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Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans both continue to push to land in the victory column for the first time this season.
The Texans host the Titans on Sunday. At the forefront of the AFC South Divisional Showdown exchanged a Titans defender and a Texan’s offensive player. Tennessee Cornerback L’Arius Sneed effectively rejected Houston Wide recipient Nico Collins under his media availability Wednesday.
“What is the challenge of Nico Collins this week?” A reporter asked Sneed in Titans’ dressing room.
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L’Arius Sneed (38) from Tennessee Titans goes to the tunnel before an NFL football match against Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on September 30, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
“Who?” Sneed replied, apparently in a rhetorical way ..
“Nico Collins,” the reporter clarified.
“Who?” Sneed repeated and then smeared.
Collins later caught the wind of Sneed’s remarks and offered a sharp reaction.
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“He knows who I am,” opposite Collins.
Houston Texan’s wide receiver Nico Collins (12) looks at the Texans playing Carolina Panthers in the second half at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on August 16, 2025. (Thomas Shea/Imag images)
Before turning to Sned’s comments, the Pro Bowl recipient also expressed his enthusiasm for the central division game.
“It’s going to be fun,” Collins said. “Can’t wait for matchup.”
The next day, Titan’s Cornerbacks Coach and PAS game coordinator Tony Oden tried to neglect any potential drama that led up to Sunday’s Matchup.
“It certainly wasn’t an egg on,” Oden journalists said. “Obviously, I respect Nico and he does (Sneed) and everyone in our room. But it’s not about what it’s about us.”
View of the helmet sticker marked Robert C. McNair, the deceased owner of Houston Texans, appears prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans at NRG Stadium on November 26, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Bob Levey/Getty Images)
Collins enters week 4 with 181 receiving yards and a few touchdowns.
Sneed has five tackles over three games this year. He spent the first four years of his pro football career with Kansas City Chiefs.
The Titans-Texans game starts at. 13.00 EDT on September 28th.
