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John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Texans have traded defensive end Jason Babin to the Seahawks for safety Michael Boulware.

Per McClain, the Texans became desperate for safety help today when rookie Brandon Harrison suffered a severely pulled hamstring in practice. He could wind up on injured reserve.

The Texans also lost Glenn Earl to a training camp injury, and starters C.C. Brown and Jason Simmons are both playing with bruised shoulders.

Babin was a 2004 first-round pick out of Western Michigan who led the Texans with five sacks last season. Boulware was a 2004 second-round pick out of Florida State who started eight games last year for the Seahawks.

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