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Texans add WR Kofi Hughes, waive T Kevin Forsch
The Texans were awarded wide receiver Kofi Hughes on waivers from the Washington ******** on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-2, 217-pound Hughes spent four seasons at Indiana, catching 47 passes for 739 yards and seven touchdowns in 2013 during his senior season.
The Texans waived tackle Kevin Forsch.
Yates carries playoff experience into fresh, unknown QB situation
There may be no player on the Texans roster happier to have a new coaching staff and a fresh start than quarterback T. J. Yates, the once and former hero of the franchise’s first trip to the playoffs in 2011. Subbing for Matt Schaub, who was lost for the season with a foot injury, the rookie Yates took over and got the Texans into the division round.
But he understood he was only a caretaker.
“Even after I’d played,” Yates said, “it was always Matt’s show.”
Although he might appear to be the logical odd man out if you’re handicapping the four-man quarterback competition with Bill O’Brien now in charge, Yates can stand on his record as being the only one of them with an NFL playoff appearance on his resume.
Of course, he adds, “That feels like it happened about 10 years ago.”
Yates’ reward for his early success would be a return to almost total anonymity in 2012 and he’s the first to admit he botched his lone chance to seize the team’s reins a year ago with Schaub free-falling. Yates’ two-pick game against the Rams – one of which was embarrassingly run back 98 yards for a touchdown – proved a personal debacle within what he called a “debacle” of a season.
When Kubiak concluded a change had to made, he turned to Keenum and never looked Yates’ way again.
“The one chance I got I didn’t play well,” he said, “and I don’t think that put a good taste in (Gary Kubiak’s) mouth going forward. I kind of dropped the ball. Obviously I would have liked to have gotten another shot somewhere down toward the end of the season, but that’s over now. This is a fresh start for everybody and it’s especially refreshing for me. (With a) new coach (and a) offense. Everybody’s starting at ground zero.”
The Texans were awarded wide receiver Kofi Hughes on waivers from the Washington ******** on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-2, 217-pound Hughes spent four seasons at Indiana, catching 47 passes for 739 yards and seven touchdowns in 2013 during his senior season.
The Texans waived tackle Kevin Forsch.
Yates carries playoff experience into fresh, unknown QB situation
There may be no player on the Texans roster happier to have a new coaching staff and a fresh start than quarterback T. J. Yates, the once and former hero of the franchise’s first trip to the playoffs in 2011. Subbing for Matt Schaub, who was lost for the season with a foot injury, the rookie Yates took over and got the Texans into the division round.
But he understood he was only a caretaker.
“Even after I’d played,” Yates said, “it was always Matt’s show.”
Although he might appear to be the logical odd man out if you’re handicapping the four-man quarterback competition with Bill O’Brien now in charge, Yates can stand on his record as being the only one of them with an NFL playoff appearance on his resume.
Of course, he adds, “That feels like it happened about 10 years ago.”
Yates’ reward for his early success would be a return to almost total anonymity in 2012 and he’s the first to admit he botched his lone chance to seize the team’s reins a year ago with Schaub free-falling. Yates’ two-pick game against the Rams – one of which was embarrassingly run back 98 yards for a touchdown – proved a personal debacle within what he called a “debacle” of a season.
When Kubiak concluded a change had to made, he turned to Keenum and never looked Yates’ way again.
“The one chance I got I didn’t play well,” he said, “and I don’t think that put a good taste in (Gary Kubiak’s) mouth going forward. I kind of dropped the ball. Obviously I would have liked to have gotten another shot somewhere down toward the end of the season, but that’s over now. This is a fresh start for everybody and it’s especially refreshing for me. (With a) new coach (and a) offense. Everybody’s starting at ground zero.”
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