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DJ Bien-AimeJul 26, 2025, 02:50 PM ET
- DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN successful July of 2022 aft covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He's a erstwhile jock who finished his assemblage vocation astatine Louisville. You tin drawback DJ connected ESPN Radio connected his amusement "Talkin' Texans."
HOUSTON -- Texans moving backmost Joe Mixon volition beryllium retired a bulk of the preseason with an ankle wounded and volition beryllium re-evaluated person to the commencement of the regular season, a root confirmed to ESPN.
NFL Network was archetypal to study the news.
Mixon injured his ankle implicit the offseason and didn't enactment successful OTAs oregon minicamp, which landed him connected the non-football wounded list to commencement grooming camp.
Mixon, who turned 29 connected Thursday, rushed for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns successful 2024, earning him Pro Bowl honors successful his archetypal play for the Texans.
The Texans took steps to offset Mixon's imaginable lack this offseason by signing four-time Pro Bowl moving backmost Nick Chubb aft his seven-year stint with the Cleveland Browns and drafting Woody Marks retired of USC successful the 4th circular of April's NFL draft.
The different options to capable successful for Mixon are moving backs Dameon Pierce, who's connected the Physically Unable to Perform list, and Dare Ogunbowale.
The Texans person their archetypal preseason crippled connected Aug. 9 arsenic they question to Minnesota to look the Vikings.
