The Houston Texans will be without their starting running back in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams when the teams square off a little less than two weeks from now. Adam Schefter delivered the news first; emphasizing that Mixon will not only miss the opening weekend but will be forced to miss the first four weeks of the season because of the activation rules (Non-Football Injury).

Mixon’s absence is notable but the Houston Texans should be able to weather their starter’s absence since they have a lot of depth at the running back position with backups Nick Chubb and Dameon Pierce headlining the position group.

Joe Mixon first injured his ankle in the offseason and was forced to miss all of the team’s OTAs and training camp. The Houston Texans will have to endure their fair share of inju

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