For the second time in his three NFL seasons, Kevin Johnson is looking at a lengthy absence due to injury. The Texans cornerback suffered a sprained MCL in Houston’s Thursday-night win in Cincinnati, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports (on Twitter).
Schefter provides the timetable of four to six weeks for the third-year corner, which will deplete a Texans team that lost standout A.J. Bouye in free agency.
Houston still has Johnathan Joseph and slot man Kareem Jackson, but the Texans’ depth chart is noticeably thinner now after having both Bouye and Johnson — for a time — in the fold last season. Johnson sustained a broken foot in October of 2016, ending his sophomore season. The former first-round pick out of Wake Forest played all 16 regular-season games as a rookie, starting 10.
The Texans signed Marcus Burley as a free agent and have fifth-round pick Treston Decoud on the roster as well. The team, riddled by injuries at other positions as well, will likely have to make a roster move to add a corner in the coming days.