This morning, for the first time in 2025, the bulk of the 90-man roster took part in a practice together.

The Texans took part in Organized Team Activities (OTAs) at the Houston Methodist Training Center, and the voluntary workout had the rookies working with the veterans. It's the third round of OTAs for DeMeco Ryans as the team's head coach, and he'll guide the team through more sessions tomorrow and Friday, as well as two more in the middle of next week.

Players wore helmets, but no pads, and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair explained how Wednesday's work was a first step of sorts in the process of coming together as a team.

"I definitely think a young team with a lot of young players, this a time where you go slow," Al-Shaair said. "It is like learning the basic fundamentals of the game a

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