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Texans vs. Jaguars inactives: 4 players out for Houston

The Houston Texans declared just four players inactive for the Week 15 tilt with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Houston Texans announced their inactives ahead of their Week 15 encounter with the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday at 12:00 p.m. Central Time at TIAA Bank Field.

The Texans already ruled out quarterback Deshaun Watson (not injury related), cornerback Jimmy Moreland (illness), and safety Justin Reid (concussion).

The only other player inactive for Houston was fullback Paul Quessenberry.

The Texans have been working through a bevy of players who won’t be available due to COVID-19, including defensive end Jonathan Greenard and cornerback Terrance Mitchell.

For the Jaguars, cornerback Nevin Lawson, running back Carlos Hyde (concussion), offensive lineman Will Richardson, tight end Luke Farrell, defensive end Jordan Smith, and defensive tackle Jay Tufele were declared inactive.

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Texans place DE Jonathan Greenard on COVID-19 reserve, activate Jordan Jenkins from injured reserve

The Houston Texans are activating Jordan Jenkins from injured reserve while also placing Jonathan Greenard on the COVID-19 reserve.

The Houston Texans have had COVID-19 hit their active roster once more.

The Texans are placing defensive end Jonathan Greenard on the COVID-19 reserve. The former 2020 third-round pick, who leads the Texans with 8.0 sacks, will be out against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15.

Houston is getting some help back along the defensive line. The Texans have activated defensive end Jordan Jenkins from injured reserve. Jenkins was placed on the reserve with a torn posterior cruciate ligament after the Week 9 win over the Tennessee Titans.

The Texans kickoff against the Jaguars Sunday at 12:00 p.m. Central Time from TIAA Bank Field in a Week 1 rematch of two 2-11 squads.

Texans elevate 7 players as COVID-19 replacements against the Jaguars

The Houston Texans have seven players total as COVID-19 replacements against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15.

The Houston Texans are elevating seven players total from their practice squad to ease through the COVID-19 outbreak that has hit their roster ahead of their Week 15 rematch with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

As previously reported, the Texans elevated receiver Jordan Veasy, linebacker Connor Strachan, and defensive back Grayland Arnold.

The Texans also elevated tight end Paul Quessenberry, linebacker Chris Smith, and tackle Jordan Steckler.

Houston already declared quarterback Deshaun Watson (not injury related), safety Justin Reid (concussion), and cornerback Jimmy Moreland (illness) out for the Jaguars game.

The Jaguars are elevating one player from the practice squad in running back Nathan Cottrell, who is a standard elevation.

Texans place G Lane Taylor on COVID-19 reserve

The Houston Texans have placed guard Lane Taylor on the COVID-19 reserve.

The Houston Texans will be down another offensive lineman as they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday at 12:00 p.m. Central Time at TIAA Bank Field.

The Texans placed guard Lane Taylor on the COVID-19 reserve. Houston previously placed guard Justin McCray on the COVID-19 reserve, which means both of Houston’s starting guards from Week 14 won’t face the Jaguars.

Taylor had started the past three games for the Texans, giving Houston a veteran presence along the interior offensive line.

The placement of Taylor on the COVID-19 list opens the opportunity for Houston to play Max Scharping at one of the guard spots.

Texans add G Justin McCray to COVID-19 reserve

The Houston Texans have placed guard Justin McCray on the COVID-19 reserve.

The Houston Texans will be without a starting guard when they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday 12:00 p.m. Central Time at TIAA Bank Field.

The Texans placed guard Justin McCray on the COVID-19 reserve Friday.

McCray returned to the lineup against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14’s 33-13 loss at NRG Stadium. McCray played 81 snaps for the Texans.

On the season, McCray has started six of 11 games that he has been activated.

The disruption to the interior offensive line comes as the Texans have been working to have veterans along the line with McCray at left guard, Justin Britt returning at center, and Lane Taylor at right guard.

The Texans could go with Max Scharping in place of McCray against the Jaguars. Scharping has started in nine of his 13 games active in 2021.

Texans place 3 more players on COVID-19 reserve

The Houston Texans placed three more players on COVID-19 reserve for Week 15.

The Houston Texans have placed three players on COVID-19 reserve.

Houston will have challenges in the secondary Sunday as they have placed safety Terrence Brooks and cornerback Terrance Mitchell on COVID-19 reserve.

Brooks was already on the injury report with a hamstring injury that kept him out of Wednesday’s practice. Similarly Mitchell did not practice Wednesday with an ankle/knee issue.

Defensive back Cre’von LeBlanc was placed on the COVID-19 practice squad list.

Houston faces the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15 to close out their season series. The Texans beat the Jaguars in Week 1 37-21 at NRG Stadium. Jacksonville is working through their own issues as they fired Urban Meyer early Thursday morning.

Texans place 3 players on COVID-19 reserve among other roster moves

The Houston Texans have placed three players on the COVID-19 reserve along with other roster moves for Week 15.

The Houston Texans have placed three players on the COVID-19 reserve in safety A.J. Moore, linebacker Christian Kirksey, and defensive end DeMarcus Walker.

All three players will miss the Jacksonville Jaguars game.

According to coach David Culley, the Texans’ protocols for COVID-19 are based on what the NFL requires.

“The changes we’ve made (are) the changes that the NFL requires us to make,” Culley told reporters Wednesday. “Usually all those changes come down from the league office, and once the league office gives us those changes, then we go by those changes. There’s really not anything else we can do. I think our people here, our staff do a great job of everything that we need to do to prevent this thing from happening.

“All of our guys are vaccinated and it’s still happening. It’s happening across the league. Obviously, this past week and these past couple of days, there’s been a little bit more outbreak.”

The Texans also designated defensive end Jordan Jenkins for return from injured reserve. Jenkins had been placed on injured reserve with a torn posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Week 11.

Houston also placed receiver Davion Davis on injured reserve with a fractured leg.

The Texans also signed running back Darius Anderson to the practice squad. Anderson went to training camp with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2020, but was cut at the end of that August. Anderson spent the 2020 season with the Indianapolis Colts on their practice squad, but was waived at the end of 2021 preseason.

Texans place LB Kamu Grugier-Hill on COVID-19 reserve, activate RB David Johnson

The Houston Texans have placed linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill on the COVID-19 reserve while activating running back David Johnson from the list.

The Houston Texans are swapping players on the COVID-19 reserve.

The Texans placed linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill on the COVID-19 reserve. Grugier-Hill left Week 14’s game with a knee injury and rode the cart off the gridiron at NRG Stadium.

According to coach David Culley, although the optics were discouraging, the initial report of Grugier-Hill’s injury was not as distressing.

“The knee is not quite as bad as what we thought,” Culley said. “He’s still day to day. They’re not completely ruling him out for this week, but again, we’ll see.”

Johnson was placed on the COVID-19 reserve Saturday, according to Culley after the 33-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

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Chiefs WR Marcus Kemp placed on Reserve/COVID-19 list

The #Chiefs announced that they placed special teams ace Marcus Kemp on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday.

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Thursday that they played WR and stud special teamer Marcus Kemp on the Reserve/COVID-19 list this morning. As a result, he likely won’t be able to play in the team’s Week 11 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Ultimately, Kemp’s vaccination status will determine when he can return to the 53-man roster. If he’s vaccinated and tests positive, he needs two negative tests taken 24 hours apart to return to action. If he’s unvaccinated and tests positive, he is required to isolate for 10 days and can return to the roster after those 10 days if he is asymptomatic. If Kemp is unvaccinated and deemed a close contact, he must isolate for five days and continue to test negative before returning to action.

Kemp hasn’t been highly involved in the offense this season with just two catches for 24 yards on the season. He has been a corp special teamer for Kansas City and one of the starting gunners on punt coverage. He has eight tackles on the year so far.

Kemp’s absence will be a blow to a special teams unit that has been a boon to the Chiefs in recent weeks. The one saving grace about Kemp’s placement on the Reserve/COVID-19 list is that it frees a roster spot on the 53-man roster. Should the Chiefs choose to activate either Clyde Edwards-Helaire from injured reserve or Kyle Long from the PUP list, they won’t need to make a corresponding roster move.

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Saints roster moves: Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Ken Crawley return from COVID-19 reserve

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The New Orleans Saints reported a couple of roster moves on Wednesday’s update to the daily NFL transactions wire, including the return of two players from the COVID-19 reserve list. Here’s everything you need to know: