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The Houston Texans had their best season ever in 2011, finishing with a 10-6 record and earning their first playoff berth. They did that even without their best pass-rusher, Mario Williams, whose season ended early because of a torn pectoral. That said, when Williams left for the Buffalo Bills as a free agent this offseason, it made pursuing another hybrid pass-rusher early in the 2012 NFL Draft ...
John Beck has become a nomad quarterback in the NFL with his latest stop being the Houston Texans.
Houston Texans The Texans last hosted the Super Bowl in 2004. Now, Harris County officials are planning to bid on the 2017 Super Bowl. Randy Bullock, a fifth-round pick, says he’s up to the challenge of kicking in the NFL, writes the Houston Chronicle's Dale Robertson. "[Special-teams coach Joe] Marciano, a classically crusty longtime NFL assistant, asked Bullock why he thought he was mentally ...
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Washington coach Mike Shanahan, St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher and Houston coach Gary Kubiak will be taking part in a silent auction and golf tournament raising money for a foundation named for their late friend, the former NFL assistant coach Mike Heimerdinger. The dinner and silent auction is set for June 28 followed by the golf tournament June 29 at the Vanderbilt Legends ...
With the Oakland Raiders implementing a zone-blocking scheme under new offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, the team is expecting free-agent acquisition Mike Brisiel to act as a coach on the field.
New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks had surgery on his broken right foot Friday.
Despite having a difficult time finding a team to profile for its popular summer reality series "Hard Knocks," HBO is expected to pick an NFL club on June 1, the New York Post reported.
Pessimism seems to surround the Ravens . Ed Reed is starting to become a sideshow, Ray Rice is locked in an intense contract negotiation and Terrell Suggs is ailing. There is little to be excited about right now for the Ravens. One group, however, looks to change that this season, and despite his mouth becoming a distraction, Reed is very much a part of this group. The Ravens secondary is ...
The Houston Texans don't lack depth at the running back position, in fact they are bringing in former Seahawk Justin Forsett for a tryout with the team on Wednesday to see if he can add to their stable.
Like any good team or athlete who has completed a year of good showing, they can’t enter the next without speculation. The good news for the Texans: They’re still the team to beat in their division. I won’t qualify the argument much more than that, for the season won’t go without its problems. But support for this claim abounds, and the Texans ended up on this side of the offseason with a lot to ...
The New Orleans Saints are the seventh most popular NFL team, according to the latest ESPN Sports Poll. When asked to name their favorite team, 4.1 percent of fans pointed to the Saints. The Dallas Cowboys led the way at 8.8 percent. The Packers, Giants, Steelers, Patriots and Bears occupied the next spots. ESPN Sports Poll conducts 1,500 monthly telephone interviews with a nationally ...
The now-empty showplace hosted everyone from Elvis Presley to Hurricane Katrina evacuees
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans owner Bob McNair says civic leaders should orchestrate efforts in trying to land the Super Bowl, and that the team should have little involvement.
Defense still wins championships, period. And although it's a cliche, the last five Super Bowls are definite proof of that. So here, we're checking out the most underrated defensive players from No. 100 to No. 50. A prime example is Trent Cole of the Philadelphia Eagles. Cole's been arguably the most consistent pass-rushing and run defending lineman during his career and is Philly's best ...
Gone are the days of being called “the best team never to make the postseason.” The 2011 campaign was particularly special for the Houston Texans franchise in more ways than one. Most memorably, the team finished in first place in the AFC South division for the first time in history. Having accomplished such a task meant Reliant Stadium would host its first ever playoff contest, which ultimately ...
Jeff Garcia hasn't thrown an NFL pass since 2008 but that isn't stopping the 42-year-old quarterback from stating his desire to return to play in Philadelphia, where he spent two seasons.
Welcome to the Bulletin Board where we love to sue the NFL . Houston Paul Kuharsky offers up some best- and worst-case scenarios for the Texans . Mike Morris and David Barron have details on plans to renovate the Astrodome. Dale Robertson says that Bob McNair is more worried about Reliant Stadium. Robertson has the rundown on the Texans' new kicker. Jacksonville Kuharsky insists Blaine ...
Mayor's daughter's school on list; Common Cause calls for formal policy Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blakehas donated use of her office's skybox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to 27 nonprofit or charitable organizations this year, including her daughter's school, according to a list provided by the mayor's office.
The AFC East has been dominated by the New England Patriots for much of the past decade, thanks in large part to their defensive-genius head coach, Bill Belichick . The division features two of the best players in the NFL : Darrelle Revis and Tom Brady . Only one of them, however, is a defensive player. There is a significant drop-off between the best defensive player and everyone else. Here ...
“That is something that is coming up. It’s in the calendar,” Edgar Colon, the chairman of the group that oversees the Reliant Park, told Barron. “(That is) the next one that is up for bid and we intend to participate and to participate forcefully and aggressively to bring the Super Bowl to Houston.”
The NFC North has the exquisite makeup to be unequivocally the best and deepest division in football this season. Sure, the NFC East has a fine trio of teams and a Washington Redskins club that's now led by Robert Griffin III instead of John Beck or Rex Grossman, but I'm not buying into the hype. The New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys will be good, but the Green Bay ...
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