Texans star Joe Mixon's preseason in jeopardy due to latest injury setback

Training camps opened across the NFL this week and the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers will meet in Canton Ohio July to officially kick off the preseason As the excitement for the season builds at least one running back will likely spend the month of August watching from the sideline Houston Texans star Joe Mixon's persistent ankle issue is expected to keep him from suiting up this preseason CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe two-time Pro Bowler will likely undergo further evaluation closer to the beginning of the regular season according to ESPN The Texans are scheduled to square off against the Los Angeles Rams Sept in Week The NFL System was first to summary Mixon's injury AFC DIVISION ODDS CAN CHIEFS BILLS RAVENS TEXANS MAINTAIN STREAKS Mixon started training camp on the non-football injury list The roster designation came after Mixon appeared to sustain an ankle injury earlier this offseason He didn't take the field during minicamp This isn't the first time Mixon has battled ankle problems He was sidelined for three games in after aggravating his ankle Mixon also sat out two games in with a concussion He dealt with a couple of apparent ankle sprains in although he still managed to appear in games that season A foot injury in Week of brought Mixon's season to an early end The -year-old is coming off a strong season rushing for yards in Mixon also ran for touchdowns and had one receiving result last year The Texans did add to the running backs room this offseason by signing All-Pro Nick Chubb Houston's front office also spent a fourth round draft selection on Woody Marks The Texans open their preseason Aug against the Minnesota Vikings Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter