HOUSTON TEXANS WEEKLY RELEASE - NFL.com
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Jesse NADING<br />
72 DEFENSIVE END<br />
TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Houston Texans<br />
as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2008…<br />
Released by Texans on August 29, 2008…Resigned<br />
by Texans to practice squad on August<br />
31, 2008…Signed by Texans to active roster on<br />
November 19, 2008...Released by Texans on September<br />
5, 2009...Signed by Texans to practice<br />
squad on September 6, 2009...Signed by Texans<br />
to active roster on November 4, 2009...Released<br />
by Texans on November 17, 2009...Signed by Texans<br />
to practice squad on November 19, 2009...<br />
Re-signed by Texans on January 5, 2010.<br />
PRO: Tough, physical young defensive end who<br />
worked his way up from the practice squad to<br />
the active roster for the final six games of the<br />
2008 season and again for one game in 2009…<br />
has recorded ten tackles in ten games.<br />
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 261 | College: Colorado State |<br />
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado | 2nd <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />
3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |<br />
Acquired: CFA-’08 | 2010 GP/GS: 5/0 |<br />
Career GP/GS: 12/0 | Teams: Houston, 2008-10 |<br />
2010 (Houston 6/0): Saw action in the season<br />
opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12) at defensive end<br />
and assisted on two tackles (.5 sack) and had one<br />
quarterback hit...had two tackles (two solo) and<br />
one pass defensed at Washington (9/19)...assisted<br />
on two tackles vs. Dallas (9/26)...saw action at<br />
DE and on special teams at Oakland (10/3)...made<br />
one solo tackle vs. NY Giants (10/10)...inactive vs.<br />
Kansas City (10/17), at Indianapolis (11/1), vs. San<br />
Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville (11/14), at NY Jets<br />
(11/21) and vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />
2009 (Houston 1/0): Spent the first eight games<br />
of the season on the practice squad before being<br />
promoted to the active roster (11/4)...made<br />
his season debut for the Texans at Indianapolis<br />
(11/8) both on the defensive line and on special<br />
teams.<br />
2008 (Houston 6/0): Played in six games…registered<br />
four total tackles…spent the first 11 weeks<br />
of the season on the Texans practice squad…<br />
made his <strong>NFL</strong> debut at Cleveland (11/23) after<br />
being signed to the active roster earlier in the<br />
week (11/19)…played at DE and recorded one<br />
assist on Monday Night Football vs. Jacksonville<br />
(12/1)…played at DE and registered two<br />
solo tackles at Green Bay (12/7) and also had<br />
one assist on special teams…saw action at DE<br />
and on special teams vs. Tennessee (12/14)…<br />
played at DE and on special teams at Oakland<br />
(12/21)…posted one solo tackle on defense and<br />
also played on special teams in the season finale<br />
vs. Chicago (12/28).<br />
COLLEGE: Started all 12 games at defensive end<br />
as a senior for Colorado State in 2007, collecting<br />
56 tackles (19 solo), six tackles for loss, three<br />
sacks, one interception, one pass breakup and<br />
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