So many teams have been linked to appear no HBO’s series "Hard Knocks" but so far there haven’t been any takers. The Houston Texans have become the latest team to decline the offer or publicly state their lack of interest.

Jacoby Jones’ five-year run with the Texans ended notoriously on a Baltimore winter day in January. Now a Raven, Jones is putting the past behind him.

Lawrence Vickers and Joel Dreessen are out in Houston, but the Texans’ might have found their replacement for both in the versatile James Casey.

Although the Oakland Raiders’ Matt Leinart still wants to be a starting quarterback, he figured backing up his friend Carson Palmer was the next best option, the former USC star said Monday.

Just a few months after losing Mario Williams to free agency, the Houston Texans made Illinois defensive lineman Whitney Mercilus the 26th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. The significance of that isn’t lost on Mercilus.

While Matt Schaub said he would be "100 percent ready to go" in time for training camp, his coach said the Houston Texans’ star quarterback won’t be going full speed before then.

John Beck has found a home. And he already knows the system! Gary Kubiak has gotten Beck to come aboard and compete for the Texans’ No. 3 quarterback job.

Free-agent wide receiver Jacoby Jones has agreed to a two-year, $7 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens, a source with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. The team also added three years to safety Bernard Pollard’s contract.

Texans owner Bob McNair plans to sit down with coach Gary Kubiak and GM Rick Smith soon to get contract extensions out of the way. Kubiak started last year on the hot seat, but now he has a budding contender on his hand.

The Houston Texans defense did just fine after it lost its star defensive end early during the 2011 season, finishing the year with a team-record 44 sacks, and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips expects even bigger things from the unit in 2012.