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Texans RB Slaton placed on IR with neck injury LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainNHLNBAMLBCFLNFLSoccereotText SizeHouston TX (Sports Network) The Houston Texans on Wednesday placed running back Steve Slaton on injured reserve with a neck injurySlaton missed last weeks game against the Jacksonville Jaguars due to numbness in the tip of his right thumb He was evaluated by a doctor in Dallas (on Tuesday) and has a nerve issue said Texans head coach Gary Kubiak after practice on Wednesday They think itll heal on its own here over the course of the 46 weeksThis is not careerthreatening Steves going to be fine He will play and play well Everythings going to be OK but they just said that right now he does not need to be taking any hits over the course of the next month The West Virginia product will have the injury reevaluated in 46 weeks at which point surgery could be a possibility Slaton was leading the club in rushing this season with 437 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games He also caught 44 passes for 417 yards and four TDs As a rookie in 2008 Slaton led the AFC in yards from scrimmage when he gained a franchiserecord 1282 rushing yards along with 377 receiving yards Obviously its hard to lose Steve but weve got to do whats best for the young man and his future Kubiak said Kubiak said that Chris Brown will be the man in the backfield with Slaton out In 10 games this year Brown has rushed for 249 yards and three touchdowns To fill the spot on the roster the team promoted running back Chris Henry from the practice squad Henry who joined the Texans practice squad on October 6 was a secondround pick of the Titans in 2007 (Photo The Canadian Press)Share This Fantasy Hockey ReportBecause of his recent struggles is now the time to sell Phil Kessel Scott Cullen has the answerFantasy Hockey ReportIts the fantasy midseason Scott Cullen has his first half stars and second half players to watchFantasy Hockey ReportScott Cullen has some big names to sell and the waiver wire pickups that might make the differenceFantasy Hockey ReportScott Cullen hands out his weekly awards and answers a question from a frustrated Jason Spezza ownerWatch more in our video player!CTV DISCOVERY CHANNEL DISCOVERY HD THE COMEDY NETWORK BNN MTV SPACE ANIMAL PLANET travel escape THE SPORTS NETWORK Help & Contact Us Site Map Privacy Terms & Conditions RSS Feeds Careers Advertise with TSNca All Rights Reserved 2010 ...