Texans Re-Signing CB Desmond King To Practice Squad

They’ll need to make a corresponding move from a group that currently includes: 

1. DE Solomon Byrd
2. T Cameron Erving (Injured)
3. FB Troy Hairston
4. DT Marcus Harris
5. WR Johnny Johnson III
6. CB D’Angelo Ross
7. T David Sharpe
8. RB J.J. Taylor
9. LB Max Tooley
10. LB Ezekiel Turner
11. T Kilian Zierer (International)
12. S Mark Perry
13. OL Braeden Daniels
14. QB Kedon Slovis
15. WR Xavier Johnson
16. LB Rashad Weaver
17. TE Chris Myarick
18. G Arlington Hambright

King, 29, was drafted in the fifth round out of Iowa by the Chargers in 2017. He was traded to the Titans before the deadline for a sixth-round pick.

King played out the final year of his four-year, $2.68 million rookie contract and made a base salary of $735,000 for the 2020 season. He agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Texans in 2021 and re-signed on a two-year, $7 million deal in 2022.

The Texans cut him coming out of the preseason and he signed on with the Steelers. However, Pittsburgh released him midseason and he made his way back to the Texans.

Houston re-signed him to a one-year deal this offseason only to cut him coming out of the preseason. 

In 2023, King appeared in three games for the Steelers and seven for the Texans. He recorded 47 tackles, one sack, and two pass deflections.