Texans could go after Pro Bowl lineman
The Texans are interested in former New Orleans guard Larry Warford, who was released Friday.
Warford made the Pro Bowl the past three years, but the team reportedly thought his play declined in 2019.
If the Texans sign Warford, who turns 29 in June, he’s expected to compete with incumbent Zach Fulton for the starting right guard spot.
Also, the Texans signed their fourth-round pick, offensive tackle Charlie Heck from North Carolina. Heck is the son of Kansas City Chiefs offensive line coach Andy Heck.
In other pro football news:
• Steve Underwood, who played an instrumental role in the Houston Oilers’ relocation to Tennessee after the 1996 season, is retiring as Titans president and will stay on as a special adviser to owner Amy Adams Strunk. He’ll be succeeded by Burke Nihill.
• Brett Favre disputed a Mississippi state auditor’s report that said he got $1.1 million in welfare money for multiple speaking engagements he didn’t actually attend, saying he actually was paid for radio public service announcements that ran for a few years in Mississippi. Even so, Favre reiterated that he’s repaying the money.
• Free agent QB Joe Flacco had neck surgery in early April and is expected to be out until around Sept. 1, ESPN reported.
• Colts QB Philip Rivers was named the head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Ala., though he won’t take over until he retires from the NFL.
• The Jaguars agreed to terms with journeyman QB Mike Glennon, giving them a veteran backup to Gardner Minshew.