HOUSTON -- When Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt was determining where he wanted to play in 2021, he looked ahead to what his future in Houston might be like.
Just like the way 2020 ended, it didn't look so bright.
The Houston Texans, who fired their coach and general manager -- Bill O’Brien -- after a 0-4 start in 2020, were coming off a 4-12 season and had little in terms of game-changing talent, outside of embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson and his off-the-field issues.
Watt acknowledged Thursday, ahead of this week's matchup between the Cardinals (6-0) and the Texans (1-5), that he saw the huge shift coming for a team with a new front office and coaching staff.