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70 Fred Weary - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 308
COLLEGE: Tennessee
NFL EXP: 6th season
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | tckls | solo | ast | fum rec |
| 2002 | HOU | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | HOU | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | HOU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | HOU | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | HOU | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | HOU | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 59 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in third round (66th pick overall) of 2002 NFL draft…signed by Texans on July 17, 2002...placed on the reserve/injured list with a broken leg on Dec. 4, 2007...re-signed by Texans on May 9, 2008...placed on the reserve/injured list on Aug. 18, 2008.
PRO: Powerful lineman with solid size, strength, and footwork…started the first 12 games of 2007 at right guard before suffering a season-ending injury...part of an offensive line that reduced the team sack total from 68 in 2005 to 40 in 2006 to 22 in 2007, the sixth-lowest total in the league in 2007...started 43 of 63 games in his first six seasons in
2007: Started at right guard in the first 12 games...helped the Texans reduce their sack total from 40 in 2006 to 22, sixth-best in the league, in 2007...helped the Texans gain 109 rushing yards in the season opener against Kansas City (9/9)...part of a line that did not allow a sack and cleared the way for the Texans' 119 rushing yards at Carolina (9/16)...started against Indianapolis (9/23) and at Atlanta (9/30)...helped the Texans gain 352 total yards of offense and had one tackle following an offensive turnover against Miami (10/7)...helped the Texans net 390 total yards of offense at Jacksonville (10/14)...started against Tennessee (10/21)...helped the Texans gain 115 rushing yards at San Diego (10/28)...helped to clear room for 178 team rushing yards and part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack at Oakland (11/4)...helped the offensive line block for 103 team rushing yards and 287 passing yards against New Orleans (11/18)...started at Cleveland (11/25)...assisted the Texans in gaining 119 yards rushing, but was lost for the remainder of the season when he broke the tibia in his right leg at Tennessee (12/2)...placed on the reserve/injured list (12/4).
2006: Had his best season, starting 12 games and playing in three others…was considered the Texans' best offensive lineman over the second half of the season…part of a line that produced two of the three best rushing performances in franchise history…started at RG in the season opener against Philadelphia (9/10)…saw action in a reserve role at Indianapolis (9/17)…suited up but did not play against Washington (9/24)…played as a reserve in win over Miami (10/1)…saw action as a reserve lineman at Dallas (10/15)…returned to the starting lineup on Battle Red Day against Jacksonville (10/22) and helped the team run for 131 yards in the win…started at RG at Tennessee (10/29) and was part of an offensive effort that produced a season-high 427 total yards…started at RG at the New York Giants (11/5)…started at RG at Jacksonville (11/12) and paved the way for RB Samkon Gado's game-clinching one-yard run on fourth-and-one late in the game…started at RG against Buffalo (11/19) and at the New York Jets (11/26)…started at RG at Oakland (12/3) and helped RB Ron Dayne run for 95 yards against one of the best defenses in the league…started at RG against Tennessee (12/10) and helped Dayne run for 87 yards and two touchdowns…started at RG at New England (12/17)…started at RG against Indianapolis (12/24) and opened holes for Dayne to rush for a career-high 153 yards and two touchdowns as the Texans beat the Colts for the first time…the game against the Colts was also the 50th of his career…started at RG in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31).
2005: Played in four games, starting the final four games of the season at RG...made first start of the season at RG at Tennessee (12/11)... started at RG and helped clear the way for a team-record three rushing touchdowns against Arizona (12/18)...recovered a Texans fumble while starting against Jacksonville (12/24)...helped the Texans keep quarterbacks David Carr, and Tony Banks upright for the first time all season at San Francisco (1/1/06).
2004: Played in two games, starting one at RG…inactive for 14 games…started at RG in win at Kansas City (9/26)…also saw action on special teams in win at Tennessee (10/17).
2003: Played in 14 games, starting two at right guard…saw reserve action at G in season-opening win at Miami (9/7)…played on special teams and at LG for an injured Todd Washington against Kansas City (9/21)…saw time on special teams and at LG against the Jets (10/19)…started at RG at Tampa Bay (12/14) in place of Zach Wiegert, who sat out due to an injured elbow…started at RG against Indianapolis (12/28) and helped RB Domanick Williams crack the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season.
2002: Played in 16 games with 12 starts…started first four games of rookie season at RG before assuming backup role to Ryan Schau…resumed starting spot when Schau was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury…made first career start in NFL debut in season-opening win over Dallas (9/8)…started at RG at San Diego (9/15)…started at Philadelphia (9/29)…filled in for injured Schau against Cincinnati (11/3)…re-gained starting role at Tennessee (11/10) and kept it for remainder of the season.
COLLEGE: Recruited as a defensive tackle, then moved to guard as a redshirt sophomore, only to move center following year…played center as a junior and guard again as a senior…started every game at left guard in 2001…earned All-America honors his final season and was an All-Southeastern Conference first-team pick…graded a team-high 84.1 percent for blocking consistency…registered 112 blocks for an offense that generated 4,829 total yards…moved from guard to center, starting the first two games of junior season in 2000…suffered ankle sprain in first half of Florida game…forced to sit out remainder of contest and remainder of season…started all 12 games at right tackle in 1999 with 71 knockdowns for an offense that averaged 406.2 yards per game…played in 10 games in 1998 as a reserve left defensive tackle…recorded eight tackles on the year…redshirted in 1997…majored in economics.
Married to Casey with son Fred III (Trey) and daughter Madison and resides in Houston…second-team USA Today All-America selection and two-time all-state honoree as a two-way tackle at Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Ala.…earned all-area honors as a defensive lineman…had 68 tackles, two blocked FGs, and one forced fumble as a senior…state and national heavyweight wrestling champion…involved in Safe Kids Project to install fire alarms in Houston-area homes…participated in Take a Texan to School Day at Hayes Elementary…fed homeless men at Open Door Mission…teamed up with Palais Royal as part of Shop with a Texan Day to take children who reside at a Houston women's shelter holiday shopping…participated two years in Texans' Style Show to benefit Family Services of Greater Houston and the Houston Texans Foundation…part of Reliant Energy Power Readers Program at the Acres Home Branch Library in 2002…born Fred Edward Weary, Jr., in Montgomery, Ala.
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