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Fantasy Fix: Among the topics to face on Thanksgiving week is whether it’s time to bench Tony Romo. (NBC Sports)

Texans say linebacker not tweeting on account that has 5,185 followers, even though it’s linked to his actual Web site.

In case you’re keeping score in the Buffalo Bills‘ search for a head coach, another prominent name apparently isn’t interested.



NFL.com senior columnist Vic Carucci reports Mike Holmgren “has rejected an overture from the Bills” because the former Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks coach and executive is believed to have his eye on an administrative job rather than one on the sidelines.



That means every one of the so-called A-list of Super Bowl-winning candidates has been accounted for in reportage — for now.



Mike Shanahan has accepted an invitation to meet with the Bills about the opening. Jon Gruden, Bill Cowher and Holmgren declined.



Marty Schottenheimer also stated publicly he has not been in contact with the Bills about the job and, in regards to coaching, “I’m really not going to go back down that road again.”

Pompei: It’s difficult to watch the woeful Detroit Lions play every Thanksgiving. But that doesn’t mean the Lions will be knocked off their Thanksgiving perch anytime soon. The NFL values the tradition, so we’re stuck with it.

Pompei: It’s difficult to watch the woeful Detroit Lions play every Thanksgiving. But that doesn’t mean the Lions will be knocked off their Thanksgiving perch anytime soon. The NFL values the tradition, so we’re stuck with it. Pompei: Having the Lions play on Thanksgiving is as much a part of the holiday as a good afternoon snooze. And they sometimes go together. But that doesn’t mean the Lions will be knocked off their Thanksgiving perch anytime soon. The league — or most of it — appears to value the tradition that goes along with having the Lions and Cowboys play on Thanksgiving.

Pompei: Having the Lions play on Thanksgiving is as much a part of the holiday as a good afternoon snooze. And they sometimes go together. But that doesn’t mean the Lions will be knocked off their Thanksgiving perch anytime soon. The league — or most of it — appears to value the tradition that goes along with having the Lions and Cowboys play on Thanksgiving.

Pompei: Having the Lions play on Thanksgiving is as much a part of the holiday as a good afternoon snooze. And they sometimes go together. But that doesn’t mean the Lions will be knocked off their Thanksgiving perch anytime soon. The league — or most of it — appears to value the tradition that goes along with having the Lions and Cowboys play on Thanksgiving.

PFT Extra: Tiffany Simons and Mike Florio discuss some of the hot topics from around the NFL, including the attitude of the Jets’ coach and if the Bengals are elite. (NBC Sports)