Deshaun Watson had an unforgettable rookie season, though, in some ways because of bad luck. Watson, the Houston Texans’ first-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft flashed signs of future superstardom in the league during his early weeks starting under center for Houston, but a season-ending ACL injury during practice in November brought his rookie year to a premature ending.
Currently on his way back to full recovery, Watson has been working hard to get himself ready right from the get-go of the 2018 season. His efforts this offseason haven’t gone unnoticed by Texans head coach Bill O’Brien, who gushed at the 22-year-old quarterback’s determination, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
“He’s in the building every morning at 6:00 a.m.,” coach Bill O’Brien told reporters on Tuesday. “He’s taking care of his body. He’s eating correctly. He’s in the meetings. He’s focused in the meetings. He’s ready to go. He has good ideas. There’s good interaction in the meetings, and he’s come out here on the field and been able to do what he can do. Obviously, training camp will be a big period of time for all of us, especially for he and I moving forward through getting into 11-on-11, full pads, but he’s had a good spring.”
The Texans went 3-4 before Watson’s injury and 1-8 after, as the team struggled to get anything going with both Tom Savage and T.J. Yates temporarily inheriting Watson’s starting role.
Before going down with the said devastating knee injury, Deshaun Watson played in seven games (six starts) and passed for 1,699 yards on 61.8 completion percentage with 19 touchdowns against eight interceptions. He also rushed for 269 yards to go with a pair of rushing scores.
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