Source: Texans signing safety Kaevon Merriweather to practice squad
Belleville native and Tampa Buccaneers safety Kaevon Merriweather with his mother Latanya Franklin (Copyright 2024 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – The Texans are signing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Kaevon Merriweather to their practice squad, per a league sources.
Merriweather is a former undrafted free agent from Iowa.
He has also played for the Detroit Lions.
He was waived on Wednesday from the Buccaneers.
Merriweather (6-foot, 212) has 38 career tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and two passes defensed in the NFL.
At Iowa, he was an All-American selection.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com
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Aaron Wilson is an award-winning Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and www.click2houston.com. He has covered the NFL since 1997, including previous stints for The Houston Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun. This marks his 10th year covering the Texans after previously covering a Super Bowl winning team in Baltimore.
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