Coach Bill O'Brien relayed Wednesday that Griffin (illness) is in line to return to action Sunday against the Broncos, Deepi Sidhu of the Texans' official site reports.

Griffin missed the Texans' last two games, but it looks like he's on track to re-enter the team's tight-end mix in Week 9. While Griffin sat out the Week 8 win over the Dolphins, Jordan Thomas stepped in as the starter and hauled in all four of his targets for 29 yards and two scores. Thomas' solid outing probably means it's no lock that Griffin will fall into a high-volume role upon his return to action. Through the Texans' first six contests, Griffin corralled 10 of 25 targets for 140 yards.