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Texans release C Myers
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The Houston Texans released veteran center Chris Myers on Wednesday.
Myers, who was acquired by the Texans through a trade with the Denver Broncos in March of 2008, started all 112 games he appeared in for the Texans.
The 33-year-old Myers had been due $6 million in the final season of his contract. He carried a $8 million salary-cap hit.
"Chris has been a mainstay on our offensive line for the past seven seasons," said Texans general manager Rick Smith. "He has been a consummate pro during his time here in Houston. Chris, his wife, Jenny, and his entire family have represented our organization in the Houston community with class. We appreciate his contributions and wish him the best as he continues his career."
A sixth-round pick of Denver in 2005, Myers has played in 153 games (128 starts) in his 10 NFL seasons. He holds the NFL's longest active consecutive games played streak for an offensive linemen (153) and consecutive starts at center (128).

Texans name Pasqualoni, Devlin line coaches
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The Houston Texans named Paul Pasqualoni as defensive line coach and Mike Devlin as offensive line coach.
Pasqualoni spent the 2014 season as defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears and will enter his 40th year as a coach on the pro or college level. He was the head coach at Syracuse from 1991-2004, guiding the Orange to a record of 107-59-1 with nine bowl berths in 14 years, then struggled as head coach at Connecticut with a mark of 10-18 in two-plus seasons from 2011-13.
As an NFL assistant, he was the tight ends coach and linebackers coach for the Dallas Cowboys from 2005-07, then spent two years as defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins before returning to Dallas as defensive coordinator and line coach for the 2010 campaign.
Devlin spent the past nine seasons with the New York Jets, first as tight ends coach from 2006-12 and then as offensive line coach from 2013-14. He played seven years in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills (1993-95) and Arizona Cardinals (1996-99), and also spent time as an assistant coach with the Cardinals from 2000-03.
The Texans also named Pat O'Hara as offensive assistant and Brian Bell as a strength and conditioning assistant, while Anthony Pleasant will now serve as a defensive assistant after spending the 2014 season as a strength and conditioning assistant.

Bryant gets Cowboys' franchise tag
Irving, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The Dallas Cowboys have slapped the franchise tag on wide receiver Dez Bryant.
The designation will keep Bryant off the free agent market and will give him a salary of $12.8 million for the 2015 season. The two sides can still work towards a long-term deal until July 15.
Bryant has emerged as one of the top receivers in the NFL. He caught 88 passes for 1,320 yards and a career-high 16 touchdowns in 2014, following 90-catch seasons in both 2012 and 2013.
In all, the 26-year-old Oklahoma State product has 381 receptions for 5,424 yards and 56 touchdowns in five seasons.

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