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After he was chosen as the first overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft, Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had a disappointing first couple of seasons. This year, however, things are different.

Texans coach Bill O’Brien has praised Clowney for becoming a disruptive presence for the Texans’ defense, and Lions coach Jim Caldwell said this week that when he watched tape in preparation for tomorrow’s game against the Texans, he saw Clowney looking the way he was supposed to look as a sure-thing prospect two and a half years ago.

“He’s exactly, I think, what everybody expected him to be,” Caldwell said. “He’s tough, hard-nosed. He makes things happen. He’s disruptive. He can close and run and he can rush the passer and he can defend the run. He can set the edge. So he’s a pretty complete player.”

Clowney believes that this season is allowing him to show off everything he can do.

“It’s great,” Clowney said. “I’m getting better each week. I feel like I’m coming along better. [Teammates] talk to me about it. They say, ‘Keep coming, you got to keep bringing it.’ Week by week, I got to keep bringing it.”

Clowney has been bringing it this year, just like the Texans thought he would when they drafted him.