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PRO: A sure-footed and athletic linebacker with
good cover speed…quick against the pass and
the run…looks to contribute on special teams.
2007 (Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Houston 0/0):
Spent time on the Cincinnati Bengals practice
squad…also saw practice squad time with
the Jacksonville Jaguars…joined the Texans
practice squad (12/19) for the last two weeks of
the season.
2006 (NY Giants, Jacksonville 0/0): Spent time
with the New York Giants but was released
before training camp…signed with Jacksonville
(11/8) and spent the last eight weeks on the
Jaguars practice squad.
COLLEGE: Finished his college career at Southern
Mississippi with 237 total tackles…played in all
12 games his senior season recording 150 total
tackles, a career-high…played in 13 games as a
junior and a sophomore…recorded seven career
sacks, including five his final season.
PERSONAL: Earned First Team All-North Florida
and All-Gainesville Sun honors as a senior in high
school…one of Florida’s top prospects in high
school…registered 114 tackles in 10 in his final
season…coaching and sports administration
major at Southern Mississippi.
Lists Deion Sanders
as his favorite
former NFL player
on TV
veterans
Height: 6-3
Weight: 250
College: Purdue
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
10th NFL season
1st with Texans
Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2008: 31
Acquired: FA (NE), 2008
2007 GP/GS: 11/10
Career GP/GS: 117/75
Teams: Chicago, 1999-02; New England, 2003-07
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ROSEVELT COLVIN
LINEBACKER
TRANSACTIONS: Selected in the fourth round
by Chicago Bears (111th pick overall) of 1999
NFL draft…Signed by Bears on July 21, 1999…
Signed by New England Patriots on March 11,
2003…Signed by Houston Texans on June 16,
2008.
PRO: Two-time Super Bowl winner with New
England (2002 and 2003)…registered 272 total
tackles, along with 52.5 sacks for 369.5 yards
in his career…led the Patriots in sacks in 2005
(7.0) and 2006 (8.5)…led the Bears with double
digit sacks (10.5) for a career-high in 2001…
duplicated that feat in 2002…seen action in 117
games with 75 starts.
2007 (New England 11/10): Saw action in 11
games with 10 starts…placed on injured
reserve with a foot injury 11/27…tallied 17 total
tackles along with 4.0 sacks for 37.0 yards…
also contributed an interception for four
yards and three forced fumbles…started at
linebacker at New York Jets (9/9)…recorded
five total tackles and two sacks for 20 yards on
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