Deshaun Watson rehab update |
Houston Texans rookie
Deshaun Watson took the NFL by storm this season before tearing his ACL in his right knee. The injury was a tough blow to the entire Texans organization as they are now 1-6 since Watson's injury.
The Texans have a projected return date from the injury of eight or nine months but Watson hopes to return to action by the beginning of training camp in July 2018. Regardless of his exact return, he should be good to go for the start of the 2018 regular season. Watson spoke about his rehab on Tuesday as he awarded JT Daniels the Gatorade National Player of the Year award. "It's a daily grind, a daily process," Watson said at the event. "We're on the right track of six weeks out and everything's been going smooth. "[The injury] was frustrating. We were just kind of getting things started, getting the ball rolling and just having a setback kind of put that on hold. ... We'll learn from it and turn it around next year." In 2017, Watson completed 126 out of 204 passes for 1,699 yards with 19 passing touchdowns and 8 interceptions for a passer rating of 103.0. Watson also became the first player in NFL history with at least 400 passing yards, 50 rushing yards, and four passing touchdowns in one game according to Elias.
"There's always motivation and positive vibes going around the training room," Watson said. "No one wants to be hurt, no one wants to go through this grind and this setback, but sometimes you have to deal with the struggles. And right now that's what we're dealing with. But everyone is staying positive, everyone understands what this setback is going to prove."
This isn't Watson's first rodeo dealing with rehab as he tore the ACL in his left knee his freshman year at Clemson.
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