Houston Texans star running back Arian Foster injured his groin at the start of training camp. Foster will need surgery to repair his groin and will be out at least 8 weeks during the regular season. The Texans are place their star back on the short-term injured reserve which will allow him to play starting around mid-season if he is ready to go.
Since the 2010 season Foster has been one of the best running backs in the NFL, the only thing that has held him back is injury which has reared its ugly head the last few years for Foster. Last year he missed 3 games due to injury and still ran for over 1200 yards.
The Texans will miss the dual threat running back, but one man’s injury becomes another’s opportunity. Pierre Thomas was able to capitalize on the void during his workout on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Thomas spent the last 8 years in New Orleans. He is a dual threat also, while not at the caliber of Foster, he is a nice option without the services of their star back. It’s cool to see a veteran running back get a change to help a team. Especially at this stage in his career after you turn 28 years of age it’s hard to find work for running backs especially how teams have marginalized a lot of the roles in the back field.
Thomas may not be the starter, but he should be able to help the running back by committee strive until Foster is ready to take over his every down duties.
Note Seems like the deal that was on the table for Thomas has been withdrawn.
