The Broncos on Wednesday were assigned defensive tackle DeMario Pressley from Indianapolis.

The N.C. State product appeared in one game with the Houston Texans last season — which just so happened to be against the Broncos in Week 16.

Originally a fifth-round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2008, Pressley missed his rookie season after being placed on injured reserve in late July.

The 6-foot-3, 301-pound lineman played in seven games for the Saints in 2009, notching 15 tackles during the regular season and two more in the postseason run to Super Bowl XLIV.

-Gray Caldwell