James Casey

James Byron Casey (twitter: @jamescasey86)

Position: TE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 235 lbs.

Born: September 22, 1984 in Fort Worth, TX
College: Rice   (school history)    (Casey college stats)
Drafted by the Houston Texans in the 5th round (152nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 12 (6363rd overall since 1950)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 5/22 FootballPerspective.com: Wherefore Art Thou Fullback?: When you think of the fullback in today’s game, you probably think of a player like Vonta Leach, widely regarded as the...
• 5/22 FootballPerspective.com: Wherefore Art Thou Fullback?: When you think of the fullback in today’s game, you probably think of a player like Vonta Leach, widely regarded as the...

• 4/7 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on AFC teams: Yesterday, I talked about how optimistic I was about nearly every team in the NFC. On the other hand, most of the teams in the...
• 4/6 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on NFC teams: It’s April, so most of these points will probably look silly in 9 months, but the NFC should be the class of the NFL in...
• 4/2 The High Phive: Eagles Continue to Ressurerect Roster, Add Needed Depth at WR, DE: April Fool’s day signals the start of off-season conditioning for the Philadelphia Eagles. A team with a new identity, the...
• 4/2 FootballPerspective.com: Is Arian Foster declining?: [House-keeping note: I've added the Salary Cap Calculator to the gray header tabs at the top of each page, so you can now easily...

• 3/27 NFL Spin Zone: Houston Texans sign Greg Jones: The Houston Texans have flipped a fullback from the AFC South, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the Texans have...
• 3/20 FootballPerspective.com: Arrelious Benn moves to Philly in search of a career revival: To the casual fan, Arrelious Benn is one of many nondescript wide receivers in the NFL. The Buccaneers selected him in the second...
• 3/18 The High Phive: During Free Agency, the Eagles are Establishing Expectation: There was another year in which the Philadelphia Eagles retooled their roster for younger players who fit the ideology of its...
• 3/18 FootballPerspective.com: How can teams best take advantage of the rookie salary cap?: [Special thanks goes out to my Footballguys.com co-writer Maurile Tremblay for his help in co-authoring this piece with me. Any...
• 3/13 The High Phive: Chip Kelly: Success Formula and Offensive Efficiency: The doctor is in. That much is certain after Dr. Chip Kelly and co-surgeons Dr. Tom Gamble and Dr. Howie Roseman removed NFL players...
• 3/13 The High Phive: Gamble’s Experience Shows as Eagles Add Needed Depth: When the free agency period began yesterday at four o’clock Eastern time, many expected the Philadelphia Eagles to play...
• 3/13 FootballPerspective.com: What veterans did the eventual Super Bowl Champs add in the prior offseason?: Happy New Year to the NFL, which opened for business at 4PM yesterday. It’s been a busy couple of days, as the Seahawks...
• 3/7 NFL Spin Zone: Should Houston Texans release Kevin Walter?: The Houston Texans view finding a better No. 2 wide receiver opposite of star Andre Johnson as one of their top priorities this...

• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | Would like to bring back James Casey: The Houston Texans would like to re-sign impending free-agent FB James Casey this offseason because of his versatility but may...[+] not have the salary cap space depending on what happens with their other free agents.

• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | James Casey enters as starting FB: Houston Texans FB James Casey enters training camp as the team's starting fullback. It is his second season at the position after...[+] starting his career at tight end. He now lines up at fullback and tight end and motions all over the field, giving the team a variety of looks on offseason.

• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | Two TEs to compete for playing time: Houston Texans TEs James Casey and Garrett Graham are expected to compete for playing time behind TE Owen Daniels during training...[+] camp.

• 2/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | James Casey could see increased role : If Houston Texans impending free-agent TE Joel Dreessen departs in the offseason, it could mean a big lift for FB James Casey....[+] Casey, who spent most of 2011 at fullback after being converted to the position during training camp, caught 18 passes last season. Moving Casey back to his original position and pairing him with TE Owen Daniels would give the Texans two downfield threats at the position.

• 1/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | 13 practice : Houston Texans LB Mister Alexander (shoulder), CB Jason Allen (thumb), LB Bryan Braman (neck), DL Tim Bulman (calf), FB James...[+] Casey (knee, foot), DL Shaun Cody (knee), TE Joel Dreessen (knee), CB Sherrick McManis (ankle), C Chris Myers (knee), LB Brooks Reed (knee), RB Ben Tate (shoulder), OT Eric Winston (calf) and QB T.J. Yates (shoulder) practiced in full Thursday, Jan. 12.
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | 12 practice: Houston Texans LB Mister Alexander (shoulder), CB Jason Allen (thumb), LB Bryan Braman (neck), FB James Casey (knee, foot), DL...[+] Shaun Cody (knee), TE Joel Dreessen (knee), CB Sherrick McManis (ankle), C Chris Myers (knee), LB Brooks Reed (knee), RB Ben Tate (shoulder), OT Eric Winston (calf) and QB T.J. Yates (shoulder) practiced in full Wednesday, Jan. 11.
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | 13 players probable for playoff game: Houston Texans QB T.J. Yates (shoulder), FB James Casey (knee), WR Bryant Johnson (thigh), TE Joel Dreessen (knee), C Chris Myers...[+] (knee), OGs Mike Brisiel (ankle) and Antoine Caldwell (ankle), OTs Derek Newton (hip) and Eric Winston (calf), DT Shaun Cody (knee), CBs Johnathan Joseph (Achilles) and Sherrick McManis (ankle) and Glover Quin (ankle, elbow) fully participated in practice Friday, Jan. 6, and are listed as probable for the Wild Card playoff game.

• 12/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | 11 players limited: Houston Texans QB T.J. Yates (shoulder), RB Ben Tate (hamstring), FB James Casey (foot), WR Jacoby Jones (foot), TE Joel Dreessen...[+] (knee, wrist), OG Antoine Caldwell (ankle), DE Antonio D. Smith (ankle), DT Earl Mitchell (knee), LB Jesse Nading (knee), CB Johnathan Joseph (hamstring) and SS Glover Quin (ankle) were limited during practice Monday, Dec. 9.

• 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | James Casey 100 percent: Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said FB James Casey (pectoral) is completely recovered from the pectoral injury he suffered...[+] earlier in the season.
• 11/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | James Casey expected to be healthy after bye: Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said FB James Casey (pectoral) is not 100 percent at this point but is expected to be completely...[+] healthy after the bye week.
• 11/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | Three limited: Houston Texans LB Mister Alexander (shoulder), LB Bryan Braman (thigh) and FB James Casey (pectoral) were limited in practice...[+] Wednesday, Nov. 9.
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Texans | James Casey continues to improve: Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said Monday, Nov. 7, that FB James Casey (pectoral) is healthy, but he continues to split...[+] time with FB Lawrence Vickers. 'Well the firs thing, Lawrence has come in and boy, has he played well. That's the third week he's started and that's the best he's played,' Kubiak said. 'James is okay, as I've told ya'll before. He needs to continue to get a week or two under his belt where he continues to come out of the game healthy. He's been playing nicked up for us, but there's a lot of guys doing that.'

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