AP
A recent second-round pick is reportedly on the trading block.
The Texans are efforting to deal starting strong safety D.J. Swearinger, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported.
The No. 57 overall pick in 2013, the 23-year-old Swearinger has started 22-of-32 games in two seasons with Houston, making 144 tackles, defending 10 passes and hauling in three interceptions.
Swearinger has two years left on his contract at affordable salaries ($722,390 in 2015, $881,085 in 2016), and his affordability and youth could perhaps make him attractive to another club.
The Texans’ secondary is somewhat thin beyond the starting ranks, and the news of Swearinger landing in trade talks only adds to possibility of the club looking to add to its defensive backfield in the draft.