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GM Nick Caserio won’t rule out Texans being buyers at trade deadline

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio won’t rule out the possibility of the team acquiring a player before the Oct. 31 trade deadline.

The Houston Texans’ 3-3 record is largely attributed to its homegrown talent manifesting on the gridiron. Any holes that exist can be filled with injured players returning or with more resources in the offseason.

Nevertheless general manager Nick Caserio won’t rule out the possibility of the Texans acquiring a player ahead of the Oct. 31 trade deadline.

“We’re going to look at our team, figure out is there an opportunity to add a player that we think can help us,” Caserio said Oct. 17. “If there is, great; we’ll pursue it. If there’s not, then we won’t. Like, we feel comfortable with the players that are in the building, that are on the team.”

Even seven weeks into the regular season, the Texans don’t simply look at their active roster, but their football personnel as a whole, including the practice squad.

” It’s really one through 70 or one through 69, however many players are in the building,” said Caserio. “So focus on those players, and if there’s somebody externally that we think can come in here and really have a defined role and have an impact, then we’ll certainly look into that. If there’s not, then we won’t.”

Moves aren’t made simply off draft picks. Houston has the 15th-most salary cap space in the NFL at a little over $7.7 million. The team would have to work in the incoming player’s contract, not only with the 2023 figures, but project them into the fluid 2024 cap situation.

Said Caserio: “There’s always a financial component to this, as well. There’s a certain cost associated with a contract that you take on. So how much are you paying for that player, what’s the cost, can you fit them under the cap. We have, I would say, a pretty good working budget for the duration of the year, so we can take on a certain level of contract, but if it’s more than that, then, okay, we cut half the team or have to do a bunch of cap manipulations, which you just push everything out to future years. It’s not a good way to run a team, not a good way to run a business.”

Taking the role of sellers at the deadline may have been an option in the past, but Houston still has an opportunity to make a positive statement in the last 11 games.

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Texans trades with Cardinals for OT Josh Jones

The Houston Texans addressed their offensive tackle depth by trading for the Arizona Cardinals’ Josh Jones.

The Houston Texans continue to address their tackle depth.

According to Adam Schefter from ESPN, the Texans have traded with the Arizona Cardinals for tackle Josh Jones and a 2024 seventh-round pick.

Aaron Wilson from KPRC-TV reports the Texans are trading a 2024 fifth-round pick to the Cardinals.

Jones, 26, has started 21 of 47 games for the Cardinals since joining the team as a 2020 third-rounder from Houston. The Fort Bend George Bush alumnus has versatility as both a tackle and a guard, which gives Jones a premium as the Texans work through the injuries at tackle that notably include Tytus Howard’s fractured left hand and Charlie Heck stuck on the physically unable to perform list.

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Houston Texans official Twitter account pokes fun at NFL draft trades

The Houston Texans’ official Twitter account had some self-deprecating humor regarding the amount of trades in the 2023 NFL draft.

About 100 years ago early movie star and humorist Will Rogers said to laugh at yourself — everyone else is.

The Houston Texans are no exception as they took part in an NFL record 43 trades over the three days of the 2023 NFL draft.

The Texans posted to their official Twitter account a GIF they had been using when the team traded a selection throughout the draft. The posting of it was odd given it was on Sunday afternoon, the day after the draft.

The official account replied to the GIF with a simple comment: “sorry, just a force of habit”

General manager Nick Caserio’s wheeling and dealing allowed the Texans to score a nine-man class for the second straight draft.

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Texans GM Nick Caserio says draft trade creativity is a ‘two-way street’

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio says that it takes a similar organizational mindset across the NFL to be creative with draft trades.

The 2023 NFL draft set the record for most trades during the three-day even with 43.

The Houston Texans were the first team to get the ball rolling when they dealt with the Arizona Cardinals to move up to take Alabama defensive end Will Anderson No. 3 overall on Day 1.

By Day 3, the Texans were working with the Philadelphia Eagles with three trades. According to general manager Nick Caserio, the trades the Texans made throughout the weekend was an understanding of other franchises.

“I think you try to have an understanding philosophically about different organizational philosophy, the propensity to maybe move when you make a trade,” Caserio said. “We made the trade with Philly, and Philly made the trade with Detroit as well for a 2050 fourth round pick, or whatever it was for [DeAndre] Swift.”

The Texans were able to make the trades they were thanks to finding willing partners and also advertising themselves as being willing to listen to anything.

“Some teams are, I would say, more willing to move and to be creative than others,” said Caserio. “It’s okay. It just depends whatever your philosophy, whatever floats your boat. I think it’s probably a two-way street. I think anybody that looks at our organization knows that we’re literally open for business probably 24/7. So if there’s a trade or someone to consider, they’re going to pick the phone up and call because we’re going to at least think about it.”

The profiling of teams is part of the draft process. In the final week before the draft, the Texans were making calls to see who would be willing to move up or back in the first round.

Said Caserio: “I would say that’s probably the biggest thing, have an understanding of kind of who’s willing to move, what’s your propensity to move? How often have they done it? Are they less inclined? We actually look at this and study this before the draft. So we kind of do an overview of the decision makers in each organization. We look at the trade history, their draft history, some of the things they’ve done, maybe some of the trades that we’ve executed with them. We even go back to my time in New England dealing with certain teams.”

With a framework in mind of who is willing to be creative and who isn’t, the Texans are able to quickly make trades throughout the draft.

“You kind of know who are those teams, and you kind of know some other teams that are like they literally won’t move or pick up the phone,” said Caserio. “It doesn’t mean it’s right or wrong. It just means that’s what they believe in philosophically. So it kind of gives you an opportunity to be creative in different situations. If it makes sense, you do it. If it doesn’t, you keep them moving.”

The Texans’ nine-man draft class matches their 2022 total, marking the first time since 2013-14 that Houston has had consecutive draft classes with at least nine players.

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Eagles trade with Texans again; Houston returns to Round 7 with two picks

The Houston Texans have traded their sixth-rounder to the Philadelphia Eagles for two seventh-round choices in the 2023 NFL draft.

The Houston Texans have never made a seventh-round selection in the Nick Caserio era, but there is a possibility that changes in 2023.

The Philadelphia Eagles traded their Nos. 230 and 248 overall picks in Round 7 to the Texans for pick No. 191 (Round 6).

The Texans have been dealing picks since Day 1 of the draft when they took Alabama defensive end Will Anderson after a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for No. 3 overall. Moving back into the seventh round with two selections is just par for the course with the Texans in the draft.

Originally the Texans started the 2023 NFL draft with 12 picks.

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Texans trade Round 4 pick to Eagles, pick up Round 3 selection in 2024 NFL draft

The Houston Texans traded their Round 4 selection in the 2023 NFL draft to the Philadelphia Eagles for their third-round pick in next year’s draft.

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio continues to wheel and deal on Day 3 of the 2023 NFL draft.

After working out a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders to get back into Round 5 of the 2023, the Texans immediately traded their No. 109 (Round 4) overall pick to the Philadelphia Eagles per Field Yates of ESPN.

The return to Round 3 of the 2024 draft helps replenish what the Texans lost as part of their moving up to take former Alabama defensive end Will Anderson. The Arizona Cardinals have possession of the Texans’ 2024 third-rounder.

Houston still has a fourth-round pick at No. 109 overall. Last year, the Texans took running back Dameon Pierce with the 107th overall pick.

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Texans trade with Raiders, return to Round 5 of 2023 NFL draft

The Houston Texans trade with the Las Vegas Raiders to move back into Round 4 and also obtain a pick in Round 5 of the 2023 NFL draft.

The Houston Texans have are returning to the fifth round.

According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Texans have traded Nos. 104 (Round 4) and 203 (Round 6) overall to the Las Vegas Raiders for Nos. 109 (Round 4) and 174 (Round 5).

The move allows the Texans get to continue to pick through the first two rounds of Day 3 where they feel that much of their scouting and preparedness for the draft will pay off.

Caserio told reporters after the first night of the draft that the trades the organization makes are “player driven.” If the Texans are making moves to get into Round 5, there must be a player they believe they can get at that value.

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Houston Texans have 8 picks on Day 3 of 2023 NFL draft

The Houston Texans have eight picks remaining in the 2023 NFL draft.

General manager Nick Caserio has been busy with trades over the first two days of the 2023 NFL draft, but the Houston Texans are hardly finished.

As Day 3 starts, here is a look at what the Texans still have to work with as they put the finishing touches on what has been an otherwise optimistic draft overall.

Round 4 — Nos. 104, 105

Round 6 — Nos. 191, 201, 203

Round 7 — Nos. 201, 203, 259

After the draft, Houston can begin signing priority free agents.

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Should Texans trade into Round 2, the move is simply player driven

If the Houston Texans get back into Round 2 of the 2023 NFL draft, it will be a result of wanting to take a player they can’t afford to miss.

The Houston Texans do not have a second-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft.

The Texans used the pick as part of a package to move up and take defensive end Will Anderson No. 3 overall on Thursday night. The Arizona Cardinals have No. 33 overall in Round 2.

The Texans will still be active on Day 2 of the draft from Kansas City as Houston has picks 65 and 73 overall available in Round 3.

General manager Nick Caserio would not rule out the possibility of Houston moving back into Round 2, but such a move would be based on the players available.

“So we have 65 and 73 and then the two fours, the fifth, the three sixth, the two sevenths,” Caserio said. “We have a little bit of flexibility. [Thursday night] we’ll go back and kind of see what’s left, understanding there’s probably going to be another 30-ish, 35 players that are probably selected before we pick. Could we move from 65 into the second round? That’s a possibility, but that’s going to be player driven.”

Caserio said the Texans have earmarked players that they prefer. However, they also know that during the process of not having a second-round pick means they could lose players by the time they are able to pick in Round 3.

Said Caserio: “That’s the reality of it. We’re going to lose players along the way. I think, in that general range, kind of how we have the players graded relative to their value and potentially what their role could be, we think there will be an opportunity to add some players to our team that we’ll be happy to have in the building.”

The Texans were able to obtain the Cardinals’ Round 4 selection at No. 105 overall. Houston has the preceding selection, which means they could build a package with one of their third-round picks to get back into Round 2.

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Texans considered a likely candidate to move back in Round 1 of 2023 NFL draft

The Houston Texans are thought to be a likely candidate to move back in Round 1 of the 2023 NFL draft.

Having two first-round picks gives the Houston Texans options.

The Texans possess the Nos. 2 and 12 overall picks, which means they can find their franchise quarterback with the top selection and plug a significant roster hole with the other. Houston could also use their second Round 1 selection to trade back further into the draft order.

According to Jordan Dajani from CBS Sports, the Texans fit the profile of a team that would be willing to trade back in the first round.

There are rumors the Texans may not be sold on a quarterback at No. 2 overall, and some mocks even have them trading out of that first pick. While I view that possibility as unlikely, the Texans do hold the No. 12 overall pick as well. Teams with multiple first-round selections are more likely to trade in my opinion. That’s especially true for the Texas at No. 12, where another team could move up for a quarterback that has fallen outside of the top 10.

General manager Nick Caserio said the club is also “open to listening” to offers for the No. 2 overall pick. No doubt the Texans are considering similar options with the No. 12 overall pick.

In last year’s draft, Houston was slated to pick at No. 13 overall, but made a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles to take Texas A&M guard Kenyon Green two slots later.

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