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Rookie mini-camp starts, Ronde Barber retires, and Daniel Snyder puts his foot down in today's edition of the Newswire.

Throw Mel Kiper's and Mike Mayock's analysis out of the house and learn the Texans draft class through a different kind of evaluation.

You might want to finish cooking that alfredo first. This Rookie Review is full of words.

I'm half sure Rick Smith is the smartest man in the world. Brandon Brooks is proof.

Whitney Mercilus is finally going to start. It was nice knowing you, Locker.

I love me some Whitney Mercilus and Jared Crick.

Brett devotes a new page of virtual ink to his love of Ben Jones.

BRB's SoCalTexan takes a look at how the Texans rookies played in the Week Two win over the Jags in Jacksonville.

BRB's newest writer breaks dowm the performance of several Texans rookies from the win over Miami.

SB Nation caught up with Texans rookie DeVier Posey at the NFL Rookie Premiere.