Texans sign a pair of picks, including Mr. Irrelevant

The Texans have bigger things to attend to, so they can take care of the largely irrelevant stuff first. According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Texans have signed a pair of rookies to their first contracts — sixth-rounder Alfred Blue and seventh-rounder Lonnie Ballantine. Ballantine, a safety from Memphis, was the final pick in the…