All Entries in the "Houston Texans" Category
Texans Hire Reggie Herring to Coach LBs
The Houston Texans have hired Dallas Cowboys linebackers coach Reggie Herring, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Herring will coach the linebackers under Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, who added Herring to his Cowboys’ staff in 2008. Dallas had hoped to retain Herring, who entered the NFL coaching ranks with the Texans, coaching their [...]
Texans Hire Vance Joseph to Coach DBs
John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports the Houston Texans have hired Vance Joseph to coach their defensive backs. A former defensive back with the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts in the mid-90s, the 38-year old Joseph began his NFL coaching career in 2005 with the San Francisco 49ers, coaching the defensive backs until [...]
Texans LB Brian Cushing Hires Rosenhaus
Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has changed agents, recently hiring Miami-based Drew Rosenhaus, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Chosen by the Houston Texans with the 16th overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, Cushing was previously represented by Tom Condon and Ben Dogra of CAA, who negotiated Cushing’s five-year, $18 million contract in August of 2009. [...]
Texans Hire Wade Phillips to Coordinate Defense
The Houston Texans have hired Wade Phillips to be their defensive coordinator, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Phillips, 63, began his NFL coaching career in 1976 as a defensive line coach on his father’s coaching staff with the Houston Oilers, and got his first defensive coordinator job with the New Orleans Saints in [...]
Texans Fire DC Frank Bush
Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak has fired defensive coordinator Frank Bush. Bush spent four seasons with the Texans, spending the last two as the defensive coordinator. The Texans ranked 30th in total defense, and 32nd against the pass, in 2010 after ranking tied for 13th in total defense in 2009. Former Dallas Cowboys head [...]
Texans Place Three on IR
The Houston Texans have placed defensive end Mario Williams, guard Mike Brisiel, and wide receiver David Anderson on season-ending injured reserve, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Williams, the first overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft, has been playing despite a sports hernia that has limited effectiveness. The 6-6, 295-pound defensive end from [...]
Ravens-Texans Inactives
The inactive lists for tonight’s Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game are in: Baltimore: FB Jason McKie, TE Todd Heap, G Bryan Mattison, DT Arthur Jones, DT Lamar Divens, LB Jason Phillips, LB Dannell Ellerbe, CB Fabian Washington Houston: QB Matt Leinart (3rd QB, WR Dorin Dickerson, TE Anthony Hill, TE Garrett Graham, G Kasey Studdard, G [...]
Texans Sign S Quintin Demps
The Houston Texans announced that they have signed free agent safety Quintin Demps. A fourth-round pick (117th overall) out of UTEP by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2008, Demps totaled 32 tackles with an interception and quarterback sack in 25 games before he was waived at the end of this year’s training camp. Demps, who spent [...]
Eagles-Texans Final Injury Report
The Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles have released their final injury reports of the week. Houston Out: LB Xavier Adibi (hamstring), TE Owen Daniels (hamstring) Questionable: WR David Anderson (hamstring), DE Jesse Nading (knee), WR Kevin Walter (calf) Probable: LB Kevin Bentley (knee, shoulder), LB Brian Cushing (knee), TE Joel Dreessen (knee), WR Jacoby Jones [...]
Texans Place S Torri Williams on IR
The Houston Texans have placed rookie safety Torri Williams on injured reserve, Nick Scurfield of HoustonTexans.com reports. An undrafted rookie free agent from Purdue, Williams (6-2, 208) was signed off the Texans’ practice squad in Week 10, and made his NFL debut in Sunday’s 20-0 win over the Tennessee Titans. Williams injured his hamstring on [...]
Eagles-Texans Injury Report – Tuesday
The Houston Texans travel to Lincoln Financial Field to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night. Both teams held practices today, and have filed the following injury/practice participation reports. Houston Did not participate: LB Xavier Adibi (hamstring), TE Owen Daniels (hamstring), DE Jesse Nading (knee), S Torri Williams (hamstring) Limited participation: WR David Anderson (hamstring), [...]
Texans, Eagles Injury Report (Monday)
The Houston Texans travel to Lincoln Financial Field to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night. Both teams began preparations today, and have filed the following injury/practice participation reports. Houston (Held a walk-through; Participation report is an estimation) Did not participate: LB Xavier Adibi (hamstring), WR David Anderson (hamstring), LB Brian Cushing (knee), TE Owen [...]
Andre Johnson, Cortland Finnegan Fined $25,000
Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network reports that Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson or Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan will be suspended for their fight during Sunday’s game in Houston. Both players have been fined $25,000 by the league. Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean notes that Johnson was fined $8,333 per punch thrown, [...]
Report: Texans WR Andre Johnson Won’t Be Suspended
Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson will not be suspended for his brawl with Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan on Sunday, Mark Berman of FOX-26 in Houston reports. Johnson, who became the first receiver in NFL history to catch 60+ passes in each of his first eight seasons on Sunday, will be fined for throwing [...]
Texans Sign LB Chris McCoy to Practice Squad
The Houston Texans announced that they have signed linebacker Chris McCoy to the practice squad. A seventh-round pick (212th overall) out of Middle Tennessee State by the Miami Dolphins in 2010, McCoy had one tackle during the pre-season and was placed on waivers at the end of training camp. McCoy (6-3, 251) has spent parts [...]
