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Height: 5-10
Weight: 185
College: Wisconsin
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
8th NFL season
2nd with Texans
Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2008: 29
Acquired: UFA, 2007 (DET)
2007 GP/GS: 10/2
Career GP/GS: 94/10
Teams: Miami, 2001-03; San Diego, 2004-05;
Detroit, 2006; Houston, 2007
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JAMAR FLETCHER
CORNERBACK
TRANSACTIONS: Selected after junior season by
Miami Dolphins in first round (26th pick overall) of
2001 NFL Draft…Signed by Dolphins on July 25,
2001…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…Signed by Detroit Lions on May 1, 2006…
Signed by Houston Texans on April 5, 2007.
PRO: Explosive and reliable cornerback with
94 career games…compiled 161 career stops
and seven interceptions for 171 yards and a
touchdown…consistent presence on special
teams with 20 career tackles.
2007 (Houston 10/2): Saw action in 10 games
with two starts…finished the season with 13
tackles, 12 solo…also contributed three passes
defensed and a forced fumble…started the
season with five solo tackles and a forced
fumble resulting in a Texans touchdown vs.
Kansas City (9/9)…recorded one solo stop at
Carolina (9/16)…registered one assisted tackle
vs. Indianapolis (9/23)…started and finished
with two solo tackles and a special teams stop
at Atlanta (9/30)…inactive vs. Miami (10/7) and
at Jacksonville (10/14)…saw action on special
teams vs. Tennessee (10/21) and registered
one special teams stop at San Diego (10/28)…
inactive vs. Oakland (11/4), New Orleans (11/18),
and Cleveland (11/25)…played on special
teams at Tennessee (12/2)…finished with four
solo tackles vs. Tampa Bay (12/9)…recorded
one pass defensed and a special teams stop
vs. Denver (12/13)…played on special teams
at Indianapolis (12/23)…inactive in the season
finale vs. Jacksonville (12/30).
2006 (Detroit 13/2): Appeared in 13 games with
two starts…recorded a career-best three
interceptions to tie for the team lead…registered
35 tackles, 33 solo, two passes defensed and one
fumble recovery…made his first start as a Lion
at LCB, recording four tackles and one fumble
recovery vs. Green Bay (9/24)…recorded a
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 and returned
it 29 yards at Minnesota (10/8)…registered his
first career touchdown vs. 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 careerbest
third of the season, at Green Bay (12/17).
2005 (San Diego 14/0): Appeared in 14 games…
saw first significant action at Oakland (10/16) and
finished with four tackles…was named Chargers
Alumni Player of Week after recording firstcareer
sack and an interception for 19 yards vs.
Philadelphia (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).
2004 (San Diego 16/0): Pulled in first interception
of season vs. Jacksonville (10/10) and ensuing
possession resulted in 28-yard field goal to
give San Diego 27-7 lead in the third quarter…
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