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N F L S tat i s t i c s - d em p s
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Single game Highs:
Sacks
1.5 vs. Cleveland (11-7-04) J. Garcia
1, three times, most recent:
1 vs. Philadelphia (12-17-06) J. Garcia
1 vs. Pittsburgh (9-19-07) B. Roethlisberger
Forced Fumble
1, seven times, most recent:
1 vs. Tampa Bay (12-9-07)
1 @ Carolina (9-16-07)
1 vs. Philadelphia (12-17-06)
Fumble Recovery
1, eight times, most recent:
1 vs. Tampa Bay (12-9-07)
1 @ Jacksonville (10-14-07)
1 vs. Chicago (11-12-06)
Special Teams Tackles: 17 total; 2002 – 4, 2003 – 5, 2004 – 3, 2005 – 2, 2006 – 0, 2007 – 3
Height: 6-0
Weight: 240
College: Kansas State
Hometown: Fresno, California
2nd NFL season
2nd with Texans
Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2008: 23
Acquired: D7, 2007 (218th Overall)
2007 GP/GS: 11/0
Career GP/GS: 11/0
Teams: Houston, 2007
veterans
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ZAC DILES
LINEBACKER
TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Houston Texans in
the seventh round (218th pick overall) in the 2007
NFL Draft…Signed by Texans on July 19, 2007.
PRO: Promising young linebacker who was a
key contributor on special teams as a rookie…
will compete for a starting role on defense in his
second season…played in 11 games as a rookie
and finished with five solo tackles on defense
and nine special teams stops.
2007 (Houston 11/0): Saw action in 11 games
as a rookie, mostly on special teams…saw
extended playing time at linebacker late in the
year…finished the season third on the team
with nine special teams tackles and tallied
five tackles on defense…inactive vs. Kansas
City (9/9) and at Carolina (9/16)…made his NFL
debut vs. Indianapolis (9/23), seeing action
on special teams…inactive for the next three
games…returned to action on special teams
vs. Tennessee (10/21) and recovered an onside
kick in the fourth quarter to set up Houston’s
go-ahead touchdown…also made one special
teams tackle…recorded one special teams
tackle at San Diego (10/28)…made two tackles
on special teams at Oakland (11/4)…registered
one special teams stop vs. New Orleans
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