The Houston Texans are entering a season full of uncertainty on offense. Stefon Diggs is gone, leaving for the New England Patriots. Tank Dell is also out for the indefinite future, after suffering a gruesome knee injury late in the 2024 season against the Kansas City Chiefs. Now, the Texans will be without their starting running back, as Joe Mixon will miss the first four games of the regular season.
"[The] Texans are not activating running back Joe Mixon by Tuesday’s 4 pm ET deadline, making him ineligible to play at least the first four games this season due to an ankle injury," Schefter reports on X. "Mixon will be moved to Reserve/Non-Football Injury, which automatically rules him out for at least four games."
With Mixon being out, that makes Nick Chubb the No. 1 running back for the time being.
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