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Xavier ADIBI52 LINEBACKERHeight: 6-2 | Weight: 242 | College: Virginia Tech |Hometown: Hampton, Virginia | 3rd NFL Season |3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |Acquired: D4, 2008 (118th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 5/3 |Career GP/GS: 28/8 | Teams: Houston, 2008-2010 |TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans inthe fourth round (118th overall) in the 2008 NFLDraft…Signed with Texans on July 16, 2008.HONORS: Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team…The Sporting News All-Rookie team.PRO: Entering his third-year looking to break intothe Texans starting lineup as an outside linebacker…finishedhis rookie campaign with 34tackles and one fumble recovery.2010 (Houston 5/3): Made one special teamstackle vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...started at SLB andmade four solo tackles at Washington (9/19)...made four tackles (two solo) vs. Dallas (9/26)...had two solo tackles at Oakland (10/3)...saw actionat LB and on special teams vs. NY Giants(10/10)...inactive vs. Kansas City (10/17).2009 (Houston 16/0): Played at linebacker andregistered two total tackles vs. the New YorkJets (9/13)...saw playing time at linebacker andon special teams at Tennessee (9/20) and vs.Jacksonville (9/27)...played on special teamsvs. Oakland (10/4), at Arizona (10/11), at Cincinnati(10/18) and vs. San Francisco (10/25)...madetwo special teams tackles at Buffalo (11/1)...sawaction on special teams at Indianapolis (11/8)...played at linebacker and on special teams vs.Tennessee (11/23)...assisted on a special teamstackle vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...played at linebackerand on sepecial teams and assisted onone tackle at Jacksonville (12/6)...made one specialteams tackle vs. Seattle (12/13)...made twospecial teams tackles at St. Louis (12/20)...madeone special teams tackle and forced one fumbleat Miami (12/27)...played on special teams vs.New England (1/3).2008 (Houston 7/5): Played in seven games withfive starts…finished the year with 26 solo tackles,eight assists and one fumble recovery…inactivefor the first two games of the season…contributed on special teams and at linebacker inhis professional debut, but did not record a tackleat Jacksonville (9/28)…played at linebackerand registered three total tackles vs. Baltimore(11/9)…started his first NFL game at linebackerfor the first time in his career at Indianapolis(11/16)…led the team with a career-high 14 totaltackles…started at linebacker and posted foursolo tackles and also recovered the first fumbleof his career in the fourth quarter at Cleveland(11/23)…started at linebacker and recordedfive total tackles and one quarterback hurry vs.Jacksonville (12/1)…started at linebacker andregistered three solo tackles and three assistsat Green Bay (12/7)… started at linebacker andposted two tackles…left the game early with agroin injury vs. Tennessee (12/14)…inactive thelast two games of the season.COLLEGE: Started 40 of 47 contests at VirginiaTech…recorded 291 tackles (133 solos) with 11sacks for minus 34 yards…caused five fumblesand recovered another that he advanced 35yards for a touchdown…deflected 12 passesand had eight interceptions for 170 yards in returns(21.2 avg) with two touchdowns…just thesecond linebacker in school history to earn firstteamAll-American honors (2007), joining MikeWidger (1968)...residential property managementmajor.PERSONAL: Attended Phoebus (Hampton, Va.)High School…named an All-American by PrepStar as a defensive lineman and an All-Americanby Super Prep as a linebacker…2002 AAAHOUSTONTEXANS.COM