Astros Biggio's Son Signs with Houston — and more

The Biggio family's ties to Houston remain as Astros legend Craig Biggio reacts to his son joining the organization.

This continues the family's legacy with the Astros, as the younger Biggio begins his professional career in the same city where his father became a baseball icon.

Former Rochdale defender Luke Matheson, who famously scored against Manchester United as a 16-year-old in 2019, expressed his pride in playing for his hometown fans. "To give back to the fans of this town is the proudest thing you can do as a footballer," Matheson said before the match.

The 7.30pm GMT kick-off sees Macclesfield, who had a notable victory against Palace, looking to create another memorable moment against Brentford in the FA Cup.

There's a former All-Pro wide receiver on the free agency market now that the Miami Dolphins have let go of wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

The San Francisco 49ers badly need wide receiver help, but that doesn't mean Hill should be on their radar as they look to rebuild their wide receiver room.

Hill's resume is perhaps the most impressive of any player on the free agent market this offseason. He's a five-time First-Team All-Pro, an eight-time Pro Bowler, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-2010s team. He has six 1,000-yard seasons under his belt, including two seasons north of 1,700 yards in the 2022 and 2023 campaigns. All signs point to Hill's career ending in Canton.

However, Hill's best years appear to be behind him as he enters his age 32 season while returning from a catastrophic knee injury he suffered in Week 4 last season. He was carted off the field in the Dolphins' game against the New York Jets with a dislocated left knee. That injury also involved multiple torn knee ligaments including his ACL. Hill's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Hill's surgery was successful and that the WR is on track to play in 2026 according to ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques.

The 49ers could desperately use a player like the one Hill was three seasons ago. A receiver in his early 30s whose production was starting to decline when he went down with a major injury isn't the type of player San Francisco needs to be adding in a receiver room that needs at least a No. 1 receiver with Brandon Aiyuk's impending exit. There's an argument to be made they could use a No. 2 receiver as well with Jauan Jennings hitting unrestricted free agency and Ricky Pearsall's shoddy injury history through his first two NFL seasons.

Hill in 2023 was sixth in MVP voting after leading the NFL with 1,799 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns in 16 games. The following year his numbers plummeted. In 17 games he had only 959 receiving yards and six touchdowns. He earned 48 fewer targets and caught 38 fewer passes in 2024 than he did in 2023. His numbers were starting to tick back up a little in 2025, but he wasn't tracking to be anywhere close to the player he was in 2023, and that was before he sustained a major knee injury.

Because he was released Hill is free to sign with a team whenever he wants. His contract was terminated early which means he won't have to wait until the new league year opens on Mar. 11.

At this juncture of his career Hill is a tough bet to be able to fill either of those roles effectively in an offense that needs productive players at its top receiving corps. That's particularly true for a 49ers club that has had a hard time staying healthy over most of the last decade. Bringing in Hill, who may not even play in 2026 according to a report from NFL Media's Tom Pelissero on Monday, only adds uncertainty on the health front in an offseason where the 49ers need to be finding ways to get healthy.

The 49ers should at least kick tires on Hill, but they shouldn't be bringing him in unless they're adding enough help in their receiving corps that Hill is a luxury piece whose health and productivity won't make or break their offense.

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