attempts Tony Banks (2005), 25 attempts David Carr at New England (12/17/06) David Carr at Buffalo (9/11/05) David Carr at Indianapolis (11/14/04) David Carr at Tennessee (10/12/03) 13 times, last by David Carr at Jacksonville (10/15/06) 34 times, last by David Carr vs. Cleveland (12/31/06)

Game, Opponent 4 David Garrard at Jacksonville (11/12/06) 4 Steve McNair at Tennessee (10/17/04)



3 3



2 1

Kerry Collins vs. Oakland (10/3/04) Byron Leftwich vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 11 times, last by Aaron Brooks (12/3/06) 28 times, last by Charlie Frye vs. Cleveland (12/31/06)

MOST CONSECUTIVE Games WITH NO PASSES INTERCEPTED 3 1/1/06 through 9/17/06 2 David Carr, 8 times (10/13/02 through 10/27/02; 11/24/02 through 12/08/02; 10/3/04 through 10/10/04; 10/31/04 through 11/7/04; 9/18/05 through 10/2/05; 11/6/05 through 11/13/05, 11/5/06 through 11/12/06, 12/3/06 through 12/10/06) MOST CONSECUTIVE PASSES WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION 99 David Carr (12/24/05 through 9/17/06) 99 David Carr (10/17/04 through 11/14/04) LOWEST INTERCEPTION RATE Career (minimum 100 passes) 3.1 Tony Banks (2002-05), attempts 3.1 David Carr (2002-06), 65 of 2,070 attempts

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Season (minimum 30 passes) 2.5 Dave Ragone (2003), 1 of 40 attempts 2.6 Sage Rosenfels (2006), 1 of 39 attempts 2.6 David Carr (2005), 11 of 423 attempts 2.7 David Carr (2006), 12 of 442 attempts 2.9 Tony Banks (2003), 3 of 102 attempts 3.0 David Carr (2004), 14 of 466 attempts 3.4 David Carr (2002), 15 of 444 attempts 4.4 David Carr (2003), 13 of 295 attempts HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Career (minimum 100 attempts) 60.1 David Carr (2002-2006), 1,243 of 2,070 attempts 58.9 Tony Banks (2002-2005), 76 of 129 attempts Season (minimum 30 passes) 69.2 Sage Rosenfels (2006), 27 of 39 attempts 68.3 David Carr (2006), 302 of 442 attempts 61.2 David Carr (2004), 285 of 466 attempts 60.5 David Carr (2005), 256 of 423 attempts 59.8 Tony Banks (2003), 61 of 102 attempts 56.6 David Carr (2003), 167 of 295 attempts 52.5 David Carr (2002), 233 of 444 attempts 50.0 Dave Ragone (2003), 20 of 40 attempts Game (Minimum 15 completions) 84.6 David Carr at Indianapolis (9/17/06), 22 of 26 attempts

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MOST PASS COMPLETIONS Career 1,243 David Carr (2002-06), 2,070 attempts 76 Tony Banks (2003-05), 129 attempts 27 Sage Rosenfels (2006), 39 attempts 20 Dave Ragone (2003-05), 40 attempts 1 Jabar Gaffney (2002-05), 5 attempts 1 James Allen (2002), 2 attempts



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83.3



76.5



76.1



76.0



75.9 73.9



73.5



73.5 73.3 73.3

David Carr vs. Buffalo (11/19/06), 25 of 30 attempts David Carr vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04), 26 of 34 attempts David Carr vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04), 16 of 21 attempts David Carr vs. San Diego (9/12/04), 19 of 25 attempts David Carr vs. Miami (10/1/06) 22 of 29 attempts David Carr vs. Tennessee (12/10/06), 17 of 23 attempts David Carr vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06), 25 of 34 attempts David Carr vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 25 of 34 attempts David Carr at Jacksonville (11/6/05) 22 of 30 attempts David Carr vs. Jacksonville (11/17/02), 22 of 30 attempts

Game, Opponent (Minimum 15 completions) 88.9 Mark Brunell vs. Washington (9/24/06) 24 of 27 81.5 Jon Kitna vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02), 22 of 27 attempts 78.8 Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04), 26 of 33 attempts 77.8 Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05), 21 of 27 attempts 77.4 Chad Pennington at New York Jets (11/26/06), 24 of 31 attempts 76.0 Byron Leftwich at Jacksonville (11/6/05), 19 of 25 attempts 75.0 Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02), 21 of 28 attempts HIGHEST PASSER RATING Career (minimum 100 attempts) 79.0 Tony Banks (2003-05) 75.5 David Carr (2002-06)

HIGHEST AVERAGE GAIN Career (minimum 100 attempts) 6.8 Tony Banks (2003-2005), 129 attempts, 882 yards 6.5 David Carr (2002-2006), 2,070 attempts, 13,391 yards Season (minimum 150 attempts) 7.58 David Carr (2004), 466 attempts, 3,531 yards 6.82 David Carr (2003), 295 attempts, 2,013 yards

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6.26 5.88 5.84

David Carr (2006), 443 attempts, 2,767 yards David Carr (2005) 423 attempts, 2,488 yards David Carr (2002), 444 attempts, 2,592 yards

Game (minimum 20 attempts) 10.23 David Carr at Tennessee (10/17/04), 26 attempts, 266 yards 10.17 David Carr vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05), 29 attempts, 295 yards 9.91 David Carr vs. Oakland (10/3/04), 23 attempts, 228 yards 9.32 David Carr at Kansas City (9/26/04), 25 attempts, 233 yards 9.21 David Carr at Detroit (9/19/04), 34 attempts, 313 yards Game, Opponent (minimum 20 attempts) 15.59 Steve McNair at Tennessee (10/13/03), 27 attempts, 421 yards 12.10 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05), 21 attempts, 254 yards 10.53 Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis (9/17/06), 38 attempts, 400 yards 10.33 Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. St. Louis (11/27/05), 30 attempts, 310 yards 9.75 Jake Plummer at Denver (11/7/04), 24 attempts, 234 yards 9.74 Jon Kitna vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02), 27 attempts, 263 yards LONGEST TOUCHDOWN COMPLETIONS 78 David Carr to Corey Bradford at Miami (9/7/03) 73 David Carr to Corey Bradford at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 65 David Carr to Corey Bradford at Tennessee (10/12/03) 65 David Carr to Corey Bradford vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 54 David Carr to Andre Johnson at Detroit (9/19/04) 53 David Carr to Andre Johnson vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 52 David Carr to Corey Bradford vs. Jacksonville (11/17/02) 50 David Carr to Corey Bradford vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) LONGEST PASS COMPLETIONS 81 David Carr to Corey Bradford vs. Buffalo (10/13/02) 78 David Carr to Corey Bradford at Miami (9/7/03) 73 David Carr to Corey Bradford at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 69 David Carr to Jabar Gaffney at Chicago (12/19/04) 65 David Carr to Corey Bradford at Tennessee (10/12/03)



65 54 53 53

David Carr to Corey Bradford vs. Dallas (9/8/02) David Carr to Andre Johnson at Detroit (9/19/04) David Carr to Andre Johnson, vs. Washington (9/24/06) David Carr to Andre Johnson vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05)

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN COMPLETIONS Opponent 84 Byron Leftwich to Troy Edwards vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 83 J.P. Losman to Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 83 J.P. Losman to Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 80 Peyton Manning to Dallas Clark at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 69 Peyton Manning to Brandon Stokley at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 57 Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne at Indianapolis (10/26/03) 57 Jay Fiedler to Chris Chambers vs. Miami (9/7/03) 57 Brian Mitchell to Brian Dawkins at Philadelphia (9/29/02) 56 Ryan Fitzpatrick to Kevin Curtis vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 50 Daunte Culpepper to Marcus Robinson vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 50 Daunte Culpepper to Randy Moss vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 50 Steve McNair to Derrick Mason at Tennessee (10/12/03) LONGEST PASS COMPLETIONS Opponent 84 Byron Leftwich to Troy Edwards vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 83 J.P. Losman to Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 83 J.P. Losman to Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 80 Peyton Manning to Dallas Clark at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 74 Mark Brunell to Clinton Portis vs. Washington (9/24/06) 73 Steve McNair to Justin McCareins vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 72 Brad Johnson to Charles Less at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) 69 Peyton Manning to Brandon Stokley at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 57 Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne at Indianapolis (10/26/03) 57 Jay Fiedler to Chris Chambers vs. Miami (9/7/03) 57 Brian Mitchell to Brian Dawkins at Philadelphia (9/29/02)

RUSHING MOST RUSHING YARDS Career 3,195 Domanick Williams# (2003-05), 770 attempts 1,235 David Carr (2002-06), 268 attempts 1,167 Jonathan Wells (2002-05), 374 attempts 612 Ron Dayne (2006), 151 attempts 519 James Allen (2002), 155 attempts 476 Wali Lundy (2006), 124 attempts 253 Stacey Mack (2003), 93 attempts 217 Samkon Gado (2006), 54 attempts 197 Vernand Morency (2005-06), 51 attempts 149 Tony Hollings (2003-05), 49 attempts Season 1,188 Domanick Williams# (2004), 302 attempts 1,031 Domanick Williams# (2003), 238 attempts 976 Domanick Williams# (2005), 230 attempts 612 Ron Dayne (2006), 151 attempts 529 Jonathan Wells (2002), 197 attempts 519 James Allen (2002), 155 attempts 476 Wali Lundy (2006), 124 attempts 325 Jonathan Wells (2005), 90 attempts 308 David Carr (2005), 56 attempts 299 David Carr (2004), 73 attempts Game 158

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129



128



116



128

Domanick Williams# at Jacksonville (12/26/04), 31 attempts Domanick Williams# at Baltimore (12/4/05), 29 attempts Ron Dayne vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06), 32 attempts Domanick Williams# at Tennessee (12/11/05), 22 attempts Domanick Williams# vs. Tennessee (10/9/05), 19 attempts Domanick Williams# vs. Tennessee (11/28/04), 16 attempts Domanick Williams# vs. New York Jets (10/19/03), 27 attempts Domanick Williams# at Indianapolis (12/12/04), 23 attempts Wali Lundy at Tennessee (10/29/06), 18 attempts Domanick Williams# at Indianapolis (10/26/06), 25 attempts

Game, Opponent 211 Larry Johnson vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 36 attempts 182 Rudi Johnson at Cincinnati (11/9/03), 43 attempts

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Season (minimum 30 attempts) 84.3 Tony Banks (2003) 83.5 David Carr (2004) 82.1 David Carr (2006) 77.2 David Carr (2005) 69.5 David Carr (2003) 62.8 David Carr (2002)



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171



163 159

Edgerrin James vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03), 27 attempts Fred Taylor at Jacksonville (12/7/03), 24 attempts Travis Henry vs. Buffalo (10/13/02), 28 attempts

MOST RUSHING BY A ROOKIE Season 1,031 Domanick Williams# (2003), 238 attempts 529 Jonathan Wells (2002), 197 attempts 476 Wali Lundy (2006), 124 attempts 184 Vernand Morency (2005), 46 attempts 123 Chris Taylor (2006), 28 attempts Game 129

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99



93

Domanick Williams# vs. New York Jets (10/19/03), 27 attempts Wali Lundy at Tennessee (10/29/06), 18 attempts Domanick Williams# at Indianapolis (10/26/03), 25 attempts Domanick Williams# at Cincinnati (11/9/03), 15 attempts Domanick Williams# vs. Atlanta (11/30/03), 24 attempts Chris Taylor vs. Cleveland (12/31/06), 20 attempts Domanick Williams# vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03), 20 attempts Wali Lundy vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06), 14 attempts

MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS Career 770 Domanick Williams# (2003-05), 3,195 yards 374 Jonathan Wells (2002-05), 1,167 yards 268 David Carr (2002-06), 1,070 yards 155 James Allen (2002), 519 yards 151 Ron Dayne (2006), 612 yards

Game 32

31



31



29 28 28

Domanick Williams# (2004), 1,188 yards Domanick Williams# (2003), 1,031 yards Domanick Williams# (2005), 976 yards Jonathan Wells (2002), 529 yards James Allen (2002), 519 yards Ron Dayne vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06), 153 yards Domanick Williams# at Jacksonville (12/26/04), 158 yards Domanick Williams# at Indianapolis (11/14/04), 98 yards Domanick Williams# at Baltimore (12/4/05), 155 yards Jonathan Wells vs. Arizona (12/18/05), 87 yards Domanick Williams# vs. Cleveland

28 27



27 26 26

(10/30/05), 91 yards Domanick Williams# vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05), 98 yards Domanick Williams# vs. New York Jets (10/19/03), 129 yards Stacey Mack at Miami (9/7/03), 89 yards Jonathan Wells vs. Oakland (10/3/04), 105 yards Domanick Williams# at Buffalo (11/16/03), 68 yards

Game, Opponent 43 Rudi Johnson, vs. Cincinnati (11/9/03), 182 yards 34 Thomas Jones, at Tampa Bay (12/14/03), 134 yards 36 Larry Johnson, vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 211 yards 32 Priest Holmes, at Kansas City (9/26/04), 134 yards 30 Stephen Davis, vs. Carolina (11/2/03), 153 yards MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS BY A ROOKIE Season 238 Domanick Williams# (2003), 1,031 yards 197 Jonathan Wells (2002), 529 yards 124 Wali Lundy (2006), 476 yards 59 David Carr (2002), 282 yards 46 Vernand Morency (2005), 184 yards 28 Chris Taylor (2006), 123 yards Game 27

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24 24 24 21 20 20



20

Domanick Williams# vs. New York Jets (10/19/03), 129 yards Domanick Williams# at Buffalo (11/16/03), 68 yards Domanick Williams# at Indianapolis (10/26/03), 109 yards Domanick Williams# vs. Atlanta (11/30/03), 101 yards Domanick Williams# vs. New England (11/23/03), 69 yards Jonathan Wells vs. New York Giants (11/24/02), 68 yards Vernand Morency at San Francisco (1/1/06), 83 yards Chris Taylor vs. Cleveland (12/31/06), 99 yards Wali Lundy at New York Giants (11/5/06), 68 yards Domanick Williams# vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03), 99 yards

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Career 23 Domanick Williams# (2003-05) 10 Jonathan Wells (2002-05) 8 David Carr (2002-06)

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5 4 4 2 1 1

Ron Dayne (2006) Wali Lundy (2006) Stacey Mack (2003) Vernand Morency (2005) Chris Taylor (2006) Samkon Gado (2006)

Season 13 8 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

Domanick Williams# (2004) Domanick Williams# (2003) Ron Dayne (2006) Wali Lundy 2006) Jonathan Wells (2005) Stacey Mack (2003) Jonathan Wells (2004) Jonathan Wells (2002) David Carr (2003) David Carr (2006) Domanick Williams# (2005) Vernand Morency (2005) David Carr (2003)

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11 times, last by Ron Dayne vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06)

Game, Opponent 4 Shaun Alexander at Seattle (10/16/05) 3 LaBrandon Toefield vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 2 Nine times, last by Travis Henry vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE Career (minimum 150 attempts) 4.6 David Carr (2002-2006), 268 attempts, 1,235 yards 4.1 Domanick Williams# (2003-2005), 770 attempts, 3,195 yards 4.1 Ron Dayne (2006), 151 attempts, 612 yards 3.3 James Allen (2002) 155 attempts, 519 yards 3.1 Jonathan Wells (2002-2005), 374 attempts, 1,167 yards Season (minimum 50 attempts) 5.5 David Carr (2005), 56 attempts, 308 yards 4.8 David Carr (2002), 59 attempts, 282 yards 4.3 Domanick Williams# (2003), 238 attempts, 1,031 yards 4.2 Domanick Williams# (2005) 230 attempts, 976 yards 4.1 David Carr (2004), 73 attempts, 299 yards 4.1 Ron Dyane (2006), 151 attempts, 612 yards Game (Minimum 10 attempts) 8.1 Domanick Williams# vs. Tennessee



6.9



6.9



6.8 6.6

(11/28/04), 16 attempts, 129 yards Domanick Williams# at Cincinnati (11/9/03), 15 attempts, 104 yards Samkon Gado vs. Buffalo (11/19/2006), 10 attempts, 69 yards Domanick Williams# vs. Tennessee (10/9/05), 19 attempts, 130 yards Jonathan Wells vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02), 14 attempts, 93 yards

Game, Opponent (Minimum 10 attempts) 8.4 Amos Zereoue vs. Oakland (10/3/04), 14 attempts, 117 yards 7.8 Ladell Betts vs. Washington (9/24/06), 16 attempts, 124 yards 7.7 Tiki Barber vs. New York Giants (11/24/02) 19 attempts, 146 yards 6.9 Chris Brown vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 10 attempts, 69 yards 6.8 Tiki Barber at New York Giants (11/5/06), 17 attempts, 115 yards 6.8 Fred Taylor at Jacksonville (12/27/03), 24 attempts, 163 yards 6.7 Joseph Addai vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06), 15 attempts, 100 yards 6.6 Edgerrin James vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) LONGEST RUNS FROM SCRIMMAGE 51 Domanick Williams# at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 44 Domanick Williams# at Tennessee (12/11/05) 44 Domanick Williams# vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 44 Domanick Williams# at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 41 Domanick Williams# vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) 37 Jonathan Wells vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02) 36 David Carr vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) 35 Wali Lundy at Tennessee (10/29/06) 34 Samkon Gado vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 32 James Allen at Cleveland (10/20/02) LONGEST RUNS FROM SCRIMMAGE Opponent 70 Tiki Barber, vs. New York Giants (11/24/02) 64 Travis Henry, at Buffalo (11/16/03) 62 Fred Taylor, at Jacksonville (12/7/03) 55 Amos Zereoue, vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 49 Maurice Morris, at Seattle (10/16/05)

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RECEIVING MOST RECEPTIONS Career 311 Andre Johnson (2003-06) 171 Jabar Gaffney (2002-05) 154 Domanick Williams# (2003-05)

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Andre Johnson (2006) Andre Johnson (2004) Domanick Williams# (2004) Andre Johnson (2003) Andre Johnson (2005) Eric Moulds (2006) Jabar Gaffney (2005) Billy Miller (2002) James Allen (2002) Domanick Williams# (2003 & 2005) Andre Johnson vs. St. Louis (11/27/05), 159 yards Andre Johnson vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 170 yards Andre Johnson vs. Washington (9/24/06), 152 yards Domanick Williams# at Detroit (9/19/04), 95 yards Andre Johnson at New York Jets (11/26/06), 98 yards Eric Moulds at New York Jets (11/26/06), 79 yards Jabar Gaffney at Seattle (10/16/05), 87 yards James Allen at Indianapolis (12/1/02), 49 yards Andre Johnson at New York Giants (11/5/06), 83 yards Andre Johnson vs. Miami (10/1/06), 101 yards Owen Daniels at Tennessee (10/29/06), 99 yards Andre Johnson at Tennessee (10/29/06), 78 yards Andre Johnson at Dallas (10/15/06), 75 yards Andre Johnson at Jacksonville (11/6/05), 91 yards Andre Johnson vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04), 74 yards Domanick Williams# vs. New York Jets (10/19/03), 70 yards

Game, Opponent 12 Mewelde Moore vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 11 Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 11 Kellen Winslow vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) 10 Torry Holt vs. St. Louis (11/27/05)



10 10 9

Donald Driver vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) Joe Horn at New Orleans (9/14/03) Eight times, last by Laveranues Coles at New York Jets (11/26/06)

MOST RECEPTIONS BY A ROOKIE Season 66 Andre Johnson (2003) 47 Domanick Williams# (2003) 41 Jabar Gaffney (2002) 34 Owen Daniels (2006) 33 Wali Lundy (2006) Game 9 9

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Owen Daniels vs. Tennessee (10/29/06) Domanick Williams# vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) Andre Johnson vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) Wali Lundy at New York Jets (11/26/06) Domanick Williams# at Indianapolis (10/26/03) Domanick Williams# at Tennessee (10/12/03) Andre Johnson vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) Domanick Williams# vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03) Jabar Gaffney vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) Owen Daniels at New York Jets (11/26/06) Wali Lundy vs. Tennessee (10/29/06) Andre Johnson vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03) Andre Johnson vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) Andre Johnson at New Orleans (9/14/03) Jabar Gaffney at Philadelphia (9/29/02)

MOST RECEIVING YARDS Career 3,953 Andre Johnson (2003-06) 2,009 Jabar Gaffney (2002-05) 1,992 Corey Bradford (2002-05) 1,276 Domanick Williams# (2003-05) 1,146 Billy Miller (2002-04) Season 1,147 1,142 976 697 688 632

Andre Johnson (2006) Andre Johnson (2004) Andre Johnson (2003) Corey Bradford (2002) Andre Johnson (2005) Jabar Gaffney (2004)

Game 170 159 152

Andre Johnson vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 12 receptions Andre Johnson vs. St. Louis (11/27/05), 12 receptions Andre Johnson vs. Washington

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(9/24/06), 11 receptions Corey Bradford at Tennessee (10/12/03), 5 receptions Corey Bradford vs. Buffalo (10/13/02), 5 receptions

Game, Opponent 265 Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (11/12/06), 11 receptions 177 Derrick Mason at Tennessee (10/12/03), 6 receptions 150 Marcus Robinson vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 9 receptions 148 Donald Driver vs. Green Bay (11/21/04), 10 receptions 141 Donte Stallworth vs. Philadelphia (9/10/06), 6 receptions 134 Anquan Boldin vs. Arizona (12/18/05), 8 receptions 135 Reggie Wayne at Indianapolis (9/17/06), 6 receptions 132 Brandon Stokley at Indianapolis (11/14/04), 5 receptions MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A ROOKIE Season 976 Andre Johnson (2003) 483 Jabar Gaffney (2002) 352 Owen Daniels (2006) 351 Domanick Williams# (2003) 204 Wali Lundy (2006) Game 122 108

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Andre Johnson at Buffalo (11/16/03), 4 receptions Andre Johnson vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 5 receptions Andre Johnson vs. Kansas City (9/21/03), 7 receptions Owen Daniels at Tennessee (10/29/06) Andre Johnson vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03), 8 receptions Andre Johnson at Miami (9/7/03), 6 receptions

MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS Career 18 Corey Bradford (2002-05) 17 Andre Johnson (2003-06) 7 Billy Miller (2002-04) 7 Jabar Gaffney (2002-05) 5 Owen Daniels (2006) 5 Domanick Williams# (2003-05) 2 Mark Bruener (2004-2006) 2 Derick Armstrong (2003-05) 2 Jonathan Wells (2002-05) Season 6 6 5 5

Andre Johnson (2004), 79 receptions Corey Bradford (2002), 45 receptions Owen Daniels (2006), 34 receptions Corey Bradford (2005), 34 receptions



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Andre Johnson (2006), 103 receptions Andre Johnson (2003), 66 receptions Corey Bradford (2003), 24 receptions Domanick Williams# (2005), 39 receptions Corey Bradford (2004), 27 receptions Billy Miller (2003), 40 receptions Billy Miller (2002), 51 receptions Owen Daniels at Tennessee (10/29/06), 9 receptions Andre Johnson vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 12 receptions Andre Johnson vs. Kansas City (9/21/03), 7 receptions Corey Bradford at Cleveland (10/20/02), 2 receptions Corey Bradford at Philadelphia (9/29/02), 7 receptions

Game, Opponent 3 Terrell Owens at Dallas (10/15/06), 5 receptions 3 Derrick Mason at Tennessee (10/12/03), 6 receptions 2 10 times, last by Eddie Kennison vs. Kansas City (10/20/05), 4 receptions MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS BY A ROOKIE Season 5 Owen Daniels (2006) 4 Andre Johnson (2003) 1 Jerome Mathis (2005) 1 Derick Armstrong (2003) 1 Jabar Gaffney (2002) MOST CONSECUTIVE Games WITH A RECEPTION 35 Andre Johnson (9/7/03 through 10/2/05) 25 Andre Johnson (11/6/05 through 12/31/06) 22 Billy Miller (9/29/02 through 11/9/03) 14 Eric Moulds (9/10/06 through 12/14/06) 13 Jabar Gaffney (9/18/05 through 12/18/05) 12 Jabar Gaffney (9/08/02 through 12/01/02) 12 James Allen (9/08/02 through 12/01/02) 11 Corey Bradford (9/08/02 through 11/24/02) HIGHEST RECEIVING AVERAGE Career (Minimum 50 receptions) 15.3 Corey Bradford (2002-2005), 130 receptions, 1,992 yards 12.7 Andre Johnson (2003-2006), 311 receptions, 3,953 yards 11.7 Jabar Gaffney (2002-2005), 171 receptions, 2,009 yards

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Corey Bradford (2002-05) Billy Miller (2002-04) Eric Moulds (2006) James Allen (2002) Derick Armstrong (2003-05) Jonathan Wells (2002-05) Owen Daniels (2006)

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Billy Miller (2002-2004), 108 receptions, 1,146 yards Eric Moulds (2006), 57 receptions, 557 yards

Season (Minimum 20 receptions) 19.2 Corey Bradford (2003), 24 receptions, 460 yards 15.5 Corey Bradford (2002), 45 receptions, 697 yards 15.4 Jabar Gaffney (2004), 41 receptions, 632 yards 14.8 Andre Johnson (2003), 66 receptions, 976 yards 14.8 Corey Bradford (2004), 27 receptions, 399 yards 14.5 Andre Johnson (2004) 79 receptions, 1,142 yards 14.3 Derick Armstrong (200), 29 receptions, 415 yards Game (Minimum 4 receptions) 30.5 Andre Johnson at Buffalo (11/16/03), 4 receptions, 122 yards 27.3 Jabar Gaffney at Chicago (12/19/04), 4 receptions, 109 yards 25.4 Corey Bradford at Tennessee (10/12/03), 5 receptions, 127 yards 25.3 Corey Bradford vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05), 4 receptions, 101 yards 25.2 Corey Bradford vs. Buffalo (10/13/02), 5 receptions, 126 yards

HIGHEST RECEIVING AVERAGE BY A ROOKIE Season (Minimum 32 receptions) 14.7 Andre Johnson (2003) 66 receptions, 976 yards 11.8 Jabar Gaffney (2002) 41 receptions, 483 yards 10.4 Owen Daniels (2006), 34 receptions, 352 yards 7.5 Domanick Williams# (2003), 47 receptions, 351 yards 6.2 Wali Lundy (2006), 33 receptions, 204 yards Game (Minimum 4 receptions) 30.5 Andre Johnson at Buffalo (11/16/03), 4 receptions, 122 yards

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Andre Johnson vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 5 receptions, 108 yards Andre Johnson vs. Carolina (11/2/03), 4 receptions, 64 yards Andre Johnson vs. Kansas City (9/21/03), 7 receptions, 102 yards Andre Johnson at New Orleans (9/14/03), 5 receptions, 71 yards

MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING Games Career 12 Andre Johnson (2003-06) 3 Corey Bradford (2002-05) 1 Jabar Gaffney (2002-05) Season 4 3 3 3 3

Andre Johnson (2006) Andre Johnson (2004) Andre Johnson (2003) Corey Bradford (2003) Corey Bradford (2002)

LONGEST RECEPTIONS 81 Corey Bradford from David Carr vs. Buffalo (10/13/02) 78t Corey Bradford from David Carr at Miami (9/7/03) 73t Corey Bradford from David Carr at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 69 Jabar Gaffney from David Carr at Chicago (12/19/04) 65t Corey Bradford from David Carr at Tennessee (10/12/03) 65 Corey Bradford from David Carr vs. Dallas (9/08/02) LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 78 Corey Bradford from David Carr at Miami (9/7/03) 73 Corey Bradford from David Carr at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 65 Corey Bradford from David Carr at Tennessee (10/12/03) 65 Corey Bradford from David Carr vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 54 Andre Johnson from David Carr at Detroit (9/26/04) 53 Andre Johnson from David Carr vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) LONGEST RECEPTIONS, Opponent 84 Troy Edwards from Byron Leftwich vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 83 Lee Evans from J.P. Losman vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 83 Lee Evans from J.P. Losman vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 80 Dallas Clark from Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 74 Clinton Portis from Mark Brunell vs. Washington (9/24/06)

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Justin McCareins vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) Charles Lee at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) Brandon Stokley at Indianapolis (11/14/04) Chris Chambers at Miami (9/7/03) Brian Dawkins at Philadelphia (9/29/02) Reggie Wayne at Indianapolis (10/26/03)

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS, Opponent 84 Troy Edwards from Byron Leftwich vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 83 Lee Evans from J.P. Losman vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 83 Lee Evans from J.P. Losman vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 80 Dallas Clark from Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 69 Brandon Stokley at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 57 Reggie Wayne at Indianapolis (10/26/03) 57 Chris Chambers at Miami (9/7/03) 57 Brian Dawkins at Philadelphia (9/29/02) 56 Kevin Curtis vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 50 Randy Moss vs. Minnesota (10/3/04) 50 Marcus Robinson vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 50 Derrick Mason at Tennessee (10/12/03) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE (Rushing and receiving) Career 4,471 3,979 2,065 1,979 1,490

Domanick Williams# (2003-2005), 3,195 rushing, 1,276 receiving Andre Johnson (2003-2006), 26 rushing, 3,953 receiving Jabar Gaffney (2002-2005), 56 rushing, 2,009 receiving Corey Bradford (2002-2005), -13 rushing, 1,992 receiving Jonathan Wells (2002-2005), 1,167 rushing, 323 receiving

Season 1,776 1,382 1,313 1,116 1,154

Domanick Williams# (2004), 1,188 rushing, 588 receiving Domanick Williams# (2003), 1,031 rushing, 351 receiving Domanick Williams# (2005), 976 rushing, 337 receiving Andre Johnson (2006), 14 rushing, 1,147 receiving Andre Johnson (2004), 1,142 receiving, 12 rushing

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Domanick Williams# vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04), 128 rushing, 73 receiving Domanick Williams# vs. New York Jets (10/19/03), 129 rushing, 70 receiving Domanick Williams# at Tennessee (12/11/05), 139 rushing, 50 receiving Domanick Williams# at Jacksonville (12/26/04), 150 rushing, 39 receiving Domanick Williams# vs. Tennessee (11/28/04), 129 rushing, 52 receiving

Game, Opponent 265 Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (11/19/06), 0 rushing, 265 receiving 221 Fred Taylor at Jacksonville (12/7/03) 163 rushing, 58 receiving 217 Larry Johnson vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 211 rushing, 6 receiving 206 Edgerrin James vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03), 171 rushing, 35 receiving 188 Kevin Faulk vs. New England (11/23/03), 80 rushing, 108 receiving COMBINED YARDS (Rushing/receiving/returning) Career 4,585 3,979 3,211 2,115 1,923 1,867 1,647 1,290 1,235 1,146

Domanick Williams# (2003-05), 3,195 rushing, 1,276 receiving, 114 returning Andre Johnson (2003-06), 26 rushing, 3,953 receiving J.J. Moses (2003-2004), 3,211 returning Jabar Gaffney (2002-05), 56 rushing, 2,009 receiving, 50 returning Corey Bradford (2002-05) -13 rushing, 1,936 receiving Jerome Mathis (2005-06), 65 receiving, 1,802 returning Jonathan Wells (2002-05) 1,167 rushing, 323 receiving, 157 returning Jermaine Lewis (2002), 8 rushing, 41 receiving, 1,241 returning David Carr (2002-06), 1,235 rushing Billy Miller (2002-04), 1,146 receiving records

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Game, Opponent (Minimum 4 receptions) 29.5 Ernest Wilford vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05), 4 receptions, 118 yards 29.5 Derrick Mason at Tennessee (10/12/03), 6 receptions, 177 yards 26.4 Brandon Stokley at Indianapolis (11/14/04), 5 receptions, 132 yards 24.5 Antonio Bryant vs. Cleveland (10/30/05), 4 receptions, 98 yards 24.1 Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (11/19/06), 11 receptions, 265 yards



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Season 1,776 Domanick Williams# (2004), 1,188 rushing, 588 receiving 1,675 Jerome Mathis (2005), 65 receiving, 1,610 returning 1,612 J.J. Moses (2004), 0 rushing, 0 receiving, 1,612 returning 1,599 J.J. Moses (2003), 0 rushing, 0 receiving, 1,599 returning 1,443 Domanick Williams# (2003) 1,031 rushing, 351 receiving, 61 returning

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Jerome Mathis vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 266 returning Jerome Mathis vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05), 266 returning Avion Black vs. Baltimore (12/15/02), 206 returning Domanick Williams# vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04), 128 rushing, 73 receiving Domanick Williams# vs. New York Jets (10/19/03), 129 rushing, 70 receiving Domanick Williams# at Baltimore (12/4/05), 155 rushing, 16 receiving, 21 returning

Game, Opponent 265 Lee Evans vs. Buffalo (11/19/06), 265 receiving 221 Fred Taylor at Jacksonville (12/7/03) 163 rushing, 58 receiving 217 Larry Johnson vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 211 rushing, 6 receiving 206 Edgerrin James vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03), 171 rushing, 35 receiving 188 Kevin Faulk vs. New England (11/23/03), 80 rushing, 108 receiving 185 Justin McCareins vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 82 receiving, 103 returning PUNTING MOST PUNTS Career 437 Chad Stanley (2002-06), 17,908 yards, 41.0 average Season 114 97 77 76 73 Game 11 10

Chad Stanley at Indianapolis (12/01/02), 435 yards, 39.5 average Four times, last by Chad Stanley at Jacksonville (12/07/03), 419 yards, 41.9 average

Game, Opponent 10 Darren Bennett at San Diego (9/15/02), 393 yards, 39.3 average 9 Andy Lee at San Francisco (1/1/06), 312 yards, 34.7 average 9 Hunter Smith at Indianapolis (12/1/02), 400 yards, 44.4 average 9 Micah Knorr vs. Dallas (9/8/02), 340 yards, 37.8 average 8 Chad Hentrich at Tennessee (10/29/06), 393 yards, 49.1 average

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Dave Zastudil at Baltimore (12/4/05), 321 yards, 40.1 average

HIGHEST GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE Career (Minimum 50 punts) 41.0 Chad Stanley (2002-2006), 437 punts Season (Minimum 50 punts) 41.6 Chad Stanley (2006), 76 punts 41.5 Chad Stanley (2003), 97 punts 41.4 Chad Stanley (2002), 114 punts 41.2 Chad Stanley (2004), 73 punts 38.8 Chad Stanley (2005), 77 punts Game (Minimum 4 punts) 47.8 Chad Stanley at New York Jets (11/26/06), 5 punts 47.4 Chad Stanley vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03), 7 punts 47.7 Chad Stanley vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 7 punts 47.2 Chad Stanley vs. Atlanta (11/30/03), 5 punts 46.8 Chad Stanley at Washington (12/22/02), 6 punts 46.7 Chad Stanley at Denver (11/7/04), 6 punts 46.7 Chad Stanley vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 7 punts 46.6 Chad Stanley vs. Tennessee (12/29/02), 5 punts 46.6 Chad Stanley vs. Buffalo (10/13/02), 5 punts Game, Opponent (Minimum 4 punts) 56.8 Mat McBriar at Dallas (10/15/06), 4 punts 56.8 Shane Lechler at Oakland (12/3/06), 4 punts 49.3 Ben Graham at New York Jets (11/26/06), 4 punts 49.3 Scott Player vs. Arizona (12/18/05), 4 punts 49.1 Chad Hentrich at Tennessee (10/29/06), 8 punts 47.0 Chris Hanson vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04), 4 punts 47.0 Craig Hentrich at Tennessee (10/17/04), 6 punts 46.9 Brian Moorman vs. Buffalo (11/19/06), 7 punts 46.5 Craig Hentrich vs. Tennessee (10/9/05), 4 punts 45.9 Craig Hentrich vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 7 punts HIGHEST NET PUNTING AVERAGE Career (Minimum 50 punts) 36.6 Chad Stanley (2002-2006), 437 punts, 1,494 return yards against

Season (Minimum 50 punts) 37.5 Chad Stanley (2002), 114 punts 36.7 Chad Stanley (2003), 97 punts 36.7 Chad Stanley (2006), 76 punts 35.7 Chad Stanley (2005), 77 punts 35.7 Chad Stanley (2004), 73 punts Game (Minimum 4 punts) 43.8 Chad Stanley vs. Tennessee (10/9/05), 5 punts 43.7 Chad Stanley at Denver (11/7/04), 6 punts 43.0 Chad Stanley vs. Cleveland (12/31/06), 6 punts 43.0 Chad Stanley vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03), 7 punts 43.0 Chad Stanley at Washington (12/22/02), 6 punts 43.0 Chad Stanley vs. Cincinnati (11/03/02), 4 punts 42.8 Chad Stanley at Miami (9/7/03), 5 punts 42.4 Chad Stanley vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06), 5 punts 42.4 Chad Stanley at Jacksonville (11/6/05), 5 punts 42.4 Chad Stanley vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06), 5 punts Game, Opponent (Minimum 4 punts) 46.0 Mat McBriar at Dallas (10/15/06), 4 punts 44.6 Chris Hanson at Jacksonville (12/26/04), 7 punts 43.1 Mitch Berger at New Orleans (9/14/03), 7 punts 42.4 Chad Hentrich at Tennessee (10/29/06), 8 punts 42.3 Scott Player vs. Arizona (12/18/05), 4 punts 42.3 Craig Hentrich at Tennessee (10/17/04), 6 punts 41.5 Craig Hentrich vs. Tennessee (10/9/05), 4 punts 41.0 Brian Moorman vs. Buffalo (11/19/06), 7 punts 40.7 Craig Hentrich vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 7 punts LONGEST PUNTS 62 Chad Stanley vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) 62 Chad Stanley at Pittsburgh (12/02/02) 61 Chad Stanley vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 58 Chad Stanley vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) 57 Chad Stanley at Denver (11/7/04) 57 Chad Stanley vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 56 Chad Stanley at New England (12/17/06) 55 Chad Stanley vs. Miami (10/1/06) 55 Chad Stanley at Jacksonville (11/6/05) 55 Chad Stanley vs. Carolina (11/02/03) 55 Chad Stanley vs. Cincinnati (11/03/02)

MOST KICKS INSIDE THE 20 Career 135 Chad Stanley (2002-06) 135 of 437 Season 36 36 29 19 15 Game 6 5 4

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Chad Stanley (2003) Chad Stanley (2002) Chad Stanley (2005) Chad Stanley (2004) Chad Stanley (2006) Chad Stanley vs. Dallas (9/08/02) Chad Stanley at San Francisco (1/1/06) Chad Stanley vs. New England (11/23/03) Chad Stanley vs. New York Jets(10/19/03) Chad Stanley vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) Chad Stanley vs. Baltimore (12/15/02) 18 times, last by Chad Stanley vs. Buffalo (11/19/06)

Game, Opponent 5 Craig Hentrich vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) 4 Brian Moorman at Buffalo (11/16/03) 4 Craig Hentrich vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) 4 Chris Gardocki at Cleveland (10/20/02) 3 Dave Zastudil vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) 3 Ken Walter at New England (12/17/06) 3 Chris Hanson at Jacksonville (11/6/05) MOST CONSECUTIVE PUNTS WITHOUT A BLOCK 437 Chad Stanley (10/27/02 through 12/31/06) PUNT RETURNS MOST PUNT RETURNS Career 72 J.J. Moses (2003-04), 553 yards 36 Jermaine Lewis (2002), 280 yards 20 Phillip Buchanon (2005-06), 180 yards 14 Avion Black (2002), 188 yards 12 Dexter Wynn(2006), 139 yards 12 Jerome Mathis (2005), 68 yards 7 Jabar Gaffney (2002-2005), 19 yards Season 36 36 36 14 12 12 12

J.J. Moses (2004), 309 yards Jermaine Lewis (2002), 280 yards J.J. Moses (2003), 244 yards Avion Black (2002), 188 yards Dexter Wynn(2006), 139 yards Phillip Buchanon (2005), 101 yards Jerome Mathis (2005), 68 yards

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Jerome Mathis at Baltimore (12/4/05), 29 yards

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Chad Stanley (2002), 41.4 average Chad Stanley (2003), 41.5 average Chad Stanley (2005), 38.8 average Chad Stanley (2006), 41.6 average Chad Stanley (2004), 41.2 average



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J.J. Moses at New Orleans (9/14/03), 32 yards Jermaine Lewis at San Diego (9/15/02), 79 yards 12 times, last by J.J. Moses at Chicago (12/19/04), 26 yards

Game, Opponent 6 Five times, last by Reggie Barlow at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS Career 553 J.J. Moses (2003-2004), 72 returns 280 Jermaine Lewis (2002), 36 returns 188 Avion Black (2002), 14 returns 180 Philip Buchanon (2005-06), 20 returns 139 Dexter Wynn (2006), 12 returns 69 Aaron Glenn (2002-2004), 4 returns 68 Jerome Mathis (2005), 12 returns Season 309 280 244 188 139 101

J.J. Moses (2004), 36 returns Jermaine Lewis (2002), 36 returns J.J. Moses (2003), 36 returns Avion Black (2002), 14 returns Dexter Wynn (2006), 12 returns Phillip Buchanon (2005), 12 returns

Game 92 79 49 46 45

Avion Black vs. Baltimore (12/15/02), 3 returns Jermaine Lewis at San Diego (9/15/02), 5 returns J.J. Moses vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03), 2 returns J.J. Moses vs. Atlanta (10/10/04), 4 returns J.J. Moses vs. Atlanta (11/30/03), 3 returns



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Adam Jones at Tennessee (12/11/05), 3 returns Dante Hall vs. Kansas City (9/21/03), 1 return Bobby Shaw at Jacksonville (10/27/02), 4 returns Troy Walters vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02), 4 returns Adam Jones at Tennessee (10/29/06), 3 returns

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 76t Avion Black vs. Baltimore (12/15/02) 58 Dexter Wynn at Oakland (12/3/06) 48 Jermaine Lewis at San Diego (9/15/02) 47 Aaron Glenn at Jacksonville (10/27/02) 45 Phillip Buchanon at Dallas (10/15/06)

Season (Minimum 20 returns) 8.6 J.J. Moses (2004), 36 for 309 yards 7.8 Jermaine Lewis (2002), 36 for 280 yards 6.8 J.J. Moses (2003), 36 for 244 yards Game (Minimum 3 returns) 30.7 Avion Black vs. Baltimore (12/15/02), 3 for 92 yards 15.8 Jermaine Lewis at San Diego (9/15/02), 5 for 79 yards 15.0 J.J. Moses vs. Atlanta (11/30/03), 3 for 45 yards 14.3 Jermaine Lewis vs. New York Giants (11/24/02), 3 for 43 yards 13.7 J.J. Moses vs. Oakland (10/3/04), 3 for 41 yards Game, Opponent (Minimum 3 returns) 26.7 Adam Jones at Tennessee (12/11/05), 3 for 80 yards 19.7 Adam Jones at Tennessee (10/29/06), 3 for 59 yards 17.3 Bobby Shaw at Jacksonville (10/27/02), 4 for 69 yards 16.0 Allen Rossum vs. Atlanta (11/30/03), 3 for 48 yards 16.0 Troy Walters vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02), 4 for 64 yards MOST TOUCHDOWNS, PUNT RETURNS Career 1 Avion Black (2002) Season 1 Game 1

Avion Black (2002) Avion Black vs. Baltimore (12/15/02), 76 yards

Game, Opponent 1 Adam Jones at Tennessee (10/26/06), 59 yards 1 Adam Jones at Tennessee (12/11/05), 52 yards 1 Dante Hall vs. Kansas City (9/21/03), 73 yards MOST FAIR CATCHES Career 20 J.J. Moses (2003-04) 17 Jermaine Lewis (2002) 9 Dexter Wynn (2006) 8 Phillip Buchanon (2005-06)



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Avion Black (2002) Edell Shepherd (2006) Derrick Lewis (2006) Jabar Gaffney (2003-05) Domanick Williams# (2003-05) Jermaine Lewis (2002) J.J. Moses (2004) Dexter Wynn (2006) J.J. Moses (2003) Phillip Buchanon (2005) Dexter Wynn (2006) Avion Black (2002) Edell Shepherd (2006) Derrick Lewis (2006) Phillip Buchanon (2006) Domanick Williams# (2005) Jabar Gaffney (2003) Dexter Wynn vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) Jermaine Lewis vs. Dallas (9/8/02) Dexter Wynn at Jacksonville (10/22/06) J.J. Moses vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) J.J. Moses vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) Jermaine Lewis vs. Jacksonville (11/17/02) Six times, last by Derrick Lewis vs. Philadelphia (9/10/06)

Game, Opponent 4 Alvin Pearman at Jacksonville (11/12/06) 4 Derrick Mason vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 4 Brad Pyatt at Indianapolis (10/26/03) Derrick Mason at Tennessee (11/10/02) 3 Nine times, last by Adam Jones at Tennessee (12/11/05) KICKOFF RETURNS MOST KICKOFF RETURNS Career 117 J.J. Moses (2003-04), 2,658 yards 61 Jerome Mathis (2005), 1,734 yards 46 Jermaine Lewis (2002), 961 yards 30 Dexter Wynn (2006), 670 yards 24 Avion Black (2002), 529 yards Season 59 58 54 46 30 Game 8

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J.J. Moses (2004), 1,303 yards J.J. Moses (2003), 1,355 yards Jerome Mathis (2005), 1,542 yards Jermaine Lewis (2002), 961 yards Dexter Wynn (2006), 670 yards Dexter Wynn at New England (12/17/06), 151 yards Eight times, last by Dexter Wynn at New York Jets (11/26/06) 166 yards



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Eight times, last by Edell Shepherd at Dallas (10/15/06), 109 yards

Game, Opponent 7 Doug Gabriel vs. Oakland (10/3/04), 199 yards 7 Reggie Swinton vs. Arizona (12/18/05), 151 yards 5 Charlie Rogers at Miami (9/7/03), 108 yards 5 Justin McCareins vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 103 yards MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Career 2,658 J.J. Moses (2003-04), 117 returns 1,734 Jerome Mathis (2005-06), 61 returns 961 Jermaine Lewis (2002), 46 returns 670 Dexter Wynn (2006), 30 returns 529 Avion Black (2002), 24 returns 437 Vernand Morency (2005), 20 returns Season 1,542 1,355 1,303 961 670 Game 266 266 186 177 173 166

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Jerome Mathis (2005), 54 returns J.J. Moses (2003), 58 returns J.J. Moses (2004), 59 returns Jermaine Lewis (2002), 46 returns Dexter Wynn (2006), 30 returns Jerome Mathis vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 7 returns Jerome Mathis vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05), 7 returns J.J. Moses at Cincinnati (11/9/03), 7 returns Jerome Mathis vs. Cleveland (10/30/05), 5 returns Avion Black at Philadelphia (9/29/02), 7 returns Dexter Wynn at New York Jets (11/26/06), 7 returns J.J. Moses at Indianapolis (11/14/04), 7 returns

Game, Opponent 199 Doug Gabriel vs. Oakland (10/3/04), 7 returns 168 Andre Davis at Cleveland (10/20/02), 4 returns 157 Eddie Drummond at Detroit (9/19/04), 4 returns 151 Reggie Swinton vs. Arizona (12/18/05), 7 returns 145 Adam Jones vs. Tennessee (10/9/05), 4 returns

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HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE Career (Minimum 20 returns) 9.0 Phillip Buchanon (2005-06), 20 for 180 yards 7.8 Jermaine Lewis (2002), 36 for 280 yards 7.7 J.J. Moses (2003-2004), 72 for 553 yards

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LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS 99t Jerome Mathis vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 89t Jerome Mathis vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05)

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Jerome Mathis at Oakland (12/3/06) J.J. Moses at New Orleans (9/14/03) J.J. Moses vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) Jerome Mathis vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) Jerome Mathis at Tennessee (12/11/05)

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS Opponent 99t Eddie Drummond at Detroit (9/19/04) 93t Ellis Hobbs at New England (12/17/06) 71 Adam Jones vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 42 Doug Gabriel vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 41 Terrence Wilkins vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) HIGHEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE Career (Minimum 30 returns) 28.4 Jerome Mathis (2005-06), 61 for 1,734 yards 22.7 J.J. Moses (2003-04), 117 for 2,658 yards 22.3 Dexter Wynn (2006), 30 for 670 yards 20.9 Jermaine Lewis (2002), 46 for 961 yards Season (Minimum 16 returns) 28.6 Jerome Mathis (2005), 54 for 1,542 yards 23.4 J.J. Moses (2003), 58 for 1,355 yards 22.3 Dexter Wynn (2006), 30 for 670 yards 22.1 J.J. Moses (2004), 59 for 1,303 22.0 Avion Black (2002), 24 for 529 yards

Game, Opponent (Minimum 3 returns) 42.0 Andre Davis at Cleveland (10/20/04), 4 for 168 yards 36.3 Adam Jones vs. Tennessee (10/9/05), 4 for 145 yards 31.7 Lamont Brightful vs. Baltimore (12/15/02), 3 for 95 yards 31.3 Bobby Wade at Tennessee (10/29/06), 3 for 94 yards 31.0 Michael Bates vs. New York Jets (10/19/03), 3 for 93 yards 28.4 Doug Gabriel vs. Oakland (10/3/04), 7 for 199 yards MOST KICKOFFS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN Career 2 Jerome Mathis (2005)

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Game 1 Jerome Mathis vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 1 Jerome Mathis vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) Game, Opponent 1 Ellis Hobbs at New England (12/17/06), 93 yards 1 Eddie Drummond at Detroit (9/19/04), 99 yards 1 Andre Davis at Cleveland (10/20/02), 95 yards INTERCEPTIONS MOST INTERCEPTIONS Career 11 Aaron Glenn (2002-04) 11 Marcus Coleman (2002-05) 9 Dunta Robinson (2004-06) 5 DeMarcus Faggins (2002-06) 3 Glenn Earl (2004-06) 3 Eric Brown (2002-04) 3 Kenny Wright (2002-04) 3 Kailee Wong (2002-05) 2 C.C. Brown (2005-06) 2 Jason Simmons (2002-06) 2 Marlon McCree (2003-04) 2 Matt Stevens (2002-03) 1 DeMeco Ryans (2006) 1 Anthony Weaver (2006) 1 Morlon Greenwood (2005-06) 1 Troy Evans (2002-06) 1 Antwan Peek (2003-06) 1 Jeff Posey (2002) 1 Lewis Sanders (2005-06) Season 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Game 2 2 2 2 1

Marcus Coleman (2003) Dunta Robinson (2004) Aaron Glenn (2004) Aaron Glenn (2002) DeMarcus Faggins (2004) Kailee Wong (2004) Kenny Wright (2003) Glenn Earl (2005) Marcus Coleman (2004) Eric Brown (2002) Dunta Robinson (2006) DeMarcus Faggins (2006) Dunta Robinson vs. Oakland (10/3/04) Kenny Wright vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) Marcus Coleman at Miami (9/7/03) Aaron Glenn at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 56 times, last by C.C. Brown vs. Cleveland (12/31/06)

Game, Opponent 2 Troy Vincent, at Buffalo (9/11/05) 2 Samari Rolle vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 1 69 times, last by Daven Holly vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) MOST CONSECUTIVE Games WITH AN INTERCEPTION 2 Dunta Robinson (11/12/06 through 11/19/06) 2 Aaron Glenn, (11/14/04 to 11/21/04) 2 Marcus Coleman,(11/23/03 to 11/30/03) 2 Marcus Coleman, (9/21/03 to 9/28/03) 2 Aaron Glenn, (9/08/02 to 9/15/02) MOST INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS Career 221 Aaron Glenn (2002-2004), 11 INTs 217 Marcus Coleman (2002-2005),11 INTs 156 Dunta Robinson (2004-2006), 9 INTs 119 Marlon McCree (2003-2004), 2 INTs 47 DeMarcus Faggins (2002-2005), 4 INTs Season 181 146 116 95 95 47 Game 135

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Aaron Glenn (2002), 5 INTs Dunta Robinson (2004), 7 INTs Marcus Coleman (2004), 2 INTs Marlon McCree (2003), 1 INTs Marcus Coleman (2003), 7 INTs DeMarcus Faggins (2004), 4 INTs Aaron Glenn at Pittsburgh (12/08/02), 2 INTs Marcus Coleman at Kansas City (9/26/04), 1 INTs Marlon McCree vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 1 INT Dunta Robinson vs. Oakland (10/3/04), 2 INTs DeMarcus Faggins vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04), 1 INT

Game, Opponent 102 Artrell Hawkins vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02), 1 INT 77 Von Hutchins at Indianapolis (11/14/04), 1 INT 57 Eric Warfield vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 1 INT 51 Andre Dyson at Tennessee (10/12/03), 1 INT 40 Derrick Rodgers at New Orleans (9/14/04), 1 INT LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS 102t Marcus Coleman at Kansas City (9/26/04) 95t Marlon McCree vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 70t Aaron Glenn at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 65t Aaron Glenn at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 61 Dunta Robinson vs. Oakland (10/3/04)

MOST INTERCEPTIONS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN Career 2 Aaron Glenn (2002-04) Season 2 Game 2 1

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Aaron Glenn (2002) Aaron Glenn at Pittsburgh (12/8/02), 135 yards Marcus Coleman at Kansas City (9/26/04), 102 yards Marlon McCree vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 95 yards DeMarcus Faggins vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04), 43 yards

Game, Opponent 1 Artrell Hawkins vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02), 102 yards 1 Von Hutchins at Indianapolis (11/14/04), 77 yards 1 Eric Warfield vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 57 yards 1 Andre Dyson at Tennessee (10/12/03), 51 yards 1 Derrick Rodgers at New Orleans (9/14/03), 40 yards 1 Mike Adams at San Francisco (1/1/06), 40 yards 1 Adalius Thomas at Baltimore (12/4/05), 20 yards SACKS MOST SACKS Career 15.0 Kailee Wong (2002-06) 13.0 Jason Babin (2004-06) 11.5 Jamie Sharper (2002-04) 10.5 Shantee Orr (2003-06) 10.0 Antwan Peek (2003-06) 9.0 Seth Payne (2002-06) 8.0 Jeff Posey (2002) 8.0 Gary Walker (2002-05) 4.5 Mario Williams (2006) 4.5 DaShon Polk (2004-06) 4.0 Dunta Robinson (2004-06) 3.5 DeMeco Ryans (2006) 3.5 Robaire Smith (2004-06) Season 8.0 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0

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Game (Minimum 3 returns) 38.0 Jerome Mathis vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 7 for 266 yards 38.0 Jerome Mathis vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05), 7 for 266 yards 37.0 Jerome Mathis at Oakland (12/3/06), 3 for 111 yards 35.4 Jerome Mathis vs. Cleveland (10/30/05), 5 for 177 yards 31.0 J.J. Moses vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03), 4 for 124 yards

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Jeff Posey (2002) Shantee Orr (2005) Gary Walker (2002) Antwan Peek (2005) Kailee Wong (2004) Jamie Sharper (2002) Kailee Wong (2002) Mario Williams (2006) Jason Babin (2005) Seth Payne (2005) Jason Babin (2004)

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4.0 3.5 3.5

Game 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0

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2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Jamie Sharper (2003) DeMeco Ryans (2006) DaShon Polk (2005) Shantee Orr at Baltimore (12/4/05) DaShon Polk vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) Jason Babin at Jacksonville (11/12/06) Jason Babin at San Francisco (1/1/06) Morlon Greenwood vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) Shantee Orr vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) Jason Babin vs. Arizona (12/18/05) Dunta Robinson vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04) Jamie Sharper vs. Jacksonville (11/17/02) Kailee Wong at Jacksonville (10/27/02) Jamie Sharper at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) Jeff Posey vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02)

Game, Opponent 3 Six times, last by Troy Polamalu vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) 2 25 times, last by John Henderson vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) MOST SACKS BY A ROOKIE Season 4.5 Mario Williams (2006) 4.0 Jason Babin (2004) 3.5 DeMeco Ryans (2006) 3.5 Dunta Robinson (2004) 2.0 Shantee Orr (2003)

MOST CONSECUTIVE Games WITH A SACK 4 Jeff Posey (9/15/02 to 10/13/02) 3 Mario Williams (10/22/06 to 11/05/06) 3 Jamie Sharper (11/16/03 to 11/30/03) 3 Kailee Wong (9/12/04 to 9/26/04) 2 N.D. Kalu (12/3/06 through 12/10/06) 2 Seth Payne(10/16/05 to 10/23/05) 2 Seth Payne (11/7/04 to 11/14/04) 2 Shantee Orr (11/16/03 to 11/23/03) 2 Jay Foreman (9/7/03 to 9/14/03) 2 Jeff Posey (11/17/02 to 11/24/02) 2 Gary Walker (10/13/02 to 10/20/02) 2 Jamie Sharper (9/22/02 to9/29/02) 2 Gary Walker(9/08/02 to 9/15/02) TACKLES (2002-2005 numbers were from coaches’ film review; 2006 numbers are from NFL Game, Opponent summaries) MOST TACKLES Career 542 Jamie Sharper (2002-04) 463 Jay Foreman (2002-04)

343 327 310 282 251

Seth Payne (2002-06) Kailee Wong (2002-06) Marcus Coleman (2002-05) Jerry Deloach (2002-05) Gary Walker (2002-05)

Season 195 182 179 177 170 156 144 138

Jamie Sharper (2003) Jay Foreman (2002) Jay Foreman (2003) Jamie Sharper (2004) Jamie Sharper (2002) DeMeco Ryans (2006) Morlon Greenwood (2005) Seth Payne (2002)

Game 22 21 20 19 18 18 16

Jamie Sharper at Cincinnati (11/9/03) DaShon Polk at San Francisco (1/1/05) Jamie Sharper at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) Jamie Sharper at Philadelphia (9/29/02) Jay Foreman vs. New England 11/23/03) Jay Foreman at Jacksonville (10/27/02) Six times, last by Morlon Greenwood vs. St. Louis (11/27/05)

Game, Opponent 15 Keith Bulluck vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 14 Marlin Jackson vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 14 Cato June at Indianapolis (11/13/05) 13 Keith Bullock at Tennessee (10/29/06) 13 Takeo Spikes at Buffalo (11/16/03) 12 Seven times, last by Daryl Smith at Jacksonville (11/12/06) 11 Five times, last by James Darling vs. Arizona (12/18/05) MOST CONSECUTIVE Games LEADING TEAM IN TACKLES 5 Jamie Sharper (12/5/04 through 1/2/05) 4 DeMeco Ryans (11/26/06 through 12/17/06) 4 Jay Foreman (10/20/02 through 11/10/02) 4 Jamie Sharper (12/5/04 through 12/26/04) 3 Six times, last by Jamie Sharper (12/5/04 through 12/19/04) FUMBLES MOST FUMBLES Career 68 David Carr (2002-06) 10 Domanick Williams# (2003-05) 5 Jonathan Wells (2002-05) 4 Dave Ragone (2003-05) 3 Jermaine Lewis (2002) 3 Andre Johnson (2003-06) 3 Jerome Mathis (2005) 2 Jameel Cook (2006)

# -- Domanick Williams was known as Domanick Davis prior to the 2007 season

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Chad Stanley (2002-06) Avion Black (2002) Phillip Buchanon (2005-06) Stacey Mack (2003) Tony Hollings (2003-04) Aaron Glenn (2002-04) Phillip Buchanon (2005-06) Steve McKinney (2002-05) Edell Shepherd (2006)

Season 21 17 16 10 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

David Carr (2002) David Carr (2005) David Carr (2006) David Carr (2004) David Carr (2003) Domanick Williams# (2004) Dave Ragone (2003) Domanick Williams# (2003) Jerome Mathis (2005) Jonathan Wells (2002) Jermaine Lewis (2002)

Game 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2

David Carr at Oakland (12/3/06) David Carr vs. Washington (9/24/06) David Carr at Indianapolis (9/17/06) David Carr at Jacksonville (11/6/05) David Carr vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) David Carr at Indianapolis (11/14/04) David Carr at Washington (12/22/02) 19 times, last by David Carr at Tennessee (10/29/06)

Game, Opponent 4 Chad Hutchinson at Chicago (12/19/04) 3 Troy Walters at Indianapolis (12/1/02) 3 Ken-Yon Rambo vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 2 Six times, last by Randal Williams at Oakland (12/3/06) MOST OWN FUMBLE RECOVERIES Career 28 David Carr (2002-06) 4 Chester Pitts (2002-06) 2 Jonathan Wells (2002-05) 2 Mark Bruener (2004-06) 2 Phillip Buchanon (2005-06) 2 Domanick Williams# (2003-05) 2 Tony Hollings (2003-05) 2 Fred Weary (2002-05) 2 Steve McKinney (2002-06) 2 Chad Stanley (2002-06) 1 By 21 players Season 12 6 5 4 3 3

David Carr (2002) David Carr (2005) David Carr (2006) David Carr (2004) David Carr (2006) Chester Pitts (2006)

2 Mark Bruener (2005) 2 Phillip Buchanon (2005) Game, Opponent 2 David Carr vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 2 David Carr vs. Baltimore (12/15/02) 2 David Carr at Washington (12/22/02) 2 David Carr at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) Game, Opponent 2 Chad Hutchinson at Chicago (12/19/04) 2 Troy Walters at Indianapolis (12/1/02) MOST FORCED FUMBLES Career 7 Jamie Sharper (2002-04) 5 Dunta Robinson (2004-06) 5 Antwan Peek (2004-06) 4 Shantee Orr (2005-06) 4 Marcus Coleman (2002-05) 4 Eric Brown (2002-04) 3 Gary Walker (2002-05) 3 Kailee Wong (2002-06) 2 DaShon Polk (2005) 2 Jeff Posey (2002) 2 Jason Babin (2004-06) 2 Jay Foreman (2002-04) 2 Seth Payne (2002-06) 2 Jason Simmons (2002-06) 2 Morlon Greenwood (2005-06) Season 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Game 2 2 2 1

Shantee Orr (2005) Dunta Robinson (2004) Jamie Sharper (2004) Eric Brown (2003) Jamie Sharper (2003) Morlon Greenwood (2006) Antwan Peek (2006) DaShon Polk (2005) Jason Babin (2005) Antwan Peek (2005) Jeff Posey (2002) Marcus Coleman (2002) Shantee Orr vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) Eric Brown vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03) Jamie Sharper at Buffalo (11/16/03) 52 times, last by Anthony Maddox vs. Cleveland (12/31/06)

Game, Opponent 3 Robert Mathis, at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 1 54 times, last by Daryl Smith at Jacksonville (11/12/06) MOST Opponent FUMBLE RECOVERIES Career 5 Morlon Greenwood (2005-06) 4 Jamie Sharper (2002-04) 3 Jay Foreman (2002-04)

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Game (more than one) 1.5 Mario Williams vs. Miami (10/1/06)



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3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Antwan Peek (2004-05) Marcus Coleman (2002-05) Jason Simmons (2002-05) Charlie Clemons (2003) Jason Babin (2004-05) Shantee Orr (2003-06) Jason Babin (2004-06) Charlie Anderson (2004-06)

Season 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Morlon Greenwood (2006) Jamie Sharper (2002) Marcus Coleman (2002) Charlie Clemons (2003) Jason Babin (2004) Morlon Greenwood (2005) Antwan Peek (2005) Jay Foreman (2003) DeMarcus Faggins (2006)

Game 1

47 times, last by Anthony Maddox vs. Cleveland (12/31/06)

Game, Opponent 2 Kevin Bentley, at Cleveland (10/20/02)

Season 1 1 1 1 1 1

Kenny Wright (2002) Charlie Anderson (2004) Antwan Peek (2004) Jamie Sharper (2004) Anthony Maddox (2006) DeMarcus Faggins (2006)

Game 1 1 1 1 1 1

Anthony Maddox vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) DeMarcus Faggins at Oakland (12/3/06) Antwan Peek at Jacksonville (12/26/04) Charlie Anderson at Chicago (12/26/04) Jamie Sharper vs. Oakland (10/3/04) Kenny Wright at Pittsburgh (12/8/02)

Game, Opponent 1 Montae Reagor vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 1 Bob Sanders at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 1 Samari Rolle vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 1 Raylee Johnson at San Diego (9/15/02)

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(Interception and fumble recoveries) MOST TAKEAWAYS Career 13 Marcus Coleman (2002-05), 11 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries 11 Aaron Glenn (2002-04), 11 interceptions 9 Dunta Robinson (2004-06) 9 interceptions 7 DeMarcus Faggins (2002-06), 5 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries 5 Morlon Greenwood (2005-06), 5 fumbles recoveries 4 Antwan Peek (2003-06), 1 interception, 3 fumble recoveries 4 Kailee Wong (2002-06), 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery 4 Jason Simmons (2002-06), 2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries 4 Kenny Wright (2002-04), 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery 4 Jamie Sharper (2002-04), 4 fumble recoveries Season 7 6 5 4 4 4 3

3 3 3

Game 2 2

2 2

Marcus Coleman (2003), 7 interceptions Dunta Robinson (2004), 6 interceptions Aaron Glenn (2002), 5 interceptions Aaron Glenn (2004), 5 interceptions Kailee Wong (2004), 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery DeMarcus Faggins (2006), 2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries Morlon Greenwood (2006), 1 interception, 3 fumble recoveries Marcus Coleman (2002), 1 interception, 2 fumble recoveries Marcus Coleman (2003), 3 interceptions Jamie Sharper (2002), 3 fumble recoveries DeMarcus Faggins (2004), 3 interceptions DeMeco Ryans at Oakland (12/3/06), 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery Kenny Wright vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03), 2 interceptions Marcus Coleman at Miami (9/7/03), 2 interceptions Aaron Glenn at Pittsburgh (12/8/02), 2 interceptions

Game, Opponent 2 Nate Clements vs. Buffalo (11/19/06), 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery 2 Eric Warfield vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery 2 Lawyer Milloy at Buffalo (9/11/05), 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery



2 2



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Troy Vincent at Buffalo (9/11/05), 2 interceptions Samari Rolle vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 2 interceptions Brian Dawkins at Philadelphia (9/29/02), 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery Kevin Bentley at Cleveland (10/20/02), 2 fumble recoveries

BLOCKED KICKS MOST BLOCKED PUNTS Career 2 Ramon Walker (2002-05) 1 Jimmy McClain (2002) 1 Antwan Peek (2003-05) Season 1 1 1 1 Game 1 1 1

1

Ramon Walker (2005) Antwan Peek (2004) Ramon Walker (2003) Jimmy McClain (2002) Ramon Walker at San Francisco (1/1/06) Antwan Peek at Denver (11/7/04) Ramon Walker vs. New England (11/23/03) Jimmy McClain at Washington (12/22/02)

Game, Opponent 1 Randy Starks vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) 1 Rocky Boiman vs. Tennessee 12/29/02) 1 Eric Westmoreland at Jacksonville (10/27/02)

BLOCKED PUNT RETURNS Career 1 Jonathan Wells (2002) 1 Kevin Williams (2002) Season 1 1

Jonathan Wells (2002) Kevin Williams (2002)

Game 1 1

Jonathan Wells at Denver (11/7/04) Kevin Williams at Washington (12/22/02)

Game, Opponent None BLOCKED FIELD GOALS Career 1 Eric Brown (2002-2004) 1 Ramon Walker (2002-2004) Season 1 Eric Brown (2003) 1 Ramon Walker (2003) Game 1 1

Eric Brown at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) Ramon Walker vs. New England (11/23/03)

Game, Opponent 1 Tank Williams at Tennessee (12/11/05)

Going De e p The Texans teamed with Reliant Energy to raise money for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston this offseason by swinging for the fences. For every home run hit, Reliant donated $250 through the Reliant Energy PowerBlast Program. records

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MOST FUMBLES RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN Career 1 Jamie Sharper (2002-04) 1 Kenny Wright (2002-04) 1 Charlie Anderson (2004-05) 1 Antwan Peek (2003-05) 1 Anthony Maddox (2006) 1 DeMarcus Faggins (2002-06)

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Player scheduled to participate are Andre Johnson, Matt Schaub, Sage Rosenfels, DeMeco Ryans, Steve McKinney, Chester Pitts, Bryan Pittman, C.C. Brown, Jeb Putzier, Mark Bruener, Dexter McCleon and Kris Brown. The Texans hit five home runs out the park and were helped by Astros OF Hunter Pence who hit six to help the cause. Brown and Rosenfels shared the title this year as the Texans top home run hitters.

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GameS PLAYED REGULAR Season RECORD (2002) 4-12; (2003) 5-11; (2004) 7-9; (2005) 2-14; (2006) 6-10; Total, 24-56. HOME RECORD (2002) 2-6; (2003) 3-5; (2004) 3-5; (2005) 2-6; (2006) 4-4; Total, 14-26. ROAD RECORD (2002) 2-6; (2003) 2-6; (2004) 4-4; (2005) 0-8; (2006) 2-6; Total, 10-30. MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS 2 (12/24/06-12/31/06) 2 (12/19/04-12/26/04) 2 (10/17/04-10/31/04) 2 (9/26/04-10/3/04) MOST CONSECUTIVE LOSSES 7 (1/2/05 through 10/23/05) 6 (11/6/05 through 12/11/05) 5 (12/24/05 through 9/24/06) 5 (9/15/02 through 10/20/02) SCORING MOST POINTS SCORED Season 309 2004 267 2006 260 2005 255 2003 213 2002 vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) vs. Arizona (12/18/05) vs. Oakland (10/3/04) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) vs/ Jacksonville (10/22/06) vs. St. Louis OT (11/27/05) at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 11 times, last at Indianapolis (9/17/06)

Game, Opponent 49 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 45 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 43 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 42 at Seattle (10/16/05) 42 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) 40 at New England (12/17/06) 38 vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 38 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 38 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 38 vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02)

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Game 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

at Jacksonville (12/7/03) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) at Indianapolis (12/1/02) vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02) at San Diego (9/15/02) at Dallas (10/15/06) at New England (12/17/06) vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) at Buffalo (9/11/05) at New York Jets (12/5/04) at New York Giants (11/5/06) vs. Philadelphia (9/10/06) at Tennessee (12/11/05) at Seattle (10/16/05) at Cincinnati (10/2/05) at New Orleans (9/14/03) at Washington (12/22/02) at Tennessee (11/10/02)

Game, Opponent 0 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 5 at Chicago (12/19/04) 6 vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) 6 vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) 6 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 7 vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) 10 at Jacksonville (11/12/06) 10 at Tennessee (10/17/04) 10 at Buffalo (11/16/03) 10 vs. Carolina (11/2/03) 10 vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 13 at Tennessee (12/11/05) 13 vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) 13 vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) MOST POINTS, BOTH TEAMS 67 Texans 24 at Indianapolis 43 (9/17/06) 63 Texans 14 at Indianapolis 49 (11/14/04) 62 Texans 17 vs. Kansas City 45 (11/20/05) 62 Texans 28 vs. Minnesota 34 OT (10/10/04) 61 Texans 27 at Cincinnati 34 (11/9/03) 60 Texans 27 vs. St. Louis 33 OT (11/27/05) 58 Texans 20 vs. Jacksonville 38(12/24/05) 58 Texans 20 vs. Indianapolis 38(10/23/05) FEWEST POINTS, BOTH TEAMS 16 Texans 3 vs. Tennessee 13 (12/29/02) 19 Texans 3 at Tampa Bay 16 (12/14/03) 20 Texans 14 vs. Cleveland 6 (12/31/06) 21 Texans 21 at Jacksonville 0 (12/26/04)



22 22 23 23

Texans 12 at Buffalo 10 (11/16/03) Texans 3 at Indianapolis 19 (12/01/02) Texans 10 at Jacksonville 13 (11/12/06) Texans 10 at Tennessee 13 (12/11/05)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Season 37 2004 30 2006 29 2003 26 2005 22 2002 Game 4 4 3

vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 20 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED Season 50 2005 42 2006 42 2003 40 2002 39 2004 Game, Opponent 7 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 6 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 6 at Seattle (10/16/05) 6 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) 5 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 5 vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 5 at Indianapolis (10/23/05) 5 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 5 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 5 vs. Cincinnati (11/03/02) 4 10 times, last at New England (12/17/06) MOST EXTRA POINTS Season 34 2004 27 2006 27 2003 24 2005 20 2002 Game, Opponent 4 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 3 18 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) MOST EXTRA POINTS, OpponentS 47 2005 40 2003 38 2006 38 2002 37 2004

Game, Opponent 7 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 6 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 6 at Seattle (10/16/05) 6 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) 5 vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 5 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 5 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 5 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 5 vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) 4 12 times, last at New England (12/17/06) MOST TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS Season 2 2006 2 2002 1 2005 1 2004 0 2003 Game 1 1 1 1 1 1

at new York Jets (12/26/06) vs. Washington (9/24/06) vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) at Kansas City (9/26/04) vs. New York Giants (11/24/02) at Jacksonville (10/27/02)

MOST FIELD GOALS Season 26 2005 18 2006 18 2003 17 2004 17 2002 Game, Opponent 5 at Baltimore (12/4/05) 5 at Miami (9/7/03) 4 vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) 4 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 3 at Oakland (12/3/06) 3 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) 3 vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 3 at Kansas City (9/26/04) 2 16 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) MOST FIELD GOALS, Opponents Season 28 2005 28 2003 27 2006 24 2002 22 2004

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FEWEST POINTS SCORED Season 213 2002 255 2003 260 2005 267 2006 309 2004

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Game, Opponent 5 at Buffalo (9/11/05) 5 vs. Cleveland (1/2/05) 4 at New England (12/17/06) 4 at New York Jets (11/26/06) 3 12 times, last vs. Miami (10/10/06)

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MOST DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS Season 5 2004 3 2002 2 2006 1 2003 0 2005 Game 2 1

at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) Nine times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06)

MISCELLANEOUS HIGHEST HOME ATTENDENCE 70,769 vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) 70,762 vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04) 70,758 vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 70,742 vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) 70,741 vs. Oakland (10/3/04) HIGHEST ROAD ATTENDENCE 78,485 at New York Giants (11/5/06) 77,875 at New York Jets (12/5/04) 77,433 at Kansas City (9/26/04) 76,596 at New York Jets (11/26/06) 74,292 at Denver (11/7/04) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY 21 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 20 vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) 19 at Chicago (12/19/04) 18 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 17 vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT 35 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 35 vs. Cincinnati (11/03/02) 33 at New England (12/17/06) 32 at Seattle (10/16/05) 28 at Dallas (10/15/06) 28 vs. Kansas City (12/4/05) 28 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03)

MOST POINTS IN FIRST QUARTER 14 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 14 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 10 at San Francisco (1/1/06) 7 11 times, last vs. Miami (10/1/06) MOST POINTS IN SECOND QUARTER 24 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) 17 vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 14 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 14 vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 14 at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 14 at Indianapolis (10/26/03) 14 vs. Buffalo (10/13/02) 13 vs. Green Bay (11/21/04)

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vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) at Tennessee (10/17/04) vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03) at New Orleans (9/14/03)

MOST POINTS IN THIRD QUARTER 14 vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) 14 vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 14 vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) 10 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 10 at Indianapolis (11/13/05) 10 at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 10 at Philadelphia (9/29/02) 9 at Miami (9/7/03) 8 at Kansas City (9/26/04) 8 vs. New York Giants (11/24/02) MOST POINTS IN FOURTH QUARTER 21 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 21 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 17 at Chicago (12/19/04) 14 vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) 14 vs. Miami (10/1/06) 12 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 11 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 11 at Jacksonville (10/27/02) 10 Five times, last vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) MOST POINTS IN FIRST QUARTER, Opponent 17 at New England (12/17/06) 14 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 14 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 14 at Seattle (10/16/05) 14 vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04) 14 vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) 14 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 14 at San Diego (9/15/02) 10 vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) 10 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 10 vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) 10 vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) 10 at Indianapolis (12/1/02) MOST POINTS IN SECOND QUARTER, Opponent 21 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 17 at Denver (11/7/04) 17 at Philadelphia (9/29/02) 14 11 times, last at Oakland (12/3/06) 13 at Buffalo (9/11/05) 10 Eight times, last vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) MOST POINTS IN THIRD QUARTER, Opponent 21 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 17 at Cleveland (10/20/02) 14 at Dallas (10/15/06) 14 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 14 at Detroit (9/19/04) 14 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) 10 at Indianapolis (9/10/06) 10 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 10 vs. San Diego (9/12/04)



10 10 10 8

at Indianapolis (10/26/03) vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) at New Orleans (9/14/03) at Philadelphia (9/29/02)

MOST POINTS IN FOURTH QUARTER, Opponent 17 at Dallas (10/15/06) 17 vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 17 vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03) 16 at New York Jets (12/5/04) 14 Nine times, last vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 13 at Indianapolis (9/10/06) 13 vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) 10 8 times, last vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) MOST POINTS IN FIRST QUARTER, BOTH TEAMS 21 Texans 7 vs. Indianapolis 14 (12/24/06) 21 Texans 7 vs. Buffalo 14 (11/19/06) 17 Texans 0 at New England 17 (12/17/06) 17 Texans 7 vs. Kansas City 10 (11/20/05) 17 Texans 7 vs. Cleveland 10 (10/30/05) 17 Texans 3 vs. Tennessee 14 (11/28/04) 14 Texans 7 vs. Washington 7 (9/24/06) 14 Texans 0 at Indianapolis 14 (9/10/06) 14 Texans 0 at Seattle 14 (10/16/05) 14 Texans 0 vs. Indianapolis 14 (12/12/04) 14 Texans 0 at Tennessee 14 (10/12/03) 14 Texans 14 at Pittsburgh 0 (12/8/02) 14 Texans 0 at San Diego 14 (9/15/02) MOST POINTS IN SECOND QUARTER, BOTH TEAMS 31 Texans 24 vs. Arizona 7 (12/18/05) 28 Texans 14 vs. Oakland 14 (10/3/04) 28 Texans 14 at Indianapolis 14 (10/26/03) 24 Texans 7 at Denver 17 (11/7/04) 24 Texans 14 at Cincinnati 10 (11/9/03) 21 Texans 0 vs. Kansas City 21 (11/20/05) 21 Texans 7 at Indianapolis 14 (11/13/05) 21 Texans 14 vs. Indianapolis 7 (10/23/05) 21 Texans 14 vs. Buffalo 7 (10/13/02) 20 Texans 17 vs. St. Louis 3 (11/27/05) 20 Texans 7 at Buffalo 13 (9/11/05) 20 Texans 10 at Tennessee 10 (10/17/04) MOST POINTS IN THIRD QUARTER, BOTH TEAMS 28 Houston 7 at Indianapolis, 21 (11/14/04) 27 Houston 10 at Cleveland 17 (10/20/02) 21 Houston 14 vs. Tennessee 7 (12/21/03) 18 Houston 10 at Philadelphia 8 (9/29/02) 17 Houston 7 at San Francisco 10 (1/1/06) MOST POINTS IN FOURTH QUARTER, BOTH TEAMS 34 Texans 13 at Indianapolis 21 (9/17/06) 28 Texans 21 vs. Minnesota 7 (10/10/04) 23 Texans 14 vs. Miami 9 (10/1/06) 21 Texans 11 vs. Tennessee 10 (10/9/05) 21 Texans 7 at Tennessee 14 (10/12/03) 21 Texans 7 vs. Kansas City 14 (9/21/03) 21 Texans 7 vs. Buffalo 14 (10/13/02)



20 20 20 20 20



19 18

Texans 3 vs. St. Louis 17 (11/27/05) Texans 6 vs. Indianapolis 14 (10/23/05) Texans 17 at Chicago 3 (12/19/04) Texans 11 at Jacksonville 7 (10/27/02) Texans 10 vs. New England 10 (11/23/03) Texans 12 at Tennessee 7 (10/29/06) Texans 9 at Baltimore 9 (12/4/05)

MOST CONSECUTIVE GameS SCORING A TOUCHDOWN 29 12/21/03 through 11/27/05 28 9/12/02 through 11/30/03 11 10/22/06 through 12/31/06 8 12/11/05 through 10/1/06 LARGEST LEAD BEFORE Opponent SCORES 21 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 17 vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 14 at Jacksonville (11/6/05) 14 vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) 10 at Jacksonville (11/12/06) MOST CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS HELD SCORELESS 7 4th quarter vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) through 2nd quarter at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) 4 3rd quarter at Buffalo (9/11/05) through 2nd quarter vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05)2nd quarter vs. Cincinnati (11/03/02) through 1st quarter at Tennessee (11/10/02) 4 3rd quarter at San Diego (9/15/02) through 2nd quarter vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02) MOST CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS HELD SCORELESS, OpponentS 4 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 2 10 times, last 3rd and 4th quarters at Oakland (12/3/06) MOST CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS HELD WITHOUT A TOUCHDOWN, OpponentS 13 vs. Cleveland (1/2/05) through vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04) MOST POINTS BY HALF, TEXANS FIRST HALF 24 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) 24 vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 21 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 17 10 times, last vs. Oakland (10/3/04)

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vs. New England (11/23/03) at Oakland (12/3/06) Six times, last vs. Atlanta (11/30/04)

MOST PTS. BY HALF, OpponentS FIRST HALF 31 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 27 at New England (12/17/06) 24 at Denver (11/7/04) 24 vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) 21 vs. Washington (9/24/06) 21 at Indianapolis (11/13/05) 21 at Seattle (10/16/05) 21 vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) 21 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 21 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 21 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 20 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 20 vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05)

MOST POINTS BY HALF, BOTH TEAMS FIRST HALF 38 Texans 7 vs. Kansas City 31 (11/20/05) 35 Texans 21 vs. Indianapolis 14 (12/24/06) 34 Texans 24 vs. Arizona 10 (12/18/05) 34 Texans 17 vs. Oakland 17 (10/3/04) 34 Texans 17 at Cincinnati 17 (11/9/03) 32 Texans 18 at Kansas City 14 (9/26/04) 31 Texans 14 vs. Buffalo 17 (11/19/06) 31 Texans 10 vs. Tennessee 21 (11/28/04) 31 Texans 7 at Denver 24 (11/7/04) 31 Texans 14 at Indianapolis 17 (10/26/03) 28 Texans 7 vs. Washington 21 (9/24/06) 28 Texans 7 at Indianapolis 21 (11/13/05) 28 Texans 14 vs. Indianapolis 14 (10/23/05) SECOND HALF 44 Texans 21 at Indianapolis 23 (9/17/06) 42 Texans 14 at Indianapolis 28 (11/14/04) 42 Texans 28 vs. Minnesota 14 (10/10/04) 38 Texans 14 vs. Tennessee 24 (10/9/05) 38 Texans 21 vs. Tennessee 17 (12/21/03) 37 Texans 10 at Cleveland 27 (10/20/02) 35 Texans 7 vs. Jacksonville 28 (12/24/05) 35 Texans 7 vs. Kansas City 35 (9/21/03)

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Texans 19 at Tennessee 14 (10/29/06) Texans 0 at Dallas 31 (10/15/06) Texans 14 at Tennessee 17 (10/12/03)

LONGEST SCORING DRIVE (YARDS) 98 at Tennessee (10/12/03), 2 plays, TD 96 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03), 9 plays, TD 94 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 9 plays, TD 93 at Baltimore (12/4/05), 16 plays, FG 91 vs. Baltimore (12/15/02), 14 plays, TD LONGEST SCORING DRIVE (PLAYS) 18 at New York Giants (11/5/06), 80 yards, TD 16 at Dallas (10/15/06), 80 yards, TD 16 at Baltimore (12/4/05), 93 yards, FG 16 at Seattle (10/16/05) 54 yards, FG 16 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03), 73 yards, TD 16 at Miami (9/7/03), 76 yards, FG 15 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06), 66 yards, FG 15 at New York Giants (11/5/06), 67 yards, FG 14 Seven times, last vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05), 79 yards, TD LONGEST SCORING DRIVE (TIME) 9:29 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06), 15 plays, 51 yards, FG 8:41 vs. New England (11/23/03), 14 plays, 79 yards, FG 8:18 at Seattle (10/16/05), 16 plays, 54 yards, FG 8:17 vs. Carolina (11/2/03), 13 plays, 88 yards, TD 8:07 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 14 plays, 79 yards, TD 8:00 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06), 14 plays, 75 yards, TD 7:59 vs. Baltimore (12/15/02), 14 plays, 91 yards, TD SHORTEST SCORING DRIVE (YARDS) -5 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02), 4 plays, FG -1 vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03), 4 plays, FG 1 at Denver (11/7/04), 1 play, TD 2 vs. Dallas (9/8/02), 4 plays, FG 4 at Miami (9/7/03), 4 plays, FG 4 at Indianapolis (12/1/02), 6 plays, FG SHORTEST SCORING DRIVE (PLAYS) 0 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 99 KOR, TD 0 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05), 89 yards KOR, TD 1 at Denver (11/7/04), 1 yard, TD at Miami (9/7/03), 78 yards, TD 2 Five times, last vs. Tennessee (11/28/04), 44 yards, TD 3 vs. Jacksonville (12/18/05), 66 yards, TD 3 at Indianapolis (11/13/05), 34 yards, TD 3 at Cincinnati (11/9/03), 74 yards, TD 3 vs. Dallas (9/8/02),74 yards, TD



3 4

vs. Dallas (9/8/02), 64 yards, TD 15 times, last at Baltimore (12/4/05), 8 yards, FG

SHORTEST SCORING DRIVE (TIME) 0:04 at Denver (11/7/04), 1 play, 1 yard, TD 0:11 vs. Indianapolis, 0 plays, 89 yards KOR, TD 0:12 at Miami (9/7/03), 1 play, 78 yards, TD 0:13 vs. Tennessee (11/28/04), 2 plays, 44 yards, TD 0:15 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05), 0 play, 99 yard KOR, TD FIRST DOWNS MOST FIRST DOWNS Season 300 2004 282 2006 243 2005 237 2003 208 2002 Game 26 26 24 24 24 22 22 22 21 21 21 21

at Tennessee (10/29/06) vs. St. Louis (11/20/05) vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) at Detroit (9/19/04) at Tennessee (10/12/03) vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) at Denver (11/7/04) vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) at New York Jets (11/26/06) at Jacksonville (11/12/06) vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03)

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS Season 208 2002 237 2003 243 2005 282 2006 300 2004 Game 3 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 7 at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) at Jacksonville (12/7/03) at San Diego (9/15/02) 10 at Oakland (12/3/06) 10 vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03) 10 at Washington (12/22/02) 10 at Indianapolis (12/1/02) 10 vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02) MOST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED Season 348 2005 336 2003



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Game 34 31 30 29 28

2006 2004 2002 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) at Seattle (10/16/05) vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) vs. New England (11/23/03) vs. Kansas City (11/20/05)

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED Season 291 2002 304 2004 312 2006 336 2003 348 2005 Game 6 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14

at Jacksonville (12/26/04) at Tennessee (10/29/06) at Chicago (12/19/04) vs. Dallas (9/8/02) at New Orleans (9/14/03) at Indianapolis (12/1/02) vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) at Miami (9/7/03) at Cleveland (10/20/02)

MOST FIRST DOWNS, BOTH TEAMS Season 604 2004 594 2006 591 2005 573 2003 499 2002 Game 52 48 48 47 47 46 46 45 43 43 43 43

Texans 18 at Indianapolis 34 (9/17/06) Texans 18 vs. Jacksonville 30(12/24/05) Texans 26 vs. St. Louis 22 (11/27/05) Texans 20 vs. Kansas City 27 (9/21/03) Texans 25 vs. Cincinnati 22 (11/3/02) Texans 19 vs. Minnesota 27 (10/10/04) Texans 24 at Tennessee 22 (10/12/03) Texans 14 at Seattle 31 (10/16/05) Texans 19 vs. Philadelphia 24 (9/10/06) Texans 13 vs. Indianapolis 30(10/23/05) Texans 18 at Kansas City 25 (9/26/04) Texans 18 vs. Buffalo 25 (10/13/02)

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS, BOTH TEAMS Season 499 2002 573 2003 591 2005 594 2006 604 2004

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SECOND HALF 31 at Dallas (10/15/06) 28 vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 28 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 28 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) 27 at Cleveland (10/20/02) 24 vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 24 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 24 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 24 at New Orleans (9/14/03) 23 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 23 at New York Jets (12/5/04) 21 at Jacksonville (11/6/05) 21 at Seattle (10/16/05) 21 at Detroit (9/19/04) 21 vs. Buffalo (10/13/02)



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Game 23 Texans 10 at Indianapolis 13 (12/1/02) 23 Texans 7 at San Diego 16 (9/15/02) 24 Texans 13 vs. Dallas 11 (9/8/02) 25 Texans 19 at Jacksonville 6 (12/26/04) 26 Texans 15 at Chicago, 11 (12/19/04) 26 Texans 10 vs. Indianapolis 16 (9/22/02) MOST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING Season 106 2006 103 2004 89 2005 86 2003 59 2002 Game 14 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9

vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) at Jacksonville (12/26/04) vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) at Denver (11/7/04) vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) at Jacksonville (11/12/06) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) vs. Cleveland (1/2/05) vs. Oakland (10/3/04) at Indianapolis (10/26/03)

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING Season 59 2002 86 2003 89 2005 103 2004 106 2006 at Dallas (10/15/06) at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) at New York Jets (11/26/06) at Jacksonville (12/7/03) vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) at Indianapolis (12/1/02) at Tennessee (11/10/02)

MOST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING, Opponent Season 130 2003 123 2005 116 2002 115 2006 89 2004 Game, Opponent 19 at Seattle (10/16/05) 16 at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 15 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 15 at Washington (12/22/02) 13 vs. Washington (9/24/06) 12 vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) 12 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 12 vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03)

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12 11 11 11 11

vs. Carolina (11/2/03) vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) at New York Jets (12/5/04) at Jacksonville (12/7/03) vs. Kansas City (9/21/03)

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING, Opponent Season 89 2004 115 2006 116 2002 123 2005 130 2003 Game, Opponent 2 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) 2 at Cincinnati (10/2/05) 3 vs. Miami (10/1/06) 3 at Chicago (12/19/04) 3 vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04) 3 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 3 vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) 4 12 times, last vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 5 10 times, last at New York Jets (11/26/06) MOST FIRST DOWNS PASSING Season 174 2004 155 2006 142 2005 127 2003 119 2002 Game 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13

at New York Jets (11/26/06) vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) at Tennessee (10/29/06) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) at Tennessee (10/12/03) at Tennessee (10/17/04) vs. San Diego (9/12/04) vs. Miami (10/1/06) at Indianapolis (9/17/06) vs. Jacksonville (12/18/05) vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) at Indianapolis (11/14/04) vs. Cincinnati (11/03/02)

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS PASSING Season 119 2002 127 2003 142 2005 155 2006 174 2004 Game 1 1 2 3 4

at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02) at Oakland (12/3/06) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) vs. Cleveland (12/31/06)



4 4 4 4

vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at Buffalo (9/11/05) at Jacksonville (12/7/03) at San Diego (9/15/02)

MOST FIRST DOWNS PASSING, Opponent Season 194 2004 188 2005 179 2003 174 2006 155 2002 Game, Opponent 21 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 21 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 20 vs. New England (11/23/03) 18 vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04) 18 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 17 vs. Philadelphia (9/10/06) 17 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 17 at Cincinnati (10/2/05) 17 vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) 17 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 16 vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 16 at Indianapolis (11/13/05) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS PASSING, Opponent Season 155 2002 174 2006 179 2003 188 2005 194 2004 Game, Opponent 2 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 4 at New Orleans (9/14/03) 5 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 5 vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) 5 vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) 5 vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 6 at Chicago (12/19/04) 7 Seven times, last vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) MOST FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTY Season 30 2002 24 2003 23 2004 20 2006 12 2005 Game 6 5 4 3

vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) vs. Dallas (9/8/02) at Detroit (9/19/04) Seven times, last at Jacksonville (11/12/06)

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTY Season 12 2005 20 2006 23 2004 24 2003 30 2002 Game 0 1

15 times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) 30 times, last vs. Tennessee (12/10/06)

MOST FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTY, Opponent Season 37 2005 27 2003 23 2006 21 2004 20 2002 Game, Opponent 5 vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 5 vs. Buffalo (10/13/02) 4 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 4 at Seattle (10/16/05) 4 at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) 4 at Jacksonville (12/7/03) 4 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) 3 Six times, last vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTY, Opponent Season 20 2002 21 2004 23 2006 27 2003 37 2005 Game, Opponent 0 14 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 1 26 times, last at New England (12/17/06) 2 21 times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) TOTAL NET YARDS MOST NET YARDS GAINED Season 5,128 2004 4,465 2006 4,306 2003 4,053 2005 3,572 2002 Game 458 427 412 410 397

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at Tennessee (10/12/03) at Tennessee (10/29/06) vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) vs. Buffalo (11/19/06)

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FEWEST NET YARDS GAINED Season 3,572 2002 4,053 2005 4,306 2003 4,465 2006 5,128 2004

FEWEST NET YARDS GAINED, BOTH TEAMS Season 8,802 2002 9,865 2006 9,877 2005 10,388 2003 10,586 2004

FEWEST NET YARDS PASSING ALLOWED Season 3,141 2002 3,444 2006 3,521 2005 3,615 2004 3,712 2003

Game 47 107 118 120 124

Game 385 426 428 436 443

Game 31 86 109 112 118

at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) at San Diego (9/15/02) at Buffalo (9/11/05) at Jacksonville (12/7/03)

MOST NET YARDS ALLOWED Season 6,082 2003 5,824 2005 5,458 2004 5,400 2006 5,230 2002 Game 535 515 510 495 473

at Tennessee (10/12/03) at Indianapolis (9/17/06) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) vs. Washington (9/24/06) vs. Green Bay (11/21/04)

FEWEST NET YARDS ALLOWED Season 5,230 2002 5,400 2006 5,458 2004 5,824 2005 6,082 2003 Game 126 197 203 220 230

at Jacksonville (12/26/04) at Tennessee (10/29/06) at Chicago (12/19/04) vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) at Cleveland (10/20/02)

MOST NET YARDS GAINED, BOTH TEAMS Season 10,586 2004 10,388 2003 9,877 2005 9,865 2006 8,802 2002 Game 993 920 841 818 814 800 776

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Texans 458 at Tennessee 535 (10/12/03) Texans 410 vs. Minnesota 510 (10/10/04) Texans 412 vs. St. Louis 429 (11/27/05) Texans 370 vs. Jacksonville 448 (12/24/05) Texans 299 at Indianapolis 515 (9/17/06) Texans 397 vs. Buffalo 403 (11/19/06) Texans 326 vs. Tennessee 450 (12/21/03)

Texans 118 at San Diego 267 (9/15/02) Texans 124 at Oakland 302 (12/3/06) Texans 198 at New England 230 (12/17/06) Texans 120 at Buffalo 316 (9/11/05) Texans 165 at Indianapolis 278 (12/1/02)

PASSING MOST NET YARDS PASSING Season 3,246 2004 2,778 2006 2,655 2003 2,237 2005 2,225 2002 Game 367 358 309 288 279

at Tennessee (10/12/03) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) at New York Jets (11/26/06) vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) at Tennessee (10/29/06)

FEWEST NET YARDS PASSING Season 2,225 2002 2,237 2005 2,655 2003 2,778 2006 3,246 2004 Game -5 6 10 25 29

at Oakland (12/3/06) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) at Buffalo (9/11/05) at San Diego (9/15/02)

MOST NET YARDS PASSING ALLOWED Season 3,712 2003 3,615 2004 3,521 2005 3,444 2006 3,141 2002 Game 421 390 388 383 344

at Tennessee (10/12/03) at Indianapolis (9/17/06) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) vs. New England (11/23/03)

at Jacksonville (12/26/04) at Tennessee (10/29/06) at Tennessee (11/10/02) vs. Dallas (9/8/02) vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06)

MOST NET YARDS PASSING, BOTH TEAMS Season 6,861 2004 6,367 2003 6,222 2006 5,758 2005 5,366 2002 Game 788 746 586

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Texans 367 at Tennessee 421 (10/12/03) Texans 358 vs. Minnesota 388 (10/10/04) Texans 309 at New York Jets 277 (11/26/06) Texans 191 at Indianapolis 390 (9/17/06) Texans 288 vs. St. Louis 291 (11/27/05) Texans 241 vs. Philadelphia 311 (9/10/06) Texans 206 vs. Buffalo 333 (11/19/06) Texans 263 vs. Jacksonville 276 (12/24/05) Texans 276 vs. Jacksonville 248 (10/31/04)

FEWEST NET YARDS PASSING, BOTH TEAMS Season 5,366 2002 5,758 2005 6,222 2006 6,367 2003 6,861 2004 Game 153 172 184 189 218

Texans 122 at Jacksonville 31 (12/26/04) Texans 29 at San Diego 143 (9/15/02) Texans -5 at Oakland 189 (12/3/06) Texans 25 at Buffalo 164 (9/11/05) Texans 93 at New England 125 (12/14/06)

MOST GROSS YARDS PASSING Season 3,547 2004 3,032 2006 2,841 2003 2,661 2005 2,636 2002

Game 372 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 371 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 323 at New York Jets (11/26/06) 313 at Detroit (9/19/04) 306 at Cleveland (10/20/02) FEWEST GROSS YARDS PASSING Season 2,636 2002 2,661 2005 2,841 2003 3,032 2006 3,547 2004 Game 32 33 48 64 70

at Oakland (12/3/06) at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) at Buffalo (9/18/05)

MOST GROSS YARDS PASSING ALLOWED Season 3,835 2003 3,776 2004 3,727 2005 3.635 2006 3,378 2002 Game 421 400 396 383 368

at Tennessee (10/12/03) at Indianapolis (9/17/06) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) vs. New England (11/23/03)

FEWEST GROSS YARDS PASSING ALLOWED Season 3,378 2002 3.635 2006 3,727 2005 3,776 2004 3,835 2003 Game 54 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 87 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 109 at Tennessee (11/10/02) 125 vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) 129 at New England (12/17/06) MOST PASS ATTEMPTS Season 481 2006 471 2004 449 2005 447 2002 439 2003

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Game 54 at New York Jets (11/26/06) 46 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 43 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 42 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 41 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 41 at Denver (11/7/04) 41 vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) FEWEST PASSING ATTEMPTS Season 439 2003 447 2002 449 2005 471 2004 481 2006 Game 9 10 14 15 17 17 17 17

vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) at Oakland (12/3/06) vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) vs. Carolina (11/2/03) at Jacksonville (10/27/02)

MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS, Opponent Season 530 2004 512 2002 504 2006 502 2003 469 2005 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) vs. New England (11/23/03) at Philadelphia (9/29/02) vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04)

FEWEST PASSING ATTEMPTS, Opponent Season 469 2005 502 2003 504 2006 512 2002 530 2004 Game, Opponent 15 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 20 at Seattle (10/16/05) 21 vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) 21 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 21 at Tennessee (11/10/02) 23 vs. Carolina (11/2/03) 23 vs. Tennessee (12/29/02)

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MOST PASS COMPLETIONS Season 329 2006 286 2004 270 2005 248 2003 235 2002

FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS, Opponent Season 281 2002 297 2003 304 2005 328 2006 344 2004

Game 4 3 3 3 2 1

Game 39 at New York Jets (11/26/06) 33 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 27 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 26 vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) 25 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 25 at Jacksonville (10/22/06) 25 vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 25 vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) 25 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 24 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) 23 at Cleveland (10/20/02) 23 vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 23 at Detroit (9/19/04) FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS Season 235 2002 248 2003 270 2005 286 2004 329 2006

Game, Opponent 7 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 8 vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) 10 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 10 at Tennessee (11/10/02) 12 vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) 13 vs. Carolina (11/2/03) 13 vs. Dallas (9/8/02)

FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Season 13 2006 13 2005 14 2004 15 2002 18 2003

Game 3 6 6 7 9 10

at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at San Diego (9/15/02) at Oakland (12/3/06) vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) at Buffalo (9/11/05) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) vs. New England (11/23/03) vs. New York Giants (11/24/02) vs. Dallas (9/8/02)

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS, Opponent Season 344 2004 328 2006 304 2005 297 2003 281 2002 Game, Opponent 36 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 33 vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) 31 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 29 vs. New England (11/23/03) 27 vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04)

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES Season 16 2004 15 2005 14 2006 14 2003 11 2002 Game 3 3 3 3 3 2 1

at Tennessee (10/22/06) at Indianapolis (9/17/06) vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) vs. Tennessee (10/23/04) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 12 times, last vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) 30 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06)

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, Opponent Season 32 2004 24 2005 23 2002 22 2006 22 2003 Game, Opponent 5 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 4 at Denver (11/7/04) vs. Cincinnati (11/03/02) 3 14 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 2 18 times, last at New England (12/17/06) 1 27 times, last at New York Jets (11/26/06) MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Seasons 18 2003 15 2002 14 2004 13 2006 13 2005

at New England (12/17/06) at Buffalo (9/11/05) at Indianapolis (11/14/04) at Tennessee (10/12/03) 14 times, last at Tennessee (10/29/06) 28 times, last vs. vs. Cleveland (12/31/06)

Game, Opponent 0 30 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 1 28 times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN, Opponent Season 22 2004 14 2003 11 2006 10 2002 7 2005 Game, Opponent 4 at Jacksonville (11/12/06) 4 at Tennessee (10/17/04) 3 vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 2 12 times, last at Oakland (12/3/06) FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN, Opponent Season 7 2005 10 2002 11 2006 14 2003 22 2004 Game, Opponent 0 38 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 1 22 times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) MOST TIMES SACKED Season 76 2002 68 2005 49 2004 43 2006 36 2003 Game 9 8 8 7 7 7

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MOST TIMES SACKED, Opponent Season 37 2005 35 2002 28 2006 24 2004 19 2003

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS Season 1,347 2002 1,651 2003 1,687 2006 1,816 2005 1,882 2004

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS, BOTH TEAMS Season 3,436 2002 3,641 2006 3,725 2004 4,021 2003 4,119 2005

Game, Opponent 7 vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 6 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) 6 at Pittsburgh (12/08/02) 5 at Oakland (12/3/06) 5 vs. Miami (10/1/06) 5 vs. Jacksonville (11/17/02) 5 at Jacksonville (10/27/02) MOST SAFETIES Season 3 2002 0 2006 0 2005 0 2004 0 2003

Game 25 at New York Jets (11/26/06) 28 vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) 34 at Dallas (10/15/06) 34 at Buffalo (11/16/03) 37 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) MOST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED Season 2,370 2003 2,303 2005 2,089 2002 1,956 2006 1,843 2004

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Game 1

vs. Baltimore (12/15/02) vs. New York Giants (11/24/02) vs. Dallas (9/8/02)

Game, Opponent 2 at Buffalo (11/16/03) 1 at Chicago (12/19/04) at Jacksonville (10/27/02) MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A PASSING TOUCHDOWN 8 vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) through at Indianapolis (11/13/05) MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A PASSING TOUCHDOWN, Opponent 12 vs. Cleveland (1/2/05) through vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) RUSHING MOST RUSHING YARDS Season 1,882 2004 1,816 2005 1,687 2006 1,651 2003 1,347 2002 Game 219 191 188 169 165

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at Jacksonville (12/26/04) vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) at Baltimore (12/4/05)

Game 320 247 240 234 226

at Seattle (10/16/05) at Washington (12/22/02) at Cincinnati (11/9/03) vs. Washington (9/24/06) vs. Kansas City (11/20/05)

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED Season 1,843 2004 1,956 2006 2,089 2002 2,303 2005 2,370 2003 Game 27 39 39 54 69

at New York Jets (11/26/06) vs. Arizona (12/18/05) vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) at Chicago (12/19/04) vs. Atlanta (11/30/03)

MOST RUSHING YARDS, BOTH TEAMS Season 4,119 2005 4,021 2003 3,725 2004 3,641 2006 3,436 2002 Game 387 380 338

325 314

Texans 67 at Seattle 320 (10/16/05) Texans 140 at Cincinnati 240 (11/9/03) Texans 133 vs. Indianapolis 205 (10/23/05) Texans 148 vs. Tennessee 218 (12/10/06) Texans 67 at Washington 247 (12/22/02) Texans 141 vs. Buffalo 173 (10/13/02)

Texans 25 at New York Jets 27 (11/26/06) Texans 93 vs. Jacksonville 39 (10/31/04) Texans 65 vs. Miami 70 (10/1/06) Texans 65 at Indianapolis 88 (12/1/02) Texans 119 vs. Arizona 39 (12/18/05) Texans 106 at Chicago 54 (12/19/04)

132 135 153 158 160 MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS Season 481 2004 437 2005 431 2006 424 2002 421 2003 Game 44 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 42 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 42 at Jacksonville (11/12/06) 41 vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 37 vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) at Tennessee (10/17/04) at Indianapolis (11/14/04) vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 36 vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) 35 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) vs. New York Giants (11/24/02) vs. Dallas (9/8/02) FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS Season 421 2003 424 2002 431 2006 437 2005 481 2004

Game 14 at New York Jets (11/26/06) 16 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 17 at Dallas (10/15/06) 17 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 18 vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 19 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) at Cincinnati (11/9/03) MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS, Opponent Season 533 2003 509 2002

506 2005 446 2006 417 2004 Game, Opponent 57 at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 47 at San Francisco (1/1/06) 46 at Washington (12/22/02) 42 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) at Seattle (10/16/05) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) 41 vs. New England (11/23/03) FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS, Opponent Season 417 2004 446 2006 506 2005 509 2002 533 2003 Game 12 vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) 13 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) 14 vs. Miami (10/1/06) 18 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 19 at Jacksonville (11/12/06) 20 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) at Indianapolis (11/14/04) vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 21 vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE Season 4.2 2005 3.9 2006 3.9 2004 3.9 2003 3.2 2002 Game, Opponent 7.4 at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 7.2 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 7.1 vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) 5.8 at Tennessee (12/11/05) 5.8 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 5.7 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 5.7 vs. Cleveland (1/2/05) 5.7 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 5.5 at Cincinnati (10/2/05) LOWEST RUSHING AVERAGE Season 3.2 2002 3.9 2003 3.9 2004 3.9 2006 4.2 2005 Game 1.2 1.3

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1.4 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.5

at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) at New York Jets (11/26/06) at Dallas (10/15/06) vs. Miami (10/1/06) vs. Dallas (9/8/02)

HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE, Opponent Season 4.6 2005 4.4 2006 4.4 2004 4.4 2003 4.1 2002 Game, Opponent 7.6 at Seattle (10/16/05) 7.6 vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 6.6 vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) 6.5 at Buffalo (11/16/03) 6.5 vs. New York Giants (11/24/02) 6.5 vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 6.3 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06)

Game, Opponent 1.0 at New York Jets (11/26/06) 2.1 at Chicago (12/19/04) 2.1 vs. Baltimore (12/15/02) 2.8 at New England (12/17/06) 2.8 at Indianapolis (12/1/02) 2.9 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 2.9 vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) 3.0 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Season 16 2004 13 2006 14 2003 9 2005 6 2002 Game 3 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) 2 13 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 1 25 times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS, Opponent Season 21 2005 16 2006 15 2003 14 2002 4 2004

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MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GamS BY AN INDIVIDUAL Season 5 2004 4 2003 3 2005 2 2006 0 2002 MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GameS BY AN INDIVIDUAL, Opponent Season 10 2005 7 2004 7 2003 5 2002 4 2006 MOST CONSECUTIVE GameS WITH A RUSHING TOUCHDOWN 6 vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) through vs. Cleveland (1/2/05) 5 at Oakland (12/3/06) through vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) 5 vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) through at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 4 vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) through at Cincinnati (11/9/03) MOST CONSECUTIVE GameS WITH A RUSHING TOUCHDOWN, Opponent 5 at Dallas (10/15/06) through at Jacksonville (11/12/06) 5 at Jacksonville (11/6/05) through at Baltimore (12/4/05) 5 at New Orleans (9/14/03) through vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) 4 at New York Jets (11/26/06) through at New England (12/17/06) 4 at Philadelphia (9/29/02) through at Jacksonville (10/27/02) RECEIVING MOST RECEPTIONS Season 329 2006 286 2004 270 2005 248 2003 235 2002

Game 39 at New York Jets (11/26/06) 33 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 27 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 26 vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) 25 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 25 vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) 25 vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 25 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 24 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) FEWEST RECEPTIONS Season 235 2002 248 2003 270 2005 286 2004 329 2006 Game 3 6 6 7 9 9 9

at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at San Diego (9/15/02) at Oakland (12/3/06) vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) at Buffalo (9/11/05) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03)

MOST RECEPTIONS, Opponent Season 344 2004 328 2006 304 2005 297 2003 281 2002 Game, Opponent 36 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 33 vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) 31 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 29 vs. New England (11/23/03) 27 vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) FEWEST RECEPTIONS, Opponent Season 281 2002 297 2003 304 2005 328 2006 344 2004 Game, Opponent 7 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 8 vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) 10 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 10 at Tennessee (11/10/02) 12 vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) 13 vs. Carolina (11/2/03) 13 vs. Dallas (9/8/02)

MOST RECEIVING YARDS Season 3,547 2004 3,032 2006 2,841 2003 2,661 2005 2,636 2002 Game 372 371 323 313 306 299 295

vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) at Tennessee (10/12/03) at New York Jets (11/26/06) at Detroit (9/19/04) at Cleveland (10/20/02) at Tennessee (10/29/06) vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05)

FEWEST RECEIVING YARDS Season 2,636 2002 2,661 2005 2,841 2003 3,032 2006 3,547 2004 Game 32 33 48 64 70 71

at Oakland (12/3/06) at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) at Buffalo (9/11/05) at Jacksonville (12/7/03)

MOST RECEIVING YARDS, Opponent Season 3,835 2003 3,776 2004 3,727 2005 3,635 2006 3,378 2002 Game, Opponent 421 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 400 at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 396 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 383 vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) 368 vs. New England (11/23/03) 340 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 326 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) records

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LOWEST RUSHING AVERAGE, Opponent Season 4.1 2002 4.4 2006 4.4 2004 4.4 2003 4.6 2005

Game, Opponent 5 at Seattle (10/16/05) 4 vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 3 vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) 3 vs. Washington (9/24/06) 3 at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 3 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) 2 10 times, last at Indianapolis (9/17/06)

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FEWEST RECEIVING YARDS, Opponent Season 3,378 2002 3,635 2006 3,727 2005 3,776 2004 3,835 2003 Game, Opponent 54 at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 87 vs. Tennessee (10/29/06) 109 at Tennessee (11/10/02)

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125 129 131 148 148

vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) at New England (12/17/06) vs. Dallas (9/8/02) vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) at Cleveland (10/20/02)

MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS Season 16 2004 15 2005 14 2006 14 2003 11 2002 Game 3 3 3 3 3 2

at Tennessee (10/29/06) vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) at Indianapolis (9/17/06) vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 12 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06)

MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, Opponent Season 32 2004 24 2005 23 2002 22 2006 22 2003 Game, Opponent 5 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 5 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 4 vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) 3 14 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 2 16 times, last at New England (12/17/06) 1 26 times, last at New York Jets (11/26/06)

Game 17.9 17.2 16.9 16.8 16.7

at Kansas City (9/26/04) vs. Buffalo (10/13/02) at Chicago (12/19/04) at Buffalo (11/16/03) at Jacksonville (10/27/02)

HIGHEST RECEIVING AVERAGE, Opponent Season 12.9 2003 12.3 2005 12.0 2002 11.0 2004 10.5 2006 Game, Opponent 23.4 at Tennessee (10/12/03)

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18.5 18.1 17.8 16.4

vs. Tennessee (12/29/02) vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) at Indianapolis (11/14/04) vs. Kansas City (9/21/03)

MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GameS BY AN INDIVIDUAL Season 5 2004 4 2006 3 2005 2 2003 1 2002 MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GameS BY AN INDIVIDUAL, Opponent Season 8 2006 6 2003 5 2005 5 2004 5 2002 LONGEST RECEPTIONS 81 vs. Buffalo (10/13/02) 78 at Miami (9/7/03) 73 at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 69 at Chicago (12/19/04) 65 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 65 vs. Dallas (9/8/02) LONGEST RECEPTIONS, Opponent 84 vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 83 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 83 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 80 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 74 vs. Washington (9/24/06) 73 vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 72 at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) 69 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 57 at Indianapolis (10/26/03) 57 at Miami (9/7/03) 57 at Philadelphia (9/29/02) LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 78 at Miami (9/7/03) 73 at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 65 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 65 vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 54 at Detroit (9/19/04) 53 vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS, Opponent 84 vs. Jacksonville (9/28/03) 83 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 83 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 80 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 69 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 57 at Indianapolis (10/23/03) 57 at Miami (9/7/03) 57 at Philadelphia (9/29/02) 56 vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 50 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04)

50 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 50 at Tennessee (10/12/03) PUNTING MOST PUNTS Season 116 2002 97 2003 77 2005 73 2004 72 2006 Game 11 10

at Indianapolis (12/1/02) Four times, last at Jacksonville (12/7/03)

FEWEST PUNTS Season 73 2004 76 2006 77 2005 97 2003 116 2002 Game 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5

vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) at Detroit (9/19/04) vs. San Diego (9/12/04) at New York Giants (11/5/06) at Tennessee (10/29/06) at New York Jets (12/5/04) vs. Oakland (10/3/04) vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) vs. Carolina (11/2/03) 16 times, last vs. Miami (10/1/06) 16 times, last at Oakland (12/3/06)

MOST PUNTING YARDS Season 4,720 2002 4,028 2003 3,161 2006 3,009 2004 2,990 2005 Game 435 421 419 412 406

at Indianapolis (12/1/02) at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) at Jacksonville (12/7/03) vs. Dallas (9/8/02) at San Diego (9/15/02)

FEWEST PUNTING YARDS Season 2,990 2005 3,009 2004 3,161 2006 4,028 2003 4,270 2002

Game 64 77 80 84 92

vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) at Detroit (9/19/04) vs. San Diego (9/12/04)

MOST PUNTS, Opponent Season 98 2002 75 2003 69 2004 65 2006 63 2005 Game, Opponent 10 at San Francisco (1/1/06) at San Diego (9/15/02) 9 at Indianapolis (12/1/02) vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 8 at Tennessee (10/29/06) at Baltimore (12/4/05) FEWEST PUNTS, OpponentS Season 63 2005 65 2006 69 2004 75 2003 98 2002 Game, Opponent 0 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 1 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) at Indianapolis (9/17/06) at Seattle (10/16/05) vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) 2 Six times, last vs. Washington (9/24/06) 3 15 times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) MOST PUNTING YARDS, Opponent Season 3,892 2002 3,130 2003 2,949 2006 2,880 2004 2,528 2005 Game, Opponent 400 at Indianapolis (12/1/02) 393 at Tennessee (10/29/06) at San Diego (9/15/02) 353 at Jacksonville (10/27/02) 340 vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 334 at New Orleans (9/14/03)

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HIGHEST RECEIVING AVERAGE Season 12.4 2004 11.5 2003 11.2 2002 9.9 2005 8.7 2006



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FEWEST PUNTING YARDS, Opponent Season 2,528 2005 2,880 2004 2,949 2006 3,130 2003 3,892 2002

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Game, Opponent 0 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 39 vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) 41 at Seattle (10/16/05) 45 at Indianapolis (9/14/06) 55 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) MOST PUNTS, BOTH TEAMS Season 214 2002 172 2003 142 2004 141 2006 140 2005 Game 20 18

at Indianapolis (12/1/02) at San Diego (9/15/02) vs. Dallas (9/8/02)

FEWEST PUNTS, BOTH TEAMS Season 140 2005 141 2006 142 2004 172 2003 214 2002 Game 3 4 5 6

vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at Indianapolis (9/17/06) vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) at New York Jets (12/5/04) at Detroit (9/19/04) Nine times, last at New York Giants (11/5/06)

Game (Minimum 4 punts) 48.2 at New York Jets (11/26/06), 5 punts 47.4 vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03), 7 punts vs. Tennessee (12/21/03), 7 punts 47.2 vs. Atlanta (11/30/03), 5 punts 46.8 at Washington (12/22/02), 6 punts 46.7 at Denver (11/7/04), 6 punts vs. Minnesota (10/10/04), 7 punts HIGHEST PUNTING AVERAGE, Opponent Season 45.4 2006, 65 punts 41.7 2004, 69 punts 2003, 75 punts 40.1 2005, 63 punts 39.7 2002, 98 punts

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PUNT RETURNS MOST PUNT RETURNS Season 53 2002 40 2004 2003 30 2005 23 2006 Game 7 5 4

at Baltimore (12/4/05) at Chicago (12/19/04) at New Orleans (9/14/03) at Jacksonville (10/27/02) at San Diego (9/15/02) 11 times, last at Tennessee (10/17/04)

MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS Season 512 2002 329 2004 266 2003 242 2006 223 2005 Game 92 79 67 62 50

vs. Baltimore (12/15/02) at San Diego (9/15/02) at Oakland (12/3/06) at Jacksonville (10/27/02) at Baltimore (12/4/05)

MOST PUNT RETURNS, Opponent Season 58 2002 43 2003 36 2006 33 2005 30 2004 Game, Opponent 7 vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 6 Four times, last at Jacksonville (12/7/03) 5 vs. Philadelphia (9/29/02) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) 4 10 times, last at New England (12/17/06) MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS, Opponent Season 407 2003 328 2002 275 2006 265 2004 219 2005 Game, Opponent 80 at Tennessee (12/11/05) 73 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) 69 at Jacksonville (10/27/02) 64 vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02) 59 at Tennessee (10/29/06) HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE, Opponent Season 9.5 2003 8.8 2004 7.6 2006 6.6 2005 5.7 2002 Game, Opponent (Minimum 4 returns) 17.3 at Jacksonville (10/27/02) 16.0 vs. Indianapolis (9/22/02) 10.5 vs. New England (11/23/03) 9.2 at Jacksonville (12/7/03) 7.8 vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03)

HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE Season 10.5 2006 9.7 2002 8.2 2004 7.4 2005 6.7 2003

MOST TOUCHDOWNS, PUNT RETURNS 0 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Game (Minimum 4 returns) 15.8 at San Diego (9/15/02) 12.4 at Jacksonville (10/27/02) 11.5 vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 9.3 at Washington (12/22/02) 8.8 at Chicago (12/19/04)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS, PUNT RETURN, Opponent 1 2006 2005 2003 0 2004 2002

KICKOFF RETURNS MOST KICKOFF RETURNS Season 84 2005 80 2003 77 2002 71 2006 69 2004 Game 8 7

6 5

at New England (12/17/06) vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 14 times, last at New York Jets (11/26/06) Six times, last at Indianapolis (9/17/06) 19 times, last vs. Tennessee (12/101/06)

MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Season 2,173 2005 1,700 2003 1,609 2006 1,529 2002 1,450 2004 Game 278 266 186 177 173

vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at Cincinnati (11/9/03) vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) at Philadelphia (9/29/02)

HIGHEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE Season 25.9 2005 22.7 2006 21.3 2003 21.0 2004 19.9 2002 Game (Minimum 4 returns) 38.0 vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) 35.4 vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) 34.8 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) 30.8 at Tennessee (12/11/05) 29.8 at New Orleans (9/14/03) MOST KICKOFF RETURNS, Opponent Season 60 2004 55 2005 53 2003 52 2006 2002

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HIGHEST PUNTING AVERAGE Season 41.6 2006, 76 punts 41.5 2003, 97 punts 41.2 2004, 73 punts 40.7 2002, 116 punts 38.8 2005, 77 punts

Game, Opponent (Minimum 4 punts) 56.8 at Dallas (10/15/06) 49.3 at New York Jets (11/26/06) vs. Arizona (12/18/05) 49.1 at Tennessee (10/29/06) 47.7 at New Orleans (9/14/03) 47.0 vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04) at Tennessee (10/17/04) 46.9 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 46.5 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 45.9 vs. Tennessee (12/21/03)

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Game, Opponent 7 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 6 Five times, last at Chicago (12/19/04) 5 Nine times, last vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) 4 22 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06)

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MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS, Opponent Season 1,386 2004 1,215 2006 1,194 2005 1,156 2002 1,149 2003 Game, Opponent 199 vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 168 at Cleveland (10/20/02) 157 at Detroit (9/19/04) 155 at Kansas City (9/26/04) 151 vs. Arizona (12/18/05) HIGHEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE, Opponent Season 23.4 2006 23.1 2004 22.2 2002 21.7 2005 2003 Game, Opponent (Minimum 4 returns) 42.0 at Cleveland (10/20/02) 39.3 at Detroit (9/19/04) 36.3 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 29.2 vs. Tennessee (12/10/06) 28.4 vs. Oakland (10/3/04) MOST TOUCHDOWNS, KICKOFF RETURN, Opponent 1 at New England (12/17/06) at Detroit (9/19/04) at Cleveland (10/20/02) INTERCEPTIONS

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MOST INTERCEPTIONS, Opponent Season 18 2003 15 2002 14 2004 13 2006 13 2005

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MOST INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS, Opponent Season 277 2002 225 2005 207 2003 174 2006 157 2004 Game, Opponent 106 vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) 77 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) 71 at San Francisco (1/1/06) 65 at Tennessee (10/12/03) 57 vs. Kansas City (11/20/05) PENALTIES MOST PENALTIES Season 136 2002 121 2003 106 2005 106 2004 90 2006 Game 14 13 12 11

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FEWEST PENALTIES Season 90 2006 106 2005 106 2004 121 2003 136 2002

Game 1 at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 2 vs. Miami (10/1/06) 3 vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) vs. Philadelphia (9/10/06) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) 4 Nine times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) 5 Eight times, last at Oakland (12/3/06) 6 12 times, last at Jacksonville (11/12/06) MOST YARDS PENALIZED Season 1,011 2002 961 2003 928 2004 854 2005 761 2006 Game 109 95 93 92 90

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FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED Season 761 2006 854 2005 928 2004 961 2003 1,011 2002 Game 15 17 18 19 20 25 30

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MOST PENATLIES, Opponent Season 123 2004 105 2005 102 2002 96 2006 2003 Game, Opponent 14 at Cincinnati (10/2/05) 13 vs. Oakland (10/3/04) vs. Buffalo (10/13/02) 12 vs. Washington (9/24/06) 11 at Indianapolis (11/14/04) vs. Jacksonville (10/31/04)



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FEWEST PENALTIES, Opponent Season 96 2006 2003 102 2002 105 2005 123 2004 Game, Opponent 1 at New York Jets (11/26/06) vs. Cleveland (10/30/05) 2 vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) at New England (12/17/06) vs. New York Jets (10/19/03) vs. Baltimore (12/15/02) 3 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) at Tampa Bay (12/14/03) at Indianapolis (10/26/03) at Tennessee (11/10/02) 4 Nine times, last at Tennessee (12/11/05) 5 11 times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) MOST YARDS PENALIZED, Opponent Season 979 2004 955 2002 846 2005 792 2006 767 2003 Game, Opponent 128 vs. Buffalo (10/13/02) 126 vs. Washington (9/24/06) 117 at Cincinnati (10/2/05) vs. Dallas (9/8/02) 100 vs. Cincinnati (11/3/02) 90 vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) 87 at Kansas City (9/26/04) at Miami (9/7/03) FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED, Opponent Season 767 2003 792 2006 846 2005 955 2002 979 2004

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17 vs. Buffalo (11/19/06) 20 vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) at Tennessee (11/10/02) MOST PENALTIES, BOTH TEAMS Season 238 2002 229 2004 217 2003 211 2005 186 2006 Game 24 Texans 11 vs. Buffalo 13 (10/13/02) 23 Texans 9 at Cincinnati 14 (10/2/05) Texans 14 at Indianapolis 9 (12/1/02) 21 Texans 11 vs. Minnesota 10 (10/10/04) 20 Texans 11 at New Orleans 9 (9/14/03) Texans 11 vs. Dallas 9 (9/8/02) FEWEST PENALTIES, BOTH TEAMS Season 186 2006 211 2005 217 2003 229 2004 238 2002 Game 6 7 8 9

Texans 4 vs. Indianapolis 2 (12/24/06) Texans 4 at New England 2 (12/17/06) Texans 5 vs. Cleveland 1 (10/30/05) Texans 2 vs. Miami 5 (10/1/06) Texans 5 vs. Buffalo 3 (11/19/06) Texans 7 at New York Jets 1 (11/26/06) Texans 3 vs. Philadelphia 5 (9/10/06) Texans 3 vs. Tennessee 5 (11/28/04) Texans 4 at Tennessee 4 (10/17/04) Texans 5 at Tennessee 3 (11/10/02) Texans 3 vs. Indianapolis 6 (10/23/05) Texans 1 at Pittsburgh 8 (12/8/02)

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Texans 90 at Cincinnati 117 (10/2/05) Texans 75 vs. Buffalo 128 (10/13/02) Texans 80 vs. Dallas 117 (9/8/02) Texans 92 at Indianapolis 75 (12/1/02)

FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED, BOTH TEAMS Season 1,553 2006 1,700 2005 1,728 2003 1,907 2004 1,966 2002

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SACKS MOST SACKS Season 37 2005 35 2002 28 2006 24 2004 20 2003 Game 7 6 5 4

vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) vs. Arizona (12/18/05) at Oakland (12/3/06) vs. Miami (10/1/06) vs. Jacksonville (11/17/02) at Jacksonville (10/27/02) at Baltimore (12/4/05) vs. New England (11/23/03) at Buffalo (11/16/03)

MOST SACKS, Opponent Season 76 2002 68 2005 49 2004 40 2006 36 2003 Game, Opponent 9 at San Diego (9/15/02) 8 vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) at Cleveland (10/20/02) 7 vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) at Cincinnati (10/2/05) at Philadelphia (9/29/02) 6 Five times, last at Tennessee (12/11/05) MOST CONSECUTIVE GameS WITH NO SACKS ALLOWED 0 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 MOST CONSECUTIVE GameS WITH NO SACKS ALLOWED, Opponent 3 at Indianapolis (10/26/03) through at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 2 Six times, last vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) through vs. Indianapolis (12/28/03)

FUMBLES MOST FUMBLES Season 34 2002 30 2005 28 2006 22 2004 18 2003 Game 5 4

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MOST TOUCHDOWNS, FUMBLE RECOVERY Season 3 2004 2 2006 1 2002 0 2005 2003 Game 1 vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) at Oakland (12/3/06) at Jacksonville (12/26/04) at Chicago (12/19/04) vs. Oakland (10/3/04) at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) MOST FUMBLES, Opponent Season 24 2005 23 2002 22 2004 18 2003 16 2006

Game, Opponent 5 at Chicago (12/19/04) 4 at Baltimore (12/4/05) vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) at Philadelphia (9/29/02) 3 11 times, last vs. Cleveland (12/31/06) 2 12 times, last at Tennessee (10/29/06) MOST FUMBLES LOST, Opponent Season 11 2006 2002 9 2005 8 2004 2003 Game, Opponent 3 at Oakland (12/3/06) at Pittsburgh (12/8/02) 2 13 times, last vs. Cleveland (21/31/06) 1 15 times, last vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) MOST TOUCHDOWNS, FUMBLE RECOVERY, Opponent Season 2 2006 1 2005 2004 2003 2002 Game, Opponent 1 at Oakland (12/3/06) at Tennessee (10/29/06) vs. Indianapolis (10/23/05) at Indianapolis (11/14/04) vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) at San Diego (9/15/02) KICKOFF TEMPERATURE Highest 90 vs. Pittsburgh (9/18/05) Lowest 12 at Chicago (12/19/04)

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TEXANS 300-YARD PASSING GAMES (3) 372, David Carr vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 371, David Carr at Tennessee (10/12/03) 321, David Carr at New York Jets (11/26/06) 313, David Carr at Detroit (9/19/04) TEXANS 100-YARD RUSHING DAYS (12) 158, Domanick Williams# at Jacksonville (12/26/04) 155, Domanick Williams# at Baltimore (12/4/05) 153, Ron Dayne vs. Indianapolis (12/24/06) 139, Domanick Williams# at Tennessee (12/11/05) 130, Domanick Williams# vs. Tennessee (10/9/05) 129, Domanick Williams# vs. Tennessee (11/28/04) 129, Domanick Williams# vs. N.Y. Jets (10/19/03) 128, Domanick Williams# vs. Indianapolis (12/12/04) 116, Wali Lundy at Tennessee (10/29/06) 109, Domanick Williams# at Indianapolis (10/26/03) 105, Jonathan Wells vs. Oakland (10/3/04) 104, Domanick Williams# at Cincinnati (11/9/03) 103, Domanick Williams# vs. Cleveland (1/2/05) 101, Domanick Williams# vs. Atlanta (11/30/03) TEXANS 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES (14) 170, Andre Johnson vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) 159, Andre Johnson vs. St. Louis (11/27/05) 152, Andre Johnson vs. Washington (9/24/06) 127, Corey Bradford at Tennessee (10/12/03) 126, Corey Bradford vs. Buffalo (10/13/02) 125, Andre Johnson at N.Y. Jets (12/5/04) 122, Andre Johnson at Buffalo (11/16/03) 119, Andre Johnson vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 115, Andre Johnson vs. Oakland (10/3/04) Records

109, Jabar Gaffney at Chicago (12/19/04) 108, Andre Johnson vs. Tennessee (12/21/03) 107, Andre Johnson vs. Green Bay (11/21/04) 106, Andre Johnson vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) 102, Andre Johnson vs. Kansas City (9/21/03) History

101, Andre Johnson vs. Philadelphia (9/10/06) 101, Andre Johnson vs. Miami (10/1/06) 101, Corey Bradford vs. Jacksonville (12/24/05) 101, Derick Armstrong vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) # -- Domanick Williams was known as Domanick Davis prior to the 2007 season

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June 18: The NHL bypasses Chuck Watson and Bob McNair’s efforts to bring an expansion hockey club to Houston.

September 9: NFL executives tell the Houston group to be prepared to come to the owners’ meetings in Atlanta on October 6.

July 3: Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams gets the green light to move his team to Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes signs the final consent judgment in the lawsuit against the team after all parties involved agree to a settlement.

September 28: Marvin Davis, one of the bidders for the Los Angeles franchise, bows out of the expansion race.

October 15: NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue praises the early plans of Bob McNair and Houston for an expansion franchise at the NFL Owners’ Meetings. October 17: In reaction to Tagliabue’s comments, officials from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLS&R) say they will push for the building of a domed stadium that the Rodeo will share with an NFL team, as opposed to renovating the Astrodome. It marks the Rodeo’s first public statement in support of McNair’s efforts.

1998 March 23: The NFL expansion committee awards an expansion team to Cleveland. McNair, Harris County Judge Robert Eckels, and Mayor Lee Brown meet with Tagliabue for the first time as a group at the owners’ meeting held in Houston. May 7: Los Angeles-based entertainment broker Michael Ovitz announces he will spearhead a $750-million proposal to build a stadium in Carson, California, in an effort to bring the NFL back to L.A. June 30: Tagliabue and NFL Stadium Committee head Jerry Richardson visit Houston to see plans for the city’s retractable-roof stadium, meeting for several hours with McNair, Houston Sports Authority Jack Rains, Brown, Eckels, and HLS&R president Jim Bloodworth. September 25: The HLS&R votes unanimously to approve paying a $1.5 million annual lease to use the proposed retractable-roof NFL stadium. October 27: Tagliabue announces that NFL owners will have a decision on the league’s newest expansion team by April.

1999 February 16: The NFL Expansion Committee meets, but does not pick a winning bidder from the three finalists. Tagliabue says the decision will come within a month. March 16: The NFL Expansion Committee votes 29-2 to give Los Angeles until September 15 to work out a feasible stadium and ownership plan. If L.A. cannot get a plan together, the committee will then recommend Houston for the league’s 32nd franchise. May 25: Ovitz unveils a new plan for a 60-acre spread of parks, parking garages, and a new stadium where the Los Angeles Coliseum currently sits. The plan impresses the NFL, but the league remains concerned about a lack of financial planning for the proposed project. June 3: In a two-hour meeting with Tagliabue, McNair is encouraged to step up his efforts for an expansion team. July 28: Los Angeles presents an exclusive negotiating agreement to the NFL but the league does not sign it, stating that it does not address the financial situation behind the New Coliseum at Exposition Park.

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October 6: The National Football League owners vote 29-0 to award the 32nd NFL franchise to Houston and Bob McNair for a record amount of $700 million. November: McNair and Houston NFL executives start the first of 40 separate focus group sessions, which eventually total 500 individual participants. The sessions are conducted not just in Houston, but in Galveston, Austin, Beaumont, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi as well. Fans are asked for their opinions on the image of Houston and its surrounding areas, the image of the NFL, and the expectations for the Houston franchise. November 24: Houston NFL debuts its “transition” logo, which serves as the organization’s mark until a team name is selected, and the corresponding official logo, team colors, and uniform are developed. The “transition” logo is created by NFL Properties, the New Yorkbased licensing and marketing arm of the NFL.

2000 January 19: Houston NFL hires Charley Casserly as Executive Vice President/General Manager. Casserly comes to Houston after 23 years with the Washington Redskins, the last 10 as general manager. The Redskins captured Super Bowls XVII, XXII, and XXVI during his tenure in Washington. February: The National Football League begins researching and developing computerized designs for potential logos. Additional focus groups are conducted in Houston and San Antonio. March 2: Houston NFL announces that its team name search has been narrowed to five choices: Apollos, Bobcats, Stallions, Texans, and Wildcatters. The five names were determined after several months of research conducted jointly by Houston NFL 2002 and National Football League Properties. That research included multiple focus group studies performed in both English and Spanish in not only Houston, but also in numerous surrounding markets such as San Antonio, Austin, Galveston, and Beaumont. March 9: Houston NFL 2002 celebrates the official groundbreaking of the new stadium that will house the team when it begins play in 2002. The 69,500-seat state-of-the-art facility will be the world’s first retractable-roof football stadium. Houston NFL 2002 will be a cotenant of the new stadium with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Participants in the groundbreaking ceremony include Bob McNair, NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo President Mike Wells, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Commissioner Steve Hatchell, Houston Mayor Lee Brown, Harris County Judge Robert Eckels, Harris County Commissioner (Precinct 1) El Franco Lee, Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation Chairman Mike Surface, and Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Chairman Billy Burge. April: The list of five team names is shaved to three – Apollos, Stallions, and Texans. Color logo designs are presented to focus groups for feedback.

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August 10: McNair and other club officials view the final proofs of the selected team logo at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. NFL Properties conducts television and photo testing of the logo as well.

September 25: The Texans unveil their team uniforms before a crowd of 12,000 fans in downtown Houston. Local dignitaries and numerous Texan celebrities join Bob McNair on stage for the ceremony. The Houston Texans Cheerleaders also make their debut.

September 6: The NFL’s 32nd franchise is officially christened the Houston Texans before thousands at a downtown rally on Texas Avenue. NFL commissioner Tagliabue introduces McNair, who then unveils his team’s name, colors, and logo to the crowd. The ceremony, televised live on ESPN2, includes simultaneous unveilings in Austin and San Antonio. McNair then heads to Enron Field, where he throws out the first “pitch” (actually a Texans football) to Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane before the Astros play the Florida Marlins.

November 5: The Texans hold their first player workouts, evaluating a group of defensive backs.

September 7: The Texans are honored by the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco. Club officials present the Hall of Fame with a Texans helmet, football, and other merchandise, which is placed in a display case in the football wing of the Hall of Fame. October 26: Reliant Energy acquires the naming rights for Houston’s new state-of-theart football stadium and the sports, entertainment, and convention complex then known as the Astrodomain Complex. Reliant Energy’s 32-year agreement to acquire the naming rights for five different buildings and the complex is the most comprehensive naming rights agreement in history. Reliant Park will be a partnership of mutual support between the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation, the Houston Texans, RodeoHouston, and Reliant Energy. The facilities at Reliant Park will include Reliant Stadium, Reliant Astrodome, Reliant Arena, Reliant Hall, and Reliant Center. November 1: At its owners’ meetings in Atlanta, the NFL announces that Reliant Stadium will host Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004. Houston becomes the seventh city to host multiple Super Bowls. Rice Stadium hosted Super Bowl VIII in 1974.

2001 January 21: The Texans introduce Dom Capers as the club’s first head coach. Capers comes to Houston from Jacksonville, where he served the previous two seasons as the Jaguars’ defensive coordinator. From 1995-98, Capers was the head coach of the expansion Carolina Panthers, leading the team to the NFC West title and a berth in the NFC Championship Game in 1996. February 2: Chris Palmer is hired as the Texans’ first offensive coordinator. Palmer spent the previous two seasons as head coach of the expansion Cleveland Browns. May 22: The NFL formally unveils its realignment plan for the 2002 season at league meetings in Chicago. The league will feature eight four-team divisions. The Texans are placed in the AFC South with Indianapolis, Jacksonville, and Tennessee. June 12: Bob McNair and Titans owner Bud Adams each donate $100,000 to the Red Cross in an effort to aid Houston flood victims. NFL Charities matches the donation. More than 20,000 Houston-area families were displaced from their homes by raging flood waters the previous weekend. August 15: The NFL announces its new schedule rotation for 2002. In addition to their home-and-home series with AFC South rivals Indianapolis, Jacksonville, and Tennessee, the Texans will host Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, the New York Giants, and the fourthplace team from the AFC East in 2002. Houston will then travel to Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, and the fourth-place team in the AFC West.

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December 29: The Texans sign 10 players to the first contracts in club history. The team’s first players are running back Michael Basnight, safety Leomont Evans, tackle Robert Hicks, defensive tackle Jason Nikolao, quarterback Mike Quinn, fullback Matt Snider, cornerback Jason Suttle, linebacker Casey Tisdale, safety Kevin Williams, and tackle Jerry Wisne.

2002 January 14: The Texans hire former Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Vic Fangio as their first defensive coordinator. February 18: The Texans selected T Tony Boselli, T Ryan Young, CB Aaron Glenn, DT Gary Walker, LB Jamie Sharper, WR Jermaine Lewis, CB Marcus Coleman, DT Seth Payne, G Matt Campbell, S Matt Stevens, G Jeremy McKinney, T Ryan Schau, RB Charlie Rogers, TE/LS Sean McDermott, DE Jabari Issa, WR Avion Black, QB Danny Wuerffel, LB Brian Allen, and TE Johnny Huggins in the expansion draft. March 4: The Texans execute the first trade in club history, shipping QB Danny Wuerffel to Washington in exchange for DT Jerry Deloach. March 6: The Texans sign their first unrestricted free agent, inking former Colts offensive lineman Steve McKinney. March 25: The Texans launch their offseason program at Reliant Astrodome. All 65 players report. April 20: The Texans select Fresno State quarterback David Carr with the first-overall selection of the 2002 NFL Draft. Carr flies back to Houston from New York that afternoon to sign a seven-year contract. He is the first of 12 players Houston selects over seven rounds. April 26: The Texans open their first mini-camp with 99 players, including 25 rookies. April 28: The Texans launch their first Texans Outreach Tour, taking players to Austin, Beaumont, College Station, Corpus Christi, and Lufkin over a five-day stretch. July 20: Ninety-seven players report for the Texans’ first-ever training camp. Camp is held at the club’s training facility in Houston. The players go through conditioning drills the following day before hitting the practice field on July 22. August 5: In their first preseason game, the Texans fall to the New York Giants 34-17 in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Kris Brown kicks a 22-yard field goal for Houston’s first points. TE Billy Miller and WR Sherrod Gideon follow with touchdown receptions. August 10: The Texans record their first preseason win, defeating the New Orleans Saints 13-10 at the Louisiana Superdome.

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August 24: The Texans open Reliant Stadium with a 24-3 preseason loss to the Miami Dolphins.

January 29: Williams is named NFL Rookie of the Year at a press conference at the George R. Brown Convention Center. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue is on hand to present Williams the trophy. Johnson is another one of the five finalists.

September 8: The Texans become the first NFL team in 41 years to win their expansion debut, stunning the Dallas Cowboys 19-10 before 69,604 at Reliant Stadium. Carr throws two touchdown passes, including a 19-yarder to Miller for the club’s first-ever touchdown. DT Seth Payne sacks Cowboys QB Quincy Carter in the end zone for a safety to clinch the victory. October 27: The Texans win on the road for the first time, defeating Jacksonville 21-19 at ALLTEL Stadium. Brown nails a 45-yard field goal with 2:11 left to provide the winning points. December 8: Despite just 47 yards of total offense, the Texans shock eventual AFC North champion Pittsburgh 24-6 at Heinz Field. All three of Houston’s touchdowns are scored by the defense – two interception returns by CB Aaron Glenn and a fumble return by CB Kenny Wright. The 47 yards mark the lowest output by a winning team in NFL history. December 19: Glenn and DE Gary Walker are selected to represent the AFC in the 2003 Pro Bowl. It is the third selection for Glenn (1997, 1998) and the second for Walker (2001). The Texans tie the 1961 Vikings for the most players selected on an expansion team and become the first expansion club to be represented since the Saints in 1967, when all teams were required to have at least one player selected.

2003

February 1: Reliant Stadium hosts one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever as New England defeats Carolina 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVIII. Patriots K Adam Vinatieri nails a 41-yard field goal with four seconds remaining to give his team the win. March 4: The Texans sign three unrestricted free agents, inking former Titans DT Robaire Smith, former Dolphins T Todd Wade, and re-signing G Todd Washington. March 31: NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue selects McNair to chair a new league committee that will study revenue and costs. April 24: The Texans select twice in the first round of the NFL Draft for the first time in club history, using the 10th pick to select South Carolina CB Dunta Robinson and trading up to get Tennessee’s first-round pick (27th overall), where Houston selected Western Michigan LB Jason Babin. October 3: The Texans defeat the Raiders 30-17 at Reliant Stadium to notch back-to-back wins for the first time in their history. Houston had defeated Kansas City 24-21 the previous Sunday. November 28: The Texans rally from a 21-3 deficit to defeat the Titans 31-21 at Reliant Stadium, earning their first-ever sweep of a division opponent.

February 2: Glenn and Walker start for the AFC in the Pro Bowl and help their conference to a 45-20 win before 50,125 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.

December 26: The Texans defeat Jacksonville 21-0 at ALLTEL Stadium, earning the first shutout in franchise history. Houston sets team records for yards allowed (126) and passing yards allowed (31), and also rushes for a club-record 211 yards.

February 13: Texans general manager Charley Casserly is named to the NFL’s Competition Committee for the second time in his 25-year NFL career.

2005

April 26: The Texans use the third-overall selection of the 2003 NFL Draft to pick Miami (Fla.) WR Andre Johnson, who caught 22 touchdown passes in three seasons with the Hurricanes.

February 13: Johnson becomes the first Texans offensive player to play in the Pro Bowl, making one catch for 24 yards in the AFC’s 38-27 win over the NFC.

September 7: The Texans become the first NFL expansion team to win two consecutive regular-season openers, stunning the heavily-favored Dolphins 21-20 in Miami. Brown hits a game-winning 35-yard field goal in the final minute. September 21: The Texans, in conjunction with Siemens and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, open a photography exhibit entitled First Down Houston: The Birth of an NFL Franchise. The exhibit features 86 black-and-white photos taken by Robert Clark, who followed the Texans throughout their inaugural season. September 28: Carr leaps over the goal line from one yard out on the game’s final play, lifting Houston to a 24-20 win over Jacksonville at Reliant Stadium. Capers is named Staples NFL Coach of the Week for his decision to go for the touchdown.

April 21: The Texans trade their second-round pick in the 2005 draft and one of their two third-round picks to Oakland in exchange for CB Phillip Buchanon. April 23: After trading down from the 13th overall selection to the 16th pick, the Texans draft Florida State DT Travis Johnson. September 19: The club promotes Joe Pendry from offensive line coach (centers/guards) to offensive coordinator, Steve Marshall from offensive line coach (tackles) to offensive line coach, dismissed Chris Palmer. December 21: Rookie KR Jerome Mathis is selected to the Pro Bowl, joining Chargers LB Shawne Merriman as one of only two rookies to make the squad.

November 13: After rushing for 104 yards and one touchdown in Houston’s loss to Cincinnati, rookie RB DomanickWilliams wins his fourth-consecutive NFL Rookie of the Week honor, the first player in league history to do so.

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2006 January 2: The Texans dismiss Capers as head coach one day after Houston completes the 2005 season with a 2-14 record. Capers leaves after four seasons with a record of 18-46. January 26: The Texans hire former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak as the second head coach in team history. January 30: Houston hires Troy Calhoun as the offensive coordinator. February 2: The Texans hire Richard Smith as the defensive coordinator. February 15: Head coach Gary Kubiak announces the completion of his coaching staff with the hiring of assistant head coach/offense Mike Sherman. The former Packers head coach caps off a staff that has 16 coaches each average more than nine years of NFL coaching experience. April 6: The Texans trade a fifth-round pick (134th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for WR Eric Moulds. April 28: Houston signs North Carolina State DE Mario Williams to a six-year contract. April 29: The Texans select DE Mario Williams number-one overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. Williams joins Carr as the team’s second number-one overall player taken in the draft. May 10: Casserly announces he will resign his position with the team effective June 1. June 5: The Texans name Rick Smith the second general manager in team history.

2007 January 3: Texans LB DeMeco Ryans is named the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. Ryans finished the season second in the NFL with 156 tackles and led the league with 126 solo tackles. February 10: Texans WR Andre Johnson hauls in three passes for 73 yards including a career-long 47-yard grab in his second Pro Bowl. The AFC goes on to the win 31-28. March 5: The Texans sign unrestricted free agent RB Ahman Green. March 22: Texans GM Rick Smith facilitates a trade that brings QB Matt Schaub to Houston to become the Texans new signal caller. April 28: The Texans select DT Amobi Okoye in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft.

W h a t I r o ny History

ARIZONA CARDINALS (Texans lead 1-0) 2005, Texans 30-19 (HOU) Next meeting: 2009 (University of Phoenix Stadium) ATLANTA FALCONS (Texans lead 1-0) 2003 Texans, 17-13 (HOU) Next meeting: 2007 (Georgia Dome) BALTIMORE RAVENS (Ravens lead 2-0) 2002 Ravens, 23-19 (HOU) 2005 Ravens, 16-15 (BAL) (Points: BAL 39, HOU 34) Next meeting: 2008 (Reliant Stadium) BUFFALO BILLS (Bills lead 3-1) 2002 Bills, 31-24 (HOU) 2003 Texans, 12-10 (BUF) 2005 Bills, 22-7 (BUF) 2006 Bills, 24-21 (HOU) (Points: BUF 87, HOU 64) Next meeting: 2009 (Ralph Wilson Stadium) CAROLINA PANTHERS (Texans lead 1-0) 2003 Texans, 14-10 (HOU) Next meeting: 2007 (Bank of America Stadium) CHICAGO BEARS (Texans lead 1-0) 2004 Texans, 24-5 (CHI) Next meeting: 2008 (Reliant Stadium) CINCINNATI BENGALS (Bengals lead 3-0) 2002 Bengals, 38-3 (HOU) 2003 Bengals, 34-27 (CIN) 2005 Bengals, 16-10 (CIN) (Points: CIN 88, HOU 40) Next meeting: 2008 (Reliant Stadium) CLEVELAND BROWNS (Series tied 2-2) 2002 Browns, 34-17 (CLE) 2003 Browns, 22-14 (HOU) 2005 Texans, 19-16 (HOU) 2006 Texans, 14-6 (HOU) (Points: CLE 78, HOU 64) Next meeting: 2007 (Cleveland Stadium)

DALLAS COWBOYS (Series tied 1-1) 2002 Texans, 19-10 (HOU) 2006 Cowboys, 34-6 (DAL) (Points: DAL 44, HOU 25) Next meeting: 2010 (Reliant Stadium) DENVER BRONCOS (Broncos lead 1-0) 2004 Broncos, 31-13 (DEN) Next meeting: 2007 (Reliant Stadium) DETROIT LIONS (Lions lead 1-0) 2004 Lions, 28-16 (DET) Next meeting: 2008 (Reliant Stadium) GREEN BAY PACKERS (Packers lead 1-0) 2004 Packers, 16-13 (HOU) Next meeting: 2008 (Lambeau Field) INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (Colts lead 9-1) 2002 Colts, 23-3 (HOU) Colts, 19-3 (IND) 2003 Colts, 30-21 (IND) Colts, 20-17 (HOU) 2004 Colts, 49-14 (IND) Colts, 23-14 (HOU) 2005 Colts, 38-20 (HOU) Colts, 31-17 (IND) 2006 Colts, 43-24 (IND) Texans, 27-24 (HOU) (Points: IND 300, HOU 157) Next meeting: 2007 (Reliant Stadium) JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (Texans lead 6-4) 2002 Texans, 21-19 (JAX) Jaguars, 24-21 (HOU) 2003 Texans, 24-20 (HOU) Jaguars, 27-0 (JAX) 2004 Texans, 20-6 (HOU) Texans, 21-0 (JAX) 2005 Jaguars, 21-14 (JAX) Jaguars, 38-20 (HOU) 2006 Texans, 27-7 (HOU) Texans, 13-10 (JAX) (Points: HOU 181, JAX 172) Next meeting: 2007 (Reliant Stadium)

History

Senior defensive assistant Frank Bush, while scouting the west coast for the Houston Oilers, saw a defensive tackle from Fresno State that had some potential in Jethro Franklin. So with the 298th selection in the 1988 draft, based on Bush’s assessment, the Oilers selected Franklin. This is the first stop the two have worked together at since 1988.

all -t i m e ser i es results

*Overtime

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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (Chiefs lead 2-1) 2003 Chiefs, 42-14 (HOU) 2004 Texans, 24-21 (KC) 2005 Chiefs, 45-17 (HOU) (Points: KC 108, HOU 55) Next meeting: 2007 (Reliant Stadium) MIAMI DOLPHINS (Texans lead 2-0) 2003 Texans, 21-20 (MIA) 2006 Texans, 17-15 (HOU) (Points: HOU 38, MIA 35) Next meeting: 2007 (Reliant Stadium) MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Vikings lead 1-0) 2004 Vikings, 34-28* (HOU) Next meeting: 2008 (Metrodome) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (Patriots lead 2-0) 2003 Patriots, 23-20* (HOU) 2006 Patriots, 40-7 (NE) (Points: NE 63, HOU 27) Next meeting: 2009 (Reliant Stadium) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (Saints lead 1-0) 2003 Saints, 31-10 (NO) Next meeting: 2007 (Reliant Stadium) NEW YORK GIANTS (Series tied 1-1) 2002 Texans, 16-14 (HOU) 2006 Giants, 14-10 (NYG) (Points: NYG 28, HOU 26) Next meeting: 2010 (Reliant Stadium) NEW YORK JETS (Jets lead 3-0) 2003 Jets, 19-14 (HOU) 2004 Jets, 29-7 (NYJ) 2006 Jets, 26-11 (NYJ) (Points: NYJ 74, HOU 32) Next meeting: 2009 (Reliant Stadium)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (Eagles lead 2-0) 2002 Eagles, 35-17 (PHI) 2006 Eagles, 24-10 (HOU) (Points: PHI 59, HOU 27) Next meeting: 2010 (Lincoln Financial Field)

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ST. LOUIS RAMS (Rams lead 1-0) 2005 Rams, 33-27* (HOU) Next meeting: 2009 (Edwards Jones Dome) SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (Chargers lead 2-0) 2002 Chargers, 24-3 (SD) 2004 Chargers, 27-20 (HOU) (Points: SD 51, HOU 23) Next meeting: 2007 (Qualcomm Stadium) SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (49ers lead 1-0) 2005 49ers 20-17* (SF) Next meeting: 2009 (Reliant Stadium) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (Seahawks lead 1-0) 2005 Seahawks 42, Texans 10 (SEA) Next meeting: 2009 (Reliant Stadium) TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (Buccaneers lead 1-0) 2003 Buccaneers, 16-3 (TB) Next meeting: 2007 (Reliant Stadium) TENNESSEE TITANS (Titans lead 8-2) 2002 Titans, 17-10 (TEN) Titans, 13-3 (HOU) 2003 Titans, 38-17 (TEN) Titans, 27-24 (HOU) 2004 Texans, 20-10 (TEN) Texans, 31-21 (HOU) 2005 Titans, 34-20 (HOU) Titans, 13-10 (TEN) 2006 Titans, 28-22 (TEN) Titans, 26-20* (HOU) (Points: TEN 227, HOU 177) Next meeting: 2007 (LP Field) WASHINGTON REDSKINS (Redskins lead 2-0) 2002 Redskins, 26-10 (WAS) 2006 Redskins, 31-15 (HOU) (Points: WAS 57, HOU 25) Next meeting: 2010 (Fed Ex Field)

2002 Date

Opponent

8/5/02 8/10/02 8/17/02 8/24/02 8/30/02

N.Y. Giants* at New Orleans at Kansas City Miami Tampa Bay

Attendance 22,461 67,356 73,506 69,432 68,371

Result L, 34-17 W, 13-10 L, 19-9 L, 24-3 L, 17-13

2003 Date

Opponent

8/9/03 8/15/03 8/23/03 8/28/03

Denver at Dallas San Diego at Tampa Bay

Attendance

Result

70,021 60,058 70,007 64,808

L, 20-12 L, 34-6 L, 19-17 L, 34-3

Attendance

Result

70,431 56,028 71,256 70,024

W, 18-0 L, 38-3 L, 31-17 L, 17-9

Attendance

Result

2004 Date

Opponent

8/14/04 8/21/04 8/27/04 9/2/04

Dallas at Pittsburgh at Denver Tampa Bay

2005 Date

Opponent

8/13/05 8/20/05 8/27/05 9/1/05

Denver Oakland at Dallas at Tampa Bay

70,016 70,116 54,288 63,591

L, 20-14 W, 19-17 L, 21-9 L, 38-14

2006 Date

Opponent

8/12/05 8/19/05 8/27/05 8/31/05

Kansas City at St. Louis at Denver** Tampa Bay

Attendance 70,016 65,391 73,689 70,037

Result W, 24-14 W, 27-20 L, 17-14 W, 16-13 History

History

OAKLAND RAIDERS (Texans lead 2-0) 2004 Texans, 30-17 (HOU) 2006 Texans, 23-14 (OAK) (Points: HOU 53, OAK 31) Next meeting: 2007 (McAfee Coliseum)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (Series tied 1-1) 2002 Texans, 24-6 (PIT) 2005 Steelers, 27-7 (HOU) (Points: PIT 33, HOU 31) Next meeting: 2008 (Heinz Field)

preseason results

*Canton, Ohio (Pro Football Hall of Fame Game) **Primetime game on NFL Network

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top atten d ance

te x ans recor d w hen

top 10 home attendance Attendance

Date

Opponent

Result

70,769 70,762 70,760 70,758 70,742 70,741 70,724 70,721 70,719 70,718

11/21/04 12/12/04 12/10/06 12/21/03 9/18/05 10/3/04 1/2/05 11/28/04 11/23/03 10/10/04

Green Bay Indianapolis Tennessee Tennessee Pittsburgh Oakland Cleveland Tennessee New England Minnesota

L, 16-13 L, 23-14 L, 26-20 (OT) L, 27-24 L, 27-7 W, 30-17 L, 22-14 W, 31-21 L, 23-20 (OT) L, 34-28 (OT)

TOP 10 ROAD ATTENDANCE Attendance

Date

Opponent

Result

78,485 77,875 77,433 76,596 74,292 73,248 73,010 72,677 71,781 70,291

11/5/06 12/5/04 9/26/04 11/26/06 11/7/04 10/20/02 9/7/03 11/16/03 9/11/05 12/22/02

N.Y. Giants N.Y. Jets Kansas City N.Y. Jets Denver Cleveland Miami Buffalo Buffalo Washington

L, 14-10 L, 29-7 W, 24-21 L, 26-11 L, 31-13 L, 34-17 W, 21-20 W, 12-10 L, 22-7 L, 26-10

HOME

OVERALL ATTENDANCE

Year

Games

Total

Average

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

8 8 8 8 8

559,322 563,748 565,192 562,397 561,469

69,915 70,468 70,649 70,300 70,184

Year

Games

Total

Average

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

8 8 8 8 8

502,400 497,942 544,857 532,541 524,974

62,800 62,242 68,107 66,568 65,622

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2006 Total W-L W-L

Texans at Reliant Stadium

4-4 14-26

Texans have 2 100-yard receivers

0-0

Texans on the road

2-6 10-30

Texan win coin toss

3-5 13-33

Texans on grass

6-5 22-38

Texans lose coin toss

3-5 11-21

Texans on artificial turf

0-5

2-18

Texans wearing Blue jerseys

1-3

Texans in a dome

0-1

0-9

Texans wearing White jerseys

3-7 13-37

Reliant Stadium roof open

2-1 10-13

Texans wearing Red jerseys

1-0

Reliant Stadium roof closed

2-3

Texans wearing All-White

0-1

0-1

Texans score first

4-4 15-16

Texans wearing All-Blue

1-0

1-0

Opponent scores first

2-6 11-37

In September

0-3

4-12

Texans score on first possession

2-3

In October

2-2

7-12

Texans score 20+ points

3-4 15-16

In November

1-3

6-15

Texans score less than 20 points

2-6

8-40

In December

3-2

7-15

Texans allowed 20+ points

1-9

5-46

In January

0-0

0-2

Texans allow less than 20 points

5-1 19-10

On Sunday Night

0-0

1-3

Texans lead after 1st quarter

3-3 10-11

Kickoff is 12:00 CT

5-10 21-45

Texans trail after 1st quarter

0-5

7-35

Kickoff is 3:00/3:15 CT

1-0

3-7

Score tied after 1st quarter

3-2

6-8

Kickoff is 8:00 CT

0-0

0-0

Texans lead at halftime

3-2 12-14

Kickoff is 7:30 CT

0-0

0-3

Texans trail at halftime

2-8 10-44

Score tied at halftime

1-0

2-3

vs. AFC South teams

2-3

8-21

4-14

7-9

0-2

6-17 4-2

Texans lead after 3rd quarter

4-3

15-9

vs. AFC South at home

2-1

5-10

Texans trail after 3rd quarter

1-7

4-40

vs. AFC South on road

1-2

4-11

Score tied after 3rd quarter

1-0

4-8

vs. AFC North

1-0

3-8

Game goes to overtime

0-1

0-5

vs. AFC East

1-3

3-8

Texans have + turnover ratio

6-2

18-9

vs. AFC West

1-0

3-5

Texans have - turnover ratio

1-7

2-36

vs. AFC

6-6 18-41

Turnover ratio even

0-1

4-11

Texans have 30:00+ TOP

4-3 17-14

vs. NFC East

0-4

2-6

Texans have under 30:00 TOP

2-7

7-42

vs. NFC South

0-0

2-2

Texans have 100-yard rusher

1-1

5-9

vs. NFC North

0-0

1-3

Texans have 300 net passing yards 0-1

0-3

vs. NFC West

0-0

1-3

Texans have 1 100-yard receiver

5-10

vs. NFC

0-4

6-14

2-2

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History

AWAY



all -t i m e roster

A 59 22 20 50 14 27 88

Acholonu, D.D., LB, Washington St., 2004 Alexander, Roc, CB, Washington, 2006 Allen, James, RB, Oklahoma, 2002 ^Anderson, Charlie, LB, Mississippi, 2004-06 ^Anderson, David, WR, Colorado St., 2006 Anderson, Jason, RB, South Dakota, 2004-05 Armstrong, Derick, WR, ArkansasMonticello, 2003-05

B 93 12 47 68 33 57 88 90 71 85 24 24 3 67 87 31 79 22

^Babin, Jason, LB, Western Michigan, 2004-06 Banks, Tony, QB, Michigan St., 2002-05 ^Baxter, Jarrod, FB, New Mexico, 2002, 2003*, 2004 Bedell, Brad, T, Colorado, 2006 Bell, Jason, CB, UCLA, 2002-05 Bell, Marcus, LB, Arizona, 2004* Black, Avion, WR, Tennessee St., 2002 Blade, Willie, DE, Mississippi St., 2002 Boselli, Tony, T, USC, 2002* Bradford, Corey, WR, Jackson St., 200205 ^Brown, C.C., SS, Louisiana-Lafayette, 2005-06 Brown, Eric, SS, Mississippi St., 2002-04 Brown, Kris, K, Nebraska, 2002-06 ^Brown, Milford, G, Florida St., 2002-05 Bruener, Mark, TE, Washington, 2004-06 Buchanon, Phillip, CB, Miami (FL), 200506 Bulman, Tim, DT, Boston College, 2006 ^Burns, Curry, FS, Louisville, 2003

C

50 60 42

^Carr, David, QB, Fresno St., 2002-06 Carroll, Travis, LB, Florida, 2003 Carter, Chris, FS, Texas, 2002 Chamberlin, Frank, LB, Boston College, 2005 Clemons, Charlie, LB, Georgia, 2003 Cochran, Earl, DE, Alabama State, 2006 Coleman, Marcus, CB, Texas Tech, 200205

*finished the season on injured reserve ^Houston Texans draft pick

352

C (cont.)

H (cont.)

M (cont.)

45 43

63/55 ^Hodgdon, Drew, C, Arizona St., 2005*, 2006 25 ^Hollings, Tony, RB, Georgia Tech, 200305 89 Holloway, Jabari, TE, Notre Dame, 200203 34 Hutchins, Von, CB, Mississippi, 2006

97 57 99 90

Comella, Greg, FB, Stanford, 2003 Cook, Jameel, FB, Illinois, 2006

D 75 81 90 87 36 95 28 66

Dalton, Lional, DT, Eastern Michigan, 2006* ^Daniels, Owen, TE, Wisconsin, 2006* Davis, Jason, DE, West Virginia, 2003, 2005 Dawson, JaJuan, WR, Tulane, 2002 Dayne, Ron, RB, Wisconsin, 2006 Deloach, Jerry, DE, California, 2002-05 Dennis, Pat, CB, La.-Monroe, 2002, 2003* Dorsey, Char-ron, T, Florida St., 2002

E 26 35 54

^Earl, Glenn, SS, Notre Dame, 2004-06 Evans, Leomont, SS, Clemson, 2002* Evans, Troy, LB, Cincinnati, 2002-06

F 38 58 93 58 56

^Faggins, DeMarcus, CB, Kansas St., 2002, 2003*, 2004-06 Flanagan, Mike, C, UCLA, 2006* Flowers, Erik, LB, Arizona St., 2002 Foley, Steve, LB, La.-Monroe, 2003 Foreman, Jay, LB, Nebraska, 2002-04

G 35 86 25 31 70 90 56

H 72 81 34 75 94

Gado, Samkon, RB, Liberty, 2006 ^Gaffney, Jabar, WR, Florida, 2002-05 Garrett, Kevin, CB, SMU, 2006 Glenn, Aaron, CB, Texas A&M, 2002-04 Graham, DeMingo, G, Hofstra, 2002 ^Green, Howard, DT, LSU, 2002 Greenwood, Morlon, LB, Syracuse, 200506 Hall, Barry, T, Middle Tennessee St., 2002 Harris, Atnaf, WR, CS-Northridge, 2002 Hebert, Kyries, FS, La.-Lafayette, 2002 Herndon, Jimmy, T, Houston, 2002, 2003* ^Hill, Charles, DT, Maryland, 2002

I

87 94

Insley, Trevor, WR, Nevada-Reno, 2002* Ioane, Junior, DT, Arizona State, 2003-05

J 62 80 25 96

Jackson, Scott, T, BYU, 2006 ^Johnson, Andre, WR, Miami, 2003-06 Johnson, Derrick, CB, Washington, 2006 Johnson, Thomas, DT, Middle Tennessee State, 2006 75/99 ^Johnson, Travis, DT, Florida St., 2005, 2006* 18 Jones, Dwaune, WR, Richmond, 2002* 73 Jones, Garrick, T, Arkansas St., 2003-04 83 ^Joppru, Bennie, TE, Michigan, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006

K 94 60 88 78

Kalu, N.D., DE Rice, 2006 Keathley, Michael, G, TCU, 2003 Kent, Rashod, TE, Rutgers, 2003 Killings, Cedric, DT, Carson-Newman, 2006

L 58 44 86 84 20 62 33 64

Lamar, Jason, LB, Toledo, 2002 Leach, Vonta, FB, East Carolina, 2006 Lewis, Derrick, WR, San Diego State, 2006 Lewis, Jermaine, WR, Maryland, 2002 ^Lord, Jammal, FS, Nebraska, 2004-05 Lorenti, Chris, C, Central Florida, 2002-03* ^Lundy, Wali, RB, Virginia, 2006 Lynch, Ben, C, California, 2003*

M 34 95

Mack, Stacey, RB, Temple, 2003 Maddox, Anthony, DT, Delta State, 2006

13 51 29 80 28 76 82 59 57 34 11 84 84 83 81

Malone, Alfred, DE, Troy, 2005, 2006* Manning, Roy, LB, Michigan, 2006 Martin, Steve, DT, Missouri, 2003 Martin, Terrance, DT, North Carolina St., 2003 ^Mathis, Jerome, WR, Hampton, 2005, 2006* McClain, Jimmy, LB, Troy, 2002-03 McCree, Marlon, FS, Kentucky, 2003-04 McDermott, Sean, TE/LS, Kansas, 2002 McKenzie, Chris, CB, Arizona St., 2005, 2006* McKinney, Steve, C, Texas A&M, 2002-06 Miller, Billy, TE, USC, 2002-04 Mitchell, Keith, LB, Texas A&M, 2002 Monk, Quincy, LB, North Carolina, 2004 ^Morency, Vernand, RB, Oklahoma St., 2005-06 Morgan, Donovan, WR, La.-Lafayette, 2005 Moses, J.J., WR, Iowa State, 2003-04 Moulds, Eric, WR, Mississippi State, 2006 Murphy, Frank, WR, Kansas St., 2002 Murphy, Matt, TE, Maryland, 2003-05

N 64 44

Newell, Mike, C, Colorado St., 2002* Norris, Moran, FB, Kansas, 2002-05

O 53 79

Orr, Shantee, LB, Michigan, 2003-06 Overhauser, Chad, G, UCLA, 2002

P 91 71 98 55 48 69 51 5 98

Payne, Seth, DT, Cornell, 2002, 2003*, 2004-05, 2006* Pearson, Mike, T, Florida, 2006 ^Peek, Antwan, LB, Cincinnati, 2003-06 Pettway, Kenneth, LB, Grambling St., 2005 Pittman, Bryan, LS, Washington, 2003-06 ^Pitts, Chester, G/T, San Diego St., 200206 Polk, DaShon, LB, Arizona, 2004-05 Porter, Quinton, QB, Boston College, 2006 Posey, Jeff, LB, So. Mississippi, 2002

*finished the season on injured reserve ^Houston Texans draft pick

353

History

History

8 59 36 59

all -t i m e roster

all -t i m e nu m er i cal roster

all -t i m e roster

Q 11

T Quinn, Mike, QB, Stephen F. Austin, 200203

R 15/4 68 68 84 23 18 83 59

^Ragone, Dave, QB, Louisville, 2003-05 Randall, Greg, T, Michigan State, 2003 Riley, Victor, T, Auburn, 2005 Rivers, Marcellus, TE, Oklahoma St., 2005 ^Robinson, Dunta, CB, South Carolina, 2004-06 Rosenfels, Sage, QB, Iowa State, 2006 Rutledge, Rod, TE, Alabama, 2002 ^Ryans, DeMeco, LB, Alabama, 2006

S 74 21 65 29 92 55 19 30 79 99 68 77 78 40 7 17 26

Morency, Vernand, RB, Oklahoma St., 2005-06 Mack, Stacey, RB, Temple, 2003 Hebert, Kyries, FS, La.-Lafayette, 2002

35

Gado, Samkon, RB Liberty, 2006 Evans, Leomont, SS, Clemson, 2002

Carr, David, QB, Fresno St., 2002-06

36

Dayne, Ron, RB, Wisconsin, 2006 Carter, Chris, FS, Texas, 2002

10

Van Pelt, Bradlee, QB, Colorado State, 2006

37

#Williams, Domanick, RB, LSU, 2003-06

11

Morgan, Donovan, WR, La.-Lafayette, 2005 Quinn, Mike, QB, Stephen F. Austin, 2002-03

38

Faggins, DeMarcus, CB, Kansas St., 2002-06

Wade, Todd, T, Mississippi, 2004-05 Walker, Gary, DE, Auburn, 2002-05 Walker, John, FS, USC, 2006 ^Walker, Ramon, SS, Pittsburgh, 2002-03, 2004*, 2005 85 Walter, Kevin, WR, Eastern Michigan, 2006 74 Walter, Tyson, G, Ohio State, 2005 78 ^Wand, Seth, T, N.W. Missouri St., 200305 77 Washington, Todd, C/G, Virginia Tech, 2004-05 61/70 ^Weary, Fred, G, Tennessee, 2002-06 92 Weaver, Anthony, DE, Notre Dame, 2006 32 ^Wells, Jonathan, RB, Ohio St., 2002-05 72 Wiegert, Zach, T, Nebraska, 2003-05, 2006* 37 ^#Williams, Domanick, RB, LSU, 2003-05, 2006* 23 Williams, Kevin, FS, Oklahoma St., 2002 90 ^Williams, Mario, DE, North Carolina State, 2006 73 Winston, Eric, T, Miami, 2006 52 Wong, Kailee, LB, Stanford, 2002-04, 2005*, 2006 97 Worthen, Shawn, DT, TCU, 2002 43 Wright, Kenny, CB, Northwestern St., 2002-04 25 Wynn, Dexter, CB, Colorado State, 2006

12

Banks, Tony, QB, Michigan St., 2002-05

40

Walker, John, FS, USC, 2006 Stansbury, Ed, FB, UCLA, 2002

13

Mathis, Jerome, WR, Hampton, 2005-06

14

Anderson, David, WR, Colorado State, 2006

41

Walker, Ramon, SS, Pittsburgh, 2002-04 (Walker also wore # 22)

15

Ragone, Dave, Louisville, 2005

17

Starling, Kendrick, WR, San Jose St., 2004

42

Stone, Michael, FS, Memphis, 2006 Coleman, Marcus, FS, Texas Tech, 2002-05

18

Rosenfels, Sage, Iowa State, 2006 Jones, Dwaune, WR, Richmond, 2002

43

Cook, Jameel, FB, Illinois, 2006 Wright, Kenny, CB, Northwestern St., 2002-04

19

Shepherd, Edell, WR, San Jose St., 2006 Adams, Charlie, WR, Hofstra, 2006

44

Leach, Vonta, FB, East Carolina, 2006 Norris, Moran, FB, Kansas, 2002-05

20

McCleon, Dexter, CB, Clemson, 2006 Lord, Jammal, FS, Nebraska, 2004-05 Allen, James, RB, Oklahoma, 2002

45

Comella, Greg, FB, Stanford, 2003

47

Baxter, Jarrod, FB, New Mexico, 2002-04

48

Pittman, Bryan, LS, Washington, 2003-06

21

Sanders, Lewis, CB, Maryland, 2005-06 Vaughn, Darrick, CB, S.W. Texas St., 2003

50

Anderson, Charlie, LB, Mississippi, 2004-06 Clemons, Charlie, LB, Georgia, 2003

22

Alexander, Roc, CB, Washington, 2006 Walker, Ramon, SS, Pittsburgh, 2005 (Walker also wore # 41) Burns, Curry, SS, Louisville, 2003

51

Polk, DaShon, LB, Arizona, 2004-06 McClain, Jimmy, LB, Troy, 2002-03

52

Wong, Kailee, LB, Stanford, 2002-06

23

Robinson, Dunta, CB, South Carolina, 2004-06 Williams, Kevin, FS, Oklahoma St., 2002

53

Orr, Shantee, LB, Michigan, 2003-06

54

Evans, Troy, LB, Cincinnati, 2002-06

24

Brown, C.C., SS, La.-Lafayette, 2005-06 Brown, Eric, SS, Mississippi St., 2002-04

25

Wynn, Dexter, CB, Colorado State, 2006 Johnson, Derrick, CB, Washington, 2006 Garrett, Kevin, CB, SMU, 2006 Hollings, Tony, RB, Georgia Tech, 2003-05

55

Hodgdon, Drew, C, Arizona St., 2006 (Hodgdon also wore #63) Pettway, Kenneth, LB, Grambling St., 2005 Sharper, Jamie, LB, Virginia, 2002-04

56

Greenwood, Morlon, LB, Syracuse, 2005-06 Foreman, Jay, LB, Nebraska, 2002-04

26

Earl, Glenn, SS, Notre Dame, 2004-06 Stevens, Matt, FS, Appalachian St., 2002-03

57

Monk, Quincy, LB, North Carolina, 2004 Bell, Marcus, LB, Arizona, 2004

27

Taylor, Chris, RB, Indiana, 2006 Anderson, Jason, RB, South Dakota, 2004-05

Y

28

McKenzie, Chris, CB, Arizona St., 2005-06 Tillman, Travares, FS, Georgia Tech, 2003 Dennis, Pat, CB, La.-Monroe, 2002

58

Flanagan, Mike, C, UCLA, 2006 Foley, Steve, LB, N.E. Louisiana, 2003 (Foley also wore # 93) Lamar, Jason, LB, Toledo, 2002

29

Scott, Guss, FS, Florida, 2006 McCree, Marlon, FS, Kentucky, 2003-04

30

Simmons, Jason, CB/S, Arizona St., 2002-06

31

Buchanon, Phillip, CB, Miami (Fla.), 2005-06

59

Ryans, DeMeco, LB Alabama, 2006 Chamberlin, Frank, LB, Boston College, 2005 Acholonu, D.D., LB, Washington St., 2004 Carroll, Travis, LB, Florida, 2003 Spearman, Armegis, LB, Mississippi, 2003 Mitchell, Keith, LB, Texas A&M, 2002



Glenn, Aaron, CB, Texas A&M, 2002-04

32

Wells, Jonathan, RB, Ohio St., 2002-05

60

Cochran, Earl, DE, Alabama St., 2006 Keathley, Michael, G, TCU, 2003

33

Lundy, Wali, RB, Virginia, 2006 Bell, Jason, CB, UCLA, 2002-05

61

Weary, Fred, G, Tennessee, 2002-06 (Weary also wore #70)

V

10 21

Taylor, Chris, RB, Indiana, 2006 Thomas, Tarlos, T, Florida St., 2002 Tillman, Travares, FS, Georgia Tech, 2003 Van Pelt, Bradlee, QB, Colorado St., 2006 Vaughn, Darrick, CB, S.W. Texas St., 2003

W 71 96 40 41/22

74

Young, Ryan, T, Kansas St., 2002

*finished the season on injured reserve ^Houston Texans draft pick # -- Domanick Williams was known as Domanick Davis prior to the 2007 Season

2

Symons, B.J., QB, Texas Tech, 2004

3

Brown, Kris, K, Nebraska, 2002-06

4

Ragone, Dave, QB, Louisville, 2003-04 (Ragone also wore # 15)

7

Stanley, Chad, P, Stephen F. Austin, 2002-06

8

History

History

42 2

Salaam, Ephraim, T, San Diego State, 2006 Sanders, Lewis, CB, Maryland, 2005, 2006* Schau, Ryan, G, Illinois, 2002 Scott, Guss, S, Florida, 2006 Sears, Corey, DE, Mississippi St., 2002-04 Sharper, Jamie, LB, Virginia, 2002-04 Shepherd, Edell, WR, San Jose State, 2006 Simmons, Jason, CB/S, Arizona St., 2002-06 Slechta, Jeremy, DT, Nebraska, 2003 Smith, Robaire, DE, Michigan St., 2004-05 Spears, Marcus, T, Northwestern St., 2004 ^Spencer, Charles, T, Pittsburgh, 2006 Spikes, Cameron, G/T, Texas A&M, 2002 Stansbury, Ed, FB, UCLA, 2002 Stanley, Chad, P, Stephen F. Austin, 200206 Starling, Kendrick, WR, San Jose St., 2004 Stevens, Matt, FS, Appalachian St., 200203 Stone, Michael, FS, Memphis, 2006 ^Symons, B.J., QB, Texas Tech, 2004*

34

27 77 28

# -- Domanick Williams was known as Domanick Davis prior to the 2007 Season

354

355

all -t i m e pract i ce s q ua d

83

Joppru, Bennie, TE, Michigan, 2003-06 Murphy, Frank, WR, Kansas St., 2002 Rutledge, Rod, TE, Alabama, 2002

Acholonu, D.D., LB, 2004*

Maddox, Anthony, DT 2006*

Anderson, David, WR, 2006*

Malone, Alfred, DT, 2005*

84

Moulds, Eric, WR, Mississippi St., 2006 Rivers, Marcellus, TE, Oklahoma St., 2005 Moses, J.J., WR Iowa St., 2003-04 Lewis, Jermaine, WR, Maryland, 2002

Anderson, Jason, RB, 2005*

McKenzie, Chris, CB, 2005*

Brisiel, Mike, G, 2006

Morgan, Donovan, WR, 2005*

Broussard, Jamall, WR, 2006

Murphy, Matt, TE, 2004*

85

Walter, Kevin, WR, Eastern Michigan, 2006 Bradford, Corey, WR, Jackson St., 2002-05

Bulman, Tim, DT, 2006*

Neihuis, Doug, G, 2006

86

Lewis, Derrick, WR, San Diego St., 2006 Gaffney, Jabar, WR, Florida, 2002-05

Burns, Curry, S, 2006

Nerys, Jason, G, 2005

Carroll, Travis, LB, 2003*

Orr, Shantee, LB, 2003-04*

87

Bruener, Mark, TE, Washington, 2004-06 Armstrong, Derick, WR, Ark.-Monticello, 2003 (Armstrong also wore # 88) Dawson, JaJuan, WR, Tulane, 2002 Insley, Trevor, WR, Nevada-Reno, 2002

Cochran, Earl, DE, 2006*

Overhauser, Chad, C/G, 2002*

Collins, McAllister, C, 2002

Pettway, Kenneth, LB, 2005*

Curtis, Kevin, S, 2006

Pittman, Bryan, LS, 2003*

88

Putzier, Jeb, TE, Boise St., 2006 Armstrong, Derick, WR, Ark.-Monticello, 2004-05 (Armstrong also wore #87) Kent, Rashod, TE, Rutgers, 2003 Black, Avion, WR, Tennessee St., 2002

Davis, Jason, DE, 2003-04*, 2006

Porter, Quinton, QB, 2006*

Dawson, Curry, T, 2003*

Quinn, Mike, QB, 2003*

Dorsey, Quinn, LB, 2005

Ross, Richie, WR, 2006

Douglas, Cody, G, 2006

Rue, Josh, FB, 2004

89

Holloway, Jabari, TE, Notre Dame, 2002-03

Douglas, Robert, FB, 2005, 2006

Seaverns, Justin, LB, 2003

90

Williams, Mario, DE, North Carolina St., 2006 Davis, Jason, DE, West Virginia, 2005 Martin, Terrance, DT, North Carolina St., 2003 Green, Howard, DT, LSU, 2002

Dunn, Anthony, LB, 2004

Stansbury, Ed, FB, 2002*

Evans, Brandon, G, 2004*

Starling, Kendrick, WR, 2004*

91

Payne, Seth, DT, Cornell, 2002-06

Faggins, DeMarcus, CB, 2003*

Suber, Allen, WR, 2004

Salaam, Ephraim, T, San Diego St., 2006 Walter, Tyson, G, Ohio St., 2005 Young, Ryan, T, Kansas St., 2002

92

Weaver, Anthony, DE, Notre Dame, 2006 Sears, Corey, DE, Mississippi St., 2002-04

Freeman, Rober’, CB, 2003*

Taylor, Chris, RB, 2006*

Green, Howard, DT, 2002

Thomas, Sloan, WR, 2004

75

Dalton, Lional, DT, Eastern Michigan, 2006 Johnson, Travis, DT, Florida. St., 2005 (Johnson also wore # 99) Herndon, Jimmy, T, Houston, 2002-03

93

Babin, Jason, LB, Western Michigan, 2004-06 Foley, Steve, LB, N.E. Louisiana, 2003 (Foley also wore # 58) Flowers, Erik, LB, Arizona St., 2002

Hall, Barry, T, 2002

Thomas, Tarlos, T, 2002

Halterman, Aaron, TE, 2005

Thorpe, Craphonso, WR, 2006

Harris, Atnaf, WR, 2002*

Torrey, Andre, LB, 2005

76

McKinney, Steve, C, Texas A&M, 2002-06

77

Spencer, Charles, T, Pittsburgh, 2006 Washington, Todd, G/C, Virginia Tech, 2003-05 Thomas, Tarlos, T, Florida St., 2002

94

Kalu, N.D., DE, Rice, 2006 Ioane, Junior, DT, Arizona St., 2003-05 Hill, Charles, DT, Maryland, 2002

Harris, Elliott, DE, 2005

Walker, John, S, 2006*

Hawkins, Jelani, OT, 2002*

Washington, Maurice, WR, 2005 White, Chris, C, 2006

Killings, Cedric, DT, Carson-Newman, 2006 Wand, Seth, T, N.W. Missouri St., 2003-05 Spikes, Cameron, G/T, Texas A&M, 2002

Maddox, Anthony, DT, Delta St., 2006 Deloach, Jerry, DE, California, 2002-05

Hebert, Kyries, S, 2002*

78

95

Williams, Harry, WR, 2006 Works, Renaldo, RB, 2004

Bulman, Tim, DT, Boston College, 2006 Slechta, Jeremy, DT, Nebraska, 2003 Overhauser, Chad, G, UCLA, 2002

Johnson, Thomas, DT, Middle Tennessee St., 2006 Rainer, Wali, LB, Virginia, 2006 Walker, Gary, DE, Auburn, 2002-05

Hicks, Reese, OT, 2004-2005

79

96

Herrion, Atlas, G, 2006

Jenkins, Michael, RB, 2002

Wright, Keith, DT, 2003

Johnson, Andre, WR, Miami (Fla.), 2003-06 McDermott, Sean, TE/LS, Kansas, 2002

Malone, Alfred, DE, Troy, 2005-06 Davis, Jason, DE, West Virginia, 2003 Worthen, Shawn, DT, TCU, 2002

Worthen, Shawn, DT, 2002*

80

97

Holloway, Jabari, TE, 2002* Johnson, Albert, WR, 2003

Wynn, Milton, WR, 2002

81

Daniels, Owen, TE, Wisconsin, 2006 Murphy, Matt, TE, Maryland, 2003-05 Harris, Atnaf, WR, CS-Northridge, 2002

98

Peek, Antwan, LB, Cincinnati, 2003-06 Posey, Jeff, LB, So. Mississippi, 2002

Jones, Garrick, T, 2003, 2005*

Young, David, SS, 2004

82

Steele, Ben, TE, Meas College, 2006 Miller, Billy, TE, USC, 2002-04

99

Johnson, Travis, DE, Florida St., 2006 (Johnson also wore # 75) Smith, Robaire, DE, Michigan St., 2004-05 Martin, Steve, DT, Missouri, 2003 Blade, Willie, DE, Mississippi St., 2002

62

Jackson, Scott, T, Brigham Young, 2006 Lorenti, Chris, C, Central Florida, 2002-03

63

Hodgdon, Drew, C, Arizona St., 2005 (Hodgdon also wore #55)

64

Lynch, Ben, C, California, 2003 Newell, Mike, C, Colorado St., 2002

65

Evans, Brandon, G, Houston, 2004 Schau, Ryan, G, Illinois, 2002

66

Dorsey, Char-ron, T, Florida St., 2002

67

Brown, Milford, G, Florida St., 2002-05

68

Bedell, Brad, T, Colorado, 2006 Riley, Victor, T, Auburn, 2005 Spears, Marcus, T, Northwestern St., 2004 Randall, Greg, T, Michigan St., 2003

69

Pitts, Chester, G/T, San Diego St., 2002-06

70

Weary, Fred, G, Tennessee, 2004-06 (Weary also wore # 61) Graham, DeMingo, G, Hofstra, 2002

71

Pearson, Mike, T, Florida, 2006 Wade, Todd, T, Mississippi, 2004-05 Boselli, Tony, T, USC, 2002

72

Wiegert, Zach, G/T, Nebraska, 2003-06 Hall, Barry, T, Mid. Tennessee St., 2002

73

Winston, Eric, T, Miami (Fla.), 2006 Jones, Garrick, T, Arkansas St., 2003-04

74

Kent, Rashod, TE, 2002-03* Lewis, Derrick, WR, 2006*

History

History

all -t i m e nu m er i cal roster

Lord, Jammal, FS, 2004-2005* *- Players on the active roster

356

357

all -t i m e coaches roster

Bayless, Martin Benton, John Brown, Kippy Bush, Frank Calhoun, Troy Capers, Dom Fangio, Vic Fisch, Jedd Franklin, Jethro Grantham, Todd Harris, Chick Herring, Reggie Holland, Johnny Hoke, Jon Karmelowicz, Bob Kirksey, Larry Kubiak, Gary Marciano, Joe Marciano, Tony Marshall, Steve McDaniel, Mike Oden, Tony Olivadotti, Tom Palmer, Chris Pariani, Brian Pendry, Joe Riley, Dan Roman, Greg Saleh, Robert Shanahan, Kyle Sherman, Mike Simien, Tracy Smith, Richard Stewart, Brian Sutulovich, Eric Wright, Ray

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Position

Season

Assistant Defensive Backs Offensive Line Wide Receivers Senior Defensive Assistant Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Defensive Quality Control Defensive Line Defensive Line Running Backs Linebackers Linebackers Defensive Backs Defensive Line Wide Receivers Head Coach Special Teams Coordinator Offensive Line Tight Ends Assistant Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Quality Control Assistant Defensive Backs Linebackers Offensive Coordinator Tight Ends Offensive Line Offensive Coordinator Strength and Conditioning Tight End Quarterbacks Defensive Quality Control Wide Receivers Quarterbacks Assistant Head Coach/Offense Assistant Head Coach/Offense Coordinator Assistant Defensive Line Defensive Coordinator Assistant Defensive Backs Assistant Special Teams Assistant Strength and Conditioning

2006-07 2006-07 2002-05 2007 2006 2002-05 2002-05 2002-03 2007 2002-04 2002-06 2002-03 2006-07 2002-07 2006 2007 2006-07 2002-07 2002-03 2004-05 2002-05 2005 2006-07 2004-05 2004-05 2002-05 2006 -07 2004-05 2005 2002-07 2002-03 2005 2006-07 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2006-07 2002-03 2002-05 2002-07

TEXANS TRADE HISTORY Mar. 4, 2002 Mar. 25, 2002 Mar. 28, 2002 Apr. 17, 2002 Apr. 21, 2002 Mar. 6, 2003 Apr. 26, 2003

Apr. 27, 2003 Mar. 19, 2004 Apr. 24, 2004

Apr. 25, 2004 Apr. 20, 2005 Apr. 23, 2005 Apr. 6, 2006 July 27, 2006: Sep. 13, 2006: Mar. 22, 2007:

Traded QB Danny Wuerffel to Washington in exchange for DT Jerry Deloach. Traded first of three 2002 seventh-round draft picks to Pittsburgh as compensation for restricted free agent K Kris Brown. Traded future draft pick to St. Louis in exchange for CB Jacoby Shepherd. Traded RB Charlie Rogers to Buffalo in exchange for LB Jay Foreman. Traded fourth-round draft pick (116th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for 2003 third-round pick. Traded fifth-round pick to New England in exchange for T Greg Randall. Traded second-round pick (36th overall) and fourth-round pick (117th overall) to New England in exchange for second-round pick (41st overall) and third-round pick (75th overall); traded third-round pick (83rd overall) and seventh-round pick (262nd overall) to Oakland in exchange for 2004 second-round pick. Traded fifth-round pick (138th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for 2004 fourth- round pick. Traded QB Drew Henson to Dallas in exchange for 2005 third-round pick. Traded second-round pick (40th overall), third-round pick (71st overall), and fourth-round pick (103rd overall) to Tennessee in exchange for first-round pick (27th overall); also exchanged fifth-round picks (138th to 159th overall). Traded fifth-round pick (159th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for sixth-round pick (175th overall) and seventh-round pick (210th overall). Traded second-round pick (47th overall) and third-round pick (78th overall) to Oakland in exchange for CB Phillip Buchanon. Traded first-round pick (13th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for first-round pick (16th overall) and 2006 third-round pick. Traded a fifth-round pick (134th overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for WR Eric Moulds. Traded a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2007 to the San Francisco 49ers for QB Cody Pickett. Traded RB Vernand Morency to Green Bay in exchange for RB Samkon Gado. Acquired QB Matt Schaub from the Atlanta Falcons with Atlanta’s first-round pick (10th overall) in 2007 in exchange for first-round (8th overall) and second-round (39th overall) picks in 2007 and second-round pick in 2008.

TEXANS in free agency - 2002 Players Signed (14)

Players Signed (cont.)

Mar. 6

C/G Steve McKinney, Indianapolis

Apr. 8

QB Kent Graham, Washington; CB Jason Simmons, Pittsburgh

Mar. 7

LB Kailee Wong, Minnesota

Apr. 9

G DeMingo Graham, San Diego; TE Kaseem Sinceno, Chicago

Mar. 15 RB James Allen, Chicago; LB Greg Jones, Chicago

Apr. 10

TE Rod Rutledge, New England

Apr. 18

LB Jeff Posey, Jacksonville

Mar. 25 K Kris Brown, Pittsburgh (restricted)

Apr. 25

LB Robert Jones, Washington

May 9

LB Allen Aldridge, Detroit

Mar. 10 WR Corey Bradford, Green Bay

History

History

Coach

tra d es / free agenc y

Mar. 26 WR Tony Simmons, Indianapolis Apr. 3

T Jimmy Herndon, Chicago

Players Lost (0)

Apr. 5

SS Chris Carter, Cincinnati

None

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tra d es / free agenc y

tra d es / free agenc y

TEXANS in free agency - 2003

TEXANS in free agency - 2005

Players Signed (15)

Players Signed (cont.)

Players Signed (20)

Players Signed (cont.)

Mar. 1 T/G Zach Wiegert, Jacksonville Mar. 4 LB Jay Foreman, Houston Mar. 11 DE Corey Sears, Houston; FS Kevin Williams, Houston Mar. 17 SS Eric Brown, Houston Mar. 18 CB Pat Dennis, Houston (restricted); QB Mike Quinn, Houston Mar. 21 CB Jason Simmons, Houston Mar. 25 WR JaJuan Dawson, Houston (restricted) Mar. 27 T Jimmy Herndon, Houston

Apr. 2

Mar. 3

Apr. 12

Apr. 4 Apr. 9 Apr. 25

LB Charlie Clemons, New Orleans; CB Kenny Wright, Houston QB Tony Banks, Houston RB Stacey Mack, Jacksonville G Ryan Schau, Houston

Mar. 5 Mar. 9

Players Lost (4) Feb. 28 Mar. 5 Mar. 14 Mar. 28

LB Jeff Posey, Buffalo T Ryan Young, Dallas LB Keith Mitchell, Jacksonville G Cameron Spikes, Arizona

Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 23 Apr. 11

LB Morlon Greenwood, Miami; DT Seth Payne, Houston CB Jason Bell, Houston; FB Moran Norris, Houston CB Lewis Sanders, Cleveland; DE Corey Sears, Houston; CB Jason Simmons, Houston DE Jerry Deloach, Houston QB Tony Banks, Houston; LB Frank Chamberlin, Cincinnati T Garrick Jones, Houston (restricted) WR Corey Bradford, Houston; RB Jonathan Wells, Houston

TEXANS in free agency - 2004 Players Signed (14) Mar. 3 Mar. 4

Mar. 11 Mar. 16 Mar. 22 Mar. 23

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Apr. 22 Apr. 28

CB Darrick Vaughn, Houston (restricted) CB Jason Bell, Houston (restricted) DE Jerry Deloach, Houston (restricted)

Players Lost (5) Mar. 4

FB Greg Comella, Tampa Bay; LB Steve Foley, San Diego Mar. 6 DT Steve Martin, Minnesota Mar. 10 QB Mike Quinn, Denver Apr. 20 T Greg Randall, San Francisco

Mar. 10 FS Marlon McCree, Carolina Mar. 31 CB Kenny Wright, Jacksonville June 7 T Marcus Spears, Cleveland

TEXANS in free agency - 2006

Players Signed (cont.) Apr. 20

Players Lost (3)

Players Signed (25)

Players Signed (cont.)

Mar. 11 FB Jameel Cook, Tampa Bay Mar. 12 QB Sage Rosenfels, Miami; DE Anthony Weaver, Baltimore Mar. 14 CB Chris McKenzie, Houston; P Filip Filipovic, Philadelphia Mar. 19 WR Kevin Walter, Cincinnati (restricted) Mar. 21 TE Jeb Putzier, Denver Mar. 23 LB Shantee Orr, Houston; LB Frank Chamberlin, Houston; LB DaShon Polk, Houston; SS Ramon Walker, Houston Mar. 24 LB Sam Cowart, Minnesota; C Mike Flanagan, Green Bay; LB Troy Evans, Houston Mar. 27 DE N.D. Kalu, Philadelphia Mar. 31 G David Loverne, Detroit Apr. 4 LB Wali Rainer, Detroit; WR Jake Schifino, New England

Apr. 10

Apr. 26 Apr. 27 May 8

TE Ben Steele, New England WR Chris Doering, New England FS Michael Stone, New England T Brad Bedell, Green Bay T Seth Wand, Houston (restricted) RB Antowain Smith, New Orleans; T Ephraim Salaam, Jacksonville

Players Lost (6) Mar 13

CB Jason Bell, N.Y. Giants; WR Corey Bradford, Detroit Mar. 16 WR Jabar Gaffney, Philadelphia Mar. 24 G Tyson Walter, Washington May 6 RB Tony Hollings, Chicago May 10 TE Marcellus Rivers, Oakland

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History

History

Mar. 30 Apr. 19

DE Gary Walker, Houston DT Robaire Smith, Tennessee; T Todd Wade, Miami; G/C Todd Washington, Houston CB Jason Simmons, Houston LB DaShon Polk, Buffalo TE Mark Bruener, Pittsburgh; DE Corey Sears, Houston TE Jabari Holloway, Houston (restricted) FS Pat Dennis, Houston FB Moran Norris, Houston (restricted)

LB Troy Evans, Houston (restricted) Apr. 15 G Milford Brown, Houston (restricted) Apr. 18 KR Reggie Swinton, Detroit May 3 LB Zeke Moreno, San Diego May 13 T Victor Riley, New Orleans May 18 TE Marcellus Rivers, N.Y. Giants June 8 WR Kevin Kasper, New England

tra d es / free agenc y

TEXANS in free agency - 2007 Players Signed (18)

Players Signed (cont.)

Mar. 5: RB Ahman Green, Green Bay; DB Roc Alexander, Houston; DE N.D. Kalu, Houston; T Ephraim Salaam, Houston Mar. 7: LB Danny Clark, New Orleans Saints Mar. 8: P Chad Stanley, Houston Mar. 9: T Jordan Black, Kansas City Mar. 12: TE Mark Bruener, Houston Mar. 15: DT Jeff Zgonina, Miami Mar. 21: LB Shawn Barber, Philadelphia Mar. 23: RB Ron Dayne, Houston Mar. 26: FB Vonta Leach, Houston

Apr. 3: Apr. 5: Apr. 12: Apr. 20: Apr. 23: Apr. 27

CB Von Hutchins, Houston CB Jamar Fletcher, Detroit WR Andre Davis, Buffalo LB Shantee Orr, Houston LB Charlie Anderson, Houston SS Glenn Earl, Houston

Players Lost (5) Mar. 3: Mar. 7: Apr. 6: Apr. 10: Apr. 13:

DE Antwan Peek, Cleveland Browns CB Lewis Sanders, Atlanta Falcons QB David Carr, Carolina Panthers LB Troy Evans, New Orleans Saints SS Michael Stone, New York Giants

H o u s t o n v s . t h e A FC S o u t h

Six of the Texans’ nine division wins have come against Jacksonville. Jacksonville is the only division opponent against whom Houston has a winning record. The six victories against the Jaguars are the most against an opponent. The Texans have swept the season series against division opponents three times: In 2004 against both Jacksonville and Tennessee and last season against Jacksonville. Houston and Tennessee have never split a season series. Houston won both contests in 2004, while Tennessee swept both games in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006.

History

Pro Bowl 2002: CB Aaron Glenn (3rd overall selection) DE Gary Walker (2nd overall selection) 2004: WR Andre Johnson (1st selection) 2005: WR Jerome Mathis (1st selection) 2006: WR Andre Johnson (2nd selection) Associated Press First Team 2005: KR Jerome Mathis

Mickey Herskowitz Award (voted by Houston PFWA) 2004: QB David Carr 2005: CB Dunta Robinson 2006: DE N.D. Kalu

Associated Press Rookie of the Year 2006: LB DeMeco Ryans (Defensive)

Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Pro 2005: KR Jerome Mathis

AFC Player of the Month 2002: P Chad Stanley (Special Teams, Sept.) 2003: CB Marcus Coleman (Defense, Sept.)

Pro Football Weekly All-AFC 2002: CB Aaron Glenn DE Gary Walker 2005: KR Jerome Mathis

AFC Player of the Week 2002: CB Aaron Glenn (Defense, Dec. 8) WR Avion Black (Special Teams, Dec. 15) 2003: P Chad Stanley (Special Teams, Nov. 2) 2004: K Kris Brown (Special Teams, Sept. 26) 2005: WR Jerome Mathis (Special Teams, Oct. 30) 2006: WR Andre Johnson (Offense, Oct. 1) LB DeMeco Ryans (Defense, Dec. 3) K Kris Brown (Special Teams, Dec. 24) NFL Rookie of the Week 2003: WR Andre Johnson (Sept. 28) RB Domanick Williams (Oct. 19) RB Domanick Williams (Oct. 26) RB Domanick Williams (Nov. 2) RB Domanick Williams (Nov. 9) WR Andre Johnson (Nov. 16) RB Domanick Williams (Nov. 30) NFL Rookie of the Month 2003: RB Domanick Williams (Oct.) 2006: LB DeMeco Ryans (Dec.) NFL Rookie of the Year 2003: RB Domanick Williams NFL Coach of the Week 2002: Dom Capers (Sept. 8) 2003: Dom Capers (Sept. 28) Ed Block Courage Award (voted by teammates) 2002: CB Jason Bell 2003: CB Aaron Glenn 2004: DT Seth Payne 2005: WR Jabar Gaffney 2006: LB Kailee Wong College & Pro Football Newsweekly AllPro 2002: CB Aaron Glenn ESPN.com All-Pro 2003: P Chad Stanley ESPN.com All-Rookie 2004: CB Dunta Robinson Football Digest All-Pro 2002: CB Aaron Glenn (second team) 2004: WR Andre Johnson (second team)

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KFFL All-Rookie Team 2003: RB Domanick Williams WR Andre Johnson

Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie 2002: QB David Carr 2003: RB Domanick Williams WR Andre Johnson 2005: KR Jerome Mathis 2006: TE Owen Daniels LB DeMeco Ryans Pro Football Weekly Defensive Rookie of the Year 2004: CB Dunta Robinson 2006: LB DeMeco Ryans (Defense) Spirit of the Bull Award 2004: DT Seth Payne 2005: TE Mark Bruener 2006: TE Mark Bruener Sports Illustrated All-Pro Team 2005: KR Jerome Mathis The Sporting News All-Pro 2002: CB Aaron Glenn 2005: KR Jerome Mathis Touchdown Club Player of the Year (voted by teammates) 2004: WR Andre Johnson 2005: RB Domanick Williams 2006: WR Andre Johnson Touchdown Club Rookie of the Year (voted by teammates) 2004: CB Dunta Robinson 2005: WR Jerome Mathis 2006: LB DeMeco Ryans USA Today All-Joe Team 2002: DT Seth Payne 2003: T Chester Pitts DE Corey Sears 2004: G Chester Pitts P Chad Stanley 2005: RB Jonathan Wells 2006: DE Anthony Weaver

History

The Texans picked up their first win over Indianapolis in 10 tries last season in the next-to-last game of the season. The Colts had won the first nine meetings between the two teams.

T e x ans H onors

pete rozelle award 2004, 2007

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TEXANS EXPANSION DRAFT

February 18, 2002, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1 0.

Tony Boselli, T, Jacksonville* Ryan Young, T, N.Y. Jets* Aaron Glenn, CB, N.Y. Jets* Gary Walker, DT, Jacksonville* Jamie Sharper, LB, Baltimore* Jermaine Lewis, WR, Baltimore* Marcus Coleman, CB, N.Y. Jets* Seth Payne, DT, Jacksonville* Matt Campbell, G, Washington Matt Stevens, FS, New England*

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

Jeremy McKinney, G, Cleveland Ryan Schau, T, Philadelphia Charlie Rogers, RB, Seattle Sean McDermott, TE/LS, Tampa Bay* Jabari Issa, DE, Arizona Avion Black, WR, Buffalo* Danny Wuerffel, QB, Chicago Brian Allen, LB, St. Louis Johnny Huggins, TE, Dallas

TEXANS Nfl draft selections (cont.) 2005 (drafted 13th) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7

2006 (drafted first) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7

* made active roster

TEXANS Nfl draft selections 2002 (drafted first) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7

QB David Carr (Fresno State, first overall) WR Jabar Gaffney (Florida, 33); G/T Chester Pitts (San Diego State, 50) G Fred Weary (Tennessee, 66); DT Charles Hill (Maryland, 83) RB Jonathan Wells (Ohio State, 99) FB Jarrod Baxter (New Mexico, 136); FS Ramon Walker (Pittsburgh, 153) CB DeMarcus Faggins (Kansas State, 173); DT Howard Green (LSU, 190) LB Greg White (Minnesota, 229); DT Ahmad Miller (UNLV, 261)

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7

2003 (drafted third) WR Andre Johnson (Miami, third overall) TE Bennie Joppru (Michigan, 41) LB Antwan Peek (Cincinnati, 67); T Seth Wand (N.W. Missouri State, 75); QB Dave Ragone (Louisville, 88) RB Domanick Williams (LSU, 104) QB Drew Henson (Michigan, 192); DT Keith Wright (Missouri, 214) SS Curry Burns (Louisville, 217); LS Chance Pearce (Texas A&M, 233)

Supplemental Draft Round 2 RB Tony Hollings (Georgia Tech)

DE Mario Williams (North Carolina State, first overall) LB DeMeco Ryans (Alabama, 33) T Charles Spencer (Pittsburgh, 65); T Eric Winston (Miami, 66) TE Owen Daniels (Wisconsin, 98) Traded to Buffalo for WR Eric Moulds RB Wali Lundy (Virginia, 170) WR David Anderson (Colorado State, 251)

2007 (drafted 8th)

Supplemental Draft Round 6 G Milford Brown (Florida State) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 6 Round 7

DT Travis Johnson (Florida State, 16th overall) Traded to Oakland for CB Phillip Buchanon RB Vernand Mornecy (Oklahoma State, 73) WR Jerome Mathis (Hampton, 114) C Drew Hodgdon (Arizona State, 151) SS C.C. Brown (La.-Lafayette, 188) LB Kenneth Pettway (Grambling State, 227)

DT Amobi Okoye (Louisville, 10th overall) Traded to Atlanta for QB Matt Schaub WR Jacoby Jones (Lane (TN) College, 73) CB Fred Bennett (South Carolina, 123) S Brandon Harrison (Stanford, 144); OT Brandon Frye (Virginia Tech, 163) G Kasey Studdard (Texas, 183) LB Zac Diles (Kansas State, 218)

Bold indicates made active roster that season

ALL-TIME DRAFT BY POSITION Quarterbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Running Backs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Wide Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tight Ends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Offensive Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Defensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Linebackers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Cornerbacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safeties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Kickers/Punters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

2004 (drafted 10th)

History

PRIME-TIME TEXANS Year

Date

Opponent

Network

Result

Attendance

2002 2004 2005 2005

Sunday, Sept. 8 Sunday, Nov. 21 Sunday, Oct. 16 Sunday, Nov. 20

Dallas Green Bay @Seattle Kansas City

ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN

W, 19-10 L, 16-13 L, 42-10 L, 45-17

69,604 70,769 66,196 70,481

History

Round 1 CB Dunta Robinson (South Carolina, 10th overall); LB Jason Babin (Western Michigan, 27) Round 2 Traded to Tennessee Round 3 Traded to Tennessee Round 4 SS Glenn Earl (Notre Dame, 122) Round 6 CB Vontez Duff (Notre Dame, 170); FS Jammal Lord (Nebraska, 175); LB Charlie Anderson (Mississippi, 200) Round 7 LB Raheem Orr (Rutgers, 210); WR Sloan Thomas (Texas, 211); QB B.J. Symons (Texas Tech, 248) Bold indicates made active roster that season

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2005 offens i v e stats

WON - 2 LOST - 14 09/11 09/18 10/02 10/09 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/06 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/04 12/11 12/18 12/24 01/01

L L L L L L W L L L L L L W L L

7-22 7-27 10-16 20-34 10-42 20-38 19-16 14-21 17-31 17-45 27-33 OT 15-16 10-13 30-19 20-38 17-20 OT

at Buffalo Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Tennessee at Seattle Indianapolis Cleveland at Jacksonville at Indianapolis Kansas City St. Louis at Baltimore at Tennessee Arizona Jacksonville at San Francisco



71,781 70,742 65,714 70,430 66,196 70,621 70,064 64,613 57,209 70,481 70,010 69,909 69,149 70,024 70,025 67,970

Texans

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 3rd Down: Made/Att 3rd Down Pct. 4th Down: Made/Att 4th Down Pct. POSSESSION AVG. TOTAL NET YARDS Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost Gross Yards Att./Completions Completion Pct. Had Intercepted PUNTS/AVERAGE NET PUNTING AVG. PENALTIES/YARDS FUMBLES/BALL LOST TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns SCORE BY PERIODS 1

243 89 142 12 75/219 34.2 8/17 47.1 28:10 4053 253.3 954 4.2 1816 113.5 437 2237 139.8 68/424 2661 449/270 60.1 13 77/38.8 77/35.7 106/854 30/11 26 9 15 2 2 3

Opp.

4

348 123 188 37 75/196 38.3 13/20 65.0 31.50 5824 364.0 1012 5.8 2303 143.9 506 3521 220.1 37/206 3727 469/304 64.8 7 63/40.1 63/34.4 105/846 24/9 50 21 24 5 Total

OT

TEXANS Opponents SCORING

TD

40 111 64 45 0 84 115 83 140 9 Ru Pa Rt PAT FG S

K. Brown D. Williams Bradford Wells Mathis Gaffney J. Johnson Morency Carr Norris TEXANS Opponents

0 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 23 50

0 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 21

0 4 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 15 24

0 24/24 26/234 0 0 0 2a 0 0 0 0 0 2 24/24 26/36 5# 47/47 28/32

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

260 431 TP 102 36 32 24 18 12 12 12 6 6 260 431

a-89-yd. KO return, vs. Ind. (10/24/05) 99-yd. KO return, vs. K.C. (11/20/05) #-M. Reagor 39-yd. FUM return, vs. Ind.(10/24/05) E. Warfield 57-yd. INT return, vs. K.C. (11/20/05) A. Thomas 20-yd. INT return, at Bal. (12/4/05) A. Jones 52-yd. PUNT return, at Tenn. (12/11/05) M. Adams 40-yd. INT return, at SF (1/1/06) PASSING Carr Gaffney Banks TEXANS Opponents

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Att 442 2 1 445 501

Comp 271 0 0 271 324

Yds 3425 0 0 3425 3548

Cmp% Yds/Att 61.3 7.75 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 60.9 7.70 64.7 7.08

RUSHING

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

WON - 7 LOST - 9

D. Williams Wells Carr Morency Gaffney A. Johnson K. Brown Stanley Banks Bradford TEXANS Opponents

230 90 56 46 4 6 1 1 2 1 437 506

976 325 308 184 13 10 4 0 -2 -2 1816 2303

.2 3.6 5.5 4.0 3.3 1.7 4.0 0.0 -1.0 -2.0 4.2 4.6

44 14t 20 25t 10 5 4 0 -1 -2 44 49

2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 21

RECEIVING

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

A. Johnson Gaffney D. Williams Bradford Rivers Wells Morency Armstrong Mathis Morgan Murphy Bruener Norris TEXANS Opponents

63 55 39 34 24 22 10 9 5 4 2 2 1 270 304

688 492 337 436 168 179 87 115 65 42 26 22 4 2661 3727

10.9 8.9 8.6 12.8 7.0 8.1 8.7 12.8 13.0 10.5 13.0 11.0 4.0 9.9 12.3

53t 29 33 50t 20 20 16 28 34t 14 14 19 4t 53t 56t

2 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 24

09/12 09/19 09/26 10/03 10/10 10/17 10/31 11/07 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/05 12/12 12/19 12/26 01/02

INTERCEPTIONS Earl Sanders Coleman C. Brown T. Evans Robinson TEXANS Opponents

No. 2 1 1 1 1 1 17 13

Yds 2 29 6 5 3 1 46 225

Avg Long 1.0 2 29.0 29 6.0 6 5.0 5 3.0 3 1.0 1 6.6 29 17.3 57t

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

PUNTING Stanley TEXANS Opponents

No. 77 77 63

PUNT RETURNS Buchanon Mathis D. Davis Morgan TEXANS Opponents

Yds 2990 2990 2528 Ret 12 12 3 3 30 33

Avg 38. 38. 40.1 FC 6 0 1 0 7 27

Net 35.7 35.7 34.4

TB 1 1 7

Yds 101 68 24 30 223 219

In 29 29 17

Avg 8.4 5.7 8.0 10.0 7.4 6.6

Lg 61 61 59

Long 37 19 21 23 37 52t

B 0 0 1 TD 0 0 0 0 0 1

KICKOFF RETURNS Mathis Morency Wells Hollings Bruener D. Davis Norris TEXANS Opponents

No 54 20 5 2 1 1 1 84 55

Yds 1542 437 106 46 11 29 2 2173 1194

Avg 28.6 21.9 21.2 23.0 11.0 29.0 2.0 25.9 21.7

Long 99t 31 40 28 11 29 2 99t 71

TD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

FIELD GOALS K. Brown TEXANS Opponents

1-19 0/ 0 0/0 0/0

20-29 9/ 9 9/9 9/9

30-39 12/17 12/17 12/17

40-49 4/ 6 4/6 4/6

50+ 1/2 1/2 1/2

K. Brown: ()()(28G)(32G,38G,43G,47G)(39G,56N) ()(38G,37G,35G,38N,40G)()(2 4G)(22G)(39G,46N, 35G)(39G,26G,22G,29G,39G)(30G,37B,31N)(27G, 41G,26G) (37G,53G,38N,48N)(21G,31N)

TD 15 0 0 15 31

TD% 3.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 6.2

Int 14 0 0 14 20

Int% 3.2 0.0 0.0 3.1 4.0

Long 69 0 0 69 80t

Sack/Lost 43/273 0/0 0/0 43/273 23/160

Rating 83.6 39.6 39.6 83.0 89.5



L L W W L W W L L L W L L W W L

20-27 16-28 24-21 30-17 28-34 20-10 20-6 13-31 14-49 13-16 31-21 7-29 14-23 24-5 21-0 22-14

SAN DIEGO at Detroit at Kansas City OAKLAND OT MINNESOTA at Tennessee JACKSONVILLE at Denver at Indianapolis GREEN BAY TENNESSEE at New York Jets INDIANAPOLIS at Chicago at Jacksonville CLEVELAND



70,255 61,465 77,433 70,741 70,718 68,932 70,502 74,292 56,511 70,769 70,721 77,875 70,762 62,122 66,227 70,724

Texans

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 3rd Down: Made/Att 3rd Down Pct. 4th Down: Made/Att 4th Down Pct. POSSESSION AVG. TOTAL NET YARDS Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost Gross Yards Att./Completions Completion Pct. Had Intercepted PUNTS/AVERAGE NET PUNTING AVG. PENALTIES/YARDS FUMBLES/BALL LOST TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns SCORE BY PERIODS 1

300 103 174 23 81/211 38.4 13/21 61.9 29:59 5128 320.5 1001 5.1 1882 117.6 481 3246 202.9 49/301 3547 471/286 60.7 14 73/41.2 73/35.7 106/928 22/11 37 16 16 5 2 3

Opp.

4

304 89 194 21 89/205 43.4 1/6 16.7 30:01 5458 341.1 971 5.6 1843 115.2 417 3615 225.9 24/161 3776 530/344 64.9 22 69/41.7 69/36.4 123/979 22/8 39 4 32 3 Total

OT

TEXANS Opponents SCORING

TD

33 101 60 115 0 61 105 85 82 6 Ru Pa Rt PAT FG S

K. Brown Williams Johnson Wells Bradford Gaffney C. Anderson-d Armstrong Coleman-a Faggins-c Miller Peek-e Sharper-b TEXANS Opponents

0 14 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 37 39

0 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4

0 1 6 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 32

0 34/34 17/24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 32/32 17/24 3* 37/37 22/29

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

309 339 TP 85 84 36 32 18 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 309 339

2-Pt. Conversions: Wells, TEXANS 1-3, Opponents 0-1 a) M. Coleman 102-yd interception return, @ KC (9/26) b) J. Sharper 16-yd fumble return, vs. OAK (10/3) c) D. Faggins 43-yd interception return, vs. JAX (10/31) d) C. Anderson 60-yd fumble return, @ CHI (12/19) e) A. Peek 66-yd fumble return, @ JAX (12/26/04) *) E. Drummond 99-yd kickoff return, @ DET (9/19) *) B. Sanders 37-yd fumble return, @ IND (11/14) *) V. Hutchins 77-yd interception return, @ IND (11/14) PASSING Carr Gaffney Banks TEXANS Opponents

Att 442 2 1 445 501

Comp 271 0 0 271 324

Yds 3425 0 0 3425 3548

Cmp% Yds/Att 61.3 7.75 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 60.9 7.70 64.7 7.08

RUSHING

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

Williams Carr Wells Hollings Gaffney Johnson Stanley Baxter Simmons Norris TEXANS Opponents

302 73 82 11 4 4 1 2 1 1 481 417

1188 299 299 47 30 12 5 1 1 0 1882 1843

3.9 4.1 3.6 4.3 7.5 3.0 5.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 3.9 4.4

44 24 14 13 10 14 5 1 1 0 44 55t

13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4

RECEIVING

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

Williams Johnson Davis Gaffney Armstrong Bradford Miller Wells Hollings Bruener Norris Baxter TEXANS Opponents

302 79 68 41 29 27 17 11 5 4 4 1 286 344

1188 1142 588 632 415 399 178 79 46 52 13 3 3547 3776

3.9 14.5 8.6 15.4 14.3 14.8 10.5 7.2 9.2 13.0 3.3 3.0 12.4 11.0

44 54t 38 69 44 47 27 28 27 27 7 3 69 80t

13 6 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 32

INTERCEPTIONS Robinson Glenn Faggins Wong Coleman McCree Peek Simmons TEXANS Opponents

No. 6 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 22 14

Yds 146 40 47 0 116 24 20 0 393 157

Avg 24.3 8.0 15.7 0.0 58.0 24.0 20.0 0.0 17.9 11.2

Long 61 23 43t 0 102t 24 20 0 102t 77t

TD 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1

TB 7 7 2

In 19 19 24

PUNTING Stanley TEXANS Opponents

No. 73 73 69

PUNT RETURNS Moses Glenn Robinson TEXANS Opponents

Yds 3009 3009 2880 Ret 36 4 0 40 30

Avg 41.2 41.2 41.7 FC 13 0 0 13 24

Net 35.7 35.7 36.4 Yds 309 22 -2 329 265

Avg 8.6 5.5 --- 8.2 8.8

Lg 57 57 64

Long 27 18 -2 27 46

B 0 0 1 TD 0 0 0 0 0

KICKOFF RETURNS Moses Gaffney Norris Washington Wells Hollings Starling TEXANS Opponents

No 59 2 2 2 2 1 1 69 60

Yds 1303 31 25 27 27 23 14 1450 1386

Avg 22.1 15.5 12.5 13.5 13.5 23.0 14.0 21.0 23.1

Long 49 27 15 16 18 23 14 49 99t

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FIELD GOALS K. Brown TEXANS Opponents

1-19 0/0 0/0 0/0

20-29 7/7 7/7 7/7

30-39 3/5 3/5 3/7

40-49 6/9 6/9 10/13

50+ 1/3 1/3 2/2

K. Brown: (37G,20G) (34G) (28G,49G,49G) (46G,57N, 21G,44G) ( ) (21G,50G) (38G,21G) (37N) (55N) (40N, 46G,40G) (29G,41B) ( )( ) (42N,20G) (34B) () Opponents: (48G,29G) (47N) ( ) (35N,50G) ( ) (40G) (44G,49N,36G) (52G) (39N) (49N,23G,39G,46G) ( ) (41G,26G,25G) (30G,43G,44G) (39N,43G) (31N) (45G, 22G, 29G, 45G, 22G)

TD 15 0 0 15 31

TD% 3.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 6.2

Int 14 0 0 14 20

Int% 3.2 0.0 0.0 3.1 4.0

Long 69 0 0 69 80t

Sack/Lost 43/273 0/0 0/0 43/273 23/160

Rating 83.6 39.6 39.6 83.0 89.5

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History

2-Pt. Conversions: Bradford, TEAM 1-2, OPPONENTS 0-2

2004 offens i v e stats

2003 offens i v e stats

WON - 5 LOST - 11 09/07 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/12 10/19 10/26 11/02 11/09 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/07 12/14 12/21 12/28

W L L W L L L W L W L W L L L L

21-20 10-31 14-42 24-20 17-38 14-19 21-30 14-10 27-34 12-10 20-23 17-13 0-27 3-16 24-27 17-20

@ Miami @ New Orleans KANSAS CITY JACKSONVILLE @ Tennessee NEW YORK JETS @ Indianapolis CAROLINA @ Cincinnati @ Buffalo OT NEW ENGLAND ATLANTA @ Jacksonville @ Tampa Bay TENNESSEE INDIANAPOLIS



Texans

Opp.

237 86 127 24 63/204 30.9 9/14 64.3 27:39 4306 269.1 896 4.8 1651 103.2 421 3.9 2655 165.9 36/186 2841 439/248 56.5 18 97/41.5 36.7 121/961 18/9 29 14 14 1

336 130 179 27 89/222 40.1 10/14 71.4 32:21 6082 380.1 1054 5.8 2370 148.1 533 4.4 3712 232.0 19/123 3835 502/297 59.2 14 75/41.7 35.8 96/767 18/8 42 15 22 5

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 3rd Down: Made / Att. 3rd Down Pct. 4th Down: Made / Att. 4th Down Pct. TIME OF POSSESSION TOTAL NET YARDS Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes Avg. Per Play NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked / Yards Lost Gross Yards Att. / Completions Completion Pct. Had Intercepted PUNTS / AVERAGE NET PUNTING AVG. PENALTIES / YARDS FUMBLES / BALL LOST TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns SCORE BY PERIODS

1

2

3

4

OT

Total

TEXANS Opponents

23 64

87 115

84 73

61 125

0 3

255 380

SCORING

TD

Ru

Pa

Rt

PAT

FG

S

TP

Brown Williams Bradford Johnson Mack Miller Carr Gaffney Armstrong McCree TEXANS Opponents

0 8 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 29 42

0 8 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 14 15

0 0 4 4 0 3 0 2 1 0 14 22

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *1 1 5#

27/27 27/27 40/40

18/22 18/22 28/35

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

81 48 24 24 24 18 12 12 6 6 255 380

368

Att 295 102 40 1 1 439 502

Comp 167 61 20 0 0 248 297

Yds 2013 693 135 0 0 2841 3835

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

238 93 27 38 6 6 5 1 1 1 5 421 533

1031 253 151 102 51 27 14 13 12 7 -10 1651 2370

4.3 2.7 5.6 2.7 8.5 4.5 2.8 13.0 12.0 7.0 -2.0 3.9 4.4

51 13 36 17 14 13 10 13 12 7 11 51 64

8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15

RECEIVING

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

Johnson Williams Miller Gaffney Bradford Mack Holloway Armstrong Norris Hollings Wells Coleman Ragone TEXANS Opponents

66 47 40 34 24 9 8 7 7 2 2 1 1 248 297

976 351 355 402 460 55 84 75 40 25 17 6 -5 2841 3835

14.8 7.5 8.9 11.8 19.2 6.1 10.5 10.7 5.7 12.5 8.5 6.0 -5.0 11.5 12.9

46t 17 25 33 78t 10 33 18 11 19 12 6 -5 78t 84t

4 0 3 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 22

INTERCEPTIONS Coleman Wright McCree Stevens E.Brown Glenn TEXANS Opponents

No. 7 3 1 1 1 1 14 18

Yds 95 -2 95 12 5 0 205 207

Avg 13.6 -.7 95.0 12.0 5.0 0.0 14.6 11.5

Long 41 0 95t 12 5 0 95t 51t

TD 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3

PUNTING Stanley TEXANS Opponents

No. 97 97 75

PUNT RETURNS Moses Gaffney TEXANS Opponents

Yds 4028 3028 3130

Avg 41.5 41.5 41.7

Ret 36 4 40 43

FC 7 1 8 37

Net 36.7 36.7 35.8 Yds 244 22 266 407

TB 3 3 9

In 36 36 20

Lg 58 58 59

Avg Long 6.8 40 5.5 15 6.7 40 9.5 73t

B 0 0 1 TD 0 0 0 1

KICKOFF RETURNS Moses Hollings Norris Davis Vaughn Wells T.Martin TEXANS Opponents

No 58 8 5 3 3 2 1 80 53

Yds 1355 142 71 61 47 24 0 1700 1149

Avg Long 23.4 70 17.8 30 14.2 19 20.3 28 15.7 22 12.0 14 0.0 0 21.3 70 21.7 49

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FIELD GOALS K. Brown TEXANS Opponents

1-19 1/1 1/1 0/0

20-29 3/3 3/3 13/14

30-39 8/8 8/8 10/12

50+ 1/4 1/4 0/0

40-49 5/6 5/6 5/9

K. Brown: (36G, 43N, 50G, 54N, 23G, 24G, 35G)(30G)( ) (48G, 50N) (29G) ( ) ( ) ( ) (45G, 33G) (41G,34G) (19G,31G) (40G,52N) ( )_(38G) (49G) (36G)

* McCree 95-yd int return, vs. TENN (12/21) # D.Rogers 40-yd int return, @ NO (9/14) D.Hall 73-yd punt return, vs. KC (9/21) S.Harts 39-yd int return, vs. KC (9/21) A.Dyson 51-yard int return, @ TEN (10/12) S.Rolle 61-yard fumble return,vs.TENN (12/21) 2-Pt. Conversions: TEXANS 0-2, OPPONENTS, 0-2 PASSING Carr Banks Ragone Gaffney Mack TEXANS Opponents

RUSHING Williams Mack Carr Hollings Ragone Banks Wells Gaffney Stanley Simmons Johnson TEXANS Opponents

OPPONENTS: ( )(39G)( ) (29G,20G) (33G) (39G, 30G) (31G,29G,22G) (23G) (40G,40G) (29N,44N,23G,20G) (21G,38N,32G,37B,28G) (49N,35G,42G) (35G,41N,28G) (36G,23G,26G,41B)(41G,26G) (39G,43G)

Cmp% Yds/Att 56.6 6.82 59.8 6.79 50.0 3.38 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 56.5 6.47 59.2 7.64

TD 9 5 0 0 0 14 22

TD% 3.1 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.4

Int 13 3 1 0 1 18 14

Int% 4.4 2.9 2.5 0.0 100.0 4.1 2.8

Long 78t 46t 24 0 0 78t 84t

Sack/Lost 15/90 13/57 8/39 0/0 0/0 36/186 19/123

Rating 69.5 84.3 47.4 39.6 0.0 69.7 86.2

WON - 4 LOST - 12 9/08 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/03 11/10 11/17 11/24 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 12/29

W L L L L L W L L L W L W L L L

19-10 3-24 3-23 17-35 24-31 17-34 21-19 3-38 10-17 21-24 16-14 3-19 24-6 19-23 10-26 3-13

DALLAS at San Diego INDIANAPOLIS at Philadelphia BUFFALO at Cleveland at Jacksonville CINCINNATI at Tennessee JACKSONVILLE NEW YORK GIANTS at Indianapolis at Pittsburgh BALTIMORE at Washington TENNESSEE



TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 3rd Down: Made / Att. 3rd Down Pct. 4th Down: Made / Att. 4th Down Pct. TIME OF POSSESSION TOTAL NET YARDS Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes Avg. Per Play NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked / Yards Lost Gross Yards Att. / Completions Completion Pct. Had Intercepted PUNTS / AVERAGE NET PUNTING AVG. PENALTIES / YARDS FUMBLES / BALL LOST TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns

69,604* 56,098 69,204* 64,867* 70,120* 73,248* 53,721 69,827* 68,804* 69,711* 70,054* 56,820* 58,551* 70,108* 70,291 70,694*

Texans

Opp.

208 59 119 30 59/229 25.8 5/14 35.7 28:06 3572 223.3 947 3.8 1347 84.2 424 3.2 2225 139.1 76/411 2636 447/235 52.6 15 116/40.7 116/36.8 136/1011 34/14 22 6 11 5

291 116 155 20 83/234 35.5 6/12 50.0 31:54 5230 326.9 1056 5.0 2089 130.6 509 4.1 3141 196.3 35/237 3378 512/281 54.9 10 98/39.7 98/33.1 102/955 23/11 40 14 23 3

SCORE BY PERIODS

1

2

3

4

TEXANS Opponents

37 74

56 114

51 66

69 102

TD

Ru

Pa

Rt

PAT FG

S

TP

K. Brown Bradford Carr Miller Wells Glenn Gaffney Baxter Black Williams Wright Allen McClain Payne TEXANS Opponents

0 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 29 42

0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15

0 6 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 22

0 0 0 0 0 2a 0 0 1c 1d 1b 0 0 0 1 5#

20/20 17/24 27/27 18/22 40/40 28/35

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

71 36 18 18 18 12 8 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 255 380

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

197 155 59 7 3 1 2 424 509

529 519 282 14 8 6 -11 1347 2089

2.7 3.3 4.8 2.0 2.7 6.0 -5.5 3.2 4.1

37 32 20 6 5 6 0 37 70

3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 14

RECEIVING

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

B. Miller Allen Bradford Gaffney Dawson Wells Holloway Black Baxter J. Lewis Harris TEXANS Opponents

51 47 45 41 21 9 7 6 5 2 1 235 281

613 302 697 483 286 48 73 52 33 41 8 2636 3378

12.0 6.4 15.5 11.8 13.6 5.3 10.4 8.7 6.6 20.5 8.0 11.2 12.0

42 21 81 27 28 9 24 14 14 33 8 81 57t

3 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 23

INTERCEPTIONS Glenn E. Brown Coleman Posey Stevens TEXANS Opponents

No. 5 2 1 1 1 10 15

Yds 181 7 0 0 0 188 277

Avg 36.2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.8 18.5

Long 70t 7 0 0 0 70t 102t

TD 2 0 0 0 0 2 1

No. 114 114 98

PUNT RETURNS J. Lewis Black Gaffney Glenn TEXANS Opponents

213 356

SCORING

No.

Wells Allen Carr Baxter J. Lewis Stanley Bradford TEXANS Opponents

PUNTING Stanley TEXANS Opponents

OT Total

RUSHING

Yds 4720 4720 3892

Avg 41.4 41.4 39.7

Ret 36 14 3 0 53 58

FC 17 3 0 0 20 34

Net 36.8 36.8 33.1

TB 6 6 7

Yds 280 188 -3 47 512 328

In 36 36 27

Avg 7.8 13.4 -1.0 --- 9.7 5.7

Lg 62 62 63

B 2 2 1

Long 48 76t 1 47 76t 46

TD 0 1 0 0 1 0

KICKOFF RETURNS J. Lewis Black Hill Norris Baxter Murphy Sears TEXANS Opponents

No 46 24 2 2 1 1 1 77 52

Yds 961 529 0 11 19 0 9 1529 1156

Avg 20.9 22.0 0.0 5.5 19.0 0.0 9.0 19.9 22.2

Long 45 49 0 10 19 0 9 49 95t

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FIELD GOALS K. Brown TEXANS Opponents

1-19 0/1 0/1 0/0

20-29 3/3 3/3 10/10

30-39 1/1 1/1 9/11

40-49 11/14 11/14 5/12

50+ 2/5 2/5 0/1

K. Brown: (42G) (45G) (54N, 24G) (48G) (26G) (40N, 47G) (45N, 43G, 45G) (23G, 46N, 53N) (51G) () (40G, 50G) (34G) (43G) (41G) (46G) (50N, 19N, 42G) OPPONENTS: (33G, 42N) (36G) (26G, 39G, 47N, 37G) (25G, 41G) (33G) (35G, 43G) (50N, 35N, 34G) (25G) (49N, 24G) (22G, 40N) (33N) (31G, 46G) (40G, 31G, 43N) (22G, 22G, 47G) (48N, 46N, 23G) (28G, 26G) 2-Pt. Conversions: TEXANS 1-1 (Carr pass to Gaffney 1-1), (Carr pass to Allen 1-1), OPPONENTS, 1-

* - Fumble recovery by Raylee Johnson (9/15 at SD) Kickoff return by Andre Davis, 95 yards (10/20 at CLEV) Interception return by Artrell Hawkins, 102 yards (11/3 at HOU) a – Interception returns of 70 and 65 yards (12/8 at PIT) b – Fumble recovery of 40 yards (12/8 at PIT) c – Punt return of 76 yards (12/15 vs. BALT) d – Recovery of blocked punt (12/22 at WASH) PASSING Carr Allen Gaffney TEXANS Opponents

Att 444 2 1 447 512

Comp 233 1 1 235 281

Yds 2592 5 39 2636 3378

Cmp% 52.5 50.0 100.0 52.6 54.9

Yds/Att 5.84 2.50 39.00 5.90 6.60

TD 9 1 1 11 23

TD% 2.0 50.0 100.0 2.5 4.5

Int 15 0 0 15 10

Int% 3.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 2.0

Long 81 5t 39t 81 57t

Sack/Lost Rating 76/411 62.8 0/0 95.8 0/0 158.3 76/411 64.7 35/237 82.1

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History

History

*73,010 *68,390 *70,487 *70,041 *68,809 *70,623 *56,132 *70,052 50,437 *72,677 *70,719 *70,388 43,363 *65,124 *70,758 *70,680

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he city of Houston has always been on the cutting edge of stadium development. Houston first introduced the Astrodome, which opened in 1965 as the world’s first dome stadium. The trend continued in 2002 with the debut of Reliant Stadium.

Reliant Stadium, the first NFL stadium with a retractable roof, opened for business on Aug. 24, 2002, as the Texans hosted the Miami Dolphins in their first home preseason game. Houston’s regular season debut against Dallas on Sept. 8 was televised nationally on ESPN. The Texans stunned the Cowboys before a raucous crowd, unveiling a gameday atmosphere that would become a staple throughout the Texans’ inaugural campaign. Counting preseason contests, the Texans have played to 50 consecutive sellouts and set a team record in 2004 with 565,192 fans during the regular season, an average of 70,649 per game. The Texans’ largest crowd to date was 70,769 in their prime time showdown with the Green Bay Packers in November 2004, the largest non-Super Bowl crowd in the city’s history. And speaking of the Super Bowl, the world’s biggest sports spectacle returned to Houston for the first time in 30 years in 2004 as Reliant Stadium hosted a memorable Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers. The Patriots won 32-29 on Adam Vinatieri’s 41-yard field goal with four seconds remaining before a raucous crowd of 71,525. The event also featured elaborate pre-

game and halftime shows featuring the likes of Aerosmith, Beyoncé, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly, Toby Keith and Willie Nelson. Reliant Stadium also has played host to numerous college football games, including three Houston Bowls and the 2002 and 2005 Big 12 Championship Games. The stadium has also played host to the Inaugural Texas Bowl and the 2007 East/West Shrine All-Star Game. The stadium also has become one of the nation’s leading soccer venues. The U.S. National Soccer Team hosted Mexico in May 2003 in the two teams’ first match since their 2002 World Cup meeting. In 2005, Reliant Stadium hosted the championship matches of the Mexican League’s InterLiga qualification competition.

rel i ant sta d i u m

at Rice Stadium in 1974. The roof is made of translucent, Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric, and takes 10 minutes to open and close. When it opens, the roof splits at the 50-yard line and docks in the end zones. The roof can withstand winds as strong as 140 miles per hour when closed and secured. The climate-controlled stadium also features a natural grass-playing surface. The grass is grown on eight-foot square trays then transported to the stadium. Reliant Stadium features an open view of the playing field from the main concourse and on

Ground broke on Reliant Stadium on March 9, 2000. The stadium, covering 1.9 million square feet, features 44,000 seats on the sideline. There are 8,200 club seats and 187 suites. The suites are the closest to the field in the NFL. With the innovation of the retractable roof, Houston returned to outdoor NFL action in 2002 for the first time since Super Bowl VIII

the club level. The main concourse is 40-feet wide, which makes it the largest in the NFL. Each concession stand has multiple televisions enabling Texans fans to stay on top of the action.

auditoriums on the ground level. The stadium’s press box is located on the eighth level of the stadium’s west side, flanking Kirby Drive. Across the street, the Methodist Training Center features three grass practice fields. One field is lit for night sessions during training camp. The Texans also have an indoor practice field outfitted with Field Turf. The air-supported structure offers the team a seamless transition from outdoor to indoor practice in case of inclement weather. The state-of-theart facility also doubles as the team’s training camp headquarters.

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Houston’s working media has its own offices and library on the ground level of Reliant Stadium. Texans head coach Gary Kubiak conducts his weekly press conference in the media workroom. His post-game press conferences are held in one of the team’s two media

The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo continued to play to a packed house in 2007, boasting such acts as ZZ Top, George Strait, Clay Walker, Brooks & Dunn and Hannah Montana. Reliant Stadium has also played host to The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Disney on Ice and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Reliant Stadium also can boast a larger than life scoreboard. Following the trend that was started with the Astrodome scoreboard, Reliant Stadium houses two of the largest in the league. Both include out of town scores, down and distance, the game clock and a host of other traits. The video boards are among the largest in the NFL.

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The Texans’ front office is located on the south end of the stadium, enabling the club’s day-today operations to be under one roof. Players report to the stadium to take part in film sessions, practice, treatment and training. The 10,000-square-foot weight room is the largest in the league. The players can also take advantage of a three-lane lap pool.

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Alcoholic Beverage Policies Alcohol may not be brought into Reliant Stadium. Guests who appear to be under age 35 are required to show valid photo ID indicating legal proof of age when purchasing alcohol at Reliant Stadium. Alcohol sales are limited to two (2) drinks per person per transaction. All public alcohol sales will end at the end of the third quarter.

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For your safety, bag searches will be performed at all entrances to Reliant Stadium. In order to expedite this process, please leave all unnecessary items in your vehicle or at home and have any items open for search before you approach a gate. Items not permitted into the Stadium must be returned to your vehicle or discarded. Staff may not store or hold items for you until postgame. Please see the Prohibited Items section at HoustonTexans.com for a list of items not permitted to be brought into the Stadium. Please be aware that at certain times pat-down searches or additional security measures may be implemented upon all persons entering Reliant Stadium. Please be prepared and arrive early to the game to allow for this extra security procedure. Banners and Signs The Houston Texans and Reliant Stadium welcome signs and banners but request that you adhere to specific guidelines in order to ensure that these articles do not detract from the enjoyment of other guests. Banners and signs should in no way infringe on the sightlines of other fans and must be small enough for one person to hold. They may not be affixed to any-

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Cameras and Video Recorders Fans are welcome to bring small flash photography cameras into Reliant Stadium, but no professional lenses are permitted. Digital cameras are also permitted as long as they do not record video. Please do not block any aisles or the view of other fans while taking pictures. Video cameras and audio recorders are not permitted in Reliant Stadium and will not be stored during the game. Emergency Phone Numbers and Paging To contact someone during a game in the event of an emergency, please visit a Guest Services Information Booth or call 832.667.1400. Pages will only be made for emergency situations. If you are anticipating an emergency phone call, please report your name and seat number to the Guest Services Information Booth so you can be easily located. Evacuation Procedures Reliant Stadium staff are trained to handle any emergency situation that arises. Should an evacuation become necessary, please make sure that you are aware of the Exits nearest your seat and be prepared to follow the instructions of the Reliant Stadium staff. Fan Code of Conduct Reliant Stadium is a fan-friendly environment. We are committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable experience for everyone. Our staff will proactively intervene to support an environment where the game will

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Please note that different areas of Reliant Stadium are licensed for different types of alcoholic drinks (beer only, both beer and liquor or neither). The Reliant Stadium staff will prevent certain drinks from being taken from a licensed area into a non-licensed area. For instance, beverages purchased in a Verizon Wireless Club Lounge must be consumed in the Lounge and may not be removed from that area. These policies are the law and will be strictly enforced.

thing in Reliant Stadium or held so that they block the view of scoreboards or any permanent signage in the Stadium. In addition, poles are prohibited in Reliant Stadium, so banners or signs affixed to a pole will not be permitted into the Stadium. All banners and signs must be in good taste, must be in the spirit of the event and must not have any corporate name, logo or message. The Texans reserve the right to remove any banner or sign that does not meet these guidelines.

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not be disrupted by the interference of guest actions or any unauthorized persons on the playing field. This includes refraining from obscene or indecent language and gestures, as well as inappropriate clothing. All guests must show their ticket when requested and only sit in their ticketed seat. The Houston Texans Two Strike Program allows for a warning to fans who are disruptive or acting inappropriately by giving out a yellow card with a reminder about our Fan Code of Conduct. However, if a staff person must approach someone a second time during a game for inappropriate behavior, the fan will be required to leave Reliant Park property. Any fan acting in a disruptive manner will be asked to leave immediately. Evicted guests are not welcome to return for the remainder of the game and may be subject to further disciplinary action, including the revocation of season tickets. Lost and Found Found articles may be turned into any Guest Services Information Booth and will be recorded by Reliant Stadium staff. Guests needing assistance in retrieving lost items during games may proceed to a Guest Services Information Booth or call the Reliant Park Lost and Found phone number (832.667.1714) on weekdays. Items will be held for 30 days. Lost Children If you are separated from a child, please proceed to the nearest Guest Services Information Booth for assistance. In addition, if you should find a child that has been separated from his or her group, please request assistance from the nearest staff person or police officer. If outside of Reliant Stadium, please call 832.667.1400. Noisemakers

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For your safety and the continuity of the game on the field, the following items are prohibited in Reliant Stadium: backpacks, bags larger than 11”X17”, beach balls, bottles, cans, containers, coolers, fireworks, footballs brought in from outside, Frisbees, illegal substances, laptop computers, laser pens, noisemakers, outside food and beverages and weapons/ firearms. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and other items may be prohibited from Reliant Stadium if they are deemed to be dangerous or disruptive. Guests are not permitted to bring outside food, beverages, thermoses, coolers, backpacks, bags or jugs into Reliant Stadium. Children’s juice boxes, infant bottles and items necessary for medical purposes are permitted. Re-Entry into Reliant Stadium Once you leave Reliant Stadium, you may not re-enter. In the event of an emergency, please visit a Guest Services Information Booth (see maps on pages 24 and 25). Please note that the Go Texan Store and Budweiser Plaza cannot be accessed from inside the Stadium until after the first quarter. Security Suspicious activity, disruptive guests and guest related problems should be reported to a Guest Services Team Member or police officer immediately. Uncooperative guests showing disregard for Reliant Stadium or the Texans may be ejected from the facility. Intoxicated fans will not be allowed into the Stadium. An ejected guest is no longer welcome for the remainder of the game and must vacate Reliant Stadium and the Reliant Park grounds. They may not re-enter the building, even with a valid admission ticket. Re-entry by an ejected guest is grounds for arrest. You and your belongings may be searched upon entry into the Stadium. By tendering this ticket and entering the Stadium, you consent to such searches and waive any related claims that you might have against the NFL, its member clubs, their affiliates and stadium landlord, or their agents. If you elect not to

consent to the searches, you will be denied entry into the Stadium. Smoking In consideration of the health and comfort of others, smoking is not permitted in the seating area or on the concourses. There are designated smoking terraces located on all four sides of the Field Level and the Verizon Wireless Club Level and also in each corner of the Upper Level. Please note that certain smoking terraces may be closed at times; however, alternate smoking terraces on the same level will remain open. Standing Room Only Every ticket has a seat assignment. Please note that there are no standing room only tickets, and ushers will be clearing the top of each section and aisle. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping the sightlines clear for all fans. Strollers Although not a prohibited item, the Houston Texans and Reliant Stadium request that you do not bring strollers into the Stadium, as there is no place to store them and they pose a trip hazard when left in aisles or seating areas. Ticketing and Will Call If any tickets are available for single games,

the Houston Texans Ticket Office at 866. GO.TEXANS. Please note that there will be a $15 per ticket lost ticket fee. • Resale/Scalping: Reselling or scalping tickets is strictly prohibited in Reliant Stadium or on Reliant Park property. Violators are subject to prosecution by the Houston Police Department. • Will Call: Gameday will call windows, located on the south side of Reliant Stadium (near the Amegy Bank Gate), open two hours prior to kickoff and remain open until halftime. A picture ID is required and tickets will only be released to the person whose name appears on the ticket envelope. Third party will call will not be accepted. Anyone experiencing a problem regarding lost, stolen, damaged or forgotten game tickets is encouraged to visit the Houston Texans Ticket Office in Budweiser Plaza, near the Amegy Bank Gate. On non-gamedays, please contact the Houston Texans Ticket Office at 866.GO.TEXANS for assistance. Umbrellas Umbrellas are permitted in Reliant Stadium if they are small enough to be stored under your seat during the game.

they will go on sale in July of 2007. These tickets will be available at Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at 713.629.3700 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com. • Children: All children two years of age and older must have a ticket. Those children under the age of two do not need a ticket and are expected to sit on an adult’s lap during the game. • Exchanges/Refunds: No exchanges or refunds will be given once a game ticket has been purchased. • Lost or stolen tickets: Please remember that game tickets are like cash and should be secured at all times. For directions on procedures to follow if game tickets are lost or stolen, please contact

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National Football League policy prohibits noisemakers from being brought inside the Stadium. This includes, but is not limited to, all horns, including air horns, cow bells and whistles. We reserve the right to confiscate any item that does not adhere to this policy.

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ouston-based Reliant Energy is one of the largest independent power producers in the nation with approximately 16,000 megawatts of power generation capacity in operation or under contract across the U.S. In Texas, the company provides service to approximately 1.9 million retail electricity customers, including residential, small business, commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional customers. Reliant also serves commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional customers in the PJM (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland) market. Reliant Energy in the Community Reliant Energy is committed to caring for the environment and communities it serves, while fulfilling its responsibility to provide reliable electricity services for customers. Through both volunteer activities and financial contributions, the company enjoys relationships with many charitable organizations, including the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, March of Dimes, Houston Food Bank, Gulf Coast (Regional) Blood Center, Rebuilding Together Houston, Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas, Habitat for Humanity Dallas, Habitat for Humanity Corpus Christi, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Reliant also provides bill payment assistance to customers experiencing severe hardships through its CARE program.

Reliant Energy and the Houston Texans Reliant Energy is proud to be the power behind the Houston Texans – and to have played a role in bringing the NFL back to Houston. Reliant Stadium represents a major investment in the city of Houston, but the company’s relationship with the Texans extends beyond the stadium and includes participation in community activities that impact children and young adults. Reliant partnered with the Texans to start the Reliant Energy Power Players Program, supporting after-school flag football and homework programs for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston. Reliant also assists with the Texans youth outreach by supporting Houston-area youth football clinics and establishing the Reliant Energy Scholarship for Champions, awarded to the city’s top high school studentathletes. The tandem also reaches into the community with Promoviendo Oportunidades (Promoting Opportunities) and Rebuilding Together Houston. The Promoviendo Oportunidades program provides language and parenting classes to Spanish-speaking families at the Spring Branch Boys & Girls Club. Reliant and the Texans partnered with Rebuilding Together Houston to provide home repair services for low income, elderly and/or disabled Houstonarea homeowners. Together - Reliant Energy and the Texans are making a difference in our community. For more information about Reliant Energy, please visit www.reliant.com

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Houston Texans Foundation The Houston Texans Foundation is committed to encouraging and enabling all youth and families in Houston and the surrounding area to reach their full potential and to achieve success. The Foundation seeks to assist through educational, financial, volunteer and collaborative support while administering programs that develop strong minds and bodies, with an emphasis on leadership, integrity and character for the youth who will become the leaders of the next generation. The Texans Foundation provides substantial financial support to Boys and Girls Country, Child Advocates, Inc., The Health Museum, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Rebuilding Together Houston and Heart of a Champion Character Education programs.

The ImageNET All Stars Ticket Program Our earned ticket program which has created ultimate gameday experiences for over 1,000 youth during the 2006 pre-season. The Foundation provided T-shirts, parking passes and food vouchers donated by ARAMARK. ImageNET sponsored the program for the second year and provided 1,000 tickets to assist the Foundation in rewarding the youth for their hard work and service to the community.

Houston Texans Charity Golf Classic On May 14, 2006, Houston Texans players and coaches hit the links to raise money for the Houston Texans Foundation. Approximately 130 golfers enjoyed the challenge of River Oaks Country Club while visiting with players, coaches and Houston Texans Cheerleaders.

This event, presented by Verizon Wireless, featured a hole-in-one competition and an amazing gift bag! This fun-filled event raised more than $185,000 for the Houston Texans Foundation and its primary charities. During the 2006 season The Reliant Energy Power Players program has provided over 800 youth from various Units of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston with the opportunity to meet and interact with Houston Texans Players Anthony Weaver and Chester Pitts and Texans Cheerleaders each Tuesday before a home game. The youth also have the opportunity to cheer on the players and the rest of the Texans during the game on Sunday. The Foundation along with the program’s corporate sponsor Reliant Energy provides TShirts and football equipment along with Texans tickets and parking. ARAMARK kindly provides participants with a free hot dog, soft drink and T-shirt. This program provides youth outreach and advances the Foundation’s mission by emphasizing physical fitness and educational elements. This program also provides in game experience components, which visually relay our commitment to youth to our 70,000 guests attending each home game.

The Cheering Children Program allows Season Ticket Holders the opportunity to make a tax-deductible contribution to a nonprofit organization by donating their unused tickets. Thanks to the generosity of Houston Texans Season Ticket holders the Houston Texans Foundation was able to distribute a grand total of over 1,400 tickets and 200 parking passes for a combined total value of over $86,000.00! The tickets were distributed to over 50 non-profit organizations. This year

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the foundation also donated Texas Bowl and East West Shrine game tickets to non-profit groups.

All Pro Dad On Saturday July 29, 2006, the Houston Texans Foundation and special teams coach Joe Marciano invited area fathers and fathering organizations to become All Pro Dads at Training Camp. The event is a joint venture with All Pro Dad, a charity which features NFL players and coaches who speak out about the importance of fatherhood. Bryan Davis, National Director of the All Pro Dad program, along with Coach Marciano, and motivational speaker/author R. V. Brown addressed the crowd after practice. All-Pro Dad Day is an opportunity for dads to share a fun experience with their children and to learn methods to assist them in becoming more committed and involved. In addition to receiving a firsthand look at the Texans practice, the first 1,000 fathers received a free All Pro Dad/Texans t-shirt, goodies for the kids and the opportunity to win Texans prizes by signing up for All Pro Dad’s daily e-mail called Play of the Day. Our All Pro Dad event is challenging Houston area fathers to commit to being a better dad.

Every year BEAR…BE A Resource for CPS Kids provides holiday wishes to children under the care of Child Protective Services in Harris County. BEARing Gifts ensures that over 5,000 children’s holiday wishes come true. This year the Houston Texans were given 150 cards. Our players and coaches donated over $2,317.00 to the BEARing Gifts Program and with the assistance of Texans staff we were able to provide fulfill all 150 Christmas wishes for the first time!

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The NFL Community Quarterback Awards recognizes outstanding volunteers

leaders and TORO were also on hand to pump up the crowd. Most importantly, more than

who exemplify leadership, dedication and a commitment to improving their communities. Six finalists were selected for extraordinary volunteer work. Five were selected to receive $1,000 each for their respective non-profit organization. Texas Children’s Hospital volunteer Jackie Crowley was the overall winner will be awarded $5,000.

$85,000 was raised for Foundation’s charities and programs.

Through the NFL Mini Grant Program the Foundation awarded grants of $200 to help finance community improvement and volunteer projects. Non-profits were responsible for the creation and execution of a new project-based service or program. Projects required a sponsoring organization in the form of a school, religious or community organization, or other 501(c) (3) groups. The 25 grant recipients performed services such as food/clothing collection drives, community clean-ups, beautifications of youth or senior centers, etc.

Houston Texans TEAM Luncheon The Houston Texans kicked off the 2006 Season with their fans at the Houston Texans TEAM Luncheon presented by Amegy Bank of Texas. 600 Texans’ supporters packed into the Hyatt Regency Houston on August 30th to cheer on their team and to raise funds for the Houston Texans Foundation. Guests dined on a wonderful meal and enjoyed the opportunity to visit with the Texans player seated at their table. The event, hosted by the “Voice of the Texans”, Marc Vandermeer, featured remarks from team founder Robert McNair, head coach Gary Kubiak and several Texans players including David Carr and number one draft pick, Mario Williams. The Houston Texans Cheer-

Pancakes & Pigskins Rookie Breakfast The 2006 Houston Texans Rookies made their debut at this fun-filled breakfast on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 presented by H-E-B. 600 fans mingled with TORO and were treated to a performance by the Houston Texans Cheerleaders. General manager Rick Smith introduced the rookies and facilitated a question and answer segment.

Guests enjoyed a tasty pancake breakfast and enjoyed a new venue, The Woodlands Water Way Marriott. The event, which raised more than $40,000, benefited the Houston Texans Foundation and Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas.

In-Stadium Auctions A new initiative in 2006, the Foundation hosted in-stadium silent auctions during each home game. The auctions were a tremendous success. Fans enjoyed the opportunity to bid on exciting team items and unique Houston Texans experiences. In 2006, more than $30,000 was raised during In-Stadium auctions for the Houston Texans Foundation its programs.

C O MM U N I T Y R E L AT I O N S P RO G R A MS When Robert McNair formed the league’s 32nd franchise, he envisioned that the Texans’ success would reside in its character, attitude and enthusiasm both on and off of the field. The Texans take tremendous pride in the greater Houston community. Whether showing support through community, civic or charitable efforts, the organization is committed to aiding the community that has been there to cheer on the Texans’ efforts from the outset. Here is a glance at some of the club’s continuing community endeavors.

Houston Texans Career Symposium The Texans hosted more than 150 undergraduate students from local universities for the Fourth Annual “Join the Team: Integrating Business and Sports” Career Seminar on

Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Reliant Stadium. The students took part in seminars led by guest speakers from the sports marketing, business and journalism fields. The forum gave students an opportunity to get an early jump on pursuing a career in the sports industry. For more information, please contact (832) 667-2141. Houston Texans Outreach Tour Community Relations and Public Relations assist Corporate Development with their annual “Houston Texans Outreach Tour”. Texans players, cheerleaders and mascot TORO visited 12 cities in seven days. Sites included hospitals, schools and community centers.

Training Camp visits for Non Profit, Community and School Groups Local community groups attend practices

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during the Houston Texans Training Camp. Youth get a chance to see Texans on the practice field and play with inflatables setup at the Methodist Training Center. If you are interested in having your camp group or charitable organization attend a morning or afternoon practice during the 2007 Houston Texans Training Camp, please call (832) 6672141. Space is limited and available on a first come first –served basis.

Tackle Prostate Cancer Campaign The Houston Texans, The Methodist Hospital and Reliant Energy will sponsor the Tackle Prostate Cancer Campaign during the month of June. The purpose of the campaign is to heighten awareness that early detection and treatment can lead to complete recovery of the cancer. The promotion will consist of free prostate cancer screenings, public service announcements and stadium mentions. Last year, over 2,000 men were screened at Reliant Park. The free prostate cancer screenings will take place at Reliant Center during June 2007. Please contact 832-667-5864 for additional information.

HISD Cultural Arts Poster Contest In an effort to promote cultural awareness through art, the Houston Texans along with Aramark, are sponsors of the HISD Poster Contest. Throughout the year students from HISD middle schools participate in the program. The young artists are required to create posters that incorporate various influences from the Asian/Pacific, Black, Hispanic and American Cultures. The contests will take place, in November, February and May.

introduces them to a variety of physical activities, including cheerleading and football drills. The program also focuses on physical fitness, nutrition, positive self-esteem and personal achievement. The program is coordinated by the Lady Texans, the players’ wives association and the Community Relations Department. Please contact (832) 667-2141 for more information.

ditional thanksgiving dinner to either youth or adults at a local facility or distribute turkeys to families in need. This holiday event allows players to get close and personal with individuals and families associated with the selected organization. Several Houston Texans players either serve a traditional thanksgiving dinner to youth or adults at a local facility or distribute turkeys to families in need.

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The Houston Texans will conduct their 6th Annual Blood Drive with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, the Methodist Hospital and Reliant Energy. The blood drive will benefit local hospitals and health facilities in Houston. The 12- hour event will be held at Reliant Stadium and several Methodist Hospital locations. Houston Texans players, cheerleaders, TORO and local celebrities will be on hand to thank donors for their participation.

A shopping spree is coordinated during the Christmas holidays for disadvantaged children. Houston Texans players help them shop for their holiday purchases. Academy Sports and Outdoors provides $100 gift certificates to 25 youth from local shelters.

NFL Hometown Huddle The Houston Texans and United Way will sponsor “Hometown Huddle.” This event is a partnership between by NFL teams on a designated day and involves players participating in a community service activity with a United Way Agency.

Walter Payton-NFL Man of the Year Award The Walter Payton –NFL Man of the Year Award is the only League-sponsored award honoring players who excel in service within the community as well as on the field. Established in 1970, this prestigious NFL award was created to recognize the commitment of NFL players to community service.

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Holiday Lunch with the Texans Underprivileged youth are treated to a holiday lunch with Houston Texans players, cheerleaders and TORO, at a local restaurant. The youngsters were able to have their photos

taken with the Texans crew who signed autographs and passed out Texans memorabilia and goodie bags.

Hospital Visits Throughout the year, Houston Texans players make routine hospital visits in local hospitals to spread cheer and uplift the morale of patients. The players spend time signing autographs and distributing team memorabilia. Texans players visited a rehabilitation facility and a veteran health center as well. In Addition: Some of the other Houston area organizations the Texans have assisted include The American Heart Association, Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, The Children’s Assessment Center, Chinese Community Center, Hispanic/Chicano Family Services Center, Houston Area Women’s Center, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, I Have A Dream-Houston, Special Olympics and Star of Hope Mission.

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For the second year in a row, coach Kubiak gave the players and coaches a break by cancelling the final practice of minicamp and bowling instead. The team was broken up into three teams, offense, coaches and defense, where they bowled one game for all the marbles. Each side involved selected their top ten bowlers and rolled one frame to aid their respective team’s cumulative score. The defense trailed by more than 10 pins going in the final frame, but made a miraculous comeback to beat the offense for the second year in a row. Again the coaching staff finished a distant third.

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The Official Houston Texans Mascot To have TORO appear at your upcoming event or party, call (832) 667-2026 Occupation: Houston Texans Mascot Date of Birth: 4/21/01 Zodiac Sign: Taurus Parents: Tex and Ann Education: MA (Master’s of Acrobatics) Weight: Big enough to BULL you over Height: 6 feet tall Hoof Size: 101/2 Favorite Colors: Deep Steel Blue, Battle Red & Liberty White

Favorite Songs: Wooly BULLy and Deep in the Heart of Texas Favorite Food: Chips with Salsa & Queso, BBQ Chicken and stadium foods Favorite Vacation Spots: Pamplona, Spain, for the annual Running of the BULLS and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Favorite Activity: Bucking Cowboys to the Turf!

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For the sixth season ABC-13/KTRK-TV is the official television home of the Houston Texans and the flagship station of the Houston Texans Television Network. The announcers for all of the Texans’ 2007 preseason games will be veteran broadcasters Joel Meyers and Spencer Tillman. Meyers spent 10 years as a play-by-play voice for NBC’s NFL coverage, the NBA, Major League Baseball, the Olympics and golf. He also has extensive play-by-play experience with FOX Sports and ESPN. Tillman, a former San Francisco 49er and Houston Oiler, is a college football analyst for CBS Sports’ “College Football Today” and a former host of “NFL Sunday Ticket”. On the sidelines and hosting pregame and postgame coverage will be ABC-13’s Eyewitness Sports Team members Bob Allen (Sports Director), Tim Melton (Weekend Sports Director) and Bob Slovak (Sports reporter/anchor).

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ABC-13/KTRK-TV is also home for the Texans’ official, season-long weekly pre-game and post-game shows. “EXTRA Points – Houston Texans Edition” airs Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Bob Allen Tim melton bob slovak and is hosted by Tim Melton. “Houston Texans: Inside the Game” airs Sundays at 10:35 p.m. and is hosted by Bob Allen. The show features Texans general manager Rick Smith, as well as one-on-one interviews with Texans head coach Gary Kubiak and a recap of each Texans game. Monday nights during the preseason and regular season you can see exclusive postgame analysis with Coach Kubiak. This segment is hosted by Bob Allen and airs during Eyewitness News at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 11 CHICAGO BEARS (7 p.m.)

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Saturday, Aug. 18 at Arizona Cardinals (3 p.m.)

Thursday, Aug. 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7 p.m.)

DALLAS COWBOYS (7 p.m.)

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SportsRadio 610 (KILT 610AM) and heritage country KILT-FM (100.3 FM) are the flagship stations and broadcast home for the Texans Radio Network. The game broadcasts are simulcast on both stations with SportsRadio 610 broadcasting pre and post-game programs in addition to weekly player and coach’s shows. CBS Radio Houston sister stations Smooth Jazz 95.7, The Wave, and CNN 650 Radio News are promotional partners with the Houston Texans as well. Marc Vandermeer SportsRadio 610 morning host Marc Vandermeer enters his sixth season as the “Voice of the Houston Texans.” Vandermeer brings a solid 18 years of radio broadcasting experience to the booth. Prior to his work in Houston, Vandermeer was the voice of the University of Miami Hurricanes football and basketball teams. Joining Vandermeer in the booth to provide analysis is Heisman Trophy winner and KILT morning co-host Andre Ware. Ware, a native Houstonian, played his college football at the University of Houston before becoming a first-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions. After his football career, Ware made the jump into the broadcast booth as color commentator for the Houston Cougars. He also currently serves as an analyst for college football games on ESPN. Ware was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

CBS Radio signed a 10-year agreement with the Houston Texans in September 2000. This agreement gave CBS Radio the exclusive right to broadcast Houston Texans Football games through the 2012 season and produce numerous ancillary programs featuring the team.

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Marshall

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Midland/Odessa

KMCM

96.9 FM

New Braunfels

KGNB

1420 AM

Orange

KOGT

1600 AM

Palestine

KBHT

93.5 FM

San Angelo

KKSA

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San Marcos

KGNB

1420 AM

San Saba

KBAL

1410 AM

Seguin

KGNB

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Texarkana

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La Tremenda 1010 AM is owned and operated by Univision Communications Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States, which currently owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and four stations in Puerto Rico. In Houston, they also broadcast KLTN-FM (Estereo Latino 102.9 FM), KOVE-FM (Recuerdo 106.5FM), KQBU-FM (Que Buena 93.3 FM), KRTX-AM (Tejano 980 AM) and KPTY-FM (Party 104.9 FM). An avid sports fan, Rolando Becerra will continue to serve as the play-by-play voice for the Texans on La Tremenda. Becerra is the only Hispanic commentator to have done play-by-play broadcasts for five major sports

Becerra, originally from Cuba, began his radio career in Miami in 1973. He’s been a Houston resident and radio constant for more than 30 years. You can also catch him on KLAT-AM as host of “Hoy Con Rolando Becerra,” which airs Monday through Friday from 6-9 a.m. Becerra has been married to his wife, Jenny, for 38 years and they are parents to four children: Barbra, Jason, Jaron and Megan. Enrique Vasquez returns to handle color commentary duties for Texans broadcasts on La Tremenda. Vasquez came back to the Houston football scene after a two-year run doing color commentary for the Dallas Cowboys, where he also did play-by-play in the late 1990s. He has also done sports broadcasting for Fox Sports, covering everything from basketball to the Olympics to Super Bowls. Some Texans fans and La Tremenda listeners may remember Vasquez as one of the Spanish broadcast voices for the Houston Oilers from 1992 to 1995. Vasquez also writes a popular weekly column for the Spanish section of HoustonTexans.com.

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teams: the Houston Astros (1986-1992), the Houston Rockets (1988-1993), the Houston Oilers (1995-1997), the Houston Aeros (19992000) and the Texans (2002-05).

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KLAT La Tremenda 1010 AM is proud to be the flagship Spanish-language radio broadcaster of the Houston Texans for the fifth consecutive season. Representing 37.4 percent of Houston’s 1.9 million people, the Hispanic community offers a huge fan base for the Texans. Since the team’s inception, the Texans have realized the power of Hispanic Houston and recognized how many long-time fans they stood to gain. It’s no wonder they turned to Houston’s Heritage Spanish Station, La Tremenda, to reach Hispanic fans with their broadcast. So get your team spirit pumping, strap on the pads and ask yourself: Are you ready for some fútbol Americano?

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Accumulation of fluid, or the fluid itself, in various spaces in the body. Commonly found in the knee following injury. Ionized salts in blood, tissue fluids and cells including salts of sodium, potassium and chlorine. Fluid for replacing electrolytes, such as Gatorade Thirst Quencher. Electromyogram test to check nerve function. Inflammation in the elbow due to overuse of either the flexor or extensor muscles attaching to the medial or lateral epicondyle of the humerus. Turning outward. Motion of straightening a joint. A muscle which upon contraction results in straightening a joint. Lateral movement of a joint or extremity to the outside. A connective tissue sheath consisting of fibrous tissue and fat which unites the skin to the underlying tissues. Thigh bone. The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, located to the outside. The ability of muscle to relax and yield to stretch force. A general term used to describe exercise performed by a person to passively or actively elongate soft tissues without the assistance of a therapist. Bending a joint, as in flexing the arm or leg. A muscle which upon contraction flexes or bends. Breach in continuity of a bone. Types of fractures include simple, compound, comminuted, greenstick, encomplete, impacted, longitudinal, oblique, stress or transverse. Tear of the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpo-phangeal joint of the thumb. The shoulder socket, containing the glenoid, the humeral head and the labrum. A cavity of the scapula into which the head of the humerus fits to the form of the shoulder joint (the shoulder socket). Junction of the thigh and abdomen. Muscle running from the buttocks to behind the knee. Often injured as a result of improper conditioning or lack of muscle flexibility. Muscle responsible for flexing the knee joint. Condition of rapidly rising internal body temperature that overwhelms the body’s mechanisms for release of heat. Mild form of shock caused by loss of fluid and electrolyte from the circulation because of excessive sweating when exposed to heat. Painful muscle spasms of arms or legs causes by excessive body heat and depletion of fluids and electrolyte. A tumor-like mass produced by an accumulation of coagulated blood in a cavity. Contusion to the iliac crest. Bone of the upper arm. Extreme extension, or straightening, of a limb or body part. A thick, wide facial layer from the iliac crest to the knee joint. Pinching together of the supraspinatus muscle and other soft tissue in the shoulder, which is common in throwing. A form of active resistive exercise in which the speed of movement of the limb is controlled by a pre-set rate-limiting device, such as Cybex, Biodex, etc. A muscle contraction in which tension is developed but no mechanical work is done. There is not appreciable joint movement and the overall length of the muscle remains the same. A constant speed and consistent resistance exercise. A concentric or eccentric muscular contraction that results in movement of a joint or body part (lifting a free weight). Suffix connoting inflammation (e.g. tendinitis, bursitis). Passive traction and/or gliding movements applied to joint surfaces that maintain or restore the joint play normally allowed by the capsule, so that the normal roll-slide joint mechanic can occur as a person moves. Ligament of knee attaching lateral femoral condyle to the fibula head. It provides lateral stability to the knee. Band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone or bone to cartilage and supports and strengthens joints. Region of low back comprised of lumbar and sacral spine. Provides highly detailed pictures of the body’s interior, using highly magnetic fields. MRI does not require radiation. Rounded projections on either side of the ankle joint. Pertaining to or near the middle. Ligament of knee attaching to medial femoral condyle to medial tibia. It provides medial stability to the knee. Crescent shaped cartilage usually pertaining to the knee joint. An intra-articular procedure at the knee by which meniscus (fibrocartilage) is removed surgically. Five long bones of hand, just below fingers. Five long bones of foot, just below toes. Passive stretching movements performed by a therapist at a slow speed slow enough that a patient can stop the movement. Inflammation of a muscle. Inflammation in muscle resulting in the formation of bone-like substance. Relating to death of a portion of tissue. Inflammation of a nerve.

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Acromioclavicular joint; joint of the shoulder where acromion process (of the scapula) and the distal end of the clavicle meet; most shoulder separations occur at this point. Movement of any extremity away from the body. Any injury which rubs off the surface of the skin. An infection which produces pus; can be the result of a blister, callus, penetrating wound or laceration. The tendon at the back of the heel. Any muscle which moves a part toward the median axis of the body. Abnormal adherence of collagen fibers to surrounding structures during immobilization following trauma or as a complication of surgery which restricts normal elasticity of the structures involved. Exercise in which energy needed is supplied by oxygen inspired; required for sustained periods of hard work and vigorous exercise. Testosterone, or a steroid hormone resembling testosterone, that stimulates growth in the body as a whole. Exercise without the use of oxygen as an energy source; short bursts of vigorous exercise. Ligament of knee attaching to anterior tibial plateau and posterior medial aspect of femoral condyle. It provides stability in keeping the lower leg from coming forward. Condition in which swelling within the anterior compartment of the lower leg (comprising of muscles, nerves and arteries to the foot) jeopardizes the viability of the muscles and nerves within the compartment. Any agent which prevents inflammation (such as aspirin or ibuprofen). Film demonstrating arteries after injection of opaque medium (dye). X-ray technique for joints using air and/or dye injected in affected area (to show torn cartilage or rotator cuff tears). An instrument used for visualization of the interior of a joint cavity; sometimes referred to as “scope.” Examination of the internal structures of a joint by means of surgical viewing apparatus (arthroscope) inserted into the joint. The withdrawal of fluids from a body cavity by means of a suction or siphonage apparatus (syringe). Without symptoms. To shrivel or shrink from disuse, as in muscular atrophy. Death of a part due to lack of circulation (can occur in the elbow from throwing). A tearing away forcibly of a part of structure. The armpit. Indicates that there is trauma inside the knee joint that leads to excessive joint-fluid production; inflammation of the gastrocnemius bursa. Usually produces localized swelling behind the knee. Fracture dislocation of the base of the first metacarpal (or the thumb). Muscle on the front of the upper arm responsible for blending the elbow. “Radionuclide Imaging,” which is useful to demonstrate stress fracture not evident on routine x-rays. Network of nerves originating from the cervical vertebrae running down the arm. A discoloration of the skin due to an extravasation of the blood into the underlying tissues. Common term for brachial plexus trauma in the neck. Usually results in burning or tingling sensation into the shoulder or arm when the neck is forced beyond the normal range of motion. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; artificial establishment of circulation of the blood and movement of air into the lungs in a pulseless, non-breathing person. The heel bone. Also know as gastrocnemius; muscle responsible for plantarflexing, or pointing the toes down the foot. An enclosing structure which surrounds the joint and contains ligaments which stabilize that joint. Smooth, slippery substance preventing two ends of bones from rubbing together and grating. Inflammation of cellular or connective tissue. A bruise to the quadriceps resulting from a direct blow to the front of the thigh, characterized by intramuscular bleeding. No other injury should be called a charley horse. Fracture to the chondral (cartilaginous) surfaces of bone. A roughening of the cartilage surface. Best known for the roughening of the underside of the kneecap. The collar bone. A substance existing in commonly injured tissues of the body, including skin, cartilage, ligaments and bone. Jarring injury of the brain resulting in dysfunction. Can be graded mild, moderate or severe depending on loss of consciousness, amnesia and loss of equilibrium. Existing before birth; to be born with. An injury to the muscles and tissues caused by a blow from a blunt object. An anti-inflammatory medication. The cartilage that separates the bones within the rib cage. Abnormal sac containing liquid or semisolid matter. Changes in the joint surfaces as a result of repetitive trauma. Loss of body water. Muscles at top of arm, just below shoulder. A flat, round-like, plate structure usually referring to cartilage between vertebrae. Complete displacement of joint surfaces. Bleeding into the surface tissue below the skin, resulting in a “black and blue” effect. Suffix connoting the affected part (e.g. meniscectomy, appendectomy). Accumulation of fluid in organs and tissues of the body (swelling).

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Ligament of the knee attaching to posterior tibial plateau and anterior lateral aspect of femoral condyle. It provides stability in keeping the lower leg from going backward. The four powerful muscles in the front of the thigh, responsible for extending the knee joint. Taking of X-rays. Forearm bone on thumb side. Surgical rebuilding of an injured joint. Pain felt in undamaged area of body away from actual injury. Comprised of four muscles in the shoulder area; supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. Often irritated by overuse. Sternoclavicular joint; articulation between the sternum and the clavicle. Relating to the juncture of the hip bone and lower part of the spine. Injection of radioactive fluid (equal in radioactivity to about one x-ray) which may then be displayed on a computer/ monitor or film (e.g. bone scan). The shoulder blade. Largest nerve in body located in back of leg which controls most of its function. Irritation of the sciatic nerve, resulting in pain or tingling running down the inside of the cap. Lies within and adds strength to tendons as they cover bony surface. The most commonly known is the kneecap. A catch-all syndrome describing pain either in the front of the lower leg or on the inner aspect of the leg. Sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle. Large, solid organ responsible for the normal production and destruction of blood cells. Inflammation of one or more vertebrae. Forward displacement of one lumbar vertebra. Abnormal vertebrael fixation or immobility. A joint injury. A violent twisting, stretching, pulling or tearing of a ligament. Common term for brachial plexus trauma in the neck. A muscle injury. The stretching, pulling or twisting of a muscle of a tendon. A continual x-ray taken when a portion of the body is stressed to its maximum to see if the ligaments are intact. A hair-line type of break in bone caused by overuse. Any therapeutic maneuver designed to lengthen (elongate) pathologically shortened soft-tissue structures and thereby increase range of motion. Partial dislocation of a joint. Term usually implies that joint can return to normal position without formal reduction. Lubricating fluid for joints and tendons, produced in synovium, or inner lining of the joint. Inflammation of the synovium. The ankle bone that articulates with the tibia and fibula. Arch of foot. Inflammation of the tendon and/or tendon sheath, often caused by chronic overuse and/or sudden injury. Fibrous tissue that connects muscles to other structures. General term for lateral elbow pain. Larger of the two bones in lower leg; weight-bearing bone. A special type of x-ray apparatus that demonstrates the organ or tissue is a particular depth. The windpipe. A flat triangular muscle covering the posterior surface of the neck and shoulder. Muscle of the posterior upper arm, opposite the biceps, that extends the elbow. Sprain of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint of the great toe. Abrasion resulting from contact with artificial turf in which one or more layers of skin are removed. One of two bones in forearm; extends from point of elbow and found on outer (little finger) side. Nerve in the elbow commonly irritated from excessive throwing or repeated trauma. The junction between the two forearm bones (radius and ulna) and the eight wrist bones (trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate, pisiform, triquetral, lunate and scaphoid).

WEEK 1 Thursday, Sep. 6 New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts................ 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sep. 9 Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills................................. 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns................. 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers.............. 1:00 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans . .................. 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars.............. 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings . .................... 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots at N.Y. Jets . .......................... 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers at St. Louis.................................... 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins................. 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders................................ 4:15 p.m. Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers..................... 4:15 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks........ 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas Cowboys................................... 8:15 p.m. Monday, Sep. 10 Baltimore Ravens At Cincinnati Bengals.................. 7:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals At San Francisco 49ers............... 7:15 p.m. WEEK 2 Sunday, Sep. 16 Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers...................... 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns................. 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars.................. 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers at N.Y. Giants............................. 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers............................ 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers At St. Louis Rams . .................. 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints At Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans.................... 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals.................... 4:05 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions............................ 4:05 p.m. Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins........................... 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Baltimore Ravens.................................... 4:15 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears........................ 4:15 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos......................... 4:15 p.m. San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots......... 8:15 p.m. Monday, Sep. 17 Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles.......... 8:30 p.m. WEEK 3 Sunday, Sep. 23 Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens.................... 1:00 p.m. San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packer............. 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans...................... 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs................. 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bills At New England Patriots....................... 1:00 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo....................................................... 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins at N.Y. Jets........................................ 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles.......................... 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers............. 1:00 p.m. St. Louis Rams At Tampa Bay Buccaneers.............. 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos................ 4:15 p.m. Cleveland Browns At Oakland Raiders..................... 4:15 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks.................. 4:15 p.m. Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons........................ 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington Redskins......................... 4:15 p.m. Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears............................. 8:15 p.m. Monday, Sep. 24 Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints................ 8:30 p.m. WEEK 4 Sunday, September 30 Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons.......................... 1:00 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo Bills.............................................. 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns................... 1:00 p.m. St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys............................. 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears At Detroit Lions.................................. 1:00 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins.......................... 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings................ 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers At Carolina Panthers........ 4:05 p.m. Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers............... 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals.................. 4:15 p.m. Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts....................... 4:15 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers............... 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at N.Y. Giants............................. 8:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals........... 8:30 p.m. Open date: Jacksonville, New Orleans, Tennessee, Washington WEEK 5 Sunday, Oct. 7 Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans.......................... 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs............ 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns At New England Patriots............ 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints................ 1:00 p.m. N.Y. Jets At N.Y. Giants................................................ 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers................. 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams.......................... 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans........................ 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins...................... 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers At Indianapolis Colts........ 4:05 p.m. San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos................... 4:15 p.m. Baltimore Ravens At San Francisco 49ers............... 4:15 p.m.

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Any device applied to or around the body in the care of physical impairment or disability, commonly used to control foot mechanics. A piece of bone and/or cartilage loosened from its attachment after trauma and a cause of a lesion. An inflammatory disease of bone caused usually by infection with streptococcus or staphylococcus. Sensation of numbness or tingling, indicating nerve irritation. The kneecap. Inflammation of the patella tendon. Study of the nature and cause of disease. Chest muscles beneath the breast, leading up to shoulder. Muscles of the lateral lower leg responsible for everting the foot. The tight band of muscle beneath the arch of the foot. A fold of tissue in the joint capsule and a common result of knee injury. An approach to therapeutic exercise based on the principles of functional human anatomy and neurophysiology.

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all times Eastern Chicago Bears At Green Bay Packers...................... 8:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8 Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills................................. 8:30 p.m. Open date: Cincinnati, Minnesota, Oakland, Philadelphia WEEK 6 Sunday, Oct. 14 St. Louis Rams at Baltimore Ravens.......................... 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears........................ 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns....................... 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers.......... 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars............... 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs................. 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at N.Y. Jets................................. 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers......... 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals.................... 4:05 p.m. New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys................ 4:15 p.m. Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers.................. 4:15 p.m. New Orleans Saints At Seattle Seahawks............... 8:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 N.Y. Giants at Atlanta Falcons.................................... 8:30 p.m. Open date: Buffalo, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, San Francisco WEEK 7 Sunday, Oct. 21 Baltimore Ravens At Buffalo Bills.............................. 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys...................... 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers At Detroit Lions................. 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans....................... 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins................. 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints.................... 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins............. 1:00 p.m. N.Y. Jets At Cincinnati Bengals.................................. 4:05 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders..................... 4:05 p.m. Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles...................... 4:15 p.m. St. Louis Rams At Seattle Seahawks......................... 4:15 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos.................... 8:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22 Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars.............. 8:30 p.m. Open date: Carolina, Cleveland, Green Bay, San Diego WEEK 8

Monday, Oct. 29 Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos.................... 8:30 p.m. Open date: Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Kansas City, Seattle WEEK 9 Sunday, Nov. 4 San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons................... 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills............................ 1:00 p.m. Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions................................ 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs................ 1:00 p.m. San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings............... 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints.......... 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins at N.Y. Jets............................. 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers......... 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans.................... 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns................... 4:05 p.m. New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts............. 4:15 p.m. Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders........................ 4:15 p.m. Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles.................... 8:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers.................. 8:30 p.m. Open date: Chicago, Miami, N.Y. Giants, St. Louis WEEK 10 Sunday, Nov. 11 Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers........................ 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers................ 1:00 p.m. Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs..................... 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins.................................. 1:00 p.m. St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints...................... 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers................. 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans.............. 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins.......... 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens.................. 4:05 p.m. Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals............................. 4:15 p.m. Dallas Cowboys at N.Y. Giants................................... 4:15 p.m. Chicago Bears at Oakland Raiders............................ 4:15 p.m. Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers................ 8:15 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 12 San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks............... 8:30 p.m. Open Dates: Houston, New England, N.Y. Jets, Tampa Bay

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Sunday, Dec. 2 San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers............... 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts.............. 1:00 p.m. San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs............... 1:00 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami Dolphins........................................ 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings............................ 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints..... 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles................ 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams.............................. 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans....................... 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins....................... 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals................... 4:05 p.m. Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders......................... 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Chicago Bears...................................... 4:15 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers * ......... 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons............. 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens................... 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills....................... 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals.................. 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys................ 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers................. 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans.................. 1:00 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts................... 1:00 p.m. San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars.......... 1:00 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings..................... 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at N.Y. Jets................................. 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles..................... 1:00 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Detroit Lions......................................... 4:15 p.m. St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers..................... 4:15 p.m. Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks *...................... 8:15 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 29 Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys.................... 8:15 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 3 New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens............. 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 19 Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos....................... 8:30 p.m.

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Thursday, Dec. 6 Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins.................. 8:15 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 22 Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions........................ 12:30 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Dallas Cowboys....................................... 4:15 p.m. Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons........................ 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers................ 1:00 p.m. Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears............................ 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals.................. 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns..................... 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars........................ 1:00 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs..................... 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at N.Y. Giants............................... 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams......................... 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.. 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals................ 4:05 p.m. Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers................ 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots * . .... 8:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26 Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers..................... 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9 Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills.................................. 1:00 p.m. St. Louis Rams at Cincinnati Bengals........................ 1:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions................................ 1:00 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers.................... 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers At Houston Texans........... 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars............. 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots.......... 1:00 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia Eagles............................. 1:00 p.m. San Diego Chargers at Tennessee Titans................ 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers.............. 4:05 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks.................... 4:05 p.m. Green Bay at San Francisco....................................... 4:05 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos..................... 4:15 p.m. Cleveland Browns at N.Y. Jets................................... 4:15 p.m. Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens *................. 8:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons.................... 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Oct. 28 Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers.................... 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears................................... 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals................ 1:00 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Miami Dolphins (London)................... 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings............... 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns at St. Louis Rams......................... 1:00 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans....................... 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at N.Y. Jets.............................................. 4:05 p.m. Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers.................. 4:05 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.. 4:15 p.m. Washington Redskins at New England Patriots...... 4:15 p.m. New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers............ 4:15 p.m.

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all times Eastern WEEK 15 Thursday, Dec. 13 Denver Broncos at Houston Texans......................... 8:15 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 24 Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers................... 8:00 p.m. WEEK 17

Saturday, Dec. 15 Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers.............. 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 29 New England Patriots at N.Y. Giants......................... 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 16 Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers................... 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns............................. 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs................... 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins........................ 1:00 p.m. N.Y. Jets at New England Patriots............................. 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints................ 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers........... 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers at St. Louis Rams....................... 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers............. 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts at Oakland Raiders...................... 4:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys.................... 4:15 p.m. Detroit Lions at San Diego Chargers......................... 4:15 p.m. Washington Redskins at N.Y. Giants *...................... 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 30 Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons....................... 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens.................. 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears...................... 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns............... 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers.......................... 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans............... 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts.................... 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins...................... 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at Philadelphia Eagles........................... 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers........ 1:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins................ 1:00 p.m. St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals.......................... 4:15 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos..................... 4:15 p.m. San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders.................. 4:15 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at N.Y. Jets *................................ 8:15 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 17 Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings........................ 8:30 p.m.

all times Eastern FUTURE OPPONENTS Here are the Texans’ non-division opponents for the next three seasons based on the NFL’s scheduling rotation. The Texans played a key role in the development of the scheduling rotation. When the franchise entered play in 2002, bringing the league to 32 teams, the NFL realigned for the first time since 1970. The scheduling rotation, which began in 2002, takes each team through a cycle of games—home and away—against every other team in the league. By 2009, the Texans will have played every team in the NFL at least twice—once in Houston and once on the road. The Texans’ 16-game schedule will include each of the following:

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Two games—one home and one away—against a team from the two AFC divisions that the Texans are not scheduled to face that season. These games will be based on the prior year’s standing, matching a first-place team against the first-place finishers from the other two AFC divisions. The second-place, third-place, and fourth-place finishers will matched in the same way.

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Wild Card Weekend...................................................... Jan. 5-6 AFC and NFC game (NBC)........................Saturday, Jan. 5 AFC and NFC game (CBS and FOX)........... Sunday, Jan. 6

Saturday, Dec. 22 Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers....................... 8:15 p.m.

Divisional Playoffs.................................................... Jan. 12-13 AFC and NFC game .................................Saturday, Jan. 12 (CBS and FOX)

Sunday, Dec. 23 N.Y. Giants at Buffalo Bills.......................................... 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears....................... 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns At Cincinnati Bengals................. 1:00 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions............................ 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts...................... 1:00 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars................ 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings............ 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots................. 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints............. 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals........................ 4:05 p.m. Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks.................... 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Tennessee Titans.................................... 4:15 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers * 8:00 p.m.

AFC and NFC game ................................... Sunday, Jan. 13 (CBS and FOX) Conference Championships..........................................Jan. 20 AFC and NFC Championship Games....... Sunday, Jan. 20 (CBS and FOX).........................................................................

2008 Home:

Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, AFC East

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Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Minnesota, AFC West

2009 Home:

New England, N.Y. Jets, San Francisco, Seattle, AFC West

Away:

Buffalo, Miami, Arizona, St. Louis, AFC North

Super Bowl XLII................................................................. Feb. 3 University of Phoenix Stadium . .................Sunday, Feb. 3 (Glendale, AZ) (CBS) AFC-NFC Pro Bowl.......................................................... Feb. 10 Aloha Stadium (Honolulu, HI)....................Sunday, Feb. 10 (CBS)

*Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

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Thursday, Dec. 20 Pittsburgh Steelers at St. Louis Rams....................... 8:15 p.m.

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GAME DAY COVERAGE (cont.)

Credential Requests (Home Games): Only credential requests from working media on specific assignment for a recognized news organization or sports publication will be honored credential requests. Credentials will not be issued to free-lance writers or photographers unless requested by a recognized news organization or sports publication. Season-long credentials are issued in August; game-by-game credentials must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to each home game. The Texans do not credential online-only media outlets. All credential requests must be submitted online at www. houstontexans.com/media.

To reach either locker room from the press box, simply take the elevator to the service level and follow proper direction arrows on the ground:

Credential Requests (Road Games): If you are a regular member of the Houston media who wishes to cover the Texans on the road, submit request for game credentials and parking passes through Tiffani Walker at twalker@ houstontexans.com. All requests must be submitted to no later than one game previous to a road contest. Credentials will be distributed on either Wednesday or Thursday during open locker room. Parking: (Game day) Parking for Texans games must be applied for online at http://houstontexans.com/ media/credentials. The appropriate parking pass will be required for access to media parking lots on game day. Entry on Game Day: The media entrance at Reliant Stadium is on the west side of the stadium on the corner of Kirby and Murworth. Enter the media entrance which is located just right of the Verizon VIP gate. Will Call: Media will call is located on the west side of the stadium at the corner of Kirby and Murworth. The media will call gate is located just right of the Verizon VIP gate. The appropriate game credential must be presented at the media entrance for admission into the stadium. Game credentials not picked up in advance will be available on game day at the credential will-call window. Please remember to bring a valid ID. The window will open three hours prior to kickoff and bags will be checked upon entrance to the stadium. Phones and Internet: To request a phone on gameday, contact Nick Ignatiev of the Houston Texans IT department at (832-667-2122) the week prior to the game. The Texans press box offers complementary wireless Internet and high-speed lines upon request. To request high speed Internet access, contact Kevin Cooper at [email protected]. If you have any questions on game day, see Nick Ignatiev. His post in the press box is located on the third level behind Kevin Cooper and Tony Wyllie. Postgame Interviews and Locker Room Access: Members of the media needing to conduct post game interviews will be given access to the Texans’ and visiting interview rooms after the game, as well as the home and visiting locker rooms. NO STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS OR AUTOGRAPHS ARE ALLOWED IN THE TEXANS LOCKER ROOM. With six minutes remaining in the game take the media elevator the field level. Photographers will be in the team auditorium for the duration of the game. Gary Kubiak’s post-game interview session with the media will begin approximately 10 minutes following the conclusion of the game and will be held in the Texans team meeting room (white arrow). Electronic media covering the press conference are asked to use the mult-box to ease congestion at the podium. Both team locker rooms will be open to press bearing the proper credentials following the NFL-mandated 10-minute cooling-off period. The visiting head coach will be available in the visitor’s interview room adjacent to the visiting locker room.

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Blue- Texans locker room Red- Visitors locker room White- Texans post game press conference Press Box: The press box phone numbers are (832) 667-2831 (home PR) and (832) 667-2814 (visiting PR). Photographers: Photographers who are credentialed on a season-long basis for sideline access will be required to wear a photo vest. Sideline access for NFL games is limited to photographers on assignment for recognized or sports publication. No one except network television personnel and authorized game personnel will be admitted to the field without a camera. All field photographers must remain outside the bench areas and outside the yellow border surrounding the playing field. DURING THE WEEK Weekly Schedule Monday Kubiak 3:00 Players After

Friday Practice 11:45-1:05 Players/coaches available after practice

Tuesday Players Day Off – Community Appearances All player appearances will be sent out the Friday before the Tuesday appearance.

Saturday Walk-Thru Closed to Media

Wednesday Media Noon-12:45 Practice 1:30-3:30 Players/Coaches available after practice/ meetings Thursday Media Noon-12:45 Practice 1:30-3:30 Players/Coaches available after practice

Sunday Game day Players and coaches are not available to the media until after the game except for network television obligations such as brief halftime interviews with the head coach. Note: All times are subject to change. Please contact the Texans PR staff at 832667-2140 to confirm.

Media Workroom: The media workroom is located on the concourse level at Reliant Stadium across from the Texans’ locker room. The room is available to working media throughout the week. Phones, Texans information, NFL news releases and other information are available. Wireless service will be available in the media workroom. Interview Requests: All interview requests for the Houston Texans executives, coaches, and players should go through the Texans media relations department.

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DURING THE WEEK( cont.) Please give at least 48 hours for your request. For Texans players and assistant coaches, please send your request to Kevin Cooper at [email protected] and his office phone is (832) 667-2035 or Zac Emmons at [email protected] and his office phone is (832) 667-2220. Texans players are available for phone interviews on Wednesday and Thursday from 11:35 a.m. to 12:05 or after 3:30 p.m. On Friday, players are available after 1:45 p.m. Request forowner Bob McNair, general manager Rick Smith and head coach Gary Kubiak should be sent to the attention of VP of Communications Tony Wyllie. His e-mail address is twyllie@ houstontexans.com and office phone is (832) 667-2203. Kubiak’s Monday news conference is held in the Texans’ team auditorium at 3:00 p.m. He speaks with the media after practice on Wednesday and Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and on Friday at 1:05 p.m. on the Texans practice field. Kubiak conducts his weekly conference calls on Wednesday at noon for the opposing media. Open Locker Room Periods: The Texans open locker room period is Wednesday and Thursday from Noon to 12:45 p.m. on the service level of Reliant Stadium. Friday’s open locker room period begins at 1:05 p.m. Please be advised that sit-down interviews will take place after practice at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Special requests can be fulfilled on Monday or Tuesday, but it should be cleared with a member of the Texans media relations department. You should give at least a week’s notice for special arrangements on Monday and Tuesday. Everyone in the locker room has to dress professionally and have a job function. The Texans media relations department can remove any member of the media from the locker room for improper dress or unprofessional behavior. Conference Calls: The Texans media relations staff will record and transcribe all visiting team conference calls. Conference calls take place on Wednesday either in the media workroom or the practice bubble conference room. Weekly updates of conference call participants and times will appear on www. houstontexans.com/media. Practice Regulations: Texans locker-rooms and practices will be open to the media during the week at specified. We will provide a specific time during practice for shooting video. Texans head coach Gary Kubiak will speak after Wednesday and Thursday practice at approximately 3:30 p.m. and on Friday at approximately 1:05 p.m. National media will be escorted to the final 10 minutes of practice for coach Kubiak availability.

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Press Releases: The Texans’ weekly press releases, as well as other news and information on the club, can be accessed on the team’s official website at http://www.houstontexans.com or in the media section at http://www.houstontexans.com/media/. Members of the media also can access league information from the NFL’s media site at http://www.nflmedia.com. The NFL’s official web site address is http:// www.NFL.com. Parking: (Week) Parking for covering Texans weekly press conferences, open locker room or for access to the media workroom, use the day lot, located on the southeast corner of Kirby and Westridge. While covering practice, park in the teal lot on the northeast corner of Kirby and Murworth.

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