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ADEWALE OGUNLEYE99 DEFENSIVE ENDHeight: 6-4 | Weight: 260 | College: Indiana |Hometown: Staten Island, New York | 11th NFL Season |1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 33 |Acquired: FA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 3/0 | Career GP/GS: 129/119 |Teams: Miami, 2001-03; Chicago, 2004-09; Houston, 2010 |TRANSACTIONS: Signed as non-drafted freeagent by Miami Dolphins on April 25, 2000...Placed on non-football injury list on August 22,2000...Signed by Dolphins on July 24, 2003...Tradedby Dolphins to Chicago Bears for WR MartyBooker and third-round pick in 2005 draft on August23, 2004...Placed on injured reserve on December28, 2004...Placed on injured reserve onDecember 27, 2009...Signed by Houston Texanson September 15, 2010.HONORS: Played in the 2003 Pro Bowl.PRO: Quick and talented veteran pass rusherwho joined the Texans in Week 2...will be expectedto help bring pressure in passing situations...hasplayed in 129 career games with 119starts and has recorded 67.0 sacks...entered theNFL as an undrafted free agent with Miami in2000, but missed his rookie season due to injury...played three seasons for the Dolphins before beingtraded to Chicago in 2004...has 3.0 sacks infour career postseason games...was a memberof the Bears’ NFC Champion squad in 2006 andplayed in Super Bowl XLI.2010 (Houston 3/0): Signed a free agent contractwith the Texans (9/15)...Inactive at Washington(9/19) and vs. Dallas (9/26)...had one solo tacklein his Texans debut at Oakland (10/3)...saw actionat DE vs. NY Giants (10/10)...assisted on onetackle vs. Kansas City (10/17).2009 (Chicago 14/14): Started all 14 games inwhich he played and finished the year with 6.5sacks, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries...sackedQB Aaron Rodgers twice in theseason opener at Green Bay (9/13)...recovered afumble at Seattle (9/27)...registered a seasonhigh2.5 sacks and recovered a fumble vs. Detroit(10/4)...made a season-high five tackles, forced afumble and had a half-sack vs. Arizona (11/8)...sacked Rams QB Kyle Boller for an eight-yardloss vs. St. Louis (12/6)...recorded a half-sack vs.Green Bay (12/13)...placed on reserve/injured list(12/27) with a leg injury.2008 (Chicago 16/16): Started all 16 games for thesecond straight year and finished with 62 tackles,including 48 solos...registered 5.0 sacks, oneinterception and five passes defensed...madea season-high six tackles with five solos in theseason opener at Indianapolis (9/7)...made 1.5sacks at Detroit (10/5)...recorded a five-yard sackvs. Tennessee (11/9)...notched a season-high 2.0sacks for losses of 21 yards at St. Louis (11/23)...had a half-sack vs. Jacksonville (12/7)...hauledin his first career interception vs. New Orleans(12/11) to go along with six tackles and five solos.2007 (Chicago 16/16): Started all 16 games andtotaled 58 tackles, including 53 solos...had 9.0sacks, a career-high six forced fumbles and tieda career high with three fumble recoveries...recorded a sack in the season opener at SanDiego (9/9)...made two sacks for minus-17 yardsat Detroit (9/30)...forced a fumble vs. Minnesota(10/14)...registered a sack for six yards vs. Detroit(10/28)...tied a career high with 3.0 sacks forminus-22 yards and forced a fumble at Oakland(11/11)...recorded one forced fumble at Seattle(11/18)...made 2.0 sacks and forced and recovereda fumble vs. Denver (11/25) to go along witha season-high seven tackles...forced a careerhightwo fumbles and recovered one vs. the NewYork Giants (12/2), giving him a forced fumble infour consecutive games...recovered a fumble forthe third straight week at Washington (12/6) to goHOUSTONTEXANS.COM