Alfred Blue

Alfred Blue, who was noticeably absent from Sunday's lineup against San Francisco, did not practice on Tuesday for the Texans.

“He’s dealing with a minor shoulder injury,” head coach Bill O’Brien said Tuesday. “It’s not anything serious but it does warrant time off as far as contact so we’re just making sure that he’s healthy when we bring him back. We don’t want to bring him back too soon. Very competitive position, we know what Alfred can do. We like Alfred but we want to make sure he’s healthy when he comes back.”