Texans reach initial roster of 53 players
The Texans have their initial 53-player roster. They announced a series of moves Sunday that included the termination of the contracts of CB Bryce Hall, linebacker Caleb Johnson, defensive tackle Naquan Jones, wide receiver Zay Jones, tight end Brevin Jordan, safety George Odum, defensive end Dominique Robinson, quarterback Brett Rypien, wide receiver Sterling Shepard and wide receiver Justin Watson. The Texans waived defensive tackle Dominic Bailey, wide receiver Lewis Bone, cornerback Brandon Codrington, center Eli Cox, cornerback Stephen Hall, tight end Louis Hansen, linebacker Jamal Hill, cornerback Alijah Huzzie, running back Jawhar Jordan, wide receiver Josh Kelly, offensive tackle Jarrett Kingston, safety Kaevon Merriweather, offensive tackle James Neal III, defensive end Derek Parish, tight end Layen Pryor, wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders, wide receiver Daniel Sobkowicz, running back Deuce Vaughn, running back Noah Whittington and running back Owen Wright. Defensive end Solomon Byrd and defensive tackle Kyonte Hamilton were waived with injury designations. Wide receiver Tank Dell and safety Ja’Marcus Ingram were placed on injured reserve with a designation to return. Defensive end Ali Gaye went on season-ending IR. Linebacker E.J. Speed and safety M.J. Stewart were placed on reserve/PUP