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The Texans officially signed rookie quarterback Davis Mills (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Field Yates). Per the terms of his slot, Davis will earn $5.2M+ over the course of his four-year deal. Davis was a third-round pick, but he was the first player taken by the Texans this year. Ideally, the Texans would like to ease …
The NFL is still investigating Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson as he faces 22 civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault or misconduct. However, he has not been suspended by the league and is eligible to report to OTAs in preparation for the 2021 campaign. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Watson will not report to OTAs …
The Houston Texans didn’t need to see quarterback Ryan Finley perform in organized team activities to know he wasn’t long for the club. NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport reported Monday afternoon that the Texans are releasing the signal-caller selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Houston …
The Texans have been adding quarterbacks left and right as they prepare for a potential worst-case scenario in the Deshaun Watson saga, and now they’re letting one go. Houston is releasing Ryan Finley, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network tweets. The Texans had just traded for Finley back in March, acquiring him from the Bengals in …
Given that the Houston Texans now have 14 linebackers on their roster after their offseason transformation, predicting their starters and exactly who will play where in this new 4-3 defensive front is tough. That being said, according to Christian Kirksey, Houston’s linebacker corps are simply planning to play …
Embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson won’t be with the Texans when they begin OTAs (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero). Despite everything else going on in Watson’s world, the longtime Houston star still wants to be traded, Pelissero hears. Watson’s rift with the Texans was the big storyline to start 2021, with the Panthers and other …
On Friday, the Texans claimed former Washington left tackle Geron Christian. But, they weren’t the only team to submit a claim for him. Had the WFT passed, Christian would have joined the Raiders (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Field Yates). The Dolphins also submitted a claim on the 2018 third-rounder. Christian was less-than-stellar in D.C., but …
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is facing 22 civil cases stemming from sexual assault and/or sexual misconduct allegations. One of the top young quarterbacks in the NFL, the 25-year-old Watson now faces an uncertain future in the league months after he requested a trade from the Texans. Recent reports suggest that Watson is facing a …
Deshaun Watson still has significant off-field issues to surmount before being in the clear to resume his career, but the embattled Texans quarterback’s deposition is not set to take place until after the 2021 season ends. This could put Watson on track to play this season, but our Rory Parks noted a stay on the commissioner’s …
As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports, the scheduling order signed by the presiding judge in the lawsuits filed against Texans QB Deshaun Watson has set Watson’s deposition for February 22, 2022. That is over a week after Super Bowl LVI. So unless there’s a settlement prior to that date, then Watson would theoretically …
When Deshaun Watson demanded a trade in January, the Houston Texans refused to entertain offers and rejected any inquiry regarding the superstar quarterback. It’s a decision the franchise could regret for years to come, based on the latest NFL rumors. Despite Watson’s threat to sit out the 2021 season, Houston didn’t budge. A meeting with head coach …
Barring a settlement, Deshaun Watson’s legal issues won’t be anywhere near over before the end of the 2021 season. According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, the docket control order in the cases states that Watson will not sit for a sworn deposition any earlier than Feb. 22, 2022. For context, that would be nine days …