As the Texans wait for linebacker Jadeveon Clowney to be ready to practice after his rookie season ended in microfracture surgery on his knee, coach Bill O’Brien has a specific date in mind for his return.
“I would say that the goal is to get him back on the field by about August 17th and then go from there,” Bill O’Brien said Sunday, via comments distributed by the team.
So why the 17th? O’Brien didn’t elaborate.
“I don’t know,” O’Brien said. “We’ll see how he is on the 17th.”
O’Brien is nevertheless optimistic that, come the 17th, Clowney will be ready to go.