Texans Cut 10 Players, Move Cliett To IR
3:50pm: The Texans have made another cut, waiving punter Will Johnson, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle (via Twitter).
1:34pm: The Texans’ cutdown to 75 players is underway, with Mark Berman of FOX 26 Houston reporting, in a series of Twitter links, that the team has removed 10 players from its roster, cutting nine and moving linebacker Reshard Cliett to the injured reserve list. Cliett, a sixth-round pick, went down several weeks ago with a knee injury, and will be sidelined for his rookie season.
Per Berman, here are the nine players cut by the Texans today:
- Aaron Adams, T
- Jason Ankrah, OLB
- Alan Bonner, WR
- Jace Davis, WR
- Chris Neild, NT
- Cam McLeod, DE
- Travis Labhart, WR
- Bryan Witzmann, T
- Cody White, NT
By my count, the Texans are now carrying 80 active players, following their acquisition of tackle Chris Clark, so they’ll have to make a few more moves by Tuesday afternoon’s 75-man deadline.
Texans, 16 UDFAs Reach Deals
The Texans have agreed to terms with 16 undrafted free agents, according to Mark Berman of FOX 26. Here they are:
- Ivory Brandon, DT, Alabama
- Jake Cotton, OG, Nebraska
- Kurtis Drummond, S, Michigan State ($5K bonus, per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press).
- Will Johnson, P, Texas State
- Kendall Lamm, OT, Appalachian State
- Khari Lee, TE, Bowie State
- Mike McFarland, TE, South Florida
- Cam McLeod, DE, Ohio State
- Greg Mancz, C, Toledo
- Dan Pettinato, DE, Arizona State
- James Rouse, DE, Marshall
- Chad Slade, OG, Auburn
- Carlos Thompson, OLB, Mississippi
- Lynden Trail, OLB, Norfolk State
- Tony Washington, OLB, Oregon
- Chandler Worthy, WR, Troy