Veteran middle linebacker Brian Cushing was in the Texans' locker room Wednesday, one day after being reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell following a 10-game suspension for violating the NFL performance-enhancing drug policy.
Cushing isn't on the active roster as the Texans were granted a one-week roster exemption while they evaluate his conditioning and what they want to do with their personnel. He's not expected to be activated until next week.
"We talked for a while," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said. "We're going to really condition this week to look at where he's at in that respect.