Antoine Caldwell News

Alabama middle linebacker Rolando McClain , the leader of the nation's fourth-ranked defense, is one of eight semifinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.

Former Alabama standout Antoine Caldwell is playing center and guard as a rookie with the NFL's Houston Texans.

Later on this evening, I will post an interesting look at the how the Texans fared on first downs on the offensive side of the ball.

Outside linebacker Brian Cushing was voted AFC defensive player of the week for his play in the 28-17 win at Cincinnati.

If you're like me, you've gone over the last 10 games of the schedule trying to figure out which games the Texans will win, which games they'll lose, and what their record will be.

Allow me to set the scene: The Texans have lost three games this season . Two of those games have come down to one play.

Veteran Chris White and rookie Antoine Caldwell will rotate at right guard on Sunday when the Texans play the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky In a breakdown of runs up the middle by ESPN Stats & Information, Chris Johnson ranks third , Maurice Jones-Drew ranks seventh , Donald Brown ranks 24th .

Houston allowed 21 points and almost 300 yards in the first half of a loss to Arizona last weekend.

Last season, no Houston Texans starting offensive lineman missed a play because of an injury.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Texans are keeping five defensive ends and nine defensive backs active against the Cardinals, presumably because they expect Arizona to pass the ball frequently.

There are common themes that come up in the comments section of this blog and I want to address a couple of them as they pertain to the Texans.

The Texans brought in Dr. James Muntz, one of the team's physicians, to try to clarify the team's illnesses on Monday.

Antoine Caldwell hasn't had this feeling before. As a high school player at Robert E. Lee, Caldwell could be counted on to fire up his team mates before every big game.

Antoine Caldwell may have completed his senior season in 2008, but there are plenty of times the Alabama offensive linemen feel the support of their former teammate.

Could anyone be looking forward to the end of preseason drills and the start of the season more than William Vlachos? The 6-foot-2, 294-pound junior from Mountain Brook has the unenviable task of replacing first team All-American and two-time co-captain Antoine Caldwell at center.

Alabama nose tackle Terrence Cody remained out of practice Friday afternoon, marking the third consecutive day he has been absent since catching the flu bug currently going around campus.

Draft picks to keep an eye on tonight: Connor Barwin , DE Can second-round pick put pressure on quarterback? Antoine Caldwell , C How much has third-round pick from Bama developed? Glover Quin , CB Fourth-round pick will be the nickel corner.

Antoine Caldwell, unlike top pick and designated starter Duane Brown a year ago, gets to take a few more deep breaths before he'll be asked to protect quarterback Matt Schaub.

Overall Best: Houston Texans . Very quietly they added a lot of talent to fit needs on their team while also building depth in various areas.