The Houston Texans had to make a change after starting with an 0-3 record. It seems they're making a huge one as they are potentially adding one of the more prominent names available in free agency with Earl Thomas III.

The Texans are reportedly bringing in a few safeties this upcoming week, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. However, Thomas appears to be "signing more likely than not," according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Adding Thomas makes sense from an outside perspective after Houston had an interest in the past. The Seattle Seahawks were unable to work on a long-term deal after Thomas' holdout, and Thomas left through the backdoor after his golden years in Seattle.

Deshaun Watson and Thomas sharing one of the biggest agents in the league in David Mulugheta, also made it easier for Houston to get a meeting at the table in 2019.

However, the conversation between Bill O'Brien and Thomas wasn't a productive one with Thomas telling Dan Pompei of The Athletic, “Our conversation was not what I thought it was going to be. It was him not believing I still wanted to play football.”

Thomas ended up signing a four year deal with the Baltimore Ravens worth up $55 million with $33 million guaranteed. That deal made him one of the highest-paid defensive backs in the league, but his stint in Baltimore was short-lived.

The Ravens decided to waive him this offseason after getting in a scuffle with former Ravens' teammate, Chuck Clark. Matters got even worse when Peter King of NBC reported that Thomas wore thin on his teammates throughout his short time in Baltimore with him failing to be punctual to practice, and often looking unprepared on the field.

These incidents don't make Thomas a bad person, but his poor decisions forced his teammates to ultimately vote him out of the Ravens' organization for being labeled a bad teammate.

That may or may not be through no fault of his own. Thomas has never been an outspoken, fiery leader like the honey badger, and has preferred to fly under the radar.

Thomas told Josina Anderson in a sit-down interview with ESPN in 2019, that his teammates in Baltimore were a lot different than in Seattle when he first arrived to the Ravens.

"It's definitely different. I'm definitely not comfortable in the meetings, especially when they put me in the spot. I'll be like, bro somebody tell me, I don't know. It's a little pressure so that I can stay in my playbook. So they call me out and most of the time I don't know."

Thomas clarified he is more of a visual learner than getting put on the spot in meetings.

"Because I have to get on the field. I like to get on the field. Let me walk through it, let me see it a couple of times, let me rep it out, and then I'll get it. I'm stubborn, that's just my game, I know it. But they'll keep me on my toes."

We all know how it ended up between Thomas and his teammates, but it's entirely possible that it was a culture shock going from the Seahawks' locker room to the Ravens. Thomas was used to being the man behind the scenes and no one questioning his method of learning the playbook in Seattle.

However, the Ravens paid Thomas to be the player he was in Seattle, and his best days as an elite safety may be behind him after his knee injury that prematurely ended his last year with the Seahawks.

There is very little patience for an organization like the Ravens that paid an All-Pro safety top dollars for the contributions they expected to see but never received.

Earl is still an excellent football player on the field, but he does have the "proceed with caution" sign on him for many football teams after his latest departure from a contending team in the same division as the Houston Texans.