House of Houston
Fansided

Texans Surprise Starter Suddenly a Cut Candidate After Free-Agent Signing

Houston appears to be changing course at this important position.
ByMichael Bohlin|
Dec 4, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; Miami Dolphins longsnapper Blake Ferguson (44) warms up before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images
Dec 4, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; Miami Dolphins longsnapper Blake Ferguson (44) warms up before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images | Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

There are only so many players in the NFL who can say they can get their hands on the ball every time they touch the field.

Conventional wisdom makes fans immediately jump to the quarterback position when hearing a statement like this. That is completely understandable given the importance of that spot on the offensive side of the ball.

We will not be discussing QBs in this story, though. Instead, a roster move made on Wednesday now makes the depth chart on the special teams unit in Houston less clear than it was entering the week. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Texans have signed former Miami Dolphins long snapper Blake Ferguson to a contract.

Texans Surprise Starter Suddenly a Cut Candidate After Ferguson Signing

Ferguson, a sixth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, appeared in 72 games for the Miami Dolphins during his tenure in South Beach. Now, he will be taking his snapping talents to the Lone Star State as he joins a Texans roster that had been banking on UDFA Austin Brinkman being the answer for the franchise at that position.

Now, given the unlikely scenario where Houston keeps two long snappers on the roster, Brinkman could be going from the penthouse to the outhouse following the addition of Ferguson to the fold. The former West Virginia Mountaineers long snapper had signed a three-year deal with the Texans after going undrafted this past April. However, that contract only had $110,000 in guaranteed money attached to it.

It is important to point out that Ferguson missed the bulk of the 2024 campaign after being diagnosed with what the Dolphins only described as an "undisclosed medical issue." Now that Ferguson is signed on in Houston, we may receive more information concerning what that issue was.

Regardless of whether Ferguson chooses to disclose that medical information or not, the Texans' medical staff is certainly aware of the condition, and one can assume they gave the front office the go-ahead on the deal before any official offer was made.

More Houston Texans News and Rumors:

Home/Houston Texans