Texans Okoye May Need MRI

Houston Texans DT Amobi Akoye, a first round pick from 2007, has been suffering from some soreness in his left knee and he may require an MRI.

Okoye said he has developed soreness in his knee while running in the Texans’ conditioning program.

"There's a little soreness there," he said. "Hopefully, it's nothing big. We’re taking a look at it. Going out there and running, it's not really inhibiting me, but I can feel a little bit of soreness. I’ll take it day by day and see if it gets worse or if it gets any better. I wouldn't necessarily say it's worrisome. Let's hope it doesn't get worrisome."

"We’ll do whatever needs to be done for Amobi to be successful,” Kubiak said. “All of our guys are sore right now because they’ve been working so hard in the conditioning program for eight or nine days.”

Okoye said he plans to wait two weeks to see if the soreness goes away. If not, he’ll get the MRI to see if there’s any damage.

"I went to the doctor, and he took a look at it and said it's nothing to worry about right now," Okoye said. "I hope it stays that way."

The Texans have invested heavily in their defensive line and are hoping that Okoye's knee pain isn't a chronic problem. It may be worrisome as Okoye's play fell off significantly, as he suffered a sophmore slump. As a 20-year old rookie Okoye put up 32 tackles and 5.5 sacks but last season only managed 24 tackles to go with 1 sack and missing 2 games due to injury.