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    Texans request interview with Brandon Staley

    Getty Images The Texans have requested another interview with a head coaching candidate. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they have requested an interview with Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley. Staley will be free to interview once the Rams are out of the playoffs, which could...
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    Nick Saban says Bill O’Brien having dual NFL role “probably impossible”

    Getty Images Alabama has not made the hiring of Bill O’Brien official yet, but head coach Nick Saban sounds as if it’s a done deal. O’Brien is expected to get back into coaching in Tuscaloosa as the national champions’ new offensive coordinator, replacing Steve Sarkisian. Sarkisian left to...
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    Arian Foster chimes in on Texans’ situation

    Getty Images Andre Johnson, arguably the greatest offensive player in Texans history, sounded off on Tuesday regarding quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s discontent with the team. Arian Foster, the greatest running back in Texans history, chimed in with an assessment of Johnson’s remarks. Here’s...
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    Texans request interview with Eric Bieniemy

    Getty Images The Texans’ failure to request a head coaching interview with Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy right after the end of the regular season reportedly rankled quarterback Deshaun Watson and the team is now trying to go in the other direction. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media...
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    Andre Johnson: Deshaun Watson should stand his ground

    Getty Images Texans owner Cal McNair asked retired wide receiver Andre Johnson to be one of the team’s advisors in its search for a new general manager. But McNair is not going to like Johnson’s advice for Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Johnson wrote on Twitter that Watson, the disgruntled...
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    Ravens signing Greg Mancz, Jordan Mills to practice squad

    Getty Images The Ravens are signing a pair of veteran offensive linemen to their practice squad, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. Greg Mancz and Jordan Mills will join the team as insurance at the position. Mancz played four games for the Texans this season, including in Week 17...
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    Report: Alabama is expected to hire Bill O’Brien as offensive coordinator

    Getty Images Bill O’Brien must really love coaching. He will go from being an NFL General Manager and head coach to a job as an assistant coach in college football. Alabama has interviewed O’Brien to replace Steve Sarkisian as offensive coordinator and will announce the hiring in the next few...
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    Where will Doug Pederson land?

    Getty Images For most Super Bowl-winning coaches, getting fired one day would mean getting hired elsewhere quickly. For Eagles coach Doug Pederson, who led the team to Super Bowl LII, will he find another head-coaching job without having to sit out a season, or longer? Super Bowl XLV-winning...
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    Jets secure 23rd overall pick with Seahawks loss

    Getty Images The Wild Card round is over and six more spots in the draft order have been secured as a result. One of those spots goes to a team that didn’t play a snap over the weekend. The Jets now know that they will have the 23rd overall pick as a result of the trade that sent Jamal Adams...
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    Buzz builds for Jim Caldwell to Texans

    Getty Images The Texans currently have a mess on their hands. Their best way to clean it up could entail hiring Jim Caldwell to serve as the team’s next coach. A buzz is building in league circles that Caldwell could be the next coach in Houston. Last month, the Texans interviewed Caldwell...
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    Texans to interview Leslie Frazier

    Getty Images The Bills have performed well enough this year to get both coordinators consideration for head-coaching jobs. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, former Vikings coach and current Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier will be interviewed by the Texans for their...
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    Ravens assistant head coach David Culley is expected to interview with Texans

    Getty Images With General Manager Nick Caserio in place, the Texans are moving on to filling their head coaching vacancy and Monday has seen a couple of names added to the list of candidates. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Ravens assistant head coach/wide receivers coach David Culley...
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    Deshaun Watson will deal with his future after his vacation

    USA TODAY Sports Texans owner Cal McNair has shrugged at the fact that quarterback Deshaun Watson hasn’t returned a call from McNair, because Watson is on vacation. When Watson gets back from vacation, McNair undoubtedly will be hearing from Watson, or from Watson’s agent. As a source with...
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    Will Eric Bieniemy be shut out again?

    Getty Images The Andy Reid coaching tree has in recent years sent former Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson to the job of head coach of the Eagles and former Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy to the job as head coach of the Bears. Current offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has...
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    Report: Texans were poised to hire Omar Khan as G.M.

    Getty Images A year after the Texans were making headlines during the first week of the playoffs because they were, you know, playing, they’re making even more headlines this year by, you know, not playing. The hiring of Nick Caserio to be the team’s new General Manager lit the fuse on a...
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    Report: Deshaun Watson would consider trade to Dolphins

    Getty Images Reports about quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s unhappiness with the Texans came across the radar this week and it has led to speculation about whether Watson will push for a trade away from Houston. That speculation is unlikely to end after a report from Chris Mortensen of ESPN on...
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    What could Deshaun Watson generate in a trade?

    Getty Images If Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson demands a trade and if the Texans realize that there’s no good way out of the mess they’ve created, what would Watson generate from another team? Given the number of teams that would be interested — and there would be plenty — the Texans would...
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    Taking a look at Deshaun Watson’s options

    Getty Images Given the flurry of reports regarding the current unhappiness of Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, it makes sense to take a look at the player’s option. It also makes sense to look at his options because, frankly, there’s fire beneath the thickening smoke. Although the Texans are...
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    Could a team that needs a coach look to a current head coach elsewhere?

    Getty Images It happened 19 years ago in Tampa, with the Raiders essentially trading Jon Gruden to the Buccaneers. It happened several years later in Kansas City, with the Jets essentially trading Herm Edwards (whom they otherwise were planning to fire) to the Chiefs. It nearly happened in...
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    Cal McNair: I reached out to Deshaun Watson, haven’t heard back yet

    Getty Images Texans owner Cal McNair says he wants to discuss the hiring of new General Manager Nick Caserio with quarterback Deshaun Watson, but so far they haven’t spoken. McNair said in introducing Caserio that he hopes to talk to Watson soon. “I reached out to Deshaun about Nick’s hiring...
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