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The Texans have signed 28-year old G/T Wade Smith to a 4-year, $12 million dollar deal. He played in 16 games (9 starts) for the Chiefs last season. He has now played in 74 games (34 starts) in his NFL career. Smith will likely start at one of the guard spots for the Texans this season.
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.
The Texans have signed 32-year old long snapper Bryan Pittman. Pittman played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Falcons this season before being cut. He played his first six years in the NFL for the Texans working in 92 games (0 starts). Pittman will replace Joel Dreessen as the long snapper as Dreessen is now the starting TE for the Texans. This was a good move for the Texans.
The Texans have signed 34-year old safety Brian Russell. Russell played in 9 games for the Jaguars this season making 12 tackles. He has now played in 117 games in his NFL career and he has made 474 tackles, defensed 39 passes, has 3 sacks, forced 3 fumbles and he has 16 interceptions. Russell should be able to help the Texans out on special teams and give them depth at safety.
The Texans have signed 30-year old linebacker Jamie Winborn. Winborn played in all 16 games (11 starts) for the Broncos last season and he made 99 tackles, 1/2 a sack and he defensed 11 passes. He has now played in 92 games (32 starts) in his NFL career and he has made 339 tackles, has 10 sacks, defensed 24 passes, forced 5 fumbles and he has 3 interceptions. This was a good depth signing for the Texans and he should be able to help out on special teams.
UPDATE: The Texans have released linebacker Jamie Winborn after only one week in which he did not play. The Texans have promoted DE Tim Jamison from the practice squad to replace Winborn on the roster.