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Last Edited: Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008, 4:22 PM CDT Created: Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008, 4:22 PM CDT Texan retain Kalu. FOX 26 News Related Items Links More Houston Sports News HOUSTON -- NFL sources told FOX 26 Sports Free agent defensive end N.D. Kalu has agreed to a one-year contract to return to the Houston Texans for a third season. Last season Kalu played in 15 games for the Texans and had 13 ...
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KALU RETURNS TO TEXANS
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Free agent defensive end N.D. Kalu has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Texans for the 2008 season, Fox 26 in Houston is reporting. Kalu, who has spent the last two years with the Texans, played 15 games and started one in 2007. He plays mostly as a situational pass rusher, and he had three sacks last season. He has previously played for the Eagles and Redskins. Although Kalu is far from a household name, one thing he is known for is his criticism of the NFL and NFL Players Association for failing to take care of retired players who are suffering from long-term health consequences of injuries they sustained during their playing careers. During the 2007 off-season, he said he thought every active ...
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NFL sources told FOX 26 Sports [that f]ree agent defensive end N.D. Kalu has agreed to a one-year contract to return to the Houston Texans for a third season.
Last season[,] Kalu played in 15 games for the Texans and had 13 tackles and three quarterback sacks.
He may be old, he may have lost a step or three, and he may be best utilized as a situational pass rusher. That said, unless we wind up snagging a Calais Campbell at pick 18, Kalu is almost certain to contribute. And, while I don’t normally buy into the “sign the old guy as a mentor” move, this might be one of the few cases where it actually makes ...
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