Texans morning huddle: Houston hopes to host Pro Bowl
By Randy Gurzi
The morning huddle brings all the Houston Texans news you need to one spot, today’s links include a look at the possibility of the Pro Bowl coming to town
Houston tries to land Pro Bowl to serve as Super Bowl prelude – by Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle
"The city of Houston has submitted a bid to host the 2017 Pro Bowl in advance of holding Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium.Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner revealed the proposal to host the NFL’s annual all-star game after a Thursday news conference to unveil an official countdown clock to next year’s Super Bowl."
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Breakfast: Saturday’s regional combine in Houston – by John Harris, HoustonTexans.com
"Earlier this week, we unveiled the Harris 100, my annual ranking of the top prospects in college football, heading into the 2016 NFL Draft in April. Players from Power 5 conference schools dominate the list, led by Ole Miss LT Laremy Tunsil, the best left tackle prospect I’ve studied in a while.Plenty of players on my list grow into NFL players during their years in college. Take Carson Wentz for example. The North Dakota State quarterback led the Bison to two national championships in his two years as a starter. How did he end up at North Dakota State? Well, he was a 5’10” sophomore who couldn’t even borrow a star from Rivals when he was in high school."
Guinness presents J.J. Watt with personalized label on beer bottles – by Darren Rovell, ESPN
"Every year, J.J. Watt takes nine of his high school friends on a trip to somewhere in the world. This year’s location? Ireland.After Watt tweeted that Guinness took care of him with his own label, we needed to find out how it all went down. So we tracked him down across the pond."
Could the Texans be the first to break the Super Bowl Host Jinx? – by Ray Frager, FOX Sports
"There’s the Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx, the Madden Curse and the Billy Goat Curse. But what about the Super Bowl Host Jinx?No team has ever made the Super Bowl when the game happens in its home stadium. Next year, Houston’s NRG Stadium will host the return-to-Roman-numerals Super Bowl. Texans owner Bob McNair said his team is out to end that jinx."