Houston Texans safety Justin Reid has two sets of goals he wants to meet in 2020.
The first set is comprised of personal goals, and the second group consists of team goals.
“I try not to have my goals stick to, per se ‘I want three picks,’” Reid said. “You never know how many opportunities you’re going to get. The goal that I set for myself is, ‘I don’t want to drop any picks.’ Every opportunity that I get the chance to put my hands on the ball, I want to catch every single one of them.”
Reid collected two interceptions in 2019, down from three in his rookie season. The former 2018 third-round pick knocked away five passes, down from 10, but managed to collect 78 tackles, including a tackle for loss, and recovered a fumble.
The former Stanford product earned the 2019 Ed Block Courage Award, which is voted on by the players themselves. Reid is a strong candidate to earn his first career Pro Bowl selection in 2020.
However, Reid wants to be a part of a winner. The Texans have never escaped the divisional round of the playoffs, and the city of Houston hasn’t seen their NFL franchise, previously the Houston Oilers, play in an AFC Championship game since 1978.
“Obviously, I have individual goals, being All-Pro, Pro Bowl and all of that, but more than that it’s just a team goal,” said Reid. “Winning in general. We want to do more than what we did last year. We want to start winning championships in Houston.
“When you win on the team side of things and you accomplish team goals, then the individual accolades will just come along with that. The big focus for me is doing what I can to help my teammates, better them and also learn from them to better myself.”
With 31 games under his belt, Reid is one of the more veteran players in the secondary, even if he is only two seasons into his pro career. Should Reid have a big year, there is a good chance it will help the Texans go further in January than they ever have in franchise history.
