After missing 14 game in 2024, Trent Brown now heads to the Texans where he could earn a starting job.
More offensive line help is on the way as the Texans are reportedly signing former Patriots and Browns offensive tackle Trent Brown to a one-year, $3 million deal, per NFL insider Adam Schefter.
Brown was most recently in Cleveland this past season but an injury took all but the first three games from his 2024 campaign.
More offensive line help in Houston: Free-agent offensive tackle Trent Brown reached agreement today on a one-year deal worth up to $3 million with the Texans, per his agent Drew Rosenhaus. pic.twitter.com/oMsF7JSPQt
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 21, 2025
Before joining the Browns, Brown spent the previous three seasons with the New England Patriots, starting 32 games while playing in 37 total. Brown also spent two seasons with the Raiders in 2019 and 2020, the first of which earned him the only Pro Bowl nod of his career.
Brown’s one-year deal is a very low-cost risk for the Texans in hopes that he could remain mostly healthy through the upcoming football season. Brown last started double-digit games in 2022. However, that’s the only year since 2019 in which he’s hit 10 or more starts.
This signing should NOT be seen as the Texans finding a new starting tackle, but it’s a savvy move for an OL-needy team. Low risk, high reward.