The Houston Texans had three players return from the COVID-19 reserve on Tuesday.
Inside linebacker Dylan Cole, outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus, and guard Max Scharping were all cleared to return to the team, the Texans announced Tuesday.
Scharping was the first COVID-19 positive case the Texans have had in 2020, and the former 2019 second-round pick tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Oct. 28.
Cole and Mercilus were on the list due to contact tracing after an investigation revealed they were in close association with outside linebacker Jacob Martin, who tested positive for COVID-19 on the night of Nov. 4 and is the only remaining player on the list.
Interim coach Romeo Crennel told reporters Monday he expects Martin to be away from the team a little bit longer than Cole, Mercilus, and Scharping.
“Jacob, he’s going to be away from us a little bit longer because he was on that 10-day COVID list,” Crennel said.
The 2-6 Texans take on the 5-3 Cleveland Browns Sunday at 12:00 p.m. CT at FirstEnergy Stadium.
