Houston tight end Owen Daniels (hip) will miss Week 11 against Jacksonville, according to Ryan O'Halloran of The Florida Times-Union.Fantasy Spin:Jacksonville figures to be able to get past the woeful Jaguars without Daniels and this will give him more time to be ready for the Thanksgiving Day game at Detroit. Daniels has five touchdown receptions in his last six games and is probably Matt Schaub's second favorite target behind Andre Johnson.
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Arun MoraceFormer Texans punter Brett Hartmann. Photo Credit: Dave Einsel, Associated Press
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