Texans defensive end J.J. Watt made an appearance on Friday’s injury report after a week of limited practices.Watt was listed as questionable
for Sunday’s game against the Browns due to a knee issue that kept him from
taking on a full workload during the week. That didn’t lead to any discussion
that he’d miss the game
Jordan Thomas Jersey White , but the listing made that a possibility that had to be considered.Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Watt will “probably”
be in the lineup against Cleveland. Watt was named the AFC defensive player of
the week based on his performance against the Titans last Monday night and has
starred all season, so his presence will be a plus as the Texans try for their
ninth straight win.Wide receiver Keke Coutee was also listed as questionable on
Friday. Rapoport reports his status will be determined in pregame warmups.
HOUSTON (AP)Houston quarterback Tom Savage was cleared to re-enter Sunday’s game
against the San Francisco 49ers for one series after sustaining a concussion,
raising questions about the NFL’s procedure for evaluating such injuries during
games. Savage was injured with about nine minutes remaining in the second
quarter of Houston’s 26-16 loss when he was driven to the ground on a hit by
Elvis Dumervil. Replays showed Savage looking dazed after his head hit the
ground with both of his arms shaking and lifted upward . He was taken to the
medical tent where he stayed for less than three minutes before returning to the
bench and going back in for the next series. He threw two incompletions on that
drive, and Houston’s team doctor approached him after he returned to the
sideline after that possession. Savage tried repeatedly to enter the game on the
next series. But a team official kept grabbing Savage’s jersey and finally his
arm and pulled him away from the field. He could be seen arguing with that
person and the team’s trainer before being escorted to the locker room. Coach
Bill O’Brien said he was evaluated for a concussion after the hit and cleared to
return, but that he was evaluated again after he returned because ”because of
what they saw
Johnathan Joseph Jersey ,” without providing details of what that was. ”They try to make the best decision for the player,” O’Brien said. ”Whatever they see
and the testing that they do they try to make the best decision with the player
and they weren’t satisfied with the results of the second test so they decided
to pull him, and that’s when he went into the locker room.” O’Brien was then
asked if it was worrisome that Savage was allowed to return to the game when he
had a concussion. ”I don’t direct that. I don’t direct that at all,” he said.
”They just come to me and that’s kind of where that’s at. I don’t have anything
to do with that. All I do is coach.” Several of Savage’s teammates said they
didn’t notice anything different about him on the drive after he was injured,
and T.J. Yates
Womens Ka'imi Fairbairn Jersey , who took over for him, said the same thing. ”When he got back to the sideline he seemed fine and coherent,” Yates
said. Savage and Yates are the only quarterbacks on Houston’s roster, so they’ll
have to sign someone this week to back up Yates if Savage is unable to play on
Sunday. His injury is the latest setback for a team that has had more than its
share of problems this year. Houston lost linebacker Brian Cushing for 10 games
because of a suspension for performance enhancers.Defensive stars J.J. Watt and
Whitney Mercilus both sustained season-ending injuries in Week 5. Rookie Deshaun
Watson took over at halftime of Houston’s season-opener after Savage struggled
and made the offense one of the NFL’s most potent in six starts, but he tore his
anterior cruciate ligament in practice on Nov. 2. The team suffered another blow
on Nov. 19 when rookie running back D’Onta Foreman ruptured his left Achilles
tendon. The Texans (4-9) have gone 1-5 since Watson was injured to drop out of
playoff contention after winning the AFC South title in each of the last two
seasons. ”I’ve never been part of a team like this with this many
injuries
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not something I don’t think anyone in this locker room has dealt with before.”
Hopkins had 149 yards receiving and two touchdowns , but lost a fumble in the
fourth quarter with the Texans down by 7. San Francisco added 41-yard field goal
after that to secure the victory. Yates, who was signed after Watson was
injured
Benardrick McKinney Jersey White , threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns in his first game since Nov. 16, 2015. ”He went into a tough spot and I thought he
did some really good things,” O’Brien said. ”The ball came out. Thought we
really struggled to run the ball today. We could not run the ball and that
really hurt us. I thought T.J. made some really nice plays.” —
