Barrett Ruud

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT When the Houston Texans began this week's organized team activities Monday, the big story featured injured players and how soon they will be able to return. Free safety Ed Reed...

NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT As soon as the Texans' rookie minicamp began, all eyes were on receiver DeAndre Hopkins, the first-round draft choice from Clemson. Hopkins (6-1, 214) is under a lot of pressure to learn fast enough and...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak is taking a wait-and-see position on the possibility of moving outside linebacker Brooks Reed inside to play next to Brian Cushing. Assistant coaches...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT Coach Gary Kubiak has thrown up a stop sign on the possibility of moving outside linebacker Brooks Reed inside to play next to Brian Cushing. The coaches believe Cushing and Reed, who...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Houston Texans - INSIDE SLANT Three days before the first round of the draft, Texans general manager Rick Smith told the media he would never reach in the first round but if need meets value, the team hits a home...

— J.J. Watt may have spit on the Patriots' midfield logo before this AFC divisional playoff game, but it is Wes Welker who continues, game after game, year after year, to spit in the face of football convention. Running back Shane Vereen may have...

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The Saints, razor thin at linebacker, have found help in Seattle. Monday ngiht, the Saints acquire veteran linebacker Barrett Ruud from the Seahawks for an undisclosed draft pick. The Saints are quite familiar with Ruud. He entered the league with Tampa...

The Seahawks traded veteran linebacker Barrett Ruud to the New Orleans Saints Monday in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick. Ruud, 29, was signed by Seattle in April after last year's starting middle linebacker David Hawthorne signed in New Orleans....

The Saints philosophy is next man up and in the case of their linebackers, it's next men up from the west coast. Monday, the Saints acquired veteran linebacker Barrett Ruud from Seattle for an undisclosed draft pick. All three starting linebackers are...

Unless you count Mario Williams, a defensive end who can also play outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense, there won’t be any marquee linebackers available in free agency this offseason. But there are a handful of solid starters -- including a pair...