{"id":274869,"date":"2025-08-09T18:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/274869\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T18:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:03:09","slug":"watch-texans-arrive-at-u-s-bank-stadium-for-preseason-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/274869\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Texans arrive at U.S. Bank Stadium for preseason Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Houston Texans<\/a> are ready for action on Saturday afternoon, hoping to set the tone against the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> at U.S Bank Stadium.<\/p>\n

Pro Bowl quarterback C.J. Stroud and new wide receiver Christian Kirk were seen arriving at the stadium ahead of kickoff. Here’s a shot of the new duo getting ready to begin practice, though neither player is expected to start on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Texans<\/a>\u00a0and Vikings<\/a> should both take a\u00a0cautious approach when it comes to their starters, though Minnesota does plan on seeing\u00a0first-team reps for J.J. McCarthy<\/a>\u00a0after watching the first-round pick miss his entire rookie season. That doesn’t mean he’ll play the entire game, but he’ll need to feel comfortable inside the pocket is he plans on making the ideal jump toward frontline starter status.<\/p>\n

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As for Houston? Coach DeMeco Ryans mentioned that the younger starters would see action. That means that offensive lineman Tay Ersery, the projected starting right tackle, wide receiver Jaylin Noel, who’s fighting for first-team reps in the slot, and Jayden Higgins, the newest name on the outside, are expected to see action.<\/p>\n

“Everybody’s kind of on their own plan,” Ryans said. “We’ll have a handful of guys who won’t see time at all. Then we’ll have a certain group of guys who are limited. So, it’s just a lot of different guys in different categories there.”<\/p>\n

As for Kirk and Stroud, they’re expected to see a majority of their “gotta have reps” during next week’s preseason joint practice against the Carolina Panthers<\/a> at the Methodist Training Center.<\/p>\n

Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

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