Texans’ Deshaun Watson Admits He Was ‘Starstruck’ By Tom Brady

Deshaun Watson is incredibly mobile, and his opponents are often afraid to share the same field with him.

However, even Watson has someone he is afraid of. Well, it is not like really afraid, but some players do bring chills down his spine. Like signal-callers, for example.

“Depending on who we’re playing, it’s just kind of like a little starstruck. You know, because these are guys that … I’m playing against Tom Brady or Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck. Guys like that that I’ve been watching since high school, that’s been doing crazy things. (They’ve) been my role models that I’ve been trying to achieve things they’ve been doing for the longest. And now I’m on the same field with them, which is pretty cool. So it’s a little butterflies and kind of just getting the feel and the energy of the game, but once the game starts, I’m all focused on my team,” Watson said.

Watson watched TB12 playing before his high school days. Brady won the first Super Bowl when Watson was six years old. Can you imagine that? The Texans are 0-2 against the Patriots under the 23-year-old player.

In the same interview, the Texans’ player talked about the butterflies he gets the night before the pregame.

“It’s probably pregame. During the week, the night before the game, I’m chilling. I’m just vibing, just finding my peace, my calmness. But once I step on that field pregame and I can feel the energy of the crowd… the anticipation just before the game starts, that’s when the butterflies come,” he said when asked if he gets butterflies during the game.

Watson is doing much more than just sharing the field with star quarterbacks. His game matches their production, and his regular-season quarterback rating is 103.1 for 2018. That’s the sixth highest mark in the NFL.