According to sources close to the situation Houston Texans cornerback Brice McCain will be out for 6 weeks with a broken foot.
#Texans CB Brice McCain had surgery this morning to repair his broken foot. He’ll be out about 6 weeks, per a person familiar w/injury.
— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) December 3, 2012
CB Brice McCain has a fracture in his foot. He had surgery this morning & a screw inserted. He’s going on IR/designated for return #Texans
— Nick Scurfield (@NickScurfield) December 3, 2012
With the injury the Texans will be leaning on Alan Ball and Brandon Harris to fill the void on the injured McCain. It will be interesting to see how the Texans will shape their roster with this injury.
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