The Honey Badger has fans, and many of them include his new teammates on the Texans.
Free agent safety Tyrann Mathieu, who's nickname is the "Honey Badger", agreed to terms with Houston on Friday night. Very quickly, a handful of Texans sounded off on social media about the move. Mathieu, who was a First-Team All-Pro selection in 2015, spent the first five seasons of his career with the Cardinals. He'll take a physical Monday morning and sign a deal with Houston shortly thereafter, and his addition to the club was welcomed by several key members.
In fact, defensive end J.J. Watt cryptically referred to the deal moments before it was actually announced on Friday, tweeting three honey pots.
After news of the deal broke, Watt tweeted out a celebratory gif.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson chimed in as well, and was enthusiastic about Mathieu's move to Houston.
Safety Andre Hal, who hails from Louisiana like Mathieu and fellow defensive back Treston Decoud, welcomed the Honey Badger to town.
Cornerback Aaron Colvin, who signed with the Texans on Thursday, was happy Mathieu would be joining him in Houston.
Mathieu was pretty excited to hear from his new teammates, and fired back a slew of responses.
The Houston Texans roster in photos. (Updated 3/2/2021)
ILB, Tyrell Adams #50
TE, Jordan Akins, 88
DT, Auzoyah Alufohai, #98
P, Bryan Anger, 9
CB, Cornell Armstrong, 30
C/G, Beau Benzschawel #62
DT, Ross Blacklock #90
ILB, Curtis Bolton #47
DT, Andrew Brown, #97
TE Pharaoh Brown #85
C, Cohl Cabral #72
WR, Randall Cobb #18
ILB, Dylan Cole, 51
CB, Gareon Conley, 22
WR, Brandin Cooks #13
WR, Isaiah Coulter #82
WR, Keke Coutee, 16
CB, Keion Crossen, 35
ILB, Zach Cunningham, 41
DE, Brandon Dunn, 92
OLB, Duke Ejiofor, 53
ILB, Kyle Emanuel, 56
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, 7
TE, Darren Fells, 87
G, Hjalte Froholdt #77
OL, Zach Fulton, 73
CB, Phillip Gaines #29
FB, Cullen Gillaspia, 44
OLB, Jonathan Greenard #52
ILB, Nate Hall, 48
NT, P.J. Hall #96
WR, Chad Hansen, #17
CB, Vernon Hargreaves III #26
T, Charlie Heck #67
RB, Dontrell Hilliard, #22
OL, Tytus Howard, 71
RB, Buddy Howell, 38
RB, David Johnson #31
CB, Lonnie Johnson, Jr., 32
T, Roderick Johnson #63
LS, Anthony Kukwa #45
LB, Jacob Martin, 54
QB, AJ McCarron #2
LB, Benardrick McKinney, 55
OLB, Whitney Mercilus, 59
WR, Steven Mitchell, Jr., 11
S, A.J. Moore, 33
S Eric Murray #23
DE, Charles Omenihu, 94
S, Jonathan Owens, 36
RB, Scottie Phillips, #40
G/T Brent Qvale #76
WR, Damion Ratley, #19
CB, John Reid #34
S, Justin Reid, 20
OLB, Brennan Scarlett, 57
OL, Max Scharping, 74
S, Michael Thomas #28
TE, Kahale Warring, 81
DL, Carlos Watkins, 91
QB, Deshaun Watson, 4
LS, Jon Weeks #46
