India, Sept. 24 -- Following a foot injury, Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon was placed on the active/non-football injury list in July. In late August, the Texans decided to place Mixon on the reserve/non-football injury list. It was earlier reported that Mixon would be away from action for at least the first four games of the season. This meant the earliest he can get ready for is Week 5. But according to collegefootballnetwork.com, the Texans have not committed to that timeline. They are set to face the Baltimore Ravens in Week 5.

A report published by ESPN last month claimed that the Texans' general manager, Nick Caserio, was noncommittal about whether Mixon would be able to play this year. Caserio was asked if Mixon would be rea...