Texans' Clowney not expected to miss time with ankle injury
Houston Texans linebacker Jadeveon Clowney appears to have avoided any significant injury to his ankle in Thursday night's loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
Head coach Bill O'Brien confirmed Clowney was wearing a walking boot Friday, but indicated that the team doesn't expect him to miss time heading into Week 6.
"I just saw him just now before I walked in here, and he seemed to be doing well," O'Brien said, according to Tania Ganguli of ESPN. "I think you guys probably saw he had a boot on, but that's just precautionary. He likes to go play pick-up hoop and things like that. Going to try to avoid doing that this weekend."
It would be extremely positive news for the Texans' defense if Clowney is available, as the 2014 No. 1 overall pick had been showing signs of dominance in rebounding from a rookie season almost entirely lost to injury.
While his participation level in next week's practices should officially determine his status for Houston's Week 6 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the 22-year-old should continue to see his role expand.
Clowney has started four of five games to begin the year, recording 12 tackles and one forced fumble.