NFL: August 2008 Archives

The back issues that plagued Naperville North graduate Chris Brown during training camp this fall have landed the Houston Texans running back on injured reserve.

The Texans put Brown on IR on Saturday afternoon (via profootballtalk.com), making the final roster move needed to get down to the mandatory 53 players. This means Chris Brown, who signed a free-agent deal with Houston this spring, will not play this season.

Brown, 27, has battled back problems all through training camp. It became the latest issue in what has been an injury-plagued career for Brown. He averaged 10 appearances a season over five years with the Titans.

So Brown will collect a check and try to get healthy. It's better than getting cut, like fellow North grad Glenn Earl, but it's still a bum deal for Brown.

Naperville North graduate Glenn Earl was cut on Friday. The safety was one of 21 players the Houston Texans let go as they try to get down to their 53-man roster.

This is what Houston Chronicle blogger Lance Zierlein wrote about Earl after the Notre Dame product was sent packing.

Earl didn't have a bad camp and should catch on with another team, but he was a victim of being on a roster with nothing but the same type of box safeties that he is. Earl is physical and has okay instincts so he'll catch on somewhere.

Earl was one of three Naperville products on the Texans roster along with running back Chris Brown (Naperville North) and tight end Owen Daniels (Naperville Central). There was some thought that Brown would be a roster victim because of his balky back. Brown isn't safe yet as the Texans have one more cut to make.