When Houston Texans’ fans think about the 2011 season and key injures, most immediately turn to the criminal act, er, the questionable actions of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth in breaking Matt Schaub’s foot. Yet, Schaub wasn’t the only one to suffer injuries. Andre Johnson lost significant time to injury, but made it back in time for the franchise’s first playoff run. Other players had their ailments, but rare is the team that can get though a season unscathed.
Yet, there was another injury that season, one that came much earlier in the year, before that fateful game in Tampa Bay.