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Eric WINSTON
73 TACKLE
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans
in third round (66th overall) of 2006 NFL draft…
Signed by Texans on July 23, 2006…Re-signed
by Texans on September 6, 2008.
HONORS: 2007 USA Today AFC All-Joe Team.
PRO: Athletic young lineman who stepped into
the starting lineup at right tackle as a rookie and
has started the past 65 games as Houston’s right
tackle…started the final seven games of the
2006 season at right tackle…has the speed and
athleticism to play tackle as well as the power to
play guard if needed…converted from tight end
to tackle in college.
2010 (Houston 11/11): Started at right tackle
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 right
tackle vs. Dallas (9/26)... helped Texans RBs rush
for 249 yards while allowing no sacks to QB Matt
Schaub at Oakland (10/3)...started at right tackle
vs. NY Giants (10/10)...provided protection for QB
Matt Schaub during his AFC Player of the Week
performance vs. Kansas City (10/17)...started at
RT at Indianapolis (11/1)...cleared holes at RG allowing
Arian Foster to rush for 127 yards vs. San
Diego (11/7)...protection at RT allowed QB Matt
Schaub to not be sacked at Jacksonville (11/14)...
started at left tackle 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 RT vs. the
New York Jets (9/13)...started at right tackle at
Tennessee (9/20) and helped protect QB Matt
Schaub, allowing him to set a career-high with
Height: 6-7 | Weight: 317 | College: Miami (Fla.) |
Hometown: Midland, Texas | 5th NFL Season |
5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 26 |
Acquired: D3b-’06 (66th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |
Career GP/GS: 70/65 | Teams: Houston, 2006-10 |
four touchdown passes...helped Schaub pass for
his second consecutive 300-yard game vs. Jacksonville
(9/27)...started at right tackle vs. Oakland
(10/4) and at Arizona (10/11)...protected QB Matt
Schaub as he threw for a season high 392 yards
at Cincinnati (10/18)...started at RT 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 his
50th consecutive game at RT vs. Indianapolis...
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...started at right tackle at Miami
(12/27).
2008 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games at
right tackle…part of an offensive line that saw
all five members start every game together for
the first time in team history…helped the offense
average 382.1 yards per game, which ranked
third in the NFL…paved the way for rookie RB
Steve Slaton to rush for a Texans single-season
record 1,282 yards…teamed with RG Mike
Brisiel to help the rushing attack average 5.1
yards per carry to the right side of the line, good
for third-best in the league…started his second
consecutive season opener at RT at Pittsburgh
(9/7)…helped Slaton rush for his first 100-yard
game at Tennessee (9/21)… helped the offense
gain over 400 yards in back-to-back games vs.
Miami (10/12) and vs. Detroit (10/19)…helped
the team score a season-high 35 points vs. Cincinnati
(10/26)…was part of an offensive line
that helped Slaton set a Texans rookie record
with 156 rushing yards at Indianapolis (11/16)…
helped the offense gain a franchise-record 549
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