Brian Cushing life and biography

Brian Cushing is a professional American football outside linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.

Selected by Houston Texans in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft...signed by Texans on August 2, 2009...placed on the reserve/suspended list for four games on May 7, 2010.

HONORS:
2010 Pro Bowl...2009 Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year...2009 Pro Football Weekly/PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year; 2009 Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie Team; 2009 AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6 and Week 8)...NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month (November and December).

PRO: Fast and physical rookie linebacker who was Houston’s first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft...opened the season as the starter at SLB.

2009 (Houston 16/16):
Made professional debut for the Texans, starting at linebacker against the New York Jets (9/13) and tied for the team-high with eight tackles (five solo)...had team-high ten tackles, including two tackles for loss at Tennessee (9/20)...named the Texans co-Defensive Player of the Week (along with LB DeMeco Ryans) after his ten tackles at Tennessee...became the first Texans rookie to lead his team in tackles in his first three career games vs. Jacksonville (9/27) where he registered eight tackles (six solo), one tackle for loss, and two pass defenses...led Texans in tackles for the fourth consecutive game with seven (five solo) vs. Oakland (10/4)...also had three hits on the quarterback and one tackle for loss, when he wrapped up Oakland RB Justin Fargas in the endzone for the Texans first safety since 12/15/02...had six tackles (three solo) including 0.5 sack and a quarterback hit at Arizona (10/11)...was the Texans defensive player of the game at Cincinnati (10/18), where he made nine tackles (six solo), two passes defensed, two forced fumbles and intercepted a pass from Bengals QB Carson Palmer late in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory...named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week (10/21) for his performance against Cincinnati...led the Texans in tackles for the fifth times in seven games by recording eight tackles (five solo) and one pass defensed vs. San Francisco (10/25)...led the Texans in tackles for the sixth time in eight games with ten (three solo) as well as having one sack, one pass defensed and one interception at Buffalo (11/1)...set a new career-high with 12 tackles (10 solo), one pass defensed, one tackle for a loss and one quarterback hit at Indianapolis (11/8)...led the defense in tackles for the eigth times in ten games with ten tackles (eight solo) including one for a loss vs. Tennessee (11/23)...defensive leader in tackles for the ninth time, compiling 11 tackles (seven solo) vs. Indianapolis (11/29), where he picked off a Peyton Manning pass for his third interception of the season...was named NFL Rookie of the Month of November after totaling 43 tackles, two interceptions and a sack...had three solo tackles including one for a loss at Jacksonville (12/6)...recorded one sack for a loss of 13 yards, three hits on the quarterback and ten tackles (six solo) including three for a loss vs. Seattle (12/13)...made seven tackles (three solo) with two hits on Rams quarteback Keith Null including combining with SS Bernard Pollard for a loss of five yards...made nine solo tackles at Miami (12/27) inlcuding one for a loss, intercepted one pass, deflected a pass and sacked an opposing quarterback for the third straight week...

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