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Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 7:45pm
Texans Arian Foster should start against Pittsburgh. Ben Tate will be the backup. When Derrick Ward is healthy, he'll be 3rd and Chris Ogbonnaya 4th.
Monday, September 26, 2011, 6:59pm
Gary Kubiak: Ben Tate has a sore ankle but is OK. Derrick Ward didn't travel with the team this weekend but is “pretty close to getting back on the field.”
Tate will have more value as Foster's backup, but neither back figures to get a full workload with the expected return of Arian Foster.
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 1:00pm
Texans RB Derrick Ward, who was knocked out of action against the Colts, revealed Wednesday he has a high ankle sprain.
High ankle sprains are notoriously difficult to heal, so Ward will be out a few more weeks at least. This is good news for Ben Tate, who will be the bell-cow RB in Houston as long as Arian Fostser and Ward are sidelined.
HOU's Tate will 'carry most of the load' at RB until Foster returns
Monday, September 19, 2011, 5:43pm
Texans coach Gary Kubiak on RB Ben Tate: "He's playing really well...Ben's probably going to carry most of the load right now. He's coming along."
John McClain, Texans beat writer at the Houston Chronicle, didn't think that Derrick Ward would play in week 3, so Foster owners, who also have Tate, are in a nice situation for now. Houston plays at New Orleans in week 3.

