Wednesday injury report: Roby and Akins both full participants in practice. It’s not new news, but the NFL competition committee expects to present to league owners a plan to expand the playoffs (again) to 8 teams per conference. Aaron Wilson had a slew of tweets featuring JJ Watt soundbites that shows a continued frustration and blunt openness by the big guy.
Texans vs. Jaguars Wednesday injury report: CB Bradley Roby a full participant
By Mark Lane, TexansWire
Excerpt: The Houston Texans had some favorable news as they get ready to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday at 12:00 p.m. CT at TIAA Bank Field.
Cornerback Bradley Roby, who had left Week 7’s 35-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers with a knee injury, returned to practice and was a full participant. Joining Roby as a full participant was tight end Jordan Akins, who has missed the last three games with a concussion and also an ankle injury.
Read the full article for more Texans players news and a link to the Jaguars injury situation ahead of Sunday’s game.
NFL Could Reportedly Change Playoffs If Too Many Games Are Lost
By Zach Koons, TheSpun
Excerpt: Before the 2020 season got underway, the NFL announced a small playoff expansion to include 14 teams rather than the usual 12 that fans are accustomed to. The deal came together in March and the league owners quickly approved.
But it’s possible that the format could change once again in the coming weeks.
According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, the NFL competition committee expects to present a plan to the league’s owners for another expansion. This format would consist of a 16-team playoff tournament, intended to make up for potential regular season games canceled by COVID-19.
Under the new plan, eight teams from each conference would make the postseason.
It’s becoming very clear that JJ Watt is at the end of his rope and possibly at the end of his time here in Houston. Yes, losing sucks, and no there’s nothing wrong with a player expressing discontent. But this is one of many soundbites that appears to show JJ Watt is struggling to find a way to be nice or gracious about much of anything to be honest. Where did the NRG-sun-shining-on-the-field-photo JJ Watt go?