Cowboys free agent Noah Brown to sign with Houston Texans
Dallas Cowboys free agent wide receiver Noah Brown will ink a one-year deal this week that will move the former Ohio State Buckeye to the Houston Texans for 2023. NFL Network’s Jane Slater confirmed the deal with Brown on Tuesday.
Brown finished third on the Cowboys in receiving yards this season but now, he’s headed down south.
Brown, a former seventh-round draft pick, posted a career-high 43 receptions for 555 yards and three touchdowns. He’s going into his seventh year in the NFL in 2023 and he spent all the previous six with the Cowboys. He was on the PUP list in 2019.
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He had just 425 yards in his first four years. However, he became a go-to guy for Dallas after the departure of Amari Cooper last offseason.
After the draft in 2017, Brown played on a four-year, $2.47 million rookie deal. He signed contract extensions in 2021 and 2022, adding $1.12 million and $1.18 million for those two seasons.
In his final season with Ohio State, Brown had a 32-catch, 402-yard season. He also posted seven touchdowns. It was enough to get the Cowboys’ attention and they scooped him up with their second-to-last selection in 2017.
More on the 2023 NFL offseason, free agency
The NFL 2023 calendar year begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 15. At that time, contracts running through 2022 officially run out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams will have a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. ET and ending on March 7. Beginning March 13 through March 15 teams can enter into a legal negotiation with players who are will become unrestricted free agents.
In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 21 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets. On April 26, the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets hits. There are 722 players slated to become free agents in 2023, including 20 unrestricted free agents for Dallas.