Report: Texans tried to end training camp media access early

Like all football fans, the Houston Texans are eager to get the regular season going.

According to a report from John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, it appears the Texans attempted to end their training camp media access early and go to a regular season routine.

McClain says the Texans told reporters who cover the team that Wednesday would be the final day of training camp, and the club would go their regular season mode on Thursday.

What is the big deal?

Houston’s regular season media access means reporters would only be able to watch portions of practice, a tradition that Bill O’Brien started with his 2014 arrival. His predecessors, Dom Capers and Gary Kubiak, would reportedly allow the media to watch all of practice.

NFL rules say, according to McClain, that daily practices must be open completely through Aug. 26, which is the Thursday before Houston’s preseason finale versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at NRG Stadium.

The league has ruled in favor of the media, and training camp access will continue.

The move seems to track with how the Texans have operated this spring. After the Texans completed their eight-week offseason program with 10 organized team activities sessions, they announced they would not hold mandatory minicamp, citing they had accomplished all of their necessary work.

Houston kicks off the preseason Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. Central Time against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.