Executive VP & General Manager Nick Caserio replied questions and addressed the media on Wednesday after roster cutdown day. On Tuesday, groups around the NFL trimmed their rosters from 90 to 53 avid gamers. Caserio mentioned the offensive line intensity, C.J. Stroud’s development, extra incoming roster transactions forward of Week 1 and extra.
-The newest on Kenyon Green
The large wonder of roster cutdown day was once no longer, actually, a roster lower. Second-year left guard Kenyon Green was once positioned on injured reserve for the 2023 season for a shoulder factor that dated again to previous within the offseason.
“I would say specific to Kenyon, it was just a matter of when, not if, this was going to happen,” Caserio stated.
Head Coach DeMeco Ryans praised Green on Monday for being “a tough kid going through a lot” and Caserio re-iterated the similar. Green entered coaching camp wholesome however didn’t get started within the preseason finale towards the Saints, taking reps with the second one team as a substitute. During the sport, he perceived to have annoyed his damage, grabbing his shoulder after a play.
“We knew in May this was a possibility,” Caserio stated. “And to his credit, I mean, he worked through it and I’d say the best he could with the situation that he was given at the end. Just all for the betterment of the team and the player that this was the best decision. So he goes into reserve, get ready for the 2024 season and train keeps moving.”
The function now’s for Green to get wholesome and in a position for the 2024 season, Caserio stated.
-Offensive line intensity
This yr’s offensive line state of affairs is in contrast to any that he is ever been part of, Caserio famous. Between the wounds in coaching camp and the preseason, shedding Green and Scott Quessenberry to IR, Charlie Heck touchdown on PUP at the beginning of camp, Tytus Howard present process surgical treatment and Juice Scruggs getting injured within the ultimate preseason recreation, the offensive line intensity depleted temporarily.
The just right news is that Howard seems to be as regards to returning, even if his Week 1 get started date remains to be a query mark. Plus, the Texans traded for Arizona Cardinals OL Josh Jones, former Houston Cougar, and are finalizing a business for Steelers OL Kendrick Green. The Texans may well be including extra avid gamers subsequent week as they get ready for his or her common season opener at Baltimore.
-C.J. Stroud’s development
Since the closing time Caserio addressed the media, the Texans named C.J. Stroud their beginning quarterback after cast preseason trip. Houston’s No. 2 total draft pick out started coaching camp splitting first-team reps with third-year veteran Davis Mills earlier than Ryans named Stroud the starter on Sunday evening.
“I think, C.J., the big thing with him, he’s put his head down and worked from the day he walked in the building,” Caserio stated. “Every player that’s here earns their opportunity with their performance. And I think he’s certainly emblematic of that from start to where we are now, understanding still now it’s 17 games to go here and each week is hopefully going to get a little bit better.”
-What’s subsequent?
With simply 10 days ultimate till the Texans’ Week 1 recreation, Caserio promised “a myriad of transactions” over the following 5 to seven days. An estimated 1,000 avid gamers are lately to be had after the previous day’s roster cuts. Caserio mentioned his workforce’s priorities for the following 24 to 48 hours.
“Number one is the formulation of the practice squad,” Caserio stated. “Number two, going through the waiver wire and see if there’s any players that we want to add to the team or add to the program in some capacity. I’d say the reality is [that] whoever these players are, the likelihood of that player contributing against Baltimore is probably slim to none, so what you’re trying to do is balance short-term versus maybe some longer-term opportunity to add a younger player that you like [and] that you want to try to get in your program.”
The Texans will kick off their 2023 common season at Baltimore on Sept. 10 towards the Ravens.
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