FOXBORO — A Texans defensive again stated he all the time wished to win with New England after the Patriots ended Houston’s season Sunday and punched their ticket to the AFC Championship.
Myles Bryant didn’t present up within the stat sheet in Sunday’s 28-16 divisional-round loss to his former crew, however the cornerback stated he appears fondly again at his time with the Patriots, the place he started his profession.
“I all the time wished to have the ability to win right here,” Bryant informed the Herald postgame. “We weren’t capable of in my 4 years right here, however I discovered loads simply from the fellows, the coaches, town … nonetheless received a particular place in my coronary heart.”
Bryant initially entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Washington in 2020, when Texans GM Nick Caserio spent his last 12 months as an govt with New England, earlier than he signed with Houston in March 2024.
On Sunday, Bryant noticed his former teammate Marcus Jones intercept Texans’ QB C.J. Stroud early within the second quarter, returning the errant go for a landing and utterly shifting the sport’s momentum because the Patriots went forward for good, at 14-10.
The Patriots’ protection intercepted Stroud 4 instances, pressuring the third-year QB closely all through the sport.
Bryant recounted how his first NFL locker was not too distant from the place he was stationed within the guests’ locker room on Sunday and the way he needed to grind to earn a defensive position with New England.
After signing as an undrafted free agent with the Patriots, Bryant noticed COVID-19 wipe out mini-camps, OTAs and preseason video games. Regardless of these obstacles, he nonetheless made the crew. Bryant, 28, signed with Houston after a profession 12 months in 2023, when he posted 77 tackles, an interception, one sack, six passes defended and two pressured fumbles.
The veteran defensive again recorded two tackles for Houston in Drake Maye’s NFL beginning debut with the Patriots in October 2024, a sport that had a a lot completely different outcome than Sunday’s because the Texans clobbered New England, 41-21.
Bryant informed the Herald that Maye has advanced his sport since then, connecting the MVP-contending QB’s progress to Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
“Josh is a soccer genius,” Bryant stated of McDaniels. “He understands offenses, he understands defenses. He’s capable of simply sport plan his tail off. I feel we’ve seen that enchancment loads, and I feel Josh is trusting (Maye) loads to run the offense and doing a very good job.”
Bryant performed all 4 of his seasons with the Patriots below Invoice Belichick. He stated that it’s evident that Mike Vrabel has shifted the tradition within the Patriots locker room from Belichick’s successor, Jerod Mayo, who lasted only a season.
“You can clearly see that these guys have turned it round from final 12 months to this 12 months,” Bryant stated.
