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From crespifootball.com Alumni in the NFL TE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 250 Year: 8 Yrs/Pat: 1 Acquired: UFA-02 (SEA) College: Colorado High School: Crespi Carmelite High School Major: Communications Born: Sep. 22. 1971 Northridge, CA Personal Christian Fauria was born on Sept. 22, 1971 in Northridge, Calif. … First-team All-California Interscholastic Federation and first-team All-Del Ray League as a tight end at Crespi (Encino, Calif.) High School ... Team captain and most valuable player as a senior while catching 58 passes for 674 yards and six touchdowns … Added 78 tackles and six sacks while playing linebacker … Played only one season of basketball earning most valuable player honors after averaging 16.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game as a senior … Also lettered in track … Inducted into his high schools hall of fame on June 1, 2002 … Owns his own masonry business along with one of his brothers … One brother, Lance, lettered as a tight end at the University of Washington in 1984 and another, Quinn, played fullback at Northern Arizona in 1989 … His sister, Julie, played basketball at the College of the Canyons … Hosted the Christian Fauria Putt-Putt Invitational in 1998 to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County … Christian and his wife Rhonda have a daughter Riley (6/6/00) and son Caleb (8/28/01) … Fauria majored in communications at Colorado. College Finished his Colorado career with 98 receptions for 1,058 yards, and 12 touchdowns … Ranked fourth in school history in receptions and ninth in yards … Big 8 Conference record-holder for receptions by a tight end … Voted team captain as a senior … Winner of the Derek Singleton Award which is given to the Colorado player who displays the spirit,
1999 Started 15 games and played in 16 while recording 35 receptions for 376 yards. Did not start the season opener versus Detroit (9/12) due to a preseason knee injury, but did see playing time. Started the final 15 games including the playoff game versus Miami (1/9/00). Caught at least one pass in the final 14 games, including three versus Miami for 31 yards. 1998 Won the starting job in the preseason and finished the year with a career-high 37 receptions, tying the team. s single-season record for a tight end. Also established career-highs in receiving yards (377) and touchdowns (2). Set personal single-game highs with five receptions and 67 yards at Denver (12/27). Scored team. s only touchdown versus Pittsburgh (9/27) on an acrobatic 14-yard reception. Totaled 56 yards versus Oakland (11/1), a career mark at the time which included a 25-yard reception, tying a career-long. 1997 Played 16 games with three starts. Caught 10 passes for 110 yards, including a career long 25 yard reception against Atlanta (11/30). Credited with four tackles on special teams. 1996 Played the first 10 games, starting the last nine. Scheduled to be the starter but was slowed after missing all the preseason after breaking a finger in training camp. Did not start at San Diego, but returned to the starting lineup against Denver and remained there until missing the last six games on injured reserve after breaking an ankle versus Minnesota. Caught 18 passes for 214 yards and one touchdown, a 23-yarder against Denver. Had a season-high four receptions for 53 yards in that game. 1995 Caught 17 passes for 181 yards...Set Seahawks rookie TE record with 17 catches.
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