Here are some pictures from day one at Houston Texans Rookie Mini Camp. Also, you can see day one notes here.    Day One                                                                                                                                                        …

With two sessions on Friday, we took in the first session of the Houston Texans Rookie Mini Camp at the Methodist Training Center. Practice was moved inside the “bubble” because of heavy thunderstorms in the morning. There were plenty of new faces in the Texans uniforms including draft picks, rookie free agents and tryout for both rookies and veterans.   Camp Notes Day 1 – Notable veterans working out for these three days, runningback Deji Karim (5-8 209 lbs.) and cornerback Terrence Wheatley (5-9 185 lbs.) – DeAndre Hopkins showed his skills on day one, especially catching the football. He made…

The Houston Texans will be holding the rookie mini camp this coming weekend and it is the start of real football news for the 2013 season. Here is the list of players eligible for the three-day camp and rookies that will be attending also. #Texans rookie mini-camp starts tomorrow. 5 practices in 3 days for draft picks, UDFAs, tryout players & 1st-year players — Nick Scurfield (@NickScurfield) May 9, 2013   1st-yr #Texans eligible for rookie mini-camp: Case Keenum, P. Supernaw, Jake Byrne, Nick Mondek, Delano Johnson, Keith Browner, Cam Collins — Nick Scurfield (@NickScurfield) May 9, 2013   Rookies…

The Houston Texans are reportedly interested in free agent inside linebacker, Karlos Dansby. Dansby had one of his most productive seasons in 2012 for the Miami Dolphins when he posted 134 total tackles, which was 15 over his previous high in 2008 with the Arizona Cardinals. Dansby is one of the more attractive free agents on the market and will sign with a NFL team before training camp opens across the league. The 10 year veteran (Auburn) is 31 and is 6-4 and 250 lbs. and would look to be a viable compliment to starter Brian Cushing for the 2013 season. This…

In this 4th part of our Digging Deep series, we look at the Houston Texans’ fourth pick inside the top 100 players of the draft in outside linebacker Sam Montgomery. Montgomery was taken with the supplemental draft pick that was awarded to the Texans from losing Mario Williams to the Buffalo Bills. Montgomery was a defensive end at Louisiana State University but it looks like he will be switched to a strong side outside linebacker. We talked to Billy Gomila from and The Valley Shook, an LSU blog covering the Tigers.   Digging Deep   What do you think about Montgomery falling to the…

In this third part of the Digging Deep series, we look at the Houston Texans’ first pick of the third round, offensive tackle Brennan Williams. Williams was considered a top tackle in the draft before a shoulder injury ended his season with the Tar Heels late in the 2012 season. Williams is everything you want in an offensive tackle, a nasty player that knows how to finish off blocks. We talked to our good friend Doc Heelfire from the Tar Heel Blog and he gave us more insight into the big right tackle.   Digging Deep   What did Brennan Williams mean…

If there is one player that seems to be drawing more interest, it has to be the second round pick of the Houston Texans, D.J. Swearinger from South Carolina. Swearinger is a player that plays with alot of confidence and looks to be the Texans’ future at the safety position. We talked to Gamecock Man from the Garnett and Black Attack to talk more about Swearinger and what he brings to the table for the Texans.    Digging Deep   What type of player did the Texans get with Swearinger? Swearinger’s greatest strength is his hard-hitting style. He’s definitely a player in the classic…

It is always good to go and look for more information on the newest Houston Texans and we asked for help from Brian Lewis who covers the Clemson Tigers football team on Shakin’ The Southland. We wanted to find out more about DeAndre Hopkins and how he performed at Clemson and get Brian’s thoughts on how Hopkins could project moving forward as a Houston Texan.   Digging Deep What can you tell us about DeAndre Hopkins and his time at Clemson? Ever since Hopkins stepped on campus most fans knew he would be special. He is a local guy (graduating…

According to Head Coach Gary Kubiak, Houston Texans safety Ed Reed had a procedure done on his hip to address a labral tear suffered during the 2012 season. The recovery will keep him out until the start of training camp and he is expected to make a full recovery. This is already is the first medical issue for Reed, and hopefully the last for some time. Reed played with the labral tear the entire 2012 season and playoffs for the Baltimore Ravens and he has not missed a start the past two seasons. Reed was the Texans biggest off-season acquisition after he signed a three-year…

Concluding draft season in the second half of our Texans Draft Review, we give our thoughts on the day three picks and invite in NFL Draft expert Shane Hallam from Draft TV and Draft Countdown in an extended segment to discuss the Texans overall draft and any potential hope for the large batch of signed undrafted free agents. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

The story around the NFL last week was about the 2013 NFL Draft.  In Houston, the draft garnered excitement as well, but it was what the organization did afterwards that caught my eye.  The Texans have one of the top running backs in the NFL in Arian Foster and another young talented back in Ben Tate.  Foster led all running backs in touches in 2012 and Ben Tate can’t seem to stay healthy.  The team had to add competition for the number three back and hopefully find one that can take the reins if Foster and Tate can’t perform to…

Trying to get Houston Texans fans connected with their rookie draft class, we dug up some good stories on them. Enjoy.   DeAndre Hopkins DeAndre Hopkins Baptized at Practice  Hopkins Tough Road to get to Houston Clemson Football Blog Reacts to Hopkins Being Drafted   D.J. Swearinger Swearinger Joins Teammate and Rival in Houston The Swearinger Effect The Garnet and Black Attack weighs in On Swearinger  Free safety D.J. Swearinger’s boldness an important part of South Carolina’s success   Brennan Williams Former Catholic Memorial Williams Drafted Easton’s Williams Drafted by the Texans UNC Williams Drafted   Sam Montgomery LSU’s Sam Montgomery…

The NFL Draft is in the books and a couple of days have passed to marinate on what changes happened to the Houston Texans’ roster. New names in and old names out, the roster is taking a slight face lift for the upcoming 2013 season. Youth has been infused into the roster with nine new draft picks, especially on offense which should make the Texans fan base optimistic moving forward. On defense, they are still young and added faster pieces to the puzzle through the draft, but more importantly they still have one glaring need that needs to be filled. At this moment, by…

The draft is over, the picks are in and all of the hard work has been summed up into 9 selections. What do you think? Good, bad or indifferent? The Texans’ draft haul addressed all of their needs and filled most of the holes needed to solidify their team. Now we will look at all of the draft picks and break down how they will translate into the Texans system.   First Round No. 27 overall DeAndre “Nuk” Hopkins / Wide Receiver   SOTT Analysis: Hopkins is the epitome of a technician at wider receiver. He runs great routes and is…

Orhian Johnson has a real quality skill set that NFL teams look for and the Houston Texans realized what he was and is. Spending four seasons in Columbus, Ohio, Johnson attended one of the more storied schools in the country at The Ohio State University. Johnson was just too good for the Texans to pass up and not have him in a Texans’ uniform. Johnson started 23 games for the Buckeyes between 2009 and 2012 and appeared in 49 total games, racking up over 130 total tackles. “I feel like I can play either safety position. I can play deep,…