HOUSTON -- It took a little longer than he expected, but Houston Texans offensive lineman David Quessenberry made his NFL debut in Monday's 34-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Quessenberry was diagnosed with cancer (non-Hodgkin T-lymphoblastic lymphoma) in 2014, just a year after he was drafted by the Texans. He had been on the team's non-football illness list since 2015, but he played this preseason. The Texans cut Quessenberry prior to the regular season but re-signed him to the practice squad, before he was promoted on Wednesday.
"That guy was in tough shape not too long ago," head coach Bill O'Brien said.