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Texans hope to benefit from ‘sweet spot’ of NFL draft
HOUSTON — If the Houston Texans want to repeat the success of the 2023 draft, it’ll be more of a challenge in 2024. Their first two draft picks in 2023 were at No. 2 and No. 3, but as it stands eight days prior to the this year’s draft, the Texans don’t hold a first-round […]
Continue readingTexans 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 Power Rankings 2024: Which teams improved in free agency?
Welcome to the second edition of the 2024 NFL Power Rankings. The free agent frenzy has slowed down — these players remain unsigned — and teams are looking ahead to April’s NFL draft. So, we’re doing a reset on expectations for the 2024 season with a new poll. How has the addition of quarterback Kirk […]
Continue reading49ers take quantity-based approach to reinforcing defensive line
In what was easily their biggest D-line makeover since coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch arrived in 2017, the Niners agreed to deals with three defensive linemen — ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos and tackle Jordan Elliott — from the outside, traded for another (tackle Maliek Collins) and re-signed one of their […]
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 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 readingNFL Week 8 last-minute bets: Best values on props, picks and more
If there’s an advantage to be found now, I think it’s in small markets. So come along for the ride and see how we fare diving deep into Sunday props. Results from last week are at the bottom of the story. Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise noted. Zach Wilson under 0.5 interceptions (+102) […]
Continue readingNFL mandatory minicamp Day 2: OBJ, Lamar Jackson getting into rhythm
It’s Day 2 of mandatory minicamp for the 21 teams that didn’t start last week, including the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the entire AFC South — where two of the top three quarterbacks taken in the 2023 NFL draft reside. Bryce Young, the No. 1 overall pick, is also in action […]
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