HOUSTON, TX (AP) -- Andre Johnson is one of the top receivers in the NFL, piling up yards and accolades by the armful in his six-year career.
The individual honors are nice, but Johnson knows he won't go down in history as one of the game's best unless he can help the Houston Texans to more than just their first playoff appearance.
Johnson said yesterday -- quote -- "I play this game of football for only one reason and that's to win. I don't play it for anything else. When you go over guys' careers, of all the former guys that have played, the first question they ask is how many Super Bowls have they won."
"So that's my goal. To win as many Super Bowls as I can before my time is up."
Of course to win a Super Bowl the Texans will have to make the playoffs after seven seasons without a winning record, much less a trip to the postseason.
Houston hit bottom with a 2-14 record in 2005 before improving to 6-10 a year later and going 8-8 the last two seasons.
This is not a new goal for Johnson, who was the third pick in 2003, but in years past his stated goal has simply been making the playoffs.
As he approaches his 28th birthday, Johnson is thinking bigger.
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