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Owen DANIELS
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TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans
in the fourth round (98th pick overall) of the 2006
NFL Draft…Signed by Texans on July 12, 2006...
Re-signed with Texans on June 15, 2009...Placed
on reserve/injured list on November 4, 2009...Resigned
with Texans on June 11, 2010.
HONORS: 2009 NFL Pro Bowl.
PRO: Sure-handed pass catcher with a knack for
finding the open field…has improved his blocking
well enough to become an every down tight
end…the Texans leader in receptions (223) and
receiving yards (2,701) at tight end…ranks second
in receptions and third in receiving yards
in team history…became the third player in
team history to have 2,000-plus receiving yards
in team history…his 151 receiving first downs
ranks second in team history…is averaging 44.3
receiving yards per game which is second in
team history…became the first Texan to score
in the NFL Pro Bowl when he caught a nine-yard
touchdown pass in the second quarter of the
2009 game.
2010 (Houston 7/6): Started at tight end vs. Indianapolis
(9/12) and caught one pass for 9 yards...
caught two passes for 24 yards at Washington
(9/19)...caught three passes for 27 yards vs. Dallas
(9/26)...caught one pass for 8 yards and a first
down at Oakland (10/3)...started at TE and caught
three passes for 45 yards vs. NY Giants (10/10)...
caught one pass for eight yards at Indianapolis
(11/1)...inactive vs. San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville
(11/14), NY Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee
(11/28).
2009 (Houston 8/8): Started at tight end vs. the
New York Jets (9/13) and had a team-high four
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 243 | College: Wisconsin |
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois | 5th NFL Season |
5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |
Acquired: D4-’06 (98th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 7/6 |
Career GP/GS: 61/58 | Teams: Houston, 2006-10 |
catches for 44 yards...had six receptions for 72
yards and a 3rd quarter game-tying touchdown
at Tennessee (9/20) to help set up for the gamewinning
field goal...caught five passes for 38
yards and a touchdown vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...
caught two passes for 48 yards vs. Oakland
(10/4)...after a quiet first half, caught 8 passes for
94 yards in the second half at Arizona (10/11)...
caught seven passes for 78 yards and tied a
career high with two touchdowns at Cincinnati
(10/18)...was the team leader in receptions and
yards vs. San Francisco (10/25) where he had 7
catches for 123 yards and a touchdown... made
one catch for 22 yards at Buffalo (11/1) before
leaving the game with a torn ACL....was placed
on the reserved/injured list (11/4).
2008 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games…
caught 70 passes for 862 yards, earning his first
trip to the Pro Bowl…ranked second among
AFC tight ends in receiving yards (862) and first
downs (46) this season, trailing only Kansas City
TE Tony Gonzalez in both categories…ranked
in the top five among AFC tight ends in receptions
(third, 70), receiving yards per game (third,
53.9) and yards per reception (fourth, 12.3)...
teamed with teammate WR Andre Johnson to
form the most prolific receiver-tight end pairing
in the NFL with a combined 185 receptions and
2,437 yards…also caught a pair of touchdown
passes…scored on a nine-yard touchdown in
the Pro Bowl, becoming the first Texan to score
in the all-star game…had a career-high 11 receptions
for 133 yards at Minnesota (11/2)…
caught seven passes for 87 yards at Jacksonville
(9/28)…recorded 66 yards on six receptions
including two touchdowns vs. Detroit (10/19)…
this was Daniels’ second two-touchdown game
of his career…caught 11 passes for 131 yards,
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