HOUSTON -- Texans running back Joe Mixon is not expected to return this season because of a foot injury, sources told ESPN.

Mixon missed all of the Texans' offseason workouts and training camp with a foot injury. That led to Houston placing Mixon on the non-football injury list at the end of camp.

He also didn't practice during OTAs and minicamp with the team. The last time he participated with no restriction in anything with the Texans that related to a game or practice with media present was Houston's 2024 divisional-round playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs in January.

There was hope Mixon could return eventually for his second season with Houston, but his foot never healed. After Houston acquired him from the Cincinnati Bengals in March 2024, he rushed for 1,016 yard

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