Archive for June, 2009

Pete Prisco of CBSSportsline.com has come out with his annual list of the Top 50 NFL players, and the Texans have three players on the list, including the number four overall – Andre Johnson. Here’s the Texans on the list:

4. Andre Johnson, WR, Texans: He’s big, strong and corners can’t handle him in single [...]

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Hello Texans fans! Welcome to my blog! I am very happy to be playing with the Texans this year. I wanted to start this blog so that I can keep all of you Texans fans up to date and informed on what is happening with the team and me as training camp and the season [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
The way we hear it, it is quite clear after the Texans’ offseason workouts that SLB Brian Cushing and DE Connor Barwin are expected to play important roles in their first season — and that both will need to consistently contribute for the defense to reach its potential. The 6-2, 243-pound Cushing [...]

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The Texans official site reports today that Chester Pitts could be back ready to go for the start of training camp:
Chester Pitts is the only Texan to start every game in team history. The guard, who was selected by Texans in the second round of their inaugural 2002 draft, has fought through sprains and [...]

One of the hottest topics this off-season is the possible implementation of a rookie wage scale. To be sure, there are many opinions on this matter, from firm supporters to firm opposition. A lot of people do not even have the complete facts on the issue, including a great amount of players.
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PFT.com reports that 2nd-year running back Steve Slaton has switched agents. The site says that Slaton is now represented by Harold Lewis of National Sports Agency in St. Louis. Before the change, Slaton was represented by Ethan Lock and Eric Metz. Slaton is playing under a four-year, $2.37 million rookie contract that [...]

We’re done with OTAs and mini-camp. This week I’m going to work out with the team. It’s not mandatory but you know the coaches want you to be there. Then we’re off until training camp starts July 31.
Sunday I’m flying out to West Palm Beach, Florida for the NFL’s rookie symposium. They kind of show [...]

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The pressure is on for coach Gary Kubiak and the Houston Texans, as entering 2009 this is a team that is expected to once again make a leap forward and become one of the better teams in the AFC. Last season started off like a disaster movie, as the team started 0-4 before they [...]

The Houston Chronicle reports that RB Jeremiah Johnson is playing catchup with the team after missing sessions due to class:
After missing the organized team activities because his class at Oregon had not graduated, free-agent running back Jeremiah Johnson used the three-day minicamp as a learning experience. By the time Johnson arrived in [...]

Whether its a crushing hit from Fat Albert Haynesworth, Drayton Florence or Jared Allen, the Houston Texans’ starting quarterback, Matt Schaub, knows how difficult it is to stay healthy in the NFL. Over the past two seasons with the Texans Schaub has missed at least five games per year.
Although he’s improved by leaps and bounds, [...]

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