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TEXANS RUN WILD?! Stroud ON FIRE, Higgins Hurt & Keylan Rutledge Takes Over | Joint Practice Takeaways

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The Houston Texans brought the HEAT to Tuesday’s joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders — and there’s a LOT to unpack. DeMeco Ryans loved what he saw from the Texans running backs, including Woody Marks’ ability as a receiver. C.J. Stroud was ON FIRE, the defense got a major test against Klint Kubiak’s Raiders offense, and Houston’s offensive line communication continues to take another step forward. Kim Davis joins the show to break down her biggest takeaways from Texans joint practice, including: Jayden Higgins’ injury and what it could mean for Houston’s offense C.J. Stroud’s standout performance against the Raiders Woody Marks making plays as a runner AND receiver Keylan Rutledge commanding the center position Blake Fisher going head-to-head with Maxx Crosby — and holding his own The Texans’ offensive line communication under Klint Kubiak Houston’s defense getting valuable work against the Raiders With Higgins dealing with an injury and Jaylin Noel also nursing one, does Houston have enough at wide receiver? Could the Texans tight end room become even more important this season? The preseason is giving us more clues about what this Houston Texans team can become. Are the Texans deeper than we thought — or is WR becoming a serious concern? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COM to play Daily Dingers and make your free pick on who’s hitting a homer this MLB season.   KALSHI For a limited time,Download the Kalshi app and use code [LOCKEDON] to get $10 when you trade $10. Square Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at https://square.com/go/lockedonnfl! #squarepod Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The Houston Texans brought the HEAT to Tuesday’s joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders — and there’s a LOT to unpack. DeMeco Ryans loved what he saw from the Texans running backs, including Woody Marks’ ability as a receiver. C.J. Stroud was ON FIRE, the defense got a major test against Klint Kubiak’s Raiders offense, and Houston’s offensive line communication continues to take another step forward. Kim Davis joins the show to break down her biggest takeaways from Texans joint practice, including: Jayden Higgins’ injury and what it could mean for Houston’s offense C.J. Stroud’s standout performance against the Raiders Woody Marks making plays as a runner AND receiver Keylan Rutledge commanding the center position Blake Fisher going head-to-head with Maxx Crosby — and holding his own The Texans’ offensive line communication under Klint Kubiak Houston’s defense getting valuable work against the Raiders With Higgins dealing with an injury and Jaylin Noel also nursing one, does Houston have enough at wide receiver? Could the Texans tight end room become even more important this season? The preseason is giving us more clues about what this Houston Texans team can become. Are the Texans deeper than we thought — or is WR becoming a serious concern?

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