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DURING THE WEEK( cont.)
Please give at least 48 hours for your request. For Texans players and assistant coaches, please
send your request to Kevin Cooper at kcooper@houstontexans.com and his office phone is (832)
667-2035 or Zac Emmons at zemmons@houstontexans.com and his office phone is (832) 667-2220.
Texans players are available for phone interviews on Wednesday and Thursday from 11:35 a.m. to
12:05 or after 3:30 p.m. On Friday, players are available after 1:45 p.m.
Requests for owner Bob McNair, general manager Rick Smith and head coach Gary Kubiak should
be sent to the attention of VP of Communications Tony Wyllie. His e-mail address is twyllie@
houstontexans.com and office phone is (832) 667-2203.
Kubiak’s Monday news conference is held in the Texans’ team auditorium at 3:00 p.m. He speaks
with the media after practice on Wednesday and Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and on Friday at 1:05 p.m.
on the Texans practice field. Kubiak conducts his weekly conference calls on Wednesday at noon
for the opposing media.
Open Locker Room Periods:
The Texans open locker room period is Wednesday and Thursday from Noon to 12:45 p.m. on the
service level of Reliant Stadium. Friday’s open locker room period begins at 1:05 p.m. Please
be advised that sit-down interviews will take place after practice at approximately 4:30 p.m. on
Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Special requests can be fulfilled on Monday or Tuesday, but it should be cleared with a member
of the Texans media relations department. You should give at least a week’s notice for special
arrangements on Monday and Tuesday. Everyone in the locker room has to dress professionally
and have a job function. The Texans media relations department can remove any member of the
media from the locker room for improper dress or unprofessional behavior.
Conference Calls:
The Texans media relations staff will record and transcribe all visiting team conference calls.
Conference calls take place on Wednesday either in the media workroom or the practice bubble
conference room. Weekly updates of conference call participants and times will appear on www.
houstontexans.com/media.
Practice Regulations:
Texans locker-rooms and practices will be open to the media during the week at specified. We
will provide a specific time during practice for shooting video. Texans head coach Gary Kubiak
will speak after Wednesday and Thursday practice at approximately 3:30 p.m. and on Friday at
approximately 1:05 p.m. National media will be escorted to the final 10 minutes of practice for
coach Kubiak availability.
Press Releases:
The Texans’ weekly press releases, as well as other news and information on the club, can be
accessed on the team’s official website at http://www.houstontexans.com or in the media section at
http://www.houstontexans.com/media. Members of the media also can access league information
from the NFL’s media site at http://www.nflmedia.com. The NFL’s official web site address is http://
www.NFL.com.
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Parking:
(Week) Parking for covering Texans weekly press conferences, open locker room or for access to
the media workroom, use the day lot, located on the southeast corner of Kirby and Westridge. While
covering practice, park in the teal lot on the northeast corner of Kirby and Murworth.
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