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    Tom Brady tops merchandise sales for second consecutive year

    Getty Images Tom Brady has worn a No. 12 Patriots jersey for all 19 seasons of his career, going on 20. Yet, fans don’t ever seem to get enough of Brady. For the second consecutive year, the Patriots quarterback led the NFL in sales of officially licensed player merchandise. The National...
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    Loomis has no problem with Saints’ early-season schedule

    Getty Images The Saints got the short straw at the start of the season, with games out of the gates against the Texans on Monday night, at the Rams on a short week, at the Seahawks a week later, and at home against the Cowboys. G.M. Mickey Loomis has no problem with a challenging opening...
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    Browns are 0-for-8 on fifth-year options for first-rounders

    Getty Images Since the adoption of a new rookie wage scale in the latest collective bargaining agreement in 2011, the fifth-year option has been a way for teams to hang onto successful first-round picks for a fixed price. And perhaps not surprisingly, considering the results of the first half...
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    Texans expect Will Fuller back for season opener

    Getty Images The Texans expect to have Will Fuller back in their lineup when they play the Saints in the season opener. The receiver, a deep threat opposite DeAndre Hopkins, continues to rehab from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. “Everything’s going well with Will,” Texans General Manager...
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    Jeff Fisher denies report that he’ll be head coach of XFL Houston franchise

    Getty Images The XFL still has two coaching vacancies, in L.A. and Houston. One man who has coached in both cities has been linked to one of the jobs, even though he disputes the report. Earlier this afternoon, Jason La Canfora of CBS reported that he’s “hearing” that Jeff Fisher is “in line”...
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    Texans feel D’Onta Foreman’s “back in good shape”

    Getty Images Texans running back D'Onta Foreman tore his Achilles in November of his rookie season and it took more than a year for him to be deemed ready for a return to the active roster last December. Foreman’s return to the roster led to an appearance in one regular season game and one...
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    XFL’s Houston franchise should try to hire Wade Phillips

    Getty Images On Thursday afternoon, a bizarre back and forth unfolded on Twitter regarding whether former Oilers/Titans and Rams coach Jeff Fisher will be coaching the XFL’s Houston franchise. On Friday morning’s PFT Live, Charean Williams offered an intriguing alternative option, if Fisher and...
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    Texans G.M.: Long-term deal for Jadeveon Clowney “still the plan”

    Getty Images A recent report from Houston indicated that the Texans and linebacker Jadeveon Clowney are not close to reaching an agreement on a long-term contract. That report came after one that indicated that the Texans were content to let Clowney play out this year under the terms of the...
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    Montez Sweat visited Raiders, Texans this week

    Getty Images The Raiders have spent time with several pass rushing prospects in the weeks leading up to the draft and they added Montez Sweat to that list this week. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Sweat met with the team before moving on to a Wednesday visit with the Texans. Wednesday...
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    Monday Night Football slate kicks off with Texans and Saints

    Getty Images A pair of 2018 playoff teams will square off in the first Monday night game of the 2019 season. The NFL’s schedule was released on Wednesday night and it shows that the Texans will be in New Orleans to face the Saints on Monday Night Football in Week One. In addition to that...
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    Pre-Christmas Saturday triple header has TBD opponents

    Getty Images In Week 16, the NFL will stage a special pre-Christmas Saturday triple header. And none of the games have been selected for that spot, yet. Five Week 16 games have been earmarked for those three spots, to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET, 4:30 p.m. ET, and 8:15 p.m. ET: Lions at Broncos...
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    NFL conducting “routine review” of recent Demaryius Thomas guilty plea

    Getty Images If receiver Demaryius Thomas makes it to the 53-man roster in New England, there’s a chance he won’t be eligible for the first game of the regular season. Thomas could be disciplined under the Personal Conduct Policy after resolving a felony vehicular assault case by pleading...
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    Texans get their restricted free agents under contract

    Getty Images The Texans tendered three of their players as restricted free agents this offseason and all three signed their tenders on the first day of the team’s offseason program. The NFL’s daily transaction report brings word that defensive tackle Brandon Dunn, kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn and...
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    Texans think a healthy Deshaun Watson makes “a big difference”

    Getty Images Deshaun Watson‘s not rehabbing anything this offseason. Which means he can focus on getting better. The Texans’ third-year quarterback lost much of last year’s program to recovery from his torn ACL, and coach Bill O’Brien said he thinks having Watson on the field this offseason...
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    Matt Kalil not back to full health

    Getty Images The Texans signed veteran tackle Matt Kalil to a one-year deal as a free agent in hopes that he can help them put a better offensive line on the field in 2019. Kalil’s role in that effort will obviously be contingent on him actually getting on the field and he said on Tuesday that...
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    J.J. Watt hopes injury-filled seasons will help longevity

    Getty Images J.J. Watt has accomplished incredible things — on and off the field — by thinking positively. If he makes his latest plan come through, it might be his most impressive feat. Via James Palmer of NFL Network, Watt says he believes that missing two seasons with injuries could help...
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    Demaryius Thomas signs with Patriots

    Getty Images Veteran wide receiver Demaryius Thomas paid a visit to the Patriots recently and he’ll be spending more time in New England in the future. According to multiple reports, Thomas has agreed to a deal with the former Broncos and Texans wideout. No terms have been reported. Ian...
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    Report: Clowney, Texans not close

    Getty Images The No. 1 player in our Free Agent Top 100, Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, have already reached an agreement on a five-year, $105 million contract. But that apparently hasn’t helped set the parameters for a contract for our No. 2 free agent, Jadeveon Clowney. Clowney and...
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    Bill O’Brien: We have to learn from playoff loss

    Getty Images Bill O’Brien concedes he needs to get better, the players need to get better and the team needs to get better. The Texans have made the playoffs three of O’Brien’s five seasons. However, two of those ended with home losses in the wild-card round, including last season’s 21-7 loss...
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    A.J. Brown works out for Texans

    Getty Images The Texans took a look at one of the top wide receivers in this year’s draft class on Friday. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Texans held a private workout for former Ole Miss wideout A.J. Brown. Brown declared himself the best receiver in this year’s class and he’s...
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