MAN WITH A PLAN
How massive NFL moves are silently validating Texans’ long-term vision
Jul 16, 2025, 5:47 pm
Texans GM NIck Caserio is making all the right moves. Composite Getty Image.
The New York Jets just handed Sauce Gardner the biggest contract ever given to a cornerback, a massive 4-year, $120.4 million deal. But what does that mean for the Houston Texans and Derek Stingley Jr.?
In this video, we break down the numbers, compare Stingley's 3-year, $90M deal, and explain why Texans GM Nick Caserio looks like an absolute genius right now. We also touch on what this means for the Nico Collins extension, why Caserio’s smarter deals are reshaping the NFL, and why Stingley might just be the better corner, on a better contract.
Be sure to watch as ESPN Houston's Jeremy Branham and Joel Blank weigh in!
_____________________________________________
*Looking to get the word out about your business, products, or services? Consider advertising on SportsMap! It's a great way to get in front of Houston sports fans. Click the link below for more information!
Most Popular
SportsMap Emails
Are Awesome
Listen Live
Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.