A plurality of fans around the NFL recognize the Houston Texans as a young team of up-and-comers who are led by a first-year head coach with plenty of potential to improve on the failed campaigns of yore.
What most don’t know, though, is that Houston has quietly assembled a group of veterans to lead their inexperienced talent to new heights in 2023 and beyond. Linebacker Denzel Perryman, who signed with the Texans as a free agent after stints with the Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina Panthers, and Las Vegas Raiders told reporters about the building chemistry within the Texans organization after mandatory minicamp on June 14.
Said Perryman: “Me and [OL] Shaq Mason were just talking about this the other day as we were eating. We were out, and I was just like, ‘Bro, I’ve been a part of some teams that had the roster.’ Just, the chemistry that we all have, and it’s not knocking any other team that I’ve been on, but just the chemistry — the young guys, the older guys — it is a great mixture, and I’ll just say, ‘Stay tuned’ man. Just stay tuned. Watch us put it together.”
The final part of Perryman’s comment will be the key for Houston, as offseason camaraderie rarely indicates regular-season success.
But, for a team with so much room to improve and a roster capable of much more than years past, fans and the media are starting to pick up on what the Texans might be capable of if they can solve the puzzle and surprise opponents in the coming season.
They will have 17 chances to put the league on notice, and to hear Perryman tell it, success seems likely if the team can continue on their current heading.
