Texans GM on Joe Mixon's foot injury: 'It was kind of a freak thing' Sean Leahy January 22, 2026 at 2:24 AM 0 One day after Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans had "no clarity" on Joe Mixon's injury situation, general manager Nick Caserio shed a little light on the entire situation. "It was a very unique situation," Caserio said Wednesday. "I don't think anybody really had any clarity, honestly, from the start of the year until now. I'd say Joe worked very, very hard to try to get himself ready to play football, it just never manifested itself and came to fruition.
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Sean Leahy January 22, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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One day after Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans had "no clarity" on Joe Mixon's injury situation, general manager Nick Caserio shed a little light on the entire situation.
"It was a very unique situation," Caserio said Wednesday. "I don't think anybody really had any clarity, honestly, from the start of the year until now. I'd say Joe worked very, very hard to try to get himself ready to play football, it just never manifested itself and came to fruition.
"We probably have an opportunity to see where he is in the offseason, relative to next year. It was as unique a situation, an injury, as I've been associated with. I don't want to call it a freak thing, but it was kind of a freak thing. Joe worked really hard, put his best foot forward. It just didn't work out."
The 29-year-old Mixon did not play this past season, his second with the Texans. In August, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury with a foot injury that kept him out of offseason OTAs, minicamp and training camp.
Caserio said Mixon has been affected by a medical condition, not anything the running back did that would jeopardize his ability to play.
"He didn't do anything off the field. It wasn't like he was riding a snowmobile or anything like that," Caserio said. "I'd say it was just more of a medical condition or situation that really didn't improve maybe as much as everybody would have hoped. ... He didn't jump off a building. He wasn't cliff diving. He wasn't doing anything irresponsible. It was a freak thing."
Mixon was traded to Houston during the 2024 offseason after seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. During the 2024 season, Mixon racked up 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns as the Texans' starting running back, earning his second Pro Bowl nod as a result.
Mixon is signed through the 2026 season and has $8 million left on his contract, but it would only cost the Texans $2 million to release him, according to Over the Cap. Caserio said the team will evaluate him later this offseason and make a determination on his future.
Source: "AOL Sports"
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Published: January 21, 2026 at 12:27PM on Source: OPERA MAG
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