Vernon Hargreaves III Fantasy

The Houston Texans agreed to re-sign cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III to an undisclosed one-year deal on Friday. Hargreaves was a first-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016 and was acquired by Houston in 2019 off waivers from Tampa. He's still only 25 years old and started all 16 games for the Texans last season while recording 72 tackles and seven passes defended. The 2020 campaign was one of Hargreaves' most promising seasons of his young career, so perhaps he's found a new home in Houston. He'll be working under new defensive coordinator Lovie Smith, the former head coach of the Chicago Bears. The Texans secondary must improve if they hope to contend in 2021 and beyond.

Mar. 12th • 1:24 PM

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are placing cornerback Vernon Hargreaves (shoulder) on Injured Reserve on Wednesday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Hargreaves is dealing with a serious shoulder injury and may not return this year. That's really bad news for a Bucs secondary that is also missing Brent Grimes. The Saints and quarterback Drew Brees threw all over Tampa in the season opener, and things could get worse from here. That's good news for Eagles QB Nick Foles, who should be much better than he was in Week 1 last Thursday.

Sep. 12th • 12:38 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves (shoulder) may have a serious shoulder injury and will be examined by Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday. Hargreaves was injured late in the Week 1 win over the Saints and could be looking at an extended absence, possibly for the rest of the season. With Brent Grimes also hurt, Tampa's already thin secondary is already on life support early in the year. The Bucs may be forced to sign free-agent corner Bashaud Breeland. Tampa is set to face the defending-champion Eagles in Week 2, where either Nick Foles or Carson Wentz (knee) could have a field day.

Sep. 11th • 9:28 PM