Early years

Houston attended Thomas B. Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track. He played linebacker and running back. He finished his career with 3,325 rushing yards and 49 touchdowns as a running back and 239 tackles and 13 sacks as a linebacker.

In track and field, Houston competed in the throwing events. He got top-throws of 14.81 meters in the shot put and 48.31 meters in the discus throw.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the sixth best strongside defensive end prospect of his class.

College career

Houston started his college career as a defensive end but switched to defensive tackle as a junior. During his career he started 33 of 50 games, recording 133 tackles and 14 sacks. He recorded 10 tackles and a sack during the Longhorns loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game.

Professional career

2010 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 2⅝ in	305 lb	33 in	10 in	4.84 s	1.68 s	2.80 s	4.71 s	7.61 s	33½ in	9 ft 6 in	30 reps

Oakland Raiders

Houston was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round (44th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, and started his rookie year at left defensive end.

Chicago Bears

On March 11, 2014, Houston and the Chicago Bears agreed to a five-year contract. The deal is worth $35 million, with $15 million guaranteed. On October 26, Houston tore his ACL while celebrating a sack of New England Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, while the Bears were losing by 25 points. The incident was similar to Stephen Tulloch's, who also tore his ACL, while celebrating a sack earlier in the season.

In 2015, Houston moved to linebacker under new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio's 3-4 defense. There, he recorded a career- and team-high eight sacks.

Career stats

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	FR YDS	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG	TD	PD
2010	OAK	16	39	30	9	5.0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	OAK	16	51	36	15	1.0	0	2	0	1	15	15	15	0	3
2012	OAK	16	69	49	20	4.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2013	OAK	16	69	56	13	6.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	CHI	8	11	8	3	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2015	CHI	15	45	35	3	8	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	Total	72	239	179	60	25.0	4	7	0	1	15	15	15	0	6

Key

• GP: games played
• COMB: combined tackles
• TOTAL: total tackles
• AST: assisted tackles
• SACK: sacks
• FF: forced fumbles
• FR: fumble recoveries
• FR YDS: fumble return yards
• INT: interceptions
• IR YDS: interception return yards
• AVG IR: average interception return
• LNG: longest interception return
• TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
• PD: passes defensed

[ Source: Wikipedia ]