The issue is that injuries continue to rip through the roster which is making their slow start even worse.
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Foster, who has missed the first two games with a groin injury suffered in camp, is looking better according to O’Brien. It is unknown if Hopkins will be able to go this weekend, but Mallett and head coach Bill O’Brien will likely be hoping that he passes through the concussion protocol tests prior to the game Sunday. “I would say he will be back sooner rather than later”. “I’m not sure about this week”. Jonathan Grimes, Alfred Blue and Chris Polk will carry the load once again.
The Texans signed former St. Louis Rams running back Daryl Richardson to the practice squad Wednesday.
The Texans will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
“I think that he’s a guy that really understands his own body very well”, O’Brien said. That would be another huge hit to the offense that needs to get moving now and not later. Foster practiced on a limited basis all week and O’Brien said he looked good in practice. “He practiced today, looked alright out there”.
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Hopkins already has 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns this season.
