Third-year Texans receiver Jaelen Strong is appealing his NFL-mandated one-game suspension for an arrest on a marijuana possession charge in February of 2016 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
If Strong loses his appeal, he'll be suspended for the Texans' first regular-season game Sept. 10 against Jacksonville, according to an NFL official familiar with the situation.
Strong, who's had an excellent training camp, according to his coaches and teammates, would return for the second game at Cincinnati.
BACK IN 2016: Jaelen Strong calls his arrest 'pretty embarrassing'
Strong, a third-round pick in 2015, was arrested on Feb.