NFL players are off until training camp, but Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler is working. And putting his wife to work as well.
Osweiler is trying to learn the playbook so that he’ll have it down pat by the time his first training camp in Houston begins, and so he has his wife quizzing him by reading plays and then making him describe exactly what his responsibilities are.
“My wife will act as the offensive coordinator at times during the evening,” Osweiler told ESPN. “I’ll have her read the full play to me. I’ll sit there and try to picture it, spit it back out to her, make sure I’m verbalizing it the right way so that when I step into the huddle the next day in practice, things are coming out clear.”
In his new environment, Osweiler feels like the new kid in school.
“That’s the playbook, that’s getting to know your teammates. Understanding the ins and the outs and the operation and style of this building and how our strength staff operates,” he said. “It’s like the first day of school and going to a new school. Who’s going to be my new best friend? What’s our teacher like? I can’t wait to see the playground, maybe our weight room and cafeteria.”
When training camps open next month, the Texans need the new kid in school to quickly become the leader of the franchise.