Lonnie Ballentine has waited a really long time for this opportunity.
The second-year safety returned to action during the Texans offseason program in OTAs and mandatatory minicamp.
"Lonnie has made improvements," head coach Bill O'Brien said on June 17. "I think that Lonnie missed all of last year with his injury, so this is essentially similar to a rookie year for him. I think that he’s much more in tuned to what we’re doing. He’s an excellent athlete. He’s got good size, good speed. He’s a good kid, works hard. I think that he’s really playing essentially for the first time because he got hurt so early for us.