Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson missed the first week of practice and Houston’s preseason opener due to a groin injury. This was somewhat concerning because Johnson is no longer a spring chicken at age 31, and he’s missed 12 games due to injury over the past two seasons. But Johnson started Saturday night’s second preseason [...]
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Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson and quarterback Matt Schaub feel like this season is either Super Bowl or bust for them.
“That’s how I feel about it,” Johnson told NFL.com. “That’s the only reason you play the game. I mean, that’s the only reason I play it. You can make the playoffs, go to the AFC Championship, (but) if you lose, you’re still getting the same thing the guys who didn’t make the playoffs got. The ultimate goal is winning the Super Bowl. That’s it.”
“I think it is,” Schaub said as he huddled under a tent post-practice to escape the relentless summer heat. “Given where we went last year, the next step is the Super Bowl. We can’t win it here in August or September; it’s a slow progression. We have to take one at a time, as the cliché goes. But ultimately, we wanna get to that final game in February. That’s our goal, and we’re not gonna rest until that happens.”
I really believe the Texans are the most complete team in the NFL from top to bottom. The only weakness I see on their roster is that they aren’t deep at the wide receiver position. They have a stout defense and an explosive offense. There aren’t many other teams in the NFL that I can think of that possess both of those qualities.
The Texans could only dodge so many bullets. They lost nose tackle Shaun Cody in Saturday’s preseason game to a back injury, and coach Gary Kubiak said Cody would miss some games. Cody suffered some degree of disc injury in his back, and needed an epidural, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. “It’s…
The Dolphins have promoted Dawn Aponte to Executive Vice President of Football Administration and Ryan Herman to Manager of Football Administration. Running backs Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley had big roles in the Patriots’ preseason opener. Austin Howard started at right tackle for the Jets on Friday; Wayne Hunter was out with a stiff back.…
The Texans have dodged a lot of bullets when it comes to injuries this summer, but they couldn’t dodge them all. After linebacker Keyaron Fox went down yesterday with a knee injury, they announced today he’d be out for the season. To replace him on the roster, they signed veteran Omar Gaither, according to Tania…
Eight days after suffering a groin injury in practice, Texans receiver Andre Johnson is back. But he’s still not really back. Coach Gary Kubiak said after practice on Monday that the Texans will be using Johnson sparingly, for now. “We put a play count on him, so we’re going to do that as the week [...]
All-Pro wide receiver Andre Johnson put a bit of a scare into the Texans when he suffered a groin injury in last Sunday’s practice. Johnson has missed 12 games over the past two years, so his durability has increasingly become a concern entering his age-31 season. But an MRI confirmed the groin injury was the [...]
Being big must run in the Mangold family, as Nick Mangold, center for the Jets, has a sister who is on the US weightlifting team. Nick is being given permission by Jets coach Rex Ryan to head to London to see her compete. – CBSSports.com
Denver third round pick Ronnie Hillman has some high expectations as he enter his rookie season for the Broncos. Some say he could be the next Darren Sproles, and the team has high hopes for him in his rookie year. – PredominantlyOrange
If there’s one player that must stay healthy for the Texans to ever make a serious Super Bowl run, it’s WR Andre Johnson. The often injured Johnson, who has been out all week with a groin injury, says he should be on the field Monday. – CBS Sports
Jimmy Haslam III will officially take over the Cleveland Browns in October. ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Grossi says that Haslam made sure right away to tell everyone listening – the Browns are not going anywhere. ESPN Cleveland
Rookie wide receiver Taveon Rogers took some reps at cornerback on Friday for the Bengals, as he does his best to try and find a spot on the Bengals roster this year. – Cincinnati.com
The Bills got some good news about center Eric Wood, as his reps have bee steadily increasing going from five reps to 12 reps Friday’s practice. – BuffaloBills.com
Being big must run in the Mangold family, as Nick Mangold, center for the Jets, has a sister who is on the US weightlifting team. Nick is being given permission by Jets coach Rex Ryan to head to London to see her compete. – CBSSports.com
Denver third round pick Ronnie Hillman has some high expectations as he enter his rookie season for the Broncos. Some say he could be the next Darren Sproles, and the team has high hopes for him in his rookie year. – PredominantlyOrange
If there’s one player that must stay healthy for the Texans to ever make a serious Super Bowl run, it’s WR Andre Johnson. The often injured Johnson, who has been out all week with a groin injury, says he should be on the field Monday. – CBS Sports
Jimmy Haslam III will officially take over the Cleveland Browns in October. ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Grossi says that Haslam made sure right away to tell everyone listening – the Browns are not going anywhere. ESPN Cleveland
Rookie wide receiver Taveon Rogers took some reps at cornerback on Friday for the Bengals, as he does his best to try and find a spot on the Bengals roster this year. – Cincinnati.com
The Bills got some good news about center Eric Wood, as his reps have bee steadily increasing going from five reps to 12 reps Friday’s practice. – BuffaloBills.com
So why didn’t WR/QB Brad Smith make an impact for the Bills in 2011? “There was a lot going on, one of those crazy things where you come in, you don’t know anybody, don’t know the system, and you have to adjust,” Smith said. Saturday’s scrimmage could help answer several questions for the Dolphins, especially [...]
J.J. Watt became the latest Texans starter to leave practice with an injury yesterday, but coach Gary Kubiak said they “dodged a bullet.” The defensive end’s left elbow was caught in a pile and dislocated, but trainers popped it back into place on the field, and they don’t think he’ll miss any regular season time,…
J.J. Watt became the latest Texans starter to leave practice with an injury yesterday, but coach Gary Kubiak said they “dodged a bullet.” The defensive end’s left elbow was caught in a pile and dislocated, but trainers popped it back into place on the field, and they don’t think he’ll miss any regular season time,…
The Hall of Fame might have to wait. Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who earned high praise for his work early in camp, wasn’t able to finish practice Thursday with an elbow injury. Dale Robertson of the Houston Chronicle reports that Watt was taken to the training room by cart after getting his arm “caught in [...]
When Texans left tackle Duane Brown had to go for a tests after hurting his ankle during Wednesday’s practice, coach Gary Kubiak said that the team was holding its collective breath about the results. The collective exhalation is free to begin at any time. Brown tweeted his followers on Wednesday afternoon with good news. The [...]
When Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson left practice early on Sunday everyone said that it was just a minor injury. That probably didn’t stop too many Texans fans from holding their breath until they got something more substantive about Johnson’s status. His injuries robbed the Texans of one of their biggest weapons for a big…
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According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson suffered a slight groin injury and was taken out of practice on Sunday.
The good news is that Johnson’s injury doesn’t seem to be serious. He’ll now likely be held out of practice or limited until he gets back to being 100 percent healthy.
“It’s a minor (groin) strain, maybe a week or so and I’ll be back out here,’ said Johnson via @Texans.
“My groin tightened up on me (in practice)…After everything I’ve been through last season, they wanted me to get an MRI,” Johnson said, via @Texans.
