‘Pay Me, Rick’ Costs Dunta Robinson $25K
September 17, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under Houston Texans
Houston Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson was fined $25,000 for writing the words “Pay Me, Rick” on his shoes during last Sunday’s NFL Kickoff Weekend 2009 season opener against the N.Y. Jets. The message was aimed at Texans general manager Rick Smith and the fine was explained by the Texans as “conduct detrimental to the team.” Anyway, it backfired.
Dunta has been upset about not being able to reach a long-term contract with the team, so he thought a public expression of his displeasure would solve the problem. Unfortunately for Dunta, the stunt didn’t generate more income. It achieved just the opposite. …read more
Harry Williams Has Neck Surgery
August 25, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Houston Texans
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I was watching the Dallas-Houston game last Friday night when Texans wide receiver Harry Williams was injured on an attempted special teams tackle. While the injury was, in fact, serious in nature — he suffered a fracture of the C-3 vertebrate — I’m happy to report that Harry underwent surgery today to fuse the bones at the C-2 through C-4 levels and is doing well. Sadly, his football career is most likely over, but he’s lucky he’s alive. Texans General Manager Rick Smith said:
“The first thing that goes through your mind is the rest …read more
