With less than 20 hours until teams must have 53-man rosters finalized, two franchises are seeking backfield help. Both the Texans and Jets are looking for running backs via trade, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle tweets.
The Texans may feature the league’s thinnest backfield, having lost three-year starter Lamar Miller for the season. They acquired Duke Johnson from the Browns, but the career passing-down back has maxed out at 104 carries in an NFL season — and that came in 2015. Last season, Johnson took just 40 handoffs in 16 games.
Houston has a host of rookies vying to make the final cut, along with special-teamer Taiwan Jones. No one besides Johnson on the Texans’ roster has carried the ball more than 20 times in a season, and it looks like this backfield will add an outside hire soon — either via trade or the waiver wire. The Texans cut Josh Ferguson on Friday.
Elijah McGuire did not make the Jets’ roster, but Gang Green still employs Le’Veon Bell, Ty Montgomery, Bilal Powell and Trenton Cannon. Their need does not look to be on the same level as the Texans’.
Josh Adams to Jets . Eagles get 6 footballs in return
7!!!
Cowboys need to trade Zeke to the Texans get rid of the headaches.
Do you not think Clowney is a headache? I don’t think we’d be talking about it otherwise.
i dunno jets need an edge rusher and texans need a rb .. mcguire for clowney?
Besides that not even being in the realm of possibility, I am not sure Jets can still trade McGuire. It’s known that he is not making the 53 but he hasn’t been officially released yet. Houston could offer a 7th to keep him from hitting the waiver wire. I was at the Jets’ game last night and was impressed by McGuire’s effort.
I don’t understand why the Jets would be seeking RBs now when they have much greater needs. I don’t see them giving up a day 1 or 2 pick for one year of Clowney. Shane Ray is a much more likely target on the waiver wire.
its called a joke as mcguire at best would be 53rd player but everyone had him being cut … i guess i need to put #joke #sarcasm #throwoutcrazytrade would make it easier… how about instead Aaron Rodgers for Davis Webb? would i need sarcasm on that as well?
I think you underestimate the stupidity of some people…
They’ve already released McGuire
Seattle has CJ Prosise either team could get cheap probably. They also have Penney who has never really got a chance to show what he has. Injuries and Carson have cut into his playing time. He has shown glimpses just needs more carries. He would be a bit more expensive though.
Wasn’t Penny a rookie like last year
Texans will sign Shady McCoy