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Steve SLATON20 RUNNING BACKHeight: 5-9 | Weight: 199 | College: West Virginia |Hometown: Levittown, Pennsylvania | 3rd NFL Season |3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 24 |Acquired: D3b-’08 (89th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 4/1 |Career GP/GS: 31/26 | Teams: Houston, 2008-10 |TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans inthird round (89th pick overall) of 2008 NFL Draft…Signed by Texans on July 22, 2008...Placed on reserve/injuredlist on December 9, 2009.HONORS: 2008 AFC Offensive Player of the Week(13), 2008 AFC Offensive Rookie of the Month(December), Houston Texans 2008 Rookie of theYear.PRO: Speedy young runner who possesses atremendous burst and surprising strength…hasrushed for 1,813 yards and 12 touchdowns in hiscareer and has caught 96 passes for 802 yardsand five touchdowns...took over the starting roletwo games into his rookie season and neverlooked back, starting 15 games in 2008…set thefranchise single-season rushing record with1,282 yards…rushing total led all rookie runningbacks in 2008...has five career 100-yard games.2010 (Houston 4/1): Had six rushes for 29 yardsand returned one kickoff 33 yards in the seasonopener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...had three carriesfor 14 yards at Washington (9/19)...returnd fivekickoffs an average of 24.4 yards with a long of32 yards vs. Dallas (9/26)...had five carries for 37yards and two catches for eight yards at Oakland(10/3).2009 (Houston 11/10): Suffered through an injury-shortenedsophomore campaign but stillmanaged to lead the team in rushing for thesecond straight year...finished the season with437 rushing yards on 131 carries and scoredthree touchdowns before being placed on injuredreserve with a right shoulder injury...alsocaught 44 passes for 417 yards and caught acareer-high four touchdown passes...started atRB vs. the New York Jets (9/13) and carried ninetimes for 17 yards to go with three catches for 35yards...had 17 carries for 34 yards at Tennessee(9/20)...also had three receptions for 25 yards...started and ran for 76 yards on 12 carries whilealso hauling in three receptions for 37 yards vs.Jacksonville (9/27)...had 65 yards rushing and 24yards receiving and tied the team record withtwo touchdowns vs. Oakland (10/24)...scored ona 32-yard run and an 18-yard reception...caughtsix passes for 59 yards and had 39 yards rushingon 13 attempts at Arizona (10/11)...had six receptionsfor a career high 102 yards and a touchdownat Cincinnati (10/18), his first 100-yard receivingperformance of his career. He also had19 carries for 43 yards...scored two touchdowns(1 rushing, 1 receving) while rushing for 67 yardson 18 carries and four receptions for 22 yardsvs. San Francisco (10/25)...made two catchesfor 10 yards and one carry for one yard at Buffalo(11/1)...had six carries for 17 yards and madethree catches for 12 yards at Indianapolis (11/8)...caught five passes for 42 yards and a touchdownas well as five attempts rushing for 21 yards vs.Tennessee (11/23)...carried 10 times for a teamhigh57 yards vs. Indianapolis (11/29) and tiedfor the team lead with seven receptions for 49yards...inactive at Jacksonville (12/6)...placed oninjured reserve (12/9).2008 (Houston 16/15): Started in 15-of-16 gamesplayed as a rookie…led all rookie running backswith a franchise-record 1,282 yards…alsoscored nine rushing touchdowns…caught 50passes for 371 yards and one touchdown…ledthe AFC with 1,659 total yards from scrimmage…led all running backs in fourth-quarter rushing,gaining 464 of his 1,282 yards in the final period…topped the 100-yard mark five times…made hisHOUSTONTEXANS.COM