Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, May 31, 2024. Houston Texans News Houston Texans sign second-round draft pick Blake Fisher, rookie contract details revealed (On3.com) After a turnaround season, DeMeco Ryans has the Texans on the rise (The New York Times) Texans excited about trio of WRs with Diggs, Collins, Dell (ESPN.com) Texans’ Bobby Slowik ‘Making Things Easier’ Ahead of Second Season (Sports Illustrated) NFL News Sources: Fins giving Waddle $84.75M extension (ESPN.com) Animal cruelty warra ..read more

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Did the Texans overpay for the standout wideout? There has been a lot of talk on both sides of the Nico Collins extension. I always prefer to wait at least 24 hours for the dust to settle before doing any hard hitting analysis. Analysis and emotion are mortal enemies. Obviously, every move evokes some kind of emotional response. It could range from, “let’s fricking go!” to “what in the kittens are they thinking?” Usually these things wind up somewhere in the middle. The great Bill James (of sabermetrics fame) has more or less retired. He is 74 and recently had a ..read more

Set Number: X155626 TK1 R5 F133 Not now, but in the playoffs... In 2014, J.J. Watt scored a touchdown. Then another. And another. And so on until he had 5 on the season. With each score, the excitement rose and the legend of Watt grew. Houston Texans fans already knew Watt on the field was something special, but the whole world learned it that year. Every TD from JJ Watt during the 2014 season: pic.twitter.com/Erg0fCuqgZ — James Roy (@JamesRoyNFL) May 28, 2024 Yardbarker.com It was the 2014 season, and it was without question Watt’s best year in the NFL as he was a one-man wrecking crew fo ..read more

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Wednesday, June 7, 2024. Houston Texans News C.J. Stroud, Tank Dell Give Strong Reaction to Texans’ Nico Collins Extension (Sports Illustrated) After a turnaround season, DeMeco Ryans has the Texans on the rise (New York Times) Texans QB C.J. Stroud named winner of PWFA’s Good Guy Award (Texans Wire) Texans on the hot-seat in 2024 and 2025 (Sporting News) Texans, WR Collins agree to $72.75M extension (ESPN.com) NFL News Animal cruelty warrants issued for Chiefs’ Buggs (ESPN ..read more

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports How difficult is each division based on the Vegas numbers? Vegas Insider is just one source for futures betting in the NFL. We could break all of these down but I think we would find that everything is fairly similar. These wise guys have the math down pretty good. We have to remember one key thing about the gamblers and those setting the lines. Their goal is not to predict the future. Their goal is get an even amount of money on either side of a bet, So, we can look at the Houston Texans 2024 chances a few different ways. We can look at their projected numbe ..read more

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images “When you go to enough Pro Days, you know when a guy is fast” The draft process is over, preliminary draft grades have been dolled out, and rookies have attended their first rookie mini camp. The integration into the team is a slow one, but it allows time for the fanatics of the world to delve deep into the draft class and identify where the diamonds could be unearthed. One of my favorite podcasts during the pre-draft process is the Bootleg Football podcast featuring former Battle Red Blog writer Brett Kollmann. He’s nurtured a cult-like Youtube and podc ..read more

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Houston Texans News Texans excited about trio of WRs with Stefon Diggs joining (ESPN.com) Houston Texans’ ‘Biggest Needs’ Ahead of Training Camp (Sports Illustrated) Houston Texans’ DeMeco Ryans Reveals Stefon Diggs’ Top Attribute (Sports Illustrated) NFL News NFL kicker McManus accused of sexual assault (ESPN.com) Chiefs’ Butker: No regrets for expressing beliefs (ESPN.com) Veteran C Price retires after ‘terrifying’ blood clot (ESPN.com) Saints pon ..read more

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports The Houston Texans are keeping Nico Collins for the next few years. The Houston Texans are making a massive move to solidify their future, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. Breaking: The Texans have agreed to a contract extension with WR Nico Collins, per league sources. The new three-year deal will pay him around $24 million per year. Collins, 25, is coming off the best year of his three-year career with 80 catches for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns, all of which led the Texans in 2023. Even with the acquisition of Stefon Diggs, the Texans wanted ..read more

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Too many targets not enough passing chances. In 2021 Ohio State tight end Cade Stover caught five passes for 76 yards. Not a lot, but enough to get things going. In 2022, Stover snatched 36 passes for 406 yards, scoring five touchdowns along the way. Best of all, he put up these numbers at the other end of C.J. Stroud passing strikes. Fast forward to 2024 and Stover, the former Ohio State team captain, heard his name called by the Houston Texans in the NFL Draft. At the NFL Scouting Combine, Cade Stover said he would “love nothing more t ..read more

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Houston Texans News Houston Texans Should Continue Shopping for Free Agents (Houston Press) Houston Texans’ Wide Receiver Trio Ranks Best in NFL (Sports Illustrated) Ex Ohio State Buckeyes QB C.J. Stroud ‘Gets It’ (Sports Illustrated) Bears could send message to NFL with strong start in 2024 (Bears Wire) NFL News NFL kicker McManus accused of sexual assault (ESPN.com) Chiefs’ Butker: No regrets for expressing beliefs (ESPN.com) Veteran C Price retires ..read more