The Texans were awarded wide receiver Sammie Coates off waivers from the Cleveland Browns on Friday.
Coates is due $705,000 with a $730,000 salary-cap figure this season.
Coates is a 6-1, 212-pounder who's run the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds.
For his career, Coates has caught 28 passes for 516 yards and two touchdowns.
He caught six passes for 70 yards last season for the Browns in 12 games and one start after being acquired in a trade.
Coates is a former Pittsburgh Steelers third-round draft pick from Auburn.
Coates finished with 1,757 career yards and 11 touchdowns in college.