The Texans have placed 23-year old strong safety Dominique Barber on the Injured Reserve List ending his season due to a hamstring injury.  Barber played in 13 games this season for the Texans and he made 33 tackles, defensed 4 passes and he had 1 interception.  The Texans have re-signed 31-year old safety Brian Russell to replace Barber on the roster.  Russell played in 2 games for the Texans earlier this season making 1 tackle.  He has played in 11 games overall this season with the Jags+Texans in which he has 13 tackles.