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Texans had talks of returning for third Round 1 pick in 2022 NFL draft

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio says the club contemplated making a trade that would have given them a third Round 1 pick in the draft.

The Houston Texans were already getting an extra pick in the 2022 NFL draft thanks to an earlier offseason trade with the Cleveland Browns, but general manager Nick Caserio was looking at more.

Even though Caserio dealt Houston’s No. 13 pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for No. 15 and more on Thursday night during Round 1, the Texans were looking at getting back into the late part of Day 1 to have a trio of first-rounders for the first time in team history.

“We had some dialogue,” Caserio said. “Absolutely we did. Kind of repositioning ourselves going from 37 to wherever, how much would that take? What would we have to give up in return? I think where we kind of ended up was, all right, to go from 37 to kind of the low to mid 20s, you would have to give up X, and then you would have a gap there in the middle.”

It is unknown if the Texans were talking with the Buffalo Bills about a possible move up, as the Bills made sense as a team that would have wanted to move back in the draft. Nevertheless Caserio was looking at the scenarios of getting a third pick in Round 1.

“We wouldn’t have 37,” said Caserio. “We would have 68 and 80. Okay, to go from 68 to 50 would cost X. Then you’re going to lose however many players. We definitely had some discussions about it, so in the end we just thought the discretion was to just sit and wait and kind of recalibrate here in the morning and then get ready to go tomorrow.”

The Texans are in prime position at No. 37 overall in Round 2 to get a player with presumptive first-round talent. Houston has a total of eight Day 3 picks that Caserio could package to get back into Day 2 and take starting caliber players.

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Texans trade No. 13 overall to the Eagles for No. 15 overall and more in 2022 NFL draft

The Houston Texans have traded No. 13 overall in Round 1 in the 2022 NFL draft to the Philadelphia Eagles for No. 15 overall and more.

The Houston Texans have struck a trade.

The Texans have sent their No. 13 overall pick in Round 1 of the 2022 NFL draft to the Philadelphia Eagles for No 15 overall.

Wait. There’s more.

The Texans also pick up No. 124 overall in Round 4, Nos. 162 and 166 in Round 5 in the 2022 drat.

Houston’s new draft capital is as follows:

Round 1 — No. 15

Round 2 — No. 37

Round 3 — Nos. 68, 80

Round 4 — Nos. 107, 108, 124

Round 5 — Nos. 162, 166, 170

Round 6 — Nos. 205, 207

With a slate of day three draft capital, it is possible general manager Nick Caserio builds trade packages to get back into day two or even day one to bolster the roster.

The Texans acquired the No. 13 overall pick as part of an early trade in the offseason with the Cleveland Browns.

Texans trade all Rounds 6, 7 picks for a Patriots Round 5 selection

The Houston Texans have traded all of their sixth-round, seventh-round picks for a New England Patriots fifth-round selection in the 2022 NFL draft.

The 2022 NFL draft hasn’t even started, and Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio has begun wheeling and dealing picks.

According to Adam Schefter from ESPN, the Texans are sending all of their sixth-round (Nos. 183, 205, 207) and seventh-round (No. 245) picks to the New England Patriots for a fifth-round pick.

Houston entered the week lacking a pick in the fifth round. The Patriots had an extra to spare.

The Texans were able to find decent value in the fifth round during 2021, Caserio’s first draft, when Houston selected former Miami tight end Brevin Jordan and TCU linebacker Garret Wallow.

The Texans still have picks in Round 1 (Nos. 3, 13), Round 2 (No. 37), Round 3 (Nos. 68, 80), Round 4 (Nos. 107, 108).

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Texans GM Nick Caserio explains thought process behind trading draft picks

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio outlined how he prepares for trade scenarios when conducting his draft preparations.

If there is one certainty Houston Texans fans can carry into the 2022 NFL draft, it is that general manager Nick Caserio will make trades.

Caserio, who will be running his second draft with the organization, and the first with actual first-round and second-round selections, outlined for the media at the team’s pre-draft press conference on Thursday how he goes about trades.

“I think what you do, kind of what I do, is you look at the teams around you and try to get an idea,” said Caserio. “If you’re going to move back six spots, what’s the cost associated with that? Or if we’re going to move up four spots, what are you giving up in return?”

According to Caserio, the thought process and exercises provide the Texans an opportunity to take in as much information on the fly and reach the best conclusion.

“I think those are things you do on your own just to kind of have an overall awareness and understanding so that the first time you’re talking about a trade up or down, you’re not sitting on the clock with seven minutes and said team calls you and says, ‘Yeah, we’re interested in pick No. 37, here’s what it’s going to take,’ and you’re scrambling around going, ‘Wait a minute, I haven’t really thought about that,” Caserio said. “We try to do some of that now, but you really can’t get too caught up in it because there’s so much that can happen.”

While fans and media may look at the costs associated with wheeling and dealing picks, Caserio believes the trades all revolve around the players.

Said Caserio: “I’d say trades are really player-driven anyways, so a lot of it is going to be based on what you’re looking at, what teams are looking at, and ultimately the decision they’re going to make is going to be what they think is the best for them.”

Houston has six selections in the top-110 of the draft at Nos. 3, 13 (Round 1), 37 (Round 2), 68, 80 (Round 3), 107, 108 (Round 4). The Texans also have selections in Round 6 (Nos. 108, 205, 207) and Round 7 (No. 245).

Texans should seek to trade No. 13 overall to the Saints

The Houston Texans should see if the New Orleans Saints want to leapfrog the Philadelphia Eagles and get their favorite receiver at No. 13 overall.

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio said the club is “open for business” at the No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft.

Ipso facto, the Texans are also open for business at No. 13 overall in Round 1 of the draft — the extra pick Houston garnered in their trade with the Cleveland Browns.

In last year’s draft, Caserio leveraged picks to build packages to take specific players who could help the roster, which is why it was a small five-man class, tied for the fewest picks in team history.

With the Texans on the verge of completing the rebuild, Caserio could leverage picks to add capital to use later.

If Caserio wants to add more picks, then the New Orleans Saints need to be part of the conversation with regards to the No. 13 overall pick.

In his latest piece for Pro Football Focus, Kambui Bomani war-games what the Saints should do with their twin Round 1 selections at Nos. 16 and 19 overall. The three position groups that are consistently in Bomani’s scenarios are quarterback, receiver, and offensive line.

The Carolina Panthers at No. 6 overall will be in position to take the best quarterback of the draft, whoever it is, and that player won’t be compelling enough to fly up to No. 3 overall.

However, the Texans are in prime position to ensure the Saints get their target along the offensive line or at receiver.

Wideout may be the one area where New Orleans would like to improve given Michael Thomas’ dubious return from injury. It would behoove the organization to add depth at receiver. Even if Thomas comes back at full health, having another dynamic wideout to complement Thomas can only help the Saints’ quarterback situation.

While the Philadelphia Eagles may have been willing partners with the Saints earlier this offseason, they could be their competition to take a wideout at No. 15 overall.

Going from either 16th overall or 19th overall allows for the Saints to be in the catbird seat for taking their target at wideout — whether Treylon Burks, Chris Olave, or Drake London. If the Saints stay where they are and the Eagles are indeed targeting a wideout at No. 15, then New Orleans will be like the eggless kid following the crowd at an Easter Egg hunt.

The impact player for Houston will be at No. 3 overall; the second Round 1 pick is merely a best player available luxury. Haven’t assistant directors of player personnel James Liipfert and Matt Bazirgan put in enough work the past year to get decent value at either Nos. 16 or 19 overall?

This doesn’t even consider the compensation Houston could get from the move, and how Caserio could flip it.

Raiders coach Josh McDaniels’ familiarity with Texans WR Brandin Cooks could warrant a trade

Houston Texans receiver Brandin Cooks is subject to a trade scenario to the Las Vegas Raiders according to Pro Football Focus.

The Houston Texans are in the midst of completing their rebuild, which means they may jettison some veteran talent if it means adding capital for the 2022 NFL draft and beyond.

According to Brad Spielberger from Pro Football Focus, one Texans veteran who could be on the move in 2022 is receiver Brandin Cooks. In Spielberger’s scenario, the Las Vegas Raiders, who had two former New England Patriots in coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler, would send a 2022 fourth-rounder and a 2023 second-rounder for Cooks, who played for the Patriots for one season in 2017. The Texans would bury $7.5 million in dead money while the Raiders took on Cooks’ $13,735,294 contract for just one year.

New Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler know Cooks well from his time spent with the New England Patriots in 2017. Cooks put up a career-best 16.6 yards per reception, going over 1,000 total yards on the season en route to a Super Bowl appearance. The following season, Cooks played against the Patriots in the Super Bowl as a member of the Los Angeles Rams.

Of course, the scenario discounts the fact that McDaniels’ younger brother, Ben McDaniels, the Texans’ receivers coach and pass game coordinator, sees the value in having Cooks on the roster after having worked with him in 2021.

“Cookie is a special guy,” McDaniels told reporters on Feb. 22. “He’s a great pro. He’s a special person. He’s a leader in the receiver room. He’s a leader in our locker room. He’s a leader currently for the receiver room, a pretty young room, and really I would say, for all our young players, he really represents someone that they should watch and learn from. So, I’m grateful to be in the room with him.

“I enjoyed it a year ago getting to know him both as a person and as a player and have the utmost respect for what he has done and what he will continue to do.”

Even though the Texans are seeking to finish the rebuild, they are also hopeful to win games. As such, they may not be interested in parting with such a valuable veteran.

Texans S Justin Reid laments losses of DE Charles Omenihu, CB Vernon Hargreaves

Houston Texans S Justin Reid wishes DE Charles Omenihu and CB Vernon Hargreaves didn’t have to go, but understands it is part of the business.

The Houston Texans made moves surrounding the Nov. 2 trade deadline to better position their roster for the future.

The Texans traded defensive end Charles Omenihu to the San Francisco 49ers for a conditional 2022 sixth-round pick just before the deadline. Houston also released cornerback Vernon Hargreaves a day later.

For safety Justin Reid, the release of Hargreaves and the trading of Omenihu hurt.

“Vernon’s a good friend of mine, I hate to see him go,” said Reid. “He’s going to have an opportunity to play somewhere because he’s a good player. We’re just trying to figure it out on the back end, find the best combination to eliminate those missed tackles, stop the big plays and find a way to play a tighter defense.”

Omenihu was the Texans’ 2019 fifth-round pick from Texas and brought some energy to the locker room, according to Reid.

“He came from Texas, he was always a ball of energy, too, when he was in the locker room; a good personality, a good character guy,” Reid said. “But like I said, this is a business.”

The Texans got the ball rolling on personnel moves earlier in the season with the trading of cornerback Bradley Roby to the New Orleans Saints. Houston traded running back Mark Ingram in late October.

Nevertheless, for Reid, it is part of life in pro football.

“Those are all great guys, but that’s just what the NFL is,” Reid said.

Texans GM Nick Caserio says ‘no deal came to fruition’ with QB Deshaun Watson

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio says that no deal came about with the Miami Dolphins, which is why QB Deshaun Watson is still rostered.

HOUSTON — The 2021 NFL trade deadline came and went, and disgruntled quarterback Deshaun Watson is still a member of the Houston Texans. And according to general manager Nick Caserio, the Texans held several trade discussions with teams around the league, but “no deal came to fruition.”

Watson requested a trade in late January following the hiring of Caserio and coach David Culley, but his legal issues off-field played a significant role in Houston’s failed dealings — according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. 

Out of respect, Caserio did not deny nor confirm whether or not Watson’s ongoing civil suits played a factor.

“We just take it one step at a time as the information comes while trying to make good decisions the best way we can,” Caserio said. “There wasn’t a trade that came to fruition. When you look at corporate America, it happens all the time.”

“We look at this as how are we going to handle this from a business entity. That’s how we are going to approach it and handle it day-to-day.”

According to Schefter, Dolphins declined to proceed with a trade for the 26-year-old quarterback after owner Stephen Ross completed their due diligence on Watson’s legal situation.

Caserio said he spoke to Watson Wednesday morning and the two parties will move forward and re-evaluate the situation. Watson will continue to show up at the Texans’ facility for workouts and team meetings — which Caserio assured is not a distraction.

“Our team has done a great job on focusing on the things they can control,” he said. “It’s probably more of a distraction away from here because it has not affected anything we are doing on a day-to-day basis.”

With nine games remaining in the 2021 season, Watson will continue to be a healthy scratch for the Texans on game days.

Ian Rapoport breaks down failure of Texans and Dolphins to reach Deshaun Watson trade deal

Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network broke down why the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins failed to make a deal for QB Deshaun Watson.

The Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins were unable to reach a deal that would provide Deshaun Watson to start the next chapter of his NFL career in a new city.

Despite that the Texans and Dolphins were negotiating for months, and that the Dolphins are one of Watson’s preferred destinations — a real key given his no-trade clause waiver being necessary to pull off a deal — Houston and Miami couldn’t get it done.

The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport joined “The Rich Eisen Show” on Wednesday and broke down what happened between the two sides and what the future may look like for the Texans, Dolphins, Watson, and the 2022 quarterback market.

Winners and losers from the Texans after the trade deadline

The Houston Texans made it past the 2021 NFL trade deadline. Here are the winners and losers after the fact.

The NFL trade deadline has passed.

The deadline was Nov. 2, and the Houston Texans only made one move on the actual date with defensive end Charles Omenihu going to the San Francisco 49ers.

So much of the NFL is played outside the lines, not just inside stadiums 60 minutes each week. Houston has been losing outside the lines for years as the Bill O’Brien era wrapped up, and the Nov. 2 deadline represented an opportunity for the Texans to start winning again.

Some deals were made. Some deals fell through. Some just need a little more time. Here are the winners and losers from the trade deadline.