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David Johnson returned to action for the Houston Texans after having been placed on injured reserve with a concussion.
The former 2016 All-Pro running back sustained the concussion in Week 9’s 27-25 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, but Johnson found his way back into the lineup against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 13’s heartbreaking 26-20 loss at NRG Stadium.
“I think that he’s missed some time and then when you talk about workload that you put on players, we felt like that maybe it would be a good idea to rotate them a little bit more this game,” interim coach Romeo Crennel said of Johnson’s workload. “Particularly, when you’re talking about guys who are coming off concussions. On a concussion, they tell you that more time a guy has, the quicker he can recover. So, he took the time to be ready to go, so we felt like we should divide it up a little bit more.”
Johnson carried 10 times for 44 yards and scored a touchdown. He was targeted twice in the passing game, but did not log a reception. Fellow running back Duke Johnson carried twice for eight yards, and also caught six passes for 24 yards.
Crennel believes David Johnson was fresher due to the time off.
Said Crennel: “He did come back, and he was good enough to go in and play. He had a couple of nice runs in the course of the game and I think that next week he’ll probably have more than he had this week. I think he’s still a good football player for us.”
The Texans could see more from Johnson as they gear up to play the Chicago Bears Sunday at 12:00 p.m. at NRG Stadium. Getting the run game going would help take some of the stress on quarterback Deshaun Watson to carry the offense.
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