The Houston Texans made 18 cuts on Saturday as they got their team down to 53 players ahead of the deadline. As always, there were some surprises in the final cuts.
Here is a list of players that were waived, courtesy of the teams official web page;
Jeff Adams, Tackle/Guard
Karim Barton, Guard
Quenton Bundrage, Wide Receiver
Reshard Cliett, Inside Linebacker
Anthony Denham, Tight End
Brandon Dunn, Defensive Tackle
Kenny Hilliard, Running Back
Akeem Hunt, Running Back
Ufomba Kamalu, Defensive End
Eric Lee, Outside Linebacker
Andrew McDonald, Tackle
Terrance Mitchell, Cornerback
Robert Nelson, Cornerback
Dan Pettinato, Defensive End
Shakeel Rashad, Inside Linebacker
Chad Slade, Guard
Eric Tomlinson, Tight End
Wendall Williams, Wide Receiver
Antonio Allen, Safety
Cecil Shorts III, Wide Receiver
The Texans waived/injured the following two players from the active roster:
Dalton Freeman, Center
Tony Washington Jr.