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Houston Texans Officially Sign 17 Players to the Practice Squad

An up-to-date tracker of the Houston Texans’ practice squad moves

By FizzyJoe
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By 12:00PM EDT Wednesday afternoon, the initial waiver period of the 2024 NFL Season ended, allowing the Houston Texans to begin signing players to their practice squad. As of Friday, August 30, the Houston Texans have filled all 17 practice squad spots on their team:

The practice squad roster includes:

OFFENSE:

T: Cameron Erving, David Sharpe, Kilian Zierer, Braeden Daniels

RB: J.J. Taylor

FB: Troy Hairston

QB: Kedon Slovis

TE: Cole Fotheringham

WR: Johnny Johnson III, Xavier Johnson

DEFENSE:

DT: Marcus Harris (Woo!)

DE: Solomon Byrd, Malik Fisher

LB: Max Tooley, Ezekiel Turner

CB: D’Angelo Ross

S: Mark Perry

NOTE: The Houston Texans have currently filled their practice squad.

International Player Pathway Program:

  • T Kilian Zierer - Signed, will be the 17th player on the practice squad.

Released Houston Texans Players:

  • G Chris Reed
  • T Charlie Heck
  • FB Nick Bawden
  • FB Andrew Beck
  • QB Tim Boyle
  • WR Noah Brown
  • LB Jacob Phillips
  • CB Mike Ford
  • CB C.J. Henderson
  • CB Lonnie Johnson, Jr.
  • CB Desmond King

Waived Houston Texans Players:

  • G Dieter Eiselen
  • WR Quintez Cephus
  • WR Ben Skowronek
  • DT McTelvin Agim
  • DE Ali Gaye
  • LB Tarique Barnes
  • CB Troy Pride

Waived/Injured Houston Texans Players:

  • RB Jawhar Jordan
  • TE Teagan Quitoriano
  • DT Pheldarius Payne

Injured Reserve-Designated to Return Players:

  • LB Christian Harris
  • DT Kurt Hinish

Player Visits/Signings:

  • T Braeden Daniels - signed to practice squad.
  • TE Cole Fotheringham - signed to practice squad.
  • S Mark Perry - signed to practice squad.
  • QB Kedon Slovis - signed to practice squad.
  • WR Xavier Johnson - signed to practice squad.
  • CB Gregory Junior - visited, no signing.
  • LB Zeke Turner - visited, signed to practice squad.

Former Houston Texans Players Signing Elsewhere:

  • G Max Scharping - Signed to Washington Commanders’ practice squad.
  • RB Xazavian Valladay - signed to New York Jets’ practice squad.
  • CB Mike Ford - Signed to Cleveland Browns’ practice squad.
  • DE Dayo Odeleye - signed to Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad.
  • T Austin Deculus - signed to New Orleans Saints’ practice squad.

Former Houston Texans Players Claimed off of Waivers:

  • CB Lonnie Johnson, Jr. - signed to Carolina Panthers’ practice squad.

This space will continue to be updated as more players are signed, released, and/or traded. What do you think of this Texans practice squad, so far? Would you trust some of these players to get called up for some real-game action, or are they all suspect? Let us know in the comments below! GO TEXANS!!!

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