HOUSTON – The Texans are signing former New York Jets and Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos to their 53-man roster, per a league source.
Amos, signed previously to a one-year, $4 million contract with the Jets, was released last week and now he joins the Texans to add proven depth. Amos arrived in Houston on Tuesday to sign his contract.
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Amos, 30, is a former Chicago Bears fifth-round draft pick from Penn State who has familiarity with the Texans’ defense from his background with Jets coach Robert Saleh, a former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator who has mentored coach DeMeco Ryans.
Amos (6-foot, 214 pounds) has 659 career tackles, 10 interceptions, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. He has played in 11 games this season with three starts and has 23 tackles. Released last week, Amos has a lot of knowledge of the Jets’ personnel heading into Sunday’s game against the Texans.
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Davis caught one pass for 17 yards for the Texans during the 2021 season, breaking his ankle against the Seattle Seahawks.
The former Sam Houston State player has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, USFL champion Birmingham Stallions and the Houston Roughnecks in the XFL.
Davis is a former All-American at Sam Houston State who caught 78 passes for 1,206 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior.
Davis was waived-injured by the Texans a year ago before being re-signed to the practice squad.
He was on the Cardinals’ practice squad until being released last month.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.