Scott Campbell
08-29-2008, 06:29 PM
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Posted by Mike Florio on August 29, 2008, 5:06 p.m.
The Houston Texans have announced most of their final roster cuts, via a pre-announced event on their official web site.
In all, the Texans dropped 21 players on Friday. They’ve got one more move to make before 6:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday.
Gone are defensive end Rosevelt Colvin, running back Marcel Shipp, running back Darius Walker, tackle Torrin Tucker, cornerback Jamar Fletcher, quarterback Shane Boyd, quarterback Alex Brink, fullback John Abbate, linebacker Kevin Coley, safety Glenn Earl, center Greg Eslinger, receiver Darnell Jenkins, tight end Ryan Krause, defensive tackle Gabe Long, defensive tackle Anthony Maddox, receiver LeRon McCoy, linebacker Ben Moffitt, defensive end Jesse Nading, cornerback Derrick Roberson, receiver Mark Simmons, and cornerback Dexter Wynn.
UPDATE: Coach Gary Kubiak talked on Friday about the decision to release Colvin. “[V]ery difficult decision,” Kubiak said. “I think we all know why we brought him here. We brought him in to try to use him as a specialist-type of player, a pass rusher. We worked with him at the end position; we worked with him at the linebacker position. The bottom line, when it was all said and done, to have a player on your team to just play nickel or just have that type of special role, it had to be special. We had to sit there and weigh him against other players that could play special teams and do some other things for the football team. When it was all said and done, we went in the other direction. You know, he busted his tail and did everything he could do. We tried to move him around as best we could but when it was all said and done, the decision was made for a player that would do more things, especially from a standpoint of special teams.”
Posted by Mike Florio on August 29, 2008, 5:06 p.m.
The Houston Texans have announced most of their final roster cuts, via a pre-announced event on their official web site.
In all, the Texans dropped 21 players on Friday. They’ve got one more move to make before 6:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday.
Gone are defensive end Rosevelt Colvin, running back Marcel Shipp, running back Darius Walker, tackle Torrin Tucker, cornerback Jamar Fletcher, quarterback Shane Boyd, quarterback Alex Brink, fullback John Abbate, linebacker Kevin Coley, safety Glenn Earl, center Greg Eslinger, receiver Darnell Jenkins, tight end Ryan Krause, defensive tackle Gabe Long, defensive tackle Anthony Maddox, receiver LeRon McCoy, linebacker Ben Moffitt, defensive end Jesse Nading, cornerback Derrick Roberson, receiver Mark Simmons, and cornerback Dexter Wynn.
UPDATE: Coach Gary Kubiak talked on Friday about the decision to release Colvin. “[V]ery difficult decision,” Kubiak said. “I think we all know why we brought him here. We brought him in to try to use him as a specialist-type of player, a pass rusher. We worked with him at the end position; we worked with him at the linebacker position. The bottom line, when it was all said and done, to have a player on your team to just play nickel or just have that type of special role, it had to be special. We had to sit there and weigh him against other players that could play special teams and do some other things for the football team. When it was all said and done, we went in the other direction. You know, he busted his tail and did everything he could do. We tried to move him around as best we could but when it was all said and done, the decision was made for a player that would do more things, especially from a standpoint of special teams.”