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Texans GM sets Week 1 deadline for C.J. Stroud contract talks
Texans general manager Nick Caserio started the clock on contract talks with quarterback C.J. Stroud, underscoring the front office will not discuss a new deal during the regular season. ,The Texans kick off the 2026 season on Sept. 13 against the Buffalo Bills. Caserio said at the beginning of trai...
Texans RT Braden Smith carted off practice field
Houston Texans starting right tackle Braden Smith was carted off the field during Wednesday's joint practice with the Carolina Panthers.,Reserve defensive end Ali Gaye also was injured shortly thereafter and joined Smith on the same cart.,The nature of the injuries was not immediately known. ESPN re...
Reports: Texans obtain WR Kayshon Boutte from Patriots
The Houston Texans are acquiring receiver Kayshon Boutte from the New England Patriots for safety Jaylen Reed and a seventh-round draft pick in 2028, according to multiple reports Monday.,Boutte fills a need after Houston lost second-year pro Jayden Higgins for the season due to a torn ACL sustained...
RB Nick Chubb, 30, announces retirement on social media
Four-time Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb announced his retirement from the NFL in a social media post on Friday.,Chubb, 30, had seen his production decline in recent seasons as he battled injuries. In 2025, his lone season with the Houston Texans, he rushed for 506 yards in 15 games (nine starts)....
NFL preseason roundup: Raiders overcome Fernando Mendoza's pick-6
Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw a pick-6 in his second preseason game, but the Raiders rallied for a 22-20 win over the host Houston Texans on Thursday.,Aidan O'Connell drove the Raiders 96 yards in eight plays in the last two minutes, capping the march with a 1-yard touchdown ru...
Raiders overcome Fernando Mendoza's pick-six, rally past Texans
Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw a pick-six in his second preseason game, but the Raiders rallied for a 22-20 win over the host Houston Texans on Thursday.,Aidan O'Connell drove the Raiders 96 yards in eight plays in the last two minutes, capping the march with a 1-yard touchdown ...
Reports: Texans WR Jayden Higgins has torn ACL
Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins has been diagnosed with a torn ACL, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Higgins, 23, was injured in a red-zone drill during Tuesday's joint practice against the Las Vegas Raiders. The injury is expected to keep him sidelined for the entire 2026 s...
Texans sign QB Brett Rypien, place QB Graham Mertz on IR
The Houston Texans signed veteran Brett Rypien to a contract on Saturday and placed fellow quarterback Graham Mertz on season-ending injured reserve.,The move comes two days after Mertz tore his ACL during the Texans' 27-7 preseason loss to the visiting Los Angeles Chargers.,Rypien, 30, will be the ...
Report: Texans, LB Henry To'oTo'o agree to extension
The Houston Texans and linebacker Henry To'oTo'o are in agreement on a two-year, $16 million contract extension, NFL Network reported Thursday.,A fifth-round draft pick out of Alabama in 2023, To'oTo'o is entering the final season of his four-year, $4.08 million rookie deal.,The extension also inclu...
Raiders sign former Texans RB Dare Ogunbowale
The Las Vegas Raiders announced the signing of veteran running back Dare Ogunbowale on Thursday. Terms were not disclosed.,Ogunbowale, 32, played the past four seasons with the Houston Texans, mostly on third downs and special teams.,He has rushed for 594 yards and five touchdowns and has 109 catche...
Tank Dell practices with Texans for first time since '24
Tank Dell was on the field for a padded practice with the Houston Texans on Wednesday, albeit in a limited capacity. ,The significance was not lost on head coach DeMeco Ryans, who hadn't had Dell available for a team practice since his devastating knee injury on Dec. 21, 2024.,Dell has yet to be cle...
DE Jadeveon Clowney says he's signing with Texans
Former No. 1 pick Jadeveon Clowney is returning to the Houston Texans for the first time since the 2018 season, he told multiple media outlets on Sunday.,Clowney will sign with Houston for a base value of $5.5 million and a max value of $8 million, KPRC 2 in Houston reported.,"It wasn't about the mo...
Texans reportedly bring back Jadeveon Clowney, sign Mario Edwards
Former No. 1 pick Jadeveon Clowney is returning to the Houston Texans for the first time since the 2018 season, multiple reports said Sunday.,Clowney will sign with Houston for a base value of $5.5 million and a max value of $8 million, KPRC2 in Houston reported.,The report came on the heels of the ...
Training camps open with rookies reporting for five teams
Fifty days before the NFL regular season begins, five teams opened training camp on Tuesday with rookies reporting for the Bills, Texans, Patriots, Panthers and Dolphins. ,Carolina kicks off the preseason with the Pro Football Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 6 against the Arizona Cardinal...
Rookies for 5 teams report as training camps officially begin
Fifty days before the NFL regular season begins, five teams opened training camp on Tuesday with rookies reporting for the Bills, Texans, Patriots, Panthers and Dolphins. ,Carolina kicks off the preseason with the Pro Football Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 6 against the Arizona Cardinal...
Texans co-founder and senior chair Janice McNair dies at 89
Houston Texans co-founder and senior chair Janice McNair died on Tuesday at age 89, the team announced.,McNair co-founded the expansion team with her late husband, Bob McNair, in 2002 after the Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee after the 1996 season and later became the Titans.,"Janice McNair was a ...
Texans officially sign LB Azeez Al-Shaair to extension
The Houston Texans announced a three-year contract extension with Pro Bowl linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair on Friday.,Terms were not disclosed but multiple reports put the total value at $54 million.,Al-Shaair is the third key defensive player to sign an extension this offseason. All-Pro defensive end Wi...
Report: Texans, LB Azeez Al-Shaair reach 3-year extension
Pro Bowl linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension with the Houston Texans, NFL Network reported on Wednesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Al-Shaair, who became the second key defensive player to sign an extension with the team this month. All-Pro defen...
Texans confirm contract extension for All-Pro DE Will Anderson Jr.
The Houston Texans announced they have signed All-Pro defensive end Will Anderson Jr. to a contract extension on Tuesday.,Terms of the deal weren't disclosed by the team, but the contract extension was first reported last Friday as being for three years and $150 million ($134 million guaranteed).,An...
Ryans: Texans taking 'long-range view' with WR Tank Dell's rehab
Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Tank Dell is working hard to recover from the "devastating" knee injury that cost him the entire 2025 season, but was vague when discussing a potential timeline for the wide receiver's return to the field.,Dell underwent surgery in December 2024 to repair a dis...