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Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline Tuesday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters. In addition to waiver claims, teams can begin constructing their 16-man practice squads today. These Colts, Jaguars, Texans and Titans moves are noted below.

Here are Wednesday’s AFC South transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day.

Houston Texans

Signed to practice squad:

TE Antony Auclair, DB Shyheim Carter, QB Jeff Driskel, OL Hjalte Froholdt, OL Carson Green, CB Isaiah Johnson, OL Ryan McCollum, WR Chris Moore, LB Hardy Nickerson, S Jonathan Owens, CB Antonio Phillips, TE Paul Quessenberry, DE Derek Rivers, OL Lane Taylor, WR Jordan Veasy

Indianapolis Colts

Claimed:

DB Thakarius Keyes (from Chiefs), DB Chris Wilcox (from Buccaneers)

Waived:

S Andre Chachere, CB Marvell Tell

Signed to practice squad:

WR Tarik Black, LB Curtis Bolton, DT Andrew Brown, CB Anthony Chesley, DE Kameron Cline, WR Keke Coutee, S Sean Davis, S Shawn Davis, TE Farrod Green, WR DeMichael Harris, QB Brett Hundley, C Joey Hunt, RB Deon Jackson, LB Malik Jefferson, OT Carter O’Donnell, WR Tyler Vaughns

Jacksonville Jaguars

Claimed:

WR Tyron Johnson (from Chargers; story)

Signed to practice squad:

CB Lorenzo Burns, DT Doug Costin, WR Jeff Cotton Jr., RB Nathan Cottrell, WR Phillip Dorsett, WR Josh Hammond, OL K.C. McDermott, RB Devine Ozigbo, DB Brandon Rusnak, WR Devin Smith, Badara Traore, WR Laquon Treadwell, OL Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms

Tennessee Titans

Claimed:

OL Corey Levin (from Jets)

Released:

QB Matt Barkley

Signed to practice squad:

CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun, S Jamal Carter, FB Tory Carter, OL Christian DiLauro, WR Dez Fitzpatrick, TE Miller Forristall, OL Derwin Gray, DL Woodrow Hamilton, LB Jan Johnson, WR Mason Kinsey, DL Naquan Jones, OL Jordan Roos

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list:

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Texans Cut OL Lane Taylor, Get Roster To 53

By Ben Levine | at August 31, 2021 7:07 pm

While much of the focus in Houston is on quarterback Deshaun Watson, the Texans still needed to reduce their roster today. They did just that, making the following transactions:

Released

TE Antony Auclair
DB Rasul Douglas
QB Jeff Driskel
WR Alex Erickson
OL Danny Isidora
DL Jaleel Johnson
WR Chris Moore
LB Hardy Nickerson
DL Derek Rivers
LB Joe Thomas
OL Cole Toner

Waived

DB Shyheim Carter
WR Keke Coutee
OL Hjalte Froholdt
OL Carson Green
DB Ka’dar Hollman
RB Buddy Howell
TE Ryan Izzo
OL Ryan McCollum
DB Jonathan Owens
FB Paul Quessenberry
OL Jordan Steckler
WR Jordan Veasy

Released/Failed Physical

OL Lane Taylor

Activated from PUP

OL Marcus Cannon

Placed on Reserve/Suspended list

DB Bradley Roby

There’s a number of notable names on this list, including wideout Keke Coutee, who has started 10 of his 23 games over the past three years for the Texans. Perhaps the most important move is the activation of Cannon, who was acquired from the Patriots earlier this offseason. The 33-year-old is expected to provide the Texans offense with a veteran presence, and his return to practice may have bumped another veteran from the roster. The team released lineman Lane Taylor, who sat on PUP for all of the preseason while recovering from a torn ACL. The veteran has only appeared in two games since the 2019 season, and his return to the NFL will now have to take place elsewhere.