Texans Down To 75
The Texans have reached the 75-man roster limit with a handful of moves today. Defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan was waived with an injury settlement, linebacker Carlos Thompson was waived, and kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn was put on injured reserve.
Fairbairn was competing with Nick Novak for the Texans’ starting job at kicker this offseason. Unfortunately, he suffered a quad injury along the way. The Texans like Fairbairn’s potential, however, and chose to keep him around by putting him on IR, Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle tweets. Houston will evaluate him as an option for 2017.
Pagan, a sixth-round pick in the 2014 draft, was a member of Alabama’s 2011 and 2012 national championship teams. He skipped his senior year with the Crimson Tide to go pro. Thompson played in two games for Houston last season.
Texans Down To 78 On Roster
The Texans announced additional roster moves this afternoon, bringing their total count to 78 players on the roster. Here is a full rundown of all of their moves thus far today, including those disclosed earlier in the day:
Released:
- DT Ra’Zahn Howard
- WR Tevin Jones
- LB Ryan Langford
- WR Josh Lenz
- OT Matt Pierson
- LB Carlos Thompson
- OT Arturo Uzdavinis
Injured Reserve:
- S Kurtis Drummond
- K Ka’imi Fairbairn
- C Nick Martin (story)
PUP List:
Texans Sign 15 Undrafted Free Agents
The Texans issued a press release this afternoon, confirming three draft pick signings that had been previously reported. The team has yet to lock up its top three picks, but has secured fourth-round running back Tyler Ervin, fifth-round safety K.J. Dillon, and fifth-round defensive lineman D.J. Reader.
In addition to signing those draftees, the Texans also announced that they’ve added 15 undrafted free agents to their 90-man roster, supplementing their modest six-man draft class. Here are the 15 UDFAs currently on Houston’s roster:
- TE Stephen Anderson (California)
- K Ka’imi Fairbairn (UCLA)
- DE Joel Heath (Michigan State)
- WR Tevin Jones (Memphis) ($1K signing bonus, per Aaron Wilson)
- DE Ufomba Kamalu (Miami) ($5K bonus, per Wilson)
- OLB Eric Lee (South Florida)
- CB Richard Leonard (Florida International)
- WR Richard Mullaney (Alabama)
- ILB Shakeel Rashad (North Carolina)
- OLB Brennan Scarlett (Stanford)
- CB Duke Thomas (Texas) ($4.5K bonus, per Wilson)
- T Arturo Uzdavinis (Tulane)
- FB Soma Vainuku (USC)
- CB Cleveland Wallace III (San Jose State)
- WR Wendall Williams (Cumberlands) ($5K bonus, per Wilson)