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

ANDRE JOHNSONWIDE RECEIVERHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 226 | College: Miami (Fla.) |Hometown: Miami, Fla. | 10th NFL Season |10th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 31 |Acquired: D1-’03 (3rd overall) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 122/122 | Teams: Houston, 2003-12 |HEADERTEXANS BIOS80TRANSACTIONS: Selected after his junior season by Houston Texans in the first round (3rd overall) in the2003 NFL Draft….signed by Texans on July 22, 2003...re-signed by Texans on March 3, 2007...re-signedby Texans on Aug. 5, 2010.HONORS:• Five-time Pro Bowl selection (2005, 2007, 2009-11)• Associated Press All-Pro First-Team (2008, 2009)• NFL Alumni Wide Receiver of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009)• Pro Football Weekly First-Team All-Pro (2008, 2009)• Sporting News All-Pro (2010)• SportsIllustrated.com All-Pro (2008)• ESPN.com All-Pro (2008)• AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 2, 2010; Week 4, 2006)• AFC Offensive Player of the Month (October, 2008)• NFL Rookie of the Week (Week 4, 2003; Week 10, 2003)• Touchdown Club Player of the Year (2004, 2006)• Houston Texans Team MVP (2006, 2008, 2009)CAREER:• The Texans’ all-time leading receiver with 706 receptions for 9,656 yards and 52 touchdowns innine seasons• Led the NFL in receptions in 2006 with 103 and again in 2008 with a career-high 115• Led the NFL in receiving yards in 2008 with 1,575 and again in 2009 with 1,569• Joined Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (1989-90, 1993-95) as the only players in modern NFL history to leadthe League in back-to-back years• Joined Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis, 2001-02) as the only receivers to surpass 1,500 yards in consecutiveyears• Became the second-fastest player to reach 700 catches in NFL history, doing so in his 120th careergame, trailing only Marvin Harrison who reached the mark in 114 games• Is one of eight active NFL players to have 9,000-plus receiving yards• Has 38 career 100-yard games and the Texans are 19-19 when he eclipses the 100-yard barrier• Has more starts than anyone else in franchise history (122)• Ranks 34th all-time in receptions and 39th in receiving yards2011 (Houston 7/7):• Named a team captain for 2011 and finished with 33 receptions for 492 yards and two touchdowns• Inactive for nine games due to hamstring injuries• Led all Texans receivers with seven reception for 95 yards and a touchdown vs. Indianapolis (9/11)• Caught seven passes for 93 yards including a 23-yard fourth quarter touchdown to put the game outof reach at Miami (9/18)• Posted his 38th career 100-yard receiving performance with seven receptions for 128 yards at NewOrleans (9/25)• Caught four passes for 36 yards before leaving with a hamstring injury vs. Pittsburgh (10/2)• Returned to the lineup and caught two passes for 22 yards including the 700th of his career on an8-yard reception in the third quarter at Jacksonville (11/27)• Led all Texans receivers with four receptions for 97 yards before leaving the game due to a hamstringinjury vs. Atlanta (12/4)• Returned to action in the season finale, catching two passes for 21 yards vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)• Made his postseason debut after having more career receptions (706) and receiving yards (9,656)than any player in NFL history to have not played in the playoffs• Caught five passes for a game-high 90 yards and a 40-yard touchdown in AFC Wild Card Playoffvs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)• Recorded eight receptions for 111 yards in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore (1/15/12)• Finished the postseason with 13 receptions for 201 yards and a touchdown2010 (Houston 13/13):• Led the team in receiving with 12 receptions for 158 yards and a crucial fourth-quarter touchdownat Washington (9/19)• Led the offense with five receptions for 95 yards including a long of 48-yard vs. the New York Giants(10/10)• Caught eight passes for 138 yards and the game-winning touchdown vs. Kansas City (10/17)• Caught seven passes for 106 yards and a touchdown at Indianapolis (11/1)• Led Texans receivers with nine receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown at Jacksonville (11/14)• Became the first player in NFL history to catch 60 passes in each of his first eight seasons when hecaught nine passes for 56 yards and a touchdown vs. Tennessee (11/28)• Led Texans receivers with six receptions for 149 yards at Philadelphia (12/2)• Caught nine passes for his second straight 140-yard game and scored two touchdowns vs. Baltimore(12/13)• Caught the 50th touchdown of his career as one of his six receptions resulting in a total of 58 yardsat Tennessee (12/19)2009 (Houston 16/16):• Started all 16 games for the second consecutive season and led the NFL with 1,569 receiving yardson 101 receptions while also scoring a career-high nine touchdowns• Registered his third career 100-catch season and his fourth 1,000-yard season• Caught three passes for 71 yards and a touchdown for the AFC in the Pro Bowl• Tied a career high with two touchdown receptions and caught 10 passes for 149 yards at Tennessee(9/20) including the 500th reception of his career, making him the second-fastest player to reach500 receptions• Made eight receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns at Arizona (10/11)• Had his second consecutive 100-yard game as he made eight receptions for 135 yards at Cincinnati(10/18)• Made four catches for a team-leading 78 yards and a touchdown vs. Tennessee (11/23)• Caught seven passes for 99 yards and his sixth touchdown of the season at Jacksonville (12/6)• Caught 11 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns vs. Seattle (12/13), including a 64-yard touchdownreception on the game’s very first play• Caught nine passes for 196 yards at St. Louis (12/20) becoming only the second player in NFL historyto have back-to-back 190-yard games• Became only the second player in NFL history to have back-to-back seasons with 1,500 yards receivingwhen he caught five passes for 71 yards and a career high ninth touchdown of the seasonat Miami (12/27)2008 (Houston 16/16):• Lead the league in both receptions (115) and yards (1,575)• His 115 receptions were the third-most in the NFL since 2000• Caught 10-or-more passes in seven games, the most by a receiver in a single season in NFL historyand recorded eight 100-yard games• Topped 100 receiving yards in four consecutive games in the month of October while catching 10 ormore passes in four straight games for the first time in his career• 41 catches in October were the second-most by an NFL receiver in that month since the AFL-NFLmerger in 1970• Caught 10 passes for 112 yards at Pittsburgh (9/7), marking his third straight season opener with100 yards• Caught 10 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown vs. Miami (10/12), including the 400th receptionof his career on a 4-yard gain in the second quarter• Posted his third consecutive 100-yard game and fourth of the season vs. Detroit (10/19) with 141yards on 11 catches• Recorded his fourth consecutive 100-yard game and fifth of the season vs. Cincinnati (10/26) with11 receptions for 143 yards• Caught 10 passes for 116 yards at Cleveland (11/23)• Surpassed Domanick Williams for first place in franchise history in career touchdowns with his 29thwhile making seven receptions for 75 yards vs. Jacksonville (12/1)• Topped 6,000 career receiving yards with an 11-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter at GreenBay (12/7)• Finished with 11 receptions for a franchise-record 207 receiving yards vs. Tennessee (12/14)• Caught 10 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns vs. Chicago (12/28)2007 (Houston 9/9):• Saw action in nine games, missing seven games with a knee injury• Amassed 60 receptions for 851 yards and eight touchdowns for the season• Had a career-long 77-yard touchdown catch in the opener vs. Kansas City (9/9)• Registered seven receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns at Carolina (9/16)• Inactive the next seven games with a knee injury• Returned to action and recorded six receptions for 120 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown catchvs. New Orleans (11/18)• Recorded his fourth 100-yard game of the season with nine receptions for 116 yards and a 28-yardtouchdown catch at Tennessee (12/2)• Caught his seventh touchdown of the season, along with six receptions for 86 yards vs. Denver(12/13)• Had seven catches for 74 yards and his eighth touchdown of the season at Indianapolis (12/23)2006 (Houston 16/16):• Started all 16 games and led the Leauge with 103 receptions for 1,147 yards• Tied for the team lead with five touchdown catches• His 65 catches in the first eight games of the season ranked third-most in NFL history• Caught six passes for 101 yards vs. Philadelphia (9/10)• Had season-highs of 11 receptions for 152 yards and his 53-yard reception in the first quarter set upHouston’s first score vs. Washington (9/24)• Earned AFC Player of the Week honors with a nine catch, 101-yard performance vs. Miami (10/1)• Made a 17-yard reception inside the last two minutes to set up Kris Brown’s 48-yard field goal as timeexpired to give Houston the 27-24 win vs. Indianapolis (12/24)2005 (Houston 13/13):• Started 13 games, missing three with a nagging calf injury that plagued him all season• Made 63 catches for 688 yards and two touchdowns• Was inactive due to injury at Seattle (10/16), vs. Indianapolis (10/23) and vs. Cleveland (10/30)• Set season-highs with nine catches for 91 yards to lead the Texans in his first game back from a calfinjury at Jacksonville (11/6)• Matched a single-game high 12 receptions for a season-high 159 yards and one score vs. St. Louis(11/27)• Caught seven passes for 119 yards, including a season-long 53-yard touchdown catch vs. Jacksonville(12/24)2004 (Houston 16/16):• Started all 16 games, leading club in receptions (79), receiving yards (1,142), touchdown receptions(six) and four 100-yard receiving games, breaking his own record (three, 2003)• Selected to his first Pro Bowl• Second-youngest member of AFC Pro Bowl squad (LB Terrell Suggs, Ravens) and youngest AFCwww.HoustonTexans.com36twitter.com/TexansPR