As the super bowl approaches the Houston Texans enter the offseason with plenty of question marks. The Texans should free up approximately 20 million in dead money that was taking out via cap penalties. That should be enough to fill the several needs the Texans enter of offseason with however with both the offensive and defensive lines set the Texans face the question of releasing or trading some veterens. Julio jones, David Johnson and cj Mosley are some of those who might be on the cutti...
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Today's player spotlight is a meat and potatoes kind of guy. Offensive tackle Allan Calvin was drafted 28th overall 3 years ago. Calvin brought a superstar pedigree from day one. Calvin has been an anchor to the Texans offensive line from day one. With 87 strength 99 pass block 94 run block and 92 Impact block there isn't anything Calvin can't do. Calvin has been instrumental in David johnsons sucess the past several years and is responseable for protecting star qb darion...
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Today's player spotlight, highlights fs Marvin whitner. Whitner came to the Texans 3 years ago when he was drafted in the 7th round. Without much expectations whitner was eased into a starting role. With 6 tackles his rookie year playing mostly in a reserved role. Whitner's second year was a little better as he cracked the starting lineup as the season went out. Coach dale realized whitner was ready to contribute after his post season game where he finished with two ints and won de...
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Today's player spotlight rookie defensive end cj Lehman. Lehman was drafted 19th overall to complete the Texans defensive line. At 6 ft 7 inches 299 pounds with 78 speed 80 acc and 90 str Lehman bring the versatility to play both 3-4 and 4-3 defensive end. Lehman had big expectations after being drafted in the first round and he put together a solid first year.
Lehman finished the year with 16 solo tackles and 5 sacks. Though those stats might not stand out on paper. Lehman ...
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Today's player spotlight we focus on rookie tight end James feely. James was drafted 25th overall in the 2020 NFL draft. The Houston Texans already had pro bowl tight end Stephen Anderson however couldn't pass up on feely's athletisim. Feely lit up the combine running the 40 yard dash equal to most wr's.
feely didn't disappoint as his rookie campaign saw him finish with 85 catches 1143 yards and 16 tds. At 6 ft 6 with 88 speed 90 rte 85 catch 85 cit and...
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Today's spotlight focuses on 3rd year pro Trevor amendola. Amendola was Drafted 3rd overall in the 2018 draft. Amendola a hybrid 3-4 4-3 de had all the traits coming out of USC to start. amendola started along side JJ watt his first two seasons before taking over this year as the alpha on the defensive line. Amendola lines up mostly at LE, however showed his versitliy by also lining up at olb. At 6ft3 292 pounds amendola was a force along the Texans defensive front. Amendola fini...
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Houston Texans players spotlight. Each day we will focus on a new player to watch for the upcoming 2021 season. Today we cover 25 year old cornerback James Dunlap. Dunlap came into the league as a big SS out of Yale university. Everyone knew he had the Smarts to play the game what we didn't know is what position he will play at. The first year he bounced from FS to Ss as he brought great presence to the back end of the Houston secondary. In 2019 the Houston Texans were face...
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After another pro bowl season Houston quarterback darion traynor vowed to get stronger. Already known as a prolific passer traynor stated he has once again hired dan Marino to work on his quick release and overall throw power. Traynor who finished the year with 4600 yards and 43 touchdowns was disappointed in not making the playoffs. Traynor stated he was been working out twice a day, while attempting to bulk up. Though arm str was never an issue for traynor the sky is the limit with this ...
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Many may look at the Houston Texans 2020 season as a failure as they missed the playoffs with a 7-9 record. Though this maybe true there were plenty of players who had stand out seasons. qb darion traynor had another MVP type year as he completed 69 percent of his passes for 4600 yards and 43 Tds improving on his rookie campaign. Tight end feely had a year worthy of winning rookie of the year with 85 catches and 16 tds. And olb/de keiliko Burke finally had a year the Texans were waiting fo...
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Week 15 brought a lot of questions about the Houston defense. After losing 6 straight games many thought it was time for a change of schemes. That question was answered quickly as the defense not only shut down the Chicago bears but also put up points on their own.
the first score came on a screen pass Big Ben attempted to his wr. The pass was deflected by chance Ellington who then scooped it up and returned it for a touchdown. The next touchdown came on a sack by cornerback Jam...
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