Brian Cushing (born January 24, 1987) is an American football inside linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).
 He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Texans in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
The 1999 Rose Bowl was the 85th Rose Bowl game and was played on Friday January 1, 1999, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
 It was a college football bowl game at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 Wisconsin defeated UCLA by a score of 38-31.
 Ron Dayne of Wisconsin was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.
 He tied a modern Rose Bowl record with four touchdowns.
 This was the first year that the Rose Bowl became part of the Bowl Championship Series, ending a long-standing agreement between the Big Ten and the "West Representative" (PCC/AAWU) and the first year that the game was branded with corporate sponsorship.
 Unlike the other bowl games, the sponsor was not added to the title of the game, but instead as a presenter, so it became known as The Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T.
The 1917 Rose Bowl, known at the time as the Tournament East-West Football Game, was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1917.
 It was the 3rd Rose Bowl Game.
 The Oregon Webfoots defeated the Penn Quakers by a score of 14–0.
 It was Oregon's only Rose Bowl win prior to the 2012 Rose Bowl.
 Oregon team captain John Beckett was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.
The 2007 Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2007 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
 It was the 93rd Rose Bowl Game and part of the 2006-2007 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) at the conclusion of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
 In the game, the University of Southern California Trojans, champions of the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated the University of Michigan Wolverines, second-place finishers in the Big Ten Conference, 32–18.
 USC wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett and USC outside linebacker Brian Cushing were named the Rose Bowl Players of the Game.
The 1976 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1976.
 It was the 62nd Rose Bowl Game.
 The UCLA Bruins defeated the number one ranked and undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes 23–10 in a rare bowl rematch of a regular season game.
 UCLA quarterback John Sciarra was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game.
 This was the first post season that football teams from the Big Ten Conference and Pacific-10 Conference could appear in other bowl games since the Rose Bowl agreement was signed for the 1947 Rose Bowl.
 This game marked Ohio State coach Woody Hayes' last appearance in the Rose Bowl game.
The 1922 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 1922, between the Washington & Jefferson Presidents (W&J) and the California Golden Bears.
 It holds several distinctions including being the only scoreless Rose Bowl Game, the first tie in a Rose Bowl, the first African-American quarterback to play in the Rose Bowl (Charles Fremont West from Washington & Jefferson), the first freshman to play in a Rose Bowl (Herb Kopf of Washington and Jefferson), and Hal Erickson (W&J) became the only man ever to play in two different Rose Bowls (1919 and 1922), with two different teams (Great Lakes Navy and W&J), without losing.
 It was also the last to be played at Tournament Park and to be officially known as the Tournament East-West Football Game, and with only 450 students at the time, Washington & Jefferson College was the smallest school to ever play in a Rose Bowl.
The 1947 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game.
 It was the 33rd Rose Bowl Game.
 The Illinois Fighting Illini defeated the UCLA Bruins, 45–14.
 Illinois halfbacks Buddy Young and Jules Rykovich shared the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game award.
 They were named the Rose Bowl Players Of The Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.
 It was the first Rose Bowl game that featured teams from the Pacific Coast Conference and the Big Nine Conference by the terms of an exclusive five-year agreement.
 It is known as the first "modern" Rose Bowl, and the modern Rose Bowl records date back to this game.
 This exclusive agreement remained in place until the 1999 Rose Bowl when the Rose Bowl became part of the Bowl Championship Series, with the exception of the games from 1960 onward following the collapse of the PCC and prior to the renegotiation with the newly formed Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU), highlighted by the 1962 Rose Bowl where Big Ten champion Ohio State declined the invitation.
The 1934 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1934, was an American football bowl game.
 It was the 20th Rose Bowl Game.
 The Columbia Lions defeated the Stanford Indians (now Cardinal) 7-0.
 Cliff Montgomery, the Columbia quarterback, was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.
 At 35,000, it has the lowest attendance in the Rose Bowl game since the Rose Bowl Stadium was built in 1922.
 This was one of the few rainy New Year's Day celebrations in Pasadena, California.
 Rain three days before had turned the Rose Bowl stadium into a small lake.
The 1998 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1998, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
 It was the 84th Rose Bowl Game.
 The game featured Michigan beating Washington State by a score of 21–16.
 The ending of the game is controversial.
 On Washington State's final drive, the Cougars got a first down at midfield even though Washington State WR Nian Taylor possibly interfered with Michigan CB Charles Woodson on a 3rd down pass play.
 On the next play, Washington State completed a hook-and-ladder first down inbounds, temporarily stopping the clock with two seconds remaining.
 When the first down markers were reset the clock was started back up.
 WSU immediately hiked and then spiked the football.
 The officials ruled that time had expired.
 Brian Griese was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.
 This was the last year that the Rose Bowl was not part of the Bowl Championship Series.
 This was also the last year that the game was not branded with corporate sponsorship.
The 1988 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1988.
 It was the 74th Rose Bowl Game.
 The Michigan State Spartans defeated the USC Trojans 20–17 in a bowl rematch that was much closer than the 27-13 Spartan victory in the regular season.
 Michigan State Linebacker Percy Snow was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game.
 This was the last Rose Bowl game televised by NBC Sports, ending a 37-year partnership.
 ABC Sports picked up rights to broadcast the game the following year.

Question: The 2007 Rose Bowl included a player of the game who now plays as inside linebacker for what NFL team?
Answer: Houston Texans