O.J. HOWARD NEWS

Mayfield says streaking Bucs will have to play even better down the stretch to return to playoffs

Baker Mayfield already has matched his career high for touchdown passes in a season, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won three straight games to climb back to the top of the NFC...

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Raiders Waive TE O.J. Howard as Part of 5 Roster Moves The Las Vegas Raiders have signed QB Chase Garbers and LB Darius Harris and have also waived TE O.J. Howard, OT Justin Murray, and LB Kana’i...

AUGUST 1, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Rapoport: Raiders release TE O.J. Howard The Las Vegas Raiders release tight end O.J. Howard.

AUGUST 1, 2023 • NFL.COM

Reports: Raiders release TE O.J. Howard The Las Vegas Raiders released veteran tight end O.J.

AUGUST 1, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Raiders Who Have Gone to the Super Bowl: O.J. Howard New Las Vegas Raiders tight end O.J. Howard was a part of the 2020-21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers title team but did not participate in the playoff...

JULY 13, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

Raiders Who Have Gone to the Super Bowl: O.J. Howard New Las Vegas Raiders tight end O.J. Howard was a part of the 2020-21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers title team but did not participate in the playoff...

JULY 13, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

What TE O.J. Howard Can Bring to the Raiders O.J. Howard can bring veteran leadership to the Las Vegas Raiders TE room.

MAY 12, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Is NFL draft's bumper crop of tight ends better than 2017?

This year's class of tight ends is considered better than the bumper crop in the 2017 NFL draft

APRIL 17, 2023

Raiders sign tight end Howard, defensive lineman Willis

The Las Vegas Raiders have signed unrestricted free agents Jordan Willis and O

MARCH 20, 2023

Lands with Las Vegas The Raiders agreed to terms with Howard on Monday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Vincent Bonsignore reports.

Impact The 19th overall pick in the 2017 Draft, Howard is now 28 years old and coming off a career-low 10 catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns across 13 games for the Texans last season after failing to make the Bills' roster out of training camp last summer. There's an opening at tight end for the Raiders after the team traded Darren Waller to the Giants. Foster Moreau also remains a free agent.

MARCH 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Won't play Sunday Howard (hip) is officially inactive for Sunday's game against the Colts.

Impact Howard popped up on the injury report with the hip issue Thursday and was able to put in a full practice Friday, but he won't suit up for the final game of the season Sunday. The 28-year-old closes out his first year in Houston with 10 catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games.

JANUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Texans vs. Colts inactives: TE O.J. Howard inactive The Houston Texans listed TE O.J. Howard as among their inactives for Week 18 at the Indianapolis Colts.

JANUARY 8, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Questionable for Week 18 Howard (hip) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Colts.

Impact Howard returned to a full practice Friday after a limited session Thursday, so he appears to be trending toward playing. The depth tight end is unlikely to play a significant role in Houston's low-octane passing game.

JANUARY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pops up on injury report Howard was a limited participant during practice Thursday due to a hip injury.

Impact Howard was a healthy scratch in back-to-back games before suiting up for last Sunday's loss to Jacksonville, recording one catch for 26 yards on two targets across 17 offensive snaps. He then did not appear on Wednesday's injury report, so it's unclear when he sustained this new hip issue. Howard will now look to bump his practice activity back up Friday before the Texans release their final injury report for Sunday's regular-season finale versus Indianapolis.

JANUARY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Won't play vs. Kansas City Howard (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game versus the Chiefs.

Impact For the second time in three weeks, Howard will be a healthy scratch for Houston. Rookie fifth-rounder Teagan Quitoriano led the Texans in snaps at tight end in Week 14 at Dallas, and the team appears set to continue giving the first-year pro a thorough evaluation.

DECEMBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Texans vs. Chiefs inactives: O.J. Howard down, Mason Schreck up in Week 15 The Houston Texans declared their inactives for Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

DECEMBER 18, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Healthy scratch Week 13 Howard (coach's decision) is a healthy inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact After logging a season-low 16 percent of the Texans' offensive snaps in last week's loss to the Dolphins, Howard will now find himself in street clothes for the first time in 2022. Brevin Jordan, who had been a healthy scratch the past three weeks, will replace Howard as the Texans' likely No. 3 tight end behind Jordan Akins and Teagan Quitoriano.

DECEMBER 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Loses playing time Howard caught one of three targets for nine yards and played 14 snaps in Sunday's 23-10 loss to the Commanders in Week 11.

Impact Howard had a couple of red-zone looks, but he lost playing time to rookie Teagan Quitoriano, who led Houston's tight ends with 37 snaps. Howard was also behind Jordan Akins (26 snaps).

NOVEMBER 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Targeted once in Week 10 Howard did not catch his lone target in Sunday's 24-16 loss to the Giants in Week 10.

Impact Playing time opened up at tight end, as Brevin Jordan was a healthy inactive for the game, but it didn't do much for Howard. It was the fifth time in nine games that he's had one or fewer targets. Howard's been a non-factor since a two-TD day Week 1.

NOVEMBER 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

One catch against Eagles Howard recorded one catch on two targets for 14 yards in Thursday's 29-17 loss to the Eagles.

Impact Even with a depleted receiving corps, Howard earned a snap share of just 42 percent. He's now seen two or fewer targets in six of his eight games this season and has not caught a touchdown since Week 1. Howard will continue to work in a committee role at tight end alongside Brevin Jordan and Jordan Akins.

NOVEMBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Pair of grabs in loss Howard caught two of three targets for 24 yards in Sunday's 17-10 loss to the Titans in Week 8.

Impact Howard had his first reception since catching a pair of balls in Week 4. With Brevin Jordan back in the lineup, there's more competition at tight end for targets in what is the NFL's 25th-ranked passing offense.

OCTOBER 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

O.J. Howard can catch baseballs too | Daily Brew Houston Texans TE O.J. Howard shared the story behind his foul ball catch.

OCTOBER 20, 2022 • HOUSTONTEXANS.COM

Minor role in Week 5 Howard did not catch his lone target in Week 5's 13-6 win over the Jaguars.

Impact Howard has moved to the top of the depth chart -- he played a position-high 46 snaps against Jacksonville -- but he's been limited to one target in three of five games. With Pharaoh Brown (now with Cleveland) gone and Brevin Jordan nursing an ankle injury, there's an opportunity for a Houston tight end to step up, but it's been practice team member Jordan Akins reaping the benefits with seven grabs on eight targets for 86 yards the last three weeks.

OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Lead TE in Week 4 Howard caught two of five targets for 27 yards in Sunday's 34-24 loss to the Chargers in Week 4.

Impact Howard ascended to the top of the depth chart, as both Pharaoh Brown (hip) and Brevin Jordan (ankle) were inactive. The five targets were a season high, and Howard could continue to see a bigger workload pending the health of Brown and Jordan. He and Jordan Akins played larger roles Sunday.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Targeted once Week 3 Howard did not catch his lone target in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Bears in Week 3.

Impact Howard appeared in line for a greater role after the Texans announced Brevin Jordan (ankle) would not play, but he was challenged by Jordan Akins, who was promoted from the practice squad. Howard was on the field for 18 snaps compared to 17 for Akins, who caught three passes including a touchdown. It's unclear how the tight end position will shake out when Jordan is ready to play again, but it's likely one of Howard or Akins will be back on the outside. After a two-TD effort in Week 1, Howard has one catch (two targets) for seven yards since.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE