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USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Texans QB C.J. Stroud dealing with a 'minor shoulder muscle' issue at OTAs
Texans QB C.J. Stroud dealing with a 'minor shoulder muscle' issue at OTAs C.J. Stroud hasn't practiced since the start of organized team activities, and now fans have a better understanding of why. According to KPRC 2 Sports' Aaron Wilson, Stroud is dealing with a minor shoulder muscle issue. The injury isn't regarded as a long-term issue and it is expected that Stroud could return to increased activity at practice as soon as next week. Since OTAs are a more relaxed feel than training camp in August, the Texans are taking caution with the former NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year as he begins to prep for a breakout third season. With Stroud sidelined, backup quarterback Davis Mills has seen most of the reps with the first- and second-team while Kedon Slovis has worked with the third-team. Texans coach DeMeco Ryans downplayed Stroud's activity level on Wednesday and emphasized players' routines will vary widely day to day. First-year offensive coordinator Nick Caley addressed the former No. 2 overall pick's absence, but also mentioned he wasn't concerned with the limitations during drills. 'He's locked in every step of the way,' Caley said Friday afternoon. 'No concerns whatsoever. I know DeMeco has already hit on this. Everybody has a specific routine relative to their own routine, specific to whatever. Whether it's football, whether it's athletic training, etc., he's doing a great job and he's out here and he's working.' After a sophomore slump, Stroud enters Year 3 with a chance to cash in. He's up for a new deal this offseason and could become one of the league's highest-paid passers with a promising campaign. The former Ohio State Heisman runner-up is being tasked with more responsibility and trust to orchestrate the Texans' offense under Caley. He'll be allowed to maked adjustments before the snap and change the play call or audible a new protection scheme with Caley calling the shots. 'It's like anything else,' Caley said. 'The more you can do, the better off you're going to end up being. He wants to have the ability to be able to have control. When you're at that position there is a lot of great value in being able to fix problems that come up or unscouted looks that come up." The Texans return for OTA workouts on Tuesday at the Methodist Training Center.
USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Texans reveal first look at new offensive line for upcoming season
Texans reveal first look at new offensive line for upcoming season What will the Houston Texans' offensive line look like in 2025? New offensive coordinator Nick Caley might have just pulled back the curtain a bit on that during the first day of organized team activities. At one point, Cam Robinson started at left tackle, Laken Tomlinson at left guard, Jake Andrews at center, Tytus Howard at right guard and second-round pick Aireontae Ersery at right tackle. Then, Ersery would be flipped with 2024 second-round pick Blake Fisher while he'd replace Robinson on the left side. Juice Scruggs and Jarrett Patterson would flip reps with Tomlinson and Andrews, respectively, while Austin Deculus also saw some first-team reps on the right side. While this isn't the starting lineup heading into the season, it's a baseline on what Caley has to work with after a turnover in talent last season. Entering Day 2 of camp, Caley is just trying to find the right combination of players and where they fit to enhance their craft eventually. 'It will be a lot of mixing and matching guys, putting guys in different spots, and seeing which five guys work well together,' Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. 'One thing about the O-line is that there's a lot of smart guys in that room, and they can move around and play multiple spots, so that helps them." No one is promised a starting role going into the season. No one should be, either. Houston alllowed 54 sacks last season, in 52 against C.J. Stroud. Their 11 sacks in the postseason were the most by any team despite only playing in two games. And eight allowed in the divisional round was the most by any offensive line in a single postseason appearance in franchise history. The Texans retooled their offensive line by parting ways with three starters from last year's squad. Kenyon Green and Laremy Tunsil were traded to NFC East rosters while Shaq Mason was designated as a June 1 cut. Tomlinson and Robinson have been starters since entering the league, though their overall play has been underwhelming in recent years. Ersery and Fisher are hopeful building blocks for the future. Both were top 60 selections coming of Minnesota and Notre Dame over the last two years and the Texans will give them ample time to learn the ins and outs of the offense before they decide to move off them in a different direction. Andrews could be the biggest surprise addition, given his relationship with Popovich. Prior to joining the Texans, Pop worked for Troy as the team's offensive line coach. Andrews started all 13 games, earning first-team All-Sun Belt honors under his watch. The Texans will have six more practices before the start of mandatory minicamp beginning next month. By then, Caley should have a basis of a starting five in the trenches.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
New Texans OC Nick Caley brings the right 'positive energy' to offensive room
What's the feel around new Houston Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley? Ask his young receivers fresh off their first practice working with the longtime tight ends coach. "He is awesome," rookie Jayden Higgins said Friday afternoon. "He's sending a lot of motivation, really just showing how excited he is for the season and really just getting in here and learning all the new things they have to install. Then [Wide Receivers/ Offensive Passing Game Coordinator]Coach Ben [McDaniels] has been good as well. It is really just a lot of install we have been going over and diving into the playbook. He has been great as well, for sure.' Advertisement Caley, who previously served as the passing game coordinator with the Los Angeles Rams, was hired to help Houston's offense get over the hump as a legitimate force in the AFC. He'll be tasked with taking over for Bobby Slowik after regression set in with C.J. Stroud. Stroud holds the key to everything. As a rookie, he looked like the next All-Pro passer, throwing for over 4,000 yards while leading the Texans to their first playoff appearance in four years. A year later, he put up pedestrian numbers while being sacked 52 times, the second-most in the NFL. Caley's main goal in Houston will be fixing the offensive line with a cast of former starters and young talent. Houston's best lineman from 2024 was Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil. He's now off to Washington protecting 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels, while the Texans will turn to either veteran Cam Robinson or second-round pick Aireontae Ersery. Ersery, a three-year starter at Minnesota and an All-Big Ten selection, said the first thing he noticed about his new play-caller was his personality and vibrant attitude toward coaching. Advertisement 'Two funny guys that have personalities that know a lot about ball,' Ersery said of Caley and new offensive line coach Cole Popovich. 'They are human and they are not robots. They are not out there trying to teach you like a robot. If there is a mistake or something, they are going to stop and slow down to fix it and work from there.' Texans coach DeMeco Ryans also mentioned that there's no off switch with Caley. When he's on, it's 100 percent or bust. "I love the positive energy that he brings, the smile, the joy that he brings to work every day,' Ryans said. 'And that rubs off on the players. 'I know he's going to do a great job of leading on that side of the ball.' Advertisement The Texans return to the practice field next week for the start of veteran minicamp. This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans OC Nick Caley brings the right 'positive energy' to locker room
USA Today
10-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New Texans OC Nick Caley brings the right 'positive energy' to offensive room
New Texans OC Nick Caley brings the right 'positive energy' to offensive room What's the feel around new Houston Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley? Ask his young receivers fresh off their first practice working with the longtime tight ends coach. "He is awesome," rookie Jayden Higgins said Friday afternoon. "He's sending a lot of motivation, really just showing how excited he is for the season and really just getting in here and learning all the new things they have to install. Then [Wide Receivers/ Offensive Passing Game Coordinator]Coach Ben [McDaniels] has been good as well. It is really just a lot of install we have been going over and diving into the playbook. He has been great as well, for sure.' Caley, who previously served as the passing game coordinator with the Los Angeles Rams, was hired to help Houston's offense get over the hump as a legitimate force in the AFC. He'll be tasked with taking over for Bobby Slowik after regression set in with C.J. Stroud. Stroud holds the key to everything. As a rookie, he looked like the next All-Pro passer, throwing for over 4,000 yards while leading the Texans to their first playoff appearance in four years. A year later, he put up pedestrian numbers while being sacked 52 times, the second-most in the NFL. Caley's main goal in Houston will be fixing the offensive line with a cast of former starters and young talent. Houston's best lineman from 2024 was Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil. He's now off to Washington protecting 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels, while the Texans will turn to either veteran Cam Robinson or second-round pick Aireontae Ersery. Ersery, a three-year starter at Minnesota and an All-Big Ten selection, said the first thing he noticed about his new play-caller was his personality and vibrant attitude toward coaching. 'Two funny guys that have personalities that know a lot about ball,' Ersery said of Caley and new offensive line coach Cole Popovich. 'They are human and they are not robots. They are not out there trying to teach you like a robot. If there is a mistake or something, they are going to stop and slow down to fix it and work from there.' Texans coach DeMeco Ryans also mentioned that there's no off switch with Caley. When he's on, it's 100 percent or bust. "I love the positive energy that he brings, the smile, the joy that he brings to work every day,' Ryans said. 'And that rubs off on the players. 'I know he's going to do a great job of leading on that side of the ball.' The Texans return to the practice field next week for the start of veteran minicamp.
Sky News AU
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Barossa's Yalumba winery unlocks its showstopping $550 Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, $520 2015 Caley as part of new ‘museum release'
Australia's oldest family winery has raided its museum stocks to release nine special red wines to showcase where it has come after 175 years of turning grapes into wine. Yalumba unveiled a set of museum wines from its outstanding 2010, 2013 and 2015 vintages, each carefully cellared for 10, 12 and 15 years. The idea for the museum releases was the brainchild of Jessica Hill-Smith, Yalumba's general manager of public relations, communications and business affairs. She correctly identified a hunger among wine lovers to taste old timers. Restaurants, especially, were quick to embrace the museum release program, here and abroad. Jessica is a sixth-generation Hill-Smith. Louisa Rose, Yalumba winemaker and head of sustainability guided wine scribes through glorious back vintages of The Caley Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz, The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz, The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon, and The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz at tastings around the country. Rose can add wine historian to her credentials. She is an authentic voice with exceptional knowledge of Australia's precious older vines. Indeed it was Yalumba that drafted a charter to classify different ages of old vines, and it was adopted nationwide. The charter says 'old vines' must be 35-plus years old, survivors, 70-plus years, centenarians 100-plus years and ancestors 125 years of age or older. Yalumba planted its first vines in 1849. They continue to be sustained by some of the world's oldest soils. The museum releases are precious wines for collectors and connoisseurs willing to pay the price to experience wines of complexity, depth, and refinement. There is much to explore. Sitting alongside the museum release is a set of new 'rare and fine wine' releases. It was the second museum release by Yalumba. And there was a newcomer this year. Hand-picked from gnarly old vines planted in 1889, the 2015 Yalumba The Tri-Centenary Grenache ($100) is juicy and medium-bodied and features a rush of cherry, strawberry and raspberry aromas and flavours with a whisper of smoke and cardamon. It is a triumph - and perhaps a tribute to winemaker Kevin Glastonbury who left the wine on skins for 41 days. Later at lunch we also tasted the 2023 Tri-Centenary Grenache which also underwent extended post-fermentation maceration to extract phenolic compounds from the skins, seeds, and any stems to optimise the colour, flavour and tannins. The showstoppers of the tasting were the 2013 Yalumba, the Caley Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz ($550) and its younger brother, the 2015 Caley ($520). If this was Hollywood, they would be Academy Award winners. The 2013 Caley was sourced from three vineyards in the Coonawarra and the Barossa. A Yalumba Coonawarra vineyard planted in 1992 provided the 55 percent cabernet component. The shiraz (45 percent) came from two Barossa blocks; one the Simon Cowham old shiraz block planted in 1955 near Light Pass and the other the Crown Village vineyard planted in 1974 on Krondorf Road. It's a rich palate. Double decant. Some others: Yalumba 2015 The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz ($234). The fruit comes from vines with an average age of 97 years. It shows appealing notes of currants, mulberries and cherries. Yalumba 2010 The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz Museum Release ($110). Another blending masterclass from 52 percent Barossa cabernet sauvignon and 48 percent Barossa Shiraz. Yalumba 2010 The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon Museum Release ($95). The Hill-Smith family's Menzies vineyard rests on the fabled Coonawarra terra rossa soils over limestone. Quintessential Coonawarra cabernet has notes of cedar and cigar box with ripe blackcurrants and hints of earthy, forest floor. It was made by Peter Gambetta.
