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Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) throws the ball during NFL football practice Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)
Watson practices with Houston Texans on 1st day of camp

By Kristie Rieken Jul. 28, 2021 11:20 AM EDT

File-This Dec. 27, 2020, file photo shows Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) throwing a pass against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first half of an NFL football game in Houston. Watson plans to report to training camp with the Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Sam Craft, File)
AP source: Watson plans to report to Houston Texans camp

By Kristie Rieken Jul. 25, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

Uncertainty with Watson overshadows start of Texans camp

By The Associated Press Jul. 24, 2021 11:14 AM EDT
HOUSTON TEXANS (4-12) CAMP SITE: Houston LAST YEAR: The Texans stumbled to an 0-4 start that cost coach Bill O’Brien...

Culley won't discuss Watson as Houston Texans begin practice

By Kristie Rieken May. 27, 2021 04:08 PM EDT
HOUSTON (AP) — Coach David Culley refused to say if quarterback Deshaun Watson was with the Houston Texans this week as they began on-field practices. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2021, file photo, Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book (12) throws a pass in the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Alabama in Arlington, Texas. Perhaps the best-known collegian selected in the fourth round Saturday was Book. And Book went somewhere with a QB opening: New Orleans, which saw career passing leader Drew Brees retire. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
Lower-round QBs face long odds to make it in NFL

By Josh Dubow May. 03, 2021 04:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2021, file photo, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson walks off the field before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Houston. The Texans enter the draft with uncertainty at quarterback after 22 women have filed lawsuits since March 16 alleging that they were sexually assaulted or harassed by Watson. Houston police and the NFL have said they are investigating the allegations, leaving his future with the team up in the air. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)
Texans address needs by adding QB Mills, WR Collins

By Kristie Rieken May. 01, 2021 08:48 PM EDT

Fans watch the from the outside of the NFL Draft Theatre during the second round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 30, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Texans take QB Davis Mills with Watson's future unclear

By Kristie Rieken Apr. 30, 2021 10:08 PM EDT

FILE - In this 2014 file photo, Nick Caserio, of the New England Patriots NFL football team, poses in Foxborough, Mass. Caserio enters his first draft as the general manager of the Houston Texans with the unique challenge of trying to improve a team that went 4-12 last season without the benefit of a first- or second-round pick. (AP Photo/File)
Texans not scheduled to pick until third round of draft

By Kristie Rieken Apr. 23, 2021 05:34 PM EDT

Caserio tries to improve Texans without pick in 1st 2 rounds

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2021 01:28 PM EDT
67. HOUSTON TEXANS (4-12) LAST SEASON: Coach/general manager Bill O’Brien was fired after an 0-4 start and Romeo Crennel took over as...

Offensive line, linebackers major areas of need for Chargers

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2021 12:29 PM EDT
13. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (7-9) LAST SEASON: The Chargers found their franchise quarterback with Justin Herbert setting rookie records for...

Chargers, QB Chase Daniel agree to 1-year deal

By Joe Reedy Mar. 26, 2021 11:27 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have found a veteran to back up quarterback Justin Herbert, agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with Chase Daniel...

AP source: Texans agree to 1-year contract with QB Taylor

By Kristie Rieken Mar. 17, 2021 08:35 PM EDT
HOUSTON (AP) — Free agent quarterback Tyrod Taylor has agreed to a one-year contract with the Houston Texans, a person familiar with the deal told The...

FILE - San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams (71) looks on prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Ariz., in this Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, file photo. The San Francisco 49ers locked up their biggest potential free agent for the long term by agreeing to give star left tackle Trent Williams the richest contract ever for an offensive lineman. Williams' agents at Elite Loyalty Sports say the deal agreed to early Wednesday morning, March 17, 2021, will pay Williams $138.1 million over the next six years, surpassing the $138 million deal David Bakhtiari got from during last season. (AP Photo/Jennifer Stewart, File)
Some NFL veterans prosper as business season begins

By Barry Wilner Mar. 17, 2021 02:30 PM EDT

Chargers will be looking to overhaul offensive line

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2021 06:26 PM EST
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (7-9) UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: TE Hunter Henry, DE Melvin Ingram, LB Denzel Perryman, QB Tyrod Taylor, CB Michael...

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) carries the ball against Baltimore Ravens free safety DeShon Elliott (32) in the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Rodgers wins 3rd MVP, Donald gets 3rd top defensive player

By Barry Wilner Feb. 06, 2021 10:53 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll watches the team warm up for an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Orchard Park, N.Y. The likelihood of Daboll staying in Buffalo for at least more season have increased after he was passed over in filling the Los Angeles Chargers coaching job, two people with direct knowledge of Daboll's plans told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
The Latest: Packers' Aaron Rodgers wins 3rd MVP Award

By The Associated Press Feb. 06, 2021 08:07 PM EST

FILE - In this May 11, 2018, file photo, Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Josh Allen (17) walks with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly following the team's NFL football rookie minicamp in Orchard Park, N.Y. Kelly has made a point of keeping his distance by limiting his chats with Allen via text for much of this year. Kelly’s decision has less to do with the coronavirus pandemic as it does Kelly not wanting to distract the third-year starter. “He doesn’t need me in his ear, so I pretty much leave him alone,” Kelly told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)
Jim Kelly feels like a kid watching Bills QB Allen perform

By John Wawrow Dec. 23, 2020 02:32 AM EST

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) throws against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Josh Allen has Bills offense humming in third season

By John Wawrow Dec. 08, 2020 05:53 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert throws a pass against the New York Jets during the first half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif. Buffalo's Josh Allen and the AFC East-leading Bills prepare to host the rookie Justin Herbert-led Chargers on Sunday in a showdown of the NFL’s two leaders in yards passing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Bills' Allen shows growth since last start against Chargers

By John Wawrow Nov. 27, 2020 06:22 PM EST

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) talks to offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio)
Few minorities get chance at NFL stepping-stone QB coach job

By Dave Campbell And Josh Dubow Nov. 13, 2020 03:48 PM EST