Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, May 24, 2024. Houston Texans News Who Would’ve Thought?: Former Bills WR Stefon Diggs already misses Texans OTAs (Sports Illustrated) Which Texans players missed voluntary OTA workouts? (Texans Wire) Stefon Diggs hasn’t been at OTA’s and there’s some reason to be concerned about that (Toro Times) Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud helps out after recent storm (Houston Chronicle) Texans’ Star QB C.J. Stroud Throws Crazy No-Look Pass in OTA Practice (Sports Illustrated) T ..read more

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Who are the extra guys that could come up huge? In Tuesday’s column I took at look at the reasons why the 2024 season could go sideways. If I strive for anything in this space it is to be objective. After all, you can’t have a column that is largely based on numbers work if it isn’t objective. So, we will balance out that tequila shot from Tuesday with a lime wedge of optimism. Think of this as the Nico Collins or Blake Cashman award. Who are the guys that no one is counting on to do much they could come up huge for the Houston Texans? Every successful team has tho ..read more

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Recovering from injury and gunshot wounds never looked so easy. Last season, then first-year wide receiver Tank Dell had the most exciting run of games for a rookie pass catcher in Houston since Will Fuller V. Unfortunately, Dell’s exciting campaign ended when he broke his leg in week 13 against the Denver Broncos. After 11 games, with eight starts, Dell caught 47 passes for 709 yards, a whopping 15.1 yard per catch average and seven touchdowns. He also added another 51 yards on 11 runs, with a 4.6 yard per carry average. While some are never the same after s ..read more

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Thursday, May 23, 2024. Houston Texans News Former Houston Texans First-Round Pick ‘In A Position To Compete’ (Sports Illustrated) Texans, not Titans, were Azeez Al-Shaair’s first choice in 2023, 2024 (Yahoo! Sports) NFL News Mahomes weighs in on Rice issues, Butker views (ESPN.com) Lamar drops weight in effort to ‘be more agile’ (ESPN.com) Pick is in: Pittsburgh to host NFL draft in 2026 (ESPN.com) ‘Real progress’ on private equity NFL investment (ESPN.com) Browns QB Wats ..read more

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Who’s here, who’s not, and who should be at NRG Houston may possess one of the youngest cores in the league, but they are fortified by long-toothed veterans across the roster. The Texans are officially in voluntary OTA practices and the initial news and notes flowing out of practice indicate that several veterans are not present for the first team practices of the year. Namely offensive line starters Laremy Tunsil, Shaq Mason, and Tytus Howard are not there. Tunsil is renown for doing his own thing in the offseason and is not a surprise, but Howard’s absence is ..read more

Facing a top tier set of opponents makes for a much harder road The Houston Texans enter the 2024 season as one of the top contenders, but also have one of the hardest schedules in the league. The recent NFL schedule release debuts the top matchups throughout the season. Houston will be featured in six nationally televised games, making them appointment worthy TV throughout the season. There’s something to love about Houston being back in the spotlight, but there’s also enough about this schedule that will make the road back to the playoffs an uphill battle. Week 1: At Indianapolis Colts - Su ..read more

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Houston Texans News Texans receiver Tank Dell running again after speedy recovery from gunshot wound, message to trainer: ‘I’m ready to go’ (Click2Houston) Texans WR Tank Dell running routes, looking healthy three weeks after suffering gunshot wound (NFL.com) Texans’ Tank Dell looks explosive in post-shooting workout (Chron) Watch: Texans WR Tank Dell running drills in speedy recovery following gunshot wound (Yahoo! Sports) Texans wideout Tank Dell ..read more

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Predicting the production for new Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs. It has been a little over a month since the Houston Texans acquired All-Pro wide receiver Stefon Diggs from the Buffalo Bills, and it is time to predict his production. Diggs has been one of the best players in football over the last several years, regardless of position, and he will likely continue to dominate with rookie sensation CJ Stroud at quarterback. Houston already has two very good starting receivers on the roster in Nico Collins and Tank Dell. Collins was extremely productive in 20 ..read more

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images C.J. Stroud and friends are here to alter the NFL landscape Almost seems foreign to have the Houston Texans mentioned in NFL altering storylines. Thankfully, the days of Bill O’Brien and Jack Easterby are long gone. Demeco Ryans and Nick Caserio have seemingly turned this franchise into the powerhouse it should have been long ago. And, the rest of the world is taking notice. CLASS ACT: #Texans QB C.J. Stroud is a special person, helping people in Houston with cleanup and taking down trees following a devastating storm. Stroud also mad ..read more

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Monday, May 20, 2024. Houston Texans News Former Houston Texans running back David Johnson, who spent 2 seasons with team, announces retirement from NFL (ABC 13 Houston) NFLer’s Retirement Brings Back Memories Of Horrendous Trade (Athlon Sports) David Johnson retires after 8 NFL seasons (The Score) Ex-Texans Running Back David Johnson Retires After Eight Seasons (Sports Illustrated) NFL Analyst Claims Texans ‘Poised to Make a Bigger Splash’ Than Last Year (Sports Il ..read more