The Texans are continuing to add players on smaller deals. Houston has now agreed to terms on a one-year deal with receiver Chris Conley, a source told Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle (Twitter link).
The Texans have been signing a flurry of under the radar receivers to one year deals, including Donte Moncrief and Alex Erickson just a few days ago. It appears like new GM Nick Caserio is just going to take a bunch of low-risk dart throws and see who ends up hitting, which isn’t a bad strategy for a rebuilding team. Caserio has been completely remaking the roster this offseason, and the receiver room has been no exception.
Will Fuller just left for the Dolphins last week, and they’re looking for replacements. Conley is a very solid athlete with good speed who entered the league as a third-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2015. He showed plenty of flashes in Kansas City, but was often buried in the depth chart.
After his rookie deal expired he signed with the Jaguars, and spent the past two years in Jacksonville. In 15 games and four starts last year, he had 40 catches for 471 yards and two touchdowns. He was much more productive in 2019, when he had 47 catches for 775 yards (16.5 Y/R), and five touchdowns. He turned 28 in October. It’s a decent flyer for the Texans, and Conley will have a clear path to playing time.
I’m curious to see what people think of Waton’s value now. Prior to the charges, everything I read was 3 1st’s and players; now? I’m old enough to know he’ll pay his way out of it and it’ll be nothing more than a footnote in 2-3 years time.
arty! Depends on how the lawsuits and allegations go, and what sort of punishment he could get from the league. These allegations will unfortunately follow him no matter what now, but if turns out that there doesn’t seem to be much to any of this it definitely helps the optics a bit.
If it’s all true he’s going to carry a lot of negative baggage and PR wherever he goes. Personally if these allegations are true, I couldn’t support such a sick vile person and would cheer for another team rather then cheer for him as the face of my favorite team.
If it’s true, he should get a lengthy suspension. And how Goodell runs the league, guilty or not, he’ll still sit for 4 games minimum.
Texas??? Lol. The Texas Texans I’m guessing.