The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... recovery and two quarterback hurries to go with three tackles. Harrison gave rookie left tackle Duane Brown a rude introduction with three sacks, a forced fumble and eight tackles. The Steelers won't get four sacks from their outside linebackers every week, but Sunday was a good sign that they will get plenty of pressure, even when they rush only four. 2. Steelers quarterback Ben...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Opener might not be fun for everyone (read: Duane Brown)Sunday, September 07, 2008By , Pittsburgh Post-GazetteDavid Duprey/Associated PressJames Harrison gets a bead on Buffalo quarterback Trent Edwards in their preseason game in Toronto.You'd imagine it required something like 2.1 seconds this week for Mike Tomlin and his coaching staff to identify the MTT, the Most Troublesome Texan,...
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Filed under: Steelers , Texans , AFC North As we get ready for the Steelers-Texans game, here's three things that excite me about the matchup as a Steelers fan. 1. Duane Brown is a rookie left tackle. Brown has looked very good, better than expected, during the preseason, but Dick LeBeau has to be spending late nights figuring out all kind of exotic blitzes to confuse the new...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
The Texans’ first round pick Duane Brown has agreed to a 5-year, $11.5 million deal, including $6.2 million guaranteed. Houston management, led by GM Rick Smith, worked overnight to get the deal done in time for Brown to be available for the first day of training camp. Brown missed the beginning of practice, but was inserted [...]
SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Welcome to the NFL, Duane Brown. Not like Virginia Tech, is it? How about this Texas heat? Brutal, huh? Got some bad news for you, Duane. This isn't even the worst month. Wait until August. That's when your legs will turn to mush and your body will be screaming, pleading, demanding that you quit. Anyway, Duane must have been so busy coming up with ways to spend his millions...
The Eagle Sports (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
By KRISTIE RIEKEN Associated Press HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans on Friday signed first-round draft pick Duane Brown, an offensive lineman from Vi ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans on Friday signed first-round draft pick Duane Brown, an offensive lineman from Virginia Tech who is expected to start this season.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
The Houston Texans signed first-round draft pick Duane Brown, an offensive lineman from Virginia Tech who is expected to start this season.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
The Houston Texans on Friday signed first-round draft pick Duane Brown, an offensive lineman from Virginia Tech who is expected to start this season.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
The Houston Texans on Friday signed first-round draft pick Duane Brown, an offensive lineman from Virginia Tech who is expected to start this season.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Defensive tackle Travis Johnson missed a day in 2005 when he was the first pick to become the team's only holdout. General manager Rick Smith and agents Ken Landphere and Andy Ross negotiated through the night to get the deal done so Brown, who played at Virginia Tech, in training camp on time.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
... this is the year that promise should come true. The offensive line returns all but one starter, Duane Brown, and should be much more dependable than they were the first half of last season. Sergio Render is the anchor of that line and will lead that group during the season. The defensive side of the ball has four returning starters: Orion Martin on the defensive line, Macho Harris...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... to continue to get suplexed like the one he recieved last night. 4. I was very impressed with Duane Brown’s debut. I could tell that his conditioning is not quite where it needs to be, however. Pass protection as a whole seemed to hold up very well. 5. David Anderson needs to get rid of the mullet hairdo he’s sporting. He looks like Joe Dirt…who makes amazing plays on the ball. If...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Friday's NFL news briefs: The Houston Texans on Friday signed first-round draft pick Duane Brown, an offensive lineman from Virginia Tech who is expected to start this season. The Broncos, Steelers and Seahawks also signed their top picks.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
The Houston Texans signed offensive tackle Duane Brown on Friday.
