A person with direct knowledge of the deal says the New York Jets have acquired edge rusher Shaq Lawson from the Houston Texans for a sixth-round pick in next year’s NFL draft.

The Houston Texans begin camp with quarterback Deshaun Watson's status overshadowing everything else.

Benardrick McKinney of the Houston Texans celebrates after a sack during the second half of a game against the Dallas Cowboys at NRG Stadium on October 7, 2018 in Houston, Texans. HOUSTON – New Texans General Manager Nick Caserio had a busy Sunday, completing two trades. According to multiple reports, the Houston Texans traded linebacker Benardrick McKinney to the Miami Dolphins for pass-rusher Shaq Lawson and a swap of late-round picks. The Texans also picked up offensive tackle Marcus Cannon from the New England Patriots by swapping their 4th, 5th and 6th round picks with New England. Cannon sat out the 2020 season due to COVID-19.

HOUSTON – The Houston Texans entered the 2021 season with a dire salary-cap situation, projected more than $13 million over the cap (via/OverTheCap.com) coming off a 4-12 season. Here’s a look at some of the other players that the Texans could lose before the 2021 season as casualties of salary cap gymnastics. Once arguably the best running back in the game, in 2016, Johnson was paid $12 million to rush for 691 yards in 2021. AdIn 2021, Johnson is set to have a salary cap number of about $8.5 million. Total Savings: $6.4 millionPOSSIBLE RESTRUCTURESWR Brandin CooksCooks has a $12 million cap hit in 2021 with zero dead money.

Jones had been listed as questionable after missing practice throughout the week with a hamstring injury. Even so, the winless Falcons’ secondary gets a boost with safeties Keanu Neal (hamstring) and Ricardo Allen (elbow) returning from injuries. ___PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGHEagles: TE Hakeem Butler; RB Jason Huntley, WR DeSean Jackson, WR Alshon Jeffery, CB Avonte Maddox, QB Nate Sudfeld, DE Casey Toohill. Falcons: S Jaylinn Hawkins, WR Julio Jones, CB A.J. Ravens: RB Justice Hill, WR Chris Moore, QB Trace McSorley, DT Broderick Washington, DT Justin Ellis, OL Tyre Phillips.

HOUSTON The Houston Texans signed linebacker Zach Cunningham to a contract extension, the team announced Monday. Cunningham, 25, led the American Football Conference and ranked seventh in the NFL with a single-season, career-high 137 total tackles last season, which tied for the fourth most tackles by a player in team history. He had two games with a single-game, career-high of 16 total tackles, which tied for the most total tackles in a game by any player in the AFC. The linebacker also set new single-season career highs in tackles for loss (seven), fumble recoveries (two), sacks (2.0) and quarterback hits (three). He owns the second-most total tackles through a players first three seasons in franchise history after originally being drafted in the second round (57th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Vanderbilt.