By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
Last Thursday, Reed flew to Houston aboard owner Bob McNair's private jet and Reed spent two days meeting with coaches and management. Reed and his representatives left town without a deal and the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens were reportedly making a pitch to retain him.
The first week of NFL free agency isn't over yet, and it's already becoming difficult to keep track of who's coming and going.
Free agent safety Ed Reed left the Houston Texans on Friday with no deal in place.
The Houston Texans gave safety Ed Reed the star treatment on Thursday while losing another key player in free agency.
Ed Reed is sure getting the red-carpet treatment from the Houston Texans.
J.J. Watt swatted away passes, Arian Foster ran away from tacklers and the Houston Texans did just enough to knock Cincinnati out of the playoffs for the second straight year.
Ndamukong Suh's reputation for being a nasty player was born as an NFL rookie.
Ndamukong Suh might lose some money for his low blow against Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub.
Just before the season, Houston defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was asked what he wanted from his defense in 2012 after the unit made a remarkable turnaround to finish second in the NFL in yards allowed last season.
Jeremy Lin's incredible run in New York won't have a sequel, according to a published report.
With one week to go in the post-lockout season, it's not too early to look at the success stories and utter failures of the NFL.
One of the fears at the end of the 4 1/2-month lockout was how much all the missed practice and meeting time would affect rookies.
Wade Phillips, the veteran coach who has turned the Houston defense into the NFL's best, is taking medical leave to have an unspecified surgical procedure this week.
Wade Phillips, the veteran coach who has turned the Houston defense into the NFL's best, will have surgery this week to resolve a kidney condition and will be away from the team for a week to 10 days.
Even San Francisco's most experienced offensive linemen got beat time and again by the Texans' attacking, smothering defense.
"It's a crazy play, it's one that unfortunately happened," he said.
"I just thought it was very Suh-like to give a little extension there at the end," Texans linebacker Connor Barwin said.
