Texans sign ex-Pat Colvin

<p>The Texans went through most of the offseason failing to address one major area. On Monday, they solved that by signing outside linebacker Rosevelt Colvin to be their new situational pass rusher.</p>
<p>Colvin, 30, is a 10-year NFL veteran with 52 1/2 sacks on his r&eacute;sum&eacute;. He will join the Texans as a complement to defensive end Mario Williams, and hopefully help bolster a team that ranked 24th in the NFL in total defense last season.</p>
<p>&quot;I feel like we were successful in our efforts during the offseason to address all of the areas we felt we needed to address with the exception of a situational pass rusher,&quot; Texans general manager Rick Smith said. &quot;I think this deal obviously does that, and I think it does it in a big way. I expect Rosevelt is really going to be able to contribute significantly to our team on defense. He can get after the passer. He's proven that throughout his career, and I think he will continue to do that.&quot;</p>