Tag: Albert Huggins

Houston Texans announce cuts, trim roster to 77 players

The Houston Texans have announced roster transactions that bring their total number of players on the active roster to 77.

The Houston Texans have gotten a head start on their cutting down to a 53-man roster for the 2020 regular season.

On Monday, the club announced they had released inside linebacker Daren Bates, whose primary role on the team was to play special teams, given his familiarity with special teams coordinator Tracy Smith.

The club also waved quarterback Alex McGough and defensive tackle Albert Huggins.

With the Texans cutting these three players, they have 77 players on their active roster. Even though the Texans have got a head start, they still consider themselves in training camp.

“I think we’re still in training mode a little bit here,” coach and general manager Bill O’Brien said Monday. “We’re still working against each other and trying to clean some things up. We had a tough practice yesterday. It was a hot, humid day and guys competed hard, so we’ll back off a little bit today. We’re still working against each other.”

The loss of the three players means more reps to go around. The Texans have two quarterbacks on the roster in Deshaun Watson and A.J. McCarron. Inside linebacker features two starters in Zach Cunningham, Benardrick McKinney, and two special teamers in Peter Kalambayi and Dylan Cole. Veteran P.J. Hall and rookie Ross Blacklock can pick up more snaps with Huggins not on the roster.

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Report: Texans release defensive tackle Albert Huggins

The Houston Texans have released former 2019 undrafted defensive tackle Albert Huggins.

The Houston Texans are trimming down their active roster.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans released defensive tackle Albert Huggins. Wilson says if another team doesn’t sign Huggins, then he would be on the shortlist to join the Texans’ practice squad.

Houston signed Huggins at the beginning of training camp after defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes opted out. The Texans have familiarity with the former Clemson Tiger as he was one of their priority free agents following the 2019 NFL Draft.

Huggins landed on the Texans’ practice squad at the end of last preseason, but the Philadelphia Eagles signed him off of their squad onto their active roster that October. Huggins bounced up and down from their respective roster and practice squad until the New England Patriots got into the fray. At the end of the season, the Eagles signed Huggins to a reserve/future contract.

The move brings the Texans’ roster to 79.

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Report: Texans awarded DT Albert Huggins off waivers

The Houston Texans were awarded former Clemson DT Albert Huggins off waivers, who returns to the Texans for a second time.

The Houston Texans are getting help along the interior of their defensive line.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans were awarded defensive tackle Albert Huggins off waivers Monday. The former undrafted free agent from Clemson returns to the Texans for a second time.

On Oct. 22, 2019, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Huggins off the Texans’ practice squad. The Eagles waived Huggins on Nov. 30, and the New England Patriots claimed him on Dec. 2, where he spent five days with the club before being waived. The Eagles brought back Huggins on Dec. 10, and he signed a reserve-future contract with Philadelphia at the end of the season.

Though the announcement of defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes’ opt-out for the 2020 season came on Tuesday morning, the Huggins’ signing gives Houston a player who is familiar with first-year defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver.

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Philadelphia Eagles waive five players as they work to trim the roster to 80

Philadelphia Eagles release five players as they work to trim the roster to 80

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The Philadelphia Eagles just announced that they’ve waived five players as the team works to get the roster numbers down to 80. Among the cuts were defensive end Daeshon Hall and veteran receiver Shelton Gibson.

With NFL teams forced to reduce the training camp rosters amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Howie Roseman and company moved on quickly from guys that would have normally been on the 90 man roster throughout camp.

Hall suffered a torn ACL on the final play of 2019 regular season and was placed on injured reserve after a strong preseason last summer.

Gibson seems like he’s been with the Eagles for 10 years, but with the retooling of the skill positions, he and Marcus Green were obvious cut choices, as was Albert Huggins and Tremon Smith.

The Eagles roster now sits at 82 players plus DE Matt Leo, (a roster-exempt player) as training camp is officially underway.

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Eagles D-Line looks ready for huge season after gathering for workouts with Fletcher Cox

the Philadelphia Eagles defensive line looks to be in great shape after workouts with Fletcher Cox at Shady Trell Ranch in Texas.

The Philadelphia Eagles hopes of returning to the playoffs four a fourth straight season could hinge on the defense and most importantly, the pass defense.

One way of helping your cornerbacks is to sustain a disruptive and pressure-filled pass rush, one reason for the Eagles spending big money on Javon Hargrave in free agency.

The Birds will return Graham at defensive end, while Derek Barnett will man the other edge in what could be the most important season of his career.

The Eagles defensive line got a head start on the in-person part of the team’s virtual training camp when everyone except Hargrave made the trip to Texas for some bonding and workouts with Fletcher Cox on his ‘Shady Trell Ranch’, a premier hunting destination in Jacksboro, Texas.

Brandon Graham initially broke the news of the Eagles defensive line all gathering for some group activities with Cox.

Here’s a photo of the group courtesy of Cox’s friend and personal trainer, Deon Hodges.

The trip is similar and reminiscent of the gatherings quarterback Carson Wentz organizes in the offseason.

A few summers ago, Wentz took some teammates up to North Dakota to work out and bond together, while last summer they met in Houston.

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Eagles sign 8 players to reserve/future deals

Marken Michel among 8 players to sign reserve/future deals with Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles season is over and with that, the preparation for 2020 is now underway.

The Eagles took the first steps to build next season’s roster, by signing eight players to reserve/future deals.

Among the 8 players were Alex Ellis, a tight end who spent time on the Eagles practice squad and active roster this season.

Other players signed who spent time with the Eagles this season included Albert Huggins, Marken Michel, Tremon Smith, and former Giants signal-caller, Kyle Lauletta.

Cracraft is a young, speedy wide receiver that could develop into a goto player out of the slot.

Eagles re-sign Albert Huggins to the practice squad

Eagles re-sign Albert Huggins to the practice squad, release DT Kevin Wilkins from the practice squad

The Philadelphia Eagles have signed defensive tackle Albert Huggins to the practice squad. To make room, the Eagles released defensive tackle Kevin Wilkins from the practice squad.

Huggins, an undrafted rookie, signed with Philadelphia ahead of their Week 8 game against the Buffalo Bills. He was signed by the Patriots and placed on waivers after they re-signed kicker, Nick Folk.

Report: Patriots waive kicker Kai Forbath, claim defensive tackle Albert Huggins

The Patriots have waived Kai Forbath and claimed Albert Huggins, according to ESPN’s Field Yates.

Just three days after getting signed, the New England Patriots have waived kicker Kai Forbath, according to ESPN’s Field Yates. They also claimed defensive tackle Albert Huggins off of waivers from the Philadelphia Eagles.

Forbath was signed to replace Nick Folk, who is missing some time due to an emergency appendectomy. The Patriots have had four kickers play throughout the span of 12 games this season and they’re going through an unusual time with the kicker position.

During New England’s Week 13 matchup against the Houston Texans, Forbath made a 23-yard field goal, but he missed an extra point attempt. Folk was 7-for-9 with the Patriots and he’ll likely make a return to the team at some point this season.

Huggins is a 6-foot-3, 305 pound rookie out of Clemson that most recently spent time with the Eagles. He’ll join a defensive linemen crew that includes Lawrence Guy, Danny Shelton, Adam Butler and Byron Cowart.

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Former Eagles DT Albert Huggins claimed off waivers by the Patriots

Albert Huggins claimed off waivers by the Patriots

Albert Huggins struggled to make a dent in the Eagles defensive line rotation and after being released by Philadelphia, he’s been claimed by New England.

Huggins played 44 snaps while being active for the Eagles, registering 5 tackles and a quarterback hit. He was waived to make room on the roster for Josh Perkins.

An undrafted rookie, Huggins signed with Philadelphia ahead of their Week 8 game against the Buffalo Bills.

Eagles waive DT Albert Huggins

Eagles waive DT Albert Huggins

The Philadelphia Eagles promoted tight end Josh Perkins to the active roster after Zach Ertz was listed as questionable on the Friday injury report. To make room for Perkins on the active roster, the Eagles waived defensive tackle, Albert Huggins.

Huggins, an undrafted rookie, signed with Philadelphia ahead of their Week 8 game against the Buffalo Bills.

Huggins will now be subject to waivers and the Eagles will face the Dolphins with just three defensive tackles, Fletcher Cox, Timmy Jernigan, and Anthony Rush.