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James CASEY86 TIG HT ENDTRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texansin the fifth round (152nd pick overall) of the 2009NFL Draft...Signed with Texans on July 28, 2009.PRO: Versatile young tight end who joined theTexans as a fifth-round draft choice in 2009 aftera standout two-year career at Rice University inHouston...saw action at tight end and fullback asa rookie and caught six passes for 64 yards...willlook to take on a larger role in the offense in hissecond season.2010 (Houston 4/0): Played at TE and on specialteams in the season opener vs. Indianapolis(9/12) and at Washington (9/19)...made one specialteams tackle vs. Dallas (9/26)...saw action atTE and on special teams at Oakland (10/3).2009 (Houston 15/0): Saw action in 15 games asa rookie and caught six passes for 64 yards...made professional debut vs. the New York Jets(9/13) and played on special teams...appeared atfullback and made a tackle on special teams atTennessee (9/20)...saw action on special teamsvs. Jacksonville (9/27)...saw action at fullbackand made a tackle and returned his first careerkick on special teams...played tight end and onspecial teams at Arizona (10/11) and at Cincinnati(10/18)...played tight end, fullback and on specialteams vs. San Francisco (10/25)...made his firstcareer NFL reception and ended the game with2 catches for 14 yards at Buffalo (11/1). Madethe tackle on a Buffalo fake punt to turn the ballback over to Houston and take firm control ofthe game...was inactive at Indianapolis (11/8)...played tight end and on special teams vs. Tennessee(11/23) where he made two receptionsfor 33 yards...made two receptions for 17 yardsand a first down vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...playedHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 238 | College: Rice |Hometown: Azle, Texas | 2nd NFL Season |2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |Acquired: D5-’09 (152nd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 4/0 |Career GP/GS: 20/0 | Teams: Houston, 2009-10 |at tight end and on special teams at Jacksonville(12/6)...played at tight end and on special teamsvs. Seattle (12/13), at St. Louis (12/20), at Miami(12/27) and vs. New England (1/3/10).COLLEGE: Appeared in 25 games, starting 17 atRice…recorded 157 receptions for 1,914 yardsand 17 touchdowns...his 157 receptions rankedthird, 1,914 receiving yards ranked fourth inschool history and added 11 touchdowns on 102carries for 392 yards...completed 4-of-12 passesfor 37 yards, two touchdowns and one interception...returned15 punts for 117 yards (7.8 avg)and gained 2,393 all-purpose yards, an averageof 95.72 yards per game...set school seasonrecordswith 111 receptions for 1,329 yards in2008, becoming the first player in school historyto catch more than 100 passes in a season… All-American first-team selection by The NFL DraftReport, earning third-team honors from Rivals.com in 2008...Academic All-American secondteamchoice by ESPN and unanimous first-teamAll-Conference USA pick that year... FreshmanAll American first-team selection by the FootballWriters Association, adding second-team honorsfrom The Sporting News and Rivals.com andconsensus C-USA All-Freshman team choicein 2007...triple major in Economics, ManagerialStudies and Sport Management...returned toRice to continue working toward his degree afterhis rookie season.PERSONAL: Standout in both football and baseballat Azle (Texas) High...earned All-Districthonors as a quarterback during his junior yearin 2001...missed most of his senior football seasonwith injury problems...named All-State andAcademic All-State in baseball…named District6-4A Most Valuable Player as a senior...threwHOUSTONTEXANS.COM