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Oh no! This can’t be happening again. This is probably what’s running through the head of five-time Pro Bowler, Andre Johnson.
The All-Star wide receiver hasn’t been the same for quite a while due to setbacks. Last year [2011] brought a whole bunch of ailing injuries [right hamstring against the Steelers in October and left hamstring against Atlanta in December].
As we begin NFL training camps, it was the same scary “story” once again on Day 2 for the Texans. During Sunday afternoon practice, Andre Johnson had injured his groin muscle after going down for a thrown ball.
“He [Johnson] made a couple of plays down there, went down for a ball and felt it pull a little bit,” said coach Kubiak. He [Johnson] wanted to go some more, but we’re the ones that pulled him out. We’ll be smart with him, but obviously we’ll need him back as soon as possible.”
Texans’ coach Gary Kubiak doesn’t anticipate the injury to be a lingering factor. The team wants to make all the right decisions when it comes to preparing Johnson for the upcoming season, especially because training camp has just started.
“It’s disappointing,” said Kubiak. “I don’t think we’re staring at anything significant. We’ll let you guys know more.”
Every year, the Houston Texans are favored to a certain degree in the AFC South. However, negative situations, most of which happen to be injuries tend to always prevent this team from reaching their highest capabilities.
Plain and simple, if the Texans are going to make noise in their division and in the NFL, they are going to need Andre Johnson for the entire season.
There’s really no other way to look at it.
Source: Houston Texans/Official Website
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I’d barely use him the rest of camp, and in preseason. Save him till the games count. If Andre Johnson was healthy last season, Houston might have made the Super Bowl.
Great point Jeremy. I would hold off on Andre Johnson as well, at least until the team doesn’t have to worry about Johnson re-injuring the groin again. The Texans last year were a dominant force indeed. It goes to show you how one player could change the direction of a team within a blink of an eye.
Johnson’s groin injury barely got a passable reference on ESPN. Tebow jogging across the Jets’ practice facility in the rain bare chest and the morons at ESPN make the story their “see-see” centerpiece.
It is amazing right? It goes to show how much Tebow affects the media. Here we have Andre Johnson going through another annoying injury, but yet people still love talking about Tim Tebow.
Andre killed one of my fantasy teams last year, I will not be rolling with him this year! Hopefully he gets better, because he seems like one of the few nice guys out there…
Thanks for the comment Chap. Your comment just got me thinking. Why is that by the way? I did the same exact thing in my fantasy league two years back. I drafted Matt Forte very high and he ended up being a total bust. The following year, I completely passed him by and Forte ended up having a pretty good season. I guess it’s the fantasy fever.
Not good news for a team that really needs to catch a break.
On a lighter note, I think I’m gonna check out a Bucs practice later this week.
Hopefully, I won’t pull a hammy. No guarantees though.
That’s pretty cool Chris. Since we’re here in the Tri-state area, there’s a chance we might check out Tebow and the Jets as well. Take pictures!
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