Texans sign Darius Joyner, waived-injured Tyree Gillespie

Safety added to roster

HOUSTON – The Texans re-signed undrafted Duke safety Darius Joiner and waived-injured safety Tyree Gillespie.

Joyner was signed in the spring and then released in May when they signed defensive end Jacob Martin.

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Gillespie has a knee injury and is being evaluated by doctors, according to a league source.

Joiner (6-foot-2, 200 pounds) had 97 tackles, two interceptions, four sacks, eight tackles for losses and two forced fumbles last season. He previously played for Western Illinois and Jacksonville State.

Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com


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