Rick Smith And Bill O'Brien Presser: On Trading Up For Benardrick McKinney And Jaelen Strong

The dynamic duo atop the Houston Texans roster explained the thinking behind trading up for both their 2nd- and 3rd-round draft picks.

We've never seen the Texans be as aggressive in the NFL Draft as they were on Friday night, trading late round assets to select both ILB Benardrick McKinney and WR Jaelen Strong. Rick Smith explained his actions and Bill O'Brien shared what he saw in them. Check out the full transcript here, but here are some of the better parts:

Both players were the highest on their draft board at the time, so Rick got aggressive.