HOUSTON (AP) -The Houston Texans traded former first-round pick Jason Babin to the Seattle Seahawks for strong safety Michael Boulware on Saturday.
“I heard that I’m going to Seattle,” Babin said. “We knew it was a possibility. It’s the way football goes. Just do what you can while you’re here.”
Babin, a defensive end and the 27th pick in the 2004 draft, started every game as a rookie but lost his starting role in 2005 and has played in mostly a reserve role since.
“I’m a little shocked,” he said. “Maybe I’m just shocked now, and I don’t really have a `Wow!’ emotion yet because I just found out. But it’s still football. I’m still playing football. I’m still in the NFL, so I’m happy.”
Babin appeared in 15 games last season, with three starts and had 26 tackles and five sacks.
He said the Seahawks told him they liked his pass-rushing ability.
“Seattle, they said, `We’re going to give you some chances to do some damage,”’ he said. “So, hey, time to go up there and rush the passer.”
The Texans needed depth at safety after losing starter Glenn Earl for the season in the first exhibition game.
Boulware, a second-round pick in 2004, started eight games last season for the Seahawks and had 39 tackles and two interceptions. He had 73 tackles and four interceptions in 2005 and 63 tackles and five interceptions as a rookie.
Seattle also traded an undisclosed 2008 draft to Jacksonville in exchange for one of the Jaguars’ draft choices, plus running back Alvin Pearman. To make room on the roster, the team released quarterback David Greene.
Also Saturday the Texans, who announced that they released punter Chad Stanley and fullback Jon Abbate the day before, instead placed the pair on injured reserve.
They also placed fifth-round pick Brandon Harrison, a free safety, on injured reserve with a hamstring injury and released defensive tackle Cedric Killings to reach the 53-man roster limit.
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