With the free agency period beginning this Friday, the Texans cleared some room in their salary cap today by releasing veterans Zach Wiegert, Seth Payne and Eric Moulds. The three players have a combined 33 NFL seasons under their belts, including 10 with the Texans. Each of the players started for the Texans at some point during the 2006 season, although Wiegert and Payne suffered knee injuries that cut their respective seasons short. Texans general manager Rick Smith discussed the transactions in a statement released today by the team. ?We made some difficult decisions today in releasing these three veteran players," Smith said. "We appreciate the contributions that each made to our football team, organization and community."

Jerry Glanville is ready to run another football team. This time, the former NFL coach is set to take over at Portland State. Glanville, who led the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons, will be introduced by the Division I-AA school at a news conference Wednesday night. He had been Hawaii's defensive coordinator for two years.

The Houston Texans reportedly are shopping quarterback David Carr for as little as a third-round draft pick. Carr, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft, has a 23-53 record with the Texans, but a more telling stat is the 249 times he was sacked behind a porous offensive line. It is difficult to complete passes under constant pressure, but Carr managed an NFL-best 68.3 completion percentage in 2006 (302 of 442 for 2,767 yards with 11 TD passes and 12 interceptions). His passer rating was a respectable 82.1.