LB Barrett Ruud signs with Houston Texans to replace injured Brian Cushing – NFL News
The undefeated Houston Texans have replaced injured linebacker Brian Cushing on the roster with new signee LB Barrett Ruud, who has joined the team on unknown deal terms.
A day earlier, the team confirmed that Brian had torn anterior cruciate ligament in their previous game and will be out of the side for the entire season, although they did not give a hint if they were weighing to seek a replacement at his position.
Now coach Gary Kubiak confirmed arrival of Ruud in Houston but the official did not disclose terms of the deal signed between the two stakeholders, and this includes tenure and value of the contract.
Gary hopes that the player is able to learn the new defence of coach Wade Phillips as quickly as possible, probably before the next weekend.
He said:
"He's a veteran who's been in some systems somewhat similar to what we do. It gives us a little bit of flexibility going into game day."
To accommodate the new signee on their roster warranted a place and the team has let go special teams player Trindon Holliday. The coach said:
"By no means is it a statement or anything about what we thought of Trindon. We have not been playing up to par on special teams, giving returners the opportunity. That had nothing to do with it. You never know, our paths may cross again. But we wish him
the best. He did a good job, he earned his way onto this team, but we had to make a tough decision."
Earlier, the official had described ousting of Cushing a setback for the team. He had contributed a lot to the Texans’ victories. The injury requires him to be out on the sidelines for the rest of the season which by any standard does not bode well with
the team’s hopes of doing even better this season.
The Texans are leading the American Football Conference (AFC) South and are upbeat about the chances for the rest of the season, although the coach admits they stand affected to an extent with as serious blow as Cushing’s injury.
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