Texans running back Joe Mixon is not expected to play in 2025, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Mixon suffered a foot injury while working out in the offseason, which landed him on the non-football injury list at the beginning of training camp. He missed all of training camp and was placed on the physically unable to perform list to start the regular season, stirring significant concerns about him playing at all in 2025.
Updates at the end of September added more doubt that Mixon would suit up anytime soon, and Rapoport’s most recent report indicates that Mixon will likely stay on the PUP list for the rest of the year. That will keep veteran Nick Chubb and rookie Woody Marks in place as the team’s primary ballcarriers, but they have not led the Texans’ running game to as much success as Mixon did last year.
Houston finished the 2024 season with the 15th-most rushing yards, touchdowns, and yards per attempt. Currently, they rank 22nd or worse in all of those categories. That may not only be a result of Mixon’s absence – the Texans also overhauled their offensive line this offseason – but the eight-year veteran is clearly missed this year.
The Texans acquired Mixon from the Bengals via trade last offseason and signed him to a two-year, $19.75MM extension. He missed three games with an ankle injury, but ranked ninth in the league with 72.6 yards per game. His 11 touchdowns were tied with Jonathan Taylor for 11th-most in the NFL.
Houston added running back depth this offseason in the form of Chubb ($2.5M free agency signing) and Marks (fourth-round pick, No. 116 overall). Chubb is averaging 4.2 yards per carry, while Marks is only at 3.5. Both have two touchdowns and 17 first downs on the ground, but Marks has been a far more effective pass-catcher. The youngster seems to have a role in the Texans’ offense as a third-down back, but Chubb is on a one-year deal and Mixon has no guaranteed money in 2026. Houston could remake their backfield this offseason with more investments in external additions.
Why won’t anyone say what happened? It’s so weird at this point.
Mixon suffered a foot injury while working out in the offseason, which landed him on the non-football injury list at the beginning of training camp
What, you think there’s some juicy story to him hurting his foot while working out or do you suspect some weird cover-up?
injured his foot hurling slurs and punching women unconscious
@ Oooof
I’m going with the weird cover-up theory. The Republicans don’t want anyone to know Mixon sustained a foot injury while trying to burglarize the Watergate Hotel 🙂
I’m literally asking. Do you always hide your ideas behind rhetorical questions? I prefer asking questions or speaking with conviction myself.
I’m literally asking how many details you need about a man injuring himself working out.
He was never going to play
I don’t understand y they didn’t demand A. Richardson or Joe Milton when they made those trades neither player or going to be a starter for their respectable teams
I know Richardson (or Milton) is trash but so is every qb on their current roster and everyone they ever drafted so y not see if he could turn into something by the end of the yr what does it really hurt to try maybe they find gold
(Im a pats fan)
I don’t know what happened I posted this on the Fields page I most of swiped or something sorry