(SportsRadio 610) - Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks and rookie cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. are among the team's six inactive players against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
The Texans (1-9-1) host the Browns (4-7) in Deshaun Watson's return from an 11-game suspension. Watson, who sat out last season with the Texans, has not played since January 2021.
Houston will be without its top receiver in Cooks (calf), and cornerback in Stingley (hamstring).
Also among the Texans' inactive players: running back Rex Burkhead, defensive lineman Thomas Booker, offensive lineman Austin Deculus and tight end O.J. Howard.
For the Browns, inactive players are tight end David Njoku, quarterback Kellen Mond, wide receiver Michael Woods II, cornerback Thomas Graham Jr., defensive end Isaiah Thomas and defensive tackle Tommy Togiai.