Following Will Fuller‘s season-ending ACL injury, the Texans are apparently in the market for a wide receiver. However, it sounds like we can cross one major name off their list of potential targets. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle writes that the organization is not expected to pursue free agent wideout Dez Bryant.
Fuller tore his ACL during Thursday’s win over the Dolphins, and the Texans have already auditioned Brice Butler for some reinforcement at the position. Some pundits immediately thought that Bryant would be a logical fit for the organization. For starters, Bryant grew up in Texas, and he spent his entire professional career in Dallas. Furthermore, he attended the same high school as Texans receiver Keke Coutee, and he’s been serving as a mentor to the rookie.
Despite the connections, it doesn’t sound like the 29-year-old will be making his way to Houston. When asked about potentially signing the former Pro Bowler, Bill O’Brien gave a rather generic answer.
“I would say my answer to that is we explore everything,” O’Brien said. “I think that’s kind of the job, one of the main jobs of, obviously, [general manager] Brian (Gaine) and then he brings things to me and then we talk and we communicate.
“I would say we explore everything, including our own team. How can we use this guy in maybe another position? Or do this, can we do that? We look at our own team first in addition to looking at what’s going outside. That would be my general answer to that.”
With Fuller out for the season, Coutee coming back from a hamstring injury, and Bruce Ellington currently sitting on the injured reserve, the Texans are rostering only three healthy wideouts: DeAndre Hopkins, Sammie Coates, and Vyncint Smith.
Can you run a story “Nobody will pursue Dez Bryant”, and stop running the same story over and over? Seattle, Cleveland (twice), Dallas, NYG, all have or had WR needs. It’s midway through the season and I don’t think he’s even had a workout since Cleveland? All these injuries and nobody is even kicking tires on this dude. I’m a big Dez guy and even I realize it’s over for this season and possibly forever. Nobody’s willing to add him to the locker room and see what happens. At this point he’d be better off joining the collusion lawsuit with Sakorpick.
Agreed Except for the part about the collusion case because that’s just a huge waste of time.
Can you start your own blog or website so YOU Can dictate/control the content being written about?
Oh boy .. Tsoft at it again. Playing blog patrol .. get a life.
Its a rumor site and the guy is complaining about a rumor. Seems reasonable to point out if you dont like it make your own blog no?
Tstupid needs his own website, with both people interested in his comments it would certainly be a huge success.
Slpdajab… How ironic. Says the guy that got banned and had to change user names. But, I’m the one that needs to get a life? Comical
Maaa the meatloaf… that’s hilarious
Slow day at the office…flip a coin and run a Dez or Colon Kaepernick article and how somebody doesn’t want them…
I love how PFR is so much more combative than MLBTR! Adds to the entertainment value of the site!
Well I have an idea what Russell Crowe would say….
link to youtube.com
A really fun hobby of mine is trying to explain to raider fans what it means to be mathematically eliminated …
Just wait until the Raiders move to Vegas. Then you will have to explain to those fans why they shouldn’t take a hit at the blackjack table while holding 20.