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Howard (hamstring) has no injury designation for Sunday's matchup against the Patriots. Howard logged his first full practice of the week Friday, and he'll be active for the Texans' Week 6 outing. The 6-foot-5 offensive tackle has missed one game so far this year, and it was last week against the Bills.
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Howard (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bills. Howard was added to the injury report Thursday and didn't practice Friday, so it's not surprising to see him miss his first game of the season. In Howard's absence, Blake Fisher will make his first NFL start at right tackle.
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Howard has now recovered from a knee injury. Howard was previously dealing with a knee injury but managed to play during Houston's preseason matchup versus the Giants. Now healthy, he is slated to serve as the starting right tackle for the team's Week 1 matchup versus the Colts.
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Howard sustained an undisclosed injury during Tuesday's practice and sat out practice the following day, Cole Thompson of Texans Wire reports. Howard left the practice early, headed to the blue medical tent and did not return to the field. Houston head coach DeMeco Ryans confirmed Wednesday that Howard "is good" but did not elaborate on the right tackle's status for Friday's preseason tilt against the Steelers.
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Howard (knee) restructured his contract with the Texans on Friday to clear $10.3 million in salary cap space, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Howard's restructure involves converting the majority of his $14 million base salary into a $12.9 million signing bonus. The starting right tackle is recovering from knee surgery to address patellar tendon issues, which he underwent in November. It's not yet clear whether he'll be ready for training camp.
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