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Houston Texans sign wide receiver Germone Hopper

By Alex Butler
The Houston Texans signed wide receiver Germone Hopper on Monday. Hopper played for Clemson from 2013 to 2015. Photo courtesy of Clemson Football/Twitter
The Houston Texans signed wide receiver Germone Hopper on Monday. Hopper played for Clemson from 2013 to 2015. Photo courtesy of Clemson Football/Twitter

Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The Houston Texans continued a revolving door of wide receiver signings with the addition of Germone Hopper.

Houston announced the signing on Monday. The Texans waived/injured third-year wide receiver DeAndrew White in a corresponding move. Houston signed wide receiver Bruce Ellington on Friday and Marcus Leak on Aug. 5.

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White joined the Texans on Aug. 1, along with safety Marcus Gilchrist. The Texans waived/injured wide receiver Deante Gray that same day.

Texans coach Bill O'Brien said told reporters at Monday's practice that he just wants his wide receivers to keep "getting better."

"I thought there were some guys who made some plays today," O'Brien said. "Every day, if we just keep getting better, that's what we ask of these guys. We'll see how the game goes, how the two practices go and then the game. But there's no level of concern. That's not the way I look at it. I think I look at it more like a teacher. We're teaching these guys, we're asking them to do a lot and we just want to see them come out here and try to get better every day."

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No. 2 wide receiver Will Fuller is currently rehabbing after breaking his collarbone. The Texans are expecting the second-year wide receiver to play at some point during the 2017 season.

Hopper had 797 yards and six touchdowns on 71 receptions at Clemson from 2013 through 2015. He tried out for the Texans last week and participated in the San Francisco 49ers' rookie minicamp.

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