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I thought J.J. Watt wasn’t trying to win

J.J. Watt could’ve gone to just about any team he wanted in free agency last year. At age 32 and in his 11th year in the league, it’s more probable than not that he’s entered the twilight of his career, but with three DPOY awards under his belt, anyone would’ve taken him. Read more…

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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 […]

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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…

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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 […]