Can the first team “finish” For as well as the Panthers’ defense held against the Texans’ offense on Thursday, CJ Stroud was still able to march down field during the two-minute drill. On the other field, the Panthers’ offense started and ended strong, but lagged in the middle with penalties and what Canales described as “fatigue.” The touchdown during the …
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The Carolina Panthers are ramping up intensity with just a few short weeks until their Week 1 opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Dave Canales and Dan Morgan got another strong measuring stick with joint practice versus the Houston Texans. If the Panthers were looking for some hot conditions in preparation for their trip to Florida to begin the campaign, they …
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The big storyline from Saturday’s Vikings preseason opener was how J.J. McCarthy looked in his first game since tearing his meniscus a year ago. But what the preseason is really about are younger players and guys on the roster bubble looking to make an impression. After some starters played a bit in the first quarter, it was the second and …
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After losing the first six preseason games of the Kevin O’Connell era, the Vikings have now won four in a row. They opened their three-game exhibition slate on Saturday afternoon with a 20-10 win over the Texans at U.S. Bank Stadium. Some of the starters saw some action early on before handing things over to players further down the depth …
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The Minnesota Vikings played their preseason opener at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and there were a lot of encouraging signs from both sides of the ball to work with going forward. The Vikings saw some good things from starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy, and the defense forced three fourth-quarter turnovers to help close things out and push the Vikings …
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Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell has never hidden his feelings about preseason games. It’s not that he thinks they don’t matter. He just doesn’t view them as key evaluation points for the starters. For the backups, though? It’s an entirely different story. In past years, eventual members of the 53-man roster staked their claims on Saturday afternoons like this one …
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. – Texans veteran safety Jimmie Ward was arrested Thursday evening in Montgomery County, according to jail records. Ward, 34, was arrested and charged in June on a third-degree felony domestic violence case involving his son’s mother. She filed for and was granted an emergency protective order preventing any contact with Ward. Ward violated a condition …
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DJ Bien-AimeAug 7, 2025, 10:44 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show “Talkin’ Texans.” HOUSTON — …
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Houston Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson suffered a knee injury in practice that will force him to miss time, but his ACL is not torn and it’s not expected to be a season-ending injury, a league source told The Athletic on Thursday. Gardner-Johnson was hurt attempting to make a tackle during Thursday’s practice at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, where the …
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Reporters at the team’s practice at the Greenbrier in West Virginia said Gardner-Johnson went down while defending wide receiver John Metchie during a drill. Gardner-Johnson stayed down while being examined for an apparent leg injury. Teammates circled around Gardner-Johnson and took knees while a cart was brought onto the field to take him inside. Those at the practice noted that …
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