Texans WR Johnson to miss workouts
editor1 |May 19,2008
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HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Houston Texans star wide receiver Andre
Johnson will reportedly miss at least a month of offseason
training activities while recovering from knee surgery.
Johnson was present for the start of the Texans' OTA session
Monday, four days after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his
left knee.
But according to a report in the Houston Chronicle, Johnson will
primarily be a spectator over the next month.
"I feel good right now," Johnson told the newspaper. "The knee
didn't swell up or anything. It has a little bit of swelling,
but nothing major."
Johnson, 26, missed seven games last season to nurse the injury.
The two-time Pro Bowler appeared in Houston's final seven
games, prompting Texans coach Gary Kubiak to question whether
offseason surgery was necessary.
That speculation was put to rest two weeks ago when Johnson
aggravated the injury during mini-camp.
"He wasn't really comfortable coming out of camp," Kubiak told
the Chronicle. "So we said, 'Let's go scope it and see if there
are any issues. We want you to feel comfortable.'
"Everything was fine. They cleaned it up. Now he feels good
about it. He's not going to be hurt by missing some of these
reps, so we'll just get him back to 100 percent and get him
ready to go."
Johnson hauled in 60 receptions for team highs of 851 yards and
eight touchdowns last season for the improving Texans, who went
a franchise-best 8-8.
Houston's top receiver in each of the last five years, Johnson
claimed that his knee would not be an issue heading into
training camp.
"If you looked at my knee, you wouldn't really even be able to
tell anything is wrong with it," he told the paper. "Other than
that, I am feeling fine, just rehabbing every day, doing what I
need to do to get back on the field."
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