The Texans are moving to bolster their special teams units in free agency. Dianna Russini of TheAthletic.com reports that they have agreed to terms on a two-year deal with former Rams and Ravens linebacker Jake Hummel. No other details of the pact have been reported. Hummel spent his first three NFL seasons with the Rams and moved to the Ravens in 2025. He played 82 percent of the team's special teams snaps and played at least two-thirds of those snaps in each of his years in Los Angeles, but has only played 150 career snaps on defense.Hummel has 49 career tackles and one tackle for loss in 58 overall appearances.

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The onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party payments to players on behalf of their schools is within the rules but has not sort of matched the system some of its founders intended, the head of the College Sports Commission said Tuesday.Bryan Seeley delivered an update on the CSC's progress over the last two months. While he was bullish about the new agency's ability to analyze deals quickly, he said the influx of third-party deals contracts that help schools blow past the $20.5 million salary cap they're allowed to pay players directly has led to increased review times.The CSC's new numbers, updated through February, included a 65% increase over the preceding two months in the volume of the third-party deals, which are sometimes known as associated deals, among schools in the Power Four conferences.Seeley said those figures led him to believe that most schools are trying to follow the rules by submitting their deals for review to the CSC, which is tasked with making sure they are not simple pay-for-play contracts but have a valid business purpose and are priced fairly.He also said he had been told that "there was a belief that perhaps up to 90% of deals flowing through the system would do so automatically that would not need any kind of human review.It must have been based on an assumption that this would be a somewhat organic market with a lot of not associated deals," he said. "And that is turning out to be not the case.Those associated deals have brought the CSC under scrutiny for lag time in approving contracts. More importantly, they speak to wider concerns that the cost of populating competitive college rosters has spiraled out of control less than a year into the system that was activated by the House settlement the endgame in a lawsuit that allows schools to share revenue directly with players, then augment that through third-party deals.The discussion has reached as far as the White House, where last week President Donald Trump held a summit with sports leaders to discuss ways of reining in costs.Trump has promised an executive order this week that will address issues in an industry where, he said, the amount of money being spent and lost by otherwise very successful schools is astounding, just in a short period of time. And its only going to get worse."Seeley, still focused on standing up an agency that will play a massive role in policing college sports, said he did not want to delve into whether the current system is sustainable.I read the same things you read. I see the same public comments in the media and I talk to schools, Seeley said. And I do get the sense that some schools had the belief that the settlement as implemented had not sort of matched what they expected. I think that's a fair thing to say.Important participation agreement remains unsignedSeeley also acknowledged the problems his 8-month-old agency could face if a participation agreement that vests enforcement power in the CSC isn't signed by all 68 of the Power Four schools.Shortly after the CSC distributed the document, a handful of states and schools said they wouldn't sign; some were concerned about language that forbid suing the commission.In an impassioned plea at NCAA meetings in January, Seeley urged schools to sign the deal. Nearly two months later, he said he is still waiting. Parties have spent month making tweaks, some of which weaken the document to the point where it might night be worth the CSC signing it, Seeley said. If we dont have a participant agreement, were going to still try to do what we need to do, he said. But I think those tools are really important.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

The onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party payments to players on behalf of their schools is within the rules but has not sort of matched the system some of its founders intended, the head of the College Sports Commission said Tuesday.Bryan Seeley delivered an update on the CSC's progress over the last two months. While he was bullish about the new agency's ability to analyze deals quickly, he said the influx of third-party deals contracts that help schools blow past the $20.5 million salary cap they're allowed to pay players directly has led to increased review times.The CSC's new numbers, updated through February, included a 65% increase over the preceding two months in the volume of the third-party deals, which are sometimes known as associated deals, among schools in the Power Four conferences.Seeley said those figures led him to believe that most schools are trying to follow the rules by submitting their deals for review to the CSC, which is tasked with making sure they are not simple pay-for-play contracts but have a valid business purpose and are priced fairly.He also said he had been told that "there was a belief that perhaps up to 90% of deals flowing through the system would do so automatically that would not need any kind of human review.It must have been based on an assumption that this would be a somewhat organic market with a lot of not associated deals," he said. "And that is turning out to be not the case.Those associated deals have brought the CSC under scrutiny for lag time in approving contracts. More importantly, they speak to wider concerns that the cost of populating competitive college rosters has spiraled out of control less than a year into the system that was activated by the House settlement the endgame in a lawsuit that allows schools to share revenue directly with players, then augment that through third-party deals.The discussion has reached as far as the White House, where last week President Donald Trump held a summit with sports leaders to discuss ways of reining in costs.Trump has promised an executive order this week that will address issues in an industry where, he said, the amount of money being spent and lost by otherwise very successful schools is astounding, just in a short period of time. And its only going to get worse."Seeley, still focused on standing up an agency that will play a massive role in policing college sports, said he did not want to delve into whether the current system is sustainable.I read the same things you read. I see the same public comments in the media and I talk to schools, Seeley said. And I do get the sense that some schools had the belief that the settlement as implemented had not sort of matched what they expected. I think that's a fair thing to say.Important participation agreement remains unsignedSeeley also acknowledged the problems his 8-month-old agency could face if a participation agreement that vests enforcement power in the CSC isn't signed by all 68 of the Power Four schools.Shortly after the CSC distributed the document, a handful of states and schools said they wouldn't sign; some were concerned about language that forbid suing the commission.In an impassioned plea at NCAA meetings in January, Seeley urged schools to sign the deal. Nearly two months later, he said he is still waiting. Parties have spent month making tweaks, some of which weaken the document to the point where it might night be worth the CSC signing it, Seeley said. If we dont have a participant agreement, were going to still try to do what we need to do, he said. But I think those tools are really important.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Oleksandr Usyk has mapped out exactly how he plans to bow out of boxing, and it's quite the farewell tour.The Ukrainian superstar, who's achieved the remarkable feat of becoming undisputed champion at both cruiserweight and heavyweight, wants just three more bouts before hanging up his gloves.First up is a rather unusual showdown against kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven. The pair will square off in front of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on 23 May, with Usyk's WBC heavyweight belt on the line.At 39, the southpaw has previously said he intends to keep fighting until he turns 41.After dispatching Verhoeven, Usyk has his sights set on whoever emerges victorious from the Fabio Wardley versus Daniel Dubois clash. That WBO heavyweight title fight takes place on 9 May in Manchester, just two weeks before Usyk's Egyptian adventure.And for his grand finale? The 39-year-old wants to settle things once and for all with Tyson Fury."Third fight, it's my friend, greedy belly Tyson Fury," Usyk told Inside the Ring.The pair met twice in Saudi Arabia during 2024, with Usyk winning both encounters. Fury, however, still maintains he should have had his hand raised on both occasions.Promoter Frank Warren has confirmed he's ready to make that third fight happen."We're up for that," Warren told Sky Sports. "There's a lot of frustration because Fabio wanted that [Usyk fight before]. "But the fact that Oleksandr has come out and said he wants the winner of the two of them, it's very encouraging. And certainly for the two guys, it gives them a lot of incentive."Warren, who promotes both Wardley and Dubois, seems genuinely excited about the prospect of a unification bout."We've got a great relationship with him and if we can do some business we'll certainly do it," he added.The Fury trilogy also has Warren's full backing. He reckons both previous encounters were tight affairs that made for thrilling viewing."The first two fights were close, very exciting fights, really exciting fights, I'd watch that all day long. And Tyson wants that fight. He's told me on numerous occasions he'd love that fight," Warren said.Fury himself returns to action on 11 April against Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.One name Usyk won't be adding to his farewell tour is rising British talent Moses Itauma."No, I [don't] want to fight with Itauma, because he's a young guy, I don't want to break this guy," Usyk explained.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Charlotte Griffiths says she never hacked a phone or used a private investigator as she gave evidence in the privacy trial brought by figures including Prince Harry and Sir Elton John.

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la veille de PSG-Chelsea en Ligue des champions, Malo Gusto s'est exprim sur la prochaine trve internationale avec l'quipe de France, o il pourrait profiter d'une absence de Jules Kound pour gagner du temps de jeu.