Earlier this offseason, Texans running back Arian Foster said Andre Johnson "is Houston."
Fans turned the statement into sound Saturday when they loudly rejoiced after a simple screen pass went to the veteran receiver at the Texans' first training camp practice.
After skipping previous offseason work, Johnson is catching up on Bill O'Brien's offense.
"I think it's just gonna be fun for me, me picking up the things I need to pick up, him telling me that he's gonna move me around a lot and stuff like that," Johnson told NFL Media's Desmond Purnell. "So it's going to be interesting to see because I really wasn't moved a whole lot before, so I just got to, day-by-day, just progressively get better and make sure that I'm on top of everything ... "
Johnson also added that the Texans needed someone like the loud, blunt O'Brien to shake up the team.
Moving Johnson around to create mismatches in the offense should aid the receiver's production and that of second-year receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
Even with a shaky quarterback situation last season, Johnson was still one of the most productive pass catchers in the NFL (109 receptions, 1,407 yards). There is no reason to think he can't produce similar results under O'Brien with Ryan Fitzpatrick as his quarterback.
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