Texans reach initial roster of 53 players
The Texans have their initial 53-player roster.
The Houston Texans have finalized their initial 53-player roster, announcing a series of moves that include the termination of contracts for several key players. The roster reductions saw the waiver and release of players such as CB Bryce Hall, LB Caleb Johnson, DT Naquan Jones, WR Zay Jones, TE Brevin Jordan, S George Odum, DE Dominique Robinson, QB Brett Rypien, WR Sterling Shepard, and WR Justin Watson.
Additionally, the team waived DT Dominic Bailey, WR Lewis Bone, CB Brandon Codrington, C Eli Cox, CB Stephen Hall, TE Louis Hansen, LB Jamal Hill, CB Alijah Huzzie, RB Jawhar Jordan, WR Josh Kelly, OT Jarrett Kingston, S Kaevon Merriweather, OT James Neal III, DE Derek Parish, TE Layen Pryor, WR Treyvhon Saunders, WR Daniel Sobkowicz, RB Deuce Vaughn, RB Noah Whittington, and RB Owen Wright.
To address injuries, WR Tank Dell and S Ja Marcus Ingram were placed on injured reserve with a return designation, while DE Ali Gaye was placed on season-ending injured reserve. Linebacker E.J. Speed and safety M.J. Stewart were placed on reserve/PUP.
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