Houston during his tenure with the Lions in 2011 |
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| No. 23 Detroit Lions | |
| Cornerback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: October 18, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Austin, Texas | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 178 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Arkansas | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Atlanta Falcons | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 274 |
| Sacks | 0.0 |
| Forced Fumbles | 2 |
| Interceptions | 9 |
| Interception touchdowns | 3 |
| Passes defensed | 60 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Chris Houston (born October 18, 1984 in Austin, Texas) is an American Football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football for Arkansas.
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Houston attended Mendez Middle School and LBJ High School in Austin, Texas, where he played running back and cornerback. During his senior year he rushed for 426 yards and six touchdowns, before moving exclusively to cornerback. He was also a shooting guard on the school's basketball team.
Houston attended The University of Arkansas from 2003 to 2006. During his junior year he was a Pro Football Weekly All-American honorable mention and All-Southeastern Conference second team selection by the league's coaches and Associated Press. He finished his college career with 89 tackles, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and a touchdown.
After his junior year, Houston decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2007 NFL Draft.[1]
Houston was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. During his second season in 2008, against the Kansas City Chiefs, he had his first career interception and returned it for a touchdown. In three years with the Falcons he started 37 of 44 games, recording 166 tackles and three interceptions.
On March 8, 2010, Houston was traded to the Detroit Lions for a sixth-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and a conditional seventh round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.[2]
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