The Texans officially added offensive tackle Trent Brown to their 53-man roster Saturday, which usually means a player is going to play on Sunday. But Brown won’t be on the field for the Texans against the Ravens.
Shortly after Brown signed to the active roster, the Texans announced that he isn’t traveling to Baltimore with the team. No reason was given but it is not injury related.
The 32-year-old Brown signed with the Texans in March but hasn’t played yet this season. He is coming off a very serious knee injury that he suffered a year ago while playing for the Bengals.
Brown has previously played for the Patriots, Raiders and 49ers.
Cornerback Damon Arnette is set to make his first regular season appearance since 2021.
The Texans elevated Arnette and safety Jalen Mills from their practice squad on Saturday. They also officially signed tackle Trent Brown to the 53-man roster and placed defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi on injured reserve.
Arnette was a 2020 first-round pick of the Raiders and played 12 games for them before being released during his second season amid concerns about his off-field behavior. Arnette resurfaced in the UFL this year and signed with the Texans after that season was over.
Mills also joined the Texans this offseason and he’s set to make his first appearance of the season. Mills has played in 115 games over the course of his career.
The Texans play in Baltimore at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.
The Tennessee Titans have lost 10 games in a row. With another loss on Sunday at Arizona, the Titans will do something they’ve never done before.
The last time the franchise lost 11 straight games, it was known as the Houston Oilers. The streak happened back in 1994, with 11 consecutive defeats from Week 5 at Pittsburgh through Week 16 at Kansas City.
That year, a 34-31 Week 11 lost at Cincinnati sparked the firing of coach Jack Pardee and the promotion of Jeff Fisher to interim head coach. This year, the tenth straight loss came back in Houston, where the Titans were shut out by the Texans, 26-0. And an in-season coaching change currently seems inevitable.
After Arizona, the Titans go to Las Vegas. Then, Tennessee returns home for a game against the Patriots and a reunion with coach Mike Vrabel, who was fired after the 2023 season.
Cooper Rush is back in a familiar role.
He signed on to back up Lamar Jackson. He will start for the injured Jackson on Sunday.
Rush started eight games for Dak Prescott in Dallas last season before leaving for Baltimore, and he started 14 in his long career with the Cowboys.
“Whenever a franchise QB goes down, it’s always a ‘sky-is-falling’ feeling everywhere you are. It’s normal,” Rush said Friday, via Ryan Mink of the team website. “We’ve been here before in this type of situation. It’s nothing new, so you lean on that. You get confidence from it, just trust yourself, and if you have to go out there, you can do it.”
In his nine-year career, Rush is 9-5 as a starter. It’s the reason the Ravens signed him in free agency.
“This is what you work for, what you prepare for,” Rush said. “Getting the whole week to actually go out and practice it, too, it’s a lot better than just coming in with no practice reps in the middle of a game, so I’ve enjoyed that.”
One of Rush’s starts last season was against the Texans. He went 32-of-55 for 354 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the Cowboys’ 34-10 loss.
Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. and wide receiver Nico Collins have no injury designation for Sunday.
Stingley, who missed Wednesday’s work with an oblique injury, returned to full participation on Friday.
He initially injured his oblique in the season-opening loss to the Rams and aggravated it in a Week 3 loss to the Jaguars. Stngley started and played 47 of 50 defensive snaps in the win over the Titans on Sunday and even made an interception.
Collins, who played 61 of 70 snaps Sunday despite his knee injury, was a full participant again on Friday.
The Texans ruled out defensive end Denico Autry (knee), defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi (shoulder) and safety Jaylen Reed (knee). Autry and Reed were designated for return on Wednesday.
