Former 49ers defensive coordinator-turned-Houston Texans head coach, DeMeco Ryans, told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Jennifer Lee Chan he anticipates Robert Saleh’s return to San Francisco contributing to the team’s rebound during the 2025 NFL season.

For the second year in a row, the Texans r eceived high marks in the annual NFL Players Association player report card that focuses on working conditions around the league. They rank sixth overall, up from seventh last season.

The 49ers have granted Deebo Samuel permission to seek a trade and more than a few NFL teams likely are open to discussing

Inside the Texans training facility, Tank Dell has become a fixture as he works overtime to recover from a devastating and complicated knee surgery. Dell suffered a gruesome knee injury in December and has already undergone one successful surgical procedure as part of the repairs needed to deal with extensive damage to his left knee suffered while catching a touchdown pass against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The 49ers have granted Deebo Samuel permission to seek a trade and more than a few NFL teams likely are open to discussing

INDIANAPOLIS — The Houston Texans' defensive line has been a strong suit since DeMeco Ryans took over in 2023. Yet in his third offseason as head coach, the interior of Ryans’ formidable front is again in flux.

Despite totaling a franchise record in sacks last season, the Houston Texans plan to shore up their defensive line this upcoming offseason.

The Houston Texans hold the 25th pick in the NFL draft. A look at six players they could choose and how each one would fit on the team.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor talks with quarterback Joe Burrow (9) as they head for the locker room after the second quarter of the NFL Week 13 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. The Chargers led 24-13 at halftime.

The NFL Combine is a rite of passage that every top player in the league has to go through. Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans, who is now tasked with evaluating young stars during the five-day event, also took part in it in 2006 when he was an outside linebacker prospect from Alabama, hoping to impress a team and get drafted.

NFL Scouting combine is underway, and one of the exercises used to measure the strength of incoming prospects is the bench press. But which of the league's current coaches might be able to showcase their own physical strength,