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Getty Images The Chiefs have lost another defensive lineman. Defensive end Alex Okafor is out with a hamstring injury, the team announced. Chiefs defensive tackle Khalen Saunders left in the first quarter with an elbow injury. Before the game, Okafor was the only player from either team to...

Getty Images Stop if you’ve heard this before: The Texans took a first quarter lead on the Chiefs, shutting them out in the first 15 minutes. And then, it was all Chiefs, all night. Kansas City fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter before scoring 31 unanswered points. The Texans tacked on two...

Getty Images Before Thursday night’s NFL season opener, and after the national anthem played, the two teams gathered at midfield for a “moment of unity.” Audible booing could be heard from the crowd at Arrowhead Stadium. Texans defensive end J.J. Watt expressed confusion over the reaction...

Getty Images The Chiefs didn’t fall behind 24-0 this time. They didn’t score 28 points in the second quarter either. Yet, Kansas City is dominating the Texans again in a game that doesn’t not feel as close as the score indicates. The Chiefs fell behind 7-0, had two touchdowns called back and...

Getty Images The Texans listed wide receiver Brandin Cooks as questionable for tonight’s opener against the Chiefs with a quad injury, which by definition makes it a 50-50 proposition that he plays. That number might be creeping in a certain direction. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL...

Getty Images Football is back, and football still sells. It sells because it gathers eyeballs and rating points like nothing else. On Thursday night, it will gather many millions around TV sets and the other devices through which Americans currently watch the country’s most popular sport. As...

Getty Images It’s now officially football season, as we have our first player whose status we don’t really know thanks to the official injury report. Per the Texans, wide receiver Brandin Cooks is questionable for Thursday’s opener against the Chiefs after taking a hypothetically limited part...

Getty Images The Chiefs had every player fully participate in practice on Tuesday and the same thing happened on Wednesday as they wrapped up their on-field preparations for Thursday night’s opener against the Texans. One result of that perfect attendance record is an empty injury report. The...

Getty Images The Texans have a game Thursday night, and then it’s back to work building the emergency list for the rest of the season. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans are working out defensive tackles Corey Liuget and Miles Brown on Friday. The 30-year-old...

Getty Images When the Texans traded receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Cardinals, he had three years left on his existing contract. The Texans traded him in large part because he wanted a new deal. He finally has gotten one. Some, including the person who broke the story, are calling it a...

Getty Images The Cardinals announced they signed defensive lineman Angelo Blackson to a one-year contract Tuesday. They cut defensive lineman Michael Dogbe in a corresponding move. Blackson started 15 games with the Texans last season and had 20 tackles, but Houston released him Saturday. He...

Getty Images The Chiefs are heading into Thursday night’s opener without any injury concerns. The team had a couple of players listed as limited on Monday’s injury report — tight end Travis Kelce (knee) and defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi (ankle) — but every player on the roster was able to get...

Getty Images The Texans traded for Brandin Cooks after trading DeAndre Hopkins. While Hopkins received a mega contract extension from the Cardinals on Tuesday, the Texans learned they made need a backup plan for Cooks for their season opener. Two days before their game against the Chiefs, the...

Getty Images The Texans replaced receiver DeAndre Hopkins with Brandin Cooks. Cooks’ availability for his first game with the Texans is currently in question. Cooks was limited in Monday’s practice with a quadricep injury. Also limited for the Texans were cornerback Phillip Gaines...

Getty Images Plenty of teams kept just two quarterbacks on their 53-man roster when they made cuts over the weekend. Most of them moved quickly to add one or two back to their practice squad, so they had guys nearby in case of injury or outbreak. But the Texans are still practicing for...

Getty Images Panthers owner David Tepper remains the NFL’s richest single owner, according to the list of the 400 wealthiest Americans compiled by Forbes magazine. Tepper’s 41st on the overall list, with an estimated net worth of $13 billion. That’s the kind of wealth that allows you to pay...

Getty Images Newly-signed Titans defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney has worn No. 90 through his six-year NFL career. He’ll change numbers for his seventh season. In Tennessee, Clowney will wear no. 99. Currently, defensive lineman DaQuan Jones wears No. 90 for the Titans. Twenty-plus years...

Getty Images During an interview this offseason, J.J. Watt had his three defensive player of the year awards behind him. The Texans defensive end said they were for his younger brother, T.J. Watt, to see. Since T.J. Watt entered the league in 2017, he has 34.5 sacks, including a career-best...

Getty Images Charles Omenihu has never started an NFL game, but the 2019 fifth-round draft pick has ascended to the top of the Texans’ depth chart at defensive end. The Texans cut Angelo Blackson, who started 15 games last season, after Omenihu won the starting job. “Chuck, he’s had a very...

Getty Images Texans cornerback Gareon Conley won’t be playing in the opening game of the 2020 NFL season. Conley was placed on injured reserve Monday and will miss at least the first three games of the season due to an ankle injury. Conley had offseason ankle injury, but was cleared to...