The new Houston Texans are not for everybody.

Brevin Jordan says that with pride.

GettyBrevin Jordan has seen the Texans change into a prime time TV team[/caption]

Winners fit in with DeMeco Ryans, C.J. Stroud and the NFL’s hottest team.

Losers and the organization’s old “losing ways” were finally cast aside.

Jordan lived through the before and is part of the now.

The new way is the only way for the fourth-year tight end, whose 76-yard playoff touchdown in 2023 teased the Super Bowl potential that surrounds the Texans in ’24.

“It’s a completely different organization. The DNA, the identity,” Jordan exclusively told talkSPORT, as the Texans prepared for a Week 2 Sunday Night Football matchup against Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.

“My first two years here was tough,” he said. “We didn’t have like a real identity. We had a lot of losing ways, a lot of losing habits.

“DeMeco came in and flushed all of that, switched up everything. It was a change. It was beneficial to the organization.

“He came here and he said, ‘This is how we’re gonna do it.’ I mean, we’ve just followed the plan.’ ”

Ryans is the strong-willed sideline leader who chose to reunite with the rebuilding Texans at the perfect time.

He’s 40, still looks like an NFL linebacker, and understands how to both challenge and connect with young athletic millionaires.

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GettyThe second-year Texans coach changed the franchise by returning to Houston[/caption]

Wanting to win

“Demeco is the best coach I’ve ever had in my whole football career,” Jordan said. “He’s passionate. He cares for the players. And the way he just goes about his business — he’s committed to this. He really, really wants to win.

“And if you’re not willing to do it this way — if you’re not willing to do it the Houston Texans way — then you can go. … He’s a player; he played here. So just having him as my head coach, it’s been unbelievable.

“I can pull him to the side, ask him questions about … it don’t even got to be about football. It could be just about life. He’s that personable to us.”

Ryans is also funnier than most know.

“He’s hilarious, bro. DeMeco is hilarious,” said Jordan, who was drafted in the fifth round out of Miami in 2021.

“He has some funny moments, for sure. He’s a joker guy. He’ll just crack a joke in the middle of a speech. Team meeting — he’ll just crack a joke out.”

Turning an 11-38-1 combined record from 2020-22 required serious change – Deshaun Watson, Jack Easterby, David Culley and Lovie Smith eventually led general manager Nick Caserio to Ryans and Stroud – but the Texans knew they needed additional weapons this offseason if they were going to properly build off a surprising 10-7 record last year.

Not for everybody

Jordan believes that the latest wave of new Texans has only strengthened what the team is creating.

Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon led the NFL with 159 rushing yards in a tough Week 1 road win at Indianapolis, while ex-Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs caught two TDs.

“They’ve been huge, but not just Stefon and Joe,” Jordan said.

“We have guys like Danielle Hunter, (Azeez Al-Shaair). … Our coaching staff and everybody upstairs, they do a great job of bringing in guys that will fit the mold of the Houston Texans.

GettyC.J. Stroud keeps leading the Texans forward and is an MVP candidate[/caption]

“This team’s not for everybody. We work hard, we practice hard, we grind. Like, this is what we do. And if you’re not with it, then you can go on the other side of the road.

“They brought in guys that are committed to that, that want to win, have an established history of winning and, I mean, they fit in perfect.”

Since falling into the Texans’ hands with last-second help from the Colts and a soon-outdated draft test, Stroud has thrown for 27 touchdowns and just five interceptions.

Every time that limitations have been placed upon the No. 2 overall pick of the 2023 draft, the former Ohio State star has broken them.

At one time, it was questioned whether Stroud should be the Texans’ Week 1 starter.

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, the Pro Bowl and a blowout home playoff win followed, with No. 7 for the Texans becoming the new face of the franchise.

Built different

Jordan recalls a single pass from Stroud that proved everything was about to change.

The young tight end – accustomed to lost seasons and one-and-done coaches – was running a clear-out route on the third day of Stroud’s rookie training camp.

GettyJoe Mixon, left, was a perfect complement to Stroud in Week 1[/caption]

With Ryans already taking back the Texans’ culture, Stroud fired a shot that told Jordan more change was coming.

“I knew he was going to be special actually early in training camp,” Jordan said. “I had a linebacker on me one-on-one and he threw it to me.

“In the install, we didn’t talk about him doing that. He was supposed to go on the other side, to the back side, and he threw it to me.

“At that moment, I literally was just like, ‘This dude, yeah, he’s a playmaker.’ … You want to play in between the lines of your coaching and stuff. But if you see a mismatch, or you see a matchup that you like, he’s going to take it. And that’s what he does.”

Jordan has built a close friendship with the 2024 MVP contender.

The rookie who once stunned him with an unexpected pass is now “my dog” and invites teammates over to his house.

“We’re going to watch the fight on that night and eat some wings and we’re just going to kick it,” Jordan said. “He’s that guy, he’s just a cool dude to be around.

“No problems ever with him. He’s laid back. That’s C.J. Stroud, you know what I’m saying?”

Wait and see

Playing under primetime lights used to drag down the Texans.

After one full season with Ryans and Stroud, they’re on the other side of Caleb Williams’ first international showcase with the Bears on SNF.

“I don’t really think anybody in this building cares about any expectations,” Jordan said. “We hear them, of course. We appreciate it. But at the end of the day, we’ve got to work.

“We’re working towards one common goal and that’s the Super Bowl. From the training staff, the coaches, the players, the ownership, everybody.

“We hear the expectations, but we don’t really care. We have to work.”

Then Jordan hinted at what is still to come from a remade football team that isn’t for everyone.

“Just wait and see,” he said. “Just wait and see.”

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