Lovie Smith couldn’t hold back his excitement when asked about defensive lineman Jerry Hughes in the Houston Texans’ Monday press conference following the veteran pass rusher’s outstanding performance against the New York Giants in Week 10. He went in-depth on how the team got Hughes to Houston in the offseason, and what the coaching staff saw that made his pursuit a top priority.
“We liked him a lot,” Smith said of bringing the veteran in during the offseason. “This is Jerry’s third team that he’s been on, and he’s played quite a few years. Again, we liked everything about him, not just him, meaning him the person, but his play on video. Jacques Cesaire, our defensive line coach that worked with him his last stop [with the Buffalo Bills], all those things said we want him here.
