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After Cutler’s concussion, NFLPA renews its call for independent specialists

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

While the NFL's concussion protocol is supposed to be set in stone, it doesn't always appear to be so on gameday. This was never more apparent than in the Houston Texans' 1-6 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. With 2:56 left in the first half, …

chron.com

At their regular Tuesday tryout session at Methodist Training Center, the Texans worked out three kickers — Billy Cundiff, Olindo Mare and John Potter. The Texans are happy with Shayne Graham, who has scored 74 points and is 15-of-17 on field goals. But…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

As expected, the Bears have brought back quarterback Josh McCown to serve as a third quarterback on the team’s 53-man roster. The team hasn’t made any determination about Jay Cutler’s status for this week’s game after he suffered a concussion agai…

Don Banks, CNNSI.com

Week 10 in the NFL saw the vexing issue of concussions raise its ugly (and groggy) head again, with three starting quarterbacks in the NFC going down like so many bowling pins. Michael Vick on the East Coast, Alex Smith on the West Coast and Jay Cutler …

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

Early in the first quarter of the Chicago Bears' loss to the Houston Texans, former Bear Danieal Manning made a game-changing play. He hit tight end Kellen Davis, forcing a fumble that was returned 32 yards. It was a great play by Manning, who played fo…

ESPN.com

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans “And now, for their encore performance, the Texans need to crush the Jacksonville Jaguars like a June bug under a bulldozer,” writes John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, looking ahead to Jaguars-Texans. Defens…

chron.com

And now, for their encore performance, the Texans need to crush the Jacksonville Jaguars like a June bug under a bulldozer. That’s what 8-1 teams are supposed to do against an inferior opponent like the Jaguars (1-8), who lost to the Texans 27-7 in the …