Texans To Re-Sign Vernon Hargreaves

Vernon Hargreaves is staying put. On Friday, the Texans re-signed the cornerback to a new one-year deal (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle). 

The Texans claimed Hargreaves off waivers from the Bucs last year in a low-risk move to fortify their secondary. Then, they re-signed the former first-round pick on a one-year, $1.325MM deal. He went on to start in all 16 of his games while registering 72 stops, seven passes defensed, and one interception. However, the advanced metrics weren’t fond of his work — Pro Football Focus ranked him near the bottom at cornerback, out of 126 qualified NFL corners.

After allowing ~400 yards per game and parting ways with several key veterans, the Texans still have lots of work to do. Hargreaves would probably be a better fit as a rotational piece, but the Texans’ rebuild could put him back in the starting lineup for 2021.

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