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KEYARON FOX45LINEBACKERHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 235 | College: Georgia Tech |Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. | 9th NFL Season |1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 30 |Acquired: D3-’04 (93rd overall) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 | Career GP/GS:98/7 |Teams: Kansas City, 2004-08; Pittsburgh, 2009-11; Washington, 2011;Houston, 2012 |TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (93rd overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft...Re-signed as a restricted free agent on April 24, 2007...Declared free agent on Feb. 29, 2008...Signed bythe Pittsburgh Steelers as an unrestricted free agent on March 12, 2008...Declared free agent on July 25,2011...Signed by Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 6, 2011...Declared free agenton March 13, 2012...Signed by Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent.CAREER:• Has played in 85 career games with seven starts• Has amassed 93 career tackles (73 solo), one sack, one interception and two forced fumbles2011 (Washington 13/0):• Saw action in 13 games as linebacker• Registered seven tackles on the season, as well as six special teams tackles2010 (Pittsburgh 16/0):• Saw action on special teams in 11 games and as linebacker in five games• Racked up seven tackles, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and 16 special teams tackleson the season• Recorded four tackles and one special teams tackle at Tampa Bay (9/26)• Made one tackle and three special teams tackles at Cleveland (1/2)2009 (Pittsburgh 16/3):• Saw action in 16 games and started three games at inside linebacker• Finished with 18 tackles, an interception, a touchdown, a forced fumble and 18 special teams tackles• Recorded 10 tackles in the season opener vs. Tennessee (9/10)• Posted his first career interception for an 82-yard touchdown vs. Minnesota (10/25)2008 (Pittsburgh 13/0):• Saw action in 13 games, recording two tackles, two fumble recoveries and 14 special teams tackles• Registered two tackles and two special teams tackles vs. Cleveland (12/28)2007 (Kansas City 10/0):• Saw action in 10 games, racking up 12 tackles on the season and 9 special teams tackles• Recorded nine tackles at New York Jets (12/30)2006 (Kansas City 16/4):• Posted a team-high 37 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble on the season• Recorded a season-high 12 tackles at Cleveland (12/3)2005 (Kansas City 2/0)• Saw action in two games where he racked up one tackle and two special teams tackles2004 (Kansas City 12/0)• Saw action in 12 games in his rookie season, recording six special teams tacklesCOLLEGE:• Saw duty in 45 games (35 starts) at Georgia Tech• Finished his career with 376 tackles (210 solo), nine sacks, 40 tackles for loss, one interception (35yards), two fumble recoveries and six forced fumbles• Started all 13 games as a senior• Was a second-team All-America selection of Sports Illustrated• Earned first-team All-ACC honors and finished second in the voting for ACC Defensive Player ofthe Year• Recorded a career-high 155 tackles (79 solos), including four sacks and four forced fumbles• Played in 12 games (11 starts) in his junior campaign and had 92 tackles (49 solos)• Also had 3.0 sacks (-18.0 yards), an interception, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, as well as sixpasses defensed and three quarterback pressures• Played in 12 games with 11 starts as a sophomore, registering 95 tackles (60 solos) and two sacks• Played in eight games as a freshman, recording 34 tackles (22 solos)PERSONAL:• Credited with 139 tackles, six interceptions, seven sacks, five fumble recoveries and five forcedfumbles as a senior at Westlake High School in Atlanta, Ga• Also caught nine passes for 400 yards.• Named to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution’s list of the Top 75 college prospects in Georgia• Was MVP of the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game with 10 tackles, two tackles for a loss and a forcedfumble that was returned for a touchdown• Collected 83 tackles, 20 sacks, eight interceptions and three fumble recoveries as a junior• Served as an intern with the Legacy Financial Group during the 2007 offseason• Majored in management at Georgia TechHEADERTEXANS BIOSFox’s 2011 Season StatisticsTackles Interceptions FumblesDate, Opp G GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD9/11 vs. NYG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/18 vs. ARZ INACTIVE9/26 @ DAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/2 vs. STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/16 vs. PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/23 @ CAR 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/30 @ BUF 1 0 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011/6 vs. SF 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011/13 @ MIA INACTIVE11/20 vs. DAL INACTIVE11/27 @ SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/4 vs. NYJ 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/11 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/18 @ NYG 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/24 vs. MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01/1 @ PHI 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 Totals 13 0 7 4 3 Sk 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fox’s Career StatisticsTackles Interceptions FumblesYear Team G GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD2004 KC 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 02005 KC 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 02006 KC 16 4 45 37 8 5.0 0.0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 0 02007 KC 10 0 12 11 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 02008 PIT 13 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 18 02009 PIT 16 3 26 18 8 0.0 82.0 1 82 82 1 1 0 1 5 02010 PIT 16 0 7 5 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 - 0 2 1 2 0 02011 WAS 13 0 7 4 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0NFL Totals 98 7 100 77 23 5.0 82.0 1 82 82 1 4 2 5 23 0Fox’s 2011 Season HighsTackles 4 at Buffalo, 10/30/11Fox’s Career HighsTackles 8 three times, most recent: at New York Jets, 12/30/07Interceptions 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/25/09Sacks 1.0 five times, most recent: at Cleveland, 12/3/06www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR