The Facts: In late August, Fiedorowicz signed a three-year, $21.5 million contract. Now, he may be walking away from the final two seasons of the deal. Fiedorowicz acknowledged over the weekend that he's thinking about retiring, after suffering three concussions in 2017.

Diehards Line: Fiedorowicz suffered three concussions over the balance of the season. “You can’t go repair your brain,” Fiedorowicz said. “It’s not like an ACL or shoulder. That’s serious. I took some dingers. There was a couple of weeks there where I was having some tough times. This is what I’ve done my whole life, so to think that I’m going to walk away is tough. It’s not something that I thought of doing, because I signed the new deal, anytime soon. Life goes on, whatever happens. ... Because Fiedorowicz did not receive a signing bonus, he’d owe the Texans nothing if he retires. His $5 million base salary for 2018 is fully guaranteed, but per the Houston Chronicle it can be reduced to $2.8 million if he’s unable to play due to concussions.