This of course is no surprise, but now we can say it’s official. Brown was tendered at the second-round level, meaning the Texans would get a 2nd round draft pick had he signed with another team – but that was never a remote possibility. The Texans (correctly) placed a high value on him, being that [...]

UPDATE: The Texans did not sign free agent cornerback Andre Dyson. It isn’t clear whether or not he was even offered a contract, but for now he doesn’t appear likely to join the team. According to the Denver Post, the Texans have officially signed Nick Ferguson to a one-year contract. Nothing earth-shattering… at his age [...]

When the Texans acquired center Chris Myers from the Broncos, it undoubtedly altered Steve McKinney’s role with the team – but I certainly didn’t expect it to come to this so quickly. The Texans released McKinney today, who has been with the team since its inception in 2002. I expected McKinney would compete for a [...]

There’s so much rampant speculation surrounding the signing of quarterback Quinn Gray, and I have to say that I’m having a hard time gaging the Texans’ intentions. I could always just shut-up and wait, but it seems trying to predict the future is an essential part of off-season NFL blogging… so what are people saying [...]

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Quinn Gray has been offered a one-year, $635K deal plus a $40K signing bonus by the Texans. Gray himself says he doesn’t plan on leaving Houston without a deal, and that he’s ready to sign. You know, I must admit – that’s a smaller number than I thought he’d [...]

Today, Gary Kubiak, Rick Smith, and Quinn Gray are dyeing Easter eggs together, and presumably sharing a honey-glazed ham. Jacksonville’s ex-backup QB must know why he’s in town. The Texans stand to pull at least a third-rounder for the best backup quarterback in the NFL, Sage Rosenfels – if they can secure the services of [...]

Yeah, the Texans are re-signing their punter. It’s barely worth writing about, but hey, it’s the off-season… and it gives me the opportunity to remind everyone of Turk’s not-so-finest moment from last season. Turk was great for part of last year, but inconsistent for a much longer stretch. That said, he is the best punter [...]

With the team already being short a second-round draft pick in April’s NFL Draft, it’s certainly unexpected that Texans’ GM Rick Smith would part with another pick. But he did. Even more unexpected, is that he turned a sixth-round pick into a 26 year-old guard/center who started all 16 games for the Broncos last year… [...]

The Texans made a solid pick-up today, signing former Browns linebacker Chaun Thompson. So far this off-season, the Texans have lost two linebackers in free agency, and gained two. When you stack them up against each other, I think they’ve improved the linebacker corps, though not by a huge amount. Charlie Anderson out, Kevin Bentley [...]

The reports became official today, as former Titans RB Chris Brown has joined the Texans. He’s a great fit for the much-hyped Zone Blocking System that assistant head coach Alex Gibbs will be installing. Brown ran in Gibbs’ system at the University of Colorado, with much success. Nobody denies that Brown has the talent to [...]