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Joel DREESSEN
85 TIG HT END
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New York Jets in
sixth round (198th pick overall) of the 2005 NFL
Draft…Signed by Jets on July 25, 2005…Released
by Jets on September 2, 2006…Signed by
Houston Texans on January 2, 2007…Released
by Texans on September 13, 2007…Re-signed
by Texans on September 25, 2007…Re-signed by
Texans on March 4, 2009.
PRO: Solid blocking and pass-catching tight
end…emerged as the Texans second tight
end…has the ability to play every down…played
in all 16 games last season for the first time in his
career…has played in 70 career NFL games with
19 starts and has recorded 68 career receptions
for 828 yards and seven touchdowns.
2010 (Houston 11/5): Saw playing time at tight
end and on special teams in season opener vs.
Indianapolis (9/12)...caught a 28-yard pass to set
up the game-winning field goal in overtime at
Washington (9/19)...caught one pass for 18 yards
vs. Dallas (9/26)...led the team with five recpetions
for 73 yards and a touchdown in his first
start of the season at Oakland (10/3)...started at
tight end vs. NY Giants (10/10)...caught one pass
for a 5-yard touchdown vs. Kansas City (10/17)...
saw action at TE and on special teams vs. Indianapolis
(11/1)...led Texans receivers with five
receptions for 66 yards vs. San Diego (11/7)...
caught two passes for 24 yards at Jacksonville
(11/14)...caught four passes for a career-high
106 yards and a touchdown at NY Jets (11/21)...
caught three passes for 15 yards and one touchdown
vs. Tennessee (11/28).
2009 (Houston 16/11): Played in all 16 games for
the second consecutive year and started a career-high
11 times...finished with 26 receptions
for 320 yards, both career bests, and a touchdown...also
handled the long-snapping duties
Height: 6-4 | Weight: 243 | College: Colorado State |
Hometown: Fort Morgan, Colorado | 5th NFL Season |
4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 28 |
Acquired: FA-’07 | 2010 GP/GS: 11/5 | Career GP/GS: 70/19 |
Teams: New York Jets, 2005; Houston, 2007-10 |
for the majority of the season...played tight end
and recorded two tackles on special teams vs.
the New York Jets (9/13)...started at tight end
and had three receptions for 31 yards including
a crucial 4th down conversion at Tennessee
(9/20) along with a special teams tackle...started
as a second tight end vs. Jacksonville (9/27) and
long snapped...caught one pass for 17 yards vs.
Oakland (10/4) and handled the long-snapping
duties...started as a second tight end and had
one reception for 4 yards at Arizona (11/10)...saw
action at tight end and on special teams at Cincinnati
(10/18)...made a special teams tackle and
played at tight end vs. San Francisco (10/25)...
received extended playing time at tight end to
go along with his special teams in Texans win
at Buffalo (11/1)...made two receptions for 15
yards at Indianapolis (11/8)...started at tight end
and made one catch for 23 yards vs. Tennessee
(11/23)...made one reception for 14 yards vs. Indianapolis
(11/29)...caught one pass for eight yards
at Jacksonville (12/6)...made three receptions for
22 yards vs. Seattle (12/13)...caught three passes
for a career-high 40 yards including a long of 22
at St. Louis (12/20)...had what head coach Gary
Kubiak called “his best game as a pro,” catching
four passes for 65 yards at Miami (12/27)...set
career highs with six receptions for 81 yards and
a touchdown vs. New England (1/3/10).
2008 (Houston 16/3): Played in all 16 games with
three starts…set career marks in catches (11)
and receiving yards (77)…was a key contributor
on special teams…made a career-high eight
special teams stops…played tight end and recorded
two tackles on special teams at Pittsburgh
(9/7)…caught one pass for 11 yards vs.
Indianapolis (10/5)…made his first career start
on offense in a double tight end set vs. Miami
(10/12) and recorded one special teams tackle
in the game…registered one reception for six
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