Rookie running back Arian Foster was released Saturday despite rushing for 49 yards at Tampa.
The Texans released the following players today to cut down their roster to the NFL's mandated 53 players:
| Name | Pos. | Age | Exp. | College |
| Brink, Alex | QB | 24 | 1 | Washington St. |
| Campbell, Khary | LB | 30 | 8 | Bowling Green |
| Davis, Buster | LB | 25 | 2 | Florida St. |
| Evans, Jonathan | FB | 27 | 1 | Baylor |
| Foster, Arian | RB | 23 | R | Tennessee |
| Harris, Clark | TE | 25 | 1 | Rutgers |
| Harrison, Brandon | FS | 25 | 3 | Stanford |
| Helms, Brett | C | 23 | R | LSU |
| Jamison, Tim | DE | 23 | R | Michigan |
| Jenkins, Darnell | WR | 26 | 1 | Miami (Fla.) |
| Jones, Adrian | G | 28 | 6 | Kansas |
| Leonard, Josh | DT | 22 | R | Hawaii |
| Nading, Jesse | DE | 24 | 2 | Colorado St. |
| O'Neal, Deltha | CB | 32 | 10 | California |
| Parson, Mark | CB | 23 | R | Ohio |
| Richardson, Matterral | CB | 24 | 1 | Arkansas |
| Simmons, Mark | WR | 25 | 1 | Kansas |
| Stenavich, Adam | T | 26 | 1 | Michigan |
| Torrey, Brandon | T | 26 | 1 | Howard |
| Washburn, Cliff | T | 29 | 1 | The Citadel |
The Texans waived the following players (injured):
| Name | Pos. | Age | Exp. | College |
| Davis, A.J. | CB | 26 | 1 | North Carolina St. |
| Verdell, Toddrick | LB | 23 | R | Florida St. |
