Draft

Just three-days before the 2017 NFL Draft begins news hits that Michigan’s star Jabrill Peppers tested positive for a diluted urine sample during the NFL combine. The league was alerted on Monday about the Heisman Trophy’s runner-up’s test results being diluted urine. The diluted sample is going to be treated as a positive test under […]

The Senate decided this was the area where women needed to be considered equal.

The Houston Texans selected Whitney Mercilus with the 26th overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night. Mercilus, a 6-foot-3, 261-pound Illinois defensive end, is…

    Texans defensive coordinator, Wade Phillips, likes Mercilus and said, “He’s a smart player, he’s athletic, he’s tough.”  “You want those high-motor guys, but you want them to have that kind of ability.” Mercilus is 6-foot-3, 261-pounds and is an early-entry junior who only started for one season in college, but he led the […]

As I look at most of the mock drafts, the “experts” seem to think the Texans will go with either a RB or a CB. Here are some of the guys to look out for when the Texans are on the clock with pick #20. For the first time the NFL Draft airs in prime […]

(Courtesy of Chron.com) INDIANAPOLIS — After losing the coin toss with Atlanta today, the Texans will have the 20th pick in the first round of the April draft. The Falcons will pick 19th and the Pittsburgh Steelers 18th. In subsequent rounds, the Texans, Falcons and Steelers will alternate. The Texans select 19th in the second […]