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Getty Images There was word earlier this week that the Texans would be retaining defensive assistant Deon Broomfield despite the change in head coaches from Bill O’Brien to David Culley, but that turned out to be premature. Iowa State announced on Friday that Broomfield has been hired as the...

Getty Images The Cardinals made a big splash last offseason when they traded for wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and Hopkins has been trying to help put another splash in motion this year. Hopkins reached out to his former Texans teammate J.J. Watt on social media to pitch him on the idea of...

Getty Images The Steelers, fully aware that they may not have enough around quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to justify bringing him back for another year, suddenly seem to be ambivalent about an ongoing relationship. So if (and it’s still a fairly big if) the Steelers decide to sever ties with...

USA TODAY Sports The Titans made only 19 sacks last season. Somehow, some way, the team vows to improve its pass rush. Signing J.J. Watt would be a good start. Titans coach Mike Vrabel was on the Texans’ defensive staff for four seasons, the first three of those as linebackers coach and then...

Getty Images As quarterback Deshaun Watson continues to want a trade and as the Texans continue to pretend that he doesn’t, an important question lingers. How did it get to this point? A new article in TheAthletic.com takes a closer look at how Watson lost faith in the team. The story points...

Getty Images In the aftermath of the news that disgruntled Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz will be traded to the Colts, the personal coach of Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson posed a question on Twitter. “What’s the criteria for a quarterback asking to get traded, then actually getting...

Getty Images A report last week listed the Bills among the teams that had contacted the representation for free agent defensive end J.J. Watt. Kimberley Martin of ESPN reports that the interest is “definitely mutual.” The Bills, having reached the AFC Championship Game this past season...

Getty Images The ongoing dispute between quarterback Deshaun Watson (who wants to be traded) and the Texans (who want him to stay) will be one of the biggest news stories of this NFL offseason. And if there’s not any actual news to report, news can be manufactured. That’s the recent lesson...

Getty Images When word of a possible Deshaun Watson trade started to percolate last month, former Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson tweeted that Watson should stand his ground because the Texans are “known for wasting” careers and added that “nothing good has happened” since executive vice...

Getty Images The Texans have a new head coach in David Culley, but there will be some continuity on the coaching staff. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports that the team will retain defensive assistant Deon Broomfield and offensive assistant DeNarius McGhee for the 2021 season. The...

Getty Images On Friday, J.J. Watt became a free agent. Five days later, he has made an observation on Twitter: “free agency is wild.” He didn’t elaborate. So it’s anyone’s guess as to what’s “wild” about it. Is it wild because teams are throwing offers at him? Is it wild because he’s not...

Getty Images Since the Texans released J.J. Watt, the prevailing assumption has been that he’ll sign with the Steelers to play with his brothers, T.J. and Derek. That may have even been a reason why word leaked on Tuesday that J.J. Watt is “seriously considering” signing with the Browns...

Getty Images DeAndre Hopkins arrived in Houston two seasons after J.J. Watt, who then played one more season than the receiver did in Space City. But Watt now is a free agent, and Hopkins wants the defensive end as a teammate again. Hopkins, whom the Texans traded to the Cardinals last...

USA TODAY Sports As the Broncos continue to look for their first franchise quarterback since Peyton Manning, they reportedly have their eyes on Deshaun Watson. According to Troy Renck of ABC 7 in Denver, the Broncos will pursue Watson, if the Texans decide to trade him. The wording of the...

Getty Images J.J. Watt has been a thorn in the side of the Titans for a decade, registering 18.0 sacks against the the club — the most of any divisional opponent. But now, there’s a decent chance Watt could join them. Titans General Manager Jon Robinson said his club has had some preliminary...

Getty Images Tuesday’s PFT Live included an experimental exercise that could have been good, or it could have been bad. It ended up being more good than bad. Or, more accurately, it was fun for us to do. Whether it was good or bad is for you to decide. We played a word association game, based...

Getty Images Texans president Jamey Rootes resigned last week. The memo has not yet made its way to the person responsible for updating the team’s website. Rootes is still identified as the team’s president on the official online list of front-office positions with the team. While it’s surely...

Getty Images Curiously, the departure of J.J. Watt from the Texans didn’t include a press conference. Watt presumably didn’t want one. Instead, owner Cal McNair called several members of the media and, by all appearances, read from talking points or note cards regarding the decision to release...

Getty Images After J.J. Watt announced that he would be released by the Texans last Friday, most of the reaction around the league centered on who would sign the three-time defensive player of the year. We know the Texans won’t be that team, which leads to a different focus in Houston. That...

Getty Images Ed Werder of ESPN reported Friday that “approximately a dozen teams” already had shown interest in J.J. Watt only a few hours after his release from the Texans became official. Werder named the Steelers, Browns, Bills and Titans. Add the Packers to that list. Bill Huber of...