In the first day of practice with pads, Arian Foster has a severe groin injury. It has been reported by multiple sources that he will be forced to have surgery. He will miss the rest of the preseason and most likely multiple regular season games.
It is likely that he will be put on the NFL PUP list and miss six games. He then would be reevaluated and could easily miss more games from that point on. He is expected to be back for the second half but it is uncertain.
The Houston Texans will lean on a committee approach in the mean time.