The Texans are releasing Brown (shoulder) on Tuesday, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Brown may be the first player to get released for non-salary reasons a year after producing back-to-back 150-yard receiving games. He hasn't done a whole lot else in his career though, and the Texans have one of the deepest WR group in the league. It didn't help that Brown had offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum and then missed time in training camp with another shoulder injury. The 28-year-old will become a free agent just five and a half months after signing a one-year, $4 million contract that included $3 million guaranteed.