In addition to Watt, the league's reigning defensive player of the year, Houston also has 2004 defensive player of the year Ed Reed; Pro Bowl defensive end Antonio Smith; emerging nose tackle Earl Mitchell; three former first-round picks 鈥?cornerbacks Kareem Jackson and Jonathan Joseph 鈥?and linebacker Whitney Mercilus; linebacker Brooks Reid and safety D.J. Swearinger, both second-round picks; and linebacker Darryl Sharpton, a fourth-round pick in 2010.
What the Texans are missing is their defensive leader,Cheap Shoes Online, Brian Cushing, who sustained a season-ending knee injury before last week's bye. |
