What’s up Yard Barker? I can’t believe it’s already the holiday season! I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Mine was great! My brother came to visit me in Virginia and we got the chance to hang out and visit our cousins who live here in Alexandria. We had some great food and then went home and watched some football. As for Christmas, I’ll probably be going back home to New Orleans. I’m planning on spending it with my mom and sister. I’m sure everyone is getting their Christmas lists ready but, to be honest, there’s nothing I really want. I just want to spend some time with family and make other people happy.

I haven’t decided what I’m going to do for New Year’s yet. I’m coming back to Virginia for our game against the Cowboys on the 27th and my birthday is on the 29th. Also on the 29th, my UCLA Bruins are playing in the Eaglebank Bowl at RFK Stadium. I’m excited to watch Bruins come here and play, I really enjoy watching my team every chance I get. Hopefully the Bruins will end the season with a win!

My new Years Resolution: I just want to get healthy and go in to next season 100% healthy.

First Question

Second Question

Last question of the 2009 Contest:


What season (year) did I become a starter at UCLA & what award did I win?


Remember to win either the tickets to the Redskin-Cowboys game or the XBOX 360 you need to find the answer to all three questions and submit them to my website’s email address: info@predator48.com. First two people to submit all three answers correctly wins.

(First person gets to choose which prize they want)


I will be announcing the winner of my contest on late Monday!! Good Luck!



Chris

What up Yardbarker! Monday is right around the corner and I am getting ready to give away 2 tickets to the Cowboys vs Redskins Sunday night game! I am also giving away an XBOX 360 as well, so I thought I would blog about my other passion, (the one that dosen't pay the bills) Gaming.

As many of you know, I’m a big gamer and recently I’ve been playing a lot of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Since I’ve been injured I’ve had more free time to game with Jones Drew and Kareem Moore. I like Modern Warfare 2, but at times it frustrates me. When I’m having a particularly rough day on Modern Warfare 2, I just put back in World At War. I feel like I’m the king at that game and can’t be beat. I’m not that good at MW2 yet because I’m still trying to figure it out. It’s been out about a month and I need to find the best hiding spots and knifing spots.

I noticed there are some glitches where you can hide in rocks and nobody will kill you. I wish they would get rid of that junk. Some of the levels they made are extremely difficult. Guys will just be lying on the ground behind some tree and decide to knife you from about 3 feet. It’s ridiculous! Overall, the game is great. I like all the guns and levels and hopefully with all this free time after I finish with my rehab, I’ll get a lot better and be able to make it to a higher level.


Question #2


How long have I been growing my dreads for?

What’s up Yardbaker? I have taken a couple weeks off blogging since I was injured and placed on IR after the Atlanta game. But I’m back and I want to end this season-long contest strong! The next two weeks I will be posting about 4-5 blogs with questions in order to win one of two 1st place prizes: an XBOX 360 or tickets to the Redskins vs Cowboys game on Dec 28th a MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game! So check in often as I will be posting blogs twice a week.

So on to what’s been going on with my life. I thought I’d share my thoughts on the season and what it’s been like being injured. Looking back at the season so far, it’s been disappointing obviously. Getting injured in Atlanta was a big setback because I planned on coming out and having another breakout year. It’s frustrating for me because I love being out there playing and I feel like I can make a difference when I’m on the field. Since I got injured, I’ve had a lot of free time on my hands. I’ve been on crutches since my surgery and I’m not allowed to rehab yet, so I’ve been mostly hanging out at the house and I’ll go to the facility to have the trainers check my progress. As far as rehab goes, there’s not much I can do yet, but I’m looking forward to moving around and getting active again. I’ve been on these crutches for a month now and I’m supposed to get off them today and get in to a walking boot. I’m excited!

My daily routine since I got hurt has really been just up in the air. I’m usually just hanging out at home playing video games. I try to get out and explore different places in Virginia. But there’s not much I can do since I’m on my crutches. I usually call up some buddies and see how they’re doing and catch up. I try to go up to the facility and support my teammates when I can. I miss being up there. Most guys that get put on injured reserve have the option to go home, but I’ve stayed here because I like the team atmosphere even though I’m hurt.



Question #1:

What other jobs am I interested in if I wasn’t a NFL athlete?


Remember you can find the answers on my website www.Predator48.com

I want to take some time out to talk about Monday night’s game and the great Redskins fans. Monday Night Football is always exciting. Growing up, every player dreams of playing on MNF. Hearing the theme song “dun dun dun duh” fires you up even more. I thought I played well my first time back in the starting lineup so that was a plus for me, but I wish I could have a made a couple more plays and created a turnover. These past couple of weeks have been rough. I am not really concerned whether I get the start or not - I just want to play. There have been some games where I had one play on defense and there have been some games I had 58 plays on defense without starting. It’s just one of the things you go through as a player. I am still young, still learning and I’m doing what ever it takes to show the coaches that I belong out there.

Playing at home is great because the players can feed off the energy of the fans. I just wish we could have delivered a W to them. One of the best things about being a Redskin is the unconditional support from the best fans in the NFL. We are thankful and appreciative for their support despite how the season is going. We are having some rough times right now, but we are going to get out of it and I appreciate the fans sticking with us.

As you know I am giving away a pair of game worn autographed gloves and cleats this week. To win them, you need to find the answers to last week’s and this week’s questions. Submit the answers to info@predator48.com. The first person to get both questions right will win the prize.

This week’s question:

When I was growing up what was my favorite NFL team?

Hint: read my blogs from last season

Good Luck!

Chris

What up YardBarker. Sorry I missed my blog last week I am going to try and stay on top for the rest of the season. I gave away my first prize, a signed Predator48 shirt to AMY FOSTER of Maryland who is a huge Skin’s fan. Congratulations Amy!

I want to continue my contest and the next prize is going to be a pair of signed gloves and cleats. Remember to keep track of the answers these next two weeks so you can submit them to info@predator48.com after the Falcons Game.

Question:

So many of you know I have the nickname “Predator” because of my dreds, but do you know the nickname my teammate Fred Smoot has for me?

Remember you can find the answers on my website www.predator48.com

Have a good week and Watch Monday Night Football!!

Chris

First of all I want to apologize to my coach, my teammates and my fans for the recent blog that was posted on www.predator48.com. I held a contest during the preseason where a fan could win the chance to become the official blogger for my website. I held this contest because I wanted to create some more fan interaction and give a cool opportunity to a Redskins fan. Up until this post, our blogger Matt had done an excellent job, but as soon as I found out Matt had made some comments that were negative in nature about my coach and some of my teammates, I had it taken down immediately. I don’t promote or agree with what was stated in the blog.

I understand that what is posted on my site is a reflection of me and I can assure you this won’t happen again. I’m a positive, upbeat, team oriented person and that is what I expect for anything that goes on my website. Go Redskins!

What’s up YardBarker? I am giving away an autographed shirt this week!!

To win the shirt you will need to find the answers to my previous two questions and the new question at the end of this blog.

You can find the answers to the questions on www.predator48.com or www.chrishorton.yardbaker.com

Once you have the answers to the questions, submit them to my websites email info@predator48.com and the first person to get all 3 questions right wins the autographed shirt.

Question of the week: How many solo tackles did I have while in college at UCLA?

YB what up? As you all know I am a Bruin so I got to talk about my team. I am extremely excited to see my team at 3-0 the first time since 2005!! They are out having fun, competing each week and it has been fun to watch them . The secondary has been balling out especially Rahim Moore 5 picks in two games RIDICULOUS!! I still text a bunch of guys on the team during the week and before the games on Saturday so it is awesome to see them doing great.

I just want to let my boys know that I am watching them, keep grinding and good luck!

On to the Redskins… Man that game was ugly but I was happy to come out with a win. I have been asked a couple of times about the play when I forced a fumble and whether or not I was trying to knock the ball out. The truth is I was just coming inside out trying to make a play and I happened to get my head on the ball. I didn’t realize that I forced a fumble until I heard everyone screaming. It was an awesome play and I am happy I took that opportunity to score away from them.

I just posted a new video with my 2nd question to the contest. Next week I am giving away a signed shirt so find all of the answers to my questions on my YardBarker blog or www.Predator48.com. Remember to keep track of all the answers (in order) and submit them to info@predator48.com when I tell you to! Full contest details here.

Chris

You can find the answer to my question in an old Bark or on my website www.Predator48.com. Keep track of the answers I will be giving away the first prize, a signed predator48 shirt in two weeks.

Remeber to keep track of all the answers (in order) and submit them to info@predator48.com when i tell you to! Full contest details here.

HAIL

I am holding a season long contest. The grand prize is an XBOX 360 and tickets to a game this season. There will also be several other prizes including an autographed shirt, gloves, and cleats.

YardBarkers check out the details for my new contest Good Luck.

Rules:

• Each week Chris will ask a question on his YardBarker blog. The answers to his questions will be located on his website www.Predator48.com or in one of his previous YardBarker blogs.

• You will need to keep track of all the answers to Chris’s questions throughout the whole season.

• After the Buccaneers game submit your answers in order to info@predator48.com for a chance to win an autographed shirt.

After the Falcons game submit your answers in order to info@predator48.com for a chance to win autographed gloves & cleats.

After the Eagles game submit your answers in order to info@predator48.com for a chance to win an XBOX 360 and tickets to a game!