The Texans placed veteran wide receiver Taywan Taylor on injured reserve, according to a league source not authorized to speak publicly.
Taylor was with the Cleveland Browns the past two seasons after being traded from the Tennessee Titans.
A former Titans third-round draft pick, Taylor played in six games and was targeted twice with no receptions on 51 snaps for the Browns.
In 2018 with Tennessee, the former Western Kentucky standout caught a career-high 37 passes for 466 yards.
For his career, he has 53 receptions for 697 yards and two touchdowns and an average of 13.2 yards per catch.
Aaron Wilson has covered the NFL for 20 years and has previously written for The Houston Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun. He’s on Twitter: @AaronWilson_NFL and Instagram: @aaronwilson7128
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