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Getty Images Cornerback Johnathan Joseph spent some time talking to J.J. Watt about life with the Cardinals before Watt signed with Arizona, but he won’t be joining Watt with the team or playing anywhere else in the NFL this year. Joseph announced his retirement from the NFL in a Twitter post...

Getty Images Deshaun Watson won’t be subject to any fines for missing the Texans’ mandatory minicamp next week and that will be true for every other player on the roster as well. Head coach David Culley told reporters at a Wednesday press conference that the team has scrapped plans for the...

Getty Images The Texans have waived linebacker Duke Ejiofor with a failed physical designation, per the transaction wire. Ejiofor was a sixth-round pick in 2018 but hasn’t appeared in a regular-season game since his rookie season. He tore his Achilles in 2019 and missed the entire season. Then...

Getty Images Deshaun Watson‘s career remains in limbo. If/when he’s able to be traded, he has a destination in mind. Former Texans teammate Kareem Jackson tells Aqib Talib that Watson wants to play for the Broncos. “I’ve got a great relationship with Deshaun” Jackson told Talib. “I’ve been...

Getty Images The Broncos signed linebacker Peter Kalambayi on Monday. They cut defensive back Chris Cooper in a corresponding move. The Texans cut Kalambayi, whom they drafted in the sixth round in 2018, in February. Kalambayi, 25, played 10 games last season, missing time with a hamstring...

Getty Images The Texans essentially have become an expansion team. At least when they were an expansion team, fans wanted to see them play. The franchise that joined the NFL in 2002 has sold out every one of its home games. That steak is in danger. Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle...

Getty Images Titans cornerback Kevin Johnson is retiring from the NFL at age 28. The Titans announced that they are placing Johnson on the reserve/retired list. Johnson has not been participating in the Titans’ Organized Team Activities. It is unclear when or why he decided to retire. In...

Getty Images Texans running back Mark Ingram II is joining D.C. United’s ownership group as an investor, the team announced Friday. Ingram’s involvement is subject to Major League Soccer approval. “D.C. United are a club rich with tradition and ripe with promise,” Ingram said in a statement...

Getty Images Tyrod Taylor has seen life in the NFL through a variety of lenses over the years. He came into the league as a sixth-round pick and won a Super Bowl ring during his four years as a backup with the Ravens before going to a Pro Bowl during his run as the starter for the Bills. He...

Getty Images Tyrod Taylor didn’t catch any breaks with the Chargers last year, but he’s on track to have a chance at better luck this season. Taylor opened the season as the team’s starting quarterback, but his run lasted one week because a poorly delivered painkilling injection before Week 2...

Getty Images Canadian Jevon Cottoy, a receiver/tight end, is garnering interest from NFL teams. Cottoy has worked out for the Texans, Raiders, Patriots and Saints already. He has a scheduled workout with the 49ers for next week, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Cottoy, who is 6 foot 5, 230...

Getty Images Deshaun Watson remains on the Texans’ roster, but he is all but dead to the team. Watson is not participating in the team’s offseason program as he deals with his legal issues and hopes for a trade elsewhere. Coach David Culley won’t talk about Watson. The Texans signed veteran...

Getty Images Before 2006, June 2 brought about a fresh wave of NFL free agency. Now, it usually means extra cap space for some teams and greater trade flexibility for all of them. Previously, teams that released players before June 2 took the full cap acceleration at the moment of the...

Getty Images Jim Beirne, a receiver who played nine NFL seasons, died last week from complications of Alzheimer’s, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Beirne was 74. Beirne played for the Oilers from 1968-73 and again from 1975-76 after spending the 1974 season with the Chargers...

Getty Images The Texans are adding another ex-Patriot to their roster. Veteran running back Rex Burkhead has signed with the Texans, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Texans General Manager Nick Caserio previously worked in New England and has brought in several former...

Getty Images Before the Chiefs can become the first team to go 20-0, they need to go 17-0. And you can bet on whether they will. Via PointsBet, the Chiefs have the best odds of any team to go undefeated in the NFL’s first-ever 17-game season, at +4000. The Buccaneers have +5000 odds to...

Getty Images The Texans have given James Liipfert and Matt Bazirgan new job titles within the personnel department. Liipfert and Bazirgan now are assistant directors of player personnel, Aaron Wilson of Sports Talk 790 reports. Liipfert, a former Patriots’ national scout, arrived in Houston...

Getty Images Brandin Cooks took over where Will Fuller left off when the NFL suspended Fuller last season. In his final four games, after Fuller’s suspension, Cooks made 29 catches for 431 yards and three touchdowns. (Cooks was inactive for Week 14’s game against the Bears.) The Texans expect...

Getty Images David Culley waited decades for his ship to come in. He’s now taking a three-hour tour on the S.S. Minnow. Meeting with reporters on Thursday during OTAs that prompted harsh criticism from John McClain regarding the lack of information provided to the media covering the session...

Getty Images The Texans haven’t named Tyrod Taylor their starting quarterback, but Tyrod Taylor is their starting quarterback. Deshaun Watson is not expected to play another down for Houston, and third-round choice Davis Mills and recently signed Jeff Driskel not only have less experience than...