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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: Sprains ankle
Jonathan Greenard sustained a sprained ankle in Saturday’s 26-7 win over the Packers in Preseason Week 1, Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle reports.Houston head coach David Culley referred to the injury as a “little ankle sprain,” but the team has not yet indicated the severity of the injury. That will likely happen when the medical staff can get a better look.
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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: Switching positions
Jonathan Greenard was working out with the Houston Texans’ defensive linemen during Thursday’s practice, Mark Berman of Fox 26 KRIV reports.Greenard was drafted as a linebacker out of Florida by the team last season, and he saw action in 13 games, recording 19 tackles (11 solo) and a sack over that span. Greenard is listed at 263 pounds, so he’ll likely look to add some weight on this offseason in order to provide depth at defensive end heading into the 2021 season.
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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: Records first career sack
Jonathan Greenard had one tackle, a sack, in Sunday’s 27-20 win over New England.Greenard, who helped fill in while Jacob Martin was on the reserve/COVID-19 list the last two games, played just 18 snaps but recorded the first sack of his career.
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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: Season-high snap count
Jonathan Greenard had three tackles over a season-high 57 snaps in the Week 9 win over Jacksonville.Greenard, a 2020 third-round pick out of Florida, had played just 11 snaps before Week 9. He was given a more prominent role while the Houston Texans managed a depleted linebacking corps. Both Dylan Cole (back) and Whitney Mercilus returned this week, but Jacob Martin (COVID-19) remains sidelined and Brennan Scarlett (forearm) was placed on injured reserve. Greenard could continue to see elevated playing time along with a role on special teams.
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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: Moving up depth chart
Jonathan Greenard is expected to see an uptick in usage at outside linebacker for Sunday’s game against Jacksonville, Deepi Sidhu of the Houston Texans’ official site reports.The Texans are all of the sudden feeling thin at linebacker, with Jacob Martin testing positive for the virus Thursday and both Dylan Cole and Whitney Mercilus being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list after coming in close contact with Martin. With Kyle Emanuel dealing with a concussion, that leaves both Greenard and Brennan Scarlett as healthy outside linebackers. Despite suiting up in four games this season, Greenard has yet to record an IDP-relevant stat.
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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: All clear Wednesday
Jonathan Greenard (ankle) was a full participant for Wednesday’s practice.Greenard was inactive for Thursday’s opener against Kansas City with the ankle issue but appears to be ready for a return. Now healthy, Greenard should expect to handle depth linebacker duties for Week 2 against Baltimore.
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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: Inactive for opener
Jonathan Greenard (ankle) is inactive for Thursday’s season opener against Kansas City.Greenard logged three straight limited practice sessions leading up to Thursday’s contest, so his lack of availability isn’t a complete surprise. As long as Greenard remains sidlined, Davin Bellamy or Jacob Martin could see increased snaps.
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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: Questionable for season opener
Jonathan Greenard (ankle) is officially questionable for Thursday’s season opener against the Chiefs.Greenard was limited in practice Monday and Tuesday before being handed another limited designation in Wednesday’s estimation of participation had the Houston Texans held a practice. Davin Bellamy or Jacob Martin could see an uptick in workload should Greenard sit Thursday.
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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: Dealing with injury
Jonathan Greenard (hamstring) missed Wednesday’s scrimmage, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.It’s unclear how Greenard suffered the injury, however, it’s serious enough to force him to miss valuable practice time. The 2020 third-round pick will have just one week to prepare and get healthy, as the Houston Texans are set for a Week 1 matchup against Kansas City Sept. 10. If Greenard misses time, Davin Bellamy or Jacob Martin could be in line to see an uptick in snaps.
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Texans’ Jonathan Greenard: Heading to Houston
The Houston Texans selected Jonathan Greenard in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft, 90th overall.Greenard is a twitchy edge rusher out of Florida who wreaked havoc in his senior season in Gainesville. He racked up 9.5 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss in 12 starts and starred at the combine with a 4.87 in the 40-yard dash at 263 pounds. Greenard profiles as an outside linebacker in Houston’s 3-4 scheme.
