While the Houston Texans may have taken a tough loss in Week 10 to the New York Giants, tight end Jordan Akins put together a solid performance with his contributions on offense and special teams. A reporter asked him for his evaluation of the effort he put out in the game in the Texans’ Tuesday press conference, and he made it seem like the strong showing was just another day at the office for him.
“[I’m] pretty much just doing my job whether it’s special teams, kickoff return,” Akins said. “I think I had some nice blocks that sprung number one [Tremon Smith] open a little bit. Open it up a little bit for the kickoff game. As far as the one play, just doing my job, blocking. Whenever I get an opportunity to make a play and then as well in the run game.”
Akins has seen his role in the Texans’ offense grow slowly this season, and the 30-year-old tight end is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. With more chances to see action in the coming weeks, and especially with rumors circulating that head coach Lovie Smith may look to re-shuffle the Texans’ offense to close out the season, Akins may find himself in a position to make an outsized impact for the team in their last eight games.
It should come as no surprise that Akins is excelling for Houston in his fifth season in the NFL given the experience he has playing for the team. A longtime Texan, he was initially selected by Houston in the third round of the 2018 draft and was only briefly away from the team earlier this season when he signed with the New York Giants back in April.
He found his way back to the team after being cut in August, and has shown fans why his inclusion on the Texans’ 53-man roster is warranted at every step of the 2022 season.