NFL Workout Updates: 1/3/19
Today’s workout updates, all courtesy of veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer (on Twitter):
Chicago Bears
- T Dakoda Shepley; G Ethan Cooper; LB Sam Eguavoen; K Ty Long
Detroit Lions
- DEs Avery Ellis, Tony Nelson; LB Sam Eguavoen
Green Bay Packers
- WR Devin Smith
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
- QBs Jon Jennings, Bo Levi Mitchell; WRs Sammie Coates, Greg Ward, Taj Williams; T Dakoda Shepley; LBs Sam Eguavoen, Jameer Thurman
Kansas City Chiefs
- DTs Henry Mondeaux, Cavon Walker; CB DeAndre Elliott
Los Angeles Chargers
- LB Alex Singleton; LS Tanner Carew; K Ty Long; P Shane Tripucka
New England Patriots
- WR Jordan Williams-Lambert
New Orleans Saints
- DE Geneo Grissom; LB Lorenzo Mauldin
New York Jets
- WR Stacy Coley; DE Charles Tapper
Pittsburgh Steelers
- RBs Terry Swanson, Malik Williams; WR Diontae Spencer
Seattle Seahawks
Minor NFL Transactions: 1/2/19
Here are Wednesday’s minor moves:
Houston Texans
- Signed off Chargers’ practice squad: S A.J. Hendy
- Placed on IR: Mike Tyson
Lamar Miller 'Good To Go' Vs. Jaguars
- Ahead of the Texans‘ pivotal Week 17 game, Lamar Miller will return. Bill O’Brien said his top running back is “good to go” against the Jaguars. Miller missed much of the past two games with a sprained ankle. The Jags are unlikely to have Leonard Fournette available, with the second-year back listed as doubtful.
Texans Re-Sign LB Josh Keyes
Josh Keyes is back with the Texans. ESPN’s Field Yates reports (via Twitter) that the linebacker has signed with Houston.
The 25-year-old spent the entire preseason with the Texans, compiling 23 tackles in four games. However, the Boston College product was cut prior to the regular season. He had a brief stint with the Redskins before re-signing with the Texans. He proceeded to compile five tackles in three games with Houston before being waived again in mid-November.
Keyes has appeared in 25 career games, including a career-high 10 games last season with the Browns and Chargers. The 2015 undrafted free agent has also had stints with the Buccaneers, Chiefs and Falcons.
The Texans could surely use some reinforcement at linebacker, especially with a trio of players (Brennan Scarlett, Dylan Cole, and Brian Peters) sitting on the injured reserve. Keyes will likely slide in behind Whitney Mercilus, Jadeveon Clowney, Duke Ejiofor, and Peter Kalambayi on the team’s outside linebacker depth chart.
NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/26/18
Here are today’s practice squad moves:
Arizona Cardinals
- Signed: OL Will House
Houston Texans
- Re-signed: LB Tyrell Adams
- Signed: CB Michael Hunter
Los Angeles Chargers
- Signed: DE Tyrone Holmes
NFL Workout Updates: 12/25/18
Today’s workouts, all courtesy of veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer (on Twitter):
Green Bay Packers
- TE: Evan Bayliss
Houston Texans
- LB: Cory James
San Francisco 49ers
- DE: Damontre Moore
Seattle Seahawks
- CB: Quinten Rollins; SS’s: Keith Tandy, Shamarko Thomas
Tennessee Titans
- DEs: Christian LaCouture, Kendall Vickers; DT: Dee Liner
Washington Redskins
- TE: Jace Amaro; Ts: Isaiah Battle, Cyrus Kouandjio, Darius James; DL: Kwaku Boateng (EDM CFL); QBs: Max Browne, Joe Callahan; LBs: Marquis Flowers, Hau’oli Kikaha, Corey Nelson, John Timu; WRs: Carlos Henderson, ArDarius Stewart, Tre McBride, Devin Smith.
NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/24/18
Today’s practice squad moves as the regular season winds down, with two AFC South teams shuffling their taxi squads:
Houston Texans:
- Signed: LB Chris Landrum
- Released: LB Kennan Gilchrist
Tennessee Titans:
- Signed: DL Kendal Vickers, WR Kalif Raymond
Texans To Place Thomas, Webster On IR
Demaryius Thomas‘ season is over. The Texans will place their No. 2 wide receiver on IR after he suffered an Achilles injury Sunday.
Interestingly, Kayvon Webster will head back to IR as well. The Texans just brought Webster off IR on Saturday but lost the cornerback during the game to a thigh injury. Houston also placed linebacker Brian Peters on IR and promoted wide receiver Steven Mitchell to the active roster from its practice squad.
Teammates from 2013-16 in Denver, Thomas and Webster’s Houston futures are uncertain. The Texans may well have been unlikely to keep Thomas on his lofty contract — which includes a non-guaranteed $14MM base salary in 2019 — before his injury, which is believed to be a torn Achilles. Now that he will have to undergo a significant rehab endeavor, the soon-to-be 31-year-old wideout likely will not be part of the 2019 Texans.
Thomas’ ninth NFL season will end with 59 receptions for 677 yards, the bulk of those coming with the Broncos, and five touchdowns. The 2010 first-round pick made four Pro Bowls between 2012-16 and amassed at least 900 receiving yards from 2012-17. He has not missed a game since early in the 2011 slate, having started 111 consecutive games since the start of the ’12 season.
The Texans added Webster late in the offseason. He ended up playing in just two games, suffering multiple injuries that will result in two separate IR stays this season. The sixth-year cornerback, who suffered a season-ending injury in 2017 as well, will be a free agent at season’s end.
Demaryius Thomas Believed To Have Torn Achilles
The Texans may be down another receiver. Wideout Demaryius Thomas was carted off the field during today’s game against the Eagles, and he’s been ruled out with an Achilles injury. While he’s set to undergo tests, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tweets that the wideout is believed to have torn his Achilles.
NFL Network’s James Palmer tweets that Thomas pushed off the line and immediately fell to the ground, with the reporter noting that the veteran appeared to be “in unreal pain.” Thomas was also seen punching the ground before he was ultimately carted off the field.
The 30-year-old wideout was acquired by the Texans from the Broncos in late October. Thomas proceeded to start each of his six games with Houston, hauling in 20 receptions for 238 yards and two touchdowns. His overall numbers were down this season, as he was on track to finish with fewer than 900 receiving yards for the first time since 2011. While the numbers haven’t been all that encouraging, Pro Football Focus was still bullish on his performance; the site ranked Thomas 45th among 128 eligible wideouts.
The team was already shorthanded on offense heading into today’s game, as both running back Lamar Miller and wideout Keke Coutee had been ruled out yesterday. With Will Fuller on the injured reserve, the Texans are now left with only three healthy wideouts in DeAndre Hopkins, DeAndre Carter, and Vyncint Smith.
Miller, Coutee Ruled Out
- The Texans will be without to key offensive playmakers for their pivotal game against the Eagles tomorrow, as the team ruled out running back Lamar Miller and receiver Keke Coutee for the game, according to James Palmer of NFL Network (Twitter link). Coutee has been out for a few weeks now, but this will be Houston’s first game without Miller in the backfield. It’ll likely be a lot of Alfred Blue against a tough Philadelphia defensive front.