Houston Texans News: October 3, 2019

Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Thursday, October 3, 2019.

By Jeremy Brener@JeremyBrener Oct 3, 2019, 6:00am CDT

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Houston Texans News

Texans sign TE Jerell Adams, OT Elijah Nkansah to practice squad (Houston Chronicle)

Texans off to fast start for sacks, forced fumbles (Houston Chronicle)

Texans’ Deshaun Watson eager to get Keke Coutee back in a groove (Houston Chronicle)

Texans’ Kenny Stills limited, Greg Mancz concussed (Houston Chronicle)

Want the Texans to fire O’Brien soon? The odds are in your favor (Houston Chronicle)

NFL News

Battista: Bidwill’s life revolved around Cardinals (NFL.com)

Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski headed to IR (NFL.com)

Gruden not happy ‘at all’ with Burfict suspension (NFL.com)

Top 10 MVP candidates: Can anyone dethrone Pat? (NFL.com)

LB Smith plans to play Sunday; Trubisky likely out (NFL.com)

Will Smith to be inducted into Saints Ring of Honor (NFL.com)

Hill at practice for first time since collarbone injury (NFL.com)

Division leaders at Q1: Who’s for real? Who’s not? (NFL.com)

Top 25 rookies: QB Minshew leads trio of Jaguars (NFL.com)

Houston & Collegiate Sports

Anthony Bennett scheduled for knee surgery, likely won’t make roster (The Dream Shake)

Stats and Trivia from the Astros’ 2019 Regular Season (Crawfish Boxes)