Duane Brown update

[bikerack]

Yesterday my friend told me that it was almost 100% that Duane would not play for the Texans this year (if ever).

This morning, he said there was "smoke" around Duane and he was pulling back his statement from yesterday.

All of a sudden, the Texans have signed Dorian Johnson off the Arizona practice squad and I get this update:

"G Dorian Johnson signed..

Duane Brown is crazy.. that's all"

Soooo.....yeah.....I'm thinking he's played his last game in a Texans uniform.



Edited to add - there are many inside the Org that are certain his wife is pushing the agenda. He had one foot in the door and now both are out.

[Joshua]

Did your buddy elaborate on what the agenda is? That's the weird part. I don't think anyone on either side has ever publicly said what he's after other than "more money."

[bikerack]

The only thing he has said is that it is starting to seem like it went from being business to personal (with his wife largely to blame for it).

[Arky]

I dunno, I thought he was at a point in his career where he's made enough money and he could simply take it or leave it. All the work, the previous injuries.......The holdout was simply a ploy to see if he could extract some more cash.

I say good on the Texans for not caving.... Pretty sure if he wants to continue his career, it won't be here...

[HPF Bob]

FYI - Dorian Johnson is someone I wanted to draft in the second or third round last spring out of Pitt. A huge road grader type with RT potential.

[Keith]

Thanks for the update. It's just an all-around bummer of a situation. One thing that would be certain to me is that if Brown were to return, he would need time to get back to top form.

Brown's value going forward would be as trade value, something not to be understated given the Texans are especially light on picks in 2018. Plenty of OL hungry teams out there. Seahawks mentioned most often, but surely they aren't the only ones kicking the tires.