Hang in there, Texans fans—Joe Mixon's return is going to take a little bit longer than we thought.
On Monday, the team announced its plans to move the running back from the active/non-football injury list to the reserve/non-football injury list at Tuesday's roster cutdown deadline. As a result, Mixon will definitely miss at least the first four games of the season. The Oct. 5 contest vs. the Ravens is therefore the first game in which he'd be eligible to play, should his recovery proceed accordingly.
