Four teams have already shown interest in Terrion Arnold, and the Texans are one of them.
According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Houston brought the former Lions cornerback in for a workout this past week, and another one is scheduled for next week. Arnold’s agent believes a deal could come together soon, telling Birkett there’s a “very good likelihood” he’ll be signed in the next 45 days.
The Colts, Jets and Seahawks also contacted Arnold’s agent to express interest, Birkett reported.
Arnold’s availability comes after a serious legal situation that led to his release this offseason. The former first-round pick had his first court appearance in late June after turning himself on four charges each of kidnapping and armed robbery, which in Florida carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The state pushed to keep Arnold jailed without bail until trial, but he was ordered to post a $1 million bond instead.
Birkett reported that the Florida state attorney’s office accused Arnold of “coordinating and directing” the robbery and beating of Arnold’s personal driver and two of the driver’s associates by several of Arnold’s co-defendants. That accusation followed Arnold’s claim that the driver had arranged the theft of more than $250,000 in cash and goods from an Airbnb in February.
Arnold, 23, was a first-team All-American after his redshirt sophomore season at Alabama in 2023, and the Lions selected him with the No. 24 pick in the 2024 draft.
He was in the third year of his four-year, $14,343,710 contract, which included a $7,251,788 signing bonus, when Detroit moved on from him after the arrest.
In 2025, Arnold played in eight games for the Lions and finished with 31 tackles, one interception and eight pass defenses.
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