Houston Texans

Texans’ Cushing upset about Pro Bowl snub

December 29, 2011
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When Pro Bowl rosters are announced each year, there’s always handful of deserving players who don’t get to make the trip to Honolulu. Understandably, being snubbed doesn’t sit well with those players. Just ask Texans inside linebacker Brian Cushing, who admitted Thursday that he’s particularly peeved over missing the cut. “I’d be lying to you [...]

Brett Favre ‘not up to’ playing for Texans

November 27, 2011
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After the Texans lost both Matt’s — Schaub and Leinart — to significant injuries, the team suddenly requires help at quarterback if they want to achieve a playoff berth for the first time in franchise history. Naturally, when a contender needs a signal-caller, one name, for whatever reason, immediately comes to mind: Brett Favre. When [...]

Matt Leinart likely done for season

November 27, 2011
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With quarterback Matt Schaub on injured reserve and out of the equation, backup Matt Leinart received a shot at resurrecting his career with the Texans. Unfortunately, his fifteen minutes in the sun only lasted a half, and now appears ready to join Schaub on the shelf. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Jason La [...]

Kevin Walter expected to miss 10-12 weeks with broken shoulder

September 11, 2011
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Sunday proved to be a bittersweet day for the Texans. Shortly after they trounced their divisional rivals, it’s been revealed their third-down wideout is likely out until December. According to Jason La Canfora of NFL Network, receiver Kevin Walter suffered a broken shoulder in the team’s 34-7 victory over the Colts. He’s expected to be [...]

Texans preparing to pursue Asomugha

July 5, 2011
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While the Dallas Cowboys will do what most NFL quarterbacks can’t — and that’s pass on Nnamdi Asomugha — the other Texas-based team appears to be a viable candidate for the All-Pro cornerback. According to NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora, the Houston Texans plan to be aggressive when free agency begins, and will join several teams [...]

Let’s make a deal: Owen Daniels, A.J. Hawk, Pierre Thomas get new contracts

March 3, 2011

Thankfully, the NFL and the NFL Players Association agreed to a 24-hour extension in the labor talks, temporarily preventing a lockout from officially occurring. While teams are not permitted to negotiate with free agents during that time span, they’re allowed to lock up their own players; and several teams took advantage of that fact. While [...]

Texans release Eugene Wilson, four others

February 18, 2011

As ESPN’s Adam Schefter put it, there’s “not much safety in being a safety” in the NFL, at least for today. Indianapolis’ Bob Sanders was already cut, as was St. Louis’ O.J. Atogwe. Now it’s time to add Eugene Wilson to the list. Wilson, along with four of his teammates, were released by the Houston [...]

Texans sticking with Gary Kubiak as head coach

January 3, 2011

Now that they’ve fired former defensive coordinator Frank Bush, the Houston Texans won’t be writing up any other pink-slips today as Black Monday comes to a close. According to the Houston Chronicle’s John McClain, Texans owner Bob McNair has confirmed that Gary Kubiak will remain the team’s head coach for a sixth season. McClain predicted [...]