What do Joe Thomas, Kamu Grugier-Hill, Christian Kirksey, and Kevin Pierre-Louis all have in common? They all play linebacker. With only Zach Cunningham remaining, and a switch to a 4-3 defense, then Texans are bringing in as many linebackers as they can in. Their newest linebacker, Joe Thomas, was signed to a one-year $2 million contract.
Thomas is a former undrafted free agent, who has has managed to spend seven years in the NFL, the last three of which came with the Dallas Cowboys. The 30 year old linebacker has started in 14 games over his career, and has 205 tackles, 1.