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The NFL stripped the Texans of a fifth-round draft pick and fined them $175,000 for a salary cap violation, and Texans owner Cal McNair does not agree with that decision. McNair said the Texans worked through the league appeal process to try to explain that the team was not attempting to circumvent the salary cap [more] … [Read more...] about Cal McNair: Texans’ penalty for salary cap violation was too harsh

The Panthers jumped the Texans in the draft order, moving up to No. 1 overall and the right to choose among the quarterbacks. That leaves the Texans with the second choice of the quarterbacks. That figures to be either Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud or Alabama’s Bryce Young. Young measured 5 foot 10 1/8 at the [more] … [Read more...] about DeMeco Ryans: Bryce Young’s size isn’t an issue

Most of the time, a player who represents himself in negotiations with teams is, in reality, represented by an agent who is not certified by the NFL Players Association. It’s rarely presented that way, either because the player prefers the perception that he’s doing it alone — or because the player realizes the importance of [more] … [Read more...] about For NFL’s rule against negotiations with uncertified agents, enforcement is the challenge

The Texans have added a receiver, signing Steven Sims. Houston announced the move on Friday. Sims spent the last two seasons with the Steelers. He appeared in 12 games with two starts in 2022, recording 14 catches for 104 yards. He also took 13 carries for 70 yards. Having entered the league as an undrafted [more] … [Read more...] about Steven Sims signs with Texans

The Texans have gone 4-12, 4-13 and 3-13-1 over the last three seasons, but left tackle Laremy Tunsil says that trend is about to change. Tunsil, who signed a new contract with the Texans this week, said he wanted to stay in Houston in part because he genuinely believes the Texans are going to be [more] … [Read more...] about Laremy Tunsil: The Texans are going to turn it around quickly