Overview
- Johnson suffered a sprained MCL against the Rams and is expected to miss time, with his status described as week-to-week, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
- He left Sunday’s game and did not return after the injury, ending a streak of playing every offensive snap this season.
- The team plans to evaluate him during the week, and the injury is not currently viewed as one that will force a long-term absence, according to reporting.
- Kelvin Beachum and rookie Josh Fryar are expected to start at tackle if Johnson sits against the Texans, with Fryar having logged 87 snaps over the past four weeks including a Week 11 start.
- Johnson owns a 76.6 PFF grade that ranks second on the team, leads fan Pro Bowl voting at tackle, and has triggered the second-tier fifth-year option price with a Pro Bowl selection potentially increasing that cost further.