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Louis Murphy Active, Andre Johnson Inactive for Raiders-Texans Game

Oct 3, 2010 – 2:28 PM
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Tom Herrera

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Louis Murphy injuryLouis Murphy will play in Week 4 despite his clavicle injury. Andre Johnson's fantasy owners, on the other hand, aren't so lucky. Andre Johnson will be inactive against the Raiders for their Week 4 showdown. Texans beat writer John McClain reported that Jacoby Jones will start in Johnson's place. (See the full inactives list here.)

Johnson has been dealing with a high ankle sprain that he re-aggravated in a loss to the Cowboys last week. FanHouse's Stephanie Stradley reported on Friday that the Texans tried to expedite the healing process with platelet-rich plasma therapy on his ankle, but as we've seen with high ankle sprains, it usually isn't a quick recovery. If you were burned and need a last-minute fill-in, I'd advise a waiver-wire option like Legedu Naanee or Mario Manningham, unless someone left on your bench has a late game.

Murphy, who has produced No. 1 receiver quality numbers in back-to-back weeks, was limited in practice Thursday and Friday due to a bruised clavicle, but he'll be in the lineup Sunday. He makes for a good No. 3 WR start against a Texans defense that has given up a whopping 368.7 passing yards per game and six touchdowns through the air. Oakland QB Bruce Gradkowski has targeted the team's best wideout often since being thrust into the starting role.
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