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Special team maven Brian Peters a "key" to success

Brian Peters.

Two others have as many.

Peters, with 15 stops on punt and kickoff coverage in 2015, has been an invaluable member of the Texans special teams units. And he’s done so in a very limited amount of time. Peters didn’t join the squad until September 30, after the Texans had fallen to 1-2 on the season. Three days later, he made his first tackle, and has been a stalwart since.

“He’s got really good speed,” head coach Bill O’Brien said Monday on Texans Radio. “He is tough. He’s made a bunch of tackles on kickoff.