Houston Texans center Justin Britt has been around underrated players for his entire career.
Britt played the first 87 games of his career with the Seattle Seahawks, where it appeared quarterback Russell Wilson wouldn’t get his just due as an elite quarterback despite leading the NFC West club to two consecutive Super Bowl appearances — and a win — from 2013-14.
The same pattern is apparent in Houston where Britt signed in the offseason. The 6-6, 315-pound interior offensive lineman believes the Texans have an underrated player among their perimeter players on offense in wideout Brandin Cooks.
“I think Cooks is a real underrated player,” said Britt. “After seeing him during camp, the past couple weeks, he’s a really good wide receiver. He’s really fast, explosive, competitive and aggressive.”
Cooks isn’t the only player on the Texans’ offense that can make for explosive plays despite not being a household name across the rest of the AFC South.
“I think [tight end] Pharaoh (Brown) is a presence, that without him, we’d miss him for sure,” said Britt. “I think bringing [receiver] Danny (Amendola) in here was a big lift for us, and we can’t wait to get him back. [Receiver] Nico (Collins), he’s going to be a really good player. You can go on and on. [Receiver] Chris Conley. I just think this team, offensively, defensively, but being an offensive player, I think offensively we have a lot of guys who have seen a lot of ball, played a lot of ball and know what they’re best at.”
Despite the Texans’ underrated talent, they sit at 1-2, second place in the division behind the 2-1 Tennessee Titans.
“We’ve just got to find a way to play four quarters what we want, and just sustain it and keep it going,” Britt said.
Houston can find a way against the Buffalo Bills, their Week 4 opponent, who they face on the road at Highmark Stadium with a 12:00 p.m. Central Time kickoff on Sunday.