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Jaguars take on winless Texans in pursuit of AFC South breakthrough
Two-time reigning AFC South champions, the Houston Texans are headed to Jacksonville winless and wary of losing further ground.,Winners of the division eight of the last 14 years, Houston lost at the Rams in Week 1 and another tight one to Tampa Bay in their Texans' home opener Monday night. At (0-2...

Buccaneers best Texans with last-minute TD drive
Rachaad White scored on a 2-yard run with six seconds left as the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers earned a dramatic 20-19 victory over the Houston Texans on Monday night.,The Buccaneers (2-0) covered 80 yards in 11 plays to stun the Texans (0-2), who turned a blocked punt and a 53-yard punt return fro...

Week 2 MNF: Bucs-Texans Preview, Props, Prediction
The Houston Texans face a critical home opener on Monday night as they attempt to avoid falling to 0-2 before beginning a three-game stretch that includes two divisional games and a trip to Baltimore.,It's the first game of Monday night's doubleheader to conclude Week 2, and Tampa Bay arrives in Hou...

Offensive line still Texans' issue as they prepare for Bucs
Following an offseason of personnel changes on the offensive line, the Houston Texans opened the season last week against the Los Angeles Rams and looked like nothing changed.,Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was sacked three times and pressured on more than 41 percent of his dropbacks, perNextGen Sta...

Report: Texans TE Cade Stover (foot) out indefinitely
Houston Texans tight end Cade Stover is out indefinitely after breaking his foot Sunday vs. Los Angeles, KPRC2 in Houston reported Monday.,Stover, 24, caught a team-high four passes for 22 yards in the 14-9 season-opening loss to the Rams. A fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft, he had 15 receptions ...

Rams get timely punch, tip Texans 14-9
Matthew Stafford passed for 245 yards and a touchdown and a stifling defensive performance propelled the Los Angeles Rams to a 14-9 victory over the visiting Houston Texans on Sunday.,The Rams (1-0) sacked Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud three times and forced two turnovers, one to seal the win with ...

AFC South Primer: Houston on high; QB carousel spins for Colts, Titans
Drafting a quarterback first overall will not guarantee a turnaround, sustained success and certainly not a Super Bowl. ,The Tennessee Titans picked Cam Ward with the top pick in the 2025 draft after a three-win season with the idea the Heisman Trophy finalist can be a driving force in a rebound fro...

Texans open season against Rams with goal of protecting C.J. Stroud
A significant portion of the regression Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud experienced during his second NFL season was undoubtedly linked to an offensive line that underperformed.,The Texans addressed those concerns up front this offseason, revamping their line to the extent that only right tackle Tytu...

Texans GM: 'No crystal ball' on RB Joe Mixon's return
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio knows that running back Joe Mixon will miss at least the first four games of the season with a foot/ankle injury. What happens beyond that is unknown.,Mixon was placed on the non-football injury list, meaning he must sit out at least the first four games. ...

Texans RB Joe Mixon (foot/ankle) to start season on NFI list
The Houston Texans will not activate veteran running back Joe Mixon from the non-football injury list by Tuesday's deadline.,Mixon, who's dealing with a lingering foot/ankle injury, and players on the NFI list -- as opposed to the 53-man roster -- are ineligible for the first four games of the regul...

Texans S Jimmie Ward facing domestic violence civil suit
Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward is now facing a civil lawsuit in addition to a felony domestic violence charge.,A woman filed suit Wednesday in Harris County (Texas) District Court alleging she was "violently assaulted multiple times, both sexually and physically" by Ward, including in front of th...

Texans sign veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson
The Houston Texans signed veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson on Wednesday.,The other long snapper on the current 90-man roster is undrafted rookie Austin Brinkman.,The Miami Dolphins selected Ferguson in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. Ferguson, 28, played in five games last seaso...

Texans sign veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson
The Houston Texans signed veteran long snapper Blake Ferguson on Wednesday.,The other long snapper on the current 90-man roster is undrafted rookie Austin Brinkman.,The Miami Dolphins selected Ferguson in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. Ferguson, 28, played in five games last seaso...

Report: Texans RB Joe Mixon (foot) out multiple weeks
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon is expected to miss multiple weeks of training camp due to a foot injury, NFL Network reported Saturday.,He will be re-evaluated later this summer to see if he'll be ready for the Sept. 7 season opener against the host Los Angeles Rams, per the report.,Mixon, wh...

Texans to induct co-founder Janice McNair into Ring of Honor
The Houston Texans will induct Janice McNair, who co-founded the team with her late husband, into their Ring of Honor.,The ceremony will take place Nov. 2 at halftime of the Texans' game against the Denver Broncos.,She will become the fourth person honored, following her husband, Robert McNair, and ...

Texans taking S Jimmie Ward's status 'day by day'
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio said the team is letting the legal process play out while staying in communication with the league about the status of safety Jimmie Ward, who was arrested last month on a felony assault family violence charge.,Ward was in the building as the Texans report...

Texans place RB Joe Mixon (ankle) on non-football injury list
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon was placed on the non-football injury list Wednesday.,A Pro Bowl selection during his first season in Houston, Mixon has yet to participate in practice during organized team activities and minicamp due to an ankle injury.,Mixon, who turns 29 on Thursday, rushed ...

Former NFL LB Bryan Braman dies at age 38
Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman died at age 38 after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in February.,An undrafted free agent out of West Texas A&M, Braman entered the league in 2011 with the Houston Texans. He played three seasons there before spending the next four years with the ...

Cowboys make $500K donation to assist with Texas flooding
The Dallas Cowboys are donating $500,000 to the Salvation Army to assist in recovery from the flooding that has devastated the Texas Hill Country, the team announced Sunday.,The Houston Texans said Saturday they also were donating that same amount.,As of 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, state officials had ...

Former NFL LB Bryan Braman battling rare cancer
Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman is "in the fight of his life," battling a rare and aggressive cancer, according to his agent.,Braman, 38, was a special-teams standout for the Houston Texans (2011-13) and the Philadelphia Eagles (2014-17), highlighted by a Super Bowl LII championship with the Eagl...