Despite the Houston Texans losing both of their preseason games played thus far, there have been a handful of standouts worth nothing around the roster who have boosted their stock in one way or another leading up to the regular season.
The Texans continued making small roster adjustments today as the second week of the NFL preseason concludes. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, Houston is planning to bring in veteran safety and special teamer George Odum and former Cowboys running back Deuce Vaughn.
Todd Monken will finally end the Cleveland Browns’ prolonged quarterback competition.
The Houston Texans have terminated the contract of wide receiver Juwann Winfree. The move came as part of roster adjustments during the final stretch of the preseason, with the veteran released to create space for linebacker Caleb Johnson and amid other depth signings.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to rack up at least 4,000 passing yards and toss at least 30 touchdowns in the same season can you name in six minutes?
The Houston Texans' linebacker room has been hit with another injury: fourth-round rookie Wade Woodaz. According to KPRC2's Aaron Wilson, Woodaz is expected to undergo surgery following the broken thumb injury he sustained in the Texans' preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
The opening of 2026 NFL training camp brings big hope for all 32 fan bases. These are the 25 developments to watch as we progress toward Week 1.
A former piece of the Houston Texans' defense found a new home over the weekend. According to a report from NFL insider Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Cleveland Browns have agreed to sign free agent defensive end Derek Barnett to a one-year, $5.5 million deal.
Irrespective of the things the Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair might go on to achieve in his career, he will forever be remembered for crashing into Jacksonville Jaguars starting QB Trevor Lawrence.
Former Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans running back Nick Chubb announced on Friday that he’s retiring from the NFL. Chubb, 30, started his career with the Browns in 2018.
CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans are still at odds when it comes to the quarterback’s extension. Between them lies a rumored $15 million gap. “Texans want him at $50-55m, Stroud wants $70m,” wrote ESPN 975 host Jeremy Branham on August 20 on X.
Former Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans running back Nick Chubb announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday night, ending a career that was equal parts brilliance and frustration.
While the preseason is supposed to be about rookies acclimating themselves to professional football and reserve players showing the coaching staff they deserve a spot on the roster, first-team players like Derek Stingley Jr.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
The Houston Texans are adding veteran help at wide receiver. Sources confirm the team is signing Sterling Shepard and Zay Jones. Both players impressed during a workout on Friday.
The Houston Texans are still in the hunt for at least one more wide receiver, and are looking at some interesting names to potentially bring in. The Texans have looked into New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman as trade targets, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC.
Jayden Higgins‘ injury puts the Texans in familiar territory. The team lost Stefon Diggs midway through the 2024 season and then Tank Dell to close that campaign.
The New England Patriots went from having one of the most underwhelming wide receiver corps in the league to having more mouths than they can feed.
According to Adam Schefter, the Houston Texans are officially placing WR Jayden Higgins on injured reserve after suffering a season-ending torn ACL this week. It’s a really bad break for Houston and the young wideout, as things had been looking up for the second-year player as the expected No.
A new report suggests quarterback CJ Stroud has made a rather shocking contract demand of the Houston Texans. Stroud and the Texans are said to be at an impasse on a new contract, which Stroud is eligible for for the first time.
Largely out of nowhere, it was reported on Thursday that the Houston Texans "have had discussions with" quarterback C.J. Stroud about a potential contract
Throughout the summer, numerous reports said that the Houston Texans would take "a wait-and-see approach" regarding the future of quarterback C.J. Stroud after the club picked up the fifth-year option for 2027 attached to Stroud's contract this spring.
The Houston Texans have lost one of their most promising young receivers before the 2026 season could even get underway. Second-year wide receiver Jayden Higgins suffered a torn ACL during Tuesday’s joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders, ending his season before it began.
Games like this are why Las Vegas is taking a calm, patient approach with Mendoza.
After trading for David Montgomery back in March, many simply assumed that he would be the Houston Texans RB1 this year. That said, I’m not sure that will be the case.
It might have only been a preseason game, but Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza had a chance to start his first NFL game on Thursday night against the Houston Texans.
Ahead of the Las Vegas Raiders' preseason opener on Aug. 13, QB Kirk Cousins and pass-rusher Maxx Crosby got into a bit of a scuffle during practice. This week, Cousins explained what happened and why.
He's regressed tremendously every year from his impressive rookie campaign, and with so many weapons for the passing game, the numbers shouldn't be as pedestrian as they've been.
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