The Houston Texans are in the middle of a pretty bad season in 2013 after making the playoffs last year and now it looks like they are making a major move, releasing veteran safety Ed Reed after he made comments about the coaching staff and his playing time on Sunday in the close loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
According to NFL.com, the Texans are releasing Reed, who they signed in the offseason after he left the Super Bowl champions Baltimore Ravens. Reed said the team was "outcoached" on Sunday and those comments may mean the end of his career, as the team is releasing him despite having earned $6 million guaranteed for playing in seven games and it is a major shakeup for a team that has not played well all season. Reed was not starting and ended up in just certain sets, which is likely where his comments came from.
Reed is a bit on the older side of things and now he could end up with another team heading into the playoffs after turning 34-years-old and he signed a contract to pay him $4 million in 2014 and $5 million in 2015, but the contract is not guaranteed, putting the Texans in position to release him. The team lost its seventh game in a row on Sunday and he said they were outplayed as well and those comments likely did not go over well and neither has his play, as CBS Sports notes he ranked near the bottom among safeties this season.
The Texans are now 2-7 on the year after starting 2-0 and the defense has been excellent against the pass, ranking first in the league, but it hasn't been enough to win games. Reed has not played great and the defense is ranked 16th in rushing yards allowed per game and now the team goes into a stretch of three road games in four weeks, including games against the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots.