Texans placing wide receiver Isaiah Coulter (neck) on injured reserve to start the season, per a league source
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) September 6, 2020
The Houston Texans are moving Isaiah Coulter to injured reserve to start the season.
According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans are placing their 2020 fifth-round receiver on injured reserve to start the 2020 campaign. However, unlike previous seasons where players had to wait eight weeks before they could be placed on the active roster, Coulter won’t have to wait that long to rejoin the active roster. The NFL injured reserve rules this season allow for players to return to the active roster after three weeks. Furthermore, clubs can recall an unlimited number of players from injured reserve.
The former Rhode Island Ram was having a productive training camp with the Texans as he acclimated to the NFL, but he was near the bottom of the depth chart when it came to production.
“I think the big think with Isaiah, he’s very talented,” coach and general manager Bill O’Brien told reporters on Aug. 21. “He’s got good size. He can run. He can catch. He’s got all the tools that you need but it’s just totally different. You go from playing at Rhode Island to the National Football League, it’s just different. The coverages are different. Obviously, the talent level is different. He’s getting better, though. He improves every day. He works at it. We’ll see.”
Coulter could still make contributions to the Texans in 2020, but they have placed their resources in the receiving corps in Randall Cobb, Brandin Cooks, Kenny Stills, Will Fuller, and DeAndre Carter.