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AT HOME WITH THE BROWNS
FOR THIS HOUSTON TEXANS COUPLE,
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART (AND SOUL) IS

EVERYTHING STARTS AT HOME, AND NO
ONE KNOWS AND APPRECIATES THAT
MORE THAN HOUSTON TEXANS SEVENYEAR LEFT TACKLE, TEXAN DUANE BROWN
AND HIS WIFE OF THREE YEARS, DEVI.

The home, one Duane bought during his rookie season, was remodeled two years
ago adding the couple’s tastes, bright colors and natural light in every room. “We
wanted to bring a lot of light in. I’m super-weird – I want everything to tell a
story,” Devi ecstatically says, pointing out some of her favorite pieces, many of
which they’ve picked up along their travels. The couple is busier than most, but
they’re quick to realize everyone has a different definition of busy. Duane, busy
with OTAs getting ready for the season, and Devi, an on-air personality and music
director (not to mention studying to become a meditation teacher), have nearly
opposite hours, sometimes with less than 15 minutes a day together. “Sometimes
we have a moment in the driveway – we take what we can get,” Devi jokes in
seriousness.
When they do have time, they enjoy their togetherness. The pair are big TV bingewatchers. A rainy afternoon can find them in the midst of a marathon of one of
their favorite shows: “Game of Thrones,” “Mad Men,” “Black-ish,” “Modern
Family,” “The Prophet,” “Shark Tank” and “Downtown Abbey.” The two say they
are “A+ commentators” and get into play-by-play television. The house is filled with
notes of prayers and mantras taped or laminated on the walls to serve as a

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