Houston Texans Transactions 2014

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 30, 2014Signed LB Kourtnei Brown, OT Matt Feiler, C James Ferentz, RB Ben Malena, DBs Charles James and Terrance Parks and WRs Jace Davis, Travis Labhart and Uzoma Nwachukwu to futures contracts.
December 16, 2014Placed QB Ryan Fitzpatrick on injured reserve and WR Travis Labhart on the practice squad injured list. Signed QB Case Keenum from the practice squad and QB Ricky Stanzi and WR Uzoma Nwachukwu to the practice squad.
December 13, 2014Placed DE Tim Jamison on injured reserve. Signed DE Keith Browner from the practice squad.
December 12, 2014Placed DE Tim Jamison on injured reserve. Signed DE Keith Browner from the practice squad.
December 10, 2014Placed Jadeveon Clowney on injured reserve. Signed LB Jason Ankrah from the practice squad and DE Kourtnei Brown to the practice squad.
December 4, 2014Placed LB Max Bullough on injured reserve. Signed TE Anthony Denham from the practice squad and WR Jace Davis to the practice squad.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 27, 2014Placed QB Ryan Mallett on injured reserve. Signed QB Thad Lewis. Signed DB Terrance Parks to the practice squad.
November 26, 2014Released OT Chris Martin from the practice squad.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 29, 2014Released CB Kendall James from the practice squad and DB Elbert Mack. Signed RB Ben Malena to the practice squad and LB Zac Diles.
October 7, 2014Signed LB John Simon off Baltimore's practice squad. Placed LB Ricky Sapp on the injured reserve list. Signed LB Jason Ankrah to the practice squad. Released FB Toben Opurum from the practice squad.
October 3, 2014Reached an injury settlement with WR Uzoma Nwachukwu from the practice squad.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 2, 2014Agreed to terms with DE J.J. Watt on a six-year contract extension.
September 1, 2014Signed S Danieal Manning.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 31, 2014Claimed T Jeff Adams, WR Damaris Johnson and CB Darryl Morris. Released QB Case Keenum, WR Mike Thomas and CB Josh Victorian. Placed T Will Yeatman on the reserve/injured list. Signed WR Travis Labhart, DE Keith Browner, LB Max Bullough, TE Anthony Denham, OT Matt Feiler, C James Ferentz, G Alex Kupper, WR Uzoma Nwachukwu, FB Toben Opurum and CB Marcus Williams to the practice squad.
August 30, 2014Released WR Lacoltan Bester, CB Brandon Harris, LB Quentin Groves, K Chris Boswell, WR Travis Labhart, DE Keith Browner, LB Max Bullough, TE Anthony Denham, OT Mike Farrell, OT Matt Feiler, C James Ferentz, G Bronson Irwin, G Alex Kupper, NT Ricardo Matthews, LB Chris McAllister, WR Uzoma Nwachukwu, FB Toben Opurum, TE Zach Potter, S Jawanza Starling, DE Julius Warmsley, CB Marcus Williams and LB Chris Young.
August 25, 2014Released WRs Joe Adams and Alec Lemon, RB William Powell, G Sam Longo, NTs David Hunter and Austin Brown, LBs Terrance Lloyd and Lawrence Sidbury and CB Junior Mertile. Placed OT David Quessenberry on the reserve/non-football illness list and S Lonnie Ballentine on the reserve/injured list.
August 12, 2014Released RBs Andre Brown, Tim Cornett and Dennis Johnson. Signed RBs Ronnie Brown and William Powell. Activated NT Louis Nix III from the PUP list.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 30, 2014Signed OT Mike Farrell.
July 22, 2014Waived FB Brad Smelley and DL Tim Jackson. Signed TE Chris Coyle.
June
DATETRANSACTION
June 18, 2014Released QB T.J. Yates.
June 10, 2014Placed OT David Quessenberry on the non-football illness list.
June 6, 2014Signed DE Jadeveon Clowney.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 23, 2014Signed TE C.J. Fiedorowicz.
May 19, 2014Signed WR Lacoltan Bester and DE Julius Warmsley. Released WR Andy Cruse, DL Tyrone Ezell and WR Nathan Slaughter. Waived-injured OT Chris Martin.
May 16, 2014Signed NT Louis Nix III, QB Tom Savage, DE Jeoffrey Pagan, RB Alfred Blue, FB Jay Prosch, CB Andre Hal and S Lonnie Ballentine.
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 3, 2014Re-signed CB Elbert Mack.
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 31, 2014Released S Danieal Manning.
March 18, 2014Signed NT Jerrell Powe.
March 13, 2014Re-signed TE Garrett Graham.
March 11, 2014Released TE Owen Daniels and CB Brice McCain.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 5, 2014Named Romeo Crennel defensive coordinator and signed him to a three-year contract. Retained Bob Ligashesky as special teams coordinator. Named Mike Vrabel linebackers coach, Paul Dunn offensive line coach, George Godsey quarterbacks coach, Sean Hayes assistant strength and conditioning coach, Stan Hixon wide receivers coach, Tim Kelly offensive quality control coach, Will Lawing defensive quality control coach, Charles London running backs coach, Anthony Midget assistant secondary coach, John Perry tight ends coach, Anthony Pleasant assistant strength and conditioning coach, Jim Bernhardt director of football research, John Butler secondary coach, Doug Colman assistant special teams coach and Craig Fitzgerald strength and conditioning coach.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 7, 2014Fired Rick Dennison, offensive coordinator; Perry Carter, assistant defensive backs coach; Karl Dorrell, quarterbacks coach; Dan Hammerschmidt, offensive assistant coach; Chick Harris, running backs coach; Reggie Herring, linebackers coach; Vance Joseph, defensive backs coach; Bobby King, assistant linebackers coach; Larry Kirksey, wide receivers coach; Marc Lubick, assistant wide receivers coach; Brian Pariani, tight ends coach; Jim Ryan, assistant offensive line coach; Matt Schiotz, assistant strength and conditioning coach; Cedric Smith, strength and conditioning coach and Jeff Zgonina, assistant defensive line coach.
January 4, 2014Fired Wade Phillips interim coach/defensive coordinator. Signed LB D.J. Smith to a reserve/future contract.
January 3, 2014Signed LB D.J. Smith to a reserve/future contract.
January 2, 2014Named Bill O'Brien coach.