Texans DT Frank Okam Trying To Earn More Playing Time

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  1. SRW

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    Texans DT Frank Okam took head coach Gary Kubiak's advice and entered the team's offseason conditioning program to bring his weight down and improve his agility. "It's nice to have that big of a body, but you still have to be athletic; you still have to be able to run the stunts and do those type of things, and Frank can do that at 335 (pounds) -- he can't do it at 360, so he's working hard to get down," Kubiak said. "I think he weighed in this morning at 339, which is a big step in the right direction for him." Under Texans strength and conditioning coach Ray Wright's guidance, Okam said he has benefited from the competitive nature of the program. "The most important things that I've worked on are my footwork, being physical, point of attack, and just being the dominant presence that they need ," Okam said.

    Source: Houston Chronicle