The Houston Texans released center-guard Greg Mancz during their roster cuts to finalize their 53-man roster Saturday.
Though the club wouldn’t have their reliable interior offensive lineman on the active roster, the new practice squad rules allowed the Texans to stash Mancz.
“Being able to get Greg back is really good,” offensive coordinator Tim Kelly said. “I look forward to continue to work with Greg. I enjoy working with him and I’m excited that he’s back here with us.”
What the club appreciates about the former 2015 undrafted free agent from Toledo is his ability to play all three of the interior offensive line positions. In 2016, Mancz was the club’s starting center for all 16 games until 2016 second-rounder Nick Martin took the job the following year. Since then, Mancz has been active for 35 games with the Texans and started in 12 of them.
Mancz fits in with a body of depth that includes Senio Kelemete and starters Zach Fulton and Max Scharping.
“I’m sure you guys have heard it, but really one of the phrases, especially in that room is ‘the more you can do,'” Kelly said. “The more versatility you provide, the more value you have. Having guys that can play center, guard, tackle really allows you flexibility on the gameday roster. Again, having vets, having guys that have played that are able to step in there in a moment’s notice is something that we’re excited to have here as far as our depth in the offensive line room.”
The Texans are also enthused to keep Mancz in the building. If the Texans need the 6-4, 302-pound guard’s presence to fill in along the interior, they don’t have to go very far.
