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practice squad (12/19) for the last two weeks of
the year.
2006 (Denver 0/0): Did not see any game action
with the Broncos.
COLLEGE: Played all four seasons with
Minnesota…recipient of the 2005 Outland
Trophy, given to the nation’s best interior
linemen…also won the 2005 Rimington
Trophy….All-America and All-Big Ten first
teamer as a senior…started every career
game at Minnesota…blocked for current NFL
stars Laurence Maroney and Marion Barber
at Minnesota…first Gopher to ever earn Big
Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year
honors…health and wellness major.
PERSONAL: Resident of Bismarck, North
Dakota…standout athlete at Bismarck High
School…named Class AAA State Player of
the Year in football his senior season for the
Demons.
Enjoys playing
hockey when
he’s not playing
football
Height: 5-10
Weight: 178
College: Kansas State
Hometown: Irving, Texas
7th NFL season
7th with Texans
Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2008: 29
Acquired: D6a, 2002
2007 GP/GS: 16/8
Career GP/GS: 66/31
Teams: Houston, 2002-07
veterans
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DEMARCUS FAGGINS
CORNERBACK
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans
in sixth round (173rd pick overall) of 2002 NFL
Draft…Signed by Texans on July 13, 2002…
Re-signed by Texans to practice squad on
September 1, 2003…Activated on November 9,
2003.
PRO: A veteran cover corner who has played in
66 career games with 31 starts…career totals
include 174 total tackles and five interceptions…
recorded 18 career special teams tackles…
has forced three career fumbles…one of the
original Texans still on the roster.
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2007 (Houston 16/8): Saw action in all 16 games
with eight starts…recorded 43 total tackles,
along with four passes defensed…started
and finished with four solo tackles and a pass
defensed vs. Kansas City (9/9)…started and
registered a forced fumble which resulted
in a Texans touchdown at Carolina (9/16)…
finished with seven tackles vs. Indianapolis
(9/23)…finished with one stop at Atlanta
(9/30)…contributed five tackles and two
passes defensed vs. Miami (10/7)…led the
team with eight tackles and recovered one of
the teams three forced fumbles at Jacksonville
(10/14)…started and finished with five tackles
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