DJ Bien-Aime
HOUSTON — Texans working again Joe Mixon will not be activated from the non-football harm checklist by Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET deadline, making him ineligible to play not less than the primary 4 video games this season attributable to an ankle harm.
Mixon, who has an ankle harm, might be moved to the reserve/non-football harm checklist earlier than Tuesday's deadline.
Mixon, 29, rushed for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2024, incomes him Professional Bowl honors in his first season with the Texans.
The staff took steps to offset Mixon's potential absence this offseason by signing four-time Professional Bowl working again Nick Chubb after his seven-year stint with the Cleveland Browns and drafting Woody Marks out of USC within the fourth spherical of April's NFL draft.
Mixon lacking time in the course of the season at all times gave the impression to be doubtless when he began camp on the lively/non-football harm checklist. He additionally did not follow throughout OTAs and minicamp with the staff. The final time he participated with no restriction in something with the Texans that associated to a recreation or follow with media current was Houston's divisional spherical playoff recreation in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Week 5 is when Mixon can probably return, with the Texans going through the Baltimore Ravens that Sunday. Within the meantime, moreover Chubb and Marks, the opposite choices to fill in for Mixon are working backs Dameon Pierce, who began coaching camp on the bodily unable to carry out checklist however finally was activated, and Dare Ogunbowale.
Thus far, Chubb has been the primary working again for Houston's beginning offense, with Pierce and Ogunbowale additionally seeing some motion.
The Texans open the season on the highway in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams.
