Patriots WR Randy Moss missed Wednesday’s practice with an illness. Bellyaching about a new contract perhaps? Not that Moss would stoop to anything so low, because we all remember that he tried his absolute hardest during his tenure with the Raiders.

The Texans activated Daniels from the active/physically-unable-to-perform list on Monday, meaning he’s eligible to begin practicing with the team.

The plan, according to Owen Daniels, has always been to play Week 1 against the Colts. He took another positive step in that process on Tuesday.

Here is something you never want to get into the habit of doing — recommending Raiders for your fantasy team. This is kind of like telling people to invest in penny stocks. Seems like a too-good-to-be-true proposition, and it typically is.

A number of training camp injuries are having an effect on fantasy player values.

The level of concern over the health of Antonio Bryant might have to be raised after the Bengals revealed he has missed four straight practices.

Yeah, right. Brett Favre will play for the Vikings in 2010. I don’t believe America has been this united on a subject since we unanimously agreed that the ending of “The Sopranos” was really lame.

Owen Daniels or Chris Cooley. Not exactly one of the great debates like Ginger or Mary Ann. Coke or Pepsi. Caddyshack or Animal House.

Owen Daniels told fans during a live chat Wednesday the Texans “absolutely” will make the playoffs for the first time this season, and they key is their performance in the AFC South.

NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora was on the Around the League update desk on “NFL Total Access” on Wednesday, updating the rehabilitation progress of Texans TE Owen Daniels and free agent LB Keith Bulluck.

Owen Daniels is confident that he and the Texans can agree on contract terms. So, he’s in Houston this week for voluntary offseason workouts while rehabilitating a right knee injury that prematurely ended his 2009 season.

San Francisco now finds itself needing to rebound with back-to-back home wins, but the pressure isn’t so much on the players to do so. Whether or not the 49ers can get out of this rut lies squarely on the shoulders of head coach Mike Singletary, writes San Jose Mercury columnist Tim Kawakami.

The loss of Texans TE Owen Daniels will be hard to overcome in fantasy circles.

By all accounts, the right knee injury suffered by Texans TE Owen Daniels appears to be serious.

Texans TE Owen Daniels and 49ers LT Joe Staley were among the players who sustained injuries during the early games in Week 8.