The 2022 season will be the

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' 21st in the

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(NFL) and their first under

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, following the firing of

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at the end of the

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season. For the first time since

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, long-time quarterback

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will not be on the roster, as he was traded to the

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on March 18, 2022.

Draft

Draft trades *Houston traded quarterback

and a 2024 sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection (13th overall) and fourth-round selection previously acquired from

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(107th overall), as well as 2023 and 2024 first-round selections, a 2023 third-round selection, and a 2024 fourth-round selection. Houston later traded the 2022 first-round selection (13th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round selection (15th overall), fourth-round selection (124th overall), and two fifth-round selections (162nd and 166th overall). *Houston traded a third- and two fourth-round selections (68th, 108th, and 124th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a second-round selection (44th overall). *Houston traded cornerback

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to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans's 2022 third-round selection (80th overall). Houston later traded the pick along with a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) to Denver in exchange for a third-round selection (75th overall). *Houston traded a 2022 fourth-round selection (108th overall) as well as

fourth- and fifth-round selections (109th and 158th overall) to Carolina in exchange for a

third-round selection (89th overall). *The Los Angeles Rams traded a fourth-round selection and wide receiver

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to Houston in exchange for a 2020 second-round selection. *Houston traded a fifth-round selection (148th overall) to Chicago in exchange for wide receiver Anthony Miller and a seventh-round draft selection. Houston later traded the seventh-round selection (228th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for cornerback

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. *Houston traded wide receiver Randall Cobb to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's sixth-round selection (205th overall). *San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for

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Jordan Willis and a

seventh-round selection. The Jets traded this sixth-round selection (207th overall) to Houston in exchange for linebacker

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. *Houston traded its sixth-round selection (183rd overall) and a seventh-round selection (245th overall) to New England in exchange for a fifth-round selection (170th overall). Houston originally received the seventh-round selection from Dallas. *Houston traded its seventh-round selection (225th overall) to New England in exchange for tight end

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Staff

Offseason changes

Head coach

The

fired first-year

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on January 13, 2022, who most notably led the Texans to a win at AFC No. 1 seed

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Current roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Notes * Intra-division opponents are in bold text. * Networks and times from Weeks 5–15 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; Week 9 is exempt, as it occurs on a Thursday. * The date, time and network for Week 18 will be determined at the end of Week 17.

References

External links

* {{2022 NFL season by team

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