The Texans have signed 27-year old cornerback Jonathan Joseph to a 5-year, $48.75 million dollar deal.  Joseph played in 12 games for the Bengals last year and he had 42 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 3 interceptions (1 returned for a TD) and he defensed 8 passes.  Joseph has now played in 67 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 272 tackles, 6 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 76 passes defensed and 14 interceptions (3 returned for TDs).  Joseph will be the new lockdown corner for the Texans who have needed one for a long, long time.

The Houston Texans have signed 28-year old safety Danieal Manning to a 5-year, $20 million dollar deal.  Manning played in all 16 games for the Bears last year and he had 72 tackles, 1 interception and he defensed 7 passes.  He has now played in 77 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 346 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 2 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 26 passes defensed and 7 interceptions.  This was a good signing for the Texans as Manning is a pretty solid safety.

The Texans have signed 31-year old DE Jarvis Green to a 1-year deal.  Green played in 13 games for the Patriots last season and he had 36 tackles and 1 sack.  Green has now played in 121 games in his 8 years in the NFL and he has 232 tackles, 28 sacks, 5 passes defensed and 9 forced fumbles.  The Texans are hoping that Green can help them out in the last three weeks of the year.

The Texans have signed 25-year old DT DeMario Pressley.  Pressley played in 7 games for the Saints last season and he had 15 tackles.  He is a tad on the light side at 6’3″, 301 pounds but the Texans can use help along the D-Line any way they can get it.

The Texans have signed 25-year old safety Quintin Demps.  Demps played in 9 games for the Eagles last season and he had 14 tackles, 3 passes defensed and 1 interception.  He has now played in 25 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has 32 tackles, 4 passes defensed, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles and 1 interception.  Demps should help out the Texans in the secondary and they need the help.

The Texans have signed 32-year old DT Damione Lewis.  Lewis played in all 16 games for the Panthers last season and he had 41 tackles and 1/2 a sack.  Lewis has now played in 131 games in his NFL career and he has 245 tackles, 14 passes defensed, 22.5 sacks and 4 forced fumbles.  I think this has the potential to be a good pick up for the Texans who need some help along the D-Line.

The Texans have signed 25-year old linebacker Stanford Keglar.  Keglar played in 12 games for the Titans last season and he had 6 tackles.  Keglar has now played in 25 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has 18 tackles.  The Texans signed Keglar for depth at linebacker and to help out on special teams which is two areas where they do need help.

The Texans have signed 27-year old DE Mark Anderson.  Anderson played in 4 games for the Bears this year and he had 8 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss.  Anderson has now played in 66 games in his NFL career and he has made 113 tackles, defensed 5 passes, has 21.5 sacks and he has 5 forced fumbles.  Anderson might be able to help the pass rush for the Texans so this was a nice signing for them.

The Texans have signed 27-year old cornerback Karl Paymah.  Paymah played in 12 games for the Vikings last season and he had 27 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble.  He has now played in 72 games in his five years in the NFL and he has 128 tackles, 14 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble and 3 interceptions.  To make room for Paymah on the roster the Texans have released 22-year old rookie CB Jamar Wall.  Wall played in 1 game for the Texans and he had 1 tackle.

The Texans have signed 34-year old OT Ephraim Salaam.  The 6’7″, 310 pound Salaam knows the Texans’ playbook so he should be ready to step in if Rashad Butler has problems at LT while Duane Brown is out of action.  Salaam played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Lions & Texans last season.  He has now played in 159 games (129 starts) in his NFL career.  He has played in 44 games (30 starts) in his four years with the Texans.  The Texans were lucky to find a guy like Ephraim Salaam’s experience sitting at home at this point in the year.