The Texans made a flurry of roster moves to get down to 53 players today. Among the notable names that were cut was former Browns cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun. Boddy-Calhoun started at least seven games for Cleveland in each of the past three seasons, but couldn’t crack Houston’s roster after signing a one-year deal back in March.
Receiver Chad Hansen, a fourth-round pick of the Jets in 2017, was also let go. He’s bounced around the league ever since New York cut bait after just one season. Houston also cut ties with reserve pass-rusher Joel Heath. An undrafted rookie in 2016, Heath started 15 games for the Texans across his first two years in the league.
Here are the rest of the players who failed to make the team:
Waived:
WR Floyd Allen
OLB Jesse Aniebonam
CB Derrick Baity Jr.
OLB Davin Bellamy
RB Damarea Crockett
OLB Jamal Davis II
T Christian DiLauro
WR Johnnie Dixon
NT Javi Edwards
S Austin Exford
RB Josh Ferguson
S A.J. Hendy
RB Karan Higdon Jr.
DE Albert Huggins
S Chris Johnson
WR Tyron Johnson
T Rick Leonard
WR Steven Mitchell Jr.
NT Walter Palmore
CB Jermaine Ponder
OLB Gimel President
G Malcolm Pridgeon
G Maurquice Shakir
WR Vyncint Smith
DE Tracy Sprinkle
QB Jordan Ta’amu
WR Jester Weah
Waived-injured:
ILB B.J. Bello
ILB Xavier Woodson
Placed on IR:
QB Joe Webb III