HOUSTON — The Houston Texans training camp had a different feel to it on Monday as they resumed practice after an off day on Sunday. After two days of jerseys and practice pants, the Texans finally put the pads on for the first time, and the team’s energy level changed tremendously.
Coach Lovie Smith was anxious to get the pads on after two days of ramp-up.
“You try not to make too many big impressions where you are until you put together a few days like this,” Smith said. “Good to get the first day in, pads. We’ll practice in pads the next two days really, so we should be able to see some more things from our team.”
Here are three observations from the third day of training camp.