Texans’ Foster could be more of a factor against Patriots

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Jerod Mayo figured it was a match of circumstance. He and Arian Foster were both working late studying Football 101 at the University of Tennessee, so why not be friends? “Well, to be honest with you, when we first came into school, we weren’t – it wasn’t like “We’re here, rookies, we’re best friends’,” Mayo said. “What happened was he was always at the facility late and I was always at the facility late. So it was kind of like, ‘Well, we’re both here at 8 o’clock at night so we might as well work together.’” On Sunday, though, they’ll be working against each other, as the Houston Texans will visit the New England Patriots in an AFC Divisional Playoff game.