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The Texans are continuing to have an active offseason: KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson has just reported that Houston is exercising the fifth-year option on QB CJ Stroud and DE Will Anderson: Under these options, CJ Stroud will be due $25.904 million and Will Anderson will be due $21.512 million in 2027. As of the 2026 league […]
As you’ll see in an article later this week, this will be the most complicated draft to predict in the Nick Caserio era. Balancing needs, positional value, and Caserio’s draft strategy creates a tangled web of conflicting priorities. The Houston Texans’ biggest need, defensive tackle, has never been drafted by Caserio earlier than the sixth […]
This will probably end up being a series of posts because there is more than one way to rate your general manager’s drafting. In this edition, we are looking only at the Texans drafts. Nick Caserio has five drafts in the books, so it seems like a perfect opportunity to look back. We will look […]
Taylor Doll continues her Making Monsters’ NFL Draft series of podcasts with an interview with Tony Catalina, who covers Texas A&M for the Austin Statesman. They break down several Aggies prospects, including EDGE Cashius Howell, who has been linked to the Chicago Bears in some recent mock drafts. They also discuss wide receiver KC Concepcion, […]
The NFL Draft hasn’t started yet, but that doesn’t the Texans can’t get busy. Jonathan M Alexander just reported that the New England Patriots are sending a 2027 seventh-round pick and LB Marte Mapu to the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick: A former third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Mapu […]
The New England Patriots and former third-round draft pick Marte Mapu will go their separate ways. On Tuesday, the third-year linebacker and special teamer was informed of his upcoming release. That never happened: instead of getting cut, Mapu was eventually traded to the Houston Texans as part of a late-round draft pick exchange in 2027. […]
The New England Patriots were ready to release Marte Mapu on Tuesday, but the move never materialized. The 26-year-old will still be playing elsewhere in 2026: instead of getting cut by the Patriots, the team reached an agreement with the Houston Texans for a trade. The Patriots will send Mapu and a 2027 seventh-round draft […]
Update 4/7/2026: Patriots reverse course, trade Marte Mapu to Texans instead of release Marte Mapu will indeed be leaving the New England Patriots, but his departure will happen differently than previously reported. Instead of getting released, he has been traded to the Houston Texans. According to a report by Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston […]
With the coming of draft season, we enter a realm of instant grading. However, there is the school of thought that it takes 3 years to really figure out if a draft pick will pan out in the NFL. This, in theory, accounts for the slow-developers and/or the rookie flash-in-the-pans that can’t further evolve into […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are entering a new era in the post-Mike Tomlin world. Tomlin stepped down as Steelers head coach in January following Pittsburgh’s 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans I the wild card round of the NFL playoffs. He had been the head coach of the Steelers for 19 seasons, which made him the […]
Houston Texans News Why you’ll be spending more to watch the Texans play this year (Chron.com) Texans’ Cal and Hannah McNair show support for C.J. Stroud despite playoff woes (Houston Chronicle) 7 Things We Learned From the Texans at NFL Owners Meeting (Sports Illustrated) Texans Could Play International Game in 2026 (Sports Illustrated) Texans’ Woody […]
The Houston Texans hit the 2026 off-season with a lot of uncertainty. Would they fix the issues that plagued the 2025 offense? Would quarterback C.J. Stroud stay or go? What was general manager Nick Caserio going to do about the dysfunctional offensive line? So far, Caserio has brought in a host of solid free agents […]
Since Matt Weston and Brett Kollmann bequeathed the site’s draft analysis to me, I’ve always felt closely tuned in to who the Texans are picking come each April. For instance, the 2024 Texans draft class was full of prospects I projected landing in Houston, including Kamari Lassiter, Cade Stover, and Jamal Hill. Even though Nick […]
Nick Caserio’s masterclass of an offseason will reach a crescendo in less than one month when the 2026 NFL Draft commences. The Houston Texans General Manager has filled just about every starting spot on the roster before the draft, which places the team in a unique position to truly draft the best player available. Even […]
Sports championships. A measuring stick for civic pride, and, in theory, the goal for any pro sports organization (words from the owners of the LA Angels notwithstanding). One could argue that sporting competition has replaced the old wars between city-states as a way to show the superiority of one city/state over another. Granted, some of […]
Houston Texans News ‘The Texans’: Wyatt Teller’s son called free agency move to Houston months ago (Chron.com) Way, WAY Too Early Houston Texans 53-Man Roster Projection (Houston Press) Texans draft big board: 20 players team could pursue in first three rounds (Houston Chronicle) Source: Texas Tech WR Caleb Douglas to meet with hometown Texans, workouts-meetings […]
The Texans had arguably the best pass-rushing duo in the league last season in Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter. Both earned All-Pro honors, and it’s safe to expect they’ll once again be among the league’s elite in 2026. Most teams struggle to find even one high-level pass rusher. The Texans have one on each […]
When Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio took over the role in January of 2021, he agreed to take the wheel of a sinking ship. The years of Bill O’Brien, Jack Easterby, David Culley and the like had run fan confidence to a near all-time low for Houston sports. Empty seats were often common in […]
One of the most-viewed articles from last year’s draft has returned. This is the Houston Texans 2026 Draft Big Board, which ranks the top players at the positions of need for the Texans. Positions of need: offensive line, defensive tackle, linebacker, safety, running back, and tight end This has been a much harder class to […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a new head coach on their sideline for the first time in 19 years this fall. Mike Tomlin surprised the NFL world by stepping down as head coach of the Steelers following the team’s 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans in the wild card round. The loss marked the ninth […]
The Los Angeles Rams continue to have uncertainty at backup quarterback, and should consider trading for Texans QB2 Davis Mills. Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton suggested Mills to the Rams as a trade the team should consider to fill their biggest weakness. Moton wrote that Mills could “upgrade” the backup QB situation behind Matthew Stafford: “General […]
One of the last offensive lineman to be highlighted in this series, Hecht came onto the scene after an elite set of Senior Bowl practices where he rarely lost a rep. Two years of starting experience with zero sacks allowed is as robust a stat line as possible. He’s a pure center with zero snaps […]
In today’s Groupthink, the Battle Red Blog writers discuss the criticism and frustration surrounding General Manager Nick Caserio. Fans’ patience is clearly thinning on the Caserio era for its continuous roster churn, draft pick trades, and infamous inability to protect C.J. Stroud. Caserio took over as the Houston Texans General Manager January 2021. The first […]
The Texans have shown this offseason that one of their biggest priorities was to make the offensive line bigger and badder for quarterback CJ Stroud. They’ve done just that by signing both Braden Smith and Wyatt Teller, two of the top free agents on the market this offseason at their respective positions. Teller and Smith […]
The fourth installment of the Houston Texans Draft Profile series delves into the biggest surprise of this class so far. Jake Slaughter, a team captain and three-year starter, emerged as the top prospect in a deep center class featuring Connor Lew (Auburn), Sam Hecht (Kansas State), and Logan Jones (Iowa). Slaughter has slowly gained momentum […]