HOUSTON – The Texans are promoting massive offensive tackle Trent Brown from the practice squad to the active roster, per agent Drew Rosenhaus.
Brown’s promotion was expected when Cam Robinson was traded to the Cleveland Browns.
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The Texans later made this move official and placed defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Brown, 31, is listed at 6-foot-8, 380 pounds and is one of the biggest offensive linemen in the NFL.
He started eight of 11 games two seasons ago for the New England Patriots. Brown overlapped in New England when offensive coordinator Nick Caley and offensive line coach Cole Popovich were on coach Bill Belichick’s Super Bowl winning staffs along with Texans general manager Nick Caserio.
Brown signed a one-year, $3 million contract in the offseason.
Brown tore his patellar tendon in the third game last season and has made a sound recovery.
A former San Francisco 49ers seventh-round draft pick from Florida and Georgia Military College who played for the New England Patriots twice and Las Vegas Raiders, Brown was a three-game starter for the Cincinnati Bengals last season before he got hurt.
In 2019, he signed a four-year, $66 million deal with the Raiders that included $36.75 million and made him the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL at that time. He allowed just one sack in his first 11 games iwth the Raiders. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2019.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com