Four days after a Montgomery County (Texas) grand jury declined to indict Jimmie Ward on a domestic violence allegation, the NFL took the Houston Texans safety off the commissioner exempt list on Monday.

However, the move doesn't necessarily mean Ward will be playing for the Texans anytime soon.

The team put him on the physically unable to perform list on Monday in relation to his offseason foot surgery. In addition, the NFL stated that its investigation of Ward in relation to its personal-conduct policy "will remain ongoing and is not affected by this change in Ward's roster status."

Ward, 34, was arrested on June 12 at his home in Magnolia, Texas, and accused of third-degree felony domestic violence.

The woman involved in the alleged incident filed a lawsuit on Aug. 21 in Harris Coun

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