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    Texans sign undrafted rookie Floyd Allen

    Getty Images The Texans signed undrafted free agent Floyd Allen to take the roster spot of tight end Ryan Griffin, whom the team officially cut Monday. Allen tried out at the Texans’ rookie minicamp earlier this month. He played high school football in Houston before attending El Camino...
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    Texans release Ryan Griffin

    Getty Images Tight end Ryan Griffin was a member of the Texans when he was arrested in Nashville last month, but he is not a member of the Texans anymore. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Texans have released Griffin after five years with the team. He signed a three-year extension with the...
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    Packers claim Mike Tyson off of waivers

    Getty Images The Packers used the waiver wire to make an addition to their secondary on Monday. According to multiple reports, the team has claimed defensive back Mike Tyson off of waivers from the Texans. Wide receiver Matthew Eaton was waived in a corresponding move. Tyson was a sixth-round...
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    Texans sign Taiwan Jones

    Getty Images The Texans signed running back Taiwan Jones, Jones’ agent, Doug Hendrickson, announced on social media. Jones spent the past two seasons in Buffalo and served as a captain for the Bills last season. But he played only six games last season and eight in 2017. He is a core special...
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    Connor Barwin visits the Dolphins

    Getty Images He’s a 10-year veteran who has played for four teams. He’s now potentially on track for an 11th year and a fifth team. Per multiple reports, Connor Barwin will visit the Dolphins. A second-round pick of the Texans in 2009, Barwin has played for Houston, Philadelphia, the Rams...
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    Texans add linebacker Xavier Woodson-Luster

    Getty Images The Texans found a tryout player they liked at their rookie minicamp, who isn’t a rookie. Via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans signed linebacker Xavier Woodson-Luster, and released rookie linebacker Chase Middleton to create the spot. Woodson-Luster has appeared...
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    J.J. Watt delivers Wisconsin commencement address

    Getty Images Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt returned to his alma mater and delivered an impressive commencement address in front of University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates this weekend. Watt told the crowd that he didn’t have any help writing the speech and didn’t have any notes in front...
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    Texans sign six of their draft picks, 20 undrafteds

    Getty Images The Texans are working quickly through their draft class. In addition to the previously reported signing of first-rounder Tytus Howard, the team announced the signings of five other picks Friday, along with 20 undrafted rookies. Also signing on the dotted line were second-round...
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    Texans sign three draft choices, including two second-rounders

    Getty Images The Texans got three draft picks under contract as their newest players report to the team facility today for rookie minicamp this weekend. Houston signed second-round choice Lonnie Johnson, second-round pick Max Scharping and seventh-rounder Cullen Gillaspia, John McClain of the...
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    Texans sign first-round pick Tytus Howard

    Getty Images The Texans have their top pick of the 2019 draft under contract. Agent Malki Kawa announced that his client Tytus Howard has signed with the team. Howard’s deal will run four years with a team option for a fifth season. Howard was the 23rd overall pick in this year’s draft. He...
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    Which teams will see the biggest drop in wins this year?

    Getty Images On Wednesday, PFT Live considered the teams that could gain the most wins in comparison to 2018. On Thursday, we flipped it around. Which teams will experience the greatest dip in victories this season? Simms and I drafted three teams each. And we quickly learned it’s not easy to...
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    Marquette King visiting Texans

    Getty Images Punter Marquette King’s search for a 2019 job has taken him to Houston. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that King is visiting with the Texans. There was word of interest in King’s services from the Dolphins and Bills earlier in the offseason, although a report denying the Bills were...
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    J.J. Watt thinks he has many more good years left in him

    Getty Images With Tom Brady set to play this season at age 42 and Drew Brees at 40, some of the NFL’s biggest stars are playing at advanced ages. But playing quarterback and playing on the defensive line are very different. So how realistic is it to think that J.J. Watt, who turned 30 this...
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    Texans, Lions to practice together in August

    Getty Images Two of Bill Belichick’s former assistant coaches will get a chance to catch up while their new teams practice together this summer. Lions head coach Matt Patricia and Texans head coach Bill O’Brien overlapped on the New England staff from 2007 to 2011 and that history may have...
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    Deshaun Watson pleased with Texans drafting offensive tackles

    Getty Images After a season in which the Texans frequently failed to protect quarterback Deshaun Watson, they tried to rectify the situation in the draft. Houston drafted Alabama State left tackle Tytus Howard in the first round and Northern Illinois right tackle Max Scharping in the second...
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    DeAndre Hopkins’ mother to be subject of new movie

    Getty Images Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has worked hard to become an NFL star, but his struggle is nothing compared to his mother’s. Now, her chance to be in the spotlight is coming. According to Justin Kroll of Variety.com, BRON Studios is making a movie out of the story of...
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    Kayvon Webster meets with Bears

    Getty Images The Bears are hosting cornerback Kayvon Webster on a free agent visit today, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Webster ranks 87th on PFT’s top-100 free agents, one of the few remaining unsigned players on the list. The Bears used draft picks on Kansas State cornerback Duke...
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    Texans signing Jahleel Addae

    Getty Images The Texans are signing free agent safety Jahleel Addae, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. Houston has Tashaun Gipson and Justin Reid as their starting safeties after the retirement of Andre Hal. Addae, 29, has spent all six NFL seasons with the Chargers after signing...
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    Reports: Texans’ Ryan Griffin arrested near NFL draft

    Getty Images Like much of the NFL world, Texans tight end Ryan Griffin is in Nashville this weekend. He probably should have stayed home. Griffin was arrested late last night at a Nashville hotel, not far from where the draft is located, according to multiple reports. The Nashville Tennessean...
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    Report: Texans open to trading Jadeveon Clowney

    Getty Images The Seahawks traded defensive end Frank Clark after franchise tagging him this week and another team may be exploring the possibility of dealing a defensive player with a tag. Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported on Thursday that the Texans are open to trading linebacker Jadeveon...
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