{"id":438918,"date":"2025-12-11T00:28:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T00:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/438918\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T00:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T00:28:28","slug":"texans-poised-to-get-two-offensive-weapons-back-from-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/438918\/","title":{"rendered":"Texans Poised to Get Two Offensive Weapons Back From Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/texans\/onsi\/news\/houston-texans-waive-super-bowl-winning-db\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Texans<\/a> are preparing to get not one, but two weapons on the offensive end back fron injury in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6z\">According to a team announcement, the Texans are activating the 21-day practice window for wide receiver Justin Watson and tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/texans\/onsi\/news\/houston-texans-sign-veteran-te-harrison-bryant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Bryant<\/a>, giving both a chance to return to play in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TE Harrison Bryant and WR Justin Watson have returned to practice and been Designated for Return.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonTexans\/status\/1998826495666475367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">Both names have been sidelined from the action on the Texans&#8217; offense for the past several weeks, and while the window opening doesn&#8217;t quite confirm that they&#8217;ll be ready as soon as next week, it&#8217;s a positive sign for each&#8217;s return nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>Texans Designate Justin Watson, Harrison Bryant for Return<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\">Watson, the Texans&#8217; veteran wide receiver signed aboard from the Kansas City Chiefs this offseason, has been out of the mix going back to Week 2 of the NFL season due to a knee injury, but could have a shot to join back into their pass-catching corps in the coming weeks, so long as his practice showings run smoothly.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">In the two games he was active for, Watson put together three catches for four targets on 30 yards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/01kc4tfp271fqj3a1j4a.jpg\" alt=\"Sep 15, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver Justin Watson (84) recovers a blocked punt during the fourth \" title=\"Sep 15, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver Justin Watson (84) recovers a blocked punt during the fourth \" width=\"5025\" height=\"2826\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7n\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sep 15, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver Justin Watson (84) recovers a blocked punt during the fourth quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers  at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7r\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/texans\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What happens next for the Texans? Don&#8217;t miss out on any news and analysis! Take a second and\u00a0<strong>sign up for our free newsletter and get breaking Texans news delivered to your inbox daily!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7u\">Bryant, the Texans&#8217; midseason tight end signing, has been out for a bit of a shorter time than Watson, being put on Injured Reserve back in Week 11 after dealing with a neck injury. Now, following the minimum four weeks of sitting out, his return to Houston offense appears imminent.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7x\">In his eight games and three starts on the season, Bryant has had two catches on six targets for seven yards, largely aiding as a blocker upfront while Houston was dealing with the absence of Cade Stover.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"80\">Now. rolling into Week 15 against the Arizona Cardinals, the status for both injured offensive pieces are trending in the right direction, and should be nice depth pieces for their respective positions once deemed ready to come back.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"83\">Keep an eye on their practice statuses throughout the week, which should determine whether their upcoming matchup against Arizona could be a potential return.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"86\"><strong>Be sure to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/jazzhttps:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/texans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>bookmark Houston Texans On SI<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and follow\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/texansonsi\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>@TexansOnSI<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0on X for daily Houston Texans news, interviews, breakdowns and more!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Houston Texans are preparing to get not one, but two weapons on the offensive end back fron&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":438919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[4345,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-438918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-texas","10":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115698107969892157","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}