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Christopher Harris lists his top waiver-wire pickups heading into Week 9, including Antonio Brown, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Jonathan Baldwin and Chris Ogbonnaya.

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans The Texans released Steve Slaton, writes John McClain. In Sunday's 40-33 loss at New Orleans, he carried four times for 8 yards and showed little quickness when trying to make the cuts that are so essential...

Scouts Inc.'s Matt Williamson takes on the AFC South running backs in this Insider piece Tuesday. You know the division is loaded with talented run games when Arian Foster and the Texans rank third. Here's a sampling of Williamson's assessment, with ...

Aaron Schatz reviews the most disappointing sophomore seasons of the past 25 years, including Vince Young, Steve Slaton and Mark Anderson.

Story | Conversation | May 31, 2011

After being struck recently with how the NFL's labor rift has been cast as billionaires vs. millionaires, I thought I'd look at some players' salaries. Totaling-up career earnings is quite difficult, and bonus money can be hard to nail down and so...

A friend of mine used to have a fallback breakup line: "I can't help how I feel." I often use that when a reader might engage me in a debate about an opinion. Some of those opinions, particularly on the prediction/forecast front, evolve, and I ...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans The Texans and Steve Slaton are working on a cure for his fumble issue, says Jerome Solomon. Gary Kubiak didn't like the Texans' last practice before they left for New Orleans, say John McClain and Jor...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Bernard Pollard's intensity is just what the Texans need, says Richard Justice. Andre Davis is fighting for his job, writes John McClain. It's a friendly battle between Kris Brown and Neil Rackers, ...

Reading the coverage: Houston Texans The Texans have to beat the Colts to beat the Colts, says Chris Mortensen. Steve Slaton is determined to overcome his sophomore slump, writes Jordan Godwin. Brian Cushing's suspension will likely mean ...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans Key battles for the Texans will be Amobi Okoye vs. Earl Mitchell and Arian Foster vs. Steve Slaton, says Lance Zierlein. Training camp tickets will be available starting Monday, the team's website says....

Be it running up the middle or stifling pass-rushers coming that way, the AFC South's looking for change on interior offensive lines heading toward the 2010 season. The Tennessee Titans, who blocked for just the sixth 2,000-yard rusher in league h...

Houston Texans The Texans are going leaner on the defensive line, says Jordan Godwin. Steve Slaton's working to return from surgery and fumble problems, says Jeffrey Martin. Andre Johnson going public with his contract issue isn't a good sig...

Football Outsiders tackles the AFC South's offseason issues, including the Colts' search for a running game, the Jaguars' search for a quarterback, Steve Slaton's search for productivity and Tennessee's search for a rebuilt defense.

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2010

Each Wednesday leading up to the NFL draft (April 22-24), the ESPN.com blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: biggest team needs. Houston Texans A potent offense might be one player away f...

The champs have been crowned. Thirty-one other teams now head toward March 5 when free agency begins and the 2010 league year begins. In the copycat NFL, everyone is already wondering how they match up to the New Orleans Saints. Not everyone wi...

A team-by-team analysis of the division. The arrow indicates which direction each team is trending. Houston Texans Final Power Ranking: 14 Biggest surprise: Despite losing tight end Owen Daniels to injury along the way, quarterback Matt Sch...