Dare Ogunbowale has been a core special teams player for the Texans the past three seasons and his time in Houston isn’t over yet.

On Wednesday morning, NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported that the Texans are re-sigining running back and core special teams contributor Dare Ogunbowale to a new one-year, $2 million deal. Ogunbowale will now play a fourth season in Houston where he’s starred on special teams while also contributing in the backfield when needed.

In 2024, Ogunbowale rushed for 112 yards on 30 carries and caught 19 passes for 198 yards and one touchdown. In three seasons so...

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It’s the first Groupthink of the offseason and what better way to kick the group off with a question about free agency. As always, ‘Groupthink’s are posts where the writers get together to answer a question and provide their thought and feedback. Here’s the question of the week for the Masthead:

Free Agency starts next week! The Texans enter with only $4M of cap space - not nearly enough to make any big moves. What do you think they can address this offseason in free agency?

l4blitzer:

Likely the Texans...

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Since it is officially the off-season, it is high time that we take a step back and run through some scenarios that we wouldn’t have time for in the regular season. So, we are bringing back the emphasis mini-series. In this case, we are looking at existing players on the roster that could potentially break out.

If you are having a hard time imagining what this looks like then just imagine Nico Collins in 2023 or Henry To’o’to’o in 2024. Every player makes improvements from season to season, but...