Archive for May, 2009

Slaton Working to Avoid Sophomore Slump

Steve Slaton had a big rookie year for the Texans, and as the Chronicle wrote on Wednesday, he’ll try to do whatever he can to make sure his second year is another success: Steve Slaton’s 2008 season wasn’t just nice. It was very nice. So nice that it is understandable to look at his production [...]

Texans Sign Safety Busing and Guard Jones

Scout.com reports that the Texans have come to terms with a couple of players today: The Houston Texans have signed free agent S John Busing, Scout.com has confirmed. Busing was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2006 by the Cincinnati Bengals and was on and off their roster over the past few seasons. Busing [...]

Texans Sign Fullback Boomer Grigsby

The Texans have signed former Chiefs and Dolphins fullback Boomer Grigsby. Here’s the report from the teams official website talking about the deal: In a move to deepen their special teams unit, the Texans signed fullback Boomer Grigsby on Tuesday. Grigsby is entering his fifth year in the NFL and has made a name for [...]

SI’s Banks Says the Texans are Playoff Bound

The Texans have a fan when it comes to expectations for 2009, as SI.com writer Don Banks has thrown it out there that the Texans are headed for…(gulp!) the postseason! Yes, Banks wrote recently that the Texans will make it to the dance, somewhat based on their very solid wrap up of the 2008 season. [...]

Texan Eric Winston Updates His Blog

I am sitting on my couch watching the Canucks v. Blackhawks game. Vancouver is winning the series right now 2-1. My buddy, Ryan Johnson of the Canucks, is playing the best hockey of his life right now and I couldn’t be happier for him. He is the kind of guy who is completely unselfish and [...]

Texans Late Round Picks Worth Keeping an Eye On in ’09

Naturally, there will be high expectations for the Texans 1st Round Pick LB Brian Cushing and 2nd Round Pick DE/LB Connor Barwin, but don’t dismiss the value in their late round picks in CB Glover Quinn, TE James Casey, CB Brian McCain and S Troy Nolan. 4th Round Pick CB Glover Quinn – Called the [...]

Texans Release TE Courtney Anderson

Houston Texans Examiner reports that the team has released veteran tight end Courtney Anderson. Anderson’s stay with the Texans was a brief one. He was signed to a future contract in January as a hedge against the vacancy created by the retirement of Mark Bruener.