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Texans Sign Dare Ogunbowale From Raiders' Practice Squad

Houston expects his special‑teams experience, return skills, third‑down receiving, roster familiarity to help shore up the team's early-season phase weaknesses.

Overview

  • The Texans added veteran running back Dare Ogunbowale by signing him off the Las Vegas Raiders' practice squad, reuniting him with a Houston roster he previously spent multiple seasons with.
  • Reporters named Jonathan M. Alexander and Ian Rapoport confirmed the move and Aaron Wilson posted the transaction on social media, making the late-September signing widely reported.
  • Team coverage and local commentators emphasized that Ogunbowale was brought in primarily for special-teams work and return coverage rather than as a top-line rushing option.
  • Ogunbowale brings a career mix of roles with 594 rushing yards, 109 catches for 850 receiving yards, and 424 kick return yards, plus known leadership and familiarity with Texans special-teams schemes.
  • The signing follows other recent roster tweaks such as the returns of linebacker Caleb Johnson and wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders and signals Houston's push to fix phase-of-game problems during an 0-3 start.