Tag: K.C. McDermott

Texans place S Grayland Arnold on injured reserve among 5 total roster moves

The Houston Texans placed safety Grayland Arnold on injured reserve ahead of their Week 9 encounter with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Houston Texans announced five total roster moves ahead of their Week 9 tilt with the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football at NRG Stadium.

The Texans activated rookie tight end Teagan Quitoriano and cornerback Tavierre Thomas from injured reserve.

The Texans also placed safety Grayland Arnold on injured reserve.

The Texans also elevated receiver Jalen Camp and tackle K.C. McDermott as their standard practice squad elevations.

The Texans will also be without receiver Brandin Cooks against the Eagles as the nine-year veteran is missing the game due to personal reasons.

The Texans, who are sporting their Battle Red attire in prime time, are 0-5 all-time against the Eagles.

Texans add OT K.C. McDermott to practice squad among 3 roster moves

The Houston Texans have signed offensive tackle K.C. McDermott to their practice squad as part of three total moves.

The Houston Texans may be on their bye week, but they are still finding ways to improve their roster and other support structures.

The Texans announced Tuesday they have signed former Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants tackle K.C. McDermott to the practice squad. Houston brought in McDermott for a tryout on Monday.

Houston also released tight end Nick Eubanks from the practice squad. The Texans also waived defensive back Kendall Sheffield from the reserve/injured list.

McDermott has experience with current offensive line coach George Warhop, who was the offensive line coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2019-21. All 16 of McDermott’s activations, including one start, occurred from 2020-21.

Texans work out former Jaguars tackle K.C. McDermott

The Houston Texans have worked out former Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants tackle K.C. McDermott.

The Houston Texans are taking a look at adding depth at tackle.

Texans worked out former Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants tackle K.C. McDermott according to a league source.

The former 2018 undrafted free agent from Miami played 16 games for the Jaguars, starting in one of them. All 16 of McDermott’s activations came in the George Warhop era from 2020-21. From 2019-21 Warhop, who is the Texans’ offensive line coach, served in the same capacity for Jacksonville under coaches Doug Marrone and Urban Meyer.

McDermott is 6-5, 311 pounds. The Giants signed him to their practice squad Sept. 12 and released him on Sept. 20. McDermott did not make the final cuts for the Jaguars at the end of the 2022 preseason.

Jags release inactives list for Week 11 game vs. Steelers

With starting cornerback C.J. Henderson going on injured reserve this week, the availability of Sidney Jones IV was a big topic for the Jacksonville Jaguars heading into Week 11’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unfortunately, we now know he …

With starting cornerback C.J. Henderson going on injured reserve this week, the availability of Sidney Jones IV was a big topic for the Jacksonville Jaguars heading into Week 11’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unfortunately, we now know he won’t suit up for the game as he was listed among the Jags’ seven inactives for the week.

Jones was limited on Wednesday and Thursday, but didn’t practice on Friday with an Achilles injury. As a result, he was listed as questionable on the final injury report, concerning many that he wouldn’t be able to suit up.

With Jones now out, the Jags will start Tre Herndon and rookie Chris Claybrooks Sunday and both will be tasked with covering the dynamic duo of JuJu Smith-Schuster and Chase Claypool. Both players combine for over 1,000 yards on the season, which could mean the Jags’ passing defense (ranked 30th) is in big trouble.

Other notables who surfaced on the inactives list included quarterback Gardner Minshew II, receiver Laviska Shenault Jr., tight end James O’Shaughnessy, and linebacker Quincy Williams. Minshew wasn’t expected to return from his thumb injury yet, although he was listed as questionable. However, Shenault and O’Shaughnessy were ruled out on Friday.

Jags officially name 15 to their initial practice squad

The Jags have names 15 players to their practice squad including veteran Mike Glennon and camp standout Terry Godwin.

The Jacksonville Jaguars named their initial 53-man roster Saturday and spent the remainder of the weekend filling their initial practice squad. On Monday they revealed that they had come to terms with 15 players for the unit, leaving just one slot available for their 16-man unit.

Those player’s names are as follows:

  • RB Nathan Cottrell (Georgia Tech)
  • TE Ben Ellefson (North Dakota State)
  • LB Nate Evans (UCF)
  • TE Matt Flanagan (Pittsburgh)
  • LB Joe Giles-Harris (Duke)
  • QB Mike Glennon (North Carolina State)
  • WR Terry Godwin (Georgia)
  • WR Josh Hammond (Florida)
  • CB Amari Henderson (Wake Forest)
  • OL K.C. McDermott (Miami)
  • OL Austen Pleasants (Ohio)
  • WR Trey Quinn (Southern Methodist)
  • DL Caraun Reid (Princeton)
  • OL Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms (Missouri)
  • P Brandon Wright (Georgia State)

As many fans are aware, there were several rule changes made to the practice squad system this offseason because of the coronavirus pandemic. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement moved the maximum unit number up to 12 players, but that number was increased to 16 when the NFL realized the severity of COVID-19. The league also decided to allow a minimum of six veterans on the unit, giving teams more flexibility during final cuts.

As for their last remaining spot, it was reported that former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sidney Jones would be joining the unit. He confirmed his signing through his Instagram story feed and tagged Jacksonville as a destination in it. Regardless as to what the holdup is, fans shouldn’t expect him to be on the Jags’ practice squad long as they have four rookie corners on the roster in C.J. Henderson, Josiah Scott, Chris Claybrooks, and Luq Barcoo.