Chris Horton

Chris Horton

No. -     Free Agent
Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: December 29, 1984 (1984-12-29) (age 26)
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College: UCLA
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 249
Debuted in 2008 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
Washington Redskins (2008–2010)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-10 (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009
Tackles	113
Sacks	1.0
Interceptions	3
Stats at NFL.com

Christopher D. Horton (born December 29, 1984 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. Horton played for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Redskins in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.

Early years

He graduated in 2003 from De La Salle High School in New Orleans.^[1] where he was a teammate of Marquise Hill.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Horton was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He officially signed a three-year, $1.191 million contract with the team on June 12, 2008. The contract included a $36,000 signing bonus.

Making his first NFL start for the Redskins in Week 2 against the Saints, Horton recovered a fumble and recorded two interceptions helping lead the team to a comeback victory. He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Saints. In the week 4 game against the Dallas Cowboys, he recorded his third interception of the season. On October 2, he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month. For week 4 he was named Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week. As a rookie, he finished third among rookies in interceptions behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Aqib Talib and Arizona Cardinals Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.

Following the 2008 season, he was awarded $342,197 in additional pay from the NFL's performance-based pay system, which gives financial compensation based on a comparison of playing time to salary; this made him the third biggest beneficiary in 2008.^[2]

Horton was released by the Redskins on September 3, 2011 just before the start of the 2011 NFL Season. ^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.delasallenola.com/content.cfm?news=yes&aid=308
2. ^ Bonus Pay SI.com, 2009
3. ^ "Beck, Grossman make Redskins' roster; no word on No. 1 QB". 3 September 2011. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d821f3006/article/beck-grossman-make-redskins-roster-no-word-on-no-1-qb. 

External links

• Official Website
• UCLA Bruins bio
• Washington Redskins bio

Persondata
Name	Horton, Chris
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Date of birth	December 29, 1984
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Date of death
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