Texans found it challenging to re-sign WR Walter

Although the Houston Texans would like to keep the pending unrestricted free agent wide receiver Kevin Walter in the Texans jersey, they may feel that re-signing him is beyond their ability, according to the team’s general Rick Smith.


“We would like to have Kevin back,” Smith said, noting he had talked to Walter’s agent. “He is an important part of our football team and we would like to (keep him.) Unfortunately the thing about free agency now is, you can’t keep everybody. When you talk about putting a football team together and structuring your team and trying to improve and get better, you’ve got to make some tough decisions. And sometimes, you’ve got to let players go that you otherwise wouldn’t want to. That’s just a part of it.”

Walter will turn 29 in August and caught 53 passes for 611 yards and two TDs in 14 starts for Houston last season, missing two games with a hamstring injury. However, the Texans may not feel much pain if Walter really chooses to depart because they still have Jacob Jones, Andre Davis and David Anderson in wide receiver depth.

Texans WR Johnson will be fine to play against Bills

The Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson got hurt on chest in last Sunday’s 24-21 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Later tests showed that he had a bruised lung but doctors believe that the receiver will be fine soon to wear back his 49ers jersey.


Johnson is listed as day to day this week as the team is preparing for the Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. According to Coach Gary Kubiak, Johnson will undergo several blood tests this week to make sure he is recovering properly. When the injury occurred in the second quarter of the win over the 49ers, it seemed not to be a serious injury as Johnson remained in the game after taking a hit in the lower back.

The injury began to cause concerns early in the fourth quarter when Johnson coughed up blood after landing on the ball following a 44-yard catch. Although he tried to continue playing with the team, the team had to hold him out and have medical staff escort him off the field during the last drive.