Report: Texans could lose Arian Foster for remainder of season
Sep 22, 2013; Baltimore, MD, USA; Houston Texans running back Arian Foster (23) warms up prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M
The news on Houston Texans running back Arian Foster continues to get even worse.
Not only will Foster miss the Week 10 game this week at the Arizona Cardinals (4-4), but he could miss the remainder of the season due to possible back surgery according to reports.
Veteran reporter John McClain, of the Houston Chronicle, tweeted the following today:
The Texans haven't disclosed what's wrong with Arian Foster's back. He could end up having surgery and not playing again this season.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) November 8, 2013
Later he tweeted:
RB Arian Foster is seeing back specialists hoping to get treatment that won't require him to undergo season-ending surgery.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) November 8, 2013
Foster's disc injury might heal with treatment but also could require surgery. He wants to play.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) November 8, 2013
This is a worst-case scenario for this season, but to be honest, this season is a loss for the Texans anyway as they are 2-6 overall, four games behind the Indianapolis Colts entering Week 10.
Here is the article on the Toro Times from earlier Friday, referencing Foster missing the Cardinals game this week, while looking at his current season.
I believe Foster might as well figure out what is wrong with his back now, get it fixed, and get ready for next season when the Texans have a better chance of being a playoff team and division champion once again.
If the Texans continue to lose, what is the point of putting Foster on the field to just re-injure himself again?
If the treatments that McClain is speaking of don’t work out for Foster, the best case scenario would be to just shut Foster down and go from there. It seems the most logical choice in my book. It is just a wait and see approach right now.