Report: Houston Texans to release running back Marlon Mack amid crowded backfield
Marlon Mack won't get his grudge match against his old team in Week 1 after all.
According to Adam Schefter from ESPN, the Houston Texans are releasing Mack, whom the team signed as a free agent earlier in the offseason.
Mack was part of a crowded backfield competition that featured veterans Rex Burkhead and Royce Freeman in addition to rookie standout Dameon Pierce. Pierce, the fourth-round rookie from Florida, exploded onto the scene in the preseason and likely made the decision an easy one for Houston's coaching staff.
The sixth-year running back was coming off a season with the Indianapolis Colts in which he fell behind Jonathan Taylor on the depth chart. Mack also tore his Achilles in 2020.
Mack, a former fourth-round pick, was drafted out of South Florida.