Here’s everything Houston Texans Pro Bowl wide receiver Nico Collins said following Day 1 of voluntary OTA workouts at the Methodist Training Center.

Q: On WR Christian Kirk and what he can bring to the offense

Nico Collins: “Everything has impressed me. His work ethic, what he brings to the field, his leadership and just his advice. He is a guy that you need to get advice from. He has been around this game for a long time, so it’s only right that you learn from him. I’m glad he is a part of this unit and glad he is a part of this team. It’s only right that we build and keep going.”

Q: On being a true number one wide receiver and how that makes him feel in that leadership role

Collins: “It feels crazy, but it’s also a blessing. It shows you that time flies, but also it’s a blessing to be in this position. There are a lot of guys that are looking up to me, so it’s only right for me to go in and do my best work. Go in and do one percent and be better than I was yesterday. Be a great leader and be the guy that everyone is looking up to. It’s only right that I come out here and get better each and every day and that’s my goal.”

Q: On Nick Caley and learning the new offense

Collins: “That’s what we’re here for here OTAs around this time. This is where we learn the offense and learn the little things – football. This is where we find the little things that we need to work on and work on our craft so Sundays are easy. I’m glad that Nick Caley is here. He is dicing things up right now. For the offense, we have to continue to slow it down and learn it, so that we can go out there and operate and have fun doing it.”

Q: On WR Jayden Higgins

Collins: “That boy is nice man. Both rookie receivers. The type of guys we’re bringing in our playmakers. It’s an honor to share the field with them and it’s only right that we go out there and get each other better. Learn from each other and talk to each other about the route that we see and anything that they need to work on. I’m here, I’m here for them to lean on and I’m here to learn from him as well. That’s the only way you can improve on your game. Just having an open mindset and being a learner.”

Q: On what WR Christian Kirk will bring to the offense

Collins: “Slot magician man. Slot magic man, he is in the slot going crazy. That’s one guy you need. Just another playmaker. Another guy in the offense that’s going to make plays and that’s one of them.”

Q: On participating in Olympic Flag Football

Collins: “Oh yeah, for sure. We’d get a gold medal. I mean who doesn’t want a gold medal. It’s a blessing and something I want to be a part of, but if it happen then it happens and if it don’t then it don’t. It’s a goal, it would be fun.”

Q: On who on the team is the best at Flag Football

Collins: “I’d say Sting, too. He is an athlete and I’ll say C.J. [Stroud] too.”

Q: On the mindset to go against Stingley and making each other better

Collins: “Eager. That’s what you want. That’s the point and that’s part of this game. You’re going to line up against the best every play, so there is no reason to go out there and just half ass for no reason. You just have to go out there and compete because I’m getting you better and you’re getting me better. I feel like that’s the beauty of it. With Sting, Kamari [Lassiter], [Jalen] Pitre – It don’t matter who it is. Whole defense and secondary, you know we’re about to work and you know it’s about to be competitive at practice then after we’re going to talk about what we need to work on and things like that. I feel like that’s the only way we can build our relationship as a team and as a unit and go to battle on Sundays.”