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Derek Newton | Tackle

Team: Houston Texans
Age / DOB:  (25) / 11/16/1987
Ht / Wt:  6'6' / 307
College: Arkansas State
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Coach Gary Kubiak is concerned with the Texans' right tackle position.
The Texans practiced without their top two right tackles during OTAs and minicamp. Derek Newton (knee) started 14 games last season, and had offseason surgery to repair his patellar tendon. Brennan Williams (knee), a third-round pick from North Carolina, injured his knee in rookie minicamp in May. Both are expected to be ready for training camp on July 26. Jun 15 - 12:00 PM
Source: houstontexans.com

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Derek Newton - T - Texans

Coach Gary Kubiak says both RTs Derek Newton (knee) and Brennan Williams (knee) will be ready for training camp.

Both players missed all of OTAs. Newton underwent offseason patella tendon surgery, and Williams "tweaked" his knee during rookie minicamp. Veteran Ryan Harris has been getting the first-team right tackle reps in their absence, but one of Newton or Williams is expected to open the season as the starter.
Related: Brennan Williams
Source: Nick Scurfield on Twitter
Jun 6 - 3:15 PM
Derek Newton - T - Texans

Texans RT Derek Newton weighed in at 330 pounds at the outset of OTAs.

To be fair, he's coming off patellar tendon surgery. 330 is still too heavy for a zone-blocking lineman in Houston's scheme, and Newton will have to shed weight before camp if he's to keep his starting job. Newton got pushed around in 2012, particularly in the run game. But it's not more weight that he needs.
Source: Houston Chronicle
May 24 - 2:39 PM
Derek Newton - T - Texans

Texans RT Derek Newton (knee) will not be healthy until training camp.

Newton underwent patellar tendon surgery after the season. It's a serious injury, but not nearly as serious as a ligament tear. Still, it's a chance for third-round rookie Brennan Williams to get a leg up as the two battle for the starting right tackle job.
Related: Brennan Williams
Source: Nick Scurfield on Twitter
Apr 30 - 12:56 PM
Derek Newton - T - Texans

Texans RT Derek Newton is recovering from patellar tendon surgery, and is questionable for OTAs.

Newton hurt his knee in Houston's Thanksgiving win over the Lions, but ended up only missing two games. A 2011 seventh-round pick, Newton started 14 games last season. He graded out in the bottom half of Pro Football Focus' ratings, but should return as a starter. Even if he's not ready for OTAs, it sounds like Newton will be ready to roll for camp.
Source: John McClain on Twitter
Mar 19 - 1:15 PM
Derek Newton - T - Texans

Texans RT Derek Newton (knee) has been ruled out for Week 13 against the Titans.

Newton was injured in Houston's Thanksgiving Day win over the Lions. A 2011 seventh-round pick out of Arkansas State, Newton has started every game this season on the right side, but according to Pro Football Focus has struggled mightily as a run blocker. Veteran Ryan Harris will fill in at right tackle this week.
Sat, Dec 1, 2012 03:13:00 PM
Derek Newton - T - Texans

Texans RT Derek Newton was forced from Houston's Thanksgiving game against the Lions with a right knee injury, and will not return.

Ryan Harris has come on at right tackle. Newton has 10 days to get healthy for Week 13, but it's never a good sign when a player is ruled "out" as opposed to "questionable" for an in-game injury.
Source: Nick Scurfield on Twitter
Thu, Nov 22, 2012 02:47:00 PM
Derek Newton - T - Texans

Derek Newton has beaten out Rashad Butler for the Texans' starting right tackle job.

The two rotated throughout the preseason, with Newton getting the nod in the pivotal third tuneup. The Texans scored two TDs on his two possessions. He's a downgrade from Eric Winston, but the Texans still field one of the game's premier zone-blocking offensive lines. Butler sticks as a quality swing tackle.
Related: Rashad Butler
Source: Houston Chronicle
Mon, Aug 27, 2012 11:16:00 AM
Derek Newton - T - Texans

Coach Gary Kubiak says the Texans have a "good battle going on" at right tackle between Rashad Butler and Derek Newton.

Butler has an inside track on Eric Winston's old job, but he'll be pushed by Newton. "He’s doing really well," Kubiak said of Newton. "We’re in shorts, so it’s hard to tell with big guys. Athletically and then now mentally, Newton’s catching up enough to battle for a starting spot." Only one year removed from being a seventh-round pick out of small-school Arkansas State, it's doubtful Newton is polished enough to truly challenge Butler.
Related: Rashad Butler
Source: Houston Chronicle
Sat, Jun 2, 2012 03:31:00 PM
Derek Newton - T - Texans

Texans selected Arkansas State OT Derek Newton with the No. 214 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft.

Newton has great size at 6-foot-5, 311 pounds, and is considered exceptionally strong. He was also one of the top performing offensive linemen in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. Short-armed, if he makes the Texans this summer, it may be as a guard.
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 05:37:00 PM

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