Texans’ coach says team has ‘discussed’ signing Kaepernick

Houston head coach Bill O’Brien says he and general manager Rick Smith have discussed signing ex-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the wake of last week’s seasonending injury to Deshaun Watson.

When asked about Kaepernick on Monday, a day after Tom Savage struggled in a 20-14 loss to the Colts, O’Brien said: “We talk about the roster and what’s out there every day Rick and I.”

O’Brien was then pressed on whether they have specifically discussed about adding Kaepernick.

“Oh yeah, everybody gets discussed,” he said. “Is that a problem? Isn’t that the way most teams do it. People seem shocked by that.”

Kaepernick began the national-anthem protest movement by kneeling last season. He remains unsigned and has filed a complaint that team owners colluded against him because of the protests, which are aimed at police brutality against African Americans and other socialjustice issues. Gordon says he played drunk, high: One day before the start of his latest comeback, Cleveland wide receiver Josh Gordon revealed he used drugs or alcohol before every game of his NFL career.

Gordon, who was reinstated on a conditional basis last week by Commissioner Roger Goodell, told GQ magazine that he drank alcohol or smoked marijuana before “every game. Probably every game of my career.”

Gordon, 26, outlined a pregame routine in which he would do shots of alcohol to “get the motor running.”

“If I had already been drug tested that week, or the day before the game, I knew I had a couple of days to buy to clean my system,” he said. Rest for Winston: The Buccaneers are shutting down quarterback Jameis Winston for at least two weeks in hopes the condition of his injured throwing shoulder improves.

The third-year quarterback sat out the second half of Sunday’s 30-10 loss to the Saints after being sacked late in the second quarter and landing on the shoulder he initially hurt at Arizona on Oct. 15. Briefly: The NFL suspended Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans for one game for unsportsmanlike conduct and unnecessary roughness in the Buccaneers’ loss at New Orleans. Evans ran up from behind and knocked over New Orleans rookie cornerback Marshon Lattimore after a confrontation between Winston and Lattimore . ... A federal appeals court has set a Thursday hearing as attorneys for Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott seek a longer-lasting injunction to stop his six-game suspension over domestic-violence allegations . ... Jets wide receiver-punt returner Jeremy Kerley has been suspended four games without pay by the NFL for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.