BRIAN CUSHINGCushing, Brian PatrickHeight: 6-3 Weight: 255 Born: January 24, 1987 Park Ridge, NJ High School: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2006 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2007 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2008 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (15th overall) 2009 Houston Texans |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 56 | SLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 56 | SLB-MLB | 12 | 12 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 56 | LILB | 16 | 16 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 56 | LILB | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 56 | LILB | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 56 | MLB | 14 | 14 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 56 | MLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 56 | MLB | 13 | 13 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 56 | SLB-MLB | 5 | 5 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 104 | 104 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/25/2009 | 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 8/1/2009 | 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 5/7/2010 | 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL |
| Exemption | 10/4/2010 | 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL |
| Activated | 10/9/2010 | 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/10/2012 | 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/28/2013 | 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 9/13/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Exemption | 11/28/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Activated | 12/4/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Released | 2/20/2018 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 260 | 0 | 0.0 | 246 | 23.1 | 14 | 2.8 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 360 | 0 | 0.0 | 329 | 32.3 | 31 | 6.3 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 753 | 0 | 0.0 | 724 | 64.1 | 29 | 6.3 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 1059 | 0 | 0.0 | 986 | 94.4 | 73 | 15.4 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 611 | 0 | 0.0 | 611 | 60.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 194 | 0 | 0.0 | 165 | 16.1 | 29 | 5.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3237 | 0 | 3061 | 176 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 20 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 4.0 | 30.5 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13.5 | 80.5 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 133 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 664 | 664 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 42 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans2017 HOU NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 26 | 3 | 23 | 194 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
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