The Houston Texans officially brought in five players for tryouts on Friday including veteran CB Marcus Gilchrist.
The full list of tryouts for Houston includes:
- DB Mike Adams
- DB Marcus Gilchrist
- OT Ulrick John
- DB Jonathan Owens
- DB Jordan Richards
Gilchrist, 30, is a former second-round pick of the Chargers back in 2011. After four years San Diego, Gilchrist signed a four-year, $22 million contract with $8.5 million guaranteed in March of 2015 with the Jets.
Gilchrist was set to make a base salary of $6 million for the 2017 season when the Jets elected to designate him as a post-June 1 release in 2017. It took until August for him to sign a one-year contract with the Texans.
Gilchrist signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Raiders for the 2018 season.
In 2018, Gilchrist appeared in all 16 games for the Raiders and recorded 58 tackles, three interceptions and six pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 82 safety out of 90 qualifying players.
We have him featured in our Top 50 Available Free Agents list.
John, 27, is a former seventh-round pick of the Colts back in 2014. He lasted over a year in Indianapolis before signing on to the Dolphins’ active roster.
John had brief stints with the Cardinals and Packers before the Patriots signed him for the 2018 season. The Saints signed John to a contract back in May before placing him on injured reserve and eventually cutting him loose with a settlement in August.
In 2017, John was active for five games.
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