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Houston Texans Free safety Ed Reed has not been at OTAs while recovering from hip surgery, but the Texans expect him to be ready for the start of the regular season, writes Nick Scurfield of the team's website. Reed had minor surgery in late April...

Houston Texans First-round draft pick DeAndre Hopkins, a receiver out of Clemson, is making a good impression in OTAs (organized team activities), writes Drew Dougherty of the team's website. "He has great size," starting cornerback Kareem Jackson...

Houston Texans Brooks Reed lined up at inside linebacker as the Texans started OTAs, writes Nick Scurfield of the team's website. For now, the Texans are giving him as many reps as possible at the new position while they look at Bryan Braman and r...

A look at key players for each AFC South team who are coming back from injuries: Houston Texans: There isn't an easy, obvious fit here. Inside linebacker Brian Cushing is crucial, but all indications are he's already largely back from the torn ACL...

Quite a hockey night, huh? Cincinnati will soon replace the FieldTurf at Nippert Stadium, Tom Groeschen writes in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Louisville is one of five schools former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt is considering, our Joe Scha...

Maurice Jones-Drew thinks the media is blowing Justin Blackmon's four-game suspension out of proportion. In making such a claim I believe he's doing a disservice to Blackmon. A four-game suspension under the league's policy against substance ab...

The Chicago Bears signed receiver Demetrius Fields and defensive tackles Corvey Irvin and Christian Tupou, in addition to agreeing to terms with cornerback Maurice Jones. All four worked with the team during last weekend's rookie minicamp on a tr...

Football Outsiders continues their red flags series Wednesday, hitting on the AFC South. Tom Gower takes on the biggest remaining issue for each team. Houston Texans Gower says wide receiver: "Considered about the most pro-ready receiver in ...

In 2009, with his first pick as an NFL general manager, Gene Smith selected Eugene Monroe at No. 8 overall. Smith believed the foundation of his Jacksonville Jaguars should start with a cornerstone lineman. Four years later, Smith's successor, Dav...

Over at NFC North central, Kevin Seifert wrote a nice companion piece to his podcast on hidden needs for his teams. Look beyond the obvious needs and a smart team is also lining up successors for holes that could arrive in a year. Fans are often s...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Tim Dobbins got a guarantee of about $360,000 and a one-year deal worth roughly $1 million, says Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle. Guard Brandon Brooks has slimmed down to get ready to compete wi...

Before the 2012 season, I thought a bit too much of Rashad Jennings and a bit too little of Tim Dobbins. The former was the Jacksonville Jaguars running back who took over as the starter while Maurice Jones-Drew held out through the preseason and ...

Over at NFC South headquarters, our "regional" cohort Pat Yasinskas was driven by Drew Brees' giant salary-cap number to look at all the players in that division with cap numbers of $5 million of more. We know a good idea when we see one, so here'...

The big moves of free agency are behind us. You know what that means. It's grading time! Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. runs through the AFC in this Insider file . Indianapolis Colts Some of Williamson's analysis: "The Colts had a ton of mon...

Longtime Jacksonville Jaguars running back Greg Jones signed with the Houston Texans, the team announced on its Twitter account.

Houston Texans Some critics say safety Ed Reed should have retired instead of joining the Texans, including San Antonio Express-News columnist Buck Harvey, who writes: "Make no mistake. One of the game's best has dropped off. Reed has nerve imping...