The Houston Texans will be rolling with an undrafted free agent running back to start the 2020 campaign.
According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans have promoted running back Scottie Phillips to the active roster for Thursday night’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
Coach and general manager Bill O’Brien spoke favorably of the former Ole Miss Rebel throughout training camp, and was particularly impressed with his ability to protect the football.
“You can see on tape, you can look at their vision, you can look at their cutting ability, you can look at their — you can judge whether they would have broken that tackle or not,” O’Brien said on Sept. 2 after the second scrimmage at NRG Stadium.
The elevation of Phillips could indicate the club is still iffy about fullback Cullen Gillaspia’s participation against the Chiefs. The former 2019 seventh-round pick made the 53-man roster, but he has been battling a hamstring injury that has kept him limited throughout practice this week. Gillaspia was listed as questionable on the final injury report.
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