The Texans will have a new defensive back at practice on Wednesday.
According to multiple reports, they have signed Zion Childress to their 53-man roster. Childress was on the Cowboys’ practice squad.
Childress signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent this offseason and returned to the practice squad after being one of the team’s final cuts this summer. He was elevated for two of the team’s first three games and made a tackle on special teams.
The Texans had an opening in their secondary after releasing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson on Tuesday, so they do not need to make a corresponding move to get Childress on their active roster.
The Texans are letting go of a veteran defender.
According to multiple reports, Houston is releasing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
Gardner-Johnson, 27, was traded to Houston in March. He started each of the Texans’ first three games, playing 96 percent of defensive snaps. He recorded 15 total tackles.
The move comes a day after Jimmie Ward came off the commissioner’s exempt list — though Ward was placed on the physically unable to perform list.
According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, Gardner-Johnson’s release comes after there was friction between him and the team behind the scenes. Gardner-Johnson complained about his role, wanted to blitz more, and was critical of his teammates. He also told the Texans that he wanted to be traded.
M.J. Stewart is set to be the next player at the position.
Houston had traded offensive lineman Kenyon Green to Philadelphia as part of the deal for Gardner-Johnson. Coincidentally, Green was also waived on Monday.
At 0-3, the Texans will try to get their first win against the 0-3 Titans on Sunday.
The Eagles claimed returner Xavier Gipson off waivers on Monday, the team announced.
Gipson spent only nine days with the Giants, who claimed him off waivers from the Jets on Sept. 11.
Eagles undrafted rookie wide receiver Darius Cooper injured his shoulder in Sunday’s victory over the Rams. Cooper played six offensive snaps and six on special teams.
The Jets released Gipson following a Week 1 loss to Pittsburgh during which his fumble on a kickoff return helped fuel the Steelers’ come-from-behind win. He was inactive for his only game with the Giants.
He had 68 punt returns and 44 kick returns in 35 career games with the Jets, averaging 8.9 yards on punt returns and 26.0 yards on kickoff returns.
The Eagles waived offensive lineman Kenyon Green in a corresponding move. It marked the third time the Eagles have cut Green since training camp.
They acquired the former first-round pick in a trade with the Texans that sent defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson to Houston.
Texans safety Jimmie Ward is no longer on the Commissioner Exempt list, but he’s not ready to get back on the field.
Ward was placed on the exempt list after being arrested on a domestic violence charge this summer. A grand jury declined to indict Ward last week and he was removed from the exempt list by the NFL on Monday.
Ward was on the physically unable to perform list during training camp because he was recovering from offseason foot surgery. The Texans placed him on that list Monday, so Ward will remain out of practice and ineligible to play in games.
Ward has started 20 games for the Texans over the last two seasons. He had 98 tackles, three interceptions, and a forced fumble in those appearances.
The Texans could use all hands on deck as they try for their first win of the season in Week 4, but it will be a little while before they know if cornerback Derek Stingley will be ready to go against the Titans.
Stingley injured his oblique in Sunday’s 17-10 loss to the Jaguars and head coach DeMeco Ryans gave an update on his status at a Monday press conference. Ryans said, via a transcript from the team, that Stingley is day-to-day as a result of the injury.
Ryans said that Stingley “tried to push through it” on Sunday, but wasn’t able to do so.
Stingley had one pass defensed against Jacksonville and had eight tackles over the first two weeks of the season.
