The one thing Bill O’Brien couldn’t trade for Laremy Tunsil’s green fees was the Houston Texans’ 2021 waiver order.
Much like a draft order, the waiver order is organized by the team with the worst case file first, and so on. The Texans thus occupy third place in the order of waiver transfers.
This is one of the ways the NFL is doing what it can to make sure its clubs stay around .500, providing a competitive advantage and keeping teams out of the gutter in the long run.
The only teams ahead of the Texans are the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets. If another team claims the following players, the tie goes to the Texans because of their placement on the surrender order.
Here are the July 16 waivers Houston should consider.
DT Nazair Jones
The Buffalo Bills have given up on the former third-round pick of the 2017 Seattle Seahawks from North Carolina. Jones injured …
The Buffalo Bills have given up on the former third-round pick of the 2017 Seattle Seahawks from North Carolina. Jones injured his knee at the end of the 2019 preseason and was released by the Seahawks in May 2020.
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Brian cole
The Miami Dolphins have given up on the former 2020 Minnesota Vikings seventh-round pick of Mississippi state. He spent …
The Miami Dolphins have given up on the former 2020 Minnesota Vikings seventh-round pick of Mississippi state. He spent all of 2020 on the Dolphins’ training squad.
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C Tyler Gauthier
The 2019 New England Patriots undrafted free agent was signed by his practice team by …
The New England Patriots’ undrafted free agent from 2019 was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars to their season-ending practice squad. He returned to the Patriots training camp for 2020, then was signed by the Miami Dolphins in 2020, spending the entire season on their training squad.
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