The Texans brokered a a $176,294 injury settlement with rookie cornerback Richard Leonard when they removed the undrafted player from their injured reserve list.
It's the equivalent of nine weeks salary at the rate of $333,000.
The Texans are now $9.715 million under the NFL salary-cap limit. That includes their recent $760,000 contract for defensive end Alex Carrington that has a salary-cap figure of $600,000 under the minimum salary benefit for veteran players and an injury waiver.
Leonard underwent surgery in the spring to repair a torn hamstring.
Leonard was signed in the spring to a three-year, $1.