The Houston Texans enter Week 2 with a chance to prove everyone wrong. Their opening game against the Los Angeles Rams didn’t go well as the offense struggled in a 14-9 loss, and everyone is wondering if their busy offseason that included an offensive line overhaul and a new offensive coordinator won’t lead to any changes in 2025.
Although the Texans will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a chip on their shoulder, they also have some players in the locker room looking to prove those in the building wrong.
According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, the Texans are signing tight end Harrison Bryant to the active roster. The move comes as starting tight end Cade Stover was placed on injured reserve due to a broken foot and gives the 27-year-old a chance to give his eventful last few months a happy ending.
Harrison Bryant Could Solve the Texans’ TE Problem in Week 2
Bryant was acquired along with a 2026 fifth-round pick in a trade that sent John Metchie III and a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles on Aug. 17. The deal was made to add depth to the Texans’ tight end room after Brevin Jordan went down with a season-ending knee injury, but the Texans released Bryant on cut day and added him to the practice squad.
It looked like Bryant would have to wait for his opportunity after that news, but Stover’s injury opened an opportunity to rejoin the active roster. Additionally, Bryant could look to add some juice to a tight end room that has been disappointed by the performance of Dalton Schultz.
Schultz arrived in Dallas on a one-year contract before the 2023 season and had solid results in his first season, catching 59 passes for 635 yards and five touchdowns. The Texans decided that was worthy of the franchise tag, and Schultz signed a three-year, $36 million contract before the start of last season.
That contract has already been renegotiated after Schultz caught 53 passes for 532 yards and two touchdowns last season. His Week 1 performance also didn’t seem worthy of a lucrative contract as he caught three passes for 28 yards and part of a drought where he’s caught just 14 passes for 164 scoreless yards in his last five games dating back to December.
Bryant isn’t much of a receiving threat, catching nine passes for 86 yards in 13 games with the Las Vegas Raiders last season. Nevertheless, the Texans would love to get something out of the position, making anything worth a shot.
Sunday’s matchup with the Buccaneers also seems ripe for a breakout after they allowed Kyle Pitts to catch seven passes for 59 yards in their Week 1 win over the Atlanta Falcons, opening the door for Bryant to show why the Texans were wrong to cut him this summer.