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Here's how years of preparation and patience led to the Texans' splashy offseason

HOUSTON -- Around 8,000 Houston Texans fans swarmed the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston before the NFL draft began on the last Thursday of April as the Texans hosted a draft party that featured a historic day that no onlooker could forget.

A jumbo screen showing the live action taking place in Kansas City, Missouri, was the star of the party featuring current Texans players anxiously awaiting potential new faces of the franchise.

All eyes were locked onto the screen as the Carolina Panthers selected quarterback Bryce Young out of Alabama at No.