Sunday’s game in Houston was a homecoming game for Broncos safety Kareem Jackson, who spent the first nine years of his career in Houston. Some fans might not have been aware that it was also a homecoming game for wide receiver Courtland Sutton, who was born in Brenham, Texas.
“Man, it was amazing coming back home playing in front of the family,” Sutton said following a 38-24 win. “I actually played at NRG Stadium back when it was Reliant Stadium still back when I was high school. It’s an amazing atmosphere and it was cool to be able to come back to Texas and play in front of family and friends that came back to Houston from Brenham.”
Sutton had a modest game by his standings, catching five passes for 34 yards. He was pleased to get a win, though, and he was happy about Jackson having a big game.
“It was really cool to be able to have that experience and to get this win,” Sutton said. “But, I’m really happy for Kareem because the dude plays his butt off every weekend. We all know that he was here last year and everything and he wanted it really bad. He didn’t talk about it a lot this week, but we all knew and we wanted to come out here and put up a really good game for him and his homecoming.”
Sutton now has 59 catches for 940 yards and six touchdowns this year.
