Punter Matt Turk re-signed with the Houston Texans after visiting the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday. Turk signed a 2-year deal with the Texans worth $2.35 million with a $500,000 signing bonus. Turk’s impressive punting skills won him the starting job over Pro-Bowl punter Chad Stanley in 2007. His performance last season earned the 39-year old [...]
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Assault Charges Dropped Against Former Texans WR Mathis
Assault charges against former Texans WR Jerome Mathis have been officially dropped after his common-law wife, Erica Smith, asked court officials to drop the charges. Mathis was accused of pushing and choking his pregnant wife, Smith, in their Houston home last month. Smith, 26, has relocated to another state, while Mathis, 24, is looking for [...]
Boulware Signs With Vikes
The Vikings have signed former Texan safety Michael Boulware. He played with Houston last season and had 11 tackles and two passes defended in 16 games. He hasn’t missed a game in his entire four-year NFL career with Houston and Seattle.
Schaub and Green Rehab Update
Word has it that Houston Texans QB Matt Schaub and RB Ahman Green are progressing well in their rehab process for their respective injuries. Last season, Schaub injured his non-throwing shoulder when he took harsh hits by Tennessee’s DT Albert Haynesworth and former San Diego CB Drayton Florence. Green, who injured his knee in Week [...]
C/G Myers Speaks With Houston’s Media
The newly acquired offensive lineman, Chris Myers, spoke with various members of the Houston media this week about his career and future with the Texans. Myers played college football at the University of Miami and then was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round in 2005. For Denver, Myers learned Alex Gibbs’ installed [...]
QB Gray to Visit Texans Sunday
Former Jacksonville Jaguars QB Quinn Gray will visit the Houston Texans on Sunday according to a league source. The free agent QB Gray played behind Jags QB David Garrard last season, and if he decides the Texans are in his future, he will compete for the backup job with the proven QB Sage Rosenfels. According [...]
Kalu and Texans Come to Terms on a Deal
The Texans re-signed unrestricted free agent DE N.D. Kalu to a one-year contract to rejoin the Texans D-Line that vastly improved since he joined the team in 2006. The 6’3″ 265lbs, 32-year old Nigerian-American player is back and ready for action. Last season, he played behind Anthony Weaver in passing situations and finished last season with 13 tackles, three [...]
Texans To Re-Sign Turk
The Houston Texans are very close to an agreement that will allow punter Matt Turk to remain with the team – perhaps as early as today; Turk signed a one-year deal just days before last season’s training camp. Turk had a solid campaign in 2007 with a 37.9-yard net punt average, while landing 24 of his 55 [...]


March 22nd, 2008
Jesse Rios
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