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65 LOUIS VASQUEZGuard Draft 3 – ’096-5, 335 Texas Tech4th NFL SeasonCorsicana HS4th with ChargersCorsicana, TexasLouis Vasquez gives the Chargers a tough and physicalstarter at right guard, who has formed a solid bond withcenter Nick Hardwick and right tackle Jeromey Clary.Vasquez bounced back from an injury riddled 2010 seasonto start 14 of 16 games in ’11, while helping the Chargersrush for 1,864 yards and 16 touchdowns.Vasquez, whose first name is pronounced LEW-iss, isone of only a handful of Mexican-American players in theNFL. He has Aztec Indian heritage on both sides of hisfamily as well. He’s also a rarity in his own family as hisTRANSACTION HISTORY: Third-round pick (78) by Chargers,April 26, 2009...signed four-year contract, July 25.2011: Contributed toward season-high 206-yard rushing dayOct. 9 at Denver...inactive for Chicago (Nov. 20) and Denver(Nov. 27) games with ankle injury...returned Dec. 5 at Jacksonvillewhen Chargers won (38-14) on Monday Night Footballand put end to six-game losing streak...part of offensiveline that earned Madden Protectors Award after not allowingany sacks in 26 pass plays and helping to block for 153rush yards and touchdown in season-ending win at Oakland.2010: Helped Chargers rush for 151 yards and two touchdownsin 38-13 win over Jacksonville Sept. 19...Chargers had334 yards passing and three touchdowns, while only allowingone sack vs. Jaguars...missed Games 4-5 (knee) and 11-14father stands 5-foot-5 and his mother 5-foot-3. Vasquezis 6-foot-5 and 335 pounds. He hails from a family with asteep and rich boxing background, including his grandfather,after whom he is named. Vasquez has even donesome boxing himself.Vasquez’s hobbies include fishing, trap shooting andspending time with family and friends. He built and paintedmodel cars as a kid and recently started pursuing thathobby again. He also wants to take music lessons to learnto play both piano and guitar.(neck)...solid game Jan. 2 at Denver when Bolts rushed for 164yards and three touchdowns in 33-28 win. 2009: ALL-Rookieby Pro Football Weekly & Professional Football Writersof America...started first-career game on Monday Night FootballSept. 14 at Oakland...injured ankle vs. Raiders and inactiveWeeks 2-3...blocked for season-high 203 rush yards in 32-3win at Denver Nov. 22 for first-place in AFC West.COLLEGE: As junior, did not allow any sacks for nation’s toppass offense, which scored second-most points (40.9 ppg)and had second-most yards (529.6 ypg) in nation...played atTexas Tech from 2005-08...majored in general studies.PERSONAL: Born in Corsicana, Texas...one of Texas’ top prepoffensive linemen at Corsicana High.VETERANS &RETURNING PLAYERSGames Played-Started: 2009 (14-14, San Diego); 2010 (10-10, San Diego); 2011 (14-14, San Diego); Total (38-38).Postseason Games Played-Started: 2009 (1-1, San Diego).TOP 10 OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCESOFFENSIVEDate Opponent Total Yards Rush Pass12/20/82 Cincinnati 661 175 50101/05/64 Boston* 610 318 29211/10/85 L.A. Raiders 593 167 42610/20/68 Denver 581 211 37010/19/80 N.Y. Giants 567 111 45601/02/82 at Miami+ 564 149 41509/15/85 Seattle 557 63 49409/06/68 Cincinnati 554 229 32512/14/69 Buffalo 547 242 30512/11/82 at San Francisco 544 94 450* AFL Championship Game + AFC Divisional PlayoffsDEFENSIVEDate Opponent Total Yards Rush Pass10/22/61 at Oakland (S.F.) 58 2 5612/12/10 Kansas City 67 48 1911/01/92 Indianapolis 99 30 6909/17/61 Oakland 106 21 8512/04/78 Chicago 112 32 8012/06/64 N.Y. Jets 113 80 3309/15/02 Houston 118 89 2909/19/76 at Tampa Bay 125 -4 12909/24/78 Green Bay 127 9 11811/05/00 at Seattle 128 50 78MEDIA GUIDE | 113