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EA managed to make waves with their ratings for Madden 20. It seems there could be a bit of a competition brewing between the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans going into tho 2019 NFL season. There is no question that both teams are loaded with talent across the board, especially on the defensive side of […]

The Houston Texans are hoping to take another step forward on offense in 2019. The offense can reach its full potential if Lamar Miller can get more involved in the offense. Back in 2016, Houston signed Miller in free agency to improve their rushing attack. His first season with the Texans looked impressive with 268 […]

The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t waste any time this offseason and signed Tyrann Mathieu in hopes to bolster their secondary. Even after Mathieu left the Houston Texans, he is still defending one of his former teammates. Recently, EA Sports released their rating for this year’s Madden video game. Among the players who disliked the ratings, […]

According to a recent report from Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Houston Texans might have a problem on their hands. Schefter is reporting that the NFLPA is expected to file a grievance against the Texans regarding a dispute surrounding veteran pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney. “NFLPA is anticipated to file a grievance against Texans over the […]

There had been plenty of hope that the Houston Texans and defensive end Jadeveon Clowney would come to terms on a new deal. Unfortunately, their failure to do so by Monday’s deadline could result in an extended absence from the Texans’ star. According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Clowney may very well choose to […]

The Houston Texans are not expected to reach a new deal with pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney before the deadline on Monday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Clowney is expected to skip training camp, but his holdout is not expected to carry over into the regular season. The Texans placed a franchise tag on Clowney […]

The whole sports world was flipped upside down when the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets. Jacksonville Jaguars star cornerback, Jalen Ramsey responded with some interesting words. Ramsey took to Instagram to comment on DeAndre Hopkins’ Instagram comment that welcoming Westbrook to Houston. The Jaguars should be nervous after seeing Ramsey’s […]

EA Sports has gradually announced this year’s highest-rated players in this year’s Madden video game. Recently, they announced the final player who will be rated 99 overall and he plays for the Houston Texans. On Friday, EA Sports announced that DeAndre Hopkins is the fourth and final member of Madden’s “99 club“. Hopkins joins the […]

Jadeveon Clowney has until Monday to sign a new multi-year deal with the Houston Texans, lest he play the 2019 season on the franchise tag. Whether he gets a new, market-value contract from the Texans, spends one final year in Houston before leaving in free agency next spring, or perhaps is traded to another team […]

JJ Watt is known to be one of the strongest players in the NFL. The Houston Texans’ All-Pro defensive end knows how hard it is to get to the level he has reached. JJ Watt took to Twitter to say he has learned how to balance pushing himself to the breaking point and then recover. […]

The Houston Texans are trying to build a team to make a Super Bowl run under Bill O’Brien. That is especially true while the Texans have the luxury of having Deshaun Watson on a rookie deal. Watson is heading into the third season of his rookie contract, and so far, he has been a home […]

With the 2019 season fast approaching, the Houston Texans still find themselves without a general manager. On Wednesday, owner Bob McNair rectified that all-encompassing issue in a manner that seems simplest at the moment but could spark additional complications in the future. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Texans have made the decision to not […]

Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has been away from the team most of the offseason which has given others on the team like Brennan Scarlett to step up. Clowney has been trying to get a new contract, and in his absense, Scarlett has taken over as the starting end in practices. “Brennan has been […]

Houston Texans former general manager Brian Gaine and coach Bill O’Brien didn’t see eye to eye on a lot of things, and one of those things is what to do with Jadeveon Clowney. According to sources of Pro Football Talk, Gaine and O’Brien had differing opinions on how to move forward with Clowney. Next Monday […]

Houston Texans outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus is ready for football and nothing else. The seasoned defender is likely to begin this season without a new contract. Mercilus doesn’t appear concerned about the ongoing situation, though he would like to remain in Houston going forward. “Of course,” Mercilus recently said, via the Houston Chronicle. “Once we […]

Houston Texans star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is not expected to sign a new contract with the franchise ahead of the NFL’s July 15th deadline, the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson reports. Wilson also mentions that under the franchise tender, Clowney will make $15.9 million next season but shouldn’t miss any games when the season starts […]

Former Detroit Lions and Houston Texans safety Glover Quin has decided to retire after 10 seasons in the NFL. The 33-year-old had become a stalwart in the defensive backfield for Detroit, signing with the team before the 2013 season. He started every game in his six seasons with the Lions, becoming a Pro Bowl player and second-team All-Pro in […]

The Houston Texans are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 11 games and captured the AFC South division title, but they were eliminated from the Wild Card Round of the playoffs by the Indianapolis Colts. Really, it was the same old story for a Texans franchise that has regularly been unable […]

When discussing the NFL’s top wide receivers, DeAndre Hopkins is one name that has to be mentioned. Since being taken by the Houston Texans with the 27th pick of the 2013 NFL Draft, his skills have been on display for the whole world to see. The first few seasons for Hopkins were rough, given the […]

Houston Texans wide receiver Vyncint Smith isn’t a household name yet, but judging by Deshaun Watson’s comments it might only be a matter of time before he is. Smith only played in seven games last year catching five passes for 91 yards and a touchdown, but he has spent time this off-season with his quarterback […]

The most important position for any team in the NFL is the quarterback position. As it stands now, we have some of the best play from under center than we’ve ever seen. Troll accounts on Twitter would probably dispute that, but the numbers don’t lie. Teams are incapable of winning with sub-par play from their […]

Johnathan Joseph and his Texans play the Jacksonville Jaguars in London this season. Four months ahead of that game, Joseph has already started spreading his love for the game across the pond. Joseph was part of an eight-player group of ambassadors which spent this week promoting their sport in the country. Each representative will have […]

Ka’imi Fairbairn took hold of the starting kicker job before the 2017 season for the Texans, and he hopes to fill that role for the considerable future as well. Fairbairn was a restricted free agent this offseason and signed the $3.095 million tender proffered by the team early in the offseason. The former undrafted rookie […]

The Houston Texans could really use a big year from running back D’Onta Foreman. Houston had high hopes for Foreman when it drafted him in the third round in 2017. His career got off to a promising start. He looked electric in limited action as a rookie, but then he tore his Achilles on a […]

People who play fantasy football are beginning to look into players they could steal in the draft—who are better known as “sleepers”. One player who can be considered a sleeper in fantasy drafts this year is Will Fuller of the Houston Texans. The Texans wide receiver was on his way to another impressive season in […]

Lamar Miller is one of those running backs who are kind of just “there.” He isn’t an elite rusher like Todd Gurley or Ezekiel Elliott, and he isn’t a versatile, do-it-all back like Saquon Barkley or Christian McCaffrey. He also is hardly a bum. Miller finds himself right smack dab in the middle, a running […]

The Houston Texans may have fired general manager Brian Gaine earlier this month, a move that came out of left field considering the Texans had allowed Gaine to handle both free agency and the draft. So, would some of Gaine’s free-agent pickups be having second thoughts about staying in Houston now? Not quarterback A.J. McCarron. […]

Lamar Miller wants to improve all-around as a running back for the Houston Texans, and part of doing that involves becoming a better receiver out of the backfield, which is something he really wants to work on: “Once you catch the ball, I just think that you make a guy miss or breaking tackles,” Miller […]

Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller is coming off a strong 2018 campaign. Regardless, it appears he was adamant about making some minor changes to his physique this offseason. Miller made some notable changes to his workout regimen last year and it certainly showed. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, he is looking […]

The Houston Texans selected Kahale Warring with their third-round draft pick in April and even though he has only been on the team for a couple of months, he has already turned many heads. Coming into the draft, Warring was considered a bit of a project after playing only one year of high school football, […]

Deshaun Watson took the NFL by storm during his rookie campaign with the Houston Texans in 2017, throwing for 1,699 yards and 19 touchdowns over his first seven games (six starts) and was on pace to shatter the rookie passing touchdown record. However, Watson then tore his ACL, ending his season and bringing up a […]

For years, the Houston Texans have been good, but not good enough. Will Fuller knows this. The franchise has won five AFC South Division titles since entering the NFL back in 2002, but has yet to make it past the divisional round of the playoffs. This past season, the Texans won 11 games but were […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson had a solid 2018 campaign, but given that he was coming off of a torn ACL, he couldn’t really have the type of season he had been hoping for. But now, Watson feels like he is ahead of where he was last season, and he sees the Texans’ offense flourishing […]

The Houston Texans managed to add to their talented defensive group this offseason. Regardless, it appears they will be relying heavily on a familiar face in defensive end Carlos Watkins. Watkins has not made much of an impact since his arrival. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, defensive line coach Anthony Weaver is […]

Did you think the drama surrounding the Patriots and Texans had quieted down? Think again. In the latest development, Greg Bedard of BostonSportsJournal.com reported, via MassLive.com, the Patriots are “livid” with former employee Jack Easterby, a guy who climbed the ladder a few rungs in New England before parlaying that into a real position of […]

The Houston Texans made a big splash last offseason when they signed Aaron Colvin. They poached him away from the division-rival Jaguars, and gave him a four-year, $34 million deal with $18 million guaranteed to do so. He was moved from the slot to the outside in Houston, and it’s safe to say the first […]

Houston Texans cornerback Bradley Roby “hasn’t done much” this offseason. This was what Texans head coach Bill O’Brien told the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson on June 16. “He hasn’t done much, so we’ll just have to see in training camp,” O’Brien said. Roby and fellow cornerback Lonnie Johnson, Jr. “are off to a slow start” […]

The Houston Texans seem to have a bit of turmoil in regards to their general manager position. Last week, the Texans fired Brian Gaine as their GM and have been conducting a search for his replacement since. Although, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Texans will not hire a general manager for the 2019 […]

The Houston Texans have decided to stop pursuing Nick Caserio for their General Manager opening, and the New England Patriots have decided to drop the tampering charges. It’s unclear if that’s the deal that was worked out or just a coincidence, but it would make a lot of sense if tampering did happen for the […]