The Houston Texans had rookies and veterans report to training camp on Wednesday, July 17. The Texans also completed Day 3 of training camp on Saturday and have a day off on Sunday. They will resume practice on Monday, and Tuesday marks the first day that practice is open for fans to observe.
So far, at least three starters have missed training camp, including their starting linebacker.
The Houston Texans’ starting LB missed the start of training camp
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Christian Harris has missed the first three days of training camp. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, Harris is dealing with a soft-tissue injury in his leg. The injury isn’t serious, and he should return to the practice field shortly.
Their defensive coordinator gave an injury update.
Matt Burke gave an encouraging injury update
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“We expect him back when he is ready to play ball for us,” Burke said Saturday following practice. “A lot of guys you will see as you are here throughout there are just different sorts of plans to get ready.”
“Each guy has an individualized plan,” said Burke. “He will be ready to go when it is time.”
The Houston Texans believe their former 3rd-rounder will break out in Year 3
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After having an impressive 2023 campaign, reaching career highs in tackles, TFLs, sacks, and pass deflections in his second season, the Texans believe Christian Harris will break out in Year 3. DeMeco Ryans has a lot of confidence in Harris.
“For Christian, it was just all about just confidence,” Ryans said. “Just believe that you can make those plays. I think that — and for me as a coach it’s one thing, just continue to exude and push that confidence upon him because he’s a great player. He’s talented. Has all the athletic ability. Now it’s just him continuing to believe that. Once he crossed that threshold of believing, that’s when you see him take off.”
“He made play after play for us in crucial moments in games. He stepped up and made big=time plays for us just because take the technique and all these things aside, you have to believe you can make plays in this league and believe you’re a playmaker. Now he knows that, and he’s walking in that manner, and it’s really cool to see him show up and make plays even still, today, making plays all over the field. So, man, that’s one guy I’m proud of. So proud to see his growth.”
Harris will line up alongside free-agent acquisition Azeez Al-Shaair, who’s coming off an exceptional 2023 season with the Titans, finishing fifth in total tackles.
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