Texans pushing for running back competition by signing Rex Burkhead

New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead (34) Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

In a move reported by ESPN, the Texans are bringing aboard Rex Burkhead to compete with an already crowded running back depth chart.

When you’re a team like the Houston Texans, facing what promises to be a bleak and dire 2021 regular-season campaign, you can afford to take whatever swings out there on the open market to potentially help your team improve.

Teams going through a rebuild especially shouldn’t stop themselves from looking at any possible avenue to improve the roster, even if that means adding players who don’t have a chance of making it onto the 53-man group in Week 1 but could…