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• Value of Things: The Texans Magic Bullet Theory

Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Let’s Play a game, shall we? This is a fun time of year in every sport. In baseball, we saw it happen later than in most seasons as players went unsigned all the way through the start of the season. In basketball you see guys hovering in August and September that have gone unsigned for whatever reason. In the NFL the calendar is at a point where most te...2024
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• Saints 2024 Free Agents: Where are they now?

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports New Orleans entered free agency with 24 players in some form of free agent status. Here is the latest update on what’s happened with them since then. When free agency opened in 2024, the New Orleans Saints had 24 players in some form of free agent status- UFA (Unrestricted Free Agent), RFA (Restricted Free Agent), and ERFA (Exclusive Rights Free Agent). Let’...2024
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• The Texans Way: Just how strong is Houston’s culture?

Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK In Demeco We Trust Over the last decade the term “culture” became a 4-letter word in Houston football circles thanks to the previous regime - and that “Culture Czar” guy we won’t name. Now, with Nick Caserio bringing his version of the Patriot Way and Demeco Ryans building the atmosphere Houston football deserves on that foundation, this t...2024
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• Houston Texans won NFL offseason after Stefon Diggs trade

Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images The Texans’ trade for Stefon Diggs is the cherry on top of a perfect offseason. The economics of the current NFL have provided teams with one pathway towards instant success: Draft a rookie quarterback, hope he has success, and use the rookie-contract window to build around them. The model was provided by the Seattle Seahawks as they built around Russ...2024
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• Poll: What position should the Houston Texans target early in the draft?

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Which group gets a youth shot? It’s the first day of April, and aside from the played out jokes/pranks/silliness that arrives today, April 1st also means: it’s NFL DRAFT MONTH! And, in the vein of illusions and misdirections, here’s the list of current Houston Texans’ draft picks: From ProFootballNetwork Houston Texans Draft Picks by Round in 2024 Round 2, ...2024
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• Totally Not Fake News: The Houston Texans’ foray into free agency

Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images New NFL Year, more roster turnover, but with added pressure. This is how it all “totally” went down. HOUSTON - Happy NFL New Year!!! It is a time of optimism, hope (at least for any team not named the Denver Broncos or the Carolina Panthers) and belief that a team can rebuild/reload to get better and find themselves on the path to doing that which all d...2024
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• Houston Texans won NFL offseason after Stefon Diggs trade
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• Houston Texans sign CB Jeff Okudah to a one year deal

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Houston Texans make their first free agency splash with the signing of Jeff Okudah Nick Caserio and the Houston Texans have finally entered free agency. Previous third overall pick cornerback Jeff Okudah has signed with the Houston Texans. #Texans signing Jeff Okudah to one-year, $4.75 million deal with $2.5 million guaranteed, $1.5M signing bonus @KP...2024
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• Besson’s 2024 Mock Draft 2.0: Saints go DE Round 1

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images New Orleans takes DE Jared Verse at 14. As the combine is wrapping up, draft season is getting closer. For my second mock draft of the off-season, I wanted to test going with an edge rusher in round one. For all of my mock drafts, I use mock draft simulators along with my knowledge of scouting to put together my mocks, the simulators...2024
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• Saints to release safety Marcus Maye, per report

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Maye to be released at the start of the league year. According to Jordan Schultz, Bleacher Report’s NFL insider, the New Orleans Saints are set to release veteran safety Marcus Maye at the start of the league year. He has been with the team since signing with them in the 2022 offseason. The #Saints have informed safety Marcus Maye that he will be released at t...2024
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• Chiefs 2024 offseason overview: free agents, salary cap and the draft

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the 2023 season behind us, here’s where Kansas City’s roster stands going into the offseason. After the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, they have 54 players under contract. Returning players (36) All of these players were on the teams’s final 2023 active roster and remain unde...2024
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• TNF Staff Picks: Saints and Rams meet with playoff spots on the line

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images Both the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams have surged back into playoff contention with a recent run of form. This edition of TNF at SoFi Stadium will likely determine which of these has a real shot a securing January football. Hello Bolts From the Blue, The Los Angeles Rams are hosting the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood today in a...2023
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• Jaguars vs Saints: Final injury report and Week 7 inactives

Photo by Vincent Mignott/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Who’s in and who’s out before kickoff between the Jaguars and the Saints? Just a few hours remain until the Jacksonville Jaguars kick off against the New Orleans Saints in Week 7. Both teams have released their final injury reports and announced inactive players. Jaguars inactives #JAXvsNO Inactives pic.twitter.com/uO07eYNAwY— Jacks...2023
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• Jaguars vs. Saints: How to watch, game time, TV schedule, picks, streaming and more

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Here is your Thursday Night Football viewing info The 4-2 Jacksonville Jaguars sit atop the AFC South and travel to the 3-3 New Orleans Saints for a Thursday Night Football matchup. The Saints have the same record as the Atlanta Falcons, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a half-game ahead of them with one less loss, due to an early bye week for the Buccan...2023
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• Saints Roster Cuts: Social Media Reactions

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let’s check out what fans are saying. Yesterday, the New Orleans Saints had to reduce their roster from 90 to 53 players and there were some cuts that shocked the Who Dat Nation. So, let’s dive right into some of the reactions. Kicker Wil Lutz traded to the Denver Broncos: accomplished in our 7 years together….Pro Bowl, 4 Di...2023
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"Round 1, Pick 32 Round 2, Pick 64 Round 3, Pick 95 Round 4 Round 5 (via Dallas) Round 7 In 2022, the Chiefs traded a conditional seventh-round pick to the Houston Texans for cornerback Lonnie Johnson."

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"Signings (Ranked from most to least beneficial) Signed QB Derek Carr from Las Vegas Signed RB Jamaal Williams from Detroit Re-signed WR Michael Thomas Re-signed TE Juwan Johnson Signed DE Nathan Shepherd from New York Jets Signed DT Khalen Saunders from Kansas City Signed S Johnathan Abram from Seattle Re-signed DE Malcolm Roach Signed CB Lonnie Johnson from Tennessee Re-signed QB Jameis Winston Re-signed P Blake Gillikin Signed RT Storm Norton from Los Angeles Chargers Re-signed LB Ty Summers David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports Losses (ranked from most unfortunate to least unfortunate) LB Kaden Elliss (Atlanta) DT Shy Tuttle (Carolina) DT David Onyemata (Atlanta) DE Marcus Davenport (Minnesota) QB Andy Dalton (Carolina) WR Marquez Callaway (Denver) WR Deonte Harty (Buffalo) S Justin Evans (Philadelphia) Although the list of free agent signings is notable, perhaps the most impressive aspect of this offseason was the impact on the team’s cap space."

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"Chiefs trade for CB Lonnie Johnson Jr., reportedly giving up conditional seventh-round pick in 2024 to Texans"

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"Texans' Shaq Lawson and Lonnie Johnson emerge as trade candidates, per report"

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"The Texans are now up 14-0 in the first five minutes, after a blocked punt was returned for a touchdown by Lonnie Johnson for a touchdown."

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"The Green Bay Packers weren't going to stand for Houston Texans CB Lonnie Johnson Jr."

• Value of Things: The Texans Magic Bullet Theory
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• Saints 2024 Free Agents: Where are they now?
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• Houston Texans won NFL offseason after Stefon Diggs trade
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• Poll: What position should the Houston Texans target early in the draft?
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• Totally Not Fake News: The Houston Texans’ foray into free agency
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• How did the Houston Texans rate in the AFC South Division report cards?

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images PFF hands out early grades The fine folks over at ProFootballFocus keep grades each and every week on every player in the NFL. So, it stands to reason they can crunch those numbers, compare and contrast team rosters and needs, then punch out scores for each NFL franchise. And, they did. What’s even better is you can now compare and contrast the teams’...2024
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• How did the Houston Texans rate in the AFC South Division report cards?

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images PFF hands out early grades The fine folks over at ProFootballFocus keep grades each and every week on every player in the NFL. So, it stands to reason they can crunch those numbers, compare and contrast team rosters and needs, then punch out scores for each NFL franchise. And, they did. What’s even better is you can now compare and contrast the teams’...2024
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• Poll: Best Houston Texans off-season move so far?

Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images An off-season to remember - but what will be the defining event? The Houston Texans have already had quite the memorable off-season and the NFL Draft is still over a month away. Since the end of the 2023 season, general manager Nick Caserio and head coach Demeco Ryans have managed to sculpt an AFC Division Champion team into something even more formidabl...2024
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• Value of Things: Evaluating Texans Defensive Tackles

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Is spending big on Christian Wilkens the right answer? I make no bones about the fact that I come from a baseball analytical background. A simple Google vanity search would show four books I’ve written on baseball. Obviously, most fans would consider Moneyball to be the most influential book in the sport in this century. While, that is true, the book I’m thi...2024
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• How did the Houston Texans rate in the AFC South Division report cards?
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• Besson’s 2024 Mock Draft 2.0: Saints go DE Round 1
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• Jaguars vs. Saints: How to watch, game time, TV schedule, picks, streaming and more
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• The good, the bad, and the ugly from the Saints win over the Chargers

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Saints win in LA on game sealing interception. The Good: Defense The New Orleans Saints defense played well on Sunday night, forcing three turnovers and holding the Chargers to just 17 points. Standouts include second year defensive end Niko Lalos, who sacked QB Easton Stick three times, and cornerback Lonnie Johnson, Jr., who sealed the game with an ...2023
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• Where does Lonnie Johnson Jr. fit into the Saints defense?
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The cornerback was signed by New Orleans in March after four seasons in the league. The New Orleans Saints have made an effort to add something the defense severely lacked in 2022 - depth in the secondary. Notable free agent signings included CB Lonnie Johnson Jr., FS Johnathan Abram, and CB Troy Pride Jr. The Saints also drafted SS Jordan Howden and CB Ant...2023
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• Houston Texans won NFL offseason after Stefon Diggs trade
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• 5 questions before the Saints’ preseason Week 3 matchup vs. Texans

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports What are the biggest questions before the final preseason game? The New Orleans Saints are closing in on the final week of preseason and roster cutdown day is around the corner. This Sunday will be the last opportunity for players to make an impression before the dreaded August 29th date. Here are the 5 biggest questions heading into week three of the prese...2023
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• Free agent and trade options at CB the Ravens could explore

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Following the most recent injury to the already banged up position group, it might be time for the team to seek some experienced reinforcements. While none of the players at the cornerback position for the Baltimore Ravens who are currently banged up, recently underwent surgery, or will undergo surgery are expected to be out for the season, reinforcements...2023
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• Social media reactions to this week’s Saints news
Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Let’s check out what fans are saying. Let’s dive right into what happened this week in New Orleans Saints news and some of the reactions. The signing of DB Lonnie Johnson Jr. FA DB Lonnie Johnson Jr. is signing a one-year deal with the #Saints, sources tell @theScore. In seven starts for the #Texans in 2021, Johnson had 3 INTs and 6 PBUs. The versat...2023
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• Fleur-de-Links, March 22: Saints sign safety
Photo by Christopher Mast/Getty Images Here are your daily New Orleans Saints links New Orleans Saints News: Saints and Chargers expected to hold joint practices, per reports - Canal Street Chronicles The Saints and Los Angeles Chargers are reportedly expected to hold joint practices in the preseason. Report: Saints to Sign S Johnathan Abram - Saints News Network The Saints are expected ...2023
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• Chiefs trade for CB Lonnie Johnson Jr., reportedly giving up conditional seventh-round pick in 2024 to Texans
Johnson asked for a trade from the Texans after the draft...2022
• Chiefs cut defensive back Lonnie Johnson three months after trading for him

Kansas City parts ways with another DB...2022
• PFF gives Saints a “C” for Free Agency acquisitions
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports The rating puts the Saints dead last in NFC South. On March 25th, Pro Football Focus (PFF) rated the offseason free agency period for the NFC South Division. To the surprise of many, the New Orleans Saints were given a “C” rating, dead last in the division. The Atlanta Falcons were awarded first place with a B, followed by Carolina (B), and Tampa Bay (B). F...2023
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• Kansas City Chiefs roster
The up-to-date team roster, including contract and salary cap information. Salary cap space Current space: $3.4 million. This includes the estimated salary cap impacts of all known signings and releases. More information about our cap space calculation is available below the tables. All information shown here is current as of 3:39 p.m. on Saturday, January 28. Please note: Between the beginning o...2023
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• New Orleans Saints announce new jersey numbers for different players after free agency
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports We’re still waiting on new numbers for wide receiver Bryan Edwards and kicker Alex Quevedo. The New Orleans Saints announced a series of jersey number changes after the first few weeks of free agency brought a small group of players to the roster. Some players returning from the 2022 squad will be looking to wear new numbers in 2023, though that’s subject to ...2023
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• Fleur-de-Links, March 21: Saints sign defensive back
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Here are your daily New Orleans Saints links New Orleans Saints News: Saints to sign DB Lonnie Johnson to a one-year deal - Canal Street Chronicles The Saints have reportedly signed former Houston Texans defensive back Lonnie Johnson. Eagles Reportedly Signing Former 2nd-Round Pick - The Spun The Philadelphia Eagles have signed former Saints safety Justin ...2023
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• Texans' Shaq Lawson and Lonnie Johnson emerge as trade candidates, per report
Lawson or Johnson could be on the move in the coming days...2021
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• Our defense vs. their offense: Saints vs. Chiefs

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports The Chiefs have one of the highest powered offenses in the league and will be a huge test for the Saints defense. The New Orleans Saints kickoff the regular season versus the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday and Dennis Allen told the media that he expects the first team to take around 15 snaps in the first preseason game of the season. Sounds like the plan is for...2023
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• Poll: What position should the Houston Texans target early in the draft?
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• Totally Not Fake News: The Houston Texans’ foray into free agency
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• How did the Houston Texans rate in the AFC South Division report cards?
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• Poll: Best Houston Texans off-season move so far?
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• Former Saints DB Lonnie Johnson Jr. signs with the Texans

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Johnson will return to the team that originally drafted him. After the New Orleans Saints and Lonnie Johnson Jr. could not agree on a deal, he has moved on to sign with the Houston Texans, per ProFootballChase. The Texans drafted Johnson Jr. in the 2nd round of the 2019 NFL Draft. The #Texans are signing former #Saints’ DB Lonnie Johnson to a 1-year/$2.5M ...2024
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• Texans sign familiar face Lonnie Johnson to 2-year deal

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Lonnie Johnson is back with the Houston Texans. The Houston Texans are welcoming back a familiar face, according to NFL insider Aaron Wilson. #Texans are signing former second-round defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr., per a league source @KPRC2 Johnson, 28, was a second-round pick by the Texans in the 2019 NFL Draft. He spent the first three years of his car...2024
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• Final Saints vs. Falcons Injury Report

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Saints ruled out two players for the regular season finale. The New Orleans Saints ruled out two players (Lonnie Johnson and Landon Young) ahead of their regular season finale against the Atlanta Falcons. New Orleans also ruled seven players questionable including tight end Juwan Johnson and running back Alvin Kamara. The Atlanta Falcons ruled starti...2024
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