JASON HORTON #42

Position	Cornerback
Height	6-1
Weight	196
Years Experience	4
Birthdate	2/16/1980
Hometown	Ahoskie, NC
College	North Carolina A&T
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	23

Pro Career

Fourth-year cornerback that signed with the Chiefs on May 27th … Expected to compete for a roster spot in the Chiefs secondary … Spent the 2007 season on injured reserve after suffering a fractured right arm in Houston’s preseason opener … Competed for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League for a season (2003) before beginning his NFL career … Entered the NFL ranks as a free agent in Green Bay … Spent two campaigns with the Packers (2004-05) prior to joining the Texans … Has played in 23 regular season games and one postseason contest … Owns 12 tackles (nine solo) ... Left college early to declare for the NFL Draft, but improper paperwork left him unavailable for the draft and ineligible for his final collegiate season.

Transactions: Signed a one-year contract with Kansas City as a free agent (5/27/08) ... Released by Houston (12/13/07) ... Signed a one-year contract with Houston (1/9/07) ... Released by Green Bay (9/4/06) ... Signed a one-year exclusive rights tender with Green Bay (3/3/06) ... Signed a one-year exclusive rights tender with Green Bay (3/2/05) ... Signed a one-year contract as a free agent with Green Bay (1/5/04).

2007

Houston: Did not see any game action after being place on injured reserve on September 1st with a fractured arm.

2005

Green Bay (2004-05): Saw action in 23 games … Registered 12 tackles (nine solo) ... Played in one playoff game.

2005: Appeared in nine games … Was inactive for one contest … Was placed on injured reserve on November 23rd with a shoulder injury … Finished with seven tackles (six solo) ... Had one special teams tackle at Detroit (9/11) ... Inactive vs. Cleveland (9/18) ... Recorded two special teams stops vs. Tampa Bay (9/25) ... Notched a tackle on defense and special teams vs. New Orleans (10/9) ... Posted three tackles as an extra defensive back and two special teams stops at Minnesota (10/23) ... Collected three tackles vs. Minnesota (11/21).

2004

Competed in 14 games and was inactive for two contests … Registered five tackles (three solo) and 16 special teams tackles to rank third on the team … Was inactive at Carolina (9/13) and vs. Tennessee (10/11) ... Played in his first NFL game vs. Chicago (9/19), collecting a special teams stop … Finished with a career-high four tackles (three solo) at Indianapolis (9/26) ... Recorded two special teams tackles vs. Dallas (10/24) ... Amassed two special teams stops in four consecutive games, vs. Minnesota (11/14), at Houston (11/21), vs. St. Louis (11/28) and at Philadelphia (12/5) ... Registered two special teams tackles at Minnesota (12/24) ... Saw action in the NFC Wild Card Playoff Game vs. Minnesota (1/9).

2003

Canadian Football League: Spent the 2003 season with the Toronto Argonauts, but did not see any game action.

College Bio

Competed in 32 games during his three collegiate seasons … Played his freshman season at North Carolina before transferring to North Carolina A&T … Saw action in 10 games as a junior in 2002, collecting 58 tackles (38 solo), six INTs for 58 yards, two fumble recoveries and 13 passes defensed … Saw duty in 11 games in 2001 as a sophomore, recording 47 tackles (29 solo), a team-high five INTs, one fumble recovery and 14 passes defensed … Played in 11 games (three starts) as a true freshman in 2000 for the Tar Heels, finishing with 20 tackles (16 solo) and an INT … Majored in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations at North Carolina A&T.

Personal Bio

• Named Roanoke-Chowan Area Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Hertford County High School in Ahoskie, North Carolina.

• Led the state of North Carolina with 13 INTs in ‘97.

• Lettered four years in basketball and three years in track.

• Assisted in coaching a Greensboro-area high school football team in 2001.

• Cousin, Bobby Futrell, is a former defensive back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1986-90).

• Owns an extensive football card collection.

• A cancer threat almost ended his career following the 2004 season when he had surgery to remove his lymph nodes.

• Full name: Jason Dennard Horton.

• Single, with daughters Dazia (10) and Jaylah (4).

• Resides in Ahoskie, North Carolina.