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Training Camp Day 2 | The Harris Hits
by John Harris, Texans Analayst on Aug 15, 2020.
The best overall rep of the day for three players included Reid, tight end Jordan Akins and quarterback Deshaun Watson. They say that Iron Sharpens Iron, right? Well, when these two 2018 third rounders matched up in one-on-ones, it was just beautiful. Akins finished the rep with a one hand catch that was just sublime, but Reid made a tremendous break and was right in the hip pocket. Then, Watson made an incredibly accurate pass to Akins where Reid, even in tremendous position, couldn’t knock it away. Each of the three players on that rep made each other better and it was great to see Akins make that outstanding catch to finish the drill.
Texans Camp: OLB Duke Ejiofor Sustains Torn ACL
By Mike Fisher on Aug 14, 2020.
Houston Texans outside linebacker Duke Ejiofor – the Houston-area native who missed all of the 2019 NFL season due to a torn Achilles tendon a year ago – on Friday collided with horrible injury luck once again.
Ejiofor tore an anterior cruciate ligament at Friday’s training camp practice, as Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle is the first to report.
Texans coach Bill O’Brien says practice is no different after giving up play-calling
by Mark Lane on Aug 16, 2020.
2020 is the first training camp since 2016 where Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien is not calling the plays.
However, the seventh-year coach, who is doubling up as the team’s general manager, says that practices are still the same.
“I wouldn’t say that practice is too much different because even last year [offensive coordinator] Tim Kelly would relay the play in to Deshaun (Watson) quite a bit,” O’Brien said. “So Deshaun is very used to hearing Tim’s voice in the helmet.”