They are probably cutting him and keeping Trail through the first round of cuts with the hope they can get someone off the street and sneak Trail to the PS after people sign up vets.
Wow, I was dead wrong about this a couple days ago. I forgot who I responded to, but that person said that Nix may get cut and I disagreed. Im sorry to that person, I was wrong! Crazy!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Texans have released seventh-round rookie running back Kenny Hilliard, according to a source. Definite candidate for practice squad</p>— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/639843546258735104">September 4, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Covington isn't a nose tackle so I don't think he cost Nix his job at all. Covington is pushing to be a starting DE in a 3-4 next year when Crick is up. He won't hold down the middle.
Wow, Nix and Hilliard got cut. Coaching staff ain't messing around. Doesn't matter when or where you got drafted. You better put up or shut up.
Polk made the squad over Kenny. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Texans have released seventh-round rookie running back Kenny Hilliard, according to a source. Definite candidate for practice squad</p>— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/639843546258735104">September 4, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Along with Louis Nix III <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a> cut RB Kenny Hilliard, 2015 7th-round pick,. Both could go to practice squad.</p>— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/639843549991731200">September 4, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It was me. Glad they cut Hilliard too. This staff makes me very happy. When OB says draft doesn't matter and it's all about performance he is telling the truth.
So with the cutting of Nix they really have no back up NT. I wonder if they call up Ryan Pickett again or if they talk to someone like Phil Taylor.
My first thought from preseason game 4 was Polk is in, Hilliard is out. Also because Foster may come back sooner, they couldn't hold on to him.
They used him there a bit in preseason and he held his own despite the lack of planetoid size. He's more of a DT, but I like the move.
