The ball is hiked. The girl takes off. After a few steps she breaks outside but quickly cuts it back toward the middle of the field. The ball leads her to the end of her route and she catches it cleanly.
Kevin Johnson can’t help but smile. The first-year cornerback turns to wide receiver and fellow rookie Keith Mumphery and laughs.
“She is running just as good a route as you!”
Johnson and Mumphery, along with the rest of the rookie class, had a blast teaching (and getting shown up by) 100 Special Olympics athletes at the Hometown Huddle Football Camp Tuesday morning at the Houston Texans YMCA.