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

BRYANT JOHNSON89WIDE RECEIVERHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 212 | College: Penn State |Hometown: Bailtimore City, Md. | 10th NFL Season |2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 31 |Acquired: FA-’11 | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 | Career GP/GS: 138/74 |Teams: Arizona, 2003-07; San Francisco, 2008; Detroit, 2009-10; Houston, 2011-12 |TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Arizona Cardinals in the first round (17th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft….signed by Cardinals on July 29, 2003...signed as free agent by San Francisco 49ers on March 14, 2003...signed as free agent by Detroit Loions on March 2, 2009...released by Lions on July 29, 2011...signed byHouston Texans on Aug. 29, 2011...signed by Houston Texans on July 27, 2012.CAREER:• Has played in 138 games in his career including 74 starts with 314 receptions for 3,938 yards and16 touchdowns2011 (Houston 15/0):• Finished with six receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown• Made his Texans debut in the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/11)• Caught one pass for 16 yards at Miami (9/18)• Made one reception for six yards at Tennessee (10/23)• Named the Special Teams Player of the Game after making three special teams tackles vs.Jacksonville (10/30)• Caught a season-high two passes for 23 yards vs. Carolina (12/18)• Caught his first touchdown of the season when Jake Delhomme hit him in the back of the end zonefrom 5 yards out late in the fourth quarter vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)• Made his postseason debut at wide receiver and on special teams in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs.Cincinnati (1/7/12)2010 (Detroit 13/13):• Served as a backup wide receiver and caught 18 passes for 210 yards• Caught one pass for 24 yards in season opener at Chicago (9/12)• Had three catches for 23 yards at Green Bay (10/3)• Inactive at Dallas (11/21) and vs. Chicago (12/5)• Caught two passes for 26 yards against New England (11/25)• Lone catch of game at Tampa Bay (12/19) was crucial in the team’s come-from-behind win• Finished with three catches for 49 yards in win vs. Minnesota (1/2/11)2009 (Detroit 16/16):• Started all 16 games, making 35 receptions for 417 yards and three touchdowns• Caught four receptions for 45 yards in season opener at New Orleans (9/13)• Recorded first touchdown of the season and first as a Lion on a 21-yard pass from Matthew Staffordvs. Washington (9/27) and finished with four catches for 73 yards• Caught two passes for 43 yards vs. St. Louis (11/1)• Recorded second touchdown of the season at Seattle (11/8) with an impressive one-handed grabin the back of the end zone• Gained 42 yards, tying a season-best with four receptions vs. Chicago (1/3) and caught his thirdtouchdown of the season on a 12-yard completion from Daunte Culpepper2008 (San Francisco 16/12):• Played in all 16 games with 12 starts and was second on the team in receiving with 546 yards on 45receptions and three touchdowns• Led team with six receptions (78 yards) at Seattle (9/14), including a 3-yard touchdown in the secondquarter• Started his second game of the season and recorded his second touchdown of the season on a2-yard pass from Shaun Hill vs. St. Louis (11/16)• Registered six catches for 49 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown pass from Hill in the fourth quarterto help solidify the 24-14 victory vs. the New York Jets (12/7)• Caught a 24-yard pass from Hill with 31 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter vs. Washington(12/28) to move the 49ers into field goal range, leading to Joe Nedney’s game-winning field goalin a 27-24 win2007 (Arizona 16/8):• Saw action in all 16 games with eight starts, totaling 46 receptions for 528 yards with two touchdowns• Caught at least one pass in every contest during season• Started vs. Pittsburgh (9/30) and caught four passes for 40 yards• Posted a six-catch, 80-yard performance at St. Louis (10/7)• Caught six passes for 56 yards with one touchdown vs. Cleveland (12/2)2006 (Arizona 16/8):• Played in 16 games with eight starts and posted 40 catches for a career-high 740 yards with acareer-high four touchdowns and caught eight passes of 35-plus yards and three passes of 50-plusyards as his 18.5 average ranked third in NFL among receivers with 30 or more catches• Caught six passes for 82 yards vs. Kansas City (10/8) in second start of season, which included anacrobatic catch on fourth down to keep game-tying drive alive in fourth quarter• Recorded three receptions for 87 yards, including a career-long 58-yard reception in fourth quarterat Oakland (10/22)• Posted a game-long 56-yard touchdown catch vs. Seattle (12/10) as part of a three-catch, 81-yardperformanceHEADERTEXANS BIOS2005 (Arizona 14/4):• Saw action in 14 games with four starts, posting 40 catches for 432 yards with one touchdown• Inactive at Detroit (11/13) and at St. Louis (11/20) with shoulder injury• Made first start of the season and caught six passes for 66 yards, including his first touchdown ofseason on a pass from QB Kurt Warner vs. Seattle (11/6)• Returned from injury to record five catches for 77 yards in fourth quarter vs. Jacksonville (11/27)2004 (Arizona 16/11):• Started 11 of 16 games played, posting 537 receiving yards on a career-high 49 catches with onetouchdown after missing the entire preseason with a stress fracture in foot• Notched a season-high seven catches for 54 yards vs. Seattle (10/14)• Recorded four receptions for 48 yards and returned three kickoffs for 77 yards, including one returnfor 47 yards down to the Lions’ 38-yard line to set up field goal at Detroit (12/5)2003 (Arizona 15/8):• Saw action in 15 games with eight starts, totaling 35 catches for 438 yards with one touchdown• Finished third among NFL rookie receivers behind teammate Anquan Boldin (101 receptions) andHouston’s Andre Johnson (66 receptions)• Made first career start vs. Seattle (9/14), responding with a career-high seven receptions for 68 yards• Caught six passes for season-high 86 yards vs. Green Bay (9/21)• Suffered shoulder injury at Dallas (10/5) and was inactive the following week vs. Baltimore (10/12)• Recorded three second-half receptions for 76 yards vs. Cincinnati (11/2), including a 54-yarder fromJeff Blake with 17 seconds left as he caught ball near goal line and tumbled into end zone for firstNFL touchdown catch in 17-14 winCOLLEGE:• Sixth player in Penn State history to catch more than 100 career passes, ranking fourth in schoolannals in receptions (110) and second in receiving yardage (2,008) for an 18.3-yard average and 10touchdowns; only Bobby Engram (3,026 yards, 1991, 93-95) garnered more yards for the Nittany Lions• Led team in receptions final two years• Returned 41 punts for a single-season school record of 528 yards (12.9 avg.), topping Branch’s 464-yard 1999 effortPERSONAL:• Attended Baltimore City (Md.) College High School, where he was named first-team all-metro, allcity,all-county and all-Maryland after posting career totals of 97 receptions for 2,297 yards with 31scores, 54 carries for 378 yards with four scores and 38 kickoff returns for 950 yards with five scores• Voted 1998 Baltimore Touchdown Club’s Offensive Player of the Year after recording 37 catchesfor 834 yards with 11 touchdowns at wide receiver and registering 77 tackles, six sacks and oneinterception as a defensive back during senior season• Lettered two years in basketball, serving as team captain• Lettered three years in track, anchoring school’s winning relay teams at 1998 Penn Relays andposting a 10.65 time in 100 meters• Returned to school and earned sociology degree in spring of 2005www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR