[FanHouse - Fantasy Football] How Many Games Will Andre Johnson Miss?
Filed under: Texans, AFC South, Fantasy Football, NFL Injuries
You know, females get the reputation for being the biggest gossips, but it seems to me that the success of ProFootballTalk.com illustrates that guys like gossip too. Texans receiver Andre Johnson’s knee is the focus of today’s PFT gossip, as he reports that the “current scuttlebutt is he’ll miss five weeks.” He acknowledges that this gossip could be dog turd, but that’s just what the gossip is. I appreciating knowing that.
Texans long snapper and Deadspin/Fark internet sensation, Bryan Pittman in today’s Houston Press provides his own AJ scuttlebutt as someone who is actually in the locker room:
“Well, I haven’t talked to him personally, but from what I gather, it shouldn’t be a lengthy injury. Three weeks at the most, I think. But you never know. Everyone reacts differently when it comes to healing time.”
(His interview is a good read for Texan fans, unless they are also Cowboy fans as he is not terribly impressed with the 2007 Cowboys team. He’s a straightfoward talker, and you find the archives of the Pittman interviews here.)
Colts cornerback, Marlin Jackson isn’t buying any of this injury talk:
“They say he’s not playing but we’ll see on Sunday.”
The Texans are going to re-examine Johnson’s knee on Friday and he has already said he doesn’t anticipate playing against the Colts. Given the medical stuff linked to previously, I really do think that nobody knows how long Johnson will be out. Texans fans are accustomed to taking injury reports with a big dose of skepticism. That’s what happens to people who bought a Tony Boselli jersey as their first one.
Previously at FanHouse:
Texan Andre Johnson ‘Doubtful’ Against Colts.