In a piece for The Player’s Tribune titled “Thank You, Arizona”, new Texans safety Tyrann Mathieu opened up about his time in the desert, how it changed his mentality, and why he chose Houston over several other offers around the league. The Honey Badger of course saw the potential of a healthy Texans defense to return to their dominant form - and J.J. Watt’s public recruitment certainly played a role as well - but in his own words what really sold Mathieu on returning to the Gulf was the city of Houston itself.
Tyrann Mathieu chose Houston because of the city’s Katrina connection
