{"id":808882,"date":"2026-03-12T21:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/808882\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:49:12","slug":"grading-the-texans-signing-of-saints-te-foster-moreaus-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/808882\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading the Texans&#8217; signing of Saints TE Foster Moreau&#8217;s contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 12, 2026, 2:55 p.m. CT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The<a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">\u00a0Houston Texans<\/a>\u00a0have their next tight end and running mate with Dalton Schultz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">According to reports, they&#8217;ve agreed to a contract with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/texanswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/texans\/2026\/03\/11\/texans-saints-foster-moreau-free-agency-contract\/89106112007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Orleans Saints tight end\u00a0Foster Moreau<\/a>. The details of the deal have yet to be finalized as of this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Last season, the 28-year-old tight end played in 11 games after starting the season on the physically unable to perform list following a season-ending knee injury suffered in 2024. He caught seven passes for 59 yards last season and missed the final two games because of an ankle issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A former fourth-round pick out of LSU, Moreau has spent the last three seasons in New Orleans after signing with them as a free agent in 2023 following a four-year stint with the Las Vegas Raiders. Best known as a blocking option first, Moreau has played in 104 career games and has caught 151 passes for 1,722 yards and 18 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Moreau is here to upgrade the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" data-autotag=\"4fdb1a06-1d90-42ff-b7f7-5268ecaf7955\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Texans<\/a>&#8216; run game, but what&#8217;s the grade of the contract?<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Signing details<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Two years, N\/A annual salary<\/p>\n<p>Initial Grade: B+<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">From Thompson: &#8220;The Texans aren&#8217;t trying to take reps away from Dalton Schultz, but rather Blake Fisher as the blocking tight end. How many times liast year did fans hear over the PA system, &#8220;No. 57 has reported as eligible&#8221; because Houston didn&#8217;t have a sufficent blocker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Moreau has flashed as a receiver, but his primary skill set remains in run blocking. He&#8217;ll latch onto opponents and ensure that a running back has room to hit the outside corner before breaking open to the second and third level. Moreau could also find a niche role as a third-down check option for C.J. Stroud on short-yard outings. It&#8217;s a win for Houston&#8217;s offense, though a two-year deal might be a tad rich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 12, 2026, 2:55 p.m. CT The\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0have their next tight end and running mate with Dalton Schultz.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":808883,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2056],"tags":[95878,7,221,253,2368,6,96520,96521,95882,97087,96676,97624,104095,95953,96682,95896,95888,96683,96685,95895,96681,96686,96680,96687,96684,95899,96099,96177,95883,222,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-808882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-texans","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-houston-texans","12":"tag-houstontexans","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-sstssportsnfltexans","15":"tag-sstsntexans","16":"tag-tagamerican-football","17":"tag-tagbreaking-news-social","18":"tag-tagc-j-stroud","19":"tag-tagdalton-schultz","20":"tag-tagfoster-moreau","21":"tag-taghouston-texans","22":"tag-tagmadden-nfl","23":"tag-tagnational-sports","24":"tag-tagnfl","25":"tag-tagnfl-draft","26":"tag-tagnfl-films","27":"tag-tagnfl-hub","28":"tag-tagnfl-junkies","29":"tag-tagnfl-mvp","30":"tag-tagnfl-overreactions","31":"tag-tagnfl-playoffs","32":"tag-tagnfl-scouting-combine","33":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","34":"tag-tagsec-conference-football","35":"tag-tagsmg-breaking-wire","36":"tag-tagsports-news","37":"tag-texans","38":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808882","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=808882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}