HOUSTON – The Texans signed former Buffalo Bills and New York Jets cornerback Brandon Codrington as he visited Wednesday, per a league source.
Codrington is a 5-foot-9, 185-pound former North Carolina Central defensive back.
He signed with the Jets after going undrafted. He was then traded to the Buffalo Bills. He had 619 return yards overall as a rookie and was named to the Pro Football Writers of American all-rookie squad.
He spent last season on the Bills practice squad, appearing in four games. He has nine career tackles, a 10.0 punt return average and a 27.2 kickoff return average with 1,052 career overall all-purpose yards.
A former walk-on who earned a scholarship, Codrington became an All-American return specialist. He finished his collegiate career with 93 tackles, 10 pass breakups on defense in 41 starts with 2,148 return yards and four touchdowns.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com