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Andre Johnson will remain out through bye

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on November 11, 2011, 1:42 PM EDT
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When Andre Johnson first hurt his hamstring, it was estimated he might only miss 2-3 games.

Coach Gary Kubiak announced Friday that Johnson will miss his sixth straight game on Sunday because of the slow-healing injury.

The decision makes a lot of sense. Houston finally gets a bye next week, and the team is winning without Johnson. They can rely on Arian Foster and Ben Tate to take apart Tampa’s soft run defense. Houston’s defense has been on a roll and should be able to slow down a struggling Josh Freeman.

The news elsewhere was good on the injury front: Texans DE Antonio Smith, T Eric Winston and NT Earl Mitchell all returned to practice and will play.

Houston plays at Tampa Sunday. There aren’t many challenging games left on the Texans’ schedule. If they win games like this, team will have a great chance to get a bye in the playoffs.

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13 Responses to “Andre Johnson will remain out through bye”
  1. virusr says: Nov 11, 2011 1:47 PM

    Rest up Andre. When you get back, the Texans offense will be a juggernaut that will roll them to a first round bye and possible # 1 seed.

  2. flavordave says: Nov 11, 2011 1:51 PM

    Late first round pick instead of Calvin. What was I thinking?

  3. iknowitallandmore says: Nov 11, 2011 1:52 PM

    Smart move. Give him basically 2 more weeks to heal up. Will need a healthy A.J. for a top 2 seed and bye in the playoffs, then a run to the Super Bowl.

  4. cakemixa says: Nov 11, 2011 1:59 PM

    Tired of this guy always being mentioned as the best WR in the NFL, how could he be when he misses way more games than he plays in?

  5. fummer34 says: Nov 11, 2011 2:03 PM

    Lol a run at the super bowl. If there lucky they will pull a Seahawks and will there first round game. If there lucky. Just remember these are the Teaxans they’ve blown more big games than they’ve won. I hope they at least make the playoffs

  6. revrondog says: Nov 11, 2011 2:13 PM

    Hurry and get better Andre. Desean Jackson is killing my fantasy team.

  7. tombradyallday says: Nov 11, 2011 2:22 PM

    smart. dont want to reaggravate a hamstring. prolly the most annoying injury in sports. not to mention A. Johnson is a top 5 receiver

  8. mvpolamalu says: Nov 11, 2011 2:55 PM

    This kinda sounds like peytons neck saga in the offseason.

  9. sterilizecromartie says: Nov 11, 2011 3:15 PM

    Between this guy, DMC, Best, and Hightower I have the All-Injury Fantasy Team.

  10. mydailyff.com says: Nov 11, 2011 3:22 PM

    Told you so… See my post on October 12…

  11. Andre's Johnson says: Nov 11, 2011 3:28 PM

    MVPolamalu,

    Notice any stark difference regarding the Texans’ relative success in his absence?

  12. tike1776 says: Nov 11, 2011 5:18 PM

    Hey cakemixa shut your dumbass up!!

  13. txpeta says: Nov 11, 2011 10:01 PM

    Texan fans let’s not entertain these haters…we will let our play speak for itself.

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