New Houston Texans safety Tashaun Gipson will be playing in his home state for 2019, and the free agent sees no difference between the cities of Dallas and Houston.
Gipson played high school football for Justin F. Kimball in Dallas, and claims there is no big difference between the two cities along I-45.
“Obviously, people might kill me for this, but Dallas and Houston is one and the same in my opinion,” said Gipson.
The former Jacksonville Jaguar and Cleveland Brown did not specify exactly how they are the same, but perhaps it is the fact that the former Lone Star State native is home that makes him appreciative to be anywhere in Texas.
“I’m home,” Gipson said. “I feel like Houston is my home.”
One way for the former Jaguar to be on the good side of the hometown fans is to be wearing a Houston Astros cap and not a Texas Rangers cap during his interviews with the Texans media. Gipson will have to get with the Houston sports scene if he wants to be truly accepted as a true Houstonian.
“Seriously, I think there are so many beautiful things about — first of all, the love for football,” said Gipson. “It’s unmatched. I don’t think that you’re ever going to find the type of love for the game that you have in the state of Texas from high school to little league. I’m excited.
“Obviously, you’ve got the Rockets and you’ve got the Astros, but this is a football city. This is a football state. With that being said, you just can’t beat that. I love the game of football. I’m in a city that loves football. It’s just a perfect match.”
It appears that the match is going to be a good one for both Gipson and Texans, who shelled out a three-year, $22 million contract for the former Wyoming Cowboy.
“I love this state,” Gipson said. “I can’t tell you enough how much I love the state of Texas, but it’s just that feeling. It’s something that’s just so indescribable that I can’t sit here and put a cap on what I missed about the state of Texas.”
