Texans waive D'Onta Foreman

The Houston Texans waived running back D'Onta Foreman, the team announced Sunday.

The Texans were displeased with the 2017 third-round pick's work habits, according to John McClain of The Houston Chronicle.

Foreman ran for 327 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie before suffering a torn Achilles in November 2017.

The tailback missed nearly all of last season due to the injury but was widely expected to regain his role as Lamar Miller's primary backup.

However, head coach Bill O'Brien recently hinted that Foreman wasn't meeting expectations during training camp.

During camp, it was apparent Bill O'Brien wasn't happy with Foreman. Asked after a practice about the third RB spot, O'Brien said, "Who're the first two?" When Lamar Miller and Foreman were mentioned, he said, "Miller," and went on to explain the backup job was "wide open."

- John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) August 4, 2019

Josh Ferguson, Buddy Howell, and Taiwan Jones are now the Texans' veteran options behind Miller. Undrafted rookies Damarea Crockett and Karan Higdon Jr. round out the team's backfield depth.

Copyright (C) 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.