DeAndre Houston-Carson
DeAndre Houston-Carson (born April 13, 1993) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at William & Mary.
 Houston-Carson in the 2019 NFL season | |||||||||||||
| No. 36 – Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | April 13, 1993 Woodford, Virginia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Massaponax (Fredericksburg, Virginia) | ||||||||||||
| College: | William & Mary | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 185 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020 | |||||||||||||
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Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0 3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
201 lb (91 kg) |
1⁄8 in (0.00 m) |
1⁄8 in (0.00 m) | 4.54 s | 1.55 s | 2.62 s | 4.28 s | 7.15 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values from NFL combine[1] | ||||||||||||
Houston-Carson was selected in the sixth round, 185th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2016 NFL Draft.[2] On May 9, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Bears.[3]
On September 2, 2017, Houston-Carson was waived by the Bears and was signed to the practice squad.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2017.[6]
After becoming a free agent following the 2018 season, he was re-signed by the Bears to a one-year deal on March 29, 2019.[7] During the 2019 season, Houston-Carson played every game as he recorded six tackles on special teams, the third-most on the team.[8]
On March 31, 2020, Houston-Carson was re-signed by the Bears.[8] In Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football, Houston–Carson broke up a pass thrown by Tom Brady on fourth down with less than a minute left in the game to help secure a 20–19 Bears' win.[9] In the following week's game, he intercepted a pass thrown by Teddy Bridgewater of the Carolina Panthers with 1:32 remaining in the game to seal the 23–16 Bears' victory.[10]
References
- http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/deandre-houston-carson?id=2555381
- "Bears draft S DeAndre Houston-Carson". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- "Bears sign seven draft picks, 10 others". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
- Mayer, Larry (September 4, 2017). "Bears sign Jenkins, nine to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017.
- Mayer, Larry (September 19, 2017). "Roster Moves: Bears elevate Houston-Carson, waive Gentry". ChicagoBears.com.
- Biggs, Brad (March 29, 2019). "DeAndre Houston-Carson, special-teams standout, returns to Bears on 1-year contract". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- Mayer, Larry (March 31, 2020). "Roster Move: Bears sign Houston-Carson". Chicago Bears. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- "Foles beat Brady again as Bears squeeze by Tampa Bay 20-19". ESPN. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- Kane, Colleen (October 18, 2020). "Chicago Bears beat the Carolina Panthers 23-16 on the road to improve to 5-1 for the 1st time since 2012". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2020.