Texans' O'Brien rips superintendent over Watson comment

Houston Texans: Quarterback Deshaun Watson said he's not worried about the Houston-area superintendent of schools making an inflammatory comment about the trustworthiness of black quarterbacks. Lynn Redden -- superintendent of the Onalaska Independent School District in the Piney Woods, about an hour north of Houston -- is reportedly under investigation for a comment made on Facebook about Watson holding onto the ball as time ran out in Week 2. Redden claimed he thought the comment was a direct message. "When you need precision decision making you can't count on a black quarterback," Redden wrote, later admitting to the message in a Houston Chronicle interview. Texans coach Bill O'Brien shared his pointed thoughts on the post-Wednesday. "I really don't want to waste a lot of time responding to outdated, inaccurate, ignorant, idiotic statements. I'll just let Deshaun's proven success on the field (and) his character off the field speak for itself. He's one of the greatest guys I've ever coached. He represents everything that's right about football, about life. His teammates respect him, his coaching staff respects him. In this day and age, it's just amazing that that BS exists, but it does."

Indianapolis Colts: Le'Raven Clark could remain in the lineup at left tackle Sunday, and the task is tall against the Philadelphia Eagles' deep defensive line rotation. Clark started at left tackle in Week 2 when Anthony Castonzo's chronic hamstring injury kept him on the sideline after Joe Haeg filled in for Castonzo in Week 1. Castonzo will attempt to return and make his season debut against the Eagles, but head coach Frank Reich indicated the Colts are playing it safe with quarterback Andrew Luck's blind-side protector. "We think he's going to be back," Reich said, cautioning that both player and coach expected Castonzo to start at Washington.

Jacksonville Jaguars: Leonard Fournette was back on the field for practice Wednesday, returning for the first time since he exited the Week 1 win over the New York Giants with a hamstring injury. Fournette, who said his hamstring popped, did not play last week in the Jaguars' win over the Patriots. But his understudy, T.J. Yeldon, missed practice Wednesday with an ankle injury. Quarterback Blake Bortles said Fournette looked good. "It looked like he was Leonard. He was flying around, making some good plays. He got some touches and looked good," Bortles said.

Tennessee Titans: Quarterback Marcus Mariota experienced tingling in two of his fingers, and the Titans are not sure when he will be ready to return from an elbow injury suffered Week 1. Mariota took the practice field Wednesday with the index and middle fingers cut out of a glove on his throwing hand. He said the issue is with the nerves in those fingers. "It's getting better, but it is frustrating. It is hard because it's one of those things where you can't really do a whole lot," Mariota said. Blaine Gabbert, who started Week 2 and guided Tennessee to a 20-17 win over Houston, will continue to take the first-team reps with the offense in preparation for Sunday's game with the Jaguars.