Houston Texans News and Rumors
Lions coordinator defends Suh, blasts SchaubESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham defended embattled defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and took a shot at Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub on Friday. |
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On their march to a 10-1 record, the Texans’ stars have shined. J.J. Watt with his 141/2 sacks, Andre Johnson with his resurgent performances and Matt Schaub and Arian Foster with their dependability. But outside the most talked-about few, the record ha… |
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Ex-Texans pick Wright sentenced to life in jailNov 30, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com A former NFL player has been sentenced to life in prison for a series of home-invasion robberies and a sexual assault in Sacramento. |
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J.J. Watt fined $15,750 for hit on StaffordNov 30, 2012
The NFL is getting its money’s worth from the Texans-Lions game on Thanksgiving. J.J. Watt is the latest to be fined for actions in that game, getting a $15,750 tab for a hit to Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. No penatly was called on the play. Earl… |
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J.J. Watt fined for hit on Matthew StaffordNov 30, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Late in the fourth quarter of a Thanksgiving classic between the Texans and Lions, Houston defensive end J.J. Watt put his helmet into the chest of Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford. The helmet ended up in Stafford’s chin, but no flag was thrown. The… |
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Brian Cushing ambivalent about future of cut blocksNov 30, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has a fine line to walk when discussing cut blocking. Sure, his season ended when his ACL was torn on an illegal block by Jets guard Matt Slauson. But he also plays for a team which uses legal cut blocks as an integral pa… |
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When reports surfaced, first by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King, that the NFL would consider banning below the waist blocks, the guy everybody thought about was Texans linebacker Brian Cushing. Cushing suffered a torn ACL on an illegal peel-back block b… |
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The Associated Press Texans coach Gary Kubiak says cornerback Johnathan Joseph, linebacker Bradie James and offensive linemen Derek Newton and Antoine Caldwell will miss Sunday’s game at Tennessee. All of those players sat out Friday’s workout, as did… |
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They say it is hard to beat the same team twice in one season. I’m not sure who “they” are, but I hope they are wrong when the Texans face the Titans this weekend in Nashville. (If you are going to the game, here’s the Texans fan meetup info he...… |
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Week 13 games Texans (10-1) minus-6 at Tennessee (4-7), Texans 30-20 Seattle (6-5) plus-4 at Chicago (8-3), Bears 23-20 Minnesota (6-5) plus-9 at Green Bay (7-4), Packers 31-24 San Francisco (8-2-1) minus-7 at St. Louis (4-6-1), 49ers 27-17 Arizona (4-7… |
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RTC: Colts' numbers don't add upNov 30, 2012
Reading the coverage… Houston Texans Injuries have forced the Texans to really revamp their linebacking corps, says Dale Robertson of the Houston Chronicle. To which I say: This includes Connor Barwin moving from weakside to strongside, which he says is… |
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Antonio Smith gets a Christmas bonus from leagueNov 30, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Texans defensive end Antonio Smith pleaded self-defense, when the league fined him $21,000 for kicking Dolphins guard Richie Incognito in the opener. While he wasn’t completely vindicated, he did get a bit of a break, as the league reduced his fine to $… |
