Go all-out in preseason and you usually just end up with some sore muscles, a few ugly plays on tape, and an ice pack big enough to cover half your couch. But for the Texans this August? It’s been way worse. The pads aren’t even sweaty from Week 1 yet, and DeMeco Ryans ’ sideline already looks like a MASH unit. And just when Ryans was trying to keep things steady, the hits kept coming.

Another tight end out. Another vet standing around in a bucket hat. And another practice where more people were watching the trainer’s cart than the scoreboard clock. And just like that, Houston’s wiggle room just got a whole lot smaller in one week. We’re at a point where we can label this peculiar injury situation at the Texans as a ‘ crisis .’ It’s time to hit the panic bells.

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