Nose tackle Louis Nix III has a lot to prove.
He’ll have ample opportunity this week when the Texans open up their 2015 preseason against San Francisco at NRG Stadium.
“Yeah, he should get a lot of snaps on Saturday,” head coach Bill O’Brien said Tuesday.
Nix has been working behind two-time Super Bowl winner and All-Pro Vince Wilfork. Growing up in Jacksonville, Nix was a self-professed Hurricanes fan who watched Wilfork during his playing days at the University of Miami. Nix now has a chance to learn first-hand from the 12-year veteran.