Former Greenville High School and Auburn standout Marlon Davidson has returned to the NFL as a member of the Houston Texans’ practice squad, the team announced on Tuesday.
The defensive tackle had been out of the league since Aug. 14, when he was released with an injury settlement. Davidson sustained a biceps injury in the Texans’ 20-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in their preseason opener, and Houston placed him on injured reserve on Aug. 11.
Davidson originally signed with Houston on Aug. 1 after playing in five games over the previous three NFL seasons.
On Monday, Davidson was among four defensive linemen worked out by the Texans. Also in the group was former Park Crossing High School and Auburn standout Marcus Harris.
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Alabama’s Class 5A Lineman of the Year in 2015 at Greenville, Davidson was a second-round selection of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2020 NFL Draft. Davidson played in 19 games, started one and missed 15 as injuries and COVID-19 kept him off the field in his first two seasons. He totaled 29 tackles, with one sack, one tackle for loss and one interception returned for a touchdown.
In 2022, Davidson began the season on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury in training camp before Atlanta released him on Oct. 25, 2022.
Davidson returned in 2023 as he went through the offseason program, training camp and preseason with San Francisco before starting the season on the 49ers’ practice squad. San Francisco released Davidson on Oct. 4, and the Tennessee Titans signed him for its practice squad on Oct. 25, 2023 -- exactly one year after his release by Atlanta.
Davidson played in Tennessee’s final five games and recorded 10 tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss in 2023.
Davidson sustained a torn biceps while working with the Titans in a joint preseason practice with the Seattle Seahawks last year and spent the 2024 season on injured reserve.
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