A crazy play saw the Cowboys fumble twice and the Texans’ Derek Barnett wind up with a TD
Just when you thought 2024 couldn’t get worse for the Dallas Cowboys, it did.
Cooper Rush fumbled the football in the fourth quarter on Monday against the Houston Texans.
Tyler Guyton picked it up only to cough up the football again.
This time Derek Barnett collected the loose ball and returned it 28 yards for the touchdown.
2nd & 6 at DAL 40
(12:31 – 4th) (Shotgun) C.Rush sacked at DAL 33 for -7 yards (D.Barnett). FUMBLES (D.Barnett), recovered by DAL-T.Guyton at DAL 33. T.Guyton to DAL 32 for -1 yards (J.Pitre). FUMBLES (J.Pitre), RECOVERED by HST-D.Barnett at DAL 28. D.Barnett for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-T.Townsend.
The Philadelphia Eagles $50 million in dead salary cap is the 7th most in the NFL
The Eagles have $27,451,062 in available cap space right now but could have a ton more if not for a $50 million dead salary cap hit that places Philadelphia among the top seven in the NFL, per Over The Cap.
The Eagles traded Haason Reddick this offseason and released Avonte Maddox before re-signing him at a lower salary. Other former Eagles included in the dead money are Marcus Mariota ($3,068,000), Kevin Byard ($1,386,000), Derek Barnett ($4,004,766), and Kyron Johnson ($104,964).
Additional money and salary cap space have been taken away after the retirements of Jason Kelce ($8,678,000) and Fletcher Cox ($4,200,000).
Derek Barnett is headed back to the Houston Texans on a one-year deal worth up to $3 million.
The Houston Texans have their No. 3 pass-rusher back for another season in Derek Barnett, and now fans know exactly what the contract entails.
According to KPRC2 Sports Aaron Wilson, Barnett agreed to terms on a one-year deal worth $2 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus. Barnett will earn an annual salary of 1.5 million, $700,000 of which is fully guaranteed.
#Texans one-year deal for Derek Barnett: $2 million, including $300,000 signing bonus, $1.5 million base salary ($700,000 fully guaranteed), $11,764 per game active up to $200,000 @KPRC2
Barnett, 27, transformed into a staple of Houston’s front seven after being claimed off waivers in late November. In six games, the former first-round defensive end totaled 19 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and 11 quarterback hits.
Barnett, best served as a rotational defensive lineman, also started four games in place of Jonathan Greenard and Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson Jr., who each suffered injuries that required them to miss two games. His greatest moment of the 2023 season came in the AFC Wild Card Round win over the Cleveland Browns.
He recorded a sack, along with four tackles to help Houston pick up its first postseason victory since 2019.
Hunter, who signed a two-year deal worth up to $51 million to play for the hometown team, was one of three defensive linemen added this offseason, joining former Jaguars starter Foley Fatukasi and Titans standout Denico Autry. Both
Since being drafted out of Tennessee in 2017, Barnett has totaled 169 career tackles, 24 sacks, 45 tackles for loss, and 87 quarterback hits.
The Houston Texans brought back one of their unheralded stars from the end of the 2023 season in defensive end Derek Barnett.
One of the breakout stars of the Houston Texans in 2023 will return this season.
Defensive end Derek Barnett re-signed with the Texans on a one-year deal, according to KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson. Terms of the deal were not immediately reported.
#Texans are re-signing veteran defensive end Derek Barnett to a one year deal, per a league source. Barnett played well after being claimed off waivers by #Eagles@KPRC2
Barnett joined the Texans late in the season after the Philadelphia Eagles waived him. He played six games for Houston where he recorded 2.5 sacks and 19 combined tackles. Barnett also had a 20.9% pass-rush win rate from Week 14 through the end of the regular season as well as seven tackles for a loss and three run stops over that time.
Where Barnett thrived, though, was in the postseason. He sacked Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco in the wild card round and forced what ended up being a pick-six in the second half.
The decision to bring Barnett back makes sense because of his experience and usability on the defense. He’ll be 27 in June and a great mentor and veteran for Will Anderson on the defensive line alongside Danielle Hunter and Denico Autry. Barnett’s time in Philadelphia is a huge boon for Houston, too, because of his ample postseason experience.
NFL playoffs: Former Vol Derek Barnett by the numbers against Baltimore
Baltimore defeated Houston, 34-10, Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland during the NFL playoffs.
The contest was in the AFC divisional round.
Former Vol defensive lineman Derek Barnett recorded five tackles and one tackle for a loss for the Texans.
Houston claimed Barnett off waivers from Philadelphia on Nov. 27, 2023.
The former Vol appeared in 72 games for the Eagles from 2017-23. He totaled 150 tackles, 21.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. The Eagles won Super Bowl LII in 2017.
Barnett appeared in 39 games at Tennessee from 2014-16, recording 197 tackles, 52 tackles for a loss, 33 sacks, one interception, seven pass deflections, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
He set Tennessee’s career sacks record (33), breaking a mark of 32.0 held by Reggie White.
Barnett was selected in the first-round (No. 14 overall) of the 2017 NFL draft by the Eagles.
The NFL experts have made their picks, and the Baltimore Ravens are favored to defeat the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round
We’re a little over 30 hours away from the Ravens (13-4) and Texans (11-7) kicking off the AFC divisional round of the playoffs on ESPN.
Houston advanced to the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs for the fifth time in franchise history with a 45-14 win over the Browns in Super Wild Card Weekend.
The playoff win earned the Texans a rematch against the Ravens, and they’ll return to M&T Bank Stadium hoping to avenge a 25-9 loss in Week 1.
With kickoff fast approaching, here’s the NFL expert picks.
We’re looking at ten things to know about the Houston Texans ahead of their AFC Divisional Round matchup against the Baltimore Ravens
The Texans advanced to the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs for the fifth time in franchise history with a 45-14 win over the Browns in Super Wild Card Weekend.
The playoff success earned Houston a rematch against the Baltimore Ravens, and they’ll return to M&T Bank Stadium hoping to avenge a 25-9 loss in Week 1.
The Texans are a different team since that humble welcome to the NFL moment for C.J. Stroud, and all the former Ohio State star has done is shatter records and lead his team to the postseason as a rookie.
With final preparations for Saturday’s kickoff underway, we’re looking at ten things about the Houston Texans.
In that game, rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud completed 28 of 44 passing attempts for 242 yards in his NFL regular-season debut but didn’t lead any touchdown-scoring drives.
Odell Beckham had two catches for 38 yards as he deferred to the rookie Zay Flowers in his debut.
Playing in his first game after a ten-month absence, Lamar Jackson was 17-22 passing for 169 yards and one interception while finishing with a 79.5 rating.
Jackson looked rusty at times but was efficient, had 38 yards rushing, and avoided nasty hits.
This is a different Houston team, and the Texans are flying high after dismantling the Cleveland Browns in the wild-card round opener.
Former Vol Derek Barnett by the numbers against Cleveland in the NFL playoffs.
Houston defeated Cleveland, 45-14, on Saturday at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
The contest was in the Super Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs.
Former Vol defensive lineman Derek Barnett recorded two tackles, one tackle for a loss and one sack for Houston.
Houston claimed Barnett off waivers from Philadelphia on Nov. 27, 2023.
The former Vol appeared in 72 games for the Eagles from 2017-23. He totaled 150 tackles, 21.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. The Eagles won Super Bowl LII in 2017.
Barnett appeared in 39 games at Tennessee from 2014-16, recording 197 tackles, 52 tackles for a loss, 33 sacks, one interception, seven pass deflections, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
He set Tennessee’s career sacks record (33), breaking a mark of 32.0 held by Reggie White.
Barnett was selected in the first-round (No. 14 overall) of the 2017 NFL draft by the Eagles.
