Texans' Watson 'light years' ahead of where he was mentally at end of 2017

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson continues to make significant strides in his recovery from the torn ACL that prematurely ended his 2017 rookie campaign.

Watson said Wednesday that his knee feels good and that he's "light years" ahead of where he was mentally at the end of last season, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle.

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The 22-year-old totaled 1,699 passing yards and 19 touchdowns against eight interceptions - while adding 269 yards and two touchdowns as a rusher - through just seven games in his rookie campaign.

And Watson's confidence seemed to remain high following the ACL injury, as he said ahead of Super Bowl LII that if New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady were to win a sixth championship, that he wanted to end up with seven.