HOUSTON – The Texans are signing several players to reserve-future deals.
That includes defensive end Solomon Byrd, per a league source.
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Byrd is a former Texans seventh-round draft pick from USC. He played in one game last season and recorded two tackles and one quarterback hit.
A Wyoming transfer, Byrd finished his career at USC where he was an honorable-mention All-Pac-12 selection. He led the team with 11 tackles for losses and finished third in the nation with four forced fumbles. He had 49 tackles and six sacks in his final college season.
The Texans are signing safety Kaevon Merriweather to a reserve-future deal, per a league source. Merriweather ended the season on the practice squad injured list.
Merriweather is a former undrafted free agent from Iowa who has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has also played for the Detroit Lions.
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.
The Texans are signing center Eli Cox, a former undrafted free agent from Kentucky who spent the season on the practice squad to a reserve-future deals, per a source.
The Texans are signing safety Brandon Hill, a former seventh-round draft pick from Pitt who rejoined the team one year after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in a preseason game, to a reserve-future deals, per a source.
The Texans are signing former New England Patriots starting offensive guard Sidy Sow to a reserve-future deals, per a source. He has played in 28 career games, including one start last season against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Texans are signing former Utah defensive tackle Junior Tafuna to a reserve-future deal, per a source. Tafuna was an All-Pac-12 selection and played in the Senior Bowl.
The Texans are signing former Arizona Cardinals and Clemson outside linebacker Xavier Thomas to a reserve future deal, per a source.
The Texans are signing former Pitt wide receiver Jared Wayne to a reserve-future deal, per a source.
Wayne caught two passes for 20 yards in a game against the San Francisco 49ers. He has played in four career games.
The Texans are signing former Texas Tech wide receiver Josh Kelly to a reserve-future deals, per a source.
The Texans are expected to sign more players to their off-season roster.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com