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Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon won’t be on the field for the first four games of the season.

The Texans won’t be activating Mixon off the non-football injury list before the 4 p.m. ET deadline on Tuesday, which makes him ineligible to play the first four games.

“We will officially move RB Joe Mixon from the Active/Non-Football Injury list to the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list,” the statement read on X. “Players placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list may begin to practice and play after the club’s fourth game of the regular season. We will provide further updates at an appropriate time.”

Mixon has been dealing with an ankle injury he suffered over the offseason.

The 29-year-old has a solid first season with Houston in 2024, w

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