The Houston Texans are keeping much of the same tight end corps in place as they construct the 2022 roster.
According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Texans are bringing back tight end Pharaoh Brown on a one-year contract worth up to $4 million.
Brown played in 15 games for the Texans in 2021, starting in 12 of them. The 6-6, 258-pound tight end caught 23 passes for 171 yards.
The former Oakland Raider and Cleveland Brown first came to the Texans in 2020 as a red zone threat for quarterback Deshaun Watson. Brown collected 14 passes for 163 yards and a career-high two touchdowns through 13 games in 2020, nine of which he started.
Brown was credited with helping fifth-round rookie tight end Brevin Jordan acclimate to the NFL. Part of what helped Brown was his approach to the game, helping Houston with blocking and pass-catching.
“We just have to play the role that we are asked each week,” Brown told reporters on Oct. 8, 2021. That’s sometimes what you are asked to do, even though I think we have two good tight ends, three good tight ends that can go in there and make things happens in both run and pass. But this game sometimes you’re not just used to do that, so you just have to do what we have to do each week to help the team win.”
The Texans also re-signed tight end Antony Auclair.