The Texans claimed defensive end Derek Barnett off waivers from the Eagles.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Texans considered a trade for Barnett at the trade deadline last month.
The Eagles restructured Barnett’s contract before waiving him, converting salary into a bonus, according to Field Yates of ESPN, so the Texans will pay only $420,000 in base salary for the rest of the season along with small per-game roster bonuses.
Barnett, 27, was a healthy scratch the final two games of his career in Philadelphia. He was on the injury report for personal reasons the past two weeks.
Barnett saw only 99 defensive snaps in eight games, making three tackles.
The 2017 first-round pick has 150 tackles, 21.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in his time in Philadelphia. He had nine tackles, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery in five postseason appearances.
