The Texans attempted to end open training camppractices to cut down on media acce s. The NFL told them they John Jaso Jersey couldn't do that.

According to , the Texans told reportersthat Wednesday would be the final day before the team switched to regular-season mode Thursday. Per NFL policy, however, "all daily practices must be open in their entirety to local media through Aug. 26 Tyler Glasnow Jersey ," putting the kibosh on Houston's attempts to keep reporters away.

The Chronicle reported that the pre swill continue to attend practice until two days prior to the Texans' final preseason game, which Trevor Williams Jersey is scheduled for Aug. 28 against the Buccaneers.

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Once the regular season begins, the Texans can limit the media'sacce s to practice to an extent. Under NFL rules, teams can decide how much time the media areable to spend at Gregory Polanco Jersey practice, but , teams must still grant reportersat least 20 minutes of acce s to daily practice, or acce s until the start of team drills, during the season.

The Chronicle reported that under former coaches Dom Capers and Gary Kubiak, the Texans allowed reporters to attend all of practice. Bill O'Brien, who was hired in 2014, was the first Houston coach to reduce Barry Bonds Jersey media acce s to the minimum.

The Texans have been embroiled in drama throughout theoffseason Kent Tekulve Jersey . Quarterback Deshaun Watson is. Watson, who wants to be traded, has . that Watson would have been able to take snaps without being watched had the team succeeded in ending open practices before Aug. 26.