Houston kick returner

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Charlie Heck. Jacob Martin. Charles Omenihu. Roy Lopez. Ross Blacklock. Maliek Collins. DeMarcus Walker. Jaleel Johnson. Jonathan Greenard. Jordan Jenkins. Zach Cunningham. Neville Hewitt. Christian Kirksey. Moore joined the Texans this offseason to play for former Baltimore Ravens receivers coach, passing game coordinator and assistant head coach David Culley.

Driskel is slated to back up rookie starter Davis Mills with Tyrod Taylor on injured reserve for roughly a month with a Grade 2 strained hamstring.

The Texans signed kicker Joey Slye to the active roster from the practice squad. Slye is the replacement for injured kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn who is on injured reserve with a groin injury.

Slye missed a field goal try against the Browns wide left, but made three field goals against the Jaguars and has converted all of his extra points with 10 touchbacks on 12 kickoffs.

Sunday seemed to be plagued with injuries across the league, and the San Francisco 49ers were no exception. Johnson spent two seasons with the Texans rushing for yards and three touchdowns. Miller on the other hand was a fixture of Bill O'Brien's starting lineup for three seasons until a preseason injury in all but ended his time with the Texans. He finished his time in Houston with 2, rushing yards, 13 touchdowns, and one Pro Bowl appearance.

Slye was 25 of 32 on field goals and 31 of 35 on extra points in He was short by a few inches on an yard field goal try last season in a loss to the New Orleans Saints and short on a yard attempt against the Kansas City Chiefs. He was cut by Carolina this year as they traded for Ryan Santoso. As a rookie, the former undrafted free agent from Baylor played in six games and recorded 10 tackles and one pass deflection. A native of Beaumont, Arnold 5-foot, pounds , was a two-time all-state basketball player and an all-state cornerback and an all-district quarterback and wide receiver at Kountze High School.

At Baylor, he had six interceptions in to rank second in the Big 12 Conference and returned one punt for a touchdown. He was named second-team All-Big A former Cincinnati Bengals player, Phillips went undrafted out of Ball State after undergoing a microdiscectomy procedure.

A four-year starter, the 5-foot, pound St. Louis native recorded career tackles, eight interceptions and 26 pass breakups. Arnold was recently released from the Eagles' practice squad. He has played safety and nickel corner. The Texans signed Moncrief last offseason, but cut him early in training camp with a non-football injury designation. Slye has had a good week of practice, displaying a lot of of leg strength while getting in sync with long snapper Jon Weeks and holder Cameron Johnston. The deal is expected to be finalized later this afternoon.

Roby, who signed a three-year extension in , was suspended for Week 1 due to a PED violation last season that required him to miss six total games. He missed five last season, along with former Texans and current Dolphins wide receiver Will Fuller.. Roby was the Texans' top corner and is regularly assigned to cover opponents' most dangerous wide receivers. He defended seven passes.

Amendola, 35, is a former New England Patriots standout who has connections to Texans general manager Nick Caserio, a former Patriots executive and receivers coach. Amendola played last season for the Detroit Lions. Louis Rams after going undrafted out of Texas Tech. He had 46 catches for yards and no scores in Detriot. Amendola had 1, receiving yards and eight touchdowns in his senior year of high school as The Woodlands lost to North Shore in the state championship.

LeBlanc has career tackles, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and two sacks with one defensive touchdown. Mack is a 6-foot-1, pound former Tennessee Titans undrafted free agent from Tennessee-Chattanooga. He has also played for the Denver Broncos and Patriots. That group includes running back Ryquell Armstead, a former Jacksonville Jaguars fifth round draft pick, linebackers Shilique Calhoun, a former Oakland Raiders third round draft pick, Josh Watson, a former Denver Broncos player.

Irrelevant, and Javon Wims, a former Chicago Bears seventh round draft pick from Georgia who had 28 catches for yards and two touchdowns last season. He began training camp on the active-physically unable to perform list and was waived Tuesday with a failed physical designation. Playing for Texans offensive line coach James Campen for part of his tenure in Green Bay after going undrafted out of Oklahoma State, Taylor has played in 79 regular-season games and seven playoff games with 53 starts.

Taylor played left guard, right guard and left tackle for the Packers. He was an opening-game starter from to and allowed just 14 sacks in his first eight seasons. The Texans are signing former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Antonio Phillips to their practice squad, according to a league source not authorized to speak publicly. Phillips' cousin is Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Markus Golden.

The Texans signed fullback-tight end Paul Quessenberry, according to a league source not authorized to speak publicly. The brother of former Texans offensive lineman David Quessenberry, a cancer survivor, Paul Quessenberry served five years in the Marine Corps where he served as a rifle platoon and weapons platoon commander and was a deputy director of the 1st Marine Division school.

He's smart, he works his butt off, and we're pleased with Paul. He's done a really good job for us. The Texans signed defensive end Derek Rivers to the practice squad, according to a league source not authorized to speak publicly. Rivers sought familiarity and scheme fit during free agency, and his connections drew him to the Texans. The Texans have signed former Alabama defensive back Shyheim Carter to their practice squad, according to a league source.

Carter , pounds had 43 tackles as a senior with one forced fumble and one interception. Carter went undrafted last year and wasn't signed by an NFL team.

He was hired as a graduate assistant by the Crimson Tide. Carter played in 50 games at Alabama with 23 starts. As a junior, he had 44 tackles and two interceptions and returned both of them for touchdowns. A former blue-chip recruit from Kentwood, La. Houston was Toner's fifth NFL team, while Froholdt has failed to hang on to a team despite being a former fourth-round draft pick of the New England Patriots. Erickson, 28, is a 6-foot, pound former Cincinnati Bengals special-teams standout who went undrafted out of Wisconsin.

He caught 12 passes for yards last season. Erickson is an experienced returner with punt returns for 1, yards and an 8. He caught a career-high 43 passes for yards in The Texans are cutting veteran defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson, according to a league source not authorized to speak publicly. Johnson was competing with DeMarcus Walker at one of the deepest positions on the roster for one of the final spots.

Johnson was coming off his most productive season with the Minnesota Viking. He started every game last season for the first time in his career and recorded a career-high 44 tackles as the replacement for Michael Pierce when he opted out of the season due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Brown had yards on 24 carries as the Mountaineers finished with yards on the ground after coming in last in the Big 12 at per game.

Backup quarterback Garrett Greene had a yard run to set up Legg's second field goal. TCU was shut out in the second half. West Virginia: The balance on offense was impressive, and a big factor in bouncing back from the kickoff return. The Mountaineers finished with yards and 24 first downs. Trailing by 12 with nine minutes remaining, the Frogs went to Evans on fourth-and-2 from the West Virginia Josh Chandler-Semedo dropped him for a 5-yard loss.