Hebron "Loni" Fangupo, DT

[Rey]

Originally Posted by HOU-TEX

Dude got hurt in practice today per Scurfield's Tweet

McClain says he was "carted off", but that doesn't mean it's serious...

I think that's about standard for leg injuries...Like with Andre last year...

Hopefully he will be ok...I'd like to see him make the roster and get some burn this year if he is good enough...

[Playoffs]

http://lockerz.com/s/210783584

Webster's forced to changed the definition of "calves" to "trunks" by Fangupo!

[The Pencil Neck]

He comes in with a rep for getting injured. This isn't good even if it isn't a serious injury.

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by The Pencil Neck

He comes in with a rep for getting injured. This isn't good even if it isn't a serious injury.

Oh well, we were half-expecting this, weren't we?

[Playoffs]

[Rey]

No word yet?

Their probably deciding how severe they want the injury to be.

[CloakNNNdagger]

No "live contact" during 3rd phase OTA's.............down by "friendly fire?"

on NT Hebron Fangupo going down and what happened to his knee) “Don’t know. It got rolled up in a pile. That’s the biggest thing when you come out here for the first day, having competitive-type practices, guys are a little exciting so you’ve got to calm them down but hopefully he’ll be okay.”



(on what kind of injury NT Hebron Fangupo had) “I don’t know. I really don’t know. I know they took him in but he did walk off the field.”

link

This is his LEFT knee........same side as his previous ankle fractures.

[Honoring Earl 34]

Originally Posted by CloakNNNdagger

No "live contact" during 3rd phase OTA's.............down by "friendly fire?"

link

This is his LEFT knee........same side as his previous ankle fracture.

Him and Berkman can rehab together .

[Rey]

Stephanie Stradley ‏@StephStradley


Kubiak: Fangupo hope to be back next week. Holding out Sharpton right now, will be ready for camp. #TexansOTA

[GP]

Originally Posted by The Pencil Neck

He comes in with a rep for getting injured. This isn't good even if it isn't a serious injury.

Agreed. Not a good omen.

[pec0sb0b]

Read they had him on the exercise bike today.

[Rey]

The Texans had an injury scare on the first day of organized team activities (OTAs) Monday when rookie nose tackle Hebron Fangupo got rolled up in a pile and appeared to injure his knee.

It turns out the injury was not serious, and Fangupo, an undrafted free agent from BYU, should be back on the field soon.

“Loni’s fine,” Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Tuesday. “He’ll miss the rest of this week, and we’re hoping maybe he’s back next week. So we got a little lucky. Had a pile out there, but we’re much better today as far as staying off the ground. He’s going to be OK.”

Fangupo, 26, is one of four nose tackles on the Texans’ roster. Shaun Cody and Earl Mitchell both played in all 16 games last season. They’re now joined by Fangupo and undrafted rookie David Hunter from Houston.

http://blog.houstontexans.com/2012/0...ebron-fangupo/

[GP]

Kubiak: "He's fine...he'll miss the rest of the week..."

LOL.

[drs23]

Selfish off topic post:

Sure wish I could watch it later on "Hard Knocks".

/selfish post

[Playoffs]

Opportunity knocks for rookie NT Hebron Fangupo

Name game: Big opportunity awaits rookie NT Hebron Fangupo

Texans nose tackle Hebron Fangupo gets his nickname, “Loni,” from Hepeloni. It’s the Tongan version of his first name, which he says is a Biblical site in Jerusalem where the prophet Abraham was buried.

Fangupo’s friends, family, coaches and teammates call him Loni. But his name on the Texans’ roster, per Fangupo’s request, is listed as Hebron.

Why?

“My boss-slash-wife prefers Hebron,” Fangupo said on Wednesday.

Asked about Texans head coach Gary Kubiak seeming to prefer Loni, Fangupo smiled and quipped, “I don’t go home to Coach.”

Moments earlier, Fangupo had explained his name (pronounced HEE-brawn) to a group of reporters at Reliant Stadium as “like LeBron, but Hebron.”

Name intrigue aside, Fangupo (6-0, 319) is a 27-year-old undrafted rookie from BYU with a big opportunity on his immediate horizon. With two preseason games remaining, he and Earl Mitchellare only healthy nose tackles currently on the Texans’ roster. Starter Shaun Cody is sidelined by a back injury. Sonny Harris is headed for injured reserve because of a triceps injury.

“I’ve been taught ever since I got to college, when you get the opportunity, take it,” Fangupo said. “I never wanted to take opportunity in this fashion, to happen in this way. Because going through camp, you build a relationship with every man you’re going through drills with, and you tend to care for them. I personally actually pray for each one of them every day.

“This opportunity coming, I’m not going to take it as like jumping in to take (Harris’) spot or anything. I’m coming in and I hope to get the opportunity to make the Texans fans proud, myself proud, the coaching staff proud, especially my wife back home – for this opportunity to provide for her. So I prayed for that opportunity every day, but I never wanted it to come in this fashion. One promise I will make is I’ll hold the point and I’ll do my best out there...”

read more: http://www.houstontexans.com/news/ar...7-676ca7b163bf

[Bulls on Parade]

I'm not expecting Hebron Fangupo to become the next Tony Siragusa over night but hopefully he will be as good as I think his potential ceiling actually is.