The Houston Texans are formally now part of the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame because of extensive receiver Andre Johnson being set for induction within the 2024 class. He’s the primary Texans participant to earn that honor and offers the franchise its first main piece of NFL historical past.
For the preliminary 22 years of their existence, the Texans have largely been an afterthought within the NFL panorama.
They’re one among 4 franchises (becoming a member of Cleveland, Detroit and Jacksonville) that has by no means performed in a Tremendous Bowl, they’ve by no means reached an AFC Championship gam and so they have received simply 5 playoff video games general.
Till Thursday, they had been one of many solely groups within the league that had but to see a participant make the Corridor of Fame.
The latter word will lastly change with the induction of Johnson.
It’s becoming that Johnson is the primary Texan to get that honor as he was the franchise’s first true celebrity.
Houston chosen Johnson with the No. 3 general choose in 2003 NFL Draft and he turned an instantaneous star of their offense regardless of by no means actually having a very standout quarterback throwing him the ball. He led the league in receptions and receiving yardage twice and was a two-time first-team All-Professional. Johnson was not solely probably the greatest extensive receivers of his period, he’s now going to be remembered as probably the greatest extensive receivers of all time.
It capped off a major evening in Texans franchise historical past, as Houston additionally noticed quarterback C.J. Stroud and edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. take dwelling the offensive and defensive rookie of the 12 months awards, respectively, whereas head coach Demeco Ryans narrowly missed out on successful the coach of the 12 months award.
The presence of Stroud, Anderson Jr. and Ryans has to provide Texans followers some hope that their await a Tremendous Bowl look would possibly lastly finish within the close to future. Within the meantime Johnson’s enshrinement within the Corridor of Fame lastly provides them a milestone second – their first – of their franchise’s existence.
