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Five Texans players who might be finished in Houston

By Stephen Forsha

TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 21: Bradley Roby #21 of the Houston Texans celebrates with teammates Johnathan Joseph #24 and Carlos Hyde #23 after scoring on an interception during the first quarter of a football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 21: Bradley Roby #21 of the Houston Texans celebrates with teammates Johnathan Joseph #24 and Carlos Hyde #23 after scoring on an interception during the first quarter of a football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 09: Lamar Miller #26 of the Houston Texans runs with the ball during the game against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Houston, Texas. The Colts defeated the Texans 24-21. (Photo by Rob Leiter via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 09: Lamar Miller #26 of the Houston Texans runs with the ball during the game against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Houston, Texas. The Colts defeated the Texans 24-21. (Photo by Rob Leiter via Getty Images) /

No. 2: Lamar Miller, RB

When Lamar Miller went down on his first carry of the preseason in 2019, it was one of those moments teams always fear as he sat out the first two preseason games and then torn his ACL on his first — and only — carry in the exhibition game.

Miller didn’t play all season and was replaced by Carlos Hyde as the featured back, though as mentioned earlier, Hyde is also a free agent. The reason that Miller could be finished with the Texans is they are in a win-now mode. Miller not only had the ACL surgery on his knee, but the 28-year-old running back has 1,354 regular-season carries to his name, plus an additional 55 career carries in the playoffs, so that is a lot of punishment with over 1,400 career carries in the NFL.

That said, Miller last rushed for 1,000 or more yards in 2016 and twice achieved the 1,000-yard feat in seven seasons on the field, where (including playoffs) he is at 108 total games (three playoff games).

Miller is an exciting player to watch when healthy because in his career he has made the big rushes in games — remember the 97-yard touchdown carry in 2018 on Monday Night Football against the Tennessee Titans?

This will be an interesting offseason for Miller, and it could be easy to see him receive a one-year deal with a team to see how he’s recovered from the injury, but it probably won’t be with the Texans in 2020.

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