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Charles Spencer/Abbate/Powell Waived

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Adam Caplan from Scout.com (BattleRedNation.com) is reporting the Houston Texans have waived OL Charles Spencer.

Spencer, who was drafted in the third round in 2006, hasn't played since the second game of his rookie season after suffering a broken leg and damage to his knee. However, he made significant progress over the past several months and the feeling was that he was close to being able to play.

The former University of Pittsburgh offensive lineman should receive a decent amount of attention from other teams because of his ability to play guard and tackle.
 
Best wishes Big Nasty! Thank you for all the hopes you gave us.

I wonder if he could "clear waivers" and come back on the PS.
 
After a quick look around, I can't find a link verifying this. This would not make sense, well to me at least, why not just put him on the PUP, that would give him another couple months to rehab or is he just too close to coming back to be medically eliglible for the PUP list? If so, what about the PS?
 
Texans are now confirming as well:

Nick Scurfield "And, to confirm BattleRedNation's post, Charles Spencer has been released along with fullback Jon Abbate and defensive tackle Eric Powell."
 
It's official. Good luck Charles, you didn't deserve the Dayne train, to think what could have been. :cry2:


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To make room on the roster, the Texans have released fullback Jon Abbate, defensive tackle Eric Powell and guard/tackle Charles Spencer, who has battled a serious leg injury since 2006.
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To make room on the roster, the Texans have released fullback Jon Abbate, defensive tackle Eric Powell and guard/tackle Charles Spencer, who has battled a serious leg injury since 2006.
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Will the Texans need to make another cut when Brown is signed?
 
He was going to be such a beast.... sad sad story and just about our luck. Best wishes to him... and now we can move on and pretend like it never happened.
 
With Abbate gone, that leaves only 2 FBs to get through camp. I hope these guys are ready. Maybe Ryan Krause can take some snaps at FB?
 
Goodluck to Charles Spencer. For the short time he did play for us he showed that he had a lot of potential. Hopefully he'll get another chance.
 
Tailgate said:
He was going to be such a beast.... sad sad story and just about our luck. Best wishes to him... and now we can move on and pretend like it never happened.
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Unfortunately, it'll probably will not be as easy for him to move on and pretend like it never happened.............sad, indeed.
 
I am sort of surprised to see this happen.
I feel like the Texans have players with significant injuries that they let rehab and get extremely close, then release.

Why keep them so long if we are just going to release them prior to them being back in football shape?
 
A big high for me when he signed with the prospect of being our LT and then a huge crash. I realize it effected him more, but I really wished he could have come back. Talk about an Oline. I hope we get better news on DRob.
 
badboy said:
A big high for me when he signed with the prospect of being our LT and then a huge crash. I realize it effected him more, but I really wished he could have come back. Talk about an Oline. I hope we get better news on DRob.
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Im seriously starting to doubt Drob. Name me one Texans player that suffered a significant (more than 1 season long) injury that has come back to play a significant role?
 
gtexan02 said:
I am sort of surprised to see this happen.
I feel like the Texans have players with significant injuries that they let rehab and get extremely close, then release.

Why keep them so long if we are just going to release them prior to them being back in football shape?
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Could it be to give the player every chance to come back?
 
This is too bad - he looked like he was our long-term answer at LT, and I'd been hoping we would at least salvage something... Like others, I thought they would have at least let him come to TC this year, and see how well he really had recovered (or not). It seems strange to string him along this long, and then let him go now, but I guess they saw all they needed to in the OTAs.

I'm also kind of surprised about Abbate. I didn't really expect him to make the team, but I thought they'd give him another shot in TC this year.

On the good side, I guess this means they have higher hopes for some of the others (that I had already given up on).
 
gtexan02 said:
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Why keep them so long if we are just going to release them prior to them being back in football shape?
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The demise of NFL Europe, which gave those who participated roster exemptions, combined with the NFL's hard line on 80 man roster limits have restricted teams from carrying players who aren't physically ready by training camp. To accomplish what's needed in camp, teams require live bodies. It's difficult to keep a player on the roster that can't be on the field during 2-a-days.

I think during last training camp, the Texans had 7 or 8 NFLE exemptions. Had they had similar numbers this year, they might have been able to hold on to Spencer a bit longer. Then again, the Texans may have come to believe Spencer won't get back to where he was and wouldn't be a good fit with what they are now attempting to do on the o-line. Regardless, Spencer is gone. And I see this 80 man roster limit causing problems throughout the league.
 
If there is anything good from this, it's that when you start letting go decent players before TC your depth must be improving.
 
aweful sad news. i was one throwing out probowl and hall of fame nods just on his short time here and with what i saw i still believe he could've. it's too bad, i'm afraid at this point his football career is basically over. good luck in whatever's next big nasty, i'm probably going to keep my sig for this season anyways.
 
Spencer was going to be a beast. You could just see it. It's a crying shame that's for sure. :cry2:
 
I'm not saying that it will happen, but it is not unheard of (not necessarily Spencer) that we may see some of those released along the way of cuts to make it back on our roster sometime in the future.
 
I'm actually kind of glad this happened. I mean, I feel bad for Spencer personally and wish him the best. But, some fans have been hanging on to the deluded notion that Spencer was the end-all-be-all, franchise LT for us on the basis of one game. It had gotten to the point where he was held in such high regard it was almost comical.

Anyways, this is probably what was best for the Texans I wish Charles Spencer the best.
 
I think the hiring of Alex Gibbs was the death nail for Spencer on this team. He fit Sherman's scheme much more.

According to the team a few when he was drafted he had the feet to do the job, and might have been able to succeed in Gibbs system, but not being 100% and most likely not having the same foot speed, means time to part ways.

I can see him still making it on somebodies team that uses a power blocking scheme. He is still a strong man and will be able with proper technique to handle most blocking situations.

Good luck Charles and thank you for always giving us your best.
 
This sucks. The guy had the tools and the personality to be a great LT and a fan favorite for a team that needed both when we drafted him. I hope he continues to rehab and makes it back in some capacity (hopefully with the Texans). I see why we cut him, I just hope he catches a break and finds his way back into the NFL.
 
Damn you Ron Dayne !!

Seriously, this is sad news . I hate that things had to end like this for Big Spence . I wish him well and good luck .
 
He's still up beat and positive! He'll get signed somewhere else,,,He's too big of a talent to go out like this,,,the kids a fighter!
 
dammit to hell, oh well, just a reminder as to why these guys are the way they are when it comes to contracts. i hope he gets a second chance somewhere
 
GRRRRRRRRRRR - and this after Kubes' "certainty" that Spencer would be back at the Draft Luncheon.

Either he had some unforseen, major setback between then & now, or I got really suckered.

Neither of those options feels real good right now, and the result is still the same.

:crying:
 
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