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Texans’ DeMeco Ryans says G Kenyon Green is ‘on the road to recovery’

Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans says that second-year guard Kenyon Green is doing well as he recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery.

DeMeco Ryans gave an update on one of the Houston Texans’ starting guards during rookie minicamp Friday.

Ryans spoke favorably of the progress from Kenyon Green, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery.

“Kenyon is doing fine,” Ryans said. “He’s on the road to recovery. He’s doing good.”

General manager Nick Caserio told “Payne & Pendergast” on Sports Radio 610 [KILT-AM] shortly before the draft that Green was making progress.

According to guard Shaq Mason, Green is making sure to lean on the veteran for advice as he continues to expand his knowledge of the game entering his second season.

Green, a former 2022 first-round pick from Texas A&M, started 14 of his 15 games active last season.

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Report: Texans signing G Shaq Mason to contract extension

The Houston Texans are signing guard Shaq Mason to a contract extension.

The Houston Texans are fortifying their offensive line for the next three years.

According to Aaron Wilson from KPRC-TV, the Texans are working out a contract extension with guard Shaq Mason. The former New England Patriot and Tampa Bay Buccaneer is finalizing a three-year extension with Houston worth $36 million with $22 million guaranteed and another $10 million as a signing bonus.

Mason told reporters on May 4 that he wasn’t worried about getting an extension worked out with the Texans.

“I play ball,” Mason said. “I let everybody else handle those types of things. I love to be here, that’s one thing. I’m here to ball and that’s what I’m going to do.”

The Texans traded for Mason at the start of free agency in March.

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Texans G Shaq Mason says Kenyon Green ‘picks my brain a lot’

Houston Texans guard Shaq Mason can attest to second-year guard Kenyon Green being eager to learn and using him as a resource.

Shaq Mason is on his third different team in as many seasons, but he knows the drill in order to be a part of a functional offensive line.

The Houston Texans traded with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to obtain Mason’s services. The former New England Patriots 2015 fourth-round pick went to the Texans for a 2023 sixth-rounder.

To form cohesion, Mason knows it is a process.

“Really, it’s building continuity, taking it day-by-day,” Mason said. “Everybody’s out there grinding, trying to put our best foot forward. No matter who we’re playing beside, whoever the five are, I know we’re all going to be on the same page.”

The Texans have impressive pieces at two of their offensive line spots in three-time Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil and former 2019 first-round right tackle Tytus Howard. The potential to have a third activate remains with former 2022 first-rounder Kenyon Green, who started 14 of his 15 games active last season at left guard.

According to Mason, the Texas A&M product is putting in the effort by tapping into Mason’s experience.

“Kenyon, he picks my brain a lot,” said Mason. “We’ve been talking. He’s been asking me things here and there.”

The Texans are in Phase 2 of their offseason workouts, which means there is on-field instruction but the offense and defense can’t compete against one another yet, not even in drills. The first phase of the offseason program consisted of more classroom work, which is where Green was able to demonstrate his dedication to improvement.

Said Mason: “One thing I know is that he cares. That’s a big thing coming from a guy that young. He cares about his craft. He cares about studying. He doesn’t want to mess anything up. That’s a lot coming from a young guy.”

Green, 22, had arthroscopic knee surgery in the offseason.

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Texans GM Nick Caserio says G Kenyon Green has ‘made progress’ in offseason

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio is pleased with the progress former 2022 first-round guard Kenyon Green has made in the offseason.

Kenyon Green will always be a subject of discussion.

There is no better example of a local product for the Houston Texans than the former 2022 first-round guard. Whether it is his alma mater, Humble Atascocita High School, or his career with Texas A&M, Green will drive interest.

As Nick Caserio joined “Payne & Pendergast” on Sports Radio 610 [KILT-AM] April 20, Green’s progress in the offseason was a subject the general manager had to answer.

“Kenyon has been here since February,” Caserio said. “I think he’s made progress. I think he realizes he has to put in a lot of work. I think he’s committed to doing that work. I think he knows and we know that his season was up and down, and that’s the reality of it. No one is going to sugarcoat that, but you have to take accountability, got to take ownership, and got to come up with solutions and find a way to get better. So, he’s been around over the last however many months. I want to say he’s been around since February, so, he’s working through some things.”

Green started 14 of his 15 games active for the Texans last season. The 6-4, 325-pound interior offensive lineman had to take his lumps against some fo the best defensive tackle in the game, but Green also was part of fellow rookie Dameon Pierce’s 939 rushing yards.

Said Caserio: “Any player, the most important thing they can do is control the things they can control, focus on yourself, focus on individual improvement. If you have individual improvements, then collective improvement, and then you have collective improvements, then you’ll have team improvements. So, the most important thing for those players it to take advantage of the opportunity that they have here in April and May and June and get ready for the season. Whatever your physical situation is, whatever your status is, focus on what you can control, work to get better, and you can make progress.”

Green underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, and should be available for the Texans’ offseason workouts.

“We’ll measure work in progress more when we get to the season,” said Caserio. “But you can make incremental strides here the more time you put in the offseason program.”

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Report: Texans part ways with G A.J. Cann

The Houston Texans are releasing guard A.J. Cann following the trade for Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Shaq Mason.

The Houston Texans traded with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for new guard Shaq Mason, which means they needed to make room on the roster.

According to Aaron Wilson from KPRC-TV, the Texans are releasing A.J. Cann after just one year with the team.

Regime familiarity may play a part in Cann’s release. The former Jacksonville Jaguars 2015 third-round pick came over from the AFC South rivals after Houston hired offensive coordinator George Warhop, who held the same job in Jacksonville from 2019-21.

Mason has more familiarity with general manager Nick Caserio as both spent time with the New England Patriots; Caserio as director of player personnel from 2008-20, and Mason as a 2015 fourth-round pick who stayed through the 2021 campaign.

According to Over The Cap, the Texans incur a $2 million dead money hit against their salary cap by releasing Cann, but save a little over $4.2 million in 2023 cap space.

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Report: Texans G Kenyon Green underwent arthroscopic knee surgery

Houston Texans guard Kenyon Green underwent a knee procedure at the end of the season, but should be ready by the time offseason workouts kickoff.

Kenyon Green had an offseason procedure but it should not affect his participation in the heart of the Houston Texans’ offseason workouts.

According to Aaron Wilson from KPRC-TV, the former 2022 first-round guard had arthroscopic knee surgery after the conclusion of the 3-13-1 campaign and is expected to be back for the team’s voluntary offseason workouts starting April 3.

“I’m going to use this offseason to get my body right and have a full offseason,” Green said at the end of the season. “I’m going to talk to my agent and staff and get a good plan and get all the potential and all the time and all of the work I can to get better this offseason.”

Green also had a procedure last offseason to clean up his meniscus.

The Humble Atascocita High School product started 14 of his 15 games played last season.

The Texas A&M product is going through his rehab at NRG Stadium.

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Texans OL coach George Warhop still sees G Kenyon Green as ‘work in progress’

Houston Texans offensive line coach George Warhop still views first-round guard Kenyon Green as a “work in progress.”

Kenyon Green has played 13 games, starting in 12 of them, but his offensive line coach believes the first-rounder can show more improvement in the final two games.

Green has missed the last two games with an ankle injury, but should be good to go against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17 at NRG Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Houston Texans offensive line coach George Warhop likes what he has seen from the Texas A&M product, but sees areas where he still has to develop.

“Kenyon is still a work in progress in my mind,” said Warhop. “He does some really good things, and there’s some things we got to fix. We’re just working those things out.”

Warhop doesn’t compare Green to other young players. Instead Warhop is measuring Green against what the Humble Atascocita High School alumnus is being asked within offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton’s system.

“When you get players, you don’t look at one young player and compare them to the next,” Warhop explained. “My deal is, ‘Hey are you doing it the way we ask? Are you trying to get it done? How are you progressing with that?’ And he’s been doing that.”

Green left Week 14’s 27-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys with an ankle injury. The Texans shuffled right tackle Tytus Howard to left guard and substituted Charlie Heck in place of Howard at right tackle.

Warhop noted Green had challenges in his rookie season going against stellar defensive tackles such as Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen in Week 11 against Washington, who completely dominated the line of scrimmage and shut down Houston’s run game.

Said Warhop: “He was doing really well, kind of hit some hiccups, then he got back on track. That’s just the process with a young guy.”

With Green returning to the lineup, the Texans should be able to move Howard back to right tackle against the Jaguars.

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Texans G-T Tytus Howard out with concussion against the Titans

Houston Texans left guard Tytus Howard is out against the Tennessee Titans as he left with Week 16 with a concussion.

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The Houston Texans may be without their first-round tandem on the left side.

With 6:44 to go in the first quarter, Howard was injured on a Royce Freeman run. Howard went to the blue medical tent on the sideline and then into the locker room. The Texans stated that Howard was questionable to return as he was in the concussion protocol.

Howard had played left guard going back to Week 15 as first-rounder Kenyon Green from Texas A&M has missed with an ankle injury. The pairing of Howard and Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil opened up running lanes for Freeman and Dare Ogunbowale.

In the third quarter, the Texans downgraded Howard to out.

Texans G Justin McCray out against the Cowboys

Houston Texans guard Justin McCray will not be available when they take on the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14.

The Houston Texans may give all of their snaps at left guard to rookie Kenyon Green against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Texans downgraded guard Justin McCray to out and left him behind in Houston. McCray had been listed on questionable on Friday’s injury report with a hamstring injury.

Although McCray had not logged a start since Oct. 30 against the Tennessee Titans in a 17-10 loss at NRG Stadium, the 6-3, 315-pound interior offensive lineman had split time with Green at left guard, contributing with 22 and 29 snaps in the last two games.

Green has been active for 12 games this season, starting in 11 of them.

Texans OC Pep Hamilton expects rookie G Kenyon Green to bounce back

Houston Texans OC Pep Hamilton says that first-round G Keyon Green should bounce back in Week 12 after a humbling outing the week prior.

Count Kenyon Green among the many Houston Texans who did not have a good time during Washington’s 23-10 chokehold in Week 11.

The Texas A&M product committed two holding penalties, one of which was accepted, and had an ineligible man downfield penalty. Green was also walked back into one of quarterback Davis Mills’ five sacks on the afternoon.

The Humble Atascocita product was going against two of the best defensive tackles in the game in Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen. Making his ninth career start among his 10 game day activations, Green was at a disadvantage.

Even though Green had a bad week, offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton believes the first-rounder will bounce back against the Miami Dolphins.

“We expect that he’s going to continue to work to embrace the technique that he’s been taught because he’s extremely talented,” Hamilton told reporters Nov. 23. “It’s just part of the process from week-to-week. It’s understanding that guys are going to watch us on film and the opponent is going to watch us on film and come up with ways to counter the things they see us do. I’m certain we’ll continue to watch Kenyon’s progress as he continues to play.”

Green will be going against another talented defensive tackle in the Dolphins’ Christian Wilkins, who has 1.5 sacks, nine tackles for loss, and a pass breakup on the season.