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Meehan: Texans Cut Ex-LCHS Star Smith-Anderson

Former Vandal Luke Smith-Anderson was cut by the Houston Texans on Thursday. Smith-Anderson suffered a broken bone in his foot during his second practice at a May minicamp and was expected to be sidelined until late in training camp, which opens next week. The team opted to keep him at that time of his injury, but the signing of seventh-round draft pick LB Zac Diles and NFL Europe DT Thomas Smith on Thursday required the Texans to make a roster move, leading to the release of Smith-Anderson, a Lake City High product -- Jim Meehan/Idaho Vandals.

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DFO: BTW, Jim Meehan has switched beats and will no longer be covering the Idaho Vandals football and basketball team. That's the down side. Jim did an exceptional job with his UI beat. The upside? He'll now be covering Gonzaga basketball.



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.