While heading to Texans’ training camp a few weeks ago, I thought about how fleeting Houston’s current circumstances are.
J.J. Watt is 30 years old and in year nine of his NFL career. Whitney Mercilus is 29 and in his eighth season. DeAndre Hopkins is just 27, but with a lot of mileage on his body going into year seven. Others on the roster, like Tashuan Gipson and Jonathan Joseph, are at that stage and even further along than that.
I asked a couple of those players, and they agreed—there should be a sense of urgency among the team.