The Texans have signed Rex Burkhead, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. The ex-Patriots running back will join fellow newcomers Mark Ingram and Phillip Lindsay in the Texans’ new-look group.
Burkhead, 30, ended the season on IR, thanks to a November ACL tear. Before that, he was enjoying another solid season as the Pats’ change-of-pace back. Through ten games, the 30-year-old collected 274 yards and three touchdowns on 67 carries. He also had 25 receptions for 192 yards and three scores.
The Texans now count seven RBs on their 90-man offseason roster. Burkhead works to carve out a role, he’ll have plenty of familiar faces around. Texans GM and longtime Patriots exec Nick Caserio has imported lots of players from New England, including offensive tackle Marcus Cannon, wide receiver Donte Moncrief, and defensive end Derek Rivers.
David Johnson and Ingram still project to serve as the lead backs, with support from Lindsay. Assuming all three stick, there’s probably only one more RB spot up for grabs in Houston.
Patriots will regret letting him walk
Rex was a joke
Ok….
Look at the record book. He is a joke and he will never carry the load.
It’s really too bad that Burkhead never got the chance to start for the Bengals in their pre-Mixon platoon, but his time in New England showed at least how versatile he is. His stats of course never did show his in game value, due to the snap sharing with New England’s other backs, which is why I would have liked to see him have a chance to get more playing time.
Houston has too many backs for any one to control the snap count, and it’s really kind of odd to me that Burkhead would go there instead of a team with fewer mouths to feed at the position. Unless Caserio personally convinced him, that is.
Rex burkhead looks like a guy named Rex burkhead