Texans entire quote sheet:
http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-3/Quotes-Friday-practice/fc9694aa-f2ac-4469-951f-97560a03077d
We tend to get more BS from staff than from players, especially AJ
WR Andre Johnson
(on how hes feeling) Im feeling pretty good. Walking around since the little minor procedure was done. Ive been walking ever since it was done. Im feeling pretty good. I have to wait a few days to just get the stitches out and then once I get the stitches out, I can go all out and see where Im at.
(on if he was nervous about the procedure) When you have something like that done, you definitely worry about how fast its going to heal, but the way Im feeling right now and just the way the rehab is going, as far as my rehab, I havent felt any pain with any of the exercises Ive been doing. Ive been walking around normal. Actually, Im pretty pumped. I wish I could go out there and try to run around today to see how it feels, but I have to just wait to get the stitches out and then well go all out once the stitches come out.
(on when hell be able to play again) If I had to pick a date, I would give it a couple weeks. You really cant put a timeframe on it. Just my gut feeling right now, I would give it a couple weeks.
(on if he feels like hes a fast healer) Yeah, this is probably the, out of any procedure Ive ever had done, this is the probably the best Ive felt after Ive had one done. Im pretty confident about this one. Like I said, Im pretty pumped. Just cant wait to get these stitches out, so I can get to rolling.
(on how many stitches he has) They had to make two incisions and Im not sure how many stitches are back there, but I have two cuts.
(on the process to prevent scar tissue and speed up the healing) This just went in. I had a lot of scarring around my tendon. Thats what the irritation and everything was coming from, so they had to go in and clean it out, clean it up. They went in, cleaned it up and that was pretty much it.
(on if he feels good about his rehab) I do. Like I said, the way I feel, I havent been feeling any pain doing the rehab. Ive been on the bike. With all those things, I havent felt any pain. Ive been walking around. Ive been bending my leg and everything. I havent felt any pain, any soreness or anything. The only thing that really bothers me a little bit is where I have the stitches. I think once I can get those out and the cuts close up, then Ill be fine. I think thats why Im so pumped about it. I feel very comfortable.
(on what he thought when he went down in the game) I really didnt know. I was scared. I really couldnt explain what it was. I just felt pain. You could see I was grabbing my leg when I was laying on the ground. We went and got the MRI and got the problem fixed, so I wont have to deal with it again.
(on if hes surprised by how good he feels now) Yeah, he told me Id feel a lot better. At first when he told me, Im like Nah, I dont think itll feel that way after the procedure, but he didnt lie to me. I feel real good. Like I said, Im walking around. Even when some of the coaches see me, they see like a pep in my step. They wish I could be out there, but its a process we have to go through and Im going to keep doing what I need to do to be ready as fast as possible.
(on how hard it is for him to have to miss games) Its hard, especially the way were playing as a team. When I came in the locker room after I got injured, that was the first thing I thought about. To have something like this happen, its a bad feeling, but at the same time, its a part of the game and I think itll make us stronger as a football team and I think it makes me much better as a player. I get to sit back and watch this week. Who knows what could happen next week after the stitches are removed and we just keep moving forward.
(on what caused the scar tissue) I think it was just from an old injury. Ive had problems with feeling pain behind my knee before. After talking to the doctors assistant, he asked me did I ever have an old injury before and he was telling me, thats what he thinks the scarring was coming from, came from an old injury because it had actually built up. It was a pretty big lump of it.
(on if there will be significant benefits to the procedure beyond repairing the leg) Yeah, it bothered me a little bit during training camp. Then it went away. Then it came back again and I went down in the game against Pittsburgh. Like I said, Im just glad that its over with, its fixed and I can move on.
(on if this is the best the Texans have been prepared to play without him) I just think that our team as a whole, the whole attitude of the team is totally different than it used to be. Of course, you dont want to lose anybody, but at the same time, we know whats at stake for our team. Guys are going to go out and get the job done. Itll be hard watching on the sidelines Sunday, but like I said, Im going to do everything I can to hurry up and get back out on the field.
(on if he will be back two weeks from now) I dont know. That just depends on how I feel once the stitches come out.
(on what the doctor told him) Well, he told me once the stitches come out, I can just go for it. I think Im a fast healer.
(on when the stitches will come out) Theyre going to check on them in like five days, so well see from there.
(on if he cant run until the stitches are out) No, I can turn up my treatment a little bit more starting Monday, so Ill be going a little bit harder Monday. Well see what they have for me when I get in on Monday.