5 takeaways from Texans training camp Day 9

The Houston Texans held their eighth training camp practice. Tyrod Taylor continued to impress while Deshaun Watson remained absent.

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans held their ninth day of training camp at the Houston Methodist Training Center. Once again, the Texans’ defense stood out the most, as their secondary pulled down three interceptions on the day. Dating back to Friday’s practice, Houston’s defense has now recorded 16 turnovers in six days.

“A Lovie Smith defense has always been aggressive,” head coach David Culley says following Thursday’s practice. “It has been a defense that has always created turnovers — and we are seeing that right now. And that is what you wanna [see], the defense around the ball.”

Here are five observations from the Texans’ practice on the ninth day of training camp.