The cuts, final roster, practice squad 2015

[Arky]

The Texans 53-man roster is set

The Houston Texans have waived the following 15 players:

Kourtnei Brown OLB
Max Bullough ILB
Kurtis Drummond S
Matt Feiler T
James Ferentz C
Tevita Finau DE
Kenny Hilliard RB
Charles James CB
Damaris Johnson WR
Corey Moore S
Louis Nix III NT
EZ Nwachukwu WR
Dan Pettinato DE
Joseph Treadwell T
Chandler Worthy WR

The Houston Texans have released the following two players:

Brandon Deaderick NT
Fili Moala DE

The Houston Texans have waived the following two players – injured:

Lynden Trail OLB
Tony Washington OLB

The Houston Texans placed the following two players on Reserve/Injured:

Tom Savage QB
Chad Slade G

A bunch of these will end up on the PS....

[WMH]

Originally Posted by Arky

The Texans 53-man roster is set



A bunch of these will end up on the PS....

Set, for now at least.

I'd bet there are 3-4 moves to come.

Can't believe that Keyshawn Martin made the initial 53.

[Arky]

Interesting..... the Texans had 3 UDFA's make the team:

63 Lamm, Kendall T 6-6 305 23 R Appalachian State
65 Mancz, Greg C 6-4 301 23 R Toledo
44 Thompson, Carlos OLB 6-5 243 23 R Mississippi

I saw some promise from the 2 offensive linemen.... not so much from Thompson but it looks like he has good size...

My bubble players would have been different.... I would have dropped Eddie Unpleasant and Keyshawn "La Cucaracha" Martin among others.... Oh well...

The roster

[Nconroe]

Probably no one else on Texans ever volunteers for hard knocks hilites sgain. Brutal on those guys we got to know.

[chuck]

I honestly don't see any surprises here.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by chuck

I honestly don't see any surprises here.

It's almost as if an entire recent draft's worth of players were completely ineffective.

Oh wait, the 2014 Texans draft. These cuts would have been much more painful and possibly surprising had the 2014 draft been worth a darn.

For the most part, save for QB, the starters (when healthy) on this team are decent, and on defense they are actually contenders. But the lack of depth all over is troublesome.

[HPF Bob]

I presume they will sign a 3rd quarterback, perhaps one for the practice squad, and just IR Savage.

[Arky]

Cut by Texans, Louis Nix claimed by Giants, Kourtnei Brown to Buccaneers, Ferentz to Broncos.

Cut by the Texans, nose tackle Louis Nix III was awarded to the New York Giants off waivers.

Meanwhile, outside linebacker Kourtnei Brown was awarded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers off waivers and center-guard James Ferentz to the Denver Broncos.

A former third-round draft pick, Nix was cut by the Texans this year after spending his entire rookie season on injured reserve with wrist and knee issues.

Nix was beaten out for a roster spot by former Rice defensive lineman Christian Covington.

Nix is entering the second year of a four-year, $2.85 million contract that includes a $575,272 signing bonus

A former blue-chip recruit from Jacksonville, Fla., who chose Notre Dame over Miami, Florida State and Florida, Nix had 50 tackles, 7 ½ for losses and two sacks in 2012 before his senior year was cut short in 2013 due to a torn meniscus in his knee that required arthroscopic surgery. Nix ran the 40-yard dash in 5.42 seconds at the NFL scouting combine and only had a 25 ½ inch vertical leap and an 8-1 broad jump.

Brown, cut previously by the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and St. Louis Rams, was on the Texans’ practice squad last year and signed to a reserve-future deal.

Brown led the Texans with three preseason sacks and also returned an interception for a touchdown. However, he had some key breakdowns as a run-stopper and allowed long outside runs with at least one for a touchdown against the Saints.

Ferentz is the son of highly-respected Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz. The Texans had wanted to add him to their practice squad.

Meanwhile, outside linebackers Lynden Trail (quadriceps) and Tony Washington (chest) cleared waivers and are now on the Texans’ injured reserve list.

Wide receiver and return specialist Chandler Worthy has joined the Texans’ practice squad list, as will running back Kenny Hilliard and several other players cut by the Texans who have cleared waivers.

The Texans are also expected to sign safeties Kurtis Drummond and Corey Moore to the practice squad.

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