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Te XAN S
Height: 6-0
Weight: 208
College: San Diego State
Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina
7th NFL season
2nd with Texans
Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2008: 28
Acquired: UFA, 2007
2007 GP/GS: 15/8
Career GP/GS: 88/70
Teams: Baltimore, 2002-05; New York Giants, 2006;
Houston, 2007
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WILL DEMPS
SAFETY
TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted free
agent by Baltimore Ravens on April 26, 2002…
Re-signed by Ravens on April 14, 2005…On
injured reserve with knee injury on December 2,
2005-remainder of season…Signed by New York
Giants on March 15, 2006…Released by Giants
on September 5, 2007…Signed by Houston
Texans on September 11, 2007…Re-signed by
Texans on March 20, 2008.
PRO: Athletic and veteran safety entering his
eighth NFL season and second as a Texan…
joined the Texans after the first game of the
2007 season…recorded 307 total tackles, seven
forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries…
has also intercepted six passes and has 34
passes defensed…has played in 88 career NFL
games with 70 starts…has also seen action in
two playoff games with Baltimore and with the
New York Giants.
2007 (Houston 15/8): Joined the team as a free
agent after the first game of the season (9/11)
and earned a starting spot midway through
the season, ultimately playing in 15 games
with eight starts…helped to solidify an injuryriddled
secondary…was named an AFC Pro
Bowl alternate at safety…finished with 49 total
tackles, including 38 solos, the third-highest
total of his career…also registered four passes
defensed, two forced fumbles and a fumble
recovery…made his Texans debut on special
teams and as a reserve at S, finishing with one
solo tackle and a forced fumble at Carolina
(9/16)…made one special teams tackle vs.
Indianapolis (9/23)…started his first game as a
Texan at S at Atlanta (9/30)…played on special
teams and as a reserve S vs. Miami (10/7)…
made one special teams tackle and recovered
a fumble on a muffed punt at Jacksonville
(10/14)…played on special teams vs. Tennessee
(10/21)…served as a game captain and played
on defense and special teams at San Diego
(10/28)…saw extensive action at S and finished
with two tackles, one solo, at Oakland (11/4)…
started at FS and finished with four solo tackles
vs. New Orleans (11/18)…started at FS and
made three solo tackles at Cleveland (11/25)…
started at FS and registered a season-high 12
tackles, seven solo, and a pass defensed at
Tennessee (12/2)…started at FS and made eight
tackles, six solo vs. Tampa Bay (12/9)…forced
and recovered a fumble on the same play in
the second quarter of that game…started at
FS and registered seven tackles, six solo, and a
season-high three passes defensed vs. Denver
(12/13)…started at FS and made five tackles,
four solo at Indianapolis (12/23)…started at FS
and registered seven tackles, six solos, in the
season finale vs. Jacksonville (12/30).
2006 (New York Giants 16/16): Started all 16
games for the Giants…finished the season with
a career-high 74 tackles, 48 solo…also recorded
a sack, two interceptions and seven passes
defensed…finished with four solo tackles and
recovered a fumble at Philadelphia (9/17)…
finished with 10 total tackles and also recorded
his first interception of the season picking off
QB Tony Romo and also vs. Dallas (12/3)…
veterans
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