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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Ruled out Sunday
Scruggs (groin) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Bears.
Scruggs will be unable to go in Week 2 after suffering a groin injury at practice during the week. Jarrett Patterson will likely receive the starting nod at center versus the Bears on Sunday Night Football.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Questionable versus Chicago
Scruggs (groin) is questionable for Sunday night's game against the Bears.
Scruggs was a mid-week addition to the injury report, getting in a limited session Thursday before logging a DNP on Friday. That downward trend would suggest he might be on the wrong side of the questionable tag. Scruggs played all 79 offensive snaps in the Week 1 win over the Colts. Jarrett Patterson might be next in line to start if Scruggs can't play Sunday.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Making impression at OTAs
Scruggs has been impressive at the Texans' organized team activities, Aaron Wilson of click2houston.com reports.
A hamstring injury led to a slow start for Scruggs' rookie campaign in 2023, but he ultimately shook it off in the latter half of the season. The Penn State product and second-round draft pick started six of the final seven games as a replacement at left guard. He has reportedly made noticeable improvements in the weight room this offseason and is visibly bigger, stronger and more mobile. Although he filled in at guard last year, Scruggs projects to start at center entering the upcoming season.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Active Sunday
Scruggs (hamstring) will make his season debut Sunday after being listed as questionable following his activation from injured reserve Saturday.
The rookie center participated fully in all three practices leading up to Sunday's matchup with the Jaguars. The second-round pick was placed on IR with a leg injury Aug. 31. Scruggs is listed as the Texans' backup center behind Michael Deiter.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Activated from IR
The Texans activated Scruggs (hamstring) from injured reserve Saturday, and he is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
Houston designated Scruggs to return Wednesday and the rookie center was able to participate fully in all three practices leading up to Sunday's contest. He was placed on IR on Aug. 31 after sustaining a leg injury in the preseason.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Designated to return
The Texans designated Scruggs (hamstring) to return from injured reserve Wednesday.
Scruggs suffered a hamstring injury during the team's preseason final and has been on injured reserve since then. The 23-year-old returned to practice Wednesday, and the Texans will now have 21 days to officially activate him.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Close to return
Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reported Wednesday that Scruggs (hamstring) is one or two weeks away from returning.
Scruggs sustained a hamstring injury in the Texans' preseason finale against the Saints and was subsequently placed on injured reserve on Aug. 31. Once he returns, the rookie center out of Penn State could take over the starting job from Michael Deiter.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 310 lbs |
| Birthplace: Ashtabula, OH |
| Age: 24 |
| School: Penn State |
| Experience: 2 |