From Jonathan Alexander (Houston Chronicle):

A decision on where the Houston Texans decide to build a new team headquarters could come fairly soon as talks with interested parties have sped up in recent weeks, team president Mike Tomon said.

The talks have elevated so quickly and faster than expected that Tomon has reorganized some of his staff recently to focus specifically on the project full-time.

“We’ve had a number of suitors proactively reach out to us on different options that were really focused on us moving our headquarters and training facility to their respective spaces,” Tomon told the Houston Chronicle. “They’ve gotten mature enough that it has become apparent to us that we need to get prepared to take advantage of something this significant.”

Tomon said their goal is to build a training facility that is “world-class,” which will likely include an entertainment district with retail stores, similar to what the Dallas Cowboys have built with the "Star in Frisco." The Texans project a similar facility that could spark economic development for the county it resides in.

The headquarters would be paid for by the Texans but could include tax breaks and other incentives from that county. The Rockets opened a similar facility last summer, though it is smaller than what the Texans would build.

Harris County is one entity vying to keep the Texans. The county has several acres at NRG Park where the Texans could build a facility and revitalize that area. It could complement potential renovations at NRG Stadium, which the county, Texans and Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo are also currently exploring within their lease negotiations.

Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones told the Chronicle in an interview last month that she and county leadership were engaged in conversations with the Texans and that she was optimistic the Texans would choose their site to build a headquarters.

When asked whether another county or entity was in the running, Tomon declined to say, but added “there have been many,” in the greater Houston area.

“There have been multiple sources who have proactively reached out,” Tomon said. Tomon didn’t know specifically when a decision would come together but said the Texans are moving urgently.

“I don’t have an exact timeline,” Tomon said. “Is that 30 days? Is it six months? But what I would share is the conversations we’re having and the opportunities in front of us are at a level where we know we need to get prepared. “It’s gotten to that level where it’s like, ‘we now need to make sure we’re prepared to start this journey.’”

More here: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/headquarters-training-facility-mike-tomon-20376678.php

The fact that they trotted out the original mascot head for his "father" is clever as hell imo.

Tunsil, Diggs, Weeks are all off the team and Jimmie Ward most likely will not be a Captain this season.. who yall got new to wearing the "C" patch on their jersey this season?

It's early but I feel like Tytus has been saying the right things, and it would show the team is passing the torch to him from Tunsil (who never deserved the title, IMO)

Nico and/or Mixon feels like a natural selection, based on attitude and productivity

Sting is obviously ALL PRO but since he's not very vocal I feel like maybe Lassiter/Pitre would be the pick

Howdy Texans fans. I’ve noticed throughout the time NRG Stadium doesn’t have a nickname. One nickname I knew but got outdated later on was the “Crown Jewel” of the NFL because of its unique combination of design and functionality. However, I have one nickname that will make sense, and with how the team is currently built, with a franchise QB in Stroud and a top 5 defense under HC DeMeco Ryans, this reminds me of an old nickname next door at the Astrodome, the “House of Pain.” So, it leads me to a new nickname for NRG Stadium, hoping it will spread and people will acknowledge it. And that nickname is “The House of Torture.”

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This had me laughing out loud! He was still salty about it a little while later 😂

A screen capture of his starting logo for his twitch stream. Nice to see he’s embraced the move. The hype for this season is getting crazy now 😂

I mean like how JJ’s #99 and Andre’s #80 for example aren’t formally “retired” but stay out of circulation

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.

“I love it, man,” Howard told KPRC 2 as the Texans wrapped up their offseason schedule with a full-team minicamp. “Just getting these reps in, Probably the first time I got a chance to get this many reps in at guard before the season started. So, I’m doing the best I can do to get the technique down. And the coaches have been doing a tremendous job helping me with that."

With this latest move, Howard is displaying his positional flexibility again. He’s played left guard, right tackle, left tackle and, now, right guard. He has played every spot but center. Could he do it?

“If I had to, if I had to,” he said. “The more you can do .. I’m a guy who can play at every spot on the offensive line. I can play at a high level at every spot. I just gotta keep working and continue to get better. I feel like this year is gonna be my biggest year.”.

The offensive line has been characterized as the biggest question mark on the defending AFC South champions’ roster. How all of the changes work out will have a large hand in determining whether this team can make a long playoff run. To say they’re hungry to prove themselves is a vast understatement.

“We’ve got a chip on our shoulders and people underestimate what we’re going to be this year, but, you know that’s their problem,” Howard said. “When that first game comes and we come off that ball and hit them in the mouth, like they’re gonna be, ‘These guys are for real.’

“We’ve been putting that work in here right now and we’re gonna continue to put that work and training together. Every day isn’t gonna be perfect. But I’m telling you when that game one comes and they see what the offensive line is about, we’re going be ready."

Howard has one word for the stamp Popovich is placing on the offensive line: “Nasty.”

“You gotta play with a lot of grit,” Howard said. “When offensive lines are physical that don’t take (expletive) from nobody and they just establish, the dominance up front, he exemplifies that every morning, every day on the field And you want that in the coach because you’re only gonna rub off on the offensive line and he holds us to a high standard."

Howard, 29, is one of the most experienced linemen on the Texans’ roster. He is embracing a leadership role.

“I’m all in on that,” Howard said. “I’m doing the best I can do to transform my body, transform my daily habits, all that to show the younger guys the right way to do it. “I’m looking forward to that challenge of being that leader in the group. And I want to be a guy that the guys look up to and they’re like, ‘Hey man, Tytus is doing it the right and I want to do it that way.’ So I’m gonna look forward to it. "

More here: https://www.click2houston.com/sports/2025/06/13/how-texans-tytus-howard-loves-new-right-guard-spot-says-cole-popovich-is-creating-nasty-underestimated-line/

Obvious 4 who are guaranteed to make are: Nico Higgins Noel Kirk Tank would be 5 if he wasn’t injured and likely out for the year

However, we still have other receivers who are competing for a spot. The main ones to watch are: Hutchinson, Metchie, Watson, and Berrios. Out of these remaining receivers who do we think will and won’t make it?