Sport

J.J. Watt’s time with Texans is over as franchise star and Houston hero is released, free to go to… Steelers?

As Houston continues to revamp their team and try to resurrect their franchise from the lifeless pit of despair that former head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien left it in, the Texans and J.J. Watt have mutually agreed to part ways. Watt was released today, allowing him to search for a new team as […]

Sport

Texans releasing J.J. Watt offers peek into racially coded language — what’s ‘classy’ & who gets to be the ‘face of a franchise’?

When the Texans decided to release J.J. Watt on Friday, it marked the end of an era in Houston — and the continuation of an era in media’s use of coded language. Read more…

Sport

Eric Bieniemy should be an NFL head coach yesterday, but he deserves better than the Texans

Eric Bieniemy is a coordinator for a defending Super Bowl champion, on its way back to the big game on the strength of the side of the ball he oversees. Bieniemy is 51 years old, has had experience as an assistant head coach with the Vikings, and has a couple of college assistant jobs on […]

Sport

Texans continue streak of idiotic decisions with Josh McCown head coaching idea

With quarterback Deshaun Watson specifically asking that the Texans to interview top-tier candidates like Robert Saleh and Eric Bieniemy, the Texans, according to the NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, apparently are considering naming *checks notes* Josh McCown head coach. Read more…

Sport

NFL doesn’t give Black QBs the same opportunities

In football, there is no position more coveted than that of the starting quarterback. The quarterback is the leader, the facilitator, the field general for an offense. He is the engine that makes the team go. It is on his shoulders — literally — that determines the production and success of a football franchise. Since… […]