Frank Ross comments on long snapper Jon Weeks’ upcoming 200th career game milestone
One underrated contributor on the Houston Texans’ roster this season has been long snapper Jon Weeks, who will mark his 200th game at the position this week against the Tennessee Titans. The milestone drew praise from Texans special teams coordinator Frank Ross at the team’s Thursday press conference, where the seasoned coach remarked on Weeks’ uncanny consistency in the role over the course of the last several years.
“Selfishly, I’m fortunate and lucky to coach that,” Ross explained, “because people like Jon Weeks in our business, in the NFL, have the ability to do it day in and day out, season in season out for an extended period of time for years is difficult. Okay, now we’re talking about 200 games. I’m fortunate to learn from him to have him on or roster where I know week in and week out he’s going to do exactly as asked and work hard every week to do so.
“Talking about 200 games specifically, it’s an achievement that I honestly don’t know how many times that’s happened and the ability that it’s been consecutive is a testament to consistency, every day coming in, showing up, hard work but doing work with intentionality and focus. As you know, once you hit a certain age in life to be able to continue to work on your body and improve your body, becomes more and more challenging and he’s done just that. Excited for him, happy he was able to achieve that. Big goal for him and congrats to Jon.”
Weeks is a consummate pro and has certainly helped keep Houston’s special teams unit on an even keel through all the trials and tribulations the Texans’ have battled through in the last few seasons. He has been with the team since 2010 and has not missed a single game due to injury since he was picked up via free agency after going undrafted in the 2008 draft.
Few players at any position in the NFL boast the consistency that Weeks has shown over the course of his career, and even fewer can say that they have been a member of the same team for more than 10 seasons. As he heads into Sunday’s matchup, Weeks is sure to be reflecting on his successful career.
