Houston Texans to be one of five NFL teams to not retire player's numbers
The Houston Texans are set to become one of the few NFL teams that does something that every fan hates.This offseason, the Texans had their first-ever player make the Hall of Fame, wide receiver Andre Johnson. By all accounts, Johnson is one of the greatest receivers of all time. He did that with a handful […]
The Houston Texans are set to become one of the few NFL teams that does something that every fan hates.
This offseason, the Texans had their first-ever player make the Hall of Fame, wide receiver Andre Johnson. By all accounts, Johnson is one of the greatest receivers of all time. He did that with a handful of pretty mediocre or bad quarterbacks. He got his gold jacket and is now immortalized in football history.
Next up for the Houston Texans to make the Hall of Fame is defensive end J.J. Watt, one of the greatest defensive players this league has ever seen. He should get in on his first try, but the voting process is pretty messed up.
However, after Johnson made the Hall of Fame, some news struck a nerve in the fan base, and it made total sense. The Texans will do something that is confusing and head-scratching, which is one thing that four other NFL franchises do.
"We won't retire numbers," Houston Texans Foundation vice president Hannah McNair said on SportsRadio 610's "In the Loop" on Wednesday. "I know that there are professional organizations that do that, but we aren't one of them."
I cannot think of a reason why teams wouldn't retire numbers. Retiring numbers keeps players from ruining the legacy of that number by the previous player who wore it. It keeps these roster bubble guys from coming and wearing a legendary number and making everyone feel weird about it.
Luckily, the Texans have classy, stand-up guys like Danielle Hunter, who wore No. 99 before the Texans and said he would leave the number to J.J. Watt rather than keep the same number he wore with the Minnesota Vikings. The Texans could already have at least two numbers retired, but we won't see that happen.
Houston Texans legend J.J. Watt gives Danielle Hunter the ultimate compliment
The Texans have a legend.
