The Houston Texans announced Monday they have placed cornerback Gareon Conley on injured reserve to start the season.
Joining Conley is fifth-round receiver Isaiah Coulter, who has been dealing with a neck injury.
Unlike injured reserve in previous seasons, players do not need to wait eight weeks before they can come off the list. New rules allow for players to be brought back from injured reserve after three weeks.
Conley started out training camp on the physically unable to perform list as he was continuing to rehab from his offseason ankle surgery. On Aug. 10, Conley passed his physical and was able to join the team in practice.
The open roster spaces allows for the Texans to re-sign long snapper Jon Weeks and offensive lineman Brent Qvale, both of whom were released as the Texans trimmed their roster to 53 on Saturday.
Houston also announced their practice squad, consisting of 14 of the eligible 16 players allotted for 2020. The practice squad is exactly what Texans Wire tracked on Sunday.
