48 Bryan Pittman - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 265
COLLEGE: Washington
NFL EXP: 7th season
CAREER (through 2007 season): Consistent snapper with a strong work ethic and solid technique…made all 131 snaps on special teams in 2004, 137 snaps in 2005 and 128 in 2006…had a streak of 598 consecutive successful snaps broken in 2007…played semi-pro ball with the Puget Sound Jets in the Northwest Football League for three seasons.
2008 (Houston 12/0): Played on special teams as the long snapper at Pittsburgh (9/7), at Tennessee (9/21) and at Jacksonville (9/28)...contributed on special teams vs. Indianapolis (10/5), vs. Miami (10/12), vs. Detroit (10/19) and vs. Cincinnati (10/26)...handled long snapping duties at Minnesota (11/2) and vs. Baltimore (11/9)...contributed on special teams at Indianapolis (11/16) and at Cleveland (11/23)...handled long snapping duties vs. Jacksonville (12/1).
2007 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games for the fifth season in a row…made all snaps for the Texans for the fifth consecutive season…played in the 80th game of his career in the season finale against Jacksonville…finished the season with three special teams tackles…had his first errant snap of his career at San Diego (10/28)…snapped a streak of 598 successful snaps on both field goals and punts…made one special teams tackle on the afternoon…appeared in his 75th career game at Cleveland (11/25)…made one special teams tackle…named team captain at Tennessee (12/2).
2006 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games making all 128 snaps…made two special teams tackles…played in his 50th career game at Indianapolis (9/17) and made eight snaps…made seven punt snaps on punts and one fake punt at New England (12/17).
2005 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games, making all 137 snaps for the Texans…finished the season with three tackles, a career high…snapped six punts (including one converted fake punt), one FG, one field goal attempt, and one extra point at Seattle (10/16).
2004 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games, handling primary snapping duties for second consecutive season…conducted 34 PAT snaps, 24 FG snaps (including one fake FG), and 73 punt snaps…added two special teams tackles…snapped on three FGs and four punts at Kansas City (9/26), including Kris Brown's 49-yard game-winning FG with two seconds remaining…part of fake field goal in the fourth quarter of 20-3 win against Jacksonville (10/31)…snapped to holder Chad Stanley on fourth-and-two as Stanley faked a toss to Brown and picked up five yards and a first down.
2003 (Houston 16/0): Played in all 16 games as the Texans' primary long snapper…finished with 27 PAT snaps, 22 FG snaps, 97 punt snaps, one fake-punt snap, one fake FG snap, and one two-point conversion snap…added three special teams tackles and one fumble recovery…made NFL debut at Miami (9/7), the same day he was signed to the active roster…tallied a team-record seven FG snaps in 21-20 win…helped execute a fake FG at Indianapolis (10/26)…also recovered a fumble after Colts PR Brad Pyatt couldn't hold on to Stanley's punt in the second quarter.
Walked on as a long snapper at the University of Washington from 1997-98 under head coach Jim Lambright…spent two years at Walla Walla Community College, where he started at tight end both seasons, prior to joining the Huskies.
Signed as an undrafted free agent by Cleveland Browns on April 9, 2003…released by Browns on May 19, 2003…re-signed by Browns on July 25, 2003…released by Browns on August 27, 2003…signed by Houston Texans to the practice squad on September 1, 2003…signed to Texans active roster on September 7, 2003...placed on the reserve/suspended by commissioner list on Dec. 3, 2008...signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 19, 2009...released by the Seahawks on July 24, 2009...signed by the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 5, 2009...released by the Falcons on Dec. 1, 2009...signed by the Texans on Dec. 15, 2009.
Married to Suzanne…resides in Houston…attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Way, Wash.…born Bryan Pittman in Tacoma, Wash.















