2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

RASHAD BUTLER78TACKLEHeight: 6-4 | Weight: 317 | College: Miami (Fla.) |Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla. | 7th NFL Season |6th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 29 |Acquired: FA-’07 (Carolina) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 41/4 | Teams: Carolina, 2006; Houston, 2007-12 |HEADERTEXANS BIOSTRANSACTIONS: Selected by Carolina Panthers in third round (89th overall) of 2006 NFL draft…Releasedby Panthers on Sept. 3, 2007…Claimed off waivers by Houston Texans on Sept. 3, 2007…Re-signed by theTexans on April, 7, 2009...Placed on injured reserve on Sept. 22, 2011.CAREER:• Selected in the third round but did not play during his rookie season for the Carolina Panthers• Has served as the primary backup at both tackle positions in his time with the Texans• Made his first four career starts in 20102011 (Houston 2/0):• Paved the way for Ben Tate to rush for 116 yards vs. Indianapolis (9/11) and 103 yards at Miami(9/18) while also seeing action on special teams• Placed on injured reserve after suffering a tricep injury (9/22)2010 (Houston 16/4):• Saw action on special teams in the first two games to start the season• Made his first career start vs. Dallas (9/26) at left tackle in place of Duane Brown• Started at left tackle for the next three games at Oakland (10/3), vs. the New York Giants (10/10)and vs. Kansas City (10/17)• Saw action on special teams in the final 10 games of the regular season2009 (Houston 15/0):• Dressed but did not play vs. the New York Jets (9/13)• Filled in for an injured Duane Brown at left tackle for the second half at St. Louis (12/20)• Played at tackle and on special teams at Miami (12/27)2008 (Houston 0/0):• Was inactive for all 16 games2007 (Houston 8/0):• Joined the Texans just prior to the start of the regular season when the team claimed him off waivers• Saw action in eight games, primarily on special teams, and served as the primary backup at bothtackle positions in the second half of the season• Inactive for the first eight games of the year• Made his NFL debut at Oakland (11/4) on special teams and played in each of the last eight games• Came on as a reserve tackle vs. Tampa Bay (12/9), Denver (12/13) and at Indianapolis (12/23)2006 (Carolina 0/0):• Dressed but did not play in one contest and was inactive for 11 games before being placed on injuredreserve (11/8) with a staph infectionCOLLEGE:• Started all 12 games for the first time in his career at right tackle as a senior, including the PeachBowl• Member of the offensive line unit that helped the offense average 353.1 yards per game• Started final eight games of his junior season at left tackle, including the Peach Bowl victory againstFlorida• Saw action in 10 games at right tackle with four starts as a sophomore• Made his first career start against Florida and helped pave the way for the Miami offense to produce454 total yards• Graduated with a degree in sociologyPERSONAL:• Rated as the No. 22 overall player in Florida by the Gainesville Sun and a SuperPrep All-America asa senior at Dwyer H.S. in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.• Helped lead his team to the Florida Class 5A state finals during senior season...participated in theLowes Day at the Movies League Program, 2007 Caravan Tour and the NFL/United Way “HometownHuddle ’06”• Lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.Butler’s Career Statistics• Games/Starts: 2007: 8/0, 2008: 0/0, 2009: 15/0, 2010: 16/4; 2011: 2/0; Career: 41/4.www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR