Texans RB Joe Mixon Out Multiple Weeks with Foot Injury.

Texans RB Joe Mixon is expected to miss multiple weeks due to a foot injury. He will be re-evaluated later in the summer to determine if he'll be ready for the Sept. 7 season opener. Mixon rushed for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2024, his first season in Houston. His base salary for 2025 is $7 million, with $4 million guaranteed.

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon is expected to miss multiple weeks of training camp due to a foot injury, according to NFL Network. The exact timeline for his recovery is unclear, but he will be re-evaluated later this summer to determine if he will be ready for the Sept. 7 season opener against the Los Angeles Rams [3].

Mixon, who was placed on the non-football injury list on July 26, rushed for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2024, his first season in Houston. His base salary for 2025 is $7 million, with $4 million guaranteed [3].

The Texans have added running back depth this offseason, which should help them weather any time Mixon misses. They signed Nick Chubb in free agency and drafted Woody Marks in the fourth round out of USC [2]. Chubb has his own injury history, having missed the first seven games of the 2023 season with a knee injury, but he is currently healthy [2].

Marks ran for 1,133 yards and nine touchdowns with the Trojans last season, and had 47 receptions for 321 receiving yards [2]. He is a potential sleeper to keep an eye on in fantasy football over the coming weeks.

The Texans also added Jayden Higgins, Jaylin Noel, and Christian Kirk, along with hiring Nick Caley as their offensive coordinator. This overhaul of the offense around quarterback C.J. Stroud is expected to help the team improve their performance this season [2].

References:
[1] https://dknetwork.draftkings.com/2025/07/26/what-happened-to-joe-mixon-live-injury-updates-from-texans-training-camp/
[2] https://nypost.com/2025/07/26/sports/joe-mixon-to-miss-extended-amount-of-time-in-texans-crusher/
[3] https://www.reuters.com/sports/report-texans-rb-joe-mixon-foot-out-multiple-weeks-2025-07-26/