Per the ever reliable Mark Berman of FOX26 Houston fame, the Houston Texans have reduced their roster to 52 - one less than the 53-man limit.
Who was cut? No one really surprising, aside from cutting the team's only punter. The full list is as follows:
Running Back Javaris Williams
Running Back Chris Ogbonnaya
Fullback Zac Pauga
Wide Receiver Trindon Holliday
Wide Receiver Dorin Dickerson
Wide Receiver Derrick Townsel
Wide Receiver Jeff Maehl
Tight End Anthony Hill
Offensive Tackle Cole Pemberton
Offensive Tackle Pete Hendrickson
Guard Andrew Gardner
Center Cody Wallace
Center Howard Barbieri
Defensive End Scooter Berry
Defensive End John Graves
Defensive Tackle Damione Lewis
Defensive Tackle Guy Miller
Linebacker Mister Alexander
Linebacker Steven Friday
Linebacker Stanford Kegler
Linebacker Matt Marcorelle
Linebacker Xavier Adibi
Safety Quintin Demps
Safety Torri Williams
Safety Shiloh Keo
Punter Brad Maynard
Long Snapper Scott Albritton
Wide receiver Terrence Toliver and outside linebacker Cheta Ozougwu were both placed on injured reserve.
Stay tuned to Battle Red Blog and SB Nation Houston for reaction to the cuts, the practice squaders, and the roster additions that general manager Rick Smith will have make given the roster's current make-up.
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