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Texans - Team History
Houston Texans, professional football team, which will begin play
in the National Football League (NFL) during the 2002 season. The
Houston, Texas, franchise will be a member of South Division of the
American Football Conference (AFC) and play its home games in Houston’s
new Reliant Stadium.
The NFL accepted Houston’s proposal for a
team after a competing bid from Los Angeles, California, fell apart
in 1999. The Texans fill the void left by the Houston Oilers, who
moved to Tennessee in 1997. The Texans are owned by businessman
Robert McNair, and the general manager is Charley Casserly. The
franchise selected its team name in September 2000. In early 2001
Houston hired Dom Capers, former defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville
Jaguars, as its first head coach. Capers was also the first head
coach of the Carolina Panthers, who joined the NFL in 1995.
<p>The Texans are keeping their draft strategy as secret as possible, but their needs are not a secret. They need a running back and a cornerback first and foremost. They're expected to get both in the first three rounds, possibly the first two.</p>
<p>In their first eight drafts, the Texans never selected a running back in the first two rounds of the regular draft. They had to forfeit a second-round pick in 2003 after taking Georgia Tech running back Tony Hollings in the second round of the supplemental draft, and he turned out to be a huge bust.</p>
<p>The third round is the highest the Texans have selected a back in the April draft, and they did it twice, taking Vernand Morency (2005) and Steve Slaton (2008).</p>
<p>The best back they drafted was Dominique Davis in 2003.
ASHBURN, Va. - Rex Grossman wants to get back to being a starting NFL quarterback and hopes "to be thrown into the mix" with the Washington Redskins.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Francisco 49ers signed free agent quarterback David Carr to a two-year deal Monday and agreed to terms with Detroit on a trade that would send backup quarterback Shaun Hill to the Lions for a 2011 draft pick.
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.
The Atlanta Falcons have signed free-agent cornerback Dunta Robinson, the Houston Texans' career interceptions leader, to a six-year, US$57 million contract.
The Houston Texans have tendered offers to Pro Bowl middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans and six other restricted free agents. Ryans, the 2006 Defensive Rookie of Year, had 123 tackles and a sack last season. The other Texans offered deals Thursday were tight end Owen Daniels, strong safety Bernard Pollard, defensive end Tim Bulman, tackle Rashad Butler, running back Ryan Moats and guard Chris White.
How each of the 32 NFL teams are approaching Friday's opening of free agency with no salary cap: AFC BALTIMORE RAVENS Ravens don't intend to be thrifty. In quest to enhance roster, especially at wide receiver, Ravens expect to benefit from cost-cutting measures by other teams. "There will be some real good players that are going to get cut," general manager Ozzie Newsome said.
Cornerback Dunta Robinson is bidding the Houston Texans farewell, declaring himself a free agent. Robinson disclosed his plans Wednesday in e-mail to KRIV-TV of Houston and the Houston Chronicle. The Texans' first-round draft pick in 2004 out of South Carolina (10th overall) is the team's career leader in interceptions with 13.