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DeMeco Ryans won Defensive Rookie of the Year when he was a member of the Houston Texans in 2006. Now, Ryans is the leading candidate to become the Texans’ next head coach. Ryans in planning to meet with the Texans after the San Francisco 49ers take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship, via […]

The offseason has officially begun for 28 NFL teams, and the other four aren’t far off. By extension, that means it’s NFL Draft season for most of the league, and teams are surely making their projections already. While fans can’t see exactly what teams are thinking, draft analysts like Mel Kiper Jr. give us a […]

San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans played for the Houston Texans from 2006 to 2011. Now, Ryans appears to be emerging as the favorite to become the Texans’ next head coach. Houston is in the market for a head coach, once again, after firing Lovie Smith following a 3-13-1 season. Ryans, who is in […]

The Houston Texans have been one of the NFL’s bottom dwellers over the past few seasons. However, the Texans have a great opportunity to change their franchise’s fortunes this offseason. Houston has earned the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft. With Davis Mills struggling this past season, it seems likely that the Texans […]

The NFL head coaching carousel has had quite a slow start in 2023. Five teams entered the offseason with coaching vacancies, and five teams still have coaching vacancies nearly two weeks into the offseason. Teams have been busy with interviews and such, but no hires to speak of just yet. That’s OK, though, as it […]

Sean Payton is considered to be one of, if not the, gem of this year’s head coaching carosuel. While the New Orleans Saints have a high asking price for their former coach, the Houston Texans, Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers don’t seem to mind; as long as Payton becomes their next head coach. While he […]

Every NFL team with a head coach vacancy seems to be interested in Sean Payton, including the Houston Texans. As he looks for his next head coaching opportunity, Payton seemed very interested in joining the Texans. Payton was asked about him potentially becoming Houston’s next HC on The Herd with Chris Collinsworth. Before he elaborated […]

Former Houston Texans head coach Lovie Smith gave his now-former franchise a kick in the gut on his way out the door. By beating the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18, the Texans lost out on the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft to the Chicago Bears. However, Houston will still dictate the top […]

Following a 3-13-1 season in 2022, the Houston Texans decided to move on from Head Coach Lovie Smith. Just two days after his firing, they are already deep into their search for their next HC On Monday, the Texans requested to meet with three potential candidates. 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans, Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan […]

The Houston Texans fired Lovie Smith on Sunday night after a single season in charge. The team is once again searching for a head coach after the Texans fired David Culley a year ago. Houston’s vacancy has its drawbacks and positives. The major drawback has to be the concerns about how patient the Texans will […]

After a 3-13-1 season, the Houston Texans fired head coach Lovie Smith. As the Texans begin to prepare for next season, three early candidates to become Houston’s next HC have been named. Smith spent just one season as the Texans’ head coach. His firing comes one year after Houston gave David Culley his walking papers […]

The Houston Texans managed to stick a wrench in their own rebuild plans after shockingly winning in Week 18 to move them into possession of the No. 2 overall pick in the draft. With the Texans figuring to once again be at the bottom of the standings in 2023, veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks made […]

As most people predicted, Lovie Smith has been fired from his post as the head coach of the Houston Texans. It’s easy to forget after this chaotic season, but Smith really wasn’t supposed to coach for Houston this season. The team was supposed to hire Josh McCown (again) as their coach. When that deal fell […]

The Houston Texans lost the first overall pick on Sunday afternoon. On Sunday night, they decided to make a major change to their team. The Texans fired head coach Lovie Smith, as first reported by Adam Schefter and later confirmed by the team. The now-former Texans head coach earlier expressed his expectation to return to […]

Lovie Smith and the Houston Texans ended their season with an improbable victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18. As the Texans look to build towards next season, Smith dropped his opinion on if he should remain Houston’s head coach. On 4th and 20 with less than a minute remaining, QB Davis Mills threw […]

The Chicago Bears entered Week 18 needing two things to happen to get the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft: lose to the Vikings and see the Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts. Both those things happened, and the latter went down in absolutely wild fashion. The Bears, playing without Justin Fields, had […]

The Houston Texans entered Week 18 in need of just a loss to the Indianapolis Colts to officially clinch the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Texans quarterback Davis Mills, however, had other plans in mind. Mills put together one of the best performances of his second season with the Texans, logging […]

There are very few bright spots for the Houston Texans (2-13-1), but one of the few is left tackle Laremy Tunsil. The 7th-year offensive lineman from Ole Miss is going to the Pro Bowl this season, and he hopes to cash in with a big contract in the offseason. Tunsil was able to explain why […]

Lovie Smith could be out as the Houston Texans head coach after just one season, sources told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero on Saturday. If Smith is indeed fired, he’ll be the third consecutive one-and-done as Texans head coach, after David Culley in 2020 and Romeo Crennel in 2019. Per Rapoport: “Lovie Smith […]

The Houston Texans will travel to take on the Indianapolis Colts in a Sunday afternoon NFL matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Texans-Colts prediction and pick, laid out below. Houston will mercifully end their season this week, enduring a 2-13-1 […]

The 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees were revealed on Wednesday, and among the latest group of players hoping to get immortalized in Canton is former Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson. After seeing his name on the list of nominees, Johnson made a case for his place in the Hall of Fame, and […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars will finish their 3-game road trip with a trip to South Texas as they face the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series with a Jaguars-Texans prediction and pick. The Jaguars went into the Meadowlands and toppled the New York Jets 19-3 at Met […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars will look to make it five wins in six games when they meet the Houston Texans in Week 17. The Jaguars have continued to turn around their campaign in the second half of the season. They boast a 5-2 record in their last seven contests, and they are just coming off a […]

Laremy Tunsil wants to be the highest-paid tackle in the National Football League, and he doesn’t care who knows. The Houston Texans’ left tackle told ESPN about his aspirations to “reset the market” on Wednesday afternoon. “I don’t know who’s the highest right now, maybe Trent [Williams] at $23 [million], but I want to top […]

Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt is about to reach the end of the road of his football playing career after he announced Tuesday morning that he is retiring at the end of the 2022 NFL season. With the Arizona Cardinals already out of playoff contention, Watt, a product of Wisconsin football, will be playing […]

JJ Watt announced his retirement from the National Football League on Tuesday, and the Houston Texans joined the football world in celebrating the 33-year-old’s legacy. “Nothing but love and respect for one of the best to ever do it in H-Town,” the statement read. “We can’t wait to celebrate your legacy soon.” Nothing but love […]

After an illustrious 12-year NFL career, legendary defensive end JJ Watt is hanging up his cleats. Watt, who spent 10 years with the Houston Texans and the last two with the Arizona Cardinals, appeared to announce that he will retire in a tweet on Tuesday morning. Koa’s first ever NFL game. My last ever NFL […]

J.J. Watt didn’t say it outright, but his latest tweet looks to confirm that he’s planning to retire from the NFL at season’s end. The superstar defensive end has played a dozen NFL seasons, ten of those with the Houston Texans and his last two being with the Arizona Cardinals. Watt indicated that he has […]

The Houston Texans are well out of contention in the AFC, but they’ll have their top receiver back in Brandin Cooks for a Week 16 date with the Tennessee Titans on Christmas Eve. Cooks was a full participant in practice late in the week, and is expected to play against the Titans’ on Saturday. Once […]

The 2022 NFL season is coming down to the wire, so every game could change the course of a team’s future. With the Tennessee Titans set to host the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium on Saturday with Malik Willis under center in place of the injured Ryan Tannehill, it is time for some Titans Week 16 […]

The Houston Texans will square off with the Tennessee Titans in a Christmas Eve NFL afternoon matchup at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Texans-Titans prediction and pick, laid out below. Houston has had nothing to celebrate this season, as a […]

The Chiefs took down the Texans in Week 15, but it was much closer than many imagined. But still, a win is a win, and Chiefs’ owner Clark Hunt made sure to remind the Texans just that. Kansas City defeated the Texans 30-24 in overtime. The win clinched the Chiefs their third-straight AFC West championship. […]

The Houston Texans have placed running back Dameon Pierce on injured reserve, the team announced on Saturday. As the NFL requires any player on IR to miss at least four games, Pierce’s season has now come to an end. Pierce suffered a notable ankle injury during the fourth quarter of the Texans’ Week 14 road […]

The Kansas City Chiefs (10-3) visit the Houston Texans (1-11-1) on Sunday. The action kicks off at 1 pm ET. Below we continue our NFL odds series with a Chiefs-Texans prediction and pick. Kansas City enters Sunday’s matchup after a tight 34-28 victory over Denver. The Chiefs hold a three-game lead in the AFC West […]

The 1-11-1 Texans already had a steep hill to climb if they wanted to beat the 10-3 Chiefs in Week 15. However, after Houston released their final injury report of a week, it appears their path to defeating Kansas City has become much more difficult. Heading into their matchup with the Chiefs, the Texans listed […]

The Houston Texans very nearly upended the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14, but they still fell short and absorbed their eleventh loss of the season. The Texans will face an even tougher foe in Week 15 as they play the Kansas City Chiefs at home. The Texans have been out of the playoff picture for […]

Throughout his rookie season, Dameon Pierce has been the star of the Houston Texans backfield. It now seems that an injury may sideline one of the NFL’s top rushers. Via Mark Berman of Fox 26: “NFL source: #Texans RB Dameon Pierce has a high ankle sprain that could cause him to miss as many as […]

The 2022 season has not been kind to the Houston Texans. They have dealt with injuries and poor play from a roster that has not been built to win football games from day one. And that has led them to sport an ugly 1-11-1 record through Week 14 of the 2022 campaign. And while their […]

Tony Pollard is continuing to make the most out of his fourth season with the Dallas Cowboys. Pollard entered the Cowboys’ Week 14 home matchup against the Houston Texans leading the team in multiple stats, including yards from scrimmage (1,111). He also already reached a career-high in total touchdowns with 10 on the year. Pollard […]