Akers, who spent half of the 2024 season as the Texans ' No. 2 runner, agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints Friday afternoon. He will join the franchise as a backup to Alvin Kamara, along with returning secondary option Kendre Miller and rookie Devin Neal.

Houston Texans safety and defensive captain Jimmie Ward was arrested after an incident at his home in Magnolia, Texas, early Thursday morning. According to the Houston Chronicle, Ward faces a felony assault family violence charge and is currently being held without bond.

Nico Collins, Joe Mixon, and not much after that. The tight end group was a letdown, following a unit that went from a total of 899 yards and seven touchdowns in 2023 to 672 yards and three touchdowns.

Throughout the past two seasons going on their third, the Houston Texans have been led on the sidelines by the voice of head coach DeMeco Ryans, who came aboard as a defensive coordinator from the San Francisco 49ers, taking the reigns of three-win football team, and has since led this group to two-straight division titles in the AFC South.

Rookie wide receiver Jayden Higgins looks like the real deal but running back Dameon Pierce has a lot to prove after missing minicamp.

The real test for an offensive lineman is in live game reps, but, so far, Howard looks and feels comfortable as the Texans’ new starting right guard. It was a position of instability last season as Shaq Mason’s play regressed and he was released and former second-round pick Juice Scruggs didn’t solidify the spot

Though, one name who's remained in the mix, as he has for the past six seasons, is Texans veteran Tytus Howard, a 16-game starter across 2024 who now eyes his seventh career year in Houston, shifting from the outside of the line to inside at right guard.