{"id":303958,"date":"2025-08-20T19:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/303958\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T19:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:06:12","slug":"texans-may-cut-long-time-nfl-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/303958\/","title":{"rendered":"Texans May Cut Long-Time NFL Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite restructuring his contract earlier this offseason, the Houston Texans could cut long-time defensive end Denico Autry. According to Bleacher Report<\/a>, they believe the team could move on from Autry due to salary cap concerns. While the team has above $11 million in money to spend, the report believes they may be looking to free up some space. Even though the Texans have Super Bowl aspirations in the future with quarterback CJ Stroud under center, they don\u2019t really have a choice but to move on from Autry, who came off an injury last year.<\/p>\n

For the Texans, it wouldn\u2019t make sense for the team to keep paying someone who can\u2019t stay healthy, especially after being on the sidelines to start training camp with a knee injury. Between Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter<\/a>, the Texans have a solid tandem that could put the Texans in the best position to win ball games, which leaves Autry fighting for a starting spot anyway. Originally selected as an undrafted rookie in 2014, the former Mississippi State product had just three sacks last year, which aren\u2019t the numbers a defense like the Texans should be looking for. However, the defensive end should be able to receive some type of market on a one-year contract minimum to help a contender push for a Super Bowl, and these are the four teams.<\/p>\n

\"\"Jan 18, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass against Houston Texans defensive end Denico Autry (96) during the second quarter of a 2025 AFC divisional round game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images
\nReport: Texans May Cut Long-Time NFL Veteran Denico Autry
\nNext Possible Teams
\nBaltimore Ravens<\/p>\n

Other than Nnamdi Madubuike<\/a>, the Baltimore Ravens could do better by upgrading the trenches unit. They got Yannick Ngakoue last year to bring some type of relief, but after releasing him midway through the season, the team needs to focus on the future of the defensive line. Travis Jones, Broderick Washington and John Jenkins have to figure out how to form chemistry since they lost Michael Pierce to retirement<\/a>. Perhaps, they could take a chance on Autry on a temporary deal, who has the experience like Madubuike, and help the line.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, it\u2019s been one of the most disappointing offseasons for the Los Angeles Chargers. While head coach Jim Harbaugh wants an old-school defense, he hasn\u2019t been active in getting some notable names to join Khalil Mack<\/a> in this defense. Da\u2019Shawn Hand and Teair Tart aren\u2019t single-handedly bringing this line to life, especially when they have to navigate life after Poona Ford. Keyboard warriors, even though the Chargers have one of the deepest linebacker groups<\/a> between Daiyan Henley, Denzel Perryman, Tuli Tuipulotu, Kyle Kennard and Bud Dupree, it\u2019s not enough talent to ensure they can stay consistent, especially for the postseason.<\/p>\n

New Orleans Saints<\/p>\n

After trading away Khalen Saunders to the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, the New Orleans Saints could look to do a complete makeover in the defensive line. They\u2019ve been doing this after trading for Davon Godchaux and signing Jonathan Bullard as a rotational defensive end. The Saints should continue to rebuild and get an upgrade over Bryan Breese, who hasn\u2019t been the most explosive defensive lineman. Autry might be past his prime, but it could be enough for the Saints to have one of the oldest but ferocious lines on defense with him and Cameron Jordan<\/a> sharing the same field.<\/p>\n

Dallas Cowboys<\/p>\n

However, the Cowboys could find themselves having one of the worst defensive lines if they truly head towards a \u201cdivorce\u201d with Micah Parsons.<\/a> While they did re-sign Dante Fowler,<\/a> the thought of relying on Marshawn Kneeland and Tyrus Wheat is unacceptable for a team that wants to win a Super Bowl sooner rather than later. If this is Parsons\u2019s last season in Dallas, they should sign Autry if he becomes available to put the team in the best position ever to win everything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Despite restructuring his contract earlier this offseason, the Houston Texans could cut long-time defensive end Denico Autry. According…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2056],"tags":[849,6867,5403,436,11305,7,221,253,3116,2368,11465,3278,2453,491,401,6,10420,6211,222],"class_list":{"0":"post-303958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-texans","8":"tag-baltimore-ravens-news","9":"tag-cameron-jordan","10":"tag-chargers-featured","11":"tag-dallas-cowboys-news","12":"tag-denico-autry","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-houston","15":"tag-houston-texans","16":"tag-houston-texans-news","17":"tag-houstontexans","18":"tag-justin-madubuike","19":"tag-khalil-mack","20":"tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","21":"tag-micah-parsons","22":"tag-new-orleans-saints-news","23":"tag-nfl","24":"tag-ravens-featured","25":"tag-saints-featured","26":"tag-texans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115062661736052160","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}