Five weeks of rehabilitating chronic hamstring injury could finally lead to Texans rookie wide receiver Keke Coutee returning in time for the playoffs.

The fourth-round draft pick from Texas Tech has been limited in practice for weeks as he tries to manage his third hamstring injury of the season. Because of the injury, Coutee has only played in six games with two starts. He has 28 receptions for 287 yards and one touchdown.

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Texans coach Bill O'Brien hasn't ruled out Coutee potentially playing Saturday in an AFC wild-card playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts.

“Definitely, I think he’s trending that way," O'Brien said. "I think there’s a shot. We have to see how he looks in practice on a day-to-day basis, but there’s a shot there.”