Phillips was waived off injured reserve. He suffered a leg injury in November. A 2020 UDFA, Phillips has handled 11 touches across 11 career games. Already headed into his age-25 campaign, Phillips won't be of particular interest on the workout circuit. 

Phillips had taken on some of the backfield work following the Mark Ingram trade, but he suffered a leg injury against Miami and will miss at least three weeks. Houston claimed Royce Freeman off waivers in a corresponding move. This remains a backfield to avoid. 

The undrafted Phillips was one of the bigger names waived at final cuts. The Texans seen enough from him at practice this week to add him to the active roster. Phillips didn’t play in Thursday's opener, but there could be a path to snaps with Duke Johnson (leg) sidelined.