Archive for July, 2009

Fullback Leach Arrested and Charged w/ Simple Assault

Texans fullack Vonta Leach has been hit up with a charge of simple assault after being arrested earlier this week: Vonta Leach, a Rowland native who is an NFL football player, was arrested this week and charged with simple assault. The alleged incident occurred in a downtown Lumberton restaurant last month. The charge is a [...]

ESPN: AFC South Preview

Breaking Down the Texans 2009 Salary Cap

ESPN’s Insider section just did a full-scale blowout about the salary cap for each and every team around the league. Here’s what they had to say on the Texans: 2009 Salary Cap: $129,078,327 Player with Highest Cap Number: QB Matt Schaub ($10,250,000; 8.0 percent of cap) Highest Cap Number for a Player No Longer with [...]

CB Robinson Could be a Training Camp Holdout

Today’s Houston Chronicle reports that franchised CB Dunta Robinson could be on the verge of a training camp holdout: When the Texans report for training camp in a week and a half, don’t be surprised if Dunta Robinson is not there. You don’t have to believe it, but this is the fun part. Robinson hasn’t [...]

DT Travis Johnson Had Sports Hernia Surgery Three Weeks Ago

My FOX Houston has an interesting story about Texans DT Travis Johnson, who claimed on Tuesday that he’s on his way back to the field after surgery for a sports hernia three weeks ago: Texans defensive tackle Travis Johnson said Tuesday in an interview with FOX 26 Sports he underwent successful surgery for a sports [...]

Eric Winston Blogs About Getting Ready for Camp

Two weeks from right now we will have completed our second day of practice. It has been a brutally hot summer, so hopefully we will get a bunch of rain in August to cool things down. Getting ready for camp started already, though. Constant amount of water is being consumed as we speak! Getting ready [...]

What Does Kyle Shanahan’s Future Hold w/ Dad Mike Moving On?

While coach Gary Kubiak might be on the hot seat in the 09 season if the Texans don’t play up to potential, there’s another valid question about the coaching staff, and that is the future of Kyle Shanahan. While the 30-year-old is probably too young to get a head coaching job, will he follow his [...]

Woman Watching Celebrity Golf Tournament Hit by QB Schaub’s Ball

In a case of the bizarre, a woman was hit with a golf ball from of all people -Texans QB Matt Schaub. Here’s the story about it from the AP: Sally Capehart learned first hand the dangers of attending a celebrity golf tournament. She was watching the tourney from about 10 yards left of the [...]