On Monday, Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Mixon is still working his way back from the ankle injury and that a timetable for his return remains up in the air. Most notably, Ryans changed his wording from “day to day” to “week to week” when describing the timeline of Mixon’s status.

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon started the regular season with a dominant performance that had many excited about a potential work-horse role on his new team. Then Mixon suffered an ankle injury in Week 2 and has yet to return to action in 2024.