With the Houston Texans making some tough decisions, the NFL waits for nobody and the Texans are adjusting on the fly. After a magical 2011 season which brought the franchise’s first division title, playoff appearance and win the Texans appeared ready for a big 2012 season with a deep roster. With the cap issues that hit the Texans, a once deep roster has to fill the voids left by players who left for other teams via free agency.
Joel Dreessen signed with the Denver Broncos and this opened a big hole for what seemed like a deep tight end position group for the Texans. Being the best blocker of the group, Dreessen took advantage of Peyton Manning going to Denver, and ended up going back to his old stomping grounds in Colorado to be a potential weapon for the new look Broncos.
With Dreessen leaving the Texans will call upon 3rd year tightend Garrett Graham to pick up where Dreessen left off. At 6’3″ and 240 lbs. Graham’s time for the Texans has been limited due to being buried on the...
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State of the Texans:
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Garrett Graham,
Joel Dreessen,
Peyton Manning,
Owen Daniels,
James Casey,
Jake Delhomme
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans
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