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Why Texans waived Dameon Pierce in surprise cut that completes unexpected fall

Dameon Pierce looked like a future star.

The rookie Pierce, in 2022, ran for 939 yards (4.3 ypc) and had another 30 catches for 165 yards.

His downfall was swift, and on Thursday, the Houston Texans waived him, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport .

If you had told anyone three years ago that Pierce wouldn't even make it to the end of his rookie deal with the Texans, it would've been hard to believe. But that's exactly what happened.

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Why did the Texans waive Dameon Pierce?

The very direct reason was to clear space on the 53-man roster for CB Ajani Carter.

But it's really been a total downfall to being no

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