The Houston Texans signed Robert Woods this offseason to bring a veteran presence to the locker room.

Woods sees similarities between his new club and the Los Angeles Rams team he joined in 2017. At the time, the Rams were coming off a 4-12 season and in their first year under Sean McVay.

The Texans went 3-13-1 last year and they have a new head coach in DeMeco Ryans.

"I think a lot of hungry players, hungry coaches," Woods said. "I feel like this is a similar situation to when I came to L.A. with a young McVay. Some say it was a rebuild. I feel like it was just a team buying into your coach, believing in the coach, believing in the system, and I think coach Ryans has that here. Got a lot of young players buying into this defense, into this culture, and we can change this environment."

While Aaron Donald says he didn't give retirement a lot of thought this offseason, he acknowledged that the Los Angeles Rams are in a vastly different place than they were when they won Super Bowl LVI.

The Rams drafted 14 rookies last month and Donald knows the team will have to rely on several unproven players.

"I can't control that," Donald said. "Obviously, I made a commitment to this organization and do everything I can to do my part. Obviously, it is different than what we've seen in the past few years, but a lot of young guys will have to step up. I have to be a huge part to help us have success. It's going to be a long journey, but you just got to stay focused on what you need to focus on and just continue to work."