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J.J. Watt is signed with Arizona, so can the Texans please free Deshaun Watson now?
Welp, it looks like years of inexcusable dysfunction, a souring relationship with a franchise QB, and a week of cryptic tweets have led us here....

It's time to take the Deshaun Watson (to the Jets?) trade rumors seriously
John McClain has been covering the NFL in Houston since the Oilers were there, and isn’t someone who’s associated with throwing stuff out there to see if it sticks....

J.J. Watt's time with Texans is over as franchise star and Houston hero is released, free to go to... Steelers?
As Houston continues to revamp their team and try to resurrect their franchise from the lifeless pit of despair that former head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien left it in, the Texans and J.J. Watt have mutually agreed to part ways. Watt was released today, allowing him to search for a new te...

Texans releasing J.J. Watt offers peek into racially coded language — what’s 'classy' & who gets to be the 'face of a franchise'?
When the Texans decided to release J.J. Watt on Friday, it marked the end of an era in Houston — and the continuation of an era in media’s use of coded language....

The 10 best players we missed out on playing with in NCAA College Football
It’s finally back. Now, we don’t know when it’s officially coming back, but it’s coming…at some point....

These teams have never been to a Super Bowl, but how close did they get?
There are 12 teams who have never won a Super Bowl — and four of them haven’t even been to the big game....

NFL analysts defending Deshaun Watson's trade demands are foolish
There are things to fight for as a player. But this Deshaun Watson fight is a total farce....

Texans hire David Culley, hope he can beg Deshaun Watson to stay
Well, they know football soap operas in Texas....

Eric Bieniemy should be an NFL head coach yesterday, but he deserves better than the Texans
Eric Bieniemy is a coordinator for a defending Super Bowl champion, on its way back to the big game on the strength of the side of the ball he oversees. Bieniemy is 51 years old, has had experience as an assistant head coach with the Vikings, and has a couple of college assistant jobs on his resume,...

Texans continue streak of idiotic decisions with Josh McCown head coaching idea
With quarterback Deshaun Watson specifically asking that the Texans to interview top-tier candidates like Robert Saleh and Eric Bieniemy, the Texans, according to the NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, apparently are considering naming *checks notes* Josh McCown head coach. ...

NFL doesn't give Black QBs the same opportunities
In football, there is no position more coveted than that of the starting quarterback. The quarterback is the leader, the facilitator, the field general for an offense. He is the engine that makes the team go. It is on his shoulders — literally — to determine the production and success of a football ...

Where in the world should Deshaun Watson go?
Deshaun Watson wants out of Houston....

It's The Coaching Carousel: Our top picks for the 4 NFL teams that need new top guys
An inevitable truth of every NFL offseason is the coaching carousel. Coaches are relieved of their duties after failed seasons – this year is no different. Before this week, there were seven head coaching positions available. Two have been filled: the Jaguars and the Jets have found their new coache...

Racism is ruining the Houston Texans
Hatred is a learned behavior that is passed down from one generation to the next. For the McNair family, it’s a tradition. So it should come as no surprise that their franchise is in shambles. After all, racism and mediocrity go together like peanut butter and jelly....

Texans gather at Deshaun Watson restaurant opening, because of course they do
It’s likely that it won’t become that much of a story, due to the fact that the Houston Texans suck, or that the NFL will almost certainly want it to go away, and that not much will come of it because of that. But the fact that multiple Texans attended a restaurant opening in Houston because Deshaun...

Tread with caution if you're playing these guys on your fantasy football team: Week 11
It’s Thursday, which is the start of Week 11 on the football schedule. You only have this week and next to pencil your name into your league playoffs and to get that trash talk going against your leaguemates. Since this is the first of this column that you’ve seen from me, let’s set the expectation ...

Even in the ‘Year of the Black QB,’ a double-standard remains
Ten Black quarterbacks – the most ever – started Week One of this NFL season, and it seemed that a new era might finally be dawning. It was a positive measure of progress that rang in “The Year of the Black Quarterback.”...

Bill O’Brien was trash at everything, and it was time for him to go
Bill O’Brien is finally out as head coach and general manager of the Houston Texans....

Watson and Mahomes Prove the NFL As You Knew It No Longer Exists
The NFL will never be the same....