HOU TEXANS

Texans general manager Nick Caserio’s two-year rebuild phase is over. If anyone asked what the franchise’s needs were entering the 2021 and 2022 off seasons, the answer was simple: everything. But the Texans filled major positional holes in Caserio’s first big-budget free agency cycle then addressed the remainder within the team’s most aggressive draft in history. Caserio executed a team-record eight draft-day trades, which included a stunning move with the Cardinals to jump from No. 12 to No. 3 and select Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. after picking Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud No. 2 overall. Bold? Certainly. The Texans surrendered one of their two 2024 first-round picks in the deal. Caserio essentially has spent all of the draft picks gained by trading former franchise quarterback Deshaun Watson to…

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