Next Man Up: Darryl Sharpton
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. After one of the most interesting moves of the offseason, when the Houston Texans traded defensive leader DeMeco Ryans to the Philadelphia…
Texans Sign Donnie Jones
The Houston Texans, according to Nick Scurfield, have signed 8 year veteran punter Donnie Jones to a contract to become the punter for the 2012 season. The initial report is it’s a two-year deal but the full details of the contract have not been released. Jones, a former LSU Tiger, broke into the league in 2004 with the Seattle Seahawks and has spent the last seven seasons with the Miami Dolphins (05-06) and St. Louis Rams (07-11). For his career, he has averaged 45.3 yards a punt and had a net average of 39.0 yards a punt, and between 2008-2010 he was at top of his game. “Thunderfoot”,…
Next Man Up: Garrett Graham
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…
Joel Dreessen Heads Home
The Houston Texans lost another key piece to their 2011 playoff team, with tight end Joel Dreessen signing with the Denver Broncos. It was a 3-year deal worth $8.5 million dollars, and he went into Friday choosing between the Texans offer and the Broncos. The Colorado State alum returned to where he played his college and high school football. Dreessen posted one his best statistical seasons for the Texans in 2011 with 28 catches for 353 yards and a team leading 6 touchdown catches. His real value was the fact he developed to be a good inline blocker for the Texans, and proved he could handle…
Impact Players Still in Houston
Despite the bevy of moves by the Houston Texans this offseason, the team is still in a good position to make noise during the 2012 season. With the losses of Eric Winston, Mike Brisiel, DeMeco Ryans and Jason Allen, the Texans on the surface seem to be losing important parts of the team. The fact remains the Texans still have the impact players who made a difference in the 2011 season, which resulted in an AFC South Division title and the franchise’s first ever playoff win. Now losing the players the Texans have lost in recent weeks has put a damper on…
G.M. Rick Smith Releases Statement
Houston Texans’ General Manager Rick Smith released a statement about the shocking trade he pulled off with the Philadelphia Eagles via the Houston Texans official twitter account: DeMeco Ryans contributed significantly toward helping us build the foundation we hope will bring a world championship to the city of Houston. His professionalism and leadership cannot be over-exaggerated. This move was mutually beneficial for the Texans immediate and long-term goals, DeMeco’s career, and the Philadelphia Eagles. We appreciate all the hard work and effort DeMeco invested in our organization and wish him only the best moving forward. He is a class act” You can…
Texans Players Sound Off on Trade
Shortly after the Houston Texans traded DeMeco Ryans to the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday, current and former Texans players took to the twitter and gave some strong opinions on the trade. As you will see the Texans players were seriously concerned about the trade, and were upset about the trade. Take a look what was said via twitter. Eric Winston @ericwinston Watch you back kid.. @owendaniels your the last ’06 guy left. Owen Daniels @owendaniels @awexler seriously? Meco too?? Duane Brown @DuaneBrown76 Really cant believe this one here…….. JJ Watt @jjwatt99 DeMeco is the epitome of a…
DeMeco Ryans Shipped To Philly
In another shocking move, the Houston Texans have traded inside linebacker DeMeco Ryans to the Philadelphia Eagles for draft picks. The Texans and Eagles swapped their third round picks (Now picking 77th overall) and received the 4th overall pick in the 4th round (100th overall). The move comes on the heels of what appears to be one of the craziest off seasons in Texans franchise history, where the Texans have also lost Mario Williams and cut long time right tackle Eric Winston. Ryans was drafted to the Texans in 2006 (33rd overall) where he garnered NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors….
Texans Resign Myers and Stop the Bleeding
The Houston Texans after looking like a bleak offseason with many questionable moves came back in a big way when they retained their Pro Bowl starting center Chris Myers. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Myers inked a 4-year deal, worth $25 million, including a fully guaranteed $14 million. This comes on the heels of the Texans losing their starting right guard Mike Brisiel to the Oakland Raiders to a 5 year deal worth up to $20 million dollars. The Texans were reeling after losing star defensive end Mario Williams jumped ship for Buffalo, and in a cap saving move the Texans cut…
Mario Sends Message to Fans
Yesterday after Mario Williams signed his blockbuster deal with the Buffalo Bills, Williams sent a message through his twitter account to the Houston Texans organization and their fans: Via Mario Williams twitter account @bbwolf90 Thanks to all the real Texan fans out there. It has been a great ride for six years and I wish the team the very best. Much love to the players, coaches and staff. It is unfortunate to have to leave such a great place due to salary cap constraints and other intentions. It is very fortunate to have the memories, sweat, blood and tears with…
