Jadeveon Clowney Injury: Updates on Texans Star's Foot and Return

Houston Texans linebacker Jadeveon Clowney suffered a foot injury against the Tennessee Titans in Week 16 and was held out for the remainder of the season and playoffs.

Continue for updates.

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Clowney Won't Require Surgery

Wednesday, Jan. 27

Head coach Bill O'Brien indicated Clowney won't have surgery on his injured foot this offseason, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

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O'Brien Comments on Holding Clowney Out

Saturday, Jan. 9

Tania Ganguli of ESPN.com reported O'Brien said "they talked about Clowney's status toward the end of the week. He wasn't able to push off or run so they kept him out."

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Clowney Out vs. Chiefs

Saturday, Jan. 9

BJ Kissel of Chiefs.com announced Clowney was inactive against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card Round.

Ed Werder of ESPN reported Clowney was "visibly upset with [O'Brien]" and left the stadium. Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com indicated Clowney believed he was healthy enough to play.

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Clowney Comments on Injury

Sunday, Dec. 27

Clowney told reporters, "I feel good, I feel all right," per Wilson, who added that Clowney "downplayed [the] severity of [the] injury."

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Clowney Has Struggled with Injuries During NFL Career

This is the second time this year Clowney has run into injury problems. He was forced to sit out two games with ankle and back injuries during different parts of the season.

As a rookie in 2014, Clowney missed 12 games with a knee injury that kept him rehabbing well into training camp ahead of the 2015 season.

This season, Clowney has recorded 4.5 sacks and 39 combined tackles on a Texans team that won the AFC South. Houston might turn to John Simon to step in for Clowney but will need the one-time No. 1 pick to keep its defense running to its potential.

Stats courtesy of Pro-Football-Reference.com.