The Texans appear to have settled on a quarterback, and now he’ll have someone very important to hand it to.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Texans running back Arian Foster is expected to play today against the Falcons, after missing the first three following preseason groin surgery.
Of course, that’s with the standard “barring pregame setback” proviso, which is true of any player.
But getting Foster and some degree of running game established will be big for Ryan Mallett, who has had to scratch through without much of a supporting cast of skill-position talent, and with mismatced lines in front of him each week.