Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson disclosed Monday that he had offseason arthroscopic knee surgery earlier this month after hyperextending his knee in a late November game at Jacksonville last season. Johnson claims he didn't have any pain following the injury. He plans to participate in full during training camp this summer. "Nothing to panic about," Johnson said. "I had it two weeks ago. It was from a play that happened in the game against Jacksonville (in November). I hyperextended my (left) knee. It (was swollen). Got the swelling to calm down. I came back during offseason workouts, it (became swollen) again. We felt like the best thing to do was get it scoped, get it fixed." (Updated 05/21/2012)
Quarterback Matt Leinart will sign with the Raiders Tuesday, according to the team. He's expected to back up Carson Palmer while being reunited with Greg Knapp, his former offensive coordinator from Houston. (Updated 05/02/2012)
The Texans have traded linebacker DeMeco Ryans to the Eagles for a fourth-round draft choice in 2012, opening the door for third-year linebacker Darryl Sharpton to get the first crack at starting in his place. Sharpton and Ryans rotated based on down and distance last season, but Sharpton's season was cut in half when a torn quad sidelined him for the year. Sharpton has 46 total tackles and a sack in limited playing time over two seasons. (Updated 03/21/2012)
Texans coach Gary Kubiak said that while quarterback Matt Schaub is improving on his rehab from a major foot injury, the team will not rush him back on the field. "If we're not paying attention, he'll do everything, but we're not going to let him do that," Kubiak said. "We're going to put the reins on him, so to speak. He will do drill work, could throw some 7-on-7, but he will not be put in a team environment where he might get tripped up or something like that happens. He's ready to go. It's us being cautious with him right now." (Updated 05/09/2012)
The Bills have reportedly sealed the deal on the biggest free-agent acquisition in franchise history with Thursday's signing of linebacker Mario Williams, who signed a six-year deal with the team, according to ESPN. FOXSports.com reports the deal includes $50 million in guarantees. The Bills had Williams in on Tuesday shortly after free agency began and haven't let him leave. Wednesday was spent selling him on the organization (along with the requisite sight-seeing), he remained in town overnight, and on Thursday the deal was apparently done to make him the NFL's highest paid defender. (Updated 03/15/2012)
