You will see placekicker Nick Novak again on Sundays lining up for field goals and extra points. It just may take a little while getting used to him wearing a Houston Texans uniform.
Novak earned another chance at a starting job in the NFL when he signed with the Texans Tuesday. He is expected to start in Houston’s upcoming game Sunday in Atlanta.
He won a tryout with the Texans that included kickers Connor Barth, Kai Forbath, Chris Boswell and Giorgio Tavecchio.
The Texans waived Randy Bullock on Tuesday after he missed two extra points in Houston’s first three games as well as a 43-yard field goal Sunday in a narrow victory over the Buccaneers.
Novak also had recent tryouts with the Eagles and Saints.
He was in Philadelphia Monday but the Eagles decided to go with former Miami Dolphins kicker Caleb Sturgis after starter Cody Parkey was lost for the year with a groin injury.
The 34-year-old Novak was San Diego’s kicker from 2011 to 2014. He holds the franchise record with 32 straight made field goals.
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He made more than 86 percent of his kicks with San Diego which is a narrow second place in franchise history to Nate Kaeding (87 percent).
The Chargers decided to go with undrafted rookie Josh Lambo as their everyday kicker this preseason.
Lambo was originally brought to San Diego to handle kickoffs, which was not necessarily Novak’s strength.
