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In a shift in the National Football League 's approach to handling concussions, the league will soon require teams to receive advice from independent neurologists while treating players with brain injuries, several people with knowledge of the plan confirmed Sunday.

Theya re an experienced group. Theya re playing extremely well and theya re veteran back there.

I have a rule when online surfing - never click on fan sites. Especially when it comes to the Texans or even the Oilers; fan sites are typically a colossal waste of time and are usually housed on free web hosting sites like geocities, which makes the site itself pretty lame duck.

What we have seen so far The 2009 Houston Texans should post a sign at the entrance to the Methodist Training Center that reads "Work in Progress". The offense, as well as defense have been evolving to maximize talent and get results.

Andre Johnson may be the quietest superstar the NFL has ever seen. It was a beautiful fall day in Indianapolis when I approached the will call window of Lucas Oil Stadium, the final stop on a five-day road trip reporting for an upcoming story in The Magazine.

Running back Steve Slaton's sophomore season has not fulfilled the promise shown in his rookie year.

I know that we are technically past the halfway mark of the season for the Texans, but since the Texans just got done playing the Colts and since they are headed into their bye week, I thought it would be a good time to create a "report card" that looks at the expectations for different areas of the team headed into the season versus the actual ...

What do they all have in common? They are the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 300 yards in their NFL debut.

I dearly love it when I learn something about the team that I did not already know and it makes me go hmmmm .

Asked if the symptoms were "flu-like," coach Gary Kubiak said that was the case but he was optimistic Pollard will be able to play against San Francisco on Sunday.

Right now, nine teams have fewer victories than the Texans and seven have the same number of victories as they do.

The Texans look to improve their road record to 2-1 with a victory on Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals, who are 4-1 and in first place in the AFC North.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky We know a lot about the AFC South after five weeks, and each team has at least one big question as Week 6 rolls around.

In the last post , we discussed the numbers that show that the Houston Texans have the youngest starting lineup in the league, and the fewest number of starters age 30 or older.

Houston allowed 21 points and almost 300 yards in the first half of a loss to Arizona last weekend.

The Houston Texans have signed veteran guard Tutan Reyes in the wake of losing starting guard Mike Brisiel to a season- ending Lisfranc injury to his left foot.

Last season, no Texans starting offensive lineman missed a play because of an injury.

Five weeks into the season, the Texans are still searching for answers in the running game.

I don't have a problem with: Running the ball twice from the 1-yard line. I do have a problem with: Running it twice from the 1 with Chris Brown, and on second down and fourth down, especially when on fourth down you still need a FULL yard.

They got into a fistfight the first time they met on a recruiting trip to Austin.