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Chris MYERS
55 CENTER
Height: 6-4 | Weight: 292 | College: Miami (Fla.) |
Hometown: Miami, Florida | 6th NFL Season |
3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 28 |
Acquired: T-’08 (Denver) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |
Career GP/GS: 84/59 | Teams: Denver, 2005-07; Houston 2008-10 |
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Denver Broncos
in sixth round (200th pick overall) of 2005 NFL
Draft…Signed by Broncos on July 28, 2005…
Waived by Broncos on September 3, 2005…
Re-signed by Broncos to practice squad on September
4, 2005…Activated on October 4, 2005…
Traded by Broncos to Houston Texans for a sixth
round draft pick on March 17, 2008.
PRO: Versatile young lineman who heads into his
third season with the Texans…joined the Texans
via trade in 2008 and immediately stepped into
the starting lineup…has played in 84 games with
59 starts in five-plus NFL seasons…has started
all 16 games in each of the past two seasons, including
54 straight starts at center.
2010 (Houston 11/11): Started his 44th consecutive
game at center and helped pave the way
for RB Arian Foster’s franchise record 231 yards
rushing vs. Indianapolis (9/12)…provided pocket
protection for QB Matt Schaub, enabling him
to throw for a franchise-record 497 yards and
three touchdowns at Washington (9/19)...started
at center vs. Dallas (9/26)...started and helped
Texans RBs rush for 249 yards while allowing
no sacks to QB Matt Schaub at Oakland (10/3)...
started at center vs. NY Giants (10/10)...provided
protection for QB Matt Schaub during his AFC
Player of the Week performance vs. Kansas City
(10/17)...made one tackle at Indianapolis (11/1)...
started at center and cleared holes for Arian
Foster to rush for 127 yards vs. San Diego (11/7)...
started at center at Jacksonville (11/14) and at
NY Jets (11/21)...opened holes for RB Arian Foster
to rush for 143 yards vs. Tennessee (11/28).
2009 (Houston 16/16): Started at center vs. the
New York Jets (9/13) and at Tennessee (9/20)...
helped QB Matt Schaub pass for his second consecutive
300 yard game vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...
started at center vs. Oakland (10/4) and at Arizona
(10/11)...protected QB Matt Schaub as he
threw for 392 and four touchdowns at Cincinnati
(10/18)...started at center vs. San Francisco
(10/25), at Buffalo (11/1) and at Indianapolis
(11/8)...protected quarterback Matt Schaub vs.
Tennessee (11/23) when he had his second consecutive
300-yard passing game...started at center
vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...helped the offense
gain over 300 yards for the 11th consecutive
game at Jacksonville (12/6)...part of the offensive
line that blocked for QB Matt Schaub as he
threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns vs. Seattle
(12/13) without allowing him to be sacked...
blocked for quarterback Matt Schaub at St. Louis
(12/20) where he threw for 367 yards and was not
sacked for the second consecutive game and
fourth time this season...started at center at Miami
(12/27).
2008 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games in his
first season in Houston…helped clear holes for
rookie RB Steve Slaton to rush for a team-record
1,282 yards...part of a line the yielded a mere 32
sacks on the season...was flagged for four penalties...one
of three Texans offensive linemen to
take everysnap during the season.
2007 (Denver 16/16): Moved into the starting lineup
for the first time and started all 16 games…
opened the first five contests at left guard before
sliding inside to center for the last 11 games…
part of a line that paved the way for a ground attack
that averaged 4.6 yards per carry, ranking
fifth-best in the NFL, and yielded only 32 sacks…
one of only three Denver players (CB Champ Bailey
and LB D.J. Williams) to be whistled for only
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