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Mills, the team’s starter before C.J. Stroud took over in 2023, signed a deal that adds one year to his current contract. That means he’ll be with the Texans through the 2025 season. Last year, Mills completed 18 of 39 pass attempts for 173 yards and two touchdowns in spot duty.

Mixon was held out of much of preseason for an undisclosed injury, now revealed to be a quadriceps issue. Head coach DeMeco Ryans said Mixon “will be doing what he’s done his entire career” this season. Mixon is coming off three straight seasons of over 280 touches. He has dipped below 200 touches just once during his career - when he played six games during his 2020 season. With three straight seasons of a top-12 fantasy finish, Mixon is set up to be a borderline fantasy RB1 for the Texans in 2024.

Jacobs says he declined to sign with the Chiefs, along with the Broncos, Bears, Cardinals, Dolphins, Giants and Texans. Jacobs’ statement perhaps most profoundly applies to the Chiefs’ starter Isiah Pacheco. The Chiefs’ front office allowed Jerick McKinnon to walk this offseason, publicly praising Pacheco’s three-down and scoring-position potential while adding only UDFA Carson Steele to the mix through the preseason’s conclusion. The Chiefs then signed pass-catching specialist Samaje Perine on Wednesday, in what was thought to be a likely depth-related move. The Chiefs’ prior pursuit of Jacobs, a capable three-down player, casts a slightly different light on Perine’s signing though; the front office may be less comfortable with increasing Pacheco’s receiving usage than it appeared for much of the summer. While Pacheco should still be viewed as a locked-in fantasy football RB1, his range of outcomes is now slightly wider than it was a week ago.

Daniels’ 2023 rookie season was derailed by a torn rotator cuff. His new landing spot will hopefully allow him to compete for a backup role for a Texans’ squad that was likewise hit by significant injuries last year. Also signed by the Texans on Thursday were TE Cole Fotheringham, WR Xavier Johnson, S Mark Perry and QB Kedon Slovis.

The Texans are keeping Dameon Pierce and Cam Akers as backup options for Joe Mixon. British Brooks made the roster as the team’s fullback. Taylor will be a candidate for the team’s practice squad.

The timing of the move will result in Keenum missing the entirety of the 2024 regular season, leaving the Texans with only David Mills behind franchise quarterback C.J. Stroud. It is likely the team pursues a quarterback from waivers in the coming days. Keenum’s 11-year career has taken him all over the league but he has not operated as a starter since the 2018 season with the Broncos.

Hill suffered a significant knee injury in a pre-season game against the Los Angeles Rams and will have season-ending surgery. The former seventh-round draft pick from the University of Pittsburgh was expected to serve as secondary depth.

King, 29, split time between the Steelers and Texans last season, totaling 47 tackles in 10 games while also breaking up two passes. King has 105 games of pro experience under his belt and has started in 56 games. King could provide added depth in a secondary in need of help, but he’s now on the move for the third time in a year, suggesting teams may think his best days are behind him.

28-year-old veteran Brown caught 33 balls for 567 yards and two scores a season ago but is a predictable roster casualty of the Texans’ receiver riches. Coming off back-to-back 500-yard campaigns, Brown will undoubtedly land a new deal as an experienced depth option before Week 1.

Cephus was signed as veteran depth on the eve of training camp. Still somehow only 26 years old, Cephus has caught just three balls since the 2021 season.