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Malcolm SHEPPARD<br />
67 DEFENSIVE TACKLE<br />
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 289 | College: Arkansas |<br />
Hometown: Bainbridge, Ga. | 1st <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />
1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |<br />
Acquired: CFA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 1/0 | Career GP/GS: 1/0 |<br />
Teams: Houston, 2010 |<br />
TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans<br />
as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2010...Released<br />
by Texans on September 4, 2010...Signed<br />
to practice squad on September 6, 2010...Signed<br />
to Texans active roster from practice squad on<br />
October 25, 2010.<br />
2010 (Houston 1/0): Spent the first six games of<br />
the season on the practice squad before being<br />
promoted to the active roster (10/25)...made his<br />
professional debut at Indianapolis (11/1), where<br />
he saw action at defensive tackle and on special<br />
teams...inactive vs. San Diego (11/7), at<br />
Jacksonville (11/14), at NY Jets (11/21) and vs.<br />
Tennessee (11/28).<br />
COLLEGE: Played in 51 games with 38 starts for<br />
the Razorbacks...was a two-time All-SEC honoree...totaled<br />
36 career tackles for loss and 9.5<br />
sacks...started all 13 games as a senior in 2009...<br />
registered 33 tackles, including 17 solos, 11.0<br />
tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four quarterback<br />
hurries, three passes broken up and one fumble<br />
recovery...earned second-team All-SEC accolades<br />
from the league’s coaches and the AP...<br />
started 12 games in 2008 and finished second on<br />
the team with 65 tackles...earned second-team<br />
All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches and<br />
AP, and third-team honors from Phil Steele...led<br />
the team with 6.0 sacks and 13.5 TFLs...played<br />
in and started 12 games in 2007...had 42 tackles<br />
on the season with a team-high tying 10.5 TFL<br />
along with a team-high 16 quarterback hurries<br />
and a half sack...appeared in all 14 games with<br />
one start...tallied 12 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss<br />
and a half sack.<br />
PERSONAL: Criminal justice major...racked up<br />
64 tackles, 15 sacks and one interception in 11<br />
games as a senior at Bainbridge (Ga.) High...<br />
helped lead his squad to a playoff berth in his<br />
senior campaign...son of Ricky and Evelyn Sheppard.<br />
Shappard’s 2010 Season Statistics<br />
TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUM-<br />
BLES<br />
Date, Opp GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD<br />
9/12 vs. IND PRACTICE SQUAD<br />
9/19 @ WAS PRACTICE SQUAD<br />
9/26 vs. DAL PRACTICE SQUAD<br />
10/3 @ OAK PRACTICE SQUAD<br />
10/10 vs. NYG PRACTICE SQUAD<br />
10/17 vs. KC PRACTICE SQUAD<br />
11/1 @ IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
11/7 vs. SD INACTIVE<br />
11/14 at JAX INACTIVE<br />
11/21 at NYJ INACTIVE<br />
11/28 vs TEN INACTIVE<br />
2010 Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
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