'Let Me Cook!' Texans Star Sends Message to Coach

The Houston Texans must let their stars be themselves.

Jeremy Brener | Nov 23, 2024

Oct 27, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans defensive end Danielle Hunter (55) celebrates after a play during the game against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

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The Houston Texans brought in Danielle Hunter during free agency to be one of the team's best pass rushers, and he's done just that.

Hunter, 30, has 30 tackles and 7.5 sacks for the Texans so far this season through 11 games, making him a force on defense.

Texans defensive coordinator Matt Burke has his job easier with players like Hunter being able to flow how he wants to.

"He’ll always say to me, ‘Man, let me cook. Let me cook.’ And I think the more he kind of grows into the game and – early in that game, we were probably kind of – probably chopping it up too much, doing a little too much gaming and trying to get things going especially, the ball was coming out quick and we kind of, second half, pulled back and kind of just tried to isolate him and let him get some of those ops to kind of do what he does. So, that is definitely not things that we normally teach, but when you have a special player, you let him go do special things,” Burke said.

Hunter and the Texans are back in action tomorrow against the Tennessee Titans. Kickoff is set for 12 noon CT.

Stick with TexansGameday for more coverage of the Houston Texans throughout the season.

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Published Nov 23, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.