The Texans used a sixth round pick last April on Trindon Holliday with the idea that he would replace Jacoby Jones on punt returns and Andre Davis on kickoff returns so that they could both concentrate on offense.  Well, even the best laid plans don’t come to fruition all of the time and this is one of those cases.  Holliday will undergo surgery today to repair ligament damage in his right thumb which will cause him to miss most if not all of his rookie season.  Holliday returned 3 punts for 1 yard (0.3 avg) and 5 kickoffs for 114 yards (22.8 avg) during the pre-season for the Texans.

UPDATE:  (8/31/2010) - The Texans have placed Trindon Holliday on the Injured Reserve List ending his rookie season.

The Texans have placed defensive lineman Tim Bulman on the Injured Reserve List with a shoulder injury.  Bulman played in 15 games (1 start) for the Texans last season and he had 18 tackles and 1 pass defensed.  He has now played in 39 games (2 starts) in five years in the NFL and he has 45 tackles, 4 sacks and 2 passes defensed.  The Texans likely won’t miss Bulman too much as he was pretty far down the depth chart for 2010.

The Texans have lost rookie 2nd round pick Ben Tate for the season as he will undergo ankle surgery tomorrow.  Tate carried the ball 2 times for 7 yards (3.5 ypc) and he caught 1 pass for 5 yards in the Texans’ pre-season opener.  It’s back to the drawing board for the Texans as they will be leaning on Arian Foster and Steve Slaton in the running game once again in 2010.

The Texans have placed 28-year old WR Glenn Martinez on the Injured Reserve List with a hamstring injury.  Martinez played in 7 games last season and he didn’t catch any passes for the Texans.  He returned 6 punts for 23 yards (3.8 avg) and 1 kickoff for 6 yards.  Martinez has played in 26 games (1 start) in his NFL career and he has caught 18 passes for 218 yards (12.1 avg).  The Texans won’t miss him at all.

The Texans have signed 29-year old fullback Justin Griffith.  Griffith played in 13 games for the Seahawks last season in which he carried the ball 4 times for 6 yards (1.5 ypc) and he also caught 19 passes for 118 yards (6.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Griffith has now played in 96 games in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 94 times for 413 yards (4.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He has also caught 141 passes for 989 yards (7.0 avg) with 12 TD grabs.  Griffith is a solid blocker and he can contribute offensively with the ball in his hands which a lot of fullbacks in the NFL can’t say.  I like this signing for the Texans.

UPDATE:  (8/5/2010) - The Texans have placed Griffith on the Injured Reserve List ending his season due to a spinal chord concussion.