Houston Texans News

After being considered one of the favorites to win a championship in the past few years, the Texans finished as the worst team in the league last season.

The Houston Texans went from the penthouse to the outhouse in 2013, from the two-time defending AFC South champions to a two-win team picking first overall in the 2014 NFL draft.

The Texans were successful by drafting defensive end Mario Williams first overall in 2006 and by trading for a third-round quarterback .

Because Peter King is better at his job than I am at mine - but I'm gunning for you, Monday Morning Quarterback, I'm gunning for you - it's hardly a surprise that he would be able to sum up this draft pretty perfectly in one tweet: Digging into this draft.

Sep 13, 2013; Boise, ID, USA; Boise State Broncos defensive end Demarcus Lawrence tackles Air Force Falcons quarterback Jaleel Awini during the second half at Bronco Stadium.

The 2014 NFL draft has immense depth, but the most important picks to get right are always at the top of the order.

Bridgewater is also scheduled to visit the Houston Texans next week. The Texans and Jaguars were among the teams that sent representatives to Bridgewater's pro day at the University of Louisville.

In the past two seasons Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has played in a grand total of 12 games due to knee injuries.

The Texans have a tough decision to make on May 8: They have to decide who to take with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft .

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After all, with so many game-changing quarterbacks, wide receivers and defensive players on the board, the fortunes of even the worst teams in the league are sure to change when May 8 rolls around.

All the speculation surrounding the Houston Texans first-round pick is due to the fact they get to choose the very first player.

Defensive end J.J. Watt #99 of the Houston Texans laughs during warmups for the game with the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on November 10, 2013 in Glendale, Arizona.

This is shaping up as one of the more unpredictable drafts in recent memory. Clearly, moving the draft to May is an attempt by the NFL to have a presence in virtually every month of the calendar, but the additional two weeks have just added more speculation and uncertainty.

Every team would like to have the No. 1 selection in the draft. Except the team that has it, that is.

Tuesday's college football TV scheduling news was met mostly with chagrin by Wisconsin fans.

The NFL draft is less than a month away, yet we still don't have a clue how the first round will play.

No surprise that Kinky Friedman , in his latest run for office in Texas, is attracting a lot of attention, what with his key issue of legalizing marijuana and hemp in his campaign for state commissioner of agriculture -not to mention, of course, his colorful career as a maverick country music artist, murder mystery novelist, cultural essayist and ... (more)

Dec 29, 2013; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson carries the ball as Houston Texans linebacker Jeff Tarpinian tackles during the second half at LP Field.

J.J. Watt turned to Facebook on Tuesday night to help prove a point: Trey is his friend.