<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-houston-unfortunate-nico-collins-christian-kirk-injury-updates-49ers-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans receive unfortunate Nico Collins, Christian Kirk injury updates for 49ers game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Nico-Collins-of-the-Houston-Texans.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans receive unfortunate Nico Collins, Christian Kirk injury updates for 49ers game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T15:22:37-07:00">October 24th, 3:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T15:22:37-07:00">October 24th, 3:22pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-demeco-ryans-bites-bullet-dreadul-game-seahawks">a slow start for the Houston Texans</a> as the club finds itself 2-4 to begin the 2025-26 NFL season. With the team hoping to right the ship, it sounds like the offense is running into some roadblocks with the latest injury updates regarding wide receivers Nico Collins and Christian Kirk.</p><p>Reports indicate that both Collins and Kirk are <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1981839934853165166" rel="noopener">ruled out for the Week 8 matchup</a> against the San Francisco 49ers, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Nico Collins is dealing with a concussion, while Christian Kirk is nursing a hamstring injury.</p><p>“Texans officially ruled out WRs Nico Collins (concussion) and Christian Kirk (hamstring) for Sunday’s game vs. the 49ers.”</p><p>Collins, who is 26 years old, suffered the concussion <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-most-to-blame-for-ugly-mnf-loss-to-seahawks">during the Texans’ 27-19 Week 7 loss</a> to the Seattle Seahawks. He was forced to exit the contest early and did not return. Missing the contest against the 49ers will be his first of the 2025-26 campaign. In the games he has played, the former third-round pick has recorded 26 receptions, 339 yards, and three touchdowns.</p><p>Meanwhile, Kirk tweaked his hamstring in the week leading up to the game against the Seahawks. The 28-year-old wide receiver has only played in three games for Houston so far this season. Kirk has totaled just 10 receptions for 109 yards so far this year.</p><p>With both Collins and Kirk out of the lineup, the Texans will have to rely on Xavier Hutchinson, along with rookie receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel. Braxton Berrios could also see some additional playing time, while tight end Dalton Schultz could emerge as a top target for quarterback CJ Stroud.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans receive unfortunate Nico Collins, Christian Kirk injury updates for 49ers game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-christian-kirk-ruled-out-for-mnf-vs-seahawks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Christian Kirk ruled out for MNF vs. Seahawks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Christian-Kirk-with-Houston-Texans.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans’ Christian Kirk ruled out for MNF vs. Seahawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-18T14:30:13-07:00">October 18th, 2:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-18T14:30:57-07:00">October 18th, 2:30pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-bold-predictions-monday-night-football-seahawks">Houston Texans taking on the Seattle Seahawks</a> on Monday Night Football, the team does get a negative development on the offensive side of the ball. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-x-factor-down-seahawks-week-7-monday-night-football-2025">Texans look to exploit any flaw of the Seahawks</a> on Monday night, one player who won’t be available will be wide receiver Christian Kirk.</p><p>According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Kirk has been<a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1979652354560651268" rel="noopener"> “ruled out”</a> for the game in Seattle as he’s been dealing with the same hamstring injury that made him miss time to start.</p><p>“Texans ruled out WR Christian Kirk for Monday night’s game at Seattle,” Schefter wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>As pointed out by Houston reporter Aaron Wilson, Kirk was <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/sports/2025/10/18/texans-wide-receiver-christian-kirk-dealing-with-hamstring-injury-again/" rel="noopener">out for the first two games of the season</a> with a strained hamstring, as the team will look to other receivers to play alongside Nico Collins.</p><p>“Kirk was added to the injury report Friday and listed as limited,” Wilson wrote. “He missed the first two games of the year with a strained hamstring. If Kirk can’t go or is limited Monday night against the Seattle Seahawks, the Texans will lean on Xavier Hutchinson, Jayden Higgins, and Jaylin Noel to complement Pro Bowl wide receiver Nico Collins.”</p><h2><b>Texans look to build off impressive offensive game without Christian Kirk </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Texans-CJ-Stroud-admits-losing-quickness-at-age-23.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-new-what-demeco-ryans-said-about-1st-win-baltimore-franchise-history">Texans beat the Baltimore Ravens</a> in their last game, the offense is looking to build off their 44-point performance, though the team will be without Kirk, who had four catches for 64 yards. Stroud would say on Thursday that <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/houston-texans/stroud-bad-news-kirk-injury-report-seahawks/" rel="noopener">the offense has been making strides,</a> according to Heavy Sports.</p><p>“I think we’re starting to find our identity and being versatile,” Stroud told reporters on October 16. “A lot of guys touched the ball against Baltimore. I think that’s a good thing. So, some things we can keep up, and keep up our tempo and getting in and out of the huddle, just operational things, is good. So, keeping all that stuff up.”</p><p>At any rate, Houston is currently at a 2-3 record, looking to win three straight games on Monday when they visit Seattle, as the question beyond the outing is the injury status of Kirk.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Christian Kirk ruled out for MNF vs. Seahawks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-christian-kirk-takes-big-step-in-return-from-hamstring-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Christian Kirk takes big step in return from hamstring injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Christian-Kirk-with-Houston-Texans.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans’ Christian Kirk takes big step in return from hamstring injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-17T14:22:16-07:00">September 17th, 2:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-17T14:22:16-07:00">September 17th, 2:22pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Houston Texans wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-christian-kirk-braxton-berrios-ruled-out-for-mnf-buccaneers-battle">Christian Kirk has made progress in his recovery from a hamstring injury</a>, returning to practice on a limited basis this week.</p><p>According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, both Kirk and fellow wideout Braxton Berrios <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1968419949153505711" rel="noopener">participated in practice</a> Wednesday after missing the first two games of the season.</p><p>Pelissero wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter:</p><p>“#Texans WRs Christian Kirk and Braxton Berrios, who both missed the first two games because of hamstring injuries, returned to practice on a limited basis today.”</p><h2><b>Christian Kirk, Braxton Berrios make progress as Texans aim to rebound from 0-2 start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Christian-Kirk-.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The development marks a positive step for Kirk, who has been sidelined since the preseason. Houston acquired the veteran receiver in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-news-jacksonville-trades-christian-kirk-texans-instead-releasing-him">trade from the Jacksonville Jaguars</a> earlier this year, adding experience and production to a young roster. Kirk is entering his seventh NFL season and holds career totals of 404 receptions, 5,176 yards and 29 touchdowns.</p><p>Berrios also continues his comeback after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/braxton-berrios-two-word-response-to-alix-earle-breakup-rumors">joining the Texans on a one-year deal in free agency</a>. The former Miami Dolphins receiver and return specialist has logged 134 career catches for 1,323 yards and six touchdowns, in addition to more than 3,200 return yards. His availability moving forward could provide Houston with valuable depth at both receiver and special teams.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-most-to-blame-for-brutal-0-2-start-to-2025-nfl-season">Texans have started the 2025 season 0-2</a>, opening with a 14-9 road <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-cj-stroud-rams-loss-takeaways">loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1</a> before falling 20-19 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their home opener. The narrow defeats have underscored the team’s need for reliable playmakers in the passing game as quarterback C.J. Stroud looks to establish rhythm with his receiving corps.</p><p>Houston’s next opportunity comes in a pivotal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-demeco-ryans-reacts-to-cj-strouds-play-after-baker-mayfield-duel">divisional matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars</a>, who stand at 1-1. The game is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. A return to action for Kirk, and eventually Berrios, could significantly influence the Texans’ offensive performance in the weeks ahead.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Christian Kirk takes big step in return from hamstring injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-christian-kirk-braxton-berrios-ruled-out-for-mnf-buccaneers-battle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Christian Kirk, Braxton Berrios ruled out for MNF Buccaneers battle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Christian-Kirk-Braxton-Berrios-ruled-out-for-MNF-Buccaneers-battle.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Christian Kirk, Braxton Berrios ruled out for MNF Buccaneers battle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-13T14:13:41-07:00">September 13th, 2:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-13T14:13:41-07:00">September 13th, 2:13pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1966957139110559999" rel="noopener">will be without</a> wide receivers Christian Kirk and Braxton Berrios when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football.</p><p>According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, both Kirk and Berrios are sidelined with hamstring injuries and will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-christian-kirk-braxton-berrios-injury-updates-before-week-1">miss their second consecutive game</a> to begin the season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-news-jacksonville-trades-christian-kirk-texans-instead-releasing-him">Kirk, 28, acquired in a trade from the Jacksonville Jaguars</a> earlier this year, is entering his seventh NFL season. He appeared in eight games with Jacksonville in 2023, posting 25 receptions for 320 yards and a touchdown before suffering a broken collarbone. Over his career, the former second-round pick has recorded 404 catches for 5,176 yards and 29 touchdowns.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Texans</a> ruled out WRs Christian Kirk and Braxton Berrios for a second straight week because of their hamstring injuries.</p><p>Starting C Jake Andrews, who has a high ankle sprain, is also out.</p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1966957139110559999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Texans lose Christian Kirk, Braxton Berrios and Jake Andrews ahead of Week 2 vs. Buccaneers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Christian-Kirk-with-Houston-Texans.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/braxton-berrios-two-word-response-to-alix-earle-breakup-rumors">Berrios joined Houston on a one-year contract</a> in the offseason following a two-year stint with the Miami Dolphins. Last year, he totaled 238 yards and a touchdown on 27 receptions across 16 games. He also added 103 punt return yards on seven attempts and 76 kickoff return yards on three attempts before an ACL tear cut short his season.</p><p>In his career, the 29-year-old has logged 134 receptions for 1,323 yards and six touchdowns. On special teams, he has accumulated 1,105 punt return yards and 2,184 kickoff return yards with one touchdown.</p><p>The Texans will also be without starting center Jake Andrews, who is dealing with a high ankle sprain.</p><p>Houston enters Week 2 at 0-1 after falling in its season opener, while Tampa Bay comes in at 1-0. The matchup is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Christian Kirk, Braxton Berrios ruled out for MNF Buccaneers battle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-christian-kirk-braxton-berrios-injury-updates-before-week-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Christian Kirk, Braxton Berrios get unfortunate injury updates before Week 1 vs. Rams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Christian-Kirk-.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans’ Christian Kirk, Braxton Berrios get unfortunate injury updates before Week 1 vs. Rams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-05T15:23:18-07:00">September 5th, 3:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-05T15:23:18-07:00">September 5th, 3:23pm</time><address><a>Guillermo Guajardo</a>Guillermo Guajardo is a dynamic sports presenter with experience on various television channels and digital platforms, most recently with A Tiempo.TV. He is also a multidisciplinary artist with 10 years of experience in acting, directing, writing, and hosting. His work in film has been recognized at international festivals, earning awards for both his performances and directorial projects.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the opening week of the NFL, the Houston Texans will be without two key pieces as they kick off the 2025 season against the Los Angeles Rams. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-christian-kirk-suffers-hamstring-injury">The Texans confirmed that wide receiver Christian Kirk</a> and return specialist Braxton Berrios have been ruled out with hamstring injuries after missing practice all week.</p><p>The Texans<a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1964057185970733108?t=LdvMP7jXT0A9Dx25h4zOSA&amp;s=19" rel="noopener"> officially ruled out</a> Kirk following his absences on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. His recovery is expected to take one to two weeks, while Berrios is projected to return sooner. Both losses remove key pieces from Houston’s passing game and special teams just as the season begins.</p><p>The absence of Christian Kirk puts added pressure on the team’s younger receivers. Rookie Jaylin Noel is expected to step into a bigger role after being selected in the third round out of Iowa State, where he was recognized for his speed and strong hands as a slot receiver. Fellow rookie Jayden Higgins and Xavier Hutchinson could also see more opportunities, while Pro Bowler Nico Collins remains the primary target.</p><p>Kirk arrived in Houston via trade from Jacksonville and quickly earned praise for his precise route running and consistency. Last season, he recorded 25 receptions for 320 yards and a touchdown in eight games before suffering a broken collarbone. Over his career, he has totaled 404 catches for 5,176 yards and 29 touchdowns.</p><p>While Noel’s role will be crucial early, Houston also reshaped its special teams plans. With Berrios sidelined, running back Dameon Pierce will handle return duties. A Pro Bowl alternate, Pierce has displayed explosiveness in the return game and could be pivotal in the opener.</p><p>The Texans’ injury report also listed guard Ed Ingram as questionable with an abdominal issue. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-rams-bold-predictions-week-1-2025-nfl-season">He traveled with the team to Los Angeles</a> and is expected to attempt to play. Backup tackle Cam Robinson returned from illness, while right tackle Blake Fisher was cleared after dealing with a preseason ankle sprain. That leaves wide receiver depth as the team’s biggest concern heading into Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Christian Kirk, Braxton Berrios get unfortunate injury updates before Week 1 vs. Rams

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-christian-kirk-suffers-hamstring-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texas WR Christian Kirk suffers hamstring injury ahead of Week 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Christian-Kirk-with-Houston-Texans.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texas WR Christian Kirk suffers hamstring injury ahead of Week 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T13:37:57-07:00">September 4th, 1:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T13:51:14-07:00">September 4th, 1:51pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-demeco-ryans-sends-fired-up-message-ahead-of-week-1">Houston Texans are set to take on</a> the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1 to kick off the NFL season. Expectations are high as many believe they are the favorite to win the AFC South. However, the team’s wide receiver group takes another hit after Christian Kirk suffers an injury ahead of the season opener.</p><p>Reports indicate that the 28-year-old wide receiver suffered a hamstring injury that <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1963698044182176092" rel="noopener">will likely rule him out</a> in Week 1, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. There is a chance Kirk could be out for more than just the first game of the season, as it’s said to be a two-week injury.</p><p>“Texans WR Christian Kirk has a strained hamstring that is expected to sideline him for at least Sunday’s opener vs. the Rams and possibly longer, per sources. One source estimated it to be a two-week injury for Kirk, but the Texans will be ‘cautious’ with him.”</p><p>The injury comes at a crucial time, as Houston will have to play Week 1 without Christian Kirk in the lineup. That leaves the Texans with Nico Collins leading the wide receiver group, with rookies Jayden Higgins and Jaylen Noel both potentially taking on a bigger role than initially planned. Other wideouts on the roster include Xavier Hutchinson, Justin Watson, and Braxton Berrios.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-news-jacksonville-trades-christian-kirk-texans-instead-releasing-him">Christian Kirk was traded to the Texans</a> this offseason after originally signing a four-year, $72 million deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars decided to go in a different direction at wide receiver after going all in on Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter. Houston had a need, and the front office felt that Kirk was the best veteran option.</p><p>We’ll see if this is an injury the veteran wideout can bounce back from. Hamstrings can tend to linger. So, the Texans will likely remain cautious moving forward. But having him back in the lineup would be ideal for this offense. Christian Kirk ended last season with 27 receptions, 379 yards, and one touchdown after playing in just eight games, after suffering a season-ending core muscle injury in Week 13.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texas WR Christian Kirk suffers hamstring injury ahead of Week 1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-christian-kirk-trade-jaguars-has-houston-fans-fired-up');   ga('set', 'title', 'Christian Kirk trade with Jaguars has Texans fans fired up');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Texans-news-Christian-Kirk-trade-with-Jaguars-has-Houston-fans-fired-up.jpg"></figure><h1>Christian Kirk trade with Jaguars has Texans fans fired up</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-06T14:56:19-08:00">March 6th, 2:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-06T15:47:17-08:00">March 6th, 3:47pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/bingeable">Sonny Giuliano</a>Sonny Giuliano is an experienced sports writer for ClutchPoints who has been covering the NFL, NCAA Football, NBA, and NCAA Basketball for well over a decade. Originally from the small town of Elba, New York, Sonny received his degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following the arrivals of head coach DeMeco Ryans and quarterback CJ Stroud, the Houston Texans have made back to back Divisional Round Playoff appearances for just the second time in franchise history. But the organization which has called Houston home since 2002 and never played beyond the Divisional Round is clearly thinking about reaching new heights in 2025. On Thursday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jaguars-news-jacksonville-trades-christian-kirk-texans-instead-releasing-him">Texans acquired wide receiver Christian Kirk from the Jacksonville Jaguars</a>.</p><p>With the statuses of Stefon Diggs and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/texans-cj-stroud-breaks-silence-on-his-reaction-to-tank-dells-gruesome-injury">Tank Dell very much in doubt for the 2025 season</a>, adding a second reliable receiving option behind Nico Collins was paramount, and in Christian Kirk, the Texans have likely secured that guy. An injury-plagued 2024 season limited Kirk to just eight games, but prior to that, the 28-year-old wideout had completed a three-year run in which he caught 218 passes for 2,877 yards and 16 touchdowns.</p><p>In fairness, on Jacksonville’s side of things, getting anything for a player that was about to be released can be viewed as a win. But for good reason, fans in H-Town were thrilled after the news broke that the Texans had acquired Kirk from their divisional rival.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">For what? A sandwich?</p><p>— 𝕃𝕀𝕊𝔸ℕ 𝔸𝕃-ℂ𝔸𝕃𝔼𝔼𝔹 🐻⏬️ (@Bears_Dubz) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bears_Dubz/status/1897758450618114138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Nope, not a sandwich.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A 7th rounder 🔥</p><p>— B (@BenitoBIII) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenitoBIII/status/1897759674079883594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Thanks for providing the deets, Benito!</p><p>Understandably, Texans fans were ready to show all sorts of love for general manager Nick Caserio after the deal was announced.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">My Goat did it again <a href="https://t.co/uK2blOBG1I">pic.twitter.com/uK2blOBG1I</a></p><p>— 🪒RΛƵΘR 🚀 (@RazorItz) <a href="https://twitter.com/RazorItz/status/1897759637065048440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What a fleece</p><p>— CJ🇯🇲🇺🇸 (@HanchoJackHTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/HanchoJackHTX/status/1897764568333779445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LFGG what a steal Nick</p><p>— A.B (@CookedbyAB) <a href="https://twitter.com/CookedbyAB/status/1897761043121946761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Christian Kirk trade with Jaguars has Texans fans fired up

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-news-jacksonville-trades-christian-kirk-texans-instead-releasing-him');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars trade Christian Kirk to Texans instead of releasing him');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jaguars-news-Jacksonville-trades-Christian-Kirk-to-Texans-instead-of-releasing-him.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaguars trade Christian Kirk to Texans instead of releasing him</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-06T13:29:10-08:00">March 6th, 1:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-06T14:12:01-08:00">March 6th, 2:12pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars will not be releasing wide receiver Christian Kirk, but <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1897758651420471298" rel="noopener">they are instead trading him</a> to the Houston Texans. The Jaguars will receive a 2026 seventh-round draft pick in the trade. The pick originally belonged to the Los Angeles Rams.</p><p>“A deal before a release: Jaguars are trading WR Christian Kirk to the Texans for a 2026 seventh-round pick that originally belonged to the Rams, as @DMRussini reported,” Adam Schefter said in a post.</p><p>There was a lot of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/nfl-rumors-75-chance-jaguars-cut-72-million-trevor-lawrence-weapon">speculation regarding the Jaguars releasing Christian Kirk</a> this offseason, but they elected to go with a trade. Either way, Kirk will not be back in Jacksonville next season.</p><p>Kirk has been in the NFL for seven seasons now, as he started his career back in 2018 with the Arizona Cardinals. After playing college football at Texas A&amp;M, Kirk was taken with the 47th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He spent the first four years of his career playing for the Cardinals, and then he joined the Jaguars ahead of the 2022 season.</p><p>In 2021 and 2022, Kirk put up impressive numbers: he finished just shy of 1,000 receiving yards in his final season with the Cardinals, and then ended up with 1,108 in his first year in Jacksonville.</p><p>Unfortunately for Kirk, his last two seasons have been plagued by injuries. He played in just 12 games during the 2023 season, and last year he was only able to play in eight. He ended up finishing the season with 27 receptions for 379 yards and one touchdown.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/christian-kirk-fails-to-make-it-through-72-million-jaguars-contract">Jaguars were reportedly planning to release Christian Kirk</a>, but now he has been traded to the Texans. We have seen Kirk have impressive seasons when he can stay healthy, and he will have a lot of pieces around him in Houston that can make him better. It will be interesting to see how this next phase of his career plays out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars trade Christian Kirk to Texans instead of releasing him

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-recruit-christian-kirk-jaguars-release');   ga('set', 'title', '2 Steelers players trying to recruit Christian Kirk after Jaguars release');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2-players-trying-to-recruit-Christian-Kirk-after-Jaguars-release.jpg"></figure><h1>2 Steelers players trying to recruit Christian Kirk after Jaguars release</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-05T15:09:30-08:00">March 5th, 3:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-05T15:48:20-08:00">March 5th, 3:48pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/perfect-trade-steelers-must-complete-in-2025-nfl-offseason">Pittsburgh Steelers are stepping into another offseason</a> of trying to get over the hump after yet another disappointing playoff defeat. To avoid losses like the Wild Card blowout against the Baltimore Ravens again in the future, the Steelers know that they must upgrade on offense.</p><p>On Wednesday, a big-time player that has a chance to do just that hit the market. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/christian-kirk-fails-to-make-it-through-72-million-jaguars-contract">Jacksonville Jaguars released wide receiver Christian Kirk</a> in a cap-saving move, sending him to the open market and allowing other teams to court his services.</p><p>The Steelers instantly came up as a potential fit for Kirk due to their need at wide receiver, specifically of Kirk’s archetype. After the move was made, Pittsburgh safety DeShon Elliott and linebacker Patrick Queen took to Instagram to <a href="https://x.com/Steelersdepot/status/1897377218831228940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1897377218831228940%7Ctwgr%5E9308372450e7869f36d2ff8d43593cdc07901e15%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsteelersdepot.com%2F2025%2F03%2Fdeshon-elliott-patrick-queen-trying-to-recruit-wr-christian-kirk-to-steelers%2F" rel="noopener">recruit the veteran wideout</a> to the Steel City.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nice to see DeShon Elliott and Patrick Queen both involved in recruiting players to Pittsburgh after their first season <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Steelers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/7ZcbBUBfUl">pic.twitter.com/7ZcbBUBfUl</a></p><p>— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) <a href="https://twitter.com/Steelersdepot/status/1897377218831228940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kirk would be a great complement to the Steelers’ current No. 1 wideout, George Pickens. Kirk can work from the slot and pick up some easy gains underneath, helping move the chains consistently in the passing game.</p><p>He can also be a threat in the intermediate and deep areas of the field with his route running nuance, and adding a quarterback-friendly presence like him would instantly juice up this offense.</p><p>On the outside, Pickens is less quarterback-friendly, but he can bring the element of explosiveness and big-play ability that Kirk doesn’t necessarily provide at this stage of his career. However, the two of them together have the chance to form a formidable duo for whoever ends up playing quarterback in Pittsburgh next season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jaguars-news-christian-kirk-big-promise-season-ending-injury">Kirk does have some injury concerns</a> that will drive down his price tag and likely played a part in the Jaguars releasing him. He suffered a core injury in 2023 that ended his season before missing the final nine games of 2024 with a broken collarbone.</p><p>Despite that relative bad luck, there is nothing to suggest that Kirk won’t be able to recover from that heading into 2025. If he is indeed healthy, expect him to have plenty of suitors in free agency.</p><p>The Steelers should be one of those suitors, and adding Kirk to their roster would be a big step in making this offense a little bit more consistent next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 Steelers players trying to recruit Christian Kirk after Jaguars release

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-rumors-josh-allen-tgl-bachelor-party-sighting-christian-kirk-raises-eyebrows');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bills rumors: Josh Allen’s TGL bachelor party sighting with Christian Kirk raises eyebrows');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Josh-Allens-TGL-bachelor-party-sighting-with-Christian-Kirk-raises-eyebrows.jpg"></figure><h1>Bills rumors: Josh Allen’s TGL bachelor party sighting with Christian Kirk raises eyebrows</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-05T11:25:30-08:00">March 5th, 11:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-05T11:25:30-08:00">March 5th, 11:25am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Josh Allen is preparing to finally get married to his fiancee Hailee Steinfeld. With the NFL season over, the Buffalo Bills quarterback finally celebrated his bachelor party. He spent Tuesday evening with several friends at a TGL (The Golf League) event shortly after the news broke that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-josh-allen-follows-peyton-manning-lebron-james-new-venture">he had started his own media business</a>. However, one person in attendance was former Jacksonville Jaguars wideout Christian Kirk.</p><p>Kirk, who is 28 years of age, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/christian-kirk-fails-to-make-it-through-72-million-jaguars-contract">was released by the Jaguars</a> on Wednesday. Now that he’s a free agent, fans and talking heads are speculating that the veteran wide receiver might be at the top of the list for the Bills to sign this offseason. Kirk <a href="https://x.com/tgl/status/1897071480451817953?s=46&amp;t=ml_FzB0aYnsAgsTIoouJtw" rel="noopener">is pictured alongside</a> Allen at Tuesday night’s TGL event. Veteran quarterback Sam Darnold was also part of the bachelor group.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JoshAllenQB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoshAllenQB</a> and squad rolling deep tonight! 🏈🏌️ <a href="https://t.co/nH8177vRTq">pic.twitter.com/nH8177vRTq</a></p><p>— TGL (@TGL) <a href="https://twitter.com/TGL/status/1897071480451817953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Kirk being seen with Allen nearly went unnoticed until the Jaguars officially released the veteran wide receiver. Recent rumors suggest the Bills are in the market for a wideout this offseason. The fact that Kirk is close enough friends with Allen to be at his bachelor party certainly sparked speculation that Buffalo may attempt to sign Kirk.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/1stRowBillsFan/status/1897345955260981629" rel="noopener">One fan chimed in</a> the comments, claiming, “Christian Kirk just released!!!! Bring him in, [Brandon] Beane!!!!”</p><p>The Bills will likely be involved in numerous rumors throughout the offseason. After falling short of the Super Bowl once again, the franchise hopes to acquire more talent to make a serious push for a potential championship.</p><p>Kirk has played the last three seasons with the Jaguars, with the 2022 season being the best of his career. The 2024 campaign was the worst of Kirk’s career, as he dealt with injuries that prevented him from seeing much of the field. Through eight games played, the former Jaguar finished the season with 27 receptions, 379 receiving yards, and one touchdown. All of which were career lows.</p><p>As for Allen, he’s coming off his first MVP season after recording 3,731 passing yards, 531 rushing yards, 40 total touchdowns, and six interceptions while throwing a 63.6% completion percentage. The Bills may opt to select a wide receiver in the upcoming NFL Draft with the No. 30 pick overall.</p><p>However, the idea of signing Kirk could be in play for Buffalo. At the very least, Kirk would bring a veteran presence to a young wide receiver group. At the very least, he’d improve the depth on the roster for next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bills rumors: Josh Allen’s TGL bachelor party sighting with Christian Kirk raises eyebrows

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to make a ton of changes this offseason. Jacksonville is ready to make aggressive moves to get better in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-news-liam-coen-buccaneers-face-jacksonville-contract-agreement">first offseason under head coach Liam Coen</a>. The team made one move on Wednesday that should give them more flexibility during NFL free agency.</p><p>The Jaguars <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1897343342272503922" rel="noopener">plan to release veteran WR</a> Christian Kirk, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Kirk was set to enter the 2025 season in the final year of his current contract. Instead, he will head to free agency.</p><p>Jacksonville made waves in 2022 when they signed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-news-nfl-world-reacts-to-christian-kirk-84-million-max-value-deal">Kirk to a four-year, $72 million contract in free agency</a>.</p><p>Kirk silenced some of his doubters right away after putting up an impressive 2022 season with the Jaguars. He hauled in 84 receptions for 1,108 yards and eight touchdown, all of which were career highs.</p><p>Kirk’s production has steadily decreased since 2022. He had 57 receptions for 787 yards and three touchdowns in 2023. His production went even lower in 2024 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-news-christian-kirk-suffers-brutal-season-ending-injury-loss-packers">due to a season-ending collarbone injury.</a></p><p>That collarbone injury, plus Kirk’s $24 million cap hit, clearly made him expendable in the eyes of Jaguars GM James Gladstone.</p><h2><b>ESPN predicts James Gladstone’s Jaguars draft strategy in recent mock draft</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/James-Gladstone.jpg"><figcaption>Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>ESPN’s Jordan Reid took a stab at predicting how Gladstone will approach the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><p>In Reid’s latest mock, he gave the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars-news-gm-strategy-predicted-espn-mock-draft">Jaguars Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham with the fifth overall pick</a>.</p><p>Gladstone has previously stated that he wants to raise the floor of Jacksonville’s roster.</p><p>“We’re going to elevate the floor of the roster immediately,” Gladstone said when he was hired, per the team. “We look forward to injecting this ecosystem with some intangible elements that Liam and I both covet.</p><p>Gladstone then explained what intangibles he looks for in players.</p><p>“That’s rooted in things like mental and physical toughness, just elevating the floor of the roster and at the same time leaning into the guys that we have and knowing that we can put them in some good spots to really showcase their capacity and their attributes,” Gladstone concluded.</p><p>Those attributes seem to match a player like Graham.</p><p>Jaguars fans should watch what moves Gladstone makes in free agency for some clues as to how he will approach the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/2025-nfl-draft-order-prospects-targets">2025 NFL Draft</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Christian Kirk fails to make it through $72 million Jaguars’ contract

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He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars lost 30-27 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 8, though the score didn’t quite tell the whole story. During the game, the Jaguars lost all three of their starting receivers, including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-christian-kirk-suffers-brutal-season-ending-injury-loss-packers">Christian Kirk, whose injury</a> forced him to leave the game in the fourth quarter. After trying to make a catch, Kirk fell hard on his left shoulder, breaking his collarbone, ending his season for the second straight year.</p><p>After news came out of Kirk’s injury, the Jaguars’ starting slot <a href="https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2024/10/29/jacksonville-jaguars-christian-kirk-addresses-season-ending-injury/?taid=6721932491abfc000199021d&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" rel="noopener">shared a message</a> to fans, via Instagram, shared on Jaguars Wire.</p><p>“Defining moments like this in our lives provide an opportunity to show who we are in our core. The ‘obstacle’ is always the way, and that’s how I choose to attack it. My journey is far from over in this league, and know I’ll be back better than ever,” he said.</p><h2><b>Should the Jaguars blow it up?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Christian-Kirk-leaves-the-game-with-injury.jpg"><figcaption>© Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The receiver also dedicated part of his message to his team and loved ones, while promising to return to football better than before.</p><p>“To Duval, my teammates, coaches, and family, I’m sorry that I won’t be out there for the rest of the season,” he added. “I’ve loved every moment of being apart of this organization, and hopefully will spend more Sundays in a Jags uniform. I love this game more than anything… I promise you will see the best version of myself come next season… until then.”</p><p>Besides Christian Kirk, the Jaguars suffered more injuries to their receiver room against the Packers in Week 8. Another starting wideout, the rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-jacksonville-hit-another-injury-update">Brian Thomas Jr., also sustained a chest injury</a> that forced him to leave the game late.</p><p>Likewise, Gabe Davis also hurt his shoulder.</p><p>These injuries may have driven the final nail in the Jaguars’ season. With a 2-6 record, they are four games behind the Houston Texans, who lead the AFC South.</p><p>If they decide to blow it up, that might mean their coach Doug Pederson might not be their coach next season, while everyone not named Trevor Lawrence, Brian Thomas Jr., and Josh Hines-Allen are on the table for trades.</p><p>Prior to the November trade deadline, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-complete-big-trade-with-jaguars-amid-christian-darrisaw-injury">Jaguars traded Cam Robinson to the Minnesota Vikings</a>, <a href="https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2024/10/29/jacksonville-jaguars-report-trading-cam-robinson-minnesota-vikings/" rel="noopener">as reported</a> by Ian Rapoport and shared on Jaguars Wire.</p><p>Robinson would replace the Vikings’ former starting left tackle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-worst-case-scenario-christian-darrisaw-injury-update">Christian Darrisaw, who suffered season-ending injuries</a> in their Week 8 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.</p><p>Moreover, this trade might signal the Jaguars settling in as sellers ahead of the trade deadline, ready to shake up their roster as they continue to build around Lawrence.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars’ Christian Kirk issues big promise amid season-ending injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-jacksonville-hit-another-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars hit with another bad injury update after Christian Kirk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jacksonville-hit-with-another-bad-injury-update-after-Christian-Kirk.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaguars hit with another bad injury update after Christian Kirk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T06:21:36-07:00">October 28th, 6:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-28T15:03:09-07:00">October 28th, 3:03pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After their close 30-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Jacksonville Jaguars kept losing. First, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-christian-kirk-suffers-brutal-season-ending-injury-loss-packers">Jaguars star wideout</a> Christian Kirk suffered a broken collarbone and has been declared out for the remainder of the season. Then, Gabe Davis re-injured his shoulder in the second quarter. Finally, rookie wideout Brian Thomas Jr. suffered a chest injury, possibly a ribs issue. Thomas <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1850862329115574474">will undergo an MRI on his ribs</a> to determine his status for Week 9. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-brian-thomas-jr-s-2024-nfl-draft-landing-spot-with-jaguars">The No. 23 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft</a> led the Jaguars in receiving on Sunday with 60 yards and one touchdown on three receptions despite exiting the contest in the second half.</p><p>Thomas leads all rookies in receiving with 573 yards and five touchdowns on 33 receptions. His 575 receiving yards are tied with Garrett Wilson for sixth in the NFL. Thomas has also caught the most touchdowns through a player’s first eight career games in Jaguars franchise history. If Thomas is expected to miss time, Jacksonville must add wide receiver support. Currently, Parker Washington and Tim Jones are the only healthy pass-catchers. The Jaguars will need more support. Jacksonville will take on the 5-2 Eagles in Philadelphia on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/BrianThomas_11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrianThomas_11</a> is so good.</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GBvsJAX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GBvsJAX</a> on FOX<br>📱: <a href="https://t.co/waVpO909ge">https://t.co/waVpO909ge</a> <a href="https://t.co/WOqQsXlSKr">pic.twitter.com/WOqQsXlSKr</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1850616632248558060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What’s gone wrong for the Jaguars this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brian-Thomas-Jr.-Trevor-Lawrence-celebrate.jpg"><figcaption>Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Jacksonville down so many receivers, it’ll force head coach Doug Pederson to get creative on offense. Jacksonville’s two-receiver, two-tight end formation with Evan Engram and Brenton Strange enabled the Jaguars to stay competitive against the Packers. Jacksonville scored 10 points on their final two possessions to tie the score, only to lose 30-27 on a 24-yard field goal on the last play by former kicker Brandon McManus.</p><p>So, heading into this matchup with the Eagles, the Jaguars could lean more on these two tight-end formations. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence completed nine of 11 passes for 121 yards on the last two possessions. Strange caught four passes for 52 yards and Engram two for 26 yards (including the game-tying 14-yard TD pass). Meanwhile, wideout Parker Washington had two catches for 23 yards. So, although injuries are never welcome news, Jacksonville could have something to work with when they take on Philadelphia.</p><p>“I feel we did a pretty good job to be able to put up a touchdown at the end to give us a chance,” said Washington, who caught three passes for 46 yards. “Guys like me that haven’t been starting and playing offense as much have to just practice like you’re the starter. I feel like if I have to start next week, just be ready and attack it like I’ve been attacking.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars hit with another bad injury update after Christian Kirk

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He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Losing to the Green Bay Packers wasn’t the only <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-vs-jaguars-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-8-2024">loss suffered by the Jacksonville Jaguars</a> on Sunday. Wide receiver Christian Kirk, who left the game with an injury, was diagnosed with a broken collarbone and has been declared out for the remainder of the season.</p><p>He suffered the injury when he landed hard on his shoulder after attempting to haul in an incomplete pass. The news of the season-ending ailment comes via Fox Sports NFL Insider Jordan Schultz, who <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1850707060700184694" rel="noopener">related the unfortunate update</a> on his X account.</p><p>It’s the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-travis-etienne-jr-s-latest-injury-update-good-tank-bigsby-fantasy-football-managers">latest blow for the Jaguars</a>, who also lost receivers Brian Thomas (chest injury) and Gabe Davis (shoulder injury) against the Packers as well.</p><p>The Jaguars, who fell to 2-6 with their 30-27 loss, next take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, November 3.</p><h2><b>Jaguars WR Christian Kirk is in his seventh NFL season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Christian-Kirk-of-the-Jaguars.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Originally selected in the second round (47th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals after playing collegiate football at Texas A&amp;M, Kirk played the first four years of his NFL career with the franchise before electing to sign with the Jaguars for four years and $72 million in 2022.</p><p>According to Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson, the <a href="https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2024/10/27/jacksonville-jaguars-everything-doug-pederson-said-loss-green-bay-packers/" rel="noopener">locker room is “heartbroken”</a> over the slew of injuries suffered by the team as well as the close loss, via Jaguars Wire.</p><p>“They’re devastated. They’re heartbroken,” he said. “They’ve battled their tails off. They fought until the end quite frankly. That’s all I can ask for. But I also want them to understand too that these games come down to about two plays, three plays.</p><p>“Can’t give the ball away like we did late deep in our own end,” he continued. “We didn’t tackle very well defensively. There are some things that we need to clean up and continue to clean up if we want to get back on track.”</p><p>He and the rest of the Jaguars have no choice but to pick up the pieces and hope for better luck in the reminder of their schedule without one of their most important players in Kirk.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars’ Christian Kirk suffers brutal season-ending injury in loss to Packers

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He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are sitting at 3-0 after their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-justin-fields-numbers-chargers-blitz-promising-sign-development">Week 3 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers</a>. This has the franchise thinking playoffs and maybe even more, which means the Steelers may be in the trade market ahead of the Week 9 NFL trade deadline. With the new Steel Curtain defense dominating, the team could look to upgrade on offense to help Justin Fields, which is why the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/41417187/nfl-week-4-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-tips-predictions-questions" rel="noopener">latest rumors are that the team could be in deals</a> for wide receivers DeAndre Hopkins from the Tenessee Titans or Christian Kirk from the Jacksonville Jaguars.</p><p>“The Steelers’ offense is probably still a little short is at wide receiver, where George Pickens is the nominal No. 1 by default but is still working on being a consistently reliable part of the offense. The Steelers were active on the wide receiver market in the offseason — remember, they had a real chance to land Brandon Aiyuk had the 49ers not been able to extend him — and I expect them to continue to monitor the receiver trade market as the deadline approaches,” ESPN reporter Dan Graziano reports. “Tennessee’s DeAndre Hopkins and Jacksonville’s Christian Kirk are two veterans who could conceivably become available and might be appealing to the Steelers if their teams continue to lose and fall out of the playoff race.”</p><p>Bringing in another receiver to complement Pickens makes a lot of sense, and with the Titans and Jaguars seasons going down the drain, the Steelers could likely trade for Hopkins or Kirk for a decent price. And if the franchise does bring these in, it could mean big things for Fields.</p><h2><b>Justin Fields is developing into a winning QB for the Steelers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Justin-Fields-Russell-Wilson.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-arthur-smith-reveals-russell-wilson-beat-justin-fields">plan was to start Russell Wilson</a> to begin the 2024 season, an injury forced the Steelers to start 25-year-old signal-caller Justin Fields instead.</p><p>So far, this is working out well.</p><p>“The Steelers have been very happy with Justin Fields’ performance at quarterback, including the way he has executed the game plans and been able to take on more and more as the weeks have gone on,” Graziano also writes. “They believe their young group is learning how to win, and Fields looks like the starter for the foreseeable future.”</p><p>Fields is 3-o as the starter with a 73.3 percent completion rate with 518 yards passing, two passing touchdowns, one interception, 90 rushing yards, and a rushing touchdown. These aren’t exactly Josh Allen numbers, but with the Steelers defense playing like it is, they are enough to pile up the wins.</p><p>Adding another veteran receiver to the mix ahead of the NFL trade deadline could help even more.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
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2025 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
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