The Houston Texans could be on the verge of adding a Super Bowl champion to one of their strongest units, the secondary, with veteran Jordan Whitehead.
A member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 2020 title team, Whitehead spent the 2025 season out of football. However, the former fourth-round pick has experience as a starter and off the bench, which the Texans know can be extremely valuable during a long NFL season.
He would add to a group that already boasts multiple Pro Bowlers.
Texans Work Out Former Buccaneers, Jets SAF Jordan Whitehead
GettyThe Houston Texans could become Jordan Whitehead’s third NFL team in his career.
The Texans are not in need of a starter at safety. That did not stop them from kicking the tires on Whitehead.
“Veteran S Jordan Whitehead has been fully cleared to resume his football career post-neck surgery by Alex Vaccaro, his surgeon and the #Eagles’ spine specialist,” NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported on X on July 20. “Whitehead had recent workouts with the #Colts and #Texans and is expected to meet with more teams soon.”
Whitehead, who turned 29 in March, was the 117th overall pick of the 2018 draft.
He has 557 combined tackles, 45 pass deflections, 11 interceptions, 2.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 recovering in his career. He has started 101 of the 105 games that he has played in as a pro, mostly with Tampa Bay.
There, he was teammates with Texans wide receiver Justin Watson, safeties M.J. Stewart and Kaevon Merriweather, and new defensive lineman Logan Hall and different points.
Watson and Whitehead were on thee 2020 Super Bowl team together.
Whitehead last had a two-year, $9 million contract. He seeks a new NFL home with $22.1 million in career earnings. If signed, and healthy, he would immediately upgrade the quality of the Texans’ depth at safety this coming season.
The Texans’ financial situation is tight, and could get tighter with quarterback C.J. Stroud still due for a contract extension.
The Texans could land an experienced bench option in Whitehead for a value price.
It is unclear what he is seeking on his next contract, or from his next team, for that matter. But it is reasonable to expect a modest asking price after he sat out the entire 2025 season due to a significant injury and would need to prove himself healthy and capable once again.
Texans’ Secondary Deep & Talented
GettyReed Blankenship is a key addition to the Houston Texans’ scondary.
If he joins the Texans, Whitehead would be duking it out with Merriweather, Stewart, and recent draft picks Jaylen Reed and Kamari Ramsey for snaps behind starters Calen Bullock and Reed Blankenship.
The Texans signed Blankenship, who won a Super Bowl with the Eagles in 2024, in free agency this offseason after cycling through options last year.
Reed got some starting experience last season, which will help him in his reserve role.
The Texans drafted Ramsey this year, bolstering a group that cycled through multiple starters throughout the campaign due to injuries and ineffectiveness.
They are fortunate to have Pro Bowlers in corners Derek Stingley Jr. and Kamari Lassiter, and a standout nickelback in Jalen Pitre. They need Blankenship to be that stabilizing presence next to Bullock, another Pro Bowler.
Still, having depth options is paramount, and Whitehead could be a good one if he is healthy.
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