"Every time something happens good for Jawhar Jordan he gets injured," posted multi-faceted Houston Texans analyst Landry Locker on his official X account at exactly 12:21 p.m., as the team announced that the former Louisville rusher has been placed on the practice squad injured list with an undisclosed ailment. This comes after another clutch call-up performance for Jordan, in which he sparked Houston's rushing attack with a third quarter 25-yard touchdown scamper that helped clinch the team's eventual walk-off 34-31 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
Landry continued his lamenting of Jordan's injury history in Houston, as this is now at least the third time in recent memory where the Texans couldn't depend on him even if they truly wanted to due to his bodily mishaps. Even heading into the regular season, Jordan's iron-fisted grasp on the RB3 role loosened tremendously right before opening day due in part to a hip flexor injury sustained during the ramp up period.
And now, after a much-needed—and potentially season-shifting—43-yard, one touchdown performance this past Sunday, Jordan yet again has to watch from the sidelines as another opportunity to make an impact in Houston's backfield is put on hold.
For Houston, now what do you do?
The Houston Texans now have to pivot after losing Jawhar Jordan to another injury
To be honest, there's not much else the Texans can do besides just work with who they have left on the roster. Woody Marks was already the de facto RB1 after David Montgomery's groin injury in week five against the Tennessee Titans.
Then you add in the returning Dare Ogunbowale and Deuce Vaughn (practice squad), and that completes Houston's current running back room. It's a sketchy place to be in because of the lack of impact depth that the team is having to work through right now, and that's especially true considering a loss of Marks for any stretch would presumably put the Texans at DEFCON 1 at the position.
It's hard not to fall down the rabbit hole of the thought, considering the rampant injuries that have already plagued the Texans throughout the first six games of the season. For now, all Houston can do is make the proper adjustments to stay competitive on the ground. Fortunately for the Texans, the recent brilliance of the passing attack will seemingly keep defenses honest enough to not completely sell out to stop the run against Houston.
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