The job is never finished.
Nearly every business can claim this, and the Texans are no different.
Even though the NFL Draft came and went just over a week ago, general manager Brian Gaine isn't done adding and subtracting pieces from Houston's roster. Gaine spoke with the media before Monday's Houston Texans Charity Golf Classic, and explained as much.
"We're always trying to improve the team when the opportunity arises," Gaine said. "We're always contingency planning, so throughout the course of the season I know there's windows and places where we upgrade the roster and address the roster in free agency and the draft."
The Texans added seven players through the 2019 NFL Draft, and will soon announce the nearly two-dozen undrafted free agent rookies. They've also signed veteran help in the secondary in the form of safeties Tashaun Gipson and Jahleel Addae, and cornerbacks Bradley Roby and Briean Boddy-Calhoun. Left tackle Matt Kalil joined tight end Darren Fells as free agents signings on offense. Gaine, though, emphasized Monday that there's still plenty of time to tweak the makeup of the locker room.
"There isn't a day that goes by where we're not thinking about other ways to improve the roster," Gaine said. "So it's a constant process, 24-seven, 365 days a year. If we see an opportunity to upgrade or improve the roster, we'll do that."
For example, from May 1 of last year until the day rosters were trimmed from 90 to 53 players, the Texans added six players and subtracted 11. They signed free agents, claimed players off waivers, and released and waived players from their own roster. The summer months routinely see Houston make moves, and this summer should be no different.
The Houston Texans roster in photos. (Updated 5/2/2020)
ILB, Tyrell Adams #50
TE, Jordan Akins, 88
NT, Auzoyah Alufohai #98
P, Bryan Anger, 9
CB, Cornell Armstrong, 30
OLB, Davin Bellamy, 48
DT, Ross Blacklock #90
DE, Angelo Blackson, 97
WR, DeAndre Carter, 14
CB, Anthony Chesley, 43
WR, Randall Cobb #18
ILB, Dylan Cole, 51
CB, Gareon Conley, 22
WR, Brandin Cooks #13
WR, Isaiah Coulter #82
WR, Keke Coutee, 16
CB, Keion Crossen, 35
ILB, Zach Cunningham, 41
DE, Brandon Dunn, 92
OLB, Duke Ejiofor, 53
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, 7
TE, Darren Fells, 87
WR, Will Fuller, V, 15
OL, Zach Fulton, 73
CB, Phillip Gaines #29
FB, Cullen Gillaspia, 44
S, Tashaun Gipson, 39
OLB, Jonathan Greenard #52
ILB, Nate Hall, 48
WR, Chad Hansen #17
CB, Vernon Hargreaves III #26
T, Charlie Heck #67
RB, Karan Higdon #24
OL, Tytus Howard, 71
RB, Buddy Howell, 38
G, Cordel Iwuagwu #70
DT, Tim Jernigan
CB, Lonnie Johnson, Jr., 32
RB, David Johnson #31
ILB, Jan Johnson #56
RB, Duke Johnson, 25
T, Roderick Johnson #63
OLB, Jamir Jones #47
OLB, Peter Kalambayi, 58
OL, Senio Kelemete, 64
LS, Anthony Kukwa #45
OLB, Chris Landrum, 42
OL, Rick Leonard, 72
S, Shalom Luani, 42
OL, Greg Mancz, 65
LB, Jacob Martin, 54
C, Nick Martin, 66
QB, AJ McCarron #2
QB, Alex McGough, 3
LB, Benardrick McKinney, 55
OLB, Whitney Mercilus, 59
WR, Steven Mitchell, Jr., 11
S, A.J. Moore, 33
OL, Kyle Murphy, 68
S, Eric Murray #23
OL, Elijah Nkansah, 75
DE, Charles Omenihu, 94
S, Jonathan Owens, 36
RB, Scottie Phillips #40
T, Brent Qvale #76
CB, John Reid #34
S, Justin Reid, 20
CB, Bradley Roby #21
DE, Ira Savage-Lewis, 96
OLB, Brennan Scarlett, 57
OL, Max Scharping, 74
WR, Tyler Simmons #86
TE, Dylan Stapleton #84
OL, David Steinmetz, 79
WR, Kenny Stills, 12
TE, Jordan Thomas, 83
S, Michael Thomas #28
QB, Nick Tiano #8
OL, Laremy Tunsil, 78
NT, Eddie Vanderdoes, 95
TE, Kahale Warring, 81
DL, Carlos Watkins, 91
S, Jaylen Watkins #27
QB, Deshaun Watson, 4
DE, J.J. Watt, 99
LS, Jon weeks #46
WR, Isaac Whitney, 19
C, Elex Woodworth #77
