The Texans on Monday signed a pair of free agents in tight end Ryan Krause and cornerback Jimmy Williams, acccording to a Yahoo.com report. Krause, 26, played in nine games as a backup for the Packers last season, catching two passes for 11 yards. Williams, 29, is a six-year veteran who last played in 2006 with the Seahawks.

Texans' wide receiver Andre Johnson will reportedly miss at least a month of training activities while recovering from knee surgery, as reported by Yahoo.com. Johnson was present for the start of the OTA session Monday, four days after undergoing surgery on his left knee. But according to a report in the Houston Chronicle, Johnson will primarily be a spectator over the next month.