Horton, a fourth-round pick by the Texans in 2023, played in 10 games as a rookie before stepping away from the team in late November. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in December and announced in March that the cancer was in remission.

Houston Texans defensive end Dylan Horton, who is from Frisco, will return to the field almost 11 months after he was diagnosed with cancer.

His rookie campaign was ended by a Stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis last December. He spent the spring undergoing treatment as a result, a process which was completed in May.

Horton played in 10 games as a rookie for the Texans last year before leaving the team in November. He was diagnosed with lymphoma in December and the cancer entered remission in March.