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    Texans put Lamar Miller, David Steinmetz on IR and cut two others

    Getty Images The Texans dropped four players off of their 90-man roster on Monday. Two of the moves were expected. The team announced that running back Lamar Miller and offensive lineman David Steinmetz have been placed on injured reserve. Miller tore his ACL in Saturday night’s game against...
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    Browns cut Jaelen Strong

    Getty Images Receiver Jaelen Strong tweeted that the Browns have informed him of his release. “Cleveland, thank you. Always gone have a place in my heart. I gave y’all my All everyday I promise you that. God got me,” Strong wrote. Strong signed with the Browns in February. He made seven...
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    Texans get some key players back on practice field

    Getty Images The Texans had some good injury news, for a change. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Texans offensive linemen Matt Kalil, Tytus Howard, and Greg Mancz returned to the practice field Monday, along with wide receiver Keke Coutee. Kalil has been out since joint...
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    Bill O’Brien: We’ve got a good RB situation

    Getty Images The Texans lost starting running back Lamar Miller for the season to a torn ACL last weekend, so they are early in the process of figuring out how their backfield will wind up looking when they are in New Orleans on the first Monday night of the regular season. On Monday, head...
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    J.J. Watt: Andrew Luck’s retirement decision “takes an immense amount of courage”

    Getty Images Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt knows the toll that injuries can take on a football player. And he’s had his own moments of wondering whether it’s worth it to endure the demands of surgery and rehab, only to walk right into the fray and welcome more surgeries and rehabs. So he...
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    MRI confirms torn ACL for Lamar Miller

    Getty Images The Texans feared a torn ACL for running back Lamar Miller and those fears were confirmed on Sunday. Miller went for an MRI on the knee and multiple reports say that the test showed he suffered a tear early in Saturday night’s game against the Cowboys. That will end Miller’s...
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    Texans sign Christian DiLauro

    Getty Images The Texans signed free agent offensive tackle Christian DiLauro, the team announced Sunday. DiLauro, 24, was with the 49ers in their training camp before they waived him last week. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois, signing with the Browns...
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    Zach Fulton dealing with turf toe

    Getty Images The Texans fear running back Lamar Miller tore his ACL on Saturday night, but it appears another offensive starter avoided a serious injury after he was also carted to the locker room during the game against the Cowboys. Right guard Zach Fulton needed the ride to the back and has...
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    Melvin Gordon trade chatter could return in wake of Lamar Miller’s injury

    Getty Images Before and after the Texans waived running back D'Onta Foreman, there was chatter about the possibility of looking into a trade with the Chargers for Melvin Gordon. Earlier this month, the word was that the Texans weren’t interested in a deal for Gordon because they were satisfied...
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    Bill O’Brien: Ball’s in Jadeveon Clowney’s court until he signs tender

    Getty Images Linebacker Jadeveon Clowney isn’t under contract, so the Texans can’t trade him. But John McClain of the Houston Chronicle expects the Texans to trade Clowney for an offensive tackle as soon as Clowney signs his franchise tender, with a deal already agreed to with another team...
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    Lamar Miller carted off after taking hit to leg

    Getty Images Texans running back Lamar Miller was carted off the field after taking a helmet to his left knee. On the Texans’ second play from scrimmage, Cowboys defensive tackle Maliek Collins‘ helmet hit Miller squarely in the knee. Miller landed awkwardly. Texans’ medical personnel didn’t...
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    Reports: Texans fear torn ACL for Lamar Miller

    Getty Images It didn’t look good when Texans running back Lamar Miller went down with an injury against the Cowboys on Saturday night and the first report about the severity of the injury didn’t sound good either. According to multiple reports, Miller has torn his ACL. If that’s confirmed, it...
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    Texans waive Johnny Dwight

    Getty Images The Texans parted ways with a rookie defensive lineman on Friday. The team announced that they have waived Johnny Dwight off their 90-man roster. There was no word of a new addition to the team. Dwight signed with the Texans after going undrafted in April. He had 15 tackles, 4.5...
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    Justin Hunter healthy, scheduling workouts

    Getty Images Justin Hunter doesn’t want teams to forget he’s out there, so he’s meeting with a bunch of them in hopes of finding a job. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com, the former Steelers wideout is working out for a group of teams including, the Jets, Texans, Patriots, Ravens, and...
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    Sean Lee wants preseason snaps for the live, full-speed reps

    Getty Images Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee on the first day of the team’s padded practice July 29. Considering Lee’s injury history, the Cowboys have taken a deliberate approach in his return. But he wants to play in Saturday’s preseason...
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    Will Fuller leaves practice early, Texans say he’s not injured

    Getty Images Texans coach Bill O’Brien was peeved to field questions about left tackle Matt Kalil‘s health at a press conference earlier this week and said that he’d give an injury report once the season starts. O’Brien was less testy on Thursday when it came to questions about wide receiver...
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    Deshaun Watson would play “the whole game” in the preseason, if he could

    Getty Images At a time when NFL coaches are keeping more and more of their quarterbacks in bubble wrap for the preseason, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson would prefer to ditch the training wheels. Asked Wednesday to specify the amount of time he’d like to play during the team’s upcoming...
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    Mario Williams arrested for criminal trespassing

    Getty Images Mario Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft who became a four-time Pro Bowler, was arrested on Tuesday on a trespassing charge. Williams entered a woman’s home in Katy, Texas, without her permission and was arrested and released on a $100 bond, according to KHOU...
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    David Steinmetz breaks his ankle, out for season

    Getty Images The Texans fears about offensive tackle David Steinmetz were confirmed by medical tests. Steinmetz broke his right ankle, ending his season, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. Steinmetz will undergo surgery to repair the fracture. Earlier Wednesday, Steinmetz was...
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    Duke Johnson practices with Texans for first time

    Getty Images The Texans said they have a “vision” for how to use running back Duke Johnson when they acquired him in a trade with the Browns, but turning that vision into reality has been delayed. Johnson has been dealing with a hamstring injury since early in the summer, but the Texans’ wait...
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