Texans Defender Attracts Comparability To Deion Sanders

 

The Houston Texans went into final season with heightened expectations following 2023’s spectacular run to the AFC South crown and a playoff victory, and regardless of the overwhelming sentiment being that the staff took a step again in 2024, they nonetheless received the division once more whereas as soon as once more profitable a playoff recreation to advance to the Divisional Spherical.

Whereas the offense might have left loads of meat on the bone final season, Houston’s protection was high 5 within the NFL in yards and takeaways, and far of that may be attributed to 1 participant who not too long ago drew a comparability to Corridor-of-Famer Deion Sanders.

Kevin Patra of NFL.com not too long ago wrote an article that featured a prolonged quote from Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans, who likened star younger nook Derek Stingley Jr. to the legendary Sanders.

“Derek positively has a number of the greatest fingers that I’ve seen,” Ryans mentioned. “From the nook perspective, you’ll be able to throw in Coach Prime (Deion Sanders), some nice fingers as nicely. However, Derek, he’s a singular participant. He’s very gifted, very gifted. For me, what I’m most inspired about is, from after I first bought right here, to see the place Stingley has grown to and what he’s turn out to be, it’s very spectacular to look at, to see the expansion of a participant, the event of him. For him to be on the high of…