The Texans are getting healthy, one player at a time. On Wednesday, Christian Covington announced the good news that he was medically cleared for football.
Covington played seven games with two starts before suffering a season-ending torn bicep in the Texans Week 8 game at Seattle. He finished the season with 16 tackles, including 10 solo, two quarterback hits, one sack and one forced fumble.
The fourth-year defensive end was one of 19 players that finished the 2017 season on injured reserve.
The Roster
The Houston Texans updated roster, in photos. (Updated 8/16/2018)
TE, Jordan Akins, 88
TE, Stephen Anderson, 89
DB, Johnson Bademosi, 20
DE, Angelo Blackson, 97
RB, Alfred Blue, 28
WR, Quan Bray, 11
S, Ibraheim Campbell, 39
CB, Andre Chachere, 37
OLB, Jadeveon Clowney, 90
WR, Sammie Coates, 18
ILB, Dylan Cole, 51
RB, Lavon Coleman, 40
CB, Aaron Colvin, 22
WR, Keke Coutee, 16
DE, Christian Covington, 95
OL, Anthony Coyle, 78
ILB, Zach Cunningham, 41
P, Trevor Daniel, 8
OL, Julién Davenport, 70
DB, Treston Decoud, 31
S, Kurtis Drummond, 23
DE, Brandon Dunn, 92
DE, Duke Ejiofor, 53
WR, Bruce Ellington, 12
RB, Tyler Ervin, 21 (pictured as 34)
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, 7
RB, D'Onta Foreman, 27
OL, Kyle Fuller, 61
WR, Will Fuller V, 15
OL, Zach Fulton, 73
OL, Mason Gentry, 79
ILB, Kennan Gilchrist, 47
TE, Ryan Griffin, 84
CB, Andre Hal, 29
NT, Marcus Hardison, 67
DE, Joel Heath, 93
LB, Ben Heeney, 50
OL, Seantrel Henderson, 76
WR, DeAndre Hopkins, 10
CB, Kareem Jackson, 25
CB, Kevin Johnson, 30
OL, Roderick Johnson, 63
OL, Jaryd Jones-Smith, 72
CB, Johnathan Joseph, 24
OLB, Peter Kalambayi, 58
DE, Ufomba Kamalu, 94
OL, Senio Kelemete, 64
CB, Jermaine Kelly, 35
LB, Josh Keyes, 49
NT, Darius Kilgo, 96
OT, Kendall Lamm, 63
P, Shane Lechler, 9
TE, Matt Lengel, 82
LB, LaTroy Lewis, 54
OL, Greg Mancz, 65
C, Nick Martin, 66
S, Tyrann Mathieu, 32
LB, Benardrick McKinney, 55
OLB, Whitney Mercilus, 59
WR, Braxton Miller, 13
RB, Lamar Miller, 26
S, Corey Moore, 43
NT, Kingsley Opara, 60
LB, Brian Peters, 52
RB, Troymaine Pope, 33
FB, Jay Prosch, 45
TE, MyCole Pruitt, 85
OL, David Quessenberry, 77
OL, Martinas Rankin, 75
NT/DE, D.J. Reader, 98
S, Justin Reid, 38
TE, Jevoni Robinson, 81
K, Nick Rose, 6
OLB, Brennan Scarlett, 57
OL, Chad Slade, 62
WR, Vyncint Smith, 17
RB, Terry Swanson, 42
TE, Jordan Thomas, 83
WR, Chris Thompson, 14
CB, Josh Thornton, 36
DE, Nick Thurman, 68
CB, Dee Virgin, 34
DL, Carlos Watkins, 91
QB, Deshaun Watson, 4
DE, J.J. Watt, 99
WR, Jester Weah, 86
QB, Joe Webb, III, 5
QB, Brandon Weeden, 5
LS, Jon Weeks, 46
