Houston Texans

Houston RB Foreman could return to practice soon

Published Nov. 14, 2018 12:06 p.m. ET

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans running back D'Onta Foreman has recovered from a ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered almost a year ago and could return to practice soon.

When Foreman returns to practice the team will have 21 days to take him off the physically unable to perform list and add him to the active roster.

He believes he could return to practice as early as this week.

"I'm just waiting for them to let me know, but I think it will be this week," he said. "I definitely think it will be this week. But ... I'm just ready to go out there. Whenever they put my helmet in my locker and tell me: 'Let's go.'"

Foreman, a third-round pick in 2017 from Texas, ran for 327 yards with two touchdowns and had 83 yards receiving before his injury on Nov. 19.

Coach Bill O'Brien didn't give an exact date for when he expects him to begin practicing, but said Monday that it would be "pretty soon." After that they'll evaluate him to see if he's in good enough shape to return to the active roster.

"I think that there's a lot of thought that goes into that for the player and for the team," O'Brien said.

"He has not played football in a long time. He's a very young player. He's got a lot of talent, everybody saw that last year, but let's see where he's at. Let's see where he's at before we start handing him the ball in big games."

Foreman, who won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top collegiate running back in 2016, said he's feeling great now, but that his rehabilitation process was trying.

"At first it was difficult," he said. "I just had a lot of up and down days not knowing if I would feel the same or how would I feel coming off of it. But ... I've been rehabbing for a long time (and) I'm just looking forward to getting back out there."

The Texans, who are coming off their bye, visit Washington on Sunday before hosting the Titans on Nov. 26.