The Premier League 2020-21 kicked off on September 12, 2020 and is being played behind closed doors with a few exceptions being made.
Liverpool moved three points clear of Tottenham at the top of the Premier League after Roberto Firmino snatched a late winner on Wednesday.
Manchester City drew for a second successive Premier League match as a resolute West Brom fought back to snatch a point in the same matchday that also saw Arsenal’s winless run reach six games after a 1-1 home draw with Southampton as well as Leicester City dropping points against Everton.
Chelsea, too, faced a defeat on Tuesday as Wolves succesffully turning around the result in their favour from a goal down.
Manchester United have a trip to Sheffield on Thursday.
Contents
How to watch Premier League in India
Matchday 1 / September 12-15
Matchday 2 / September 19-22
Matchday 3 / September 26-29
Matchday 4 / October 3-4
Matchday 5 / October 17-20
Matchday 6 / October 24-27
Matchday 7 / October 31-November 3
Matchday 8 / November 6-9
Matchday 9 / November 21-22
Matchday 10 / November 28-December 1
Matchday 11 / December 5-8
Matchday 12 / December 12-14
Matchday 13 / December 15-18
Matchday 14 / December 19-22
Where to watch or stream the Premier League
The Star Sports network (Star Sports and Star Sports Select) has the rights to show Premier League matches in India.
Matches will also be available on streaming mobile application Disney+ Hotstar VIP , allowing supporters to watch multiple games simultaneously and catch the replay of matches.
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Premier League fixtures
Matchday 1
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Sep 12
5pm
Fulham 0-3 Arsenal
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Sep 12
7:30pm
Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Sep 12
10pm
Liverpool 4-3 Leeds United
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Sep 13
12:30am
West Ham 0-2 Newcastle
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Sep 13
6:30pm
West Brom 0-3 Leicester City
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Sep 13
9pm
Tottenham 0-1 Everton
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Sep 14
10:30pm
Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Sep 15
12:45am
Brighton 0-3 Chelsea
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
TBC
TBC
Burnley vs Man Utd
Star Sports Network TBC
TBC
TBC
Man City vs Aston Villa
Star Sports Network TBC
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 2
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Sep 19
5pm
Everton 5-2 West Brom
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 19
7:30pm
Leeds United 4-3 Fulham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 19
10pm
Man Utd 1-3 Crystal Palace
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 20
12:30am
Arsenal 2-1 West Ham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 20
4:30pm
Southampton 2-5 Tottenham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 20
6:30pm
Newcastle 0-3 Brighton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 20
9pm
Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 20
11:30pm
Leicester City 4-2 Burnley
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 21
10:30pm
Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 22
12:45 am
Wolves 1-3 Man City
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 3
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Sep 26
5pm
Brighton 2-3 Man Utd
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 26
7:30pm
Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 26
10pm
West Brom 3-3 Chelsea
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 27
12:30am
Burnley 0-1 Southampton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 27
4:30pm
Sheffield United 0-1 Leeds United
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 27
6:30pm
Tottenham 1-1 Newcastle
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 27
9pm
Man City 2-5 Leicester City
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 27
11:30pm
West Ham 4-0 Wolves
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 28
10:30pm
Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Sep 29
12:45am
Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 4
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Oct 3
5pm
Chelsea 4-0 Crystal Palace
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 3
7:30pm
Everton 4-2 Brighton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 3
10pm
Leeds United 1-1 Man City
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 4
12:30am
Newcastle 3-1 Burnley
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 4
4:30pm
Leicester City 0-3 West Ham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 4
4:30pm
Southampton 2-0 West Brom
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 4
6:30pm
Wolves 1-0 Fulham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 4
6:30pm
Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield United
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 4
9pm
Man Utd 1-6 Tottenham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 4
11:45pm
Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 5
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Oct 17
5pm
Everton 2-2 Liverpool
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 17
7:30pm
Chelsea 3-3 Southampton
Star Sports/SSS 2 SD & HD
Oct 17
10pm
Man City 1-0 Arsenal
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 18
12:30am
Newcastle 1-4 Man Utd
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 18
4:30pm
Sheffield United 1-1 Fulham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 18
6:30pm
Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 18
9pm
Tottenham 3-3 West Ham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 18
11:45pm
Leicester City 0-1 Aston Villa
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 19
10pm
West Brom 0-0 Burnley
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 20
12:30am
Leeds United 0-1 Wolves
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 6
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Oct 24
12:30am
Aston Villa 0-3 Leeds United
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 24
5pm
West Ham 1-1 Man City
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 24
7:30pm
Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 24
10pm
Man Utd 0-0 Chelsea
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 25
12:30am
Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 25
7:30pm
Southampton 2-0 Everton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 25
10pm
Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 26
12:45am
Arsenal 0-1 Leicester City
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 26
11pm
Brighton 1-1 West Brom
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 27
1:30am
Burnley 0-1 Tottenham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 7
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Oct 31
1:30am
Wolves 2-0 Crystal Palace
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 31
6pm
Sheffield United 0-1 Man City
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 31
8:30pm
Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Oct 31
11pm
Liverpool 2-1 West Ham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 1
5:30pm
Aston Villa 3-4 Southampton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 1
7:30pm
Newcastle 2-1 Everton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 1
10pm
Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 2
12:45am
Tottenham 2-1 Brighton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 2
11pm
Fulham 2-0 West Brom
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 3
1:30am
Leeds United 1-4 Leicester City
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 8
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Nov 6
11pm
Brighton 0-0 Burnley
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 7
1:30am
Southampton 2-0 Newcastle
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 7
6pm
Everton 1-3 Man Utd
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 7
8:30pm
Crystal Palace 4-1 Leeds United
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 7
11pm
Chelsea 4-1 Sheffield United
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 8
1:30am
West Ham 1-0 Fulham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 8
5:30pm
West Brom 0-1 Tottenham
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 8
7:30pm
Leicester City 1-0 Wolves
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 8
10pm
Man City 1-1 Liverpool
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Nov 9
12:45am
Arsenal 0-3 Aston Villa
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 9
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Nov 21
6pm
Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 21
8:30pm
Aston Villa 1-2 Brighton
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 21
11pm
Tottenham 2-0 Man City
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 22
1:30am
Man Utd 1-0 West Brom
Disney+ Hotstar VIP
Nov 22
5:30pm
Fulham 2-3 Everton
Disney+ Hotstar VIP
Nov 22
7:30pm
Sheffield United 0-1 West Ham
Disney+ Hotstar VIP
Nov 22
10pm
Leeds United 0-0 Arsenal
Disney+ Hotstar VIP
Nov 23
12:45am
Liverpool 3-0 Leicester City
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 23
11pm
Burnley 1-0 Crystal Palace
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 24
1:30am
Wolves 1-1 Southampton
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 10
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Nov 28
1:30am
Crystal Palace 0-2 Newcastle
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 28
6pm
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 28
8:30pm
Man City 5-0 Burnley
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 28
11pm
Everton 0-1 Leeds United
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 29
1:30am
West Brom 1-0 Sheffield United
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 29
7:30pm
Southampton 2-3 Man Utd
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 29
10pm
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 30
12:45am
Arsenal 1-2 Wolves
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Nov 30
11pm
Leicester City 1-2 Fulham
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 1
1:30am
West Ham 2-1 Aston Villa
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 11
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Dec 5
1:30am
Aston Villa vs Newcastle
(POSTPONED)
Dec 5
6pm
Burnley 1-1 Everton
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 5
8:30pm
Man City 2-0 Fulham
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 5
11pm
West Ham 1-3 Man Utd
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 6
1:30am
Chelsea 3-1 Leeds United
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 6
5:30pm
West Brom 1-5 Crystal Palace
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 6
7:45pm
Sheffield United 1-2 Leicester City
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 6
10pm
Tottenham 2-0 Arsenal
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 7
12:45am
Liverpool 4-0 Wolves
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 8
1:30am
Brighton 1-2 Southampton
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 12
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Dec 12
1:30am
Leeds United 1-2 West Ham
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 12
6pm
Wolves 0-1 Aston Villa
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 12
8:30pm
Newcastle 2-1 West Brom
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 12
11pm
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 13
1:30am
Everton 1-0 Chelsea
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 13
5:30pm
Southampton 3-0 Sheffield United
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 13
7:45pm
Crystal Palace 1-1 Tottenham
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 13
10pm
Fulham 1-1 Liverpool
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 14
12:45am
Leicester City 3-0 Brighton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Dec 14
12:45am
Arsenal 0-1 Burnley
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 13
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Dec 15
11:30pm
Wolves 2-1 Chelsea
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 16
1:30am
Man City 1-1 West Brom
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 16
11:30pm
Arsenal 1-1 Southampton
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 16
11:30pm
Leicester City 0-2 Everton
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Dec 16
11:30pm
Leeds United 5-2 Newcastle
Star Sports 3
Dec 17
1:30am
Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 17
1:30am
West Ham 1-1 Crystal Palace
Star Sports Select 2 SD & HD
Dec 17
1:30am
Fulham vs Brighton
Star Sports 3
Dec 17
11:30pm
Aston Villa vs Burnley
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
Dec 18
1:30am
Sheffield United vs Man Utd
Star Sports Select 1 SD & HD
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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Matchday 14
Date
Time (IST)
Match
TV Channel/stream*
Dec 19
6pm
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
Star Sports TBC
Dec 19
8:30pm
Southampton vs Man City
Star Sports TBC
Dec 19
11pm
Everton vs Arsenal
Star Sports TBC
Dec 20
1:30am
Newcastle vs Fulham
Star Sports TBC
Dec 20
5:30pm
Brighton vs Sheffield United
Star Sports TBC
Dec 20
7:45pm
Tottenham vs Leicester City
Star Sports TBC
Dec 20
10pm
Man Utd vs Leeds United
Star Sports TBC
Dec 21
12:45am
West Brom vs Aston Villa
Star Sports TBC
Dec 21
11pm
Burnley vs Wolves
Star Sports TBC
Dec 22
1:30am
Chelsea vs West Ham
Star Sports TBC
*All Premier League matches may be streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
There’s nothing like a mother’s love — or a mother’s scorn.
Randi Mahomes, mother of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was like all viewers watching the QB struggling to get to his feet on Sunday afternoon: concerned, worried and a little angry by Mahomes’ departure from the field.
But momma Mahomes took it a step further and took to Twitter to question the hit that sidelined her son — and berate the player who made it in the same 240 characters:
#51 Wilson that’s some trash football leading with helmet, pulling his head and pushing helmet.. why are you not thrown out!?? Come on NFL
“#51 Wilson that’s some trash football leading with helmet, pulling his head and pushing helmet.. why are you not thrown out!?? Come on NFL,” the tweet reads.
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Mahomes took a hit from linebacker Mack Wilson that left him woozy and wobbly as he tried to get to his feet, eventually needing help from KC medical staff to get off the field. Mahomes would enter concussion protocol and his status for this Sunday’s matchup vs. the Bills is uncertain.
There was no flag on the play, as it was unclear what rule, if any, Wilson violated on the hit. Slow motion replays revealed that Wilson’s helmet made contact with Mahomes’ shoulder pads. Most viewers chalked up the incident to just playing football.
Mahomes didn’t harbor any ill will toward Wilson, who reached out to apologize after the game:
The Chiefs would go on to win on Sunday with heroics from backup QB Chad Henne, who helped punch Kansas City’s ticket to the AFC Championship game.
The yearslong odyssey for the Texans to find a true franchise passer culminated in Houston selecting the Deshaun Watson out of Clemson in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, but it looks like the pairing will soon come to an end, with tumult surrounding the quarterback and the franchise leading to lots of smoke and trade rumors.
With organizational chaos dooming the Texans the past two seasons, and ownership reportedly over-relying on the voice and opinions of Jack Easterby and reportedly completely ignoring the voice of Watson, it’s hard to fault Watson for wanting out. He’s a top-five quarterback coming off his best season, still young and with a contract that will prove to be a bargain in a few years.
Total organizational instability — from the top down — has led Watson to, reportedly, being incredibly pissed off and ready to move on from the team that drafted him in 2017. Here’s a timeline of reports and other rumors that detail the interworkings of the Texans organization and Watson’s displeasure with the situation.
MORE: Here are Deshaun Watson’s best trade fits, from Jets to Dolphins
Jan. 18: Watson likes Instagram post linking him to Jets
Source: Instagram detectives
We’ve officially reached the “NBA drama” stage of Watson trade rumors, with Instagram users discovering that Watson liked a post of a New York Post back page with a story suggesting the Jets should trade for him. No trade requests have been made yet.
Jan. 18: Texans have no interest in dealing Watson, Panthers interested
Source: Ian Rapoport, NFL Network
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the Texans have no interest in trading Watson, instead wanting to keep him. Multiple teams, including the Panthers, have called Houston to gauge interest in the passer.
Jan. 18: Watson not answering calls from Texans organization
Source: Sarah Barshop, ESPN
According to Texans beat writer Sarah Barshop, Watson can’t be bothered to answer calls from Texans brass. Adam Schefter also reiterates what we already knew: Watson holds leverage here because of his no-trade clause.
Jan. 18: ‘Great lather’ to get Watson out, but leverage in his favor
Source: Josina Anderson, ESPN
Anderson reminds everyone a key point: Watson has a no-trade clause, and it’s not entirely in the Texans’ best interest to trade away a superstar of Watson’s caliber. In any case, it’s a weak argument, especially if the team is going to continue to do poorly by its star player.
I know there’s a great lather to propel Deshaun Watson’s potential departure from Houston & yes Watson holds a card w/ his no-trade clause, but from the club’s/business perspective it makes sense any decisions or not will be in its best interest. Watson still makes dollars&sense.
Despite all the smoke surrounding Watson and the Texans at the moment, the superstar QB has yet to ask for a trade, per Rapoport. That hasn’t stopped teams from calling to check on Watson’s availability, though,
Jan. 17: Watson has ‘played his last snap for Houston’
Source: Adam Schefter/Chris Mortensen, ESPN
If the weeks of turmoil and confusion have left any doubt about Watson’s future in Houston, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that some people surrounding the Texans organization feel Watson won’t play another down for the team. A source close to Chris Mortensen added that the only remedy for the situation between Watson and the Texans would be for owner Cal McNair to fire … Cal McNair.
Schefter also added that “Watson’s feelings cannot and should not be underestimated.” Whatever that means.
There is a growing sense from people in and around the Texans’ organization that Deshaun Watson has played his last snap for the team. It’s early in the off-season, there’s a lot of time left, but Watson’s feelings cannot and should not be underestimated.
Despite the Texans making moves to try and appease their disgruntled quarterback, Watson just wants out of H-Town, per SI. A culmination of the coaching and GM search and general organizational dysfunction has led to Watson taking a hard stance on his status with the team: Just get me out of here.
Jan. 15: A single tweet sets NFL world on fire
Source: Deshaun Watson’s Twitter
Coming from a Schefter report that Watson’s anger was “at a 2, but now a 10,” the Texans QB sends out a single tweet that seems to confirm this. A later tweet would actually indicate that these were actually song lyrics. (Sure, Deshaun.)
MORE: Deshaun Watson’s latest tweet sends Twitter back into trade frenzy
Jan. 15: Watson photographed in Falcons gear
Source: Instagram
A curious wardrobe decision by Watson, with a photo on an Instagram story showing Watson in a Falcons jacket, coincidentally, outside of a building in New York City. Watson is a Georgia native and likely grew up a Falcons fan.
It’s just a jacket, but let your imagination run wild.
Jan. 12: Texans request interview for Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy
Source: Ian Rapoport, NFL Network
The Chiefs OC is a hot commodity on the coaching scene, and was even recommended to Watson by some guy named Patrick Mahomes. While the Chiefs hadn’t initially put in an interview with Bieniemy — missing the window in which coordinators can interview during the playoffs — new GM Nick Caserio is interested in speaking with him. Because of tampering policies, the Texans won’t be allowed to speak with Bieniemy until after the Chiefs are eliminated.
The #Texans have officially requested an interview with #Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy, source said. Already a busy candidate, Bieniemy adds another to his list.
Jan. 12: Andre Johnson speaks, offers Watson advice
Source: Andre Johnson via Twitter
In the words of Deandre Hopkins, when ‘Dre speaks, we listen. The former Texans wide receiver took to Twitter to offer Watson some sage advice: Stand your ground. He also roasted the Texans and their devotion to Jack Easterby, who many question
If I’m @deshaunwatson I will stand my ground. The Texans organization is known for wasting players careers. Since Jack Easterby has walk into the building nothing good has happened in/for the organization and for some reason someone can’t seem to see what’s going on. Pathetic!!!
MORE: Andre Johnson thinks Deshaun Watson is right to turn on ‘pathetic’ Texans
Jan. 10: Watson’s anger reaching boiling point
Source: Adam Schefter, ESPN
Heads exploded when then head coach/GM Bill O’Brien opted to trade star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Cardinals, with Watson himself taking the trade in stride. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Watson’s anger vaulted from a “2 to a 10” with the organization opting not to hire ESPN analyst and former front-office exec Louis Riddick to its GM role.
Also worth noting: One source said this week that, after Houston traded Pro Bowl wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins last off-season, Deshaun Watson’s anger level was “a 2….This time, it’s a 10.” https://t.co/CsqZYbe3OK
Jan. 10: More details emerge about rift; Dolphins could be a trade destination
Source: Chris Mortensen, ESPN
If Watson were to be moved, then the Dolphins could be a viable destination for a trade, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Miami, who holds Houston’s first-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, would reportedly be open to trading quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and trade assets in exchange for Watson, per Mortensen.
Sources say Watson could play hardball with Texans about a trade. His new $156 million contract includes a no-trade clause but informed speculation from a source is that he would consider the @MiamiDolphins in which Tua Tagovailoa and additional compensation goes to Houston.
A major part of the reported rift between Watson and the Texans surrounded Houston naming a general manager without Watson’s input, a promise that had been supposedly made to Watson during the season. Instead, owner Cal McNair Jr. and Jack Easterby.
MORE: Ranking the NFL’s head-coaching vacancies
Jan. 5: J.J. Watt offers an ominous apology
Source: JJ Watt’s mouth
After the Texans fell in Week 17 to the Titans in Week 17, NFL cams caught JJ Watt and Deshaun Watson in a candid moment as the two were walking off the field. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” Watt said. “We wasted one of your years.” The Texans would finish 4-12.
Oct. 5: Texans fire Bill O’Brien
Source: “Literally us, the Houston Texans.”
Well, about a year, many losses and one too many trades too late, the Texans decided to fire head coach/general manager Bill O’Brien after a sluggish start to their 2020 season. The team would name Romeo Crennel the interim head coach.
O’Brien’s tenure as HC would be mired in personnel controversies and several lopsided trades that leave the Texans without a first-round pick in 2021.
April 2019: Jack Easterby hired by Houston
Source: The Texans
“I think the best way to tell the story is by starting at the end, briefly, then going back to the beginning, and then periodically returning to the end, maybe giving different characters’ perspectives throughout.” — “The Other Guys,” 2010
Arguably the genesis of the chaos in Houston was the hiring of Patriots team chaplain — later “character coach,” whatever that is — as its executive vice president of football operations.
Easterby’s meteoric rise to a such a high office in an NFL franchise is met with skepticism from all avenues, and would come back to haunt the team later.
The Mets have fired general manager Jared Porter after an ESPN report released Monday detailed lewd, harrassing and inappropriate text messages sent to a foreign reporter in 2016.
New Mets owner Steve Cohen took to Twitter to announce the news, referencing the “importance of integrity” from his introductory press conference with the team.
We have terminated Jared Porter this morning . In my initial press conference I spoke about the importance of integrity and I meant it.There should be zero tolerance for this type of behavior.
“We have terminated Jared Porter this morning,” Cohen’s tweet reads. “In my initial press conference I spoke about the importance of integrity and I meant it. There should be zero tolerance for this type of behavior.”
On Jan. 19, ESPN’s Mina Kimes and Jeff Passan reported that Porter sent 60 text messages to a foreign correspondent covering the Cubs when Porter was a member of Chicago’s front office in 2016. The messages included an image of a bare penis. Porter declined to comment on the report.
The reporter, who has now left the journalism field according to ESPN, did not come forward out of fear of her career being harmed and repercussions in her home country.
“My No. 1 motivation is I want to prevent this from happening to someone else,” she told ESPN. “Obviously, he’s in a much greater position of power. I want to prevent that from happening again. The other thing is, I never really got the notion that he was truly sorry.”
Porter had apologized to the reporter for the messages in 2016 after realizing they were “extremely inappropriate, very offensive, and getting out of line.”
Porter told ESPN on Monday that he had texted with the woman but said that “the more explicit ones are not of me. Those are like, kinda like joke-stock images.”
Porter, 41, was hired by the Mets in December. He had been with the Diamondbacks prior to taking the Mets job.