Chiefs’ linebacker Justin Houston is typically private, or at least a man of few words when it comes to the media.
In some ways this was just another Sunday that way, with his actions as usual speaking eloquently in a 24-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday the StubHub Center.
Here he was, ferociously bellowing at the team in a pre-game huddle, channeling the injured Eric Berry as he tries to extend his influence on the team in that void.
“I feel like I have no choice,” Houston said.
There he was, after being sick most of the week, taking oxygen on the sideline along the way to making six tackles – including the sack of Philip Rivers with just under 4 minutes left that effectively put the game away as the Chiefs clung to a 17-10 lead.