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The Houston Texans continue to make roster moves. Today, they have added seven members to their practice squad and waived Shelley Smith from the 53-man roster.

18 more Texans have been cut. The team is not yet down to its final 53.

Tania Ganguli and John McClain are reporting that the Texans have already figured out at least two of the players they will be releasing to get down to the 53 man roster max.

Postgame reaction from the Texans' preseason finale win over the Vikings at Reliant Stadium.

Follow the second half of the Vikings-Texans preseason game live on Battle Red Blog.

Follow the Texans' preseason finale against the Vikings live on Battle Red Blog.

The Houston Texans have named Derek Newton the starter at right tackle for the 2012 season-opening match-up against the Miami Dolphins.

Saturday night is alright for spotlighting. Battle Red Blog takes a look at Houston Texans needing to improve or remain consistent in the preseason's second week.

I tried to come up with some free-form poetry for this thread, but I've got visitors over so it's a massive failure on my part. So let's watch the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th teamers have some fun, and I...