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Te XAN S<br />
Height: 6-0<br />
Weight: 238<br />
College: Northwestern<br />
<strong>Home</strong>town: Montclair, California<br />
7th NFL season<br />
1st with <strong>Texans</strong><br />
Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2008: 29<br />
Acquired: UFA (SEA), 2008<br />
Career GP/GS: 87/22<br />
2007 GP/GS: 14/2<br />
Teams: Cleveland, 2002-04; Seattle, 2005-07<br />
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KEVIN BENTLEY<br />
LINEBACKER<br />
veterans<br />
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Cleveland<br />
Browns in the fourth round (101st pick overall) of<br />
the 2002 NFL draft…Signed by Browns on July<br />
16, 2002…Signed with the Seattle Seahawks<br />
on March 17, 2005…Signed with the <strong>Houston</strong><br />
<strong>Texans</strong> on March 3, 2008.<br />
PRO: Versatile outside linebacker with playoff<br />
experience…played in 87 career games with<br />
over 200 career tackles…consistent presence<br />
on special teams…played in Super Bowl XL with<br />
the Seattle Seahawks in 2006.<br />
2007 (Seattle 14/2): Saw action in 14 games with<br />
two starts…recorded 17 total tackles, 11 solo…<br />
registered four tackles at Arizona (9/16)…inactive<br />
vs. Cincinnati…returned to action and recorded<br />
two total tackles at Pittsburgh (10/7)…started<br />
and recorded a season-high 10 total tackles, six<br />
solo, vs. San Francisco (11/12)…saw action on<br />
special teams and as reserve linebacker for the<br />
remainder of the regular season…saw action on<br />
special teams vs. Washington in the NFC Wild<br />
Card Game (1/5/08)…recorded two tackles and<br />
played on special teams at Green Bay in the NFC<br />
Divisional Playoff Game (1/12/08).<br />
2006 (Seattle 14/0): Played in 14 games…spent<br />
the majority of the season on special teams…<br />
tied for a team-leading 14 special teams tackles,<br />
a career-high…finished with 10 tackles in<br />
seven games…also registered three passes<br />
defensed…contributed three solo tackles vs.<br />
Oakland (11/6)…recorded four total tackles at<br />
Tampa Bay (12/31).<br />
2005 (Seattle 15/3): Saw action in 15 games with<br />
three starts…finished with 22 tackles…made<br />
his first start of the season vs. San Francisco<br />
(12/11)…recorded a season-high six solo tackles<br />
at Tennessee…recorded six total tackles at<br />
Green Bay (1/1/06)…played in three postseason<br />
games, including Super Bowl XL (2/3/06).<br />
2004 (Cleveland 16/3): Played in all 16 games<br />
including three starts…registered 51 tackles on<br />
the season, 16 solo, along with a forced fumble<br />
and a pass defensed…tied for fifth on the team<br />
with 12 special teams stops…recorded a seasonhigh<br />
eight total tackles vs. Baltimore (9/12)…<br />
tied his season-high with eight total tackles at<br />
Pittsburgh (10/10).<br />
2003 (Cleveland 16/14): Made 14 starts and saw<br />
action in all 16 games…finished the season with<br />
a career-high 91 total tackles, 55 solo, and one<br />
interception for 25 yards…contributed 5 special<br />
teams tackles…registered his first career<br />
interception in the season opener vs. Indianapolis<br />
(9/7)…recorded a career-high 14 solo stops at<br />
New England (10/26).<br />
2002 (Cleveland 12/0): Saw action in 12 games…<br />
recorded 17 total tackles, 11 solo, and four special<br />
teams stops…registered a career-high seven<br />
total tackles at Tampa Bay…contributed five<br />
stops in the season finale vs. Atlanta (12/29)…<br />
recorded four tackles at linebacker in AFC Wild<br />
Card Game at Pittsburgh (1/5/03).<br />
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