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• Texans were poised to take Kellen Mond one spot after the Vikings did

  11-06-2021 19:10 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Vikings wanted Justin Fields; they got Kellen Mond. The Texans got Davis Mills; they wanted Kellen Mond. Via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Kellen Mond’s father, Kevin, says that the Texans were ready to select Mond with the 67th overall pick in the draft. The Vikings took Monday one pick earlier. [more]
  
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• Johnathan Joseph announces his retirement

  10-06-2021 21:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Cornerback Johnathan Joseph spent some time talking to J.J. Watt about life with the Cardinals before Watt signed with Arizona, but he won’t be joining Watt with the team or playing anywhere else in the NFL this year. Joseph announced his retirement from the NFL in a Twitter post on Thursday afternoon. He called making [more]
  
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• Texans waive Duke Ejiofor

  09-06-2021 22:47 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans have waived linebacker Duke Ejiofor with a failed physical designation, per the transaction wire. Ejiofor was a sixth-round pick in 2018 but hasn’t appeared in a regular-season game since his rookie season. He tore his Achilles in 2019 and missed the entire season. Then last year, he tore an ACL in practice and [more]
  
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• Texans won’t hold mandatory minicamp

  09-06-2021 21:14 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Deshaun Watson won’t be subject to any fines for missing the Texans’ mandatory minicamp next week and that will be true for every other player on the roster as well. Head coach David Culley told reporters at a Wednesday press conference that the team has scrapped plans for the minicamp. With no minicamp to skip, [more]
  
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• Kareem Jackson: Deshaun Watson wants to play for the Broncos

  09-06-2021 20:13 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Deshaun Watson‘s career remains in limbo. If/when he’s able to be traded, he has a destination in mind. Former Texans teammate Kareem Jackson tells Aqib Talib that Watson wants to play for the Broncos. “I’ve got a great relationship with Deshaun” Jackson told Talib. “I’ve been talking to him the last couple weeks, man. And [more]
  
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• Broncos sign Peter Kalambayi, cut Chris Cooper

  07-06-2021 22:46 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos signed linebacker Peter Kalambayi on Monday. They cut defensive back Chris Cooper in a corresponding move. The Texans cut Kalambayi, whom they drafted in the sixth round in 2018, in February. Kalambayi, 25, played 10 games last season, missing time with a hamstring injury. He was a core special teams player for the [more]
  
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• Texans are struggling to sell season tickets

  07-06-2021 18:56 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans essentially have become an expansion team. At least when they were an expansion team, fans wanted to see them play. The franchise that joined the NFL in 2002 has sold out every one of its home games. That steak is in danger. Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle writes that, in a matter [more]
  
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• Mark Ingram joining D.C. United ownership group

  04-06-2021 23:41 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Texans running back Mark Ingram II is joining D.C. United’s ownership group as an investor, the team announced Friday. Ingram’s involvement is subject to Major League Soccer approval. “D.C. United are a club rich with tradition and ripe with promise,” Ingram said in a statement. “I am excited about the recent investments the club has [more]
  
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• Titans cornerback Kevin Johnson retires

  04-06-2021 22:09 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Titans cornerback Kevin Johnson is retiring from the NFL at age 28. The Titans announced that they are placing Johnson on the reserve/retired list. Johnson has not been participating in the Titans’ Organized Team Activities. It is unclear when or why he decided to retire. In March, Johnson sounded motivated to keep playing, saying he [more]
  
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• David Culley: Tyrod Taylor’s leadership and experience is invaluable

  04-06-2021 15:34 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Tyrod Taylor has seen life in the NFL through a variety of lenses over the years. He came into the league as a sixth-round pick and won a Super Bowl ring during his four years as a backup with the Ravens before going to a Pro Bowl during his run as the starter for the [more]
  
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• Tyrod Taylor feels no added pressure replacing Deshaun Watson

  04-06-2021 00:21 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Deshaun Watson remains on the Texans’ roster, but he is all but dead to the team. Watson is not participating in the team’s offseason program as he deals with his legal issues and hopes for a trade elsewhere. Coach David Culley won’t talk about Watson. The Texans signed veteran Tyrod Taylor on March 22 but [more]
  
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• Jevon Cottoy working out for 49ers next week

  03-06-2021 22:05 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Canadian Jevon Cottoy, a receiver/tight end, is garnering interest from NFL teams. Cottoy has worked out for the Texans, Raiders, Patriots and Saints already. He has a scheduled workout with the 49ers for next week, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Cottoy, who is 6 foot 5, 230 pounds, played in the Canadian Junior Football [more]
  
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• Tyrod Taylor: This is a wonderful opportunity for me to lead

  03-06-2021 21:20 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Tyrod Taylor didn’t catch any breaks with the Chargers last year, but he’s on track to have a chance at better luck this season. Taylor opened the season as the team’s starting quarterback, but his run lasted one week because a poorly delivered painkilling injection before Week 2 punctured his lung. Justin Herbert took over, [more]
  
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• June 2 means plenty, but it used to mean more

  02-06-2021 05:49 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Before 2006, June 2 brought about a fresh wave of NFL free agency. Now, it usually means extra cap space for some teams and greater trade flexibility for all of them. Previously, teams that released players before June 2 took the full cap acceleration at the moment of the transaction. Now, teams can release up [more]
  
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• Former Oilers receiver Jim Beirne dies at 74

  02-06-2021 00:54 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Jim Beirne, a receiver who played nine NFL seasons, died last week from complications of Alzheimer’s, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Beirne was 74. Beirne played for the Oilers from 1968-73 and again from 1975-76 after spending the 1974 season with the Chargers. The Oilers made Beirne a fourth-round choice out of Purdue [more]
  
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• 17-0 Chiefs? It’s a 40-1 shot

  01-06-2021 18:35 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Before the Chiefs can become the first team to go 20-0, they need to go 17-0. And you can bet on whether they will. Via PointsBet, the Chiefs have the best odds of any team to go undefeated in the NFL’s first-ever 17-game season, at +4000. The Buccaneers have +5000 odds to accomplish that same [more]
  
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• Texans sign Rex Burkhead

  01-06-2021 17:45 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans are adding another ex-Patriot to their roster. Veteran running back Rex Burkhead has signed with the Texans, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Texans General Manager Nick Caserio previously worked in New England and has brought in several former Patriots this offseason, including wide receiver Donte Moncrief, tackle Marcus Cannon, tight [more]
  
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• Texans name James Liipfert, Matt Bazirgan assistant directors of player personnel

  31-05-2021 21:30 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans have given James Liipfert and Matt Bazirgan new job titles within the personnel department. Liipfert and Bazirgan now are assistant directors of player personnel, Aaron Wilson of Sports Talk 790 reports. Liipfert, a former Patriots’ national scout arrived in Houston as director of college of scouting. Former Texans General Manager Brian Gaine and [more]
  
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• David Culley: Brandin Cooks is a pro’s pro

  29-05-2021 00:12 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Brandin Cooks took over where Will Fuller left off when the NFL suspended Fuller last season. In his final four games, after Fuller’s suspension, Cooks made 29 catches for 431 yards and three touchdowns. (Cooks was inactive for Week 14’s game against the Bears.) The Texans expect more of that from Cooks this season with [more]
  
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• David Culley still has nothing to say about Deshaun Watson

  28-05-2021 16:11 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  David Culley waited decades for his ship to come in. He’s now taking a three-hour tour on the S.S. Minnow. Meeting with reporters on Thursday during OTAs that prompted harsh criticism from John McClain regarding the lack of information provided to the media covering the session, Culley found himself once again asked about quarterback Deshaun [more]
  
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• David Culley: Tyrod Taylor is a leader and a winner

  27-05-2021 22:38 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans haven’t named Tyrod Taylor their starting quarterback, but Tyrod Taylor is their starting quarterback. Deshaun Watson is not expected to play another down for Houston, and third-round choice Davis Mills and recently signed Jeff Driskel not only have less experience than Taylor but less time in the offense this offsesason. Taylor, 31, is [more]
  
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• Texans keep media in dark during OTAs

  27-05-2021 17:27 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans have taken a decidedly Patriotic turn. With Nick Caserio coming from New England to Houston, secrecy has descended on Houston. The media covering the Texans got a taste of it on Thursday, at the first OTA session that they’ve been invited to attend under the new regime. “For the first time in 45 [more]
  
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• Davis Mills signs with Texans

  26-05-2021 16:58 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Quarterback Davis Mills has signed his first NFL contract. John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Texans and Mills agreed to the terms of his rookie deal on Wednesday. It’s a four-year pact for the third-round pick. Mills was the first player that the Texans selected in this year’s draft and he is [more]
  
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• There’s a chance Deshaun Watson still plays for the Texans this year

  25-05-2021 12:34 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  It’s no surprise that Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson didn’t show up for OTAs and still wants a trade. The 22 lawsuits pending against him haven’t changed his desire to continue his career with a new team. It would be a surprise if Watson ever wears a Texans helmet again. It would be a surprise if [more]
  
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• Vikings claim Cohl Cabral off waivers

  24-05-2021 23:12 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Minnesota has made a move to bolster depth on its offensive line. Per the transaction wire, the Vikings have claimed Cohl Cabral off waivers. The Texans cut Cabral late last week. He signed with Houston’s practice squad late last season, but never appeared in a game. Cabral signed a futures deal with Houston following the [more]
  
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• Report: Deshaun Watson won’t attend OTAs, still wants a trade

  24-05-2021 21:43 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  There was no reason to think Deshaun Watson would show up for the Texans’ organized team activities. The quarterback, in fact, won’t be there, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Video posted on Watson’s social media a few days ago showed him hard at work, preparing as if he’s going to play in 2021. He [more]
  
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• Texans releasing Ryan Finley

  24-05-2021 20:55 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans signed Jeff Driskel and the arrival of the former Bengals quarterback has been followed by the departure of another one. NFL Media reports that the Texans are releasing Ryan Finley. Finley was acquired in a trade with the Bengals earlier this offseason. The Texans sent a sixth-round pick to Cincinnati in exchange for Finley [more]
  
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• Will the NFL place Deshaun Watson on paid leave?

  23-05-2021 16:52 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Many league insiders and observers have assumed that, given the sheer volume of civil cases pending against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, the NFL eventually will place him on paid leave pending the resolution of 22 lawsuits. Given that the litigation schedule ensures that Watson won’t be questioned under oath until after the next Super Bowl, [more]
  
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• Texans: Cal McNair knew his attorney contacted lawyers in Deshaun Watson cases to suggest mediation

  22-05-2021 14:44 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When attorney Tony Buzbee first suggested that the Texans had a role in trying to broker a settlement of the 22 cases pending against Deshaun Watson, the Texans had no official comment. They now do. An article from SI.com regarding the Watson situation included this comment from the team: “Mr. [Cal] McNair was aware that [more]
  
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• Tony Buzbee confirms demand for confidentiality of any Deshaun Watson settlement

  22-05-2021 01:40 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  After several weeks of silence in the Deshaun Watson litigation, the lawyers dusted off their back and forth last week, squabbling over the question of which of them made the first move regarding settlement. Regardless of whether Tony Buzbee (for the 22 plaintiffs) or Rusty Hardin (for Watson) broached the issue of settlement first, Hardin [more]
  
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• Texans schedule 2021: Dates, times, TV, opponents for Weeks 1-18

  21-05-2021 22:44 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The 18-week 2021 NFL schedule has been released and the Texans will begin the season at home vs. the Jaguars. Keep reading to see the Texans' full schedule including dates, times, opponents, prime-time games, and more.  [more]
  
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• Deshaun Watson’s deposition won’t happen before Super Bowl LVI

  21-05-2021 22:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Deshaun Watson recently posted a video of his preparations for the 2021 football season. This suggests that he believes he’ll play football this year. His optimism also shows up in the specific plans being made for the litigation of the 22 lawsuits filed against him. The “agreed docket control order” in the cases, which was [more]
  
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• Texans claim Geron Christian

  21-05-2021 22:26 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans used the waiver wire to make another new addition to their roster on Friday. The agents for tackle Geron Christian announced that their client has been claimed off of waivers by the Texans. Christian was cut by the Washington Football Team on Thursday. Christian was a 2018 third-round pick in Washington and he [more]
  
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• Justin Britt missed football in 2020, but had time to let his body fully heal

  20-05-2021 23:31 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Among the many new faces joining the Texans this offseason is center Justin Britt and he’s trying to end a long stretch of time away from the field. Britt tore his ACL in October 2019 and did not play any football last year after being released by the Seahawks in April. Britt was able to [more]
  
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• Taywan Taylor signs with Houston

  20-05-2021 03:18 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans added Jeff Driskel to their quarterbacks room today. They also have added Taywan Taylor to their receivers room. Taylor announced his signing on social media. He becomes the 12th receiver on the team’s offseason roster. Taylor, 26, has spent the past two seasons with the Browns but made no catches in six total [more]
  
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• Jeff Driskel joining the Texans on a one-year deal

  20-05-2021 02:38 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Four quarterbacks apparently weren’t enough for the Texans. They have added a fifth. Houston has agreed to terms with veteran Jeff Driskel on a one-year contract worth up to $2.5 million, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The deal includes a $250,000 signing bonus and a $1 million base salary with $500,000 of that guaranteed. Driskel, [more]
  
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• Deshaun Watson posts workout videos

  19-05-2021 22:04 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  With his football career in limbo, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson nevertheless needs to be ready for the reality that it won’t stay there forever. Watson has posted a series of workout videos on his Instagram page. It’s the first we’ve seen or heard from him since he preemptively addressed the filing of the first of [more]
  
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• Texans are underdogs in all 17 games in 2021

  18-05-2021 16:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  An NFL team’s success is determined by the extent to which it exceeds expectations. If the Houston Texans win only one game in 2021, they will have exceeded expectations. The Westgate sportsbook has the Texans as the underdogs in each of the team’s 2021 regular-season games. The closest the Texans come to being favored to [more]
  
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• The trend of unhappy quarterbacks trying to force trades could continue

  18-05-2021 12:41 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Hall of Fame G.M. Ron Wolf recently decried “diva” quarterbacks who want to disregard long-term contracts and secure trades to new teams. They’re not “divas”; they’re instead recognizing the power they have, and they’re using it. Whatever the label, the trend likely won’t be ending any time soon. This year, NFL teams already have traded [more]
  
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• Hall of Fame G.M. Ron Wolf laments “diva” quarterbacks who want to disregard long-term deals

  18-05-2021 01:15 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The NFL has become more and more like the NBA, with certain players: (1) realizing the power they possess; and (2) not being afraid to use it. This development doesn’t sit well with those who made their bones in a league made up of players who knew their place. Appearing on the Big Show Network, [more]
  
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• Texans sign Shyheim Carter

  17-05-2021 23:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Shyheim Carter’s move toward a coaching career is going to be on hold for a bit. Carter was working as a graduate assistant for the University of Alabama when he tried out for the Texans at their rookie minicamp over the weekend. The defensive back’s work in those sessions was enough to earn him a [more]
  
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• A Deshaun Watson settlement remains possible

  17-05-2021 17:07 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Last week, the lawyers handling the Deshaun Watson litigation ended up in a public back and forth regarding, among other things, which one of them made the first move toward attempting to settle the cases. And while both sides have taken the position that a settlement isn’t happening, it still could. The fact that the [more]
  
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• Lional Dalton waiting for life-saving kidney transplant

  17-05-2021 04:03 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Lional Dalton’s wife recently found a plaque that he received for a public service announcement he did decades ago for organ donation and transplantation. The former Ravens defensive tackle now is in need of a life-saving kidney transplant. “It’s almost like God got a crazy sense of humor,” Dalton told Jamison Hensley of ESPN. “What’s [more]
  
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• Return of the PFT Mailbag

  16-05-2021 20:13 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Unlike the turning of the seasons or the emergence of the cicadas, the PFT Mailbag knows no temporal cycle. It happens when it happens. And it happens to be that it’s happening now. With inquiries curated from Twitter, the list of questions and answers appears below. Follow @ProFootballTalk on Twitter for whenever the next open [more]
  
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• David Culley has nothing to say about Deshaun Watson

  16-05-2021 16:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When Texans coach David Culley last spoke to reporters, podcast quotes had just emerged from the first-year coach indicating for the first time that the team was willing to trade quarterback Deshaun Watson. During the press conference, however, Culley tried to put the toothpaste back in the toothpaste holder. All of that happened before the first [more]
  
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• David Culley: Davis Mills fits what a QB in the NFL is all about

  16-05-2021 15:26 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans made Davis Mills their top choice in the 2020 draft and the former Stanford quarterback’s arrival got a lot of notice. Deshaun Watson‘s legal issues and desire to be traded have created an uncertain future at quarterback in Houston. Head coach David Culley didn’t have anything to say about Watson when he met [more]
  
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• Texans sign fifth-round choice Garret Wallow

  16-05-2021 04:25 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans signed fifth-round choice Garret Wallow on Saturday, the team announced. The Texans now have signed four of their five choices. Receiver Nico Collins, tight end Brevin Jordan and defensive tackle Roy Lopez also are under contract. Only quarterback Davis Mills, the team’s highest draft choice, remains unsigned. Wallow, a linebacker, totaled 287 tackles, [more]
  
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• Report: Evidence shows Tony Buzbee’s team initiating Deshaun Watson settlement talks

  15-05-2021 14:58 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The sudden and unexpected mystery of who made the first move to kick start settlement talks in the Deshaun Watson cases has been solved. Via Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com, text messages and a recording reveal that a member of attorney Tony Buzbee’s legal team approached Watson’s legal team to discuss “working things out” in connection [more]
  
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• Texans sign three undrafted free agents

  14-05-2021 23:23 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans had a five-player draft class this year and they added three undrafted rookies to the roster on Friday. Two of the players were teammates in college and they won’t have to change states to kick off their professional careers. Carson Green and Ryan McCollum were part of the same offensive line at Texas [more]
  
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• Texans have had no communications with the lawyers in the Deshaun Watson case

  14-05-2021 22:41 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Attorney Tony Buzbee’s Thursday night statement included an eight-word bombshell that raised plenty of questions as to the negotiations between Buzbee’s 22 clients and the representatives of quarterback Deshaun Watson. “They begged us via the Texans to mediate,” Buzbee claimed. This statement suggests that the Texans have become actively involved in efforts to settle the [more]
  
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