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Getty Images NFL teams are taking extraordinary measures, and administering loads of tests, in an effort to keep football going. And six of them are fortunate enough to not have a positive test yet. Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America detailed the steps the Texans have taken to...

Getty Images For this week’s Football Morning in America, Peter King spent a day with the Texans to see how they are conducting training camp under the new protocols put in place to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The day starts early as team employees and some players arrive at the facility...

Getty Images The Texans are taking at look at some potential tackle depth. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans brought tackles Jerald Hawkins and Antonio Garcia in for visits. Hawkins is a former fourth-round pick of the Steelers, who was traded to the Buccaneers...

Getty Images The Texans brought Jerald Hawkins in for a visit, and decided to have him hang around. Per a tweet from his agent Andy Simms, the Texans have signed the veteran tackle. The 26-year-old Hawkins was originally a fourth-round pick of the Steelers. He was traded to the Buccaneers...

Getty Images The Texans placed receiver Kenny Stills on the non-football illness list, according to Friday’s transactions wire. Stills, 28, has an unspecified illness unrelated to COVID-19. COVID-19 is a separate reserve list. He reported to training camp this week for a physical and COVID-19...

Getty Images Maryland coach Michael Locksley made it to the top. Now he wants to help others find an easier path, and he’s enlisted some powerful NFL names in his effort. According to Jim Trotter of NFL.com, Locksley formed the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches, which hopes to...

Getty Images The Texans are taking a look at some veteran linebacker depth. According to Albert Breer of SI.com, the Texans brought linebacker Brandon Marshall in for a visit. Marshall was last with the Raiders, spending the offseason with them, getting cut before the season, and brought back...

Getty Images The Texans made major changes to their receiving corps this offseason by trading away DeAndre Hopkins, trading for Brandin Cooks and signing Randall Cobb as a free agent. Integrating Cooks and Cobb into the offense didn’t take place under ideal circumstances. The lack of on-field...

Getty Images The re-resurrected XFL will move forward under the management of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, his ex-wife and current business manager Dany Garcia, and RedBird Capital. Garcia spoke to Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com regarding the vision for XFL 3.0, if/when the bankruptcy court...

Getty Images It was easy to knock the Texans, since they traded one of the best receivers in football to the Cardinals for a second-round pick and a bad contract. But Texans coach Bill O’Brien is excited about the player attached to the contract, and thinks he can help. “We studied David when...

Getty Images Some people took up baking while spending extra time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Texans defensive end J.J. Watt spent his time a different way. Watt said that the quarantine time left him with “literally nothing to do but work out every day” and he took advantage of...

Getty Images Patrick Mahomes has a contract extension already. The quarterback selected two choices after the Chiefs quarterback in 2017 does not. The Texans want to sign Deshaun Watson to a long-term deal. Deshaun Watson wants to sign a long-term deal. “I’m here,” Watson said, via Aaron...

Getty Images With Patrick Mahomes‘ contract extension out of the way and Dak Prescott playing out the year under the franchise tag, Deshaun Watson is at the head of the class when it comes to quarterbacks who could sign long-term deals at some point this year. That subject came up when head...

Getty Images Texans head coach Bill O’Brien said in April that he was excited about what wide receiver Will Fuller will bring to the team in 2020 and he hasn’t had a change of heart over the last few months. Fuller had sports hernia surgery this offseason and O’Brien indicated that the wideout...

Getty Images The Texans placed cornerback Gareon Conley and inside linebacker Dylan Cole on the physically unable to perform list to open training camp. Conley underwent offseason ankle surgery. Cole is working his way back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The Raiders...

Getty Images Former Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys tight end Geoff Swaim is set to take a physical with the Houston Texans on Tuesday, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. Swaim was released by the Jaguars back in March after his only season with the team. He appeared in...

Getty Images Another player has decided to sit out the 2020 season over concerns about COVID-19. Texans defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes has opted out, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Vanderdoes signed in Houston late last season and was expecting to be part of the defensive line...

Getty Images The Texans claimed defensive tackle Albert Huggins off waivers, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. The Eagles waived Huggins over the weekend. The Texans originally signed Huggins as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He spent time with the Patriots and the Eagles last...

Getty Images The Texans are locking up one of their offensive linemen for another year. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans are finalizing a one-year contract extension for guard Senio Kelemete. That will keep him under contract through 2021. The 30-year-old...

Getty Images In a typical summer, teams would be able to carry 90 players on their roster through training camp and preseason games before dropping to 53 players before the first week of the regular season. The NFL looks different amid the COVID-19 pandemic, however. Teams will be limited to...