Editor's note: This story was originally published on Oct. 25, 2018. The Dolphins are making Xavien Howard the NFL's highest-paid cornerback with a five-year, $76.5 million deal that has $46 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on May 9.
MIAMI -- Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard returns to Houston to play the Texans on Thursday night (8:20 ET, Fox). This weekend, he plans to walk the streets of his old neighborhood.
A Houston native, Howard tells outsiders to stay far away from the Fifth Ward. It's a high-crime neighborhood northeast of downtown.