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Houston Texans News: May 11, 2018

Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, May 11, 2018.

By Jeremy Brener@JeremyBrener May 11, 2018, 6:00am CDT

NFL: Combine

Houston Texans News (all from Houston Chronicle)

Texans ink third-rounder Justin Reid

Texans sign third-round TE Jordan Akins, OT Martinas Rankin

Texans sign fourth-round WR Keke Coutee

Texans sign sixth-round LB Peter Kalambayi

Texans strike deal with sixth-round TE Jordan Thomas

Texans sign sixth-rounder Duke Ejiofor (Alief Taylor)

The only unsigned draft pick is 7th-round pick Jermaine Kelly.

NFL News

Patricia maintains innocence in ‘96 assault case - NFL.com

The new Lions’ HC is under fire.

Roundup: Giants cut Perkins after picking Barkley - NFL.com

Perkins spent just two seasons with the Giants.

Houston & Collegiate Sports

Game Recap: Stassi, Fisher Go Back to Back. Gerrit Cole Cuts A’s No Slack. Astros 4, A’s 1 - Crawfish Boxes

Astros completed the sweep over the A’s on Wednesday.

10 Observations from the Jazz-Rockets Series - The Dream Shake

With the second round series complete, here are some thoughts.

Charlie Ward was the right player in the wrong system - Dynamo Theory

Analysis on midfielder Charlie Ward’s release.