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Fred Weary's patience was rewarded Tuesday when the Houston Texans re-signed the offensive lineman to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

Weary, 30, is one of four remaining members of the original 2002 expansion team, but he had to wait through the draft to see if the Texans would bring him back. Houston didn't draft a guard, so Weary had the opportunity to return.

"We're excited for Fred to be back in the fold," Pat Dye, Weary's agent, told Houston television station KRIV.

The former third-round draft pick started 43 games in his six seasons with the Texans, and 24 over the past two seasons. The 6-4, 307-pound Weary was an unrestricted free agent.

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.