Dunta Robinson News

This is the ninth in a series of team-by-team breakdowns that will run on SportingNews.com before the start of training camp.

There was a thread a short while back concerning the drafting of William's in 2006, the thread brought up the question, was Casserly or Koobs the diving force behind the pick? Casserly may have had influence but ultimately the buck stopped with Kubiak no doubt about it.

The five-week period in which Texans coaches can work with players on the practice field ended Wednesday with the last day of minicamp.

The Houston Texans have something of a tradition of younger players drafted down in the order stepping up to make a big impact early in their careers.

Adam Schein hosts the Sirius Blitz on Sirius NFL Radio from 11-3 ET. He also co-hosts Loudmouths on Sports Net New York every weeknight at 6 ET.

Cornerback Brice McCain was drafted in the sixth round out of Utah and is splitting reps with Glover 'GQ' Quin, who was drafted in the fourth round out of New Mexico.

Although agents Alan Herman and Dave Butz reportedly hope to continue to negotiate with the Texans on a long-term deal for tight end Owen Daniels, a league source tells us that the team's current plan is to allow Daniels to play out the 2009 season under his one-year, $2.79 million salary, before taking up the issue of a multi-year contract.

The Texans' first bad moves of the offseason >> Posted By tom434u 23 hours, 45 minutes ago in Sports The Texans' lack of straight-forward dealing with Dunta Robinson and Owen Daniels in contract negotiations could be costly in more ways than one.

You might have heard the news today that Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels has decided to join Texans defensive back Dunta Robinson by not reporting for "voluntary" off-season training activities today.

The Texans opened their final week of Organized team activities Tuesday at Reliant Park without Pro Bowl Tight End Owen Daniels.

Frustrated with his contract situation, Houston Texans Pro BowlA tight end Owen Daniels is protesting his unresolved status by staying away from Organized Team Activities, according to Megan Manfull of the Houston Chronicle .

Texans tight end Owen Daniels has become the second player to skip organized team activities this offseason because of a contract dispute with the franchise's front office.

Mission accomplished: The Texans believe ex-Cardinal Antonio Smith is the answer to their problems at left defensive end.

Now more confident in the Texans' system, Fred Bennett is working to spend some of his time helping those around him.

Andre Ware, currently in his last week with Sports Radio 610 AM Houston reported a rumor he had heard that Dunta Robinson would report to the Texans much sooner than had been speculated.

I wish I had the answer to the question posed in the title of this post. So, just to let you know, I don't. I'm just trying to sort it out.

Hey guys/gals...Jeremy is on the road all day attending to family matters, so he asked me to pinch-hit for him today and get something fresh out there to talk about.

A three-year starter at Utah, McCain ran a 40-yard dash in the 4.3-second range at his pro day.

I would like to commend the HoustonTexans.com staff for giving fans the best coverage of the draft that they ever had.

The Houston Texans beefed up their secondary on the second day of the NFL draft with three picks on Sunday.