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Te XAN S<br />
Sacramento, Calif.…was also a standout on<br />
the basketball team and earned two Bronze<br />
Panther academic awards…brother played on<br />
the defensive line for legendary coach Eddie<br />
Robinson at Grambling State and his father was<br />
a basketball player at South Carolina…he and<br />
his mother, Dr. Malikah Salaam, head up the<br />
EMS Foundation, which helps underprivileged<br />
children further their education…born Ephraim<br />
Mateen Salaam in Chicago, Ill.<br />
Featured on The<br />
Ellen DeGeneres Show<br />
as a correspondent on<br />
the red carpet at the<br />
2008 Grammy Awards<br />
N F L S tat i s t i c s - S a l a a m<br />
game starts: 141/129 Total; (Playoffs - 4/4); 1998 - 16/16, (Playoffs - 3/3), 1999 - 16/16,<br />
2000 - 14/10, 2001 - 14/13, 2002 - 16/16, 2003 - 14/14 (Playoffs - 1/1), 2004 - 15/12, 2005 - 5/2, 2006 - 15/14,<br />
2007 - 16/16<br />
Height: 6-5<br />
Weight: 234<br />
College: Virginia<br />
<strong>Home</strong>town: West Chester, Pennsylvania<br />
5th NFL season<br />
2nd with <strong>Texans</strong><br />
Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2008: 27<br />
Acquired: T (ATL), 2007<br />
2007 GP/GS: 11/11<br />
Career GP/GS: 49/13<br />
Teams: Atlanta, 2004-06; <strong>Houston</strong> 2007<br />
veterans<br />
8<br />
MATT SCHAUB<br />
QUARTERBACK<br />
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Atlanta Falcons<br />
in the third round (90th pick overall) of 2004 NFL<br />
draft…Signed by Falcons on July 28, 2004…<br />
Traded by Falcons to <strong>Houston</strong> <strong>Texans</strong> on March<br />
22, 2007.<br />
PRO: Accurate, strong-armed and smart<br />
quarterback…joined the <strong>Texans</strong> in a trade<br />
from Atlanta (3/22/07)…was named the <strong>Texans</strong><br />
starter during his first off-season…has thrown<br />
for 3,274 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and<br />
15 interceptions in his career…spent the 2007<br />
season as a first-time starter.<br />
2007 (<strong>Houston</strong> 11/11): Got his first chance to be<br />
an NFL starter…started 11 games…finished<br />
192-of-289 for 2,241 yards and nine touchdown<br />
passes…missed portions of the season with a<br />
shoulder injury and concussion…finished with<br />
nine interceptions and a season quarterback<br />
rating of 87.3…was sacked 16 times for 126<br />
yards…registered one 300-yard game against<br />
Atlanta, when he finished with 317 passing<br />
yards and a touchdown…had a season-high<br />
quarterback rating of 119.2 against Carolina…<br />
started his first game as a Texan against Kansas<br />
City (9/9)…finished 16-of-22 for 225 yards and<br />
a touchdown…connected with WR Andre<br />
Johnson midway through the second quarter for<br />
a 77-yard touchdown, the longest touchdown<br />
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