Texans' DeMeco Ryans Speaks On Looming Roster Cuts

With the third of three preseason games in the books for the Houston Texans, capped off with a 26-7 win over the Detroit Lions, and now just over two weeks away until the regular season officially kicks off, it means the 53-man roster cutdown is only days from transpiring as well.

For the Texans, like any team in the league, it means there's bound to be a few tough roster decisions to make on the horizon to shave preseason roster down from their initial 90-man size down to the 53 best names to fit on this year's squad rolling into Week 1.

For Houston specifically, they'll be primed to have a few key question marks around the roster to address, whether that center upon receiver depth, the secondary, or this new-look offensive line hoping to inspiring change for this offensive production under first-year coordinator Nick Caley, it might be a busy few days in Houston starting next week.

But for Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans, who spoke about the looming roster cuts after his third preseason game, he'll be prepared to make those decisions next week, crediting not only extensive thought that's gone into the process these past few weeks, but also due to the work of his surrounding staff.

"It's important for me to get input from everyone; our position coaches, special teams coaches, we're all in this together," Ryans said after Houston's win vs. Detroit. "Ultimately, the decision will come down between myself and Nick [Caserio]. It won't be a rash decision, because we've been thinking about this for a while. It all works itself out in the end.

"Whoever those 53 guys are, we're going to have 53 tough guys who are mentally and physically tough that are ready to hit the season running."