The big news out of Friday's practice is that rookie Darryl Sharpton will get the start at weakside linebacker - despite Zac Diles being healthy and practicing. Last week, Diles missed the game for a presumed illness, but it turns out that the health scare was an irregular heartbeat. Diles will see some playing time, according to Kubiak, but Sharpton's starting at weakside linebacker after a solid performance last week.
Here's the rest of the injury report from Nick Scurfield. TE Owen Daniels will miss Sunday's game, but there's hope that he plays on Thursday. Joel Dreeseen, coming off a career day, will start again for the Texans.
Here’s the Friday injury report for the Texans and Tennessee Titans:
Texans
Out
LB Xavier Adibi (hamstring/DNP), TE Owen Daniels (hamstring/DNP), DE Jesse Nading (knee/DNP)Doubtful
NoneQuestionable
WR David Anderson (hamstring/limited), DT Shaun Cody (illness/limited)Probable
LB Kevin Bentley (knee, shoulder/full), LB Brian Cushing (knee/limited), Zac Diles (illness/full), WR Andre Johnson (ankle/full), CB Glover Quin (hand/full), QB Matt Schaub (knee/full), LS Jon Weeks (knee/full), DE Mario Williams (groin/limited)
Notes: Texans coach Gary Kubiak said that the team is "hoping maybe there’s still a chance" for Daniels to play next Thursday against the Philadelphia Eagles.Titans
Out
WR Kenny Britt (hamstring/DNP)Doubtful
DE Dave Ball (concussion/DNP)Questionable
DT Tony Brown (knee/DNP), QB Kerry Collins (calf/DNP), DT Jason Jones (knee/DNP), TE Craig Stevens (knee/limited)Probable
K Rob Bironas (rt. groin/DNP)Notes: Ball has seven of the Titans’ 30 sacks this season, ranking second on the team.