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Wade SMITH74 GUARDHeight: 6-4 | Weight: 310 | College: Memphis |Hometown: Dallas, Texas | 7th NFL Season |1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 29 |Acquired: UFA-’10 (Kansas City) | 2010 GP/GS: 4/4 |Career GP/GS: 78/38 | Teams: Miami, 2003-05; New YorkJets, 2006-07; Kansas City, 2008-09; Houston, 2010 |TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Miami Dolphinsin the third round (78th overall) of the2003 NFL Draft…Signed by Dolphins on July28, 2003…Released by Dolphins on September12, 2006…Signed by the New York Jets onSeptember 15, 2006…Signed by Jets on March12, 2007…Signed by the Kansas City Chiefs onApril 21, 2008…Signed by the Houston Texanson March 16, 2010.PRO: Versatile and experienced offensive lineman…playedthe majority of his snaps with theKansas City Chiefs (2008-09) at right guard andcenter…worked primarily at tackle with theNew York Jets (2006-07)…former third-roundselection of Miami started all 16 games at lefttackle for the Dolphins as a rookie in 2003…hasplayed in 78 career games with 38 starts andhas played in one postseason contest.2010 (Houston 4/4): Made his Texans debut,started at left guard and helped pave the wayfor RB Arian Foster’s franchise record 231 yardsrushing vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...provided pocketprotection for QB Matt Schaub, enabling him tothrow for a franchise-record 497 yards and threetouchdowns at Washington (9/19)...started atleft guard vs. Dallas (9/26)...started and helpedTexans RBs rush for 249 yards while allowing nosacks to QB Matt Schaub at Oakland (10/3).2009 (Kansas City 16/9): Played in all 16 gameswith nine starts in his second season with theChiefs.2008 (Kansas City 15/7): Played in 15 games onspecial teams and saw duty in 10 contests onoffense…started seven games, opening sixgames at right guard and one at center…wasinactive for one contest, vs. Tampa Bay (11/2)...started at right guard vs. New Orleans (11/16)and vs. Buffalo (11/23)...started at right guardand also played at center at Oakland (11/30)and at Denver (12/7)...started at center ivs. SanDiego (12/14)...started at right guard vs. Miami(12/21) and at Cincinnati (12/28).2007 (New York Jets 14/0): Appeared as a reservein 14 games.2006 (New York Jets 7/0): Played in sevengames as a reserve offensive lineman…sawaction in his first game with the Jets vs. NewEngland (9/17)...played as a reserve in the lastsix games of the season…appeared in an AFCWild Card Game at New England (1/7/07).2005 (Miami 0/0): Spent the entire season oninjured reserve with a right forearm injury sufferedin training camp.2004 (Miami 6/2): Saw action in six contests withtwo starts and was inactive for 10 games…started at left tackle vs. Tennessee (9/11) and atCincinnati (9/19).2003 (Miami 16/16): Started all 16 games at lefttackle…was a consensus all-rookie selectionand the club’s Newcomer of the Year by theSouth Florida media…started his first-careerNFL contest at left tackle vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/3).COLLEGE: Was a four-year letterman andtwo-year starter at Memphis…saw action attight end his first two seasons before switchingto tackle as a junior…played in 45 games(29 starts)...started all 12 games at left tackleas a senior in 2002…named second-team All-HOUSTONTEXANS.COM