GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 09: Defensive Coordinator Romeo Crennel of the Houston Texans during the preseason NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on August 9, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

HOUSTON (CBS RADIO) – Houston Texans Defensive Coordinator Romeo Crennel says that he hopes number one overall draft pick Jadeveon Clowney will be on the field on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns and if he gets on the field it will help with the Texans evaluation.

Clowney has had virtually no playing time this season and has missed practice a lot as well, even after recovering from early season knee surgery.

“He hasn’t been on the practice field as much as he needs to be,” Crennel said. “That is why the question mark still hangs over his head.”

“If he’s able to get on the field, then I think we’ll have a better idea about where he is and what kind of contribution that he’ll make.”

Clowney played two weeks ago in Tennessee, his first action since week one, but missed the Texans week 9 game with a sickness. Crennel noted that with a rookie everything is new to them when they step on the field, so it will take Clowney being out there to see the kind of impact he can have on the Texans defense.

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