HOUSTON — Starting a new job is tough, especially when you must relocate. Only one thing can help an individual get familiarized with the new surroundings and environment when you have a friend starting the job the same time you do.
Wide receiver Noah Brown signed with the Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 17, 2023. Four days later, tight end Dalton Schultz followed in Brown’s footsteps.
What makes the signings so unique by general manager Nick Caserio is that Brown and Schultz were an intricate piece of the Dallas Cowboys offense last season that stalled in last year’s divisional playoffs.
“Dalton is one of my favorite players to play with,” said Texans WR Noah Brown about TE Dalton Shultz. “He’s like a coach on the field.” Brown and Shultz were teammates with the Dallas Cowboys last season before signing with the Texans. #Texans #Sarge @TheTexansWire pic.twitter.com/GGkKrz5rol
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Brown, a seventh-round selection by the Cowboys in the 2017 NFL draft out of Ohio State, and Schultz, who was drafted by the same team one season later in the fourth round out of Stanford, combined for 100 receptions, 1,132 receiving yards, and eight touchdowns in 28 starts last season.
“It’s incredible,” Brown said about having Schultz as a teammate again. “Dalton is one of my favorite players to play with. He’s like a coach on the field. He’s going to know the offense in and out; he’s going to know his responsibility and know yours too. It’s great to have somebody like that on the field.”
Brown is also eager to show new offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and coach DeMeco Ryans that heading into his seventh season in the NFL, he is willing to do whatever it takes to help the team be successful on Sundays during the regular season.
“I think I came in this league a little bit raw,” Brown responded when asked about finding ways to get playing time. “I had to find my way on the field however I could. That started off being mostly blocking and special teams. But as that’s gone on, you find a way onto the field for maybe a blocking package, then all of a sudden, you find yourself getting in packages for pass plays. I think I’ve taken advantage of every one of those steps, last year being another one. I think I have a chance to expand on that again this year.”
