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Texans send rookie CB to showers after big hits

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Houston Texans rookie Lonnie Johnson Jr. didn't make any friends on the first day of joint practices with the Green Bay Packers, and he didn't even get to finish the workout because his coach kicked him off the field after the cornerback leveled two players in what was supposed to be a non-tackling session.

"It was a play that developed over there, and it was time for Lonnie to head to the showers," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said.

O'Brien added that it was "not a big deal.