Pro football is hard. It’s even harder when you make bad decisions with the salary cap.
The errors of the last regime have given general manager Nick Caserio a disadvantage that he has had to work through in 2021 while also attempting to field a competitive team. 2022 should be better as Houston will have their full complement of draft picks, but the salary cap situation is still less than idea for a rebuilding team.
According to Over the Cap, the Texans will owe $35,255,576 to 11 players who aren’t even on the team. Here are the 11 players who will cost the Texans dead money in 2022.