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Daniels, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Sunday's 31-10 victory at Buffalo, will undergo season-ending surgery once the swelling subsides in about two weeks.

Joel Dreessen is the team's deep snapper. The Texans could sign another snapper as they don't want Dreessen to get injured in that role.

The Houston Texans have won three straight and have their best record in franchise history at 5-3. The season is half over and they remain firmly in the playoff hunt.

The Arizona Cardinals were one of the highest-scoring teams in the NFL during their run to the Super Bowl last season, but they've been largely contained in 2009.

Houston safety Eugene Wilson was inactive against the Oakland Raiders because of an illness, and two other Texans were available to play but were also ill on Sunday.

TV/radio: ABC; 610 AM and 100.3 FM. There is good news and bad news about the Texans ' last preseason game Friday night at Tampa Bay.

This is not what the Texans had in mind when they drafted Brian Cushing. They expected the wild-haired linebacker to ride to the rescue for a defense that was missing some of a certain testy temperament he is known for.

Houstona s Xavier Adibi was called for roughing the passer in the second quarter after hitting quarterback Brett Favre.

Those absences alone should have proved a debilitating one-two punch in the gut for the NFL 's most productive offense last season.

Amobi Okoye will start at defensive tackle for Houston, but who will start beside him is anyone's guess.

Day 13 of training camp was firmly focused on preparations for Saturday's preseason opener against the Chiefs.

As they walked off the field after a rough day of training camp, veteran linebacker Cato June approached a long-faced Zac Diles.

As they walked off the field after a rough day of training camp, veteran linebacker Cato June approached a long-faced Zac Diles.

As they walked off the field after a rough day of training camp, veteran linebacker Cato June approached a long-faced Zac Diles.

This is a continuation of a look at the Houston Texans roster going into camp. The one I wrote up for the offense is here .

A healthy Chris Brown could be a big plus for Houston. Houston Texans Training camp site: Houston, Texas Campfires : Weakside linebacker appears to be the biggest battle for a starting spot.

The former Virginia Tech standout was trying to learn the Texans' playbook and keep up with starters DeMeco Ryans and Zac Diles .

It's funny sometimes the forms that gifts can come in. We all know the obvious. You know, the ones with some shiny paper wrapped around them with maybe a nice big bow placed on top.

Houston Texans linebacker Xavier Adibi has reportedly been packing on the pounds , in a good way, to boost his chances of winning a starting job at weakside linebacker.

The depth of the issue was truly brought to life for many in the Tidewater region by the shootings and eventual deaths of several of the area's current and former high school football standouts.