Former Houston Texans safety Mike Tyson claimed by Green Bay Packers
By Jair Lopez
Former Houston Texans safety Michael Tyson has been claimed by the Green Bay Packers roster.
Former Houston Texans defensive back Michael Tyson has been claimed off of waivers by the Green Bay Packers. Drafted out of the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft from the University of Cincinnati, he spent his rookie season with the Seattle Seahawks. Tyson will be joining his third team in his third season in the NFL.
He spent his rookie season on the Seahawks’ practice squad after being waived during the roster cutdowns towards the start of the regular season and was released from the roster ahead of the start of the 2018 season.
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Tyson was signed to the Texans practice squad and promoted to the active roster before Week 6 due to injuries striking the secondary. He contributed mainly on special teams and played in the secondary in a reserve role. Tyson played in ten games in 2018 and finished with five combined tackles and one pass defended. He missed the playoffs after being placed on the injured reserve with an ankle/knee injury.
Texans were forced to make changes to their safety group after Kareem Jackson and Tyrann Mathieu left in free agency and Andre Hal retiring from the NFL.
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He was waived last Friday as the Texans announced their undrafted free agent additions ahead of their rookie minicamp. Texans opted to release him after signing former Los Angeles Chargers safety Jahleel Addae to a one year deal to serve in the role as the third safety behind Justin Reid and Tashaun Gipson.