HOUSTON – The Texans signed former Philadelphia Eagles punter Ty Zentner due to regular punter Cameron Johnston being sidelined with a calf injury, according to a league source.
Johnston tweaked his calf and it is regarded as a short-term injury, per a league source. His time table for recovery is currently estimated at one to two weeks. Zentner will punt Sunday night against the New Orleans Saints at the Caesars Superdome.
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Zentner is a former second-team All-Big 12 selection at Kansas State who signed with the Eagles after going undrafted. He averaged 44.5 yards per punt last year.
The Texans released rookie offensive tackle Jacky Chen and cornerback Darius Phillips.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.