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Getty Images The Texans exercised the fifth-year option on Deshaun Watson‘s contract for 2021. It will pay him $17.3 million. Both he and the Texans want a long-term deal for the quarterback. The Texans have had preliminary conversations about a new deal with Watson’s agent, David Mulugheta...

Getty Images Texans guard Zach Fulton will be staying in Houston after agreeing to restructure his contract. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Texans and Fulton have agreed to a reworked contract that gives him $5 million guaranteed this season and $3 million non-guaranteed next season...

Getty Images Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins says he’s the top pass catcher in football, and that his numbers would dwarf those of other star receivers if he had played his entire career with an elite quarterback. Hopkins said on ESPN that there is no doubt in his mind where he ranks...

Getty Images Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt is eager to get back on the football field, but he wants to do it safely — and he understands that players aren’t the ones most at risk of COVID-19. Watt noted that although NFL players are in an age range that almost always survives COVID-19...

Getty Images The movement started by Colin Kaepernick and picked up by players like Seahawks tackle Duane Brown was aimed at bringing attention to, and ultimately reversing, the mistreatment of black and brown Americans by law-enforcement authorities. In the aftermath of the murder of George...

Getty Images The Texans appear to be in the mood to spend money (unless you’re DeAndre Hopkins), but J.J. Watt‘s not walking around with his hand out. Via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the veteran defensive end said during a videoconference with reporters that he wasn’t looking for...

Getty Images Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson used to have one of the best receivers in the NFL. Now, he has Brandin Cooks and Randall Cobb and running back David Johnson, and things are suddenly very different in Houston. “I think Deshaun’s excited,” offensive coordinator Tim Kelly said...

Getty Images Live sports eventually will be back. Until live sports return on a given Saturday night, how about some Saturday Night Live featuring men who play sports? It’s SNL week on NBCSN, and it gets started at 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday with four classic episodes featuring NFL players. The...

Getty Images Running back Carlos Hyde, who agreed to terms with the Seahawks on Friday, underwent offseason shoulder surgery, Mike Silver of NFL Media reports. Hyde tore his labrum last season with the Texans. He played through it but exacerbated it in the divisional round playoff loss to the...

Getty Images The Seahawks were linked with a few veteran running backs this offseason and they’ve settled on Carlos Hyde as an addition to their backfield. According to multiple reports, the Seahawks have agreed to terms with Hyde on a contract for the 2020 season. No other details are known...

Getty Images The Texans’ biggest move of the offseason saw them trade wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Cardinals and raised questions about how their offense will look without its most productive skill position player of the last several years. Newcomers will have a lot to do with the...

Getty Images In Tim Kelly, Bill O’Brien trusts. O’Brien has called the plays five of the six previous seasons he has been the Texans’ head coach. In 2015, O’Brien allowed then-offensive coordinator George Godsey to call the plays. But Kelly will do it this season, O’Brien announced in...

Getty Images As the Seahawks look for veteran help at running back, they’ve reached out to someone well versed in the NFC West. According to Mike Silver of the NFL Network, the Seahawks have spoken to former Houston Texans running back Carlos Hyde this offseason. Hyde spent the first four...

Getty Images The Texans were among the teams to open their facilities this week. Sort of. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans had fewer than 10 people on hand at NRG Stadium to mark their return to the workplace Coaches and players (aside from those receiving...

Getty Images The Texans no longer have DeAndre Hopkins. They will have to find a way to replace the 97 catches, 1,300 yards and nine touchdowns he averaged the past six seasons. It will help if Will Fuller can remain healthy. Brandin Cooks, who arrived in a trade, and Randall Cobb, who signed...

Getty Images Texas is readying to welcome back pro sports to the state. Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday afternoon that “Texas is prepared to move into Phase 2 for further reopening of business.” The Genesys 600 NTT IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is scheduled for June 6, a...

Getty Images Next week, NFL teams will be able to launch a Phase 1 reopening of their facilities, if the state and local governments where the teams are located allow it. According to Judy Battista of NFL Media, roughly 22 of 32 franchises will be permitted to return to work. The league is...

Getty Images Giving up 51 points to the Chiefs in the playoffs may have helped Anthony Weaver get a new job. So the new Texans defensive coordinator knows he has a significant challenge opening up with the Chiefs again. Weaver was promoted from defensive line coach this offseason, shaking...

Getty Images In 2014, the Greenbrier lured the Saints to West Virginia for training camp. After a three-year run with the Saints, the Greenbrier persuaded the Texans to give it a try for two years. The Greenbrier went back to being not an NFL training camp in 2019, but the resort could be back...

Getty Images The Texans got the ball rolling on signing draft picks last week and they agreed to a deal with a second member of their 2020 class on Wednesday. Agent Drew Rosenhaus told PFT that his client Jonathan Greenard has agreed to his four-year rookie deal with the team. The third-round...