The Texans added a player on Monday when they traded a seventh-round pick to the Broncos for tackle Chris Clark and followed that up by starting to cut their roster down to 75 players.
Sixth-round linebacker Reshard Cliett has been placed on injured reserve after tearing his ACL. Cliett will rehab for the rest of the year and try his luck again in 2016.
The Texans released veteran defensive tackle Chris Neild, who missed last season after tearing his ACL during preseason with the Redskins.
They also parted ways with linebacker Jason Ankrah, wide receiver Jace Davis, defensive end Cam McLeod, wide receiver Travis Labhart, tackle Bryan Witzman, defensive tackle Cody White, tackle Aaron Adams and wide receiver Alan Bonner.