The 8-4 Houston Texans’ priority for Sunday is beating the 4-8 Denver Broncos. However, the matchup won’t be just about winning, it will be a reunion.
Broncos safety Kareem Jackson will return to his old stomping grounds of NRG Stadium. Before signing with Denver in the offseason, he played, and started, for the Texans for nine seasons after they made him a first-round choice in 2010.
Texans outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus is excited to see his old teammate on Sunday.
“He was enthusiastic about his job, everything,” said Mercilus on Friday. “He was the same guy every day, coming through the building, and just one of the coolest dudes you would ever meet. I’ll say when he left we definitely felt that, and so it’d be great to see him.”
Though Mercilus felt Jackson’s departure to the Rocky Mountains, there was nothing weird about it. “It’s the nature of the league,” as he concluded.