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Texans owners talk turning hard times into an AFC contender
HOUSTON — Nick Caserio felt the pressure following the 2022 season. The struggles for the Houston Texans from Year 1 under the general manager’s watch repeated in Year 2, as their record stood at 7-25-1 under his watch. Caserio was set to hire his third coach in three years. He understood he had to find […]
Continue readingTexans top offseason spending with $144.5M in guaranteed money
ORLANDO, Fla. — Houston Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair stood beside his wife Hannah McNair by a stairwell at the Ritz-Carlton during the annual league meetings last week. It was the day before Cal McNair was approved to become the Texans’ new principal owner. Cal stood beside Hannah, the Texans’ vice president in the […]
Continue readingEx-rugby star Rees-Zammit to hold visits with Broncos, Chiefs
Rees-Zammit stunned rugby fans when he announced in January that he was leaving the sport to pursue a dream of playing in the NFL. On Friday, Rees-Zammit posted a 4.43 in his 40-yard dash at the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) pro day. He also achieved a 9ft 7in broad jump and 29-inch vertical jump. […]
Continue readingNFL free agency: Roster additions, cuts, remaining questions
The initial NFL free agency rush of 2024 was more frenetic than ever, as hundreds of players were given millions of dollars to relocate to new cities. Leading the way were a pair of former Pro Bowl quarterbacks looking to rekindle old success in new locales, but Kirk Cousins and Russell Wilson were hardly alone […]
Continue readingVikings’ Harrison Smith to rework deal, return for 13th season
Smith, the team’s longest-tenured player, watched earlier this week as quarterback Kirk Cousins and pass-rusher Danielle Hunter departed via free agency. He has contemplated retirement for the past several offseasons, and in January said that “it’s hard to have the ability to play and not have a desire.” Ultimately, Smith decided to return for at […]
Continue readingTexans GM Caserio bucks trend and spends big in free agency
HOUSTON — For the first time in his four-year tenure as the Houston Texans general manager, Nick Caserio has aggressively spent in free agency. He heavily invested on the defensive side of the ball, which accounted for a majority of the $89.3 million spent in guaranteed money through the first two days of free agency […]
Continue readingSource: Texans add star pass-rusher Danielle Hunter on $49M deal
The deal has a maximum value of $51 million, the source said. In effect, the Texans and Minnesota Vikings are trading their 2023 sack leaders. On Monday, Jonathan Greenard, who led the Texans with 12.5 sacks last season, agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract with the Vikings. The addition of Hunter will give the […]
Continue readingAgents: Vikings to sign Jonathan Greenard to $72M deal
The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract with Houston Texans free agent defensive end Jonathan Greenard, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Vikings also are adding former Miami Dolphins linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel on a two-year deal worth $20 million, including $14 million guaranteed, Rosenhaus and […]
Continue readingSan Francisco 49ers free agency preview
With the NFL’s new league year set to begin Wednesday and the early free agent negotiating window opening Monday, the Niners aren’t flush with cap space — they have $1,096,806 in space, according to ESPN’s Roster Management System — and almost certainly won’t be spending money in bulk this offseason. That doesn’t mean the 49ers […]
Continue reading2024 NFL free agency: Five targets to sign, potential deals
The 2024 NFL free agent class looks solid, and team executives around the league will have options in the coming days as they scramble to plug holes in their rosters and upgrade their personnel. We’re going to see some big money flying around. When I was an NFL exec with the New York Jets and […]
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