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Getty Images The Colts had a couple of new names on their injury report on Thursday. Defensive end Justin Houston did not practice because of a calf injury and tight end Eric Ebron sat out because of an illness. Houston’s absence comes at a time when the Colts are dealing with injuries to...

Getty Images The Texans are doubling down on offensive line additions this week. They signed tackle Dan Skipper off of the Patriots’ practice squad and followed that up by signing free agent tackle Chris Clark. The moves come a few days after right tackle Tytus Howard injured his knee in a win...

Getty Images Brock Osweiler is calling it a career. Osweiler, the quarterback who had stints as a starter for the Broncos, Texans and Dolphins, told Mike Klis of 9 News in Denver that he is retiring. “I’m extremely grateful for the time I did receive playing in the National Football League,’’...

Getty Images The Texans are signing offensive tackle Dan Skipper off the Patriots’ practice squad, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. Houston needed an offensive lineman with Tytus Howard sidelined with a partially torn medial collateral ligament. At 6 foot 10, Skipper is among the tallest players...

Getty Images The Patriots don’t mess around with players who break the rules. They fire them. So why didn’t they fire Michael Bennett on Tuesday? The short answer is they still could. The longer answer is that they likely don’t want him to end up playing for the Ravens, Texans, or Chiefs —...

Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is the new favorite to be named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player. The latest odds at the Westgate Las Vegas have Wilson at 2/1, making him the favorite six weeks into the 2019 season. For as good a career as Wilson has had, he’s never received...

Getty Images Week Six featured plenty of impressive and in some cases unexpected wins. The most impressive and unexpected wins came at the hands of the two teams who gave us one of the most memorable regular-season games only 11 months ago. The Rams and Chiefs both lost key games at home on...

Getty Images The first day of the XFL draft resulted in plenty of players with recognizable names joining the resurrected spring league. But none of them were named Johnny Manziel, who remains available to play football but not part of the XFL. Yet. Manziel has expressed an interest in playing...

Getty Images Connor Barwin talked to teams about jobs this offseason, but the veteran edge player never wound up signing a contract with a team ahead of the 2019 season. He won’t be signing with anyone during the season, either. Barwin announced his retirement in a post to social media on...

In trying to figure out the current MVP candidates, the list begins with players like Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, and Christian McCaffrey. But it hardly ends there. If the Packers end up with the No. 1 seed in the NFC, Aaron Rodgers deserves some votes, given his role in...

Getty Images One small part of the haul the Dolphins got for Laremy Tunsil is gone. Johnson Bademosi, a veteran cornerback acquired in the big trade with the Texans just before the season, was released by the Dolphins today. The other player who came to Miami from Houston in the trade, Julien...

Getty Images Texans right tackle Tytus Howard was carted to the back after injuring his knee in Sunday’s win over the Chiefs in Kansas City, but he has reportedly avoided a season-ending injury. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports that Howard has been diagnosed with a partially torn...

Getty Images The Texans got a big win Sunday, but they came out of it with some costly injuries. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Texans cornerback Bradley Roby suffered what’s considered a “significant” hamstring strain which could keep him out for a month. The Texans have a Week 10...

Getty Images There was no pool report, no video from Al Riveron. And there likely will be no public admission regarding the conversation(s) that resulted in a key defensive pass interference foul being wiped out in the Texans-Chiefs game. But something fishy happened, as evidenced by the...

Getty Images The Texans had a decision to make during the two minute warning in Kansas City on Sunday. They were up 31-24 and facing a fourth-and-three from the Chiefs’ 27-yard-line, which meant they could try a field goal to extend their lead to two scores or they could try for a first down...

Getty Images Not all the Chiefs turnovers were necessarily their fault. But they gave another one away, and the Chiefs have a halftime lead. Taking advantage of a strip-sack-fumble deep in Chiefs territory, the Texans just took a 23-17 lead at halftime. One play after collecting the fumble...

Getty Images Texans rookie offensive tackle Tytus Howard was rolled from behind early in the third quarter. It left him rolling on the field in pain. Howard was carted off with an injury to his left knee on a 1-yard run by Carlos Hyde only 27 seconds into the second half. He is doubtful to...

Getty Images The Chiefs got a playmaker back, but they’re still well short of 100 percent. Now, they have a losing streak to show for it. The Texans escaped Kansas City with a 31-24 win, scoring 20 unanswered after an early deficit, and salting the game away late. That’s the second straight...

Getty Images Texans running back Carlos Hyde had a message to those watching Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. After scoring a touchdown in the 31-24 road win, Hyde found a camera and yelled “they can’t f—–g stop us” into it. Hyde said after the game that he wants to avoid profanity, but the...

Getty Images The Chiefs offense didn’t have the best day on Sunday, but they still staked the team to a 14-point lead in the first quarter against the Texans. The entire lead would disappear before halftime. Houston scored 20 points to take a halftime lead that they briefly yielded to the...