The Texans waived-injured reserve wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton after he underwent surgery to repair his right knee and signed wide receiver Chad Beebe.
Hamilton suffered a fracture during a non-contact drill while running a route at an organized team activity and didn't tear his anterior cruciate ligament, according to league sources.
Hamilton's leg gave out while he tried to cut during a route, and he grabbed his right knee before he was carted off the practice field after his teammates came over to console him.
It appeared to be a serious injury immediately for Hamilton, who signed a one-year, $1.06 million contract in March.
Hamilton missed the entire season last year with a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered while training away from the Denver Broncos' facility. The former fourth-round draft pick from Penn State was nearly traded to the San Francisco 49ers last year before he got hurt.
Hamilton, 27, has caught 81 career passes for 833 yards and five touchdowns in 46 career games. He caught 23 passes for 293 yards and two touchdowns in 2020 before suffering the injury in 2021.
Hamilton is the Nittany Lions’ all-time receptions leader with 214 catches and finished third all-time with 2,842 receiving yards. He was a four-time academic All-Big Ten Conference selection. He was a second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection.
Beebe is a former Minnesota Vikings undrafted free agent. He has 26 career receptions for 310 yards and two touchdowns.
Beebe, 28, played in 14 games last season for the Vikings and caught a career-high 20 passes for 201 yards and two scores.
Aaron Wilson is a Pro Football Network reporter and analyst and a contributor to Sports Talk 790.
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