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DeMeco Ryans got into it with teammate Brian Cushing in the locker room after the Texans' win over Tennessee.
Like veterans are wont to do, Ryans warned the rookie that nothing good could come from a tussle with him. He threatened to take the youngster outside to the parking lot to teach him a thing or three.
Cushing stood his ground - granted, his ground was a couple cubicles away - and even asked Ryans which type of fight he would prefer: a street fight or one with rules.
Ryans laughed.
"Whichever you choose," he said.
Were this not a victorious locker room, a gullible observer might think the two were about to come to blows.
No worries. Any blows these two deliver are more likely to be to opposing running backs than to each other.
For Ryans, just lining up next to another linebacker capable of delivering blows is so exciting he can't hide it. The best defensive player in Texans history almost gushes when he talks about a player who hopes to one day be in that discussion.
Rookie with impact
"He's a good player, a great athlete and a big guy that runs and hits. When he hits people, they feel it," Ryans said.
It is easy to forget that Cushing has played in only two games. The first-round draft pick from Southern Cal didn't even play in the preseason because of a knee injury.
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