The Texans have released two linemen that are recovering from torn ACLs….one on defense (Seth Payne) and one on offense (Zach Wiegert).  Payne played in 5 games last season and he made 11 tackles, had 1 sack and forced a fumble.  Wiegert started 9 games at guard for the Texans last season and he recovered a fumble.  Zach played 49 games (48 starts) in his 4 seasons on the Texans.

The Texans have released Eric Moulds after he had a somewhat disappointing season for them last year.  He played in all 16 games and caught 57 passes for 557 yards (9.8 avg) with 1 TD reception.  Add another WR to the Texans shopping list this off season.

The Texans have not used the TE in the passing offense in a long time until this season.  The tight ends caught 56 passes for 539 yards with 7 TD receptions.  Look for whoever the QB is next season to use the TE even more for the Texans.

Rookie Owen Daniels was a find for the Texans last season.  He played in 14 games (12 starts) and caught 34 passes for 352 yards (10.4 avg) with 5 TD catches.

Jeb Putzier was a little bit of a disappointment for the Texans as they thought he would be a factor in the passing game, but they were wrong.  He played in 14 games (5 starts) and caught 13 passes for 125 yards (9.6 avg) and didn’t catch a TD pass all season.  For his career, Putzier has played in 53 games (15 starts) and he’s caught 90 passes for 1,212 yards (13.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs.

Mark Bruener was mostly used as a blocker in the running game.  He played in 15 games (4 starts) and he caught only 9 passes for 62 yards (6.9 avg) with 2 TD catches.  For his career, Bruener has played in 172 games (138 starts) and he’s caught 152 passes for 1,333 yards (8.8 avg) with 18 TD catches.