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Te XAN S<br />
2007 (<strong>Houston</strong> 12/12): Played in 12 games<br />
this season, starting all at right guard…was<br />
placed on injured reserve when he suffered a<br />
broken right leg in the second quarter against<br />
Tennessee (12/2)…opened the season in the<br />
<strong>Texans</strong> starting lineup for the first time since<br />
2003, when he took the field against Kansas<br />
City (9/9) at right guard…made the 40th start<br />
of his career and appeared in his 60th games<br />
at Oakland (11/4)…made the final start of the<br />
season at Tennessee (12/2)…broke his right leg<br />
forcing him to the injured reserve list for the first<br />
time in his career.<br />
2006 (<strong>Houston</strong> 15/12): Had his best season,<br />
starting 12 games and playing in three others…<br />
was considered the <strong>Texans</strong>’ best offensive<br />
lineman over the second half of the season…<br />
part of a line that produced two of the three best<br />
rushing performances in franchise history.<br />
2005 (<strong>Houston</strong> 4/4): Played in four games,<br />
starting the final four games of the season at<br />
RG…made first start of the season at RG at<br />
Tennessee (12/11).<br />
2004 (<strong>Houston</strong> 2/1): Played in two games, starting<br />
one at RG…inactive for 14 games…started at<br />
RG in win at Kansas City (9/26)…also saw action<br />
on special teams in win at Tennessee (10/17).<br />
2003 (<strong>Houston</strong> 14/2): Played in 14 games, starting<br />
two at right guard…saw reserve action at G in<br />
season-opening win at Miami (9/7)…played<br />
at LG for an injured Todd Washington against<br />
Kansas City (9/21)…started at RG at Tampa Bay<br />
(12/14).<br />
2002 (<strong>Houston</strong> 16/12): Played in 16 games with<br />
12 starts…started first four games of rookie<br />
season at RG before assuming backup role<br />
to Ryan Schau…resumed starting spot when<br />
Schau was placed on injured reserve with a foot<br />
injury…made first career start in NFL debut in<br />
season-opening win over Dallas (9/8).<br />
COLLEGE: Recruited by Tennessee as a<br />
defensive tackle, then moved to guard as<br />
a redshirt sophomore, only to move center<br />
following year…played center as a junior and<br />
guard again as a senior…started every game at<br />
left guard in 2001…earned All-America honors<br />
his final season and was an All-Southeastern<br />
Conference first-team pick…moved from guard<br />
to center, starting the first two games of junior<br />
season in 2000…suffered ankle sprain in first<br />
half of Florida game…forced to sit out remainder<br />
of contest and remainder of season…recorded<br />
eight tackles as a freshman…redshirted in<br />
1997…majored in economics.<br />
PERSONAL: Married to Casey with son Fred III<br />
and daughter Madison and resides in <strong>Houston</strong>…<br />
second-team USA Today All- America selection<br />
and two-time all-state honoree as a twoway<br />
tackle at Robert E. Lee High School in<br />
Montgomery, Ala.…earned all-area honors as a<br />
defensive lineman…had 68 tackles, two blocked<br />
FGs, and one forced fumble as a senior…state<br />
and national heavyweight wrestling champion…<br />
born Fred Edward Weary, Jr., in Montgomery,<br />
Ala.<br />
Lists beating<br />
Dallas for the first<br />
franchise win as<br />
his most memorable<br />
<strong>Texans</strong> moment<br />
veterans<br />
N F L S tat i s t i c s - w e a r y<br />
Games/ Starts: 63/43 Total; 2002 - 16/12, 2003 - 14/2, 2004 - 2/1, 2005 - 4/4, 2006 - 15/12, 2007 - 12/12<br />
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