
Finalists for Former Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell Revealed and Deal Could Come Tuesday
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Source: Mathieu to join Chiefs for 3 years, $42M
Former Texans safety Tyrann Mathieu intends to sign a three-year, $42 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The 26-year-old Mathieu joined the Houston Texans on a one-year, $7 million deal last offseason after he was released by the Arizona Cardinals just before the start of the new NFL year.



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Tyrann Mathieu officially joined the Houston Texans on a one-year deal Monday, and the safety views his new team as a "fresh start." The deal is for $7 million, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

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The Houston Texans reached agreement with safety Tyrann Mathieu on a one-year contract Friday night, according to a report by ESPN. The move comes two days after Mathieu was released by the Arizona Cardinals in a cost-savings move. Mathieu, who signed a five-year contract extension in 2016, would have had his salary for 2018 and 2019…

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HOUSTON -- A year ago, the Hoiuston Texans sported the top-ranked defense in the NFL. It was an aggressive, frequently dominant unit built around pass rushers J.J. Watt, Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus, run-stopping linebacker Benardrick McKinney and the cover skills of top cornerback A.J. Bouye. A year later, a defense taken over by defensive coordinator…

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The New York Giants have decided not to wait until the end of the 2017 NFL season to fire head coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese Monday morning. The news comes less than 24 hours after the team lost to the Oakland Raiders to drop to 2-10 on the year.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Rallying from an early 10-0 deficit Sunday, the Tennessee Titans dumped the Houston Texans 24-13 at Nissan Stadium to keep pace with Jacksonville atop the AFC South. Quarterback Marcus Mariota accounted for both Tennessee touchdowns, snapping a tie with three seconds left in the third quarter when he found tight end Delanie Walker for a 24-yard scoring strike over the middle.

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BALTIMORE -- The Ravens executed a fake punt that led to a Javorius "Buck" Allen touchdown, and Alex Collins ran for another score in Baltimore's 23-16 victory over the Houston Texans on Monday night. Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs also came up with huge play, a strip-sack of Texans quarterback Tom Savage late in the fourth quarter.…

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HOUSTON TEXANS (4-6) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (5-5) KICKOFF: Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET, M&T Bank Stadium. TV: ESPN, Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (field reporter). SERIES HISTORY: Ninth regular-season meeting.

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HOUSTON -- Jadeveon Clowney led a timely defensive stand and the Houston Texans overcame two first-half turnovers in a 31-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at NRG Stadium. Clowney was a menace throughout, but his fourth-down gap-stuffing on Cardinals running back Adrian Peterson midway through the fourth quarter resulted in a turnover on downs…

HOUSTON TEXANS --PASSING OFFENSE: B-plus - With Deshaun Watson before he tore his ACL, the Texans had 19 touchdown passes and were in a groove. With Tom Savage, they're back to being awful again. --RUSHING OFFENSE: B-minus - The Texans have ranked in the top five in rushing offense for weeks, but have now lost the…

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HOUSTON -- Jacoby Brissett and T.Y. Hilton connected on a pair of long scoring strikes as the Indianapolis Colts snapped a three-game losing skid with a 20-14 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday at NRG Stadium. The Colts (3-6) held on late, with linebacker Jabaal Sheard recording a sack and forced fumble on Texans quarterback…
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A number of NFL owners will be asked to turn over communications records related to the Colin Kaepernick collusion case against the league. A league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Houston Texans owner Bob McNair, among others, will be deposed and asked to turn over all cellphone records and emails in relation to the collusion case brought forward by the former San...

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Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson tore an ACL during Thursday's practice and is done for the season, the NFL Network reported. The Texans confirmed the severity of the injury through an MRI exam. The injury reportedly happened on a non-contact play during the team's workout. Watson was tied for the NFL lead with 19 touchdown passes,…

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (2-6) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (3-4) KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, NRG Stadium. TV: CBS, Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Jamie Erdahl (field reporter). SERIES HISTORY: 31st regular-season meeting. Colts lead series, 23-7. The Texans have won the last three games after the Colts had won the previous six. Indianapolis is 13-2 at home vs. the…

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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is optimistic quarterback Joe Flacco will be available to play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. Flacco suffered a concussion on a hard hit by Miami linebacker Kiko Alonso in the second quarter of Baltimore 's 40-0 victory Thursday night. Flacco is still under concussion protocol and…

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The Seattle Seahawks acquired left tackle Duane Brown from the Houston Texans in exchange for cornerback Jeremy Lane, multiple outlets reported on Monday. The 32-year-old Brown returned to the Texans after his holdout did not result in a new contract. He is entering his 10th NFL season and was the longest-tenured Texans player prior to the…

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After months of kneeling over the national anthem - and in protest of supposed targeted police brutality against blacks - football's finest in on-field showboating have finally found a new cause: offensiveness at their team owner's remarks. The possibilities of this type of protesting - and by this type, it's meant, fabricated and fake - are…

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SEATTLE -- Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson passed for a career-best 452 yards and engineered another late comeback as the Seahawks spoiled Houston rookie phenom Deshaun Watson's big day with a 41-38 win over the Texans on Sunday. Wilson hit tight end Jimmy Graham on an 18-yard touchdown with 21 seconds left, capping off an 80-yard drive…