Texans' Will Fuller, Vince Wilfork remain sidelined after bye

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Texans rookie wide receiver Will Fuller and five-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Vince Wilfork remained sidelined at practice Monday due to injuries following a bye week.

Texans coach Bill O’Brien was noncommittal on their status for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

“No question that they’re day-to-day,” O’Brien said. “I’m not sure that they would be available for Jacksonville. It looks like they might. I wouldn’t know that until the end of the week.”

Fuller has been dealing with knee and hamstring injuries and was forced out of a win over the Detroit Lions.

Wilfork injured his groin against the Lions and didn't return. If Wilfork is out Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, rookie D.J. Reader could make his first NFL start in his place.

Wide receiver Jaelen Strong is expected to miss roughly a month with a sprained ankle he sustained against the Lions, according to sources not authorized to speak publicly. Strong was in a walking boot after the game and had a magnetic resonance imaging exam.

Texans cornerback Kevin Johnson didn't require surgery to repair the damage to a broken foot. Johnson underwent offseason surgery after his rookie season to address a Jones fracture in the same foot. This time, Johnson is allowing the foot to heal on its own. Johnson's long-term medical outlook for the foot is regarded as good.

Texans inside linebacker and special-teams ace Brian Peters is still out with a quadriceps injury that has kept him out since a road loss to the Minnesota Vikings.