HOUSTON -- Jadeveon Clowney isn’t the only member of the Houston Texans’ front seven due for a new contract this offseason.
While Clowney and J.J. Watt typically get the headlines, nose tackle D.J. Reader is the player doing the dirty work -- “a grinder’s job,” according to Watt -- as a presence in the middle of the defensive line, taking on “double-teams so everybody else can make the plays.”
Don’t sell Reader short, though. He’s capable of making his fair share of impressive plays.
“He doesn't get enough credit for what he does,” Watt said.