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Yet we were not informed of this event until John McClain tweeted about it just now. There's a communication breakdown between Rick Smith and I, it would appear.

This would seem to put the starting gig at right tackle wide open, if it wasn't already. Who will step up and claim the job?

A league source has indicated that a young Houston Texans wide receiver will start the season on the PUP list. Thankfully, Houston has DeAndre Hopkins to fill the void.

Now we're talking.

The Texans and Patriots are both looking relatively healthy ahead of their Sunday afternoon matchup in Foxborough. Yes, this includes Garrett Graham, thankfully.

All the cool alliteration in the world can't cheer me up in the wake of this news.

If Ruud goes down, I hear you're in line to start at ILB.

The Texans' secondary grows thinner.

Gary Kubiak talks Johnathan Joseph, Ben Tate, Shaun Cody, and more.

Ready to have some wind taken out of your sails, Texans fans? Read this.