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ncraiderfan240 · #16 (**permalink**) 04-29-2006, 08:48 AM

profootballtalk.com just updated again here is what they say

A league source tells us that the Houston Texans have informed Joel Segal, the agent for Reggie Bush, that the team has a "done deal" with defensive end Mario Williams.

The only question at this point, as the source explained, is whether the Texans are simply making a last-ditch effort to squeeze Segal into taking a more friendly deal.

If this isn't just a marketing ploy, it represents a stunning turn of events. On Thursday, we heard that Bush was a "done deal." And even though the team denied it, another source told us that the team's interest in Williams was merely a smokescreen, aimed at leveraging Bush into wanting less money.

If, in the end, the Texans pass on Bush, the question is whether the team decided to make the move based on merit, money, or mischief. Our guess is that it's a mixture of all three, and that the most recent round of ugly news reports regarding Reggie, his family, and the dudes of New Era was the thing that made the Texans decide to move on.

Still, we've re-confirmed that, earlier in the week, the Texans' interest in Williams arose solely from their desire to drive down Bush's price tag, and that the Texans viewed Williams as the guy whom Bush's camp would most likely regard as a legitimate alternative. So if the Texans have indeed locked on to Mario, it represents a complete 180 from their earlier position.

We're still chasing this on. For now, this has got to be the craziest run up to the draft that we've ever seen. -profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Banter · #17 (**permalink**) 04-29-2006, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by julio_cat

Bush is under investigation, it could affect Texas' opinion

Probably did. This is a team that reached on David Carr. He wasn't any where near the prospect Julius Peppers was but the Texans liked him because they wanted a "Roger Staubach" like face for the franchise.

Trey · #18 (**permalink**) 04-29-2006, 08:55 AM

We POTENTIALLY would have one of the best RB tandoms in history, but we could'nt pay the rest of the team

Locdog · #19 (**permalink**) 04-29-2006, 08:56 AM

this would be the next big thing if we could land bush.

**lukede112** · #20 (**permalink**) 04-29-2006, 09:00 AM

do you know how many trade offers NO will get if bush isnt numbero uno, it would be unreal and whoever would trade to #2 would have to give up a ton im betting