Here are some of the most interesting storylines pertaining to the Tennessee Titans’ AFC South rivals, the Indianapolis Colts, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans, from the last few days.
Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew believes the team should be playing with a chip on its shoulder in 2020, as expectations are extremely low for what a rebuilding Jacksonville squad can do this season.
Can the Colts become an elite defense? (via Colts Wire)
Indianapolis linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. believes the pieces the team added to its defense — like star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner — during the offseason gives the Colts a chance to have an elite defense in 2020.
Deshaun Watson ‘excited’ about new weapons on offense (via Houston Chronicle)
According to Aaron Wilson, quarterback Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans have had “extremely preliminary conversations” about a new contract (H/T Texans Wire).
Wilson estimates that a new deal could pay Watson around $40-$42 million annually. Watson had his fifth-year option picked up earlier this offseason and is currently in the fourth year of his rookie deal.
Report: Texans rework the contract of RG Zach Fulton (via Texans Wire)
The Texans were able to create some salary cap relief in the last few days by restructuring the contract of right guard Zach Fulton, who played in and started 15 games for Houston last season. Fulton was a candidate to be cut prior to re-working his deal.
