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Kevin BENTLEY
57 LINEBACKER
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 247 | College: Northwestern |
Hometown: North Hills, California | 9th NFL Season |
3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 30 |
Acquired: UFA-’08 (Seattle) | 2010 GP/GS: 8/4 |
Career GP/GS: 127/33 2008-10 |
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Cleveland
Browns in the fourth round (101st pick overall)
of the 2002 NFL draft…Signed by Browns
on July 16, 2002…Signed with the Seattle Seahawks
on March 17, 2005…Signed with the
Houston Texans on March 3, 2008.
PRO: One of the best Texans special teams
players…versatile linebacker that has the
ability to play all three linebacker positions in
the 4-3 defense…has appeared in 127 career
games with 33 starts…started seven games in
2008, most since his second year in the NFL…
has 284 career tackles and recorded his first
career sack in 2008…played in Super Bowl XL
with the Seattle Seahawks in 2006.
2010 (Houston 8/4): Named the special teams
captain for 2010...Made two special teams
tackles vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...saw playing
time on special teams at Washington (9/19)...
made one solo tackle and played vs. Dallas
(9/26)...Inactive at Oakland (10/3), vs. NY Giants
(10/10) and vs. Kansas City (10/17)...made
one solo tackle and assisted on one special
teams tackle at Indianapolis (11/1)...made
five tackles (two solo) vs. San Diego (11/7)...
made seven tackles (six solo) at Jacksonville
(11/14)...led the defense with eight tackles (six
solo), an interception and recovered a fumble
at NY Jets (11/21)...made four tackles (two
solo) vs. Tennessee (11/28).
2009 (Houston 16/0): Named one of the special
teams captains for 2009...played in three
games...had one tackle vs. the New York Jets
(9-13)...assisted on a special teams tackle at
Tennessee (9/20)...made one special teams
tackle vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...saw action on
special teams vs. Oakland (10/4)...had one
tackle on special teams at Arizona (10/11)....
assisted on a special teams tackle at Cincinnati
(10/18)...had one special teams tackle
vs. San Francisco (10/25)...made one special
teams tackle and assisted on two others at
Buffalo (11/1)...assisted on one special teams
tackle at Indianapolis (11/8)...assisted on two
special teams tackles vs. Tennessee (11/23)...
assisted on a special teams tackle vs. Indianapolis
(11/29)...made one special teams
tackle at Jacksonville (12/6)...played on special
teams vs. Seattle (12/13) and responded
with two special teams tackles while assisting
on two others and getting a hand on a first
quarter punt that resulted in a punt of only 18
yards...played on special teams at St. Louis
(12/20)...made one special teams tackle at Miami
(12/27)...made one special teams tackle
vs. New England (1/3).
2008 (Houston 16/7): Played in all 16 games
with seven starts…recorded the secondmost
starts in his career…finished the season
with 32 total tackles and one forced fumble…
recorded his first career sack in Week 10
against Baltimore…also led the Texans in
special teams tackles with 23…recorded four
tackles on special teams at Pittsburgh (9/7)…
made his first start of the season at linebacker
and posted seven total tackles, including his
first career sack vs. Baltimore (11/9)…started
at linebacker and made four total tackles,
three solo at Cleveland (11/23)…started at
linebacker and posted three solo tackles and
two assists vs. Jacksonville (12/1) and also
made two tackles and one assist on special
teams…started at linebacker and recorded
one assist on defense and two special teams
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