Houston Texans’ 2016 second round pick Nick Martin will be battling last year’s starting center Greg Mancz for the top job once training camp opens up in a few weeks.
Martin–a Notre Dame alum–was drafted in the second round last year at No. 50 overall. He did such a good job early in camp he was awarded the starting job and drew rare praise from Texans’ head coach Bill O’Brien along with starting left tackle Duane Brown.
If you’ve been following the team since O’Brien became head coach, you know getting him to compliment a rookie before live game action is like pulling teeth.