Texans trade Shaq Lawson to Jets for sixth-round choice

Posted by Charean Williams on August 29, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT
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A report last week mentioned Shaq Lawson as a trade candidate for the rebuilding Texans. Houston indeed has traded the pass rusher.

The Jets acquired Lawson in exchange for a sixth-round choice in 2022, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports. It is the choice the Jets obtained from the 49ers in the Jordan Willis deal.

The Jets needed a pass rusher after Carl Lawson ruptured his left Achilles’ tendon two weeks ago.

Shaq Lawson, 27, joined the Texans in a March trade with the Dolphins that sent linebacker Benardrick McKinney to Miami. He is in his sixth season out of Clemson, having entered the league as the 19th overall choice of the Bills in 2016.

He has 117 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 11 pass breakups and six forced fumbles in five seasons.

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13 responses to “Texans trade Shaq Lawson to Jets for sixth-round choice”

  1. Great Texans. Now do the QB who’s about to cost you $10M and who won’t play a snap.

  3. The Texans are clearly the most inept organization in the league and it isn’t even close.

  4. The Texans are clearly the most inept organization in the league and it isn’t even close.

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    Well they are run by the former team Chaplin of the Patriots. Yet another franchise that has an inept owner who inherited the team. Get to join the likes of the Bengals, Raiders, Lions, Bears and Cardinals.

  5. “Get to join the likes of the Bengals, Raiders, Lions, Bears and Cardinals.”

    No argument here regarding “inept owner who inherited the team.” That said, the good news for the Lions is that Sheila Hemp Ford may have stumbled into the right GM in Brad Holmes and she is not the type to interfere. Brad Holmes is a football guy and seems to have made all the right moves so far. Texans management is a nepotism dumpster fire.

  6. Robert Kraft inherited the team? Say wut? The Patriots were perennial losers before Kraft bought the franchise. Kraft may be a lot of things but inept isn’t one of them.

  7. Kraft and BB were furious when Easterby left, tried to block him from doing so. Why? He knows all the dirty secrets….

  8. Robert Kraft inherited the team? Say wut? The Patriots were perennial losers before Kraft bought the franchise. Kraft may be a lot of things but inept isn’t one of them.

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    I wrote that poorly. I did not mean to imply Kraft inherited the Patriots.

  9. If he can give the Jets 6-7 sacks this year, it’s a steal. He averages 4 sacks a year…if can can improve by 25 to 35%, on that it’s a win. Not asking him to be Deacon Jones, just consistently push the pocket.

  10. Pass rushers are hard to find, and this guy can play. If I was running a team, I’d have my personnel people on the phone every day trying to steal something from the Texans. There are several teams that are clueless, but the Texans are the best example. They’re completely off their rocker.

  11. Asking for 6 – 7 sacks from Shaq might be a bit ambitious, but heck I’ll take it if we can get it. Anything more than 4 – 5 sacks from Lawson would be a huge bonus and another terrific move by JD.

  12. They won’t even need to change the name on the back of the other Lawson’s jersey.

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