The Texans have re-signed quarterback Joe Webb, according to his agent, David Canter. The dual-threat quarterback was released Saturday during the initial roster cutdown to 53 players. Webb had a strong preseason and impressed the coaching staff with his versatility and mobility. He doubles as a special teams contributor. Webb, 31, is 6-4, 230 pounds and has previous stints with the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings. He has passed for 888 career yards and three touchdowns with six interceptions, rushing for 326 yards and four scores with 401 return yards. RELATED: Texans pick up players off waivers, fill out practice squad<doc-sep>Texans third quarterback Joe Webb signed another one-year contract and rejoined his teammates at practice Monday. Webb was released Saturday and agreed to terms Sunday on a new deal. Webb had a strong preseason and impressed the coaching staff with his versatility and mobility. He doubles as a special teams contributor. JOHN McCLAIN: Improvement by Texans' offense starts up front “That was kind of a formality – I’ll be honest with you – relative to a couple things that were going on,” Texans coach Bill O’Brien said. “But he earned the right to be on our team and he made our football team.”<doc-sep>HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 30: Joe Webb #5 of the Houston Texans rushes between Jihad Ward #51 of the Dallas Cowboys and Caraun Reid #93 in the second half of the preseason game at NRG Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) The Houston Texans continue to add and subtract from their roster and practice squad following a very busy weekend. In a tweet on Sunday night, Joe Webb’s agent reported his client is returning to the Houston Texans. After the Texans released quarterback Joe Webb over the weekend, it looks like the reserve QB is returning to the Houston Texans. The tweet by DEC Management stated on Sunday night: “Congratulations to #TeamDEC client @JoeWebb_14 on resigning with @HoustonTexans.” According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Webb provides more than just being a quarterback to the roster: “Webb had a strong preseason and impressed the coaching staff with his versatility and mobility. He doubles as a special teams contributor.” In my opinion, Webb should have never been cut in the first place when the initial 53-man roster was released on Saturday. Webb needs to stay on the roster of the Texans, and this move – or pending move once officially announced by the team – is a solid one and one the team should happy they went back and fixed. • Sean Pendergast of the Houston Press spoke about the 53-man roster of the Texans, including giving six thoughts about the decisions made by the Texans front office and coaching staff: “Tyler Ervin has apparently made the team as the return specialist, despite not breaking off a single noteworthy return in the preseason. It would appear, he will maintain a role as a backup running back, as well.” Many have thoughts and opinions on the roster decisions of the Texans, and keeping Ervin is one that has some fans of the Texans happy, while other fans are not thrilled to see Ervin on the roster. Ervin is still a work in progress with the Texans, and now I want to see how he contributes to the special teams as that’s where Ervin will need to be more valuable, rather than on what he can do as a running back for the team. • In another article by Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, he reported that the Texans are working out cornerback Breon Borders on Monday. Wilson wrote: “(Breon) was a third team all conference pick at Duke where he recorded 148 career tackles.” It is good that the Texans are still trying to make their roster or practice squad better, and looking at a player like Borders makes sense. Some of the reserve cornerbacks for the Texans include: Johnson Bademosi, Jermaine Kelly, Aaron Colvin, Kayvon Webster and A.J. Moore. The reserves on the Texans cornerback depth chart aren’t exactly names that jump off the page, so maybe Borders provides a better skill set than one of the players currently on the roster. This workout is about trying to make the Texans roster better, so we’ll all see how that turns out as the season opener continues to near. • Tweet of the Day If the Top 53 rule turned on today the Houston Texans would start the season with ~$30.533 million in cap space. Does not account for two pending injury settlements. — TexansCap (@TexansCap) September 1, 2018 Salary cap space is always interesting to talk about, but the question remains: will the Texans eventually use the extra cap space in future seasons, or will they just sit on the money and see where that takes them? None of that matters at the moment because Week 1 is a few days away, and it is time for the Texans to get everything in order to face the New England Patriots, as they are the defending AFC Champions and should be a very tough opponent for the Texans to start the 2018 season.<doc-sep>
The Houston Texans re-signed Webb as another backup quarterback Monday after he was released during the team’s path to the 53 man roster. Webb is an ideal backup quarterback for the Texans because of his style of play that closely resembles Texans starting quarterback Deshaun Watson, Webb’s preseason numbers were not atrocious by any means. The ninth-year veteran finished with a 103.0 passer rating and was 34-of-60 for 412 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception through four preseason games. Coach Bill O’Brien will most likely position Brandon Weeden as the No. 2 quarterback behind Watson, but Webb could have a better chance to produce greater number’s with O’Brien’s play-calling and not having to change much regarding the offensive plays due to Watson being the quarterback. Webb also played some receiver for the Minnesota Vikings in 2011 and 2013. He is a very versatile football player as well as an excellent special teams guy. The Texans have always preached that versatility is what they are looking for in a football player, and that is precisely what Webb is. The former sixth-round pick out of UAB has been in the league now for eight years, so experience is really not an issue with Webb. Having a quarterback like Webb with his knowledge and versatility is excellent depth for the Texans to have with an already deep team. During his eight seasons, Webb has posted a 56.6 career completion percentage and a quarterback rating of 63.1. Webb will play an important role this season with the Texans either on special teams or being the back up to Watson and Weeden. Of course, the shoes that Webb would have to fill are pretty big, if the opportunity arises, but there is no doubt that this team and the supporting offensive cast can provide the help that Webb would need to excel in this offense.