Badly in need of a quarterback, the Texans will work out veteran free-agent Jake Delhomme on Tuesday. Delhomme, a 36-year-old who has thrown for 20,764 yards and 125 yards with 101 interceptions in 10 NFL seasons, played for the Browns in 2010. Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Monday the team would sign another quarterback, but he maintained he plans to move forward with rookie T.J. Yates and veteran Kellen Clemens at the position.

Daunte Culpepper is still waiting for a call from an NFL team to resume his football career. The Texans may become an option after the season-ending injury suffered by Matt Leinart on Sunday. He was making his first start in place of Matt Schaub (foot). "I have been preparing all summer and have continued to work out six days a week throughout this season, waiting for an opportunity to show a team that I am ready, willing and able to contribute where I am needed," Culpepper told Pro Football Talk.

Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for free-agent wide receiver Terrell Owens, says there is one team "very interested" in his client. Owens has not played in the NFL this season.

The Browns are interested in locking in linebacker D'Qwell Jackson to a new long-term contract before he becomes a free agent this offseason, according to a league source. Browns officials have yet to engage Jackson in negotiations. "I'm sure they're going to wait to see how they finish the season," the source told The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Jackson has become the centerpiece of the team's defense, boasting a team-high 91 tackles.

The Falcons tried out four defensive backs this week, according to a league source. They auditioned former Bengals and Colts cornerback Morgan Trent, former Panthers cornerback Robert McClain, former Giants cornerback Brian Williams and former Dolphins cornerback Nathan Jones.

The Bears will try to claim quarterback Kyle Orton, let go on Tuesday by the Broncos, on waivers. Chicago lost starter Jay Cutler to a thumb injury this week. Orton was once Cutler's backup in Denver and has played for the Bears earlier in his career. If another team claims him, it will be responsible for about $3 million in salary, which is what remains of his roughly $9 million contract for 2011. If nobody claims him, he'll be free to sign with anybody.

Rashean Mathis will be a free agent after the season and hopes to re-sign with the Jaguars. "I definitely would rather play here than anywhere else," Mathis told The Florida Times-Union. "... If it's meant to be, it will be. The things that I can control, I will control, and that's my rehab, that's getting back stronger, getting back healthy." Mathis already has started his rehab from a torn anterior cruciate ligament and is scheduled for surgery on Nov. 28. "Whatever it's going to be, I'm going to beat the curve," Mathis said. "Whatever month they say I should be running, I'll be ahead of it."

Despite his bitter divorce from the Giants, many believe wide receiver Steve Smith could return to New York as soon as next season. Smith is expecting a rude reception from fans in New Jersey tonight as he visits as a member of the Eagles. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that people who know Smith think he'd love to return to the Giants after the season, and that he believes the Giants are the best fit for him.

Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who was benched for Sunday's loss to the Cardinals after missing a meeting on Saturday, sat down with Michael Irvin on Tuesday. Jackson told Irvin that he'd seen other players miss or be late for meetings and they still played the following Sunday. He also revealed that he hasn't been able to be his fun-loving self this season because of the distractions over his contract.

Roughly a week after firing Drew Rosenhaus, Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has decided to return to the agent. Rosenhaus told Pro Football Talk that McCoy has signed a new representation agreement, and that the agreement has been filed with the NFLPA. McCoy's contract expires after the 2012 season. He's currently second in the league in rushing, and he set a franchise record on Sunday by scoring a touchdown in his ninth straight game.