(SportsRadio 610) - The Texans placed three more defensive linemen on the COVID-19 reserve list Monday, bringing the total to 14 players on the list.
Defensive tackle Maliek Collins, along with edge rushers Jacob Martin and Derek Rivers were added to the list Monday. The Texans already had 11 players, including six starters, on the COVID-19 list during Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
With Collins, Martin and Rivers on the list, it potentially dismantles the Texans' depth on the defensive line. DeMarcus Walker and Jonathan Greenard were placed on the list last week. The league's new rules allowing vaccinated, asymptomatic players to test less frequently could help get some players back, but that was unclear Monday.
When asked Monday about the 11 players already on the list, Culley said they would know later in the day. Then the Texans sent a notice of three players added to the COVID-19 list, with none removed.
Starting linebackers Christian Kirksey, Kamu Grugier-Hill, cornerback Terrance Mitchell, guards Justin McCray and Lane Taylor, reserve safeties A.J. Moore and Terrence Brooks practice squad players Cre'von LeBlanc and Jaylen Samuels are also on the list.
All of those players are vaccinated, which means they could return after two consecutive negative tests taken at least 24 hours apart.
The outbreak last week led to the Texans elevating seven players from their practice squad.