Arian Foster is active for the first time this season, but he’s expected to be on a pitch count of sorts in Sunday’s game vs. the Texans.
Texans Coach Bill O’Brien had said Foster would be a game-time decision. It’s no surprise that the Texans made him active when they submitted their active roster 90 minutes before kickoff of Sunday’s game vs. the Falcons, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweeted that Foster will play “situational snaps.”
Alfred Blue figures as the primary back for the Texans. Jonathan Grimes, who had six carries and caught four passes last week, is inactive due to a knee injury.
The Texans’ other inactives are Jaelen Strong, Akeem Dent, Chandler Worthy, Lonnie Ballentine, Kourtnei Brown and Greg Mancz. Left tackle Duane Brown is back in the starting lineup after a two-game absence.