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The last time we saw Texans linebacker Jadeveon Clowney on the field was in Week 16 of the regular season when he had a tackle in the team’s 34-6 victory over the Titans.

Clowney missed Week 17 and the team’s playoff loss to the Chiefs while dealing with a foot injury. He said after the Chiefs game that he was “frustrated” that he didn’t get on the field for those contests and said he planned to “come back and dominate the league” in 2016.

On Monday, per multiple reporters, Clowney said he didn’t need to have surgery to repair what he said was a Lisfranc injury and declared himself 100 percent healthy for the 2016 season.

History says that Clowney may have issues remaining that way. The first overall pick of the 2014 draft has missed 15 regular season games and that playoff loss to the Chiefs since joining the Texans, which has kept him from fulfilling the expectations that came with his lofty draft position.

That makes this season a big one for Clowney as the Texans will have decisions to make about his fifth-year option and a possible contract extension once the 2016 season comes to a close. Neither will feel like a particularly likely outcome if this year plays out like the last two.