June 30th, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Could the Texans be the first team to take a hard look at former Bears first-round draft pick Cedric Benson? According to AOL Fanhouse the Texans are looking at Benson, the trouble child who was released by the Bears after his second arrest in a month. The Texans are in need of a feature running [...]
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Two Texans Make the NFL Top 50 Players List
CBS Sportsline’s Pete Prisco is out with his annual Top 50 NFL Players list, and the Texans have two players on the list, – Mario Williams and Andre Johnson. Here is the breakdown on the pair: 6. Mario Williams, DE, Houston Texans: Williams is making the Texans proud for passing on Reggie Bush and Vince [...]
Texans Sign 7th Round Draft Pick QB Alex Brink
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Texans today signed seventh-round pick QB Alex Brink. Brink was a four year starter at Washington State and is the school’s all time leader in net passing yards with 11,015. Brink will compete with Shane Boyd to become the team’s third quarterback. Here is the bio on Brink [...]
Source: Decision Needing to be Made on Spencer Soon
From: Pro Football Weekly The Texans are going to have to make a decision on OG Charles Spencer’s future before training camp. Spencer, attempting to make it back after missing the last 30 regular-season games with a knee injury, has yet to practice. If he is not ready for training camp, his future with the [...]
PFW: Gray’s Release Not Much of a Shock
From: Pro Football Weekly The release of Texans QB Quinn Gray did not come as a major surprise, the way we hear it, as Gray’s play in his short stint with the club had left something to be desired. Rookie Alex Brink and Shane Boyd, who has yet to play a regular-season down, will compete [...]
Colvin Aboard – Texans Sign Veteran Free Agent LB
The Texans have moved to give Mario Williams and the rest of their defesne help, as the Houston Chronicle is reporting today that the team and free agent linebacker Roosevelt Colvin have agreed to terms, two weeks after they began talks. GM Rick Smith and agent Kennard McGuire wrapped up the deal Sunday that will [...]
Free Agent LB Colvin and Texans Remain in Contact
Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the Texans remain interested and are still talking to free agent linebacker Roosevelt Colvin. GM Rick Smith confirmed that “Talks are ongoing,” and that they have stayed in contact with the agent for Colvin, who was in for a visit last week. Colvin could be a big factor for the [...]
