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DJ Bien-AimeESPN
The Houston Texas make a surprise cut and drop the veteran running back Marlon Mack on Tuesday.
The Texan signed Mack to a one-year contract in March after his four-year stint with Indianapolis Colts. Mack has been relegated to 32 carry over the past two seasons after he tore his Achilles in 2020 and the Indianapolis Colts arrival ran again Jonathan Taylor previous season.
The Texans had hoped Mack could regain the form he showed from 2018-2019 as he dashed for 1,999 yards and 17 touchdowns to add to Texas’ leadership outreach campaign of the season. this award. Mack dashed 90 yards in preseason on 21 carry.
But with Mack released, that will open the door for the 2022 fourth round draft pick Dameon Pierce out of Florida, who impressed the organization during training camp, became the backrunner lead for the Texans.
Pierce dashed 86 yards in pre-season and scored a goal in two games. The other lead back in the Texans’ running room is Rex Burkhead.
In another move Tuesday, the Texans traded the 2020 second round defensive campaign Ross Blacklock and the seventh round pick in 2023 for Minnesota Vikings for the sixth round pick in 2023.
Blacklock finished with two covers and a total of 36 tackles with three starts during his two seasons with Texas.
Blacklock is the Texans’ first pick in the 2020 draft, and that pick comes from the already expanded trade DeAndre Hopkins and choose the fourth round for The Arizona Cardinals to run again David Johnsonsecond pick and fourth pick.
