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| Texans re-sign S Pollard |
NFL Football |
04/02/2010 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Texans re-signed restricted free agent safety Bernard Pollard on Friday. According to the Houston Chronicle, Pollard's tender is worth $2.521 million. Pollard recently completed his first season with the Texans, recording 102 tackles and four interceptions in 13 games. The 25-year-old spent his first three seasons with Kansas City and has a total of 300 tackles, seven interceptions and 16 passes defensed in 61 games. |
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| Texans ink Ryans to six-year contract |
NFL Football |
03/31/2010 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Texans have re-signed linebacker DeMeco Ryans. According to the Houston Chronicle, Ryans' new deal is for six years and worth $48 million, with $21.75 million guaranteed. The report stated that the 25-year-old will receive a $7.5 million signing bonus and $200,000 for each Pro Bowl appearance. Ryans, a former Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2006, has recorded at least 112 tackles in each of his four seasons in the league -- all with Houston. He has been selected to |
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| AP source: Ryans stays with Texans |
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03/30/2010 |
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HOUSTON (AP) -A Houston Texans official tells The Associated Press that star middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans has agreed to a six-year contract to remain with the team. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has yet to make an official announcement. Ryans was the 2006 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year and is the leader of a young Houston team that went 9-7 last season for its first winning record. He was a restricted free agent. Ryans had 123 tackles and a sack and made the Pro Bowl |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Mock Draft version one-point-pointless |
NFL Football |
03/23/2010 |
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| n never have too many bodies up front. 19 - Atlanta Falcons - Brandon Graham, DE/OLB, Michigan (6-1, 268) - Graham might not be a perfect fit for the Falcons' 4-3 defense, but has a chance to be an every-down defensive end if he bulks up a bit. 20 - Houston Texans - Ryan Mathews, RB, Fresno State (6-0, 218) - Mathews ran faster than some expected at the combine, and has the size and credentials to entice the RB-needy Texans. 21 - Cincinnati Bengals - Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State (6-2, 225) - Bryant has char |
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| Grossman aims 'to be thrown into mix' with 'Skins |
NFL Football |
03/18/2010 |
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| itely'' thinks he can be a starter again. He said the Redskins did not discuss his role with them, but he is looking at this as ``a stepping stone to the second half'' of his career. Grossman spent last season as a backup to Matt Schaub with the Houston Texans, where he worked with new Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. Shanahan held the same position with the Texans and now will be an assistant to his father, new Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All |
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| Redskins sign QB Rex Grossman to 1-year deal |
NFL Football |
03/17/2010 |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -Free-agent quarterback Rex Grossman signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins on Wednesday. Grossman spent last season with the Houston Texans, where he worked with new Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. Shanahan held the same position with the Texans and now will be an assistant to his father, new Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan. ``Rex has some experience with Kyle Shanahan in Houston,'' Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said. ``He wanted to give us an |
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| Texans sign OL Smith |
NFL Football |
03/16/2010 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Texans signed free agent offensive lineman Wade Smith on Tuesday. Smith appeared in all 16 games last season for Kansas City, starting nine of those games and splitting time between left tackle and right guard. The 28-year-old veteran has appeared in 74 career games, 34 of those starts, for the Chiefs (2008-09), Jets (2006-07) and Dolphins (2003-06). |
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| 49ers sign Carr; trade Hill to Lions |
NFL Football |
03/15/2010 |
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| for an undisclosed pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Carr, meanwhile, spent the past two seasons as Eli Manning's backup with the New York Giants. He also played a year in Carolina after spending his first five seasons as the starting quarterback for the Houston Texans. A native of Bakersfield, California, who starred collegiately at Fresno State, Carr was the first overall pick of the 2002 draft and immediately became the starter for the expansion Texans. The 30-year-old veteran started 75 of his 76 games in five |
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| Texans lure unrestricted free agent Wade Smith |
NFL Football |
03/10/2010 |
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HOUSTON (AP) -Offensive lineman Wade Smith, an unrestricted free agent courted for his versatility, has agreed to terms with the Houston Texans, his Nashville-based agent, Brian Parker, confirmed. Smith's four-year deal includes $6.25 million in guaranteed money in the first year and averages about $3 million a season. An eight-year veteran who started 16 games over the last two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, Smith is expected to challenge for a starting job at guard or center with the Texans. |
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| Alouettes sign QB Pickett, linemen |
CFL |
03/08/2010 |
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| mes and completed 145-of-235 passes for 1,553 yards and three touchdowns, with three interceptions. Pickett entered professional football in 2004, when he was drafted by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round. He also spent time with the Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders before signing with the Argonauts in 2007. Walls has five years of CFL experience, all with Winnipeg, and was an All-Star selection in 2005, when he was also named the league's Most Outstanding Rookie. Montreal acquired him from |
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