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HOUSTON -- After a brief holdout, Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was back to work on Monday catching passes from quarterback Brock Osweiler.I wasnt trying to send a message or anything like that, Hopkins said. I was doing what I felt was best for me and my family.Hopkins started training camp on the reserve/did not report list after failing to report to the teams facility by midnight on Friday.On Sunday, Hopkins missed the first practice but then hours later the Texans announced his reassignment to the active list, ending his brief holdout.I play football for a living. Thats my job, thats what I love doing, Hopkins said. I love coming out here being with my teammates. Just have to keep working. I know it will come. Im not rushing it. I know it will happen one day.As far as getting a new contract, Hopkins said he leaves that all up to his agent and the Texans front office.Hopkins is under contract for this season for a $1 million base salary and a $7.915 million base salary for 2017.I really dont have thoughts on that, Hopkins said about having a goal of being a long-term Texan. I can only control what happens day to day and thats me coming out here and doing my job to the best I can.In his first practice back with the team it didnt take long for Hopkins to look like the Pro Bowl wide receiver. On the first play in 1-on-1 drills, Hopkins made a highlight-reel touchdown catch, beating Jonathan Joseph on a pass from Osweiler.It was great, its getting better. From where we started to where we are now we came a long way, Hopkins said about working with Osweiler.Caught a couple touchdowns out here. All the guys are out here working and Im happy that I can be out here to push them.Along with making his usual catches, Hopkins was leading the wide receiving group, including helping out the rookies.Anytime you have the leader of that group out there no question its important, Texans coach Bill OBrien said.You can see out there today hes talking to (Will) Fuller, talking to Braxton (Miller) and Wendell Williams about different things. Different things in the offense, how to line up, how we run certain drills.Anytime you have that presence thats something thats really good for your team.For Fuller, who was drafted in the first round by the Texans in April from Notre Dame, leaning on the veterans for advice is key and he is taking it all in.Its just fun to be playing with someone of that caliber, Fuller said. Its great to have him.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Packers Jerseys 2021 . 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"Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said. LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Josh Allen eluded three would-be tacklers on a wild touchdown scramble from 7 yards out in the third overtime to lift Wyoming to a 40-34 win over Northern Illinois in a game that began nearly two hours late Saturday night due to thunderstorms and ended early Sunday morning.Christian Hagan missed a 38-yard field goal wide left at the start of the third overtime for Northern Illinois (0-1).Brian Hill finished with 125 yards rushing and two touchdowns, including a 5-yarder in the second overtime for Wyoming (1-0). The junior, who was the 8th-leading rusher in the FBS last year, went over 100 yards for the 12th time in his career. Drew Hares 1-yard scoring run for Northern Illinois forced a third overtime.At the start of the first overtime, Hare fumbled the snap on 3rd and goal from the 2 and Wyomings Logan Wilson recovered.Allens 2-yard scoring toss to Jacob Hollister snapped a 20-all tie late in the third quarter, but Hare led the Huskies on a 77-yard drive, converting a fourth-and-10 before hitting wide-open Shane Wimann for a 19-yard touchdown with 1:13 left in the regulation.Wyoming freshman Cooper Rothe missed a 48-yard field goal at the end of regulation and 37-yarder at the end of the first overtime.It was a phenomenal win, Cowboys coach Craig Bohl said. We have steps to go, but were starting to see the stamp of the program we want to have.Allen, a sophomore who took only 13 snaps last season before suffering a broken clavicle, made his second career start. His winning run came on a third-down, play-action bootleg right, but Ladell Fleming forced him back to the left and Allen spun away from Jawuan Johnson and Sean Folliard, then cut straight up and ended a game that lasted four hours and 14 minutes.Coach told me to be smart about it and I probably should have thrown it away, Allen said. I looked back and our guys were there (to block), cut it back and made a guy miss and found a hole and dived in. Felt great.Allen finished 19 of 29 for 245 yards and two touchdowns. Hare was 24 of 39 for 329 yards -- the fourth-best output of his career -- with three touchdowns, and Kenny Golladay had 10 receptions for 144 yards and two TD catches. He also rushed for 82 yards and another score.The game was delayed one hour, 50 minutes by a series of thunderstorms. Kickoff didnt occur until 10:20 p.m. and the contest ended at 2:34 a.m.The late start and three-OT affair was an unusual experience, Golladay said.It was new for mee, he said.ddddddddddddIm sure just like everybody else, probably. Ive never done that. I dont know who has. It was a fun game. It just didnt come out in our favor.Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey said his team made too many mistakes. The kids played hard, but weve got a lot to correct, he said. I think theres enough blame to go around with all the sloppiness there was. Give Wyoming credit. We knew they were going to be improved, and they were everything we thought they were.Andrew Wingard, who led Wyoming with 12 tackles, twice stopped Golladay at the 2 in the first overtime when it appeared the fleet receiver would score. Mycial Allen led Northern Illinois with 13 stops.THE TAKEAWAYNORTHERN ILLINOIS:Northern Illinois is the winningest team of the Mid-American Conference over the last decade, so last years 8-6, injury-plagued campaign, capped by a fourth-straight bowl game loss, left the team hungry for a strong start to 2016 and return to form. The Huskies struggled against an inspired Cowboys team that was among the worst in the FBS last year, at least statistically. Hare appears to be fully recovered from a torn Achilles tendon that sidelined him for the final five games of last season, but his fumble at the end of the first overtime was costly.WYOMING: The Cowboys won only six games in coach Craig Bohls first two seasons, but this victory was a major step up for the beleaguered program. Bohl has vowed to restore the program the right way which might not be the fastest way, but his team made significant strides in the opener, being competitive throughout the whole game, which didnt occur very often last year. The defense looked much quicker and rose to the occasion at several key points, including shutting out the Huskies in two of the three overtimes and stopped seven of eight drives after giving up two first-quarter touchdowns.UP NEXTNORTHERN ILLINOIS: The Huskies visit South Florida, the fourth meeting between the schools. The Bulls won the last encounter 27-3 in the final International Bowl, played in Toronto following the 2009 campaign to lead the series 2-1.WYOMING: The Cowboys travel to Nebraska, which leads the all-time series 7-0, including a 37-34 win in 2013s season opener in Lincoln. Wyoming racked up 602 yards against the No. 18 Cornhuskers and nearly overcame a late 16-point deficit. ' ' '