The Texans traded for wide receiver Demaryius Thomas in October after losing Will Fuller for the season to a knee injury and the veteran helped them to a playoff berth Zach Cunningham Jersey , but he won’t be around to help them try to advance in the postseason.Thomas tore his Achilles in Sunday’s 32-30 loss to the Eagles. He had 23 catches for 275 yards and two touchdowns since coming to the team, but wideout DeAndre Hopkins said the impact of his loss will be felt off the field as well.“He has not been here that long, but everyone looks up to him,” Hopkins said. “Everyone asks him questions D’Onta Foreman Jersey , not just about football, but life questions. He is a big brother to a lot of guys in the locker room. When he came here, everyone was picking his brain. For him to go out the way that he did, I hated that for him. Hopefully Julién Davenport Jersey , he heals fast and we overcome this tough loss.”Rookie Vyncint Smith took over for Thomas and caught his first NFL touchdown from Deshaun Watson in the second half of the game. Nick Caserio will remain in New England, apparently ending a league tampering investigation against the Texans.Texans CEO Cal McNair said today that he was not aware of all the relevant language in Caserio’s contract with the Patriots but once he became aware, he pledged to Patriots owner Robert Kraft that the Texans wouldn’t ask Caserio to leave New England.“When we started the process to interview Nick Caserio for our EVP/GM position, we consulted the League office on numerous occasions Will Fuller Jersey , followed the procedures outlined in the League’s rules and believed we were in full compliance,” McNair said in a statement. “We have now been made aware of certain terms in Nick’s contract with the Patriots. Once we were made aware of these contract terms, I informed Mr. Kraft that we would stop pursuing Nick.”John McClain of the reports that the Patriots have agreed to drop their tampering case. So this story appears to be over, with Caserio still in New England and the Texans still looking for a new G.M.