What It Means:

Watt was forced to call it a season after just five games in 2017. The 2011 first-round pick has only appeared in eight contests over the last two seasons and remaining healthy through the offseason and into 2018 will be a major step forward as he tries to find the form that made him one of the game's most effective linemen.

Houston finished in last place in the AFC South in 2017 with a 4-12 record.