When Andre Ellington and Bruce Ellington were high school football stars growing up in South Carolina, the cousins were teammates.
They went separate ways in college as Andre Ellington enrolled at Clemson and Bruce Ellington accepted a scholarship to South Carolina.
Now, the family reunion has begun in earnest with the Texans after Andre Ellington, a running back, was claimed off waivers from the Arizona Cardinals. Bruce Ellington, a wide receiver, has caught a career-high 25 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns this season.
The family is thrilled.
"They're loving it," Andre Ellington said Wednesday inside the Texans' locker room.