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He'll never be a first round-caliber guy, but to say he can't even be an NFL player is just foolish. Another big disaster for the Texans in 2010 was special teams. Kicker Neil Rackers was about the only thing positive then and he just might be the only...
SS Glover Quin worked hard to improve at his new position. CB Kareem Jackson played better than fans and media give him credit for. Jason Allen tied Joseph for team lead with four interceptions. Grade: B (Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle) SPECIAL TEAMS...
Houston Texans' Neil Rackers watches his 44-yard field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in Indianapolis. View Photo »
Matt is a playmaker ... Everyone is saying (opponents) are going to stack the box and take away the running game. Good. We've got Andre (Johnson) back. Go for it. I think Matt Leinart is more than capable to get the job done.
BALTIMORE If style points and offensive fireworks meant anything, the Baltimore Ravens wouldn't stand a chance of making it to the AFC championship.Playing defense and protecting the football are what they do best, and that formula led to a 20-13 victory
Go down the list of any of these teams and ask where they would be - and they wouldn't be in the playoffs. And this team was in the playoffs." Down 17-13 at halftime, Houston twice held the Ravens without a first down in the third quarter before driving...
Tim Dobbins (52) steps up to stuff Ravens running back Ray Rice on a fourth-and-goal during the third quarter. Texans linebacker Tim Dobbins (52) steps up to stuff Ravens... Texans kicker Neil Rackers reacts after missing a 50-yard field goal attempt...
Houston Texans kicker Neil Rackers (4) boots a field goal to put the Texans on the scoreboard during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, in Houston. View Photo »
Obviously, the Texans saw something in him, saw what they wanted to see from him last year ... They felt like if this situation arose, he was the right guy to have behind Schaub. I think he's going to do a great job.
Phil Dawson's a free agent kicker, and the Cleveland Browns could stick the franchise tag on the former Longhorn again, but he wouldn't mind returning closer to his Texas roots. "Just say a proud Texan is glad to be home," the Longhorn great told me at...
Baltimore Ravens free safety Ed Reed intercepts a pass intended for Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson in Baltimore, on Sunday. BALTIMORE — If style points and offensive fireworks meant anything, the Baltimore Ravens wouldn't stand a chance of ma
Neil William Rackers (born August 16, 1976 in Florissant, Missouri) is a placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals. He was selected with the third pick of the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals out of the University of Illinois. Full Article
Houston Texans kicker Neil Rackers (4) boots a field goal to put the Texans on the scoreboard during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, in Houston.
View Photo »CINCINNATI, OH - DECEMBER 11: Matt Turk #1 and Neil Rackers #4 of the Houston Texans celebrate after Rackers kicked an extra point two provide the margin of victory during the Texans 20-19 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL game at Paul Brown Stadium on December 11, 2011 in Cincinnati,...
View Photo »Houston Texans kicker Neil Rackers (4) celebrates with punter Matt Turk (1) and offensive tackle Duane Brown (76) after Rackers kicked for the extra point to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals during an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Cincinnati. Houston won 20-19. Bengals...
View Photo »Houston Texans kicker Neil Rackers (4) celebrates after booting a 53-yard field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. , Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011.
View Photo »Houston Texans kicker Neil Rackers (4) kicks a 22 yard field goal out of the hold of Houston Texans punter Brett Hartmann (2) during their NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida November 13, 2011.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO - AUGUST 27: Neil Rackers #4 of the Houston Texans kicks a field-goal against the San Francisco 49ers during an NFL pre-season football game at Candlestick Park August 27, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The Texans won the game 30-7.
View Photo »HOUSTON, TX - CIRCA 2010: In this photo provided by the NFL, Neil Rackers of the Houston Texans poses for his 2010 NFL headshot circa 2010 in Houston, Texas.
View Photo »Houston Texans kicker Neil Rackers (4) boots a field goal to put the Texans on the scoreboard during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, in Houston.
View Photo »Matt is a playmaker ... Everyone is saying (opponents) are going to stack the box and take away the running game. Good. We've got Andre (Johnson) back. Go for it. I think Matt Leinart is more than capable to get the job done.
Obviously, the Texans saw something in him, saw what they wanted to see from him last year ... They felt like if this situation arose, he was the right guy to have behind Schaub. I think he's going to do a great job.
Matt is a playmaker ... Everyone is saying (opponents) are going to stack the box and take away the running game. Good. We've got Andre (Johnson) back. Go for it. I think Matt Leinart is more than capable to get the job done.
