Last week, it was defensive tackle D.J. Reader, this week another star Houston Texans’ defender has ended up on the injury report.
This time it’s Texans’ pass rusher Whitney Mercilus.
Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle says that Mercilus was limited in practice with an ankle injury.
Outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus was limited in practice with an ankle injury
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 5, 2017
The Texans had a total of three players who were held out of Thursday’s practice. Those players were offensive lineman Kyle Fuller, linebacker Ben Heeney and cornerback Kevin Johnson.