HOUSTON – The relationships. The sentiment. The knowledge of what John Metchie III had endured to play football again, and resume a normal, healthy life.

All of those thoughts went through Texans coach DeMeco Ryans’ mind when the team made the difficult decision to trade the former Alabama standout and second-round draft pick.

The Texans traded Metchie to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for veteran tight end Harrison Bryant.

A former national champion for the Crimson Tide and All-Southeastern Conference selection, Metchie is a former Ed Block Courage award winner for his inspirational comeback after being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia and missing his entire rookie season being treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Moving on made sense from a football standpoint as fa

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