The Houston Texans released running back Dare Ogunbowale on Friday, according to reporting from NFL insider Aaron Wilson.

The move cleared a roster spot as the team signed wide receiver and return specialist Nikko Remigio.

Ogunbowale, now 32, first joined the Texans as an undrafted free agent out of Wisconsin in 2017 on a three-year deal worth $1.66 million.

Houston cut him after the preseason that year but later added him to the practice squad.

He then had short stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington before returning to Tampa Bay later in 2018.

A futures contract brought him back to the Buccaneers for 2019, after which he landed with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the outset of the 2020 season.

Jacksonville retained him on an exclusive-rights free-agent deal for 2021.

When the Jaguars chose not to tender him the following year, Ogunbowale returned to Houston on a two-year contract valued at $3.3 million.

He stayed with the Texans on successive one-year agreements covering the 2024 and 2025 seasons, establishing himself as a reliable depth option in the backfield over multiple campaigns with the organization.

His path took another turn this year when the Las Vegas Raiders signed him and placed him on their practice squad to begin the 2026 season.

Houston claimed him off that practice squad in September, bringing the veteran back for a third stint with the team. Friday’s release ends that latest chapter in Houston after roughly two months on the active roster.

The transaction fits a familiar pattern for veteran running backs late in their careers, where roster needs and special-teams or depth considerations often dictate availability.

Ogunbowale’s repeated returns to the Texans over nearly a decade underscore both his durability and the team’s periodic interest in his services, even as the organization continues to refine its backfield and overall roster composition midway through the 2026 season.

At 32, his future will depend on whether another club views him as a useful depth or practice-squad piece in the weeks ahead.