The Houston Texans made a shocking roster move on Monday by waiving rookiesCierre Wood, Sam Montgomery and Willie Jefferson.

John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports that the players were waived due to a team-rules violation:

James Palmer of CSN Houston talked to Montgomery, who provided background on the incident that led to their release:

Will Grubb of Sports Radio 610 had more information about the incident:

As McClain pointed out on his blog, all three rookies were inactive for Houston's 17-16 Week 7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Jefferson was also kicked off the team at Baylor for failing drug tests.

According to Tania Ganguli of ESPN, there was an illegal substance involved:

A third-round pick in the 2013 NFL draft, Montgomery is probably the most surprising name on this list. The former LSU star was known for his pass-rushing ability, but he could not make the active roster at either outside linebacker or defensive end.

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Wood was an undrafted running back out of Notre Dame, although he at least saw the field a few times this season. He came in at the end of blowouts in Weeks 3 and 5 and totaled three rushes for nine yards as a third-string back.

His release is noteworthy in light ofinjuries to both starter Arian Foster and No. 2 back Ben Tate.

Jefferson also did not accomplish much when he was active, totaling only one tackle and one assist as an outside linebacker.

This is just the latest issue to come out of Houston after the team suffered its fifth straight loss to fall to 2-5 heading into the bye week.

To make matters worse, linebacker Brian Cushing is likely out for the season after breaking his fibula and tearing his LCL, according to Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com.

With quarterback Matt Schaub's status uncertain as well, it is hard to imagine things getting too much better for the Texans in the near future.

If you caught the players in the act of smoking marijuana, Master Chief, would you arrest them or let them walk with a stern warning?