Chris Horton
New Orleans, Louisiana) | |||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||
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| NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 249 | ||||
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Christopher Dion Horton (born December 29, 1984) is an American
Early years
He graduated in 2003 from
Professional playing career
Washington Redskins
Horton was drafted by the
Making his first NFL start for the Redskins in Week 2 against the New Orleans 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.[3]
Horton was released by the Redskins on September 3, 2011, just before the start of the 2011 season.[4]
New York Giants
Horton signed with the New York Giants on March 15, 2012.[5] He was released on August 27, 2012.
Professional coaching career
Baltimore Ravens
Horton originally joined the Baltimore Ravens as part of their coaching internship program.[6] In 2015, the Ravens officially hired him as an assistant special teams coach.[7]
On March 15, 2019, it was announced Horton would be promoted to special teams coordinator after Jerry Rosburg announced his retirement from coaching.[8][6]
References
- ^ "De la Salle High School - New Orleans, 1949". Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Bonus Pay SI.com, 2009
- ^ "Beck, Grossman make Redskins' roster; no word on No. 1 QB". Associated Press. 3 September 2011.
- ^ Giants sign former Washington Redskins safety Chris Horton
- ^ a b Mink, Ryan (March 20, 2019). "Meet Chris Horton, the Ravens' New Special Teams Coach". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Tinsman, Brian (March 21, 2019). "Former Redskins player promoted to Ravens' special teams coordinator".
- ^ Brown, Clifton (March 15, 2019). "Ravens Special Teams Coordinator Jerry Rosburg to Retire". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.