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Breaking News: Texans cut “Hard Knocks” favorite and preseason star

The Houston Texans continue to cut players as they work towards getting their roster down to 53 by the deadline, which is 4 p.m. EST on Saturday.

News already broke of the team cutting 2014 third round selection/bust Louis Nix III, now add a fan favorite and preseason star to the list as the team has given a pink slip to wide receiver Uzoma Nwachukwu, per ESPN’s Tania Ganguli and linebacker Kourtnei Brown per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

EZ Nwachukwu was comedic relief to some, but maybe a bit over the top for others, while being shown on the HBO reality series “Hard Knocks.