The Houston Texans still won the AFC South last season, but they were relatively disappointing in year two with CJ Stroud at quarterback. This offseason, DeMeco Ryans and company have been busy beefing up the roster in an attempt to get back on the right path in 2025.

Unfortunately, Houston will have to play without one of its best weapons for the first month of the season. Running back Joe Mixon was not activated due to an ankle injury and will now miss at least the first four games of the season on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

“Texans are not activating running back Joe Mixon by Tuesday’s 4 pm ET deadline, making him ineligible to play at least the first four games this season due to an ankle injury,” Schefter reported on X, formerly

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