Lamarr Houston
 Houston during his tenure with the Raiders | |||||||||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
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| Born: | June 24, 1987 San Francisco, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 274 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Colorado Springs (CO) Doherty | ||||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / round: 2 / pick: 44 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||
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Frederick Lamarr Houston (born June 24, 1987) is an American football outside linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas.
Early years
Houston attended Thomas B. Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track. He played linebacker and running back. He finished his career with 3,325 rushing yards and 49 touchdowns as a running back and 239 tackles and 13 sacks as a linebacker.
In track and field, Houston competed in the throwing events. He got top-throws of 14.81 meters in the shot put and 48.31 meters in the discus throw.[1]
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the sixth best strongside defensive end prospect of his class.[2]
College career
Houston started his college career as a defensive end but switched to defensive tackle as a junior. During his career he started 33 of 50 games, recording 133 tackles and 14 sacks. He recorded 10 tackles and a sack during the Longhorns loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
305 lb (138 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.84 s | 1.68 s | 2.80 s | 4.71 s | 7.61 s | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
30 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
Oakland Raiders
Houston was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round (44th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft,[4] and started his rookie year at left defensive end.
Chicago Bears
On March 11, 2014, Houston and the Chicago Bears agreed to a five-year contract. The deal is worth $35 million, with $15 million guaranteed.[5] On October 26, Houston tore his ACL while celebrating a sack of New England Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, while the Bears were losing by 25 points.[6] The incident was similar to Stephen Tulloch's, who also tore his ACL, while celebrating a sack earlier in the season.[7]
In 2015, Houston moved to linebacker under new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio's 3–4 defense. There, he recorded a career- and team-high eight sacks.[8]
In 2016 in the second game of the season, Houston tore the ACL in his left knee during Monday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on September 22, 2016.
Career stats
| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | OAK | 16 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | OAK | 16 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | OAK | 16 | 69 | 49 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | OAK | 16 | 69 | 56 | 13 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CHI | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | CHI | 15 | 45 | 35 | 3 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 72 | 239 | 179 | 60 | 25.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
References
- ^ https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/lamar-houston-2741/
- ^ Lamarr Houston - Yahoo Sports
- ^ "Lamarr Houston Draft Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ Raiders Trade Back, Select Lamarr Houston
- ^ Sessler, Marc (March 11, 2014). "Bears, Lamarr Houston agree to five-year deal". National Football League. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Gardner, Sam (October 26, 2014). "Em-Bear-assment: Lamarr Houston's sack dance goes horribly wrong". FoxSports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Dickerson, Jeff (October 27, 2014). "Lamarr Houston out for season". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Jahns, Adam (March 26, 2016). "Lamarr Houston, Willie Young won over new Bears brass". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ Neveau, James (September 20, 2016). "Lamarr Houston Suffered Torn ACL in Bears' Loss". NBCChicago.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Lamarr Houston Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 14 January 2014.