HOUSTON – Veteran linebacker and special teams ace Zeke Turner joined the Texans' practice squad on Wednesday, according to league sources.
Turner played defensive back at the University of Washington but went undrafted and was once selected as an All-Rookie special teams player for the Arizona Cardinals.
Turner, 28, is a 6-foot-2, 214-pound Maryland native who played last season for the San Francisco 49ers.
He recorded 83 career tackles and one forced fumble.
As a rookie, he successfully blocked a punt against the San Francisco 49ers.
He regularly plays over 80 percent of the special teams snaps and is a skilled tackler.
The Texans are planning to sign former Buffalo Bills and Ohio State wide receiver Xavier Johnson to their practice squad, according to a league source.
Johnson, 25, is a 6-foot-1, 210-pound former running back who is now a wide receiver for the Buckeyes.
Johnson, a former walk-on, caught 26 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns at Ohio State and rushed 12 times for 146 yards, including a 71-yard run against Indiana and a touchdown against Georgia in the College Football Playoff semifinals.
The Texans' practice squad is expected to include rookie defensive end Solomon Byrd, a seventh-round pick out of the University of Southern California, and rookie defensive tackle Marcus Harris, a seventh-round pick out of Auburn University, according to league sources.
The Texans also reinstated former first-round draft offensive lineman Cameron Irving to their practice squad, according to league sources.
The Texans have signed veteran offensive lineman David Sharpe, formerly of the Baltimore Ravens and Carolina Panthers, to their practice squad, according to a league source.
The Texans signed wide receiver Johnny Johnson III, who scored a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams in the final preseason game and was on the practice squad last year, to their practice squad, according to a league source.
The Texans have signed offensive lineman Killian Zierer to their practice squad, according to a league source.
The Texans have signed fullback Troy Hairston to their practice squad, according to a league source.
He made the 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie two years ago before missing last season with a back injury that required surgery.
The Texans have signed running back J.J. Taylor to their practice squad for the second consecutive year, according to a league source.
The Texans signed former BYU star and undrafted rookie linebacker Max Tooley to their practice squad, according to a league source. Tooley had a strong preseason with one forced fumble.
The Tennessee Titans acquired defensive end Ali Gay from the Texans, according to a league source, with the defending AFC South champions hoping to sign Gay to their practice squad.
Former Texans quarterback Tim Boyle has signed with the Miami Dolphins practice squad after a strong preseason performance, according to league sources.
Texans tight end Teagan Quitoriano, who was released after suffering a hamstring strain, is back on injured reserve and could return to the team once he's healthy after agreeing to an injury settlement, league sources said.
Texans defensive lineman Ferdarius Payne, an undrafted rookie out of Virginia Tech who was cut with a hamstring injury, is back on injured reserve, has reached a three-week injury settlement and is expected to rejoin the team when healthy, league sources said.
Texans running back Jauhar Jordan, who was removed from injured reserve with an oblique injury, is expected to return to injured reserve and reach an injury settlement, according to league sources.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.
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