Texans work out WR Drew Estrada among 3 other players

The Houston Texans worked out receiver Drew Estrada along with another wideout, a running back, and a quarterback.

Talent acquisition never stops for the Houston Texans, and the workouts continued Tuesday.

According to Aaron Wilson from KPRC-TV, the Texans worked out former Baylor receiver Drew Estrada along with three others.

Estrada was part of the Texans’ offseason and training camp last year, and made Houston’s practice squad. The club placed Estrada on injured reserve on Oct. 27 and then released him the next day. The Texans signed Estrada to a reserve/future contract at the end of the season, but waived Estrada with an injury designation on May 4.

Houston also worked out receiver Derrick Dillon, who spent time with the New York Giants from 2020-21 as a member of their practice squad. Dillon was also on the Cleveland Browns’ training camp roster in 2022.

The workouts come as the Texans placed undrafted rookie wideout Jesse Matthews on injured reserve with a torn ACL.

The Texans also worked out former Fordham quarterback Tim DeMorat, who went undrafted and spent time with Washington following the 2023 NFL draft.

Houston also worked out former Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, and Denver Broncos running back Devine Ozigbo.

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Texans sign 7 players to reserve/future contracts

The Houston Texans signed seven players to reserve/future contracts on Tuesday.

The Houston Texans may be searching for their sixth full-time coach in franchise history, but they have already identified some young talent they want to work with in the 2023 season.

The Texans announced they have signed seven players to reserve/future contracts on Tuesday.

The Texans signed receiver Alex Bachman, running back Gerrid Doaks, defensive back D’Angelo Ross, receiver Johnny Johnson, former Baylor receiver Drew Estrada, and defensive lineman Adedayo Odeleye.

Houston also signed tight end Mason Schreck to a reserve/future contract. Schreck, 29, played in three games for Houston in 2022, starting in one of them, and caught two passes for six yards.

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Texans’ official roster cuts to get to 53

Here are the roster cuts the Houston Texans made to finalize their 53-man roster.

The Houston Texans had to finalize their 53-man roster by 3:00 p.m. Central Time Tuesday.

Essentially cutting a roster in half can be a tricky task, but here is how the Texans were able to pull it off:

 

Waived

S Grayland Arnold

WR Jalen Camp

WR Drew Estrada

DB Jacobi Francis

TE Seth Green

WR Johnny Johnson

DB Tristin McCollum

C Jimmy Morrissey

DL Adedayo Odeleye

FB Paul Quessenberry

G Max Scharping

OL Jordan Steckler

G Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms

WR Connor Wedington

 

Released

TE Antony Auclair

S Terrence Brooks

WR Chris Conley

QB Jeff Driskel

DE Demone Harris

RB Marlon Mack

OL Cedric Ogbuehi

LB Kevin Pierre-Louis

TE Mason Schreck

DB Isaac Yiadom

 

Waived-injured

CB Kendall Sheffield

 

Reserve/injured

DE Derek Rivers

 

Trade

DT Ross Blacklock