HOUSTON – The Texans are signing veteran cornerback Anthony Averett to their practice squad, days after they signed cornerback D’Angelo Ross to the 53-man roster.
Averett, represented by agent Chad Wiestling of Black Label Sports Group, is a former Baltimore Ravens fourth-round draft pick from Alabama.
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Averett has 114 career tackles and three interceptions.
He has also played for the Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Averett (5-foot-11, 178 pounds) is a New Jersey native who was last with the Steelers. He’s the nephew of former Pro Bowl left tackle Bryant McKinnie.
Averett has run the 40-yard dash in 4.36 seconds, running the 100 meters in 10.6 seconds in high school and finishing with a 25-2 long jump at the Penn Relays for the second-longest jump in New Jersey high school history.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.
