Texans re-sign quarterback Joe Webb to one-year deal.
The Texans re-signed veteran quarterback Joe Webb to a one-year, $1 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the deal but not authorized to speak publicly.
Webb, 32, was the third quarterback for the Texans last season as well as aa key contributor on special teams. He also lined up at wide receiver and caught two passes for 13 yards.
Behind starter Deshaun Watson, the Texans now have Webb under contract along with primary backup A.J. McCarron, who recently signed a one-year, $3 million deal. Brandon Weeden was the backup to Watson last season.
For his career, Webb has passed for 888 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions. He has rushed for 326 yards and four scores with 10 catches for 74 yards and 401 return yards.
Ravens sign RG3 to two-year deal
Quarterback Robert Griffin III agreed to terms on a two-year contract to return to the Baltimore Ravens.
Griffin wrote on Twitter: “Happy and blessed to be back w/ a great organization and great teammates.”
Griffin, 29, who was the NFL’s offensive rookie of the year with Washington in 2012, returned to the NFL with Baltimore last season after a one-year hiatus. Serving as the backup to Joe Flacco and playing behind backup Lamar Jackson, Griffin was inactive for the first nine weeks and ended up seeing limited action in three games.
Like Jackson, Griffin is at his best when running out of the pocket. After Jackson took over as the starter in November, the Ravens began shaping their offense to accommodate a run-oriented attack guided by an agile quarterback.
Baltimore traded Flacco to Denver earlier this month.
Odds and ends
Indianapolis signed free-agent defensive end Justin Houston. ESPN.com reported the deal is for two years and $24 million. Houston spent the last eight seasons in Kansas City, where he was a fourtime Pro Bowler. He has 78½ career sacks, including 22 in 2014, when he was a first-team All-Pro. … Denver is bringing back quarterback Kevin Hogan on a one-year deal to compete as a backup behind Joe Flacco. Hogan, who is in his fourth season, was claimed by the Broncos off waivers from Washington last September and spent the rest of the season on the active roster. … Veteran tight end James O’Shaughnessy re-signed with Jacksonville. O’Shaughnessy has played in 53 games over four seasons with Kansas City, New England and Jacksonville. He spent the past two seasons with the Jaguars, starting 10 of 30 games. … Detroit signed tight end Logan Thomas, who spent the last two season at Buffalo. Thomas, who was drafted as a quarterback in the fourth round by Arizona out of Virginia Tech five years ago, made 19 catches for 144 yards and a touchdown over the previous two seasons with the Bills. … The Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys will travel to Honolulu for a preseason game Aug. 17. The teams will meet in Aloha Stadium’s first NFL preseason game since 1976. The venerable stadium hosted the Pro Bowl almost every year between 1979 and 2016, when it moved to Orlando, Fla.