How Texans rookie Alijah Huzzie completed comeback from torn ACL to first NFL interception

Posted Jan 9, 2026
The path Texans rookie cornerback Alijah Huzzie traveled from getting hurt at a college all-star game to intercepting his first NFL pass was long and indirect. Huzzie endured months of grueling rehabilitation work after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament during a practice session at the East-West Shrine Bowl. The injury cost him a chance to be drafted. (Click2Houston)

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