by Chris Mooney

So I talked up Andre Johnson so much on my last post, I may have jinxed him. As people have heard, Andre Johnson injured his knee in Sunday’s game against the Panthers. Now everyone wants to know the severity of the injury.

From the Houston Chronicle:
Andre Johnson, who hurt his left knee Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, is doubtful to play for the Texans when the team plays the Indianapolis Colts this Sunday at Reliant Stadium. The Texans had an MRI done on Johnson’s knee Monday morning and it revealed a sprain.

“I would say that he is doubtful for that football game,” Kubiak said. “We’ll know more in the next couple of days. There was no swelling, but there’s definitely a sprain there. It’s a concern right now.”

The initial diagnosis was that Johnson had strained his posterior cruciate ligament. He hurt it during a big hit that followed his last catch — a 10-yard grab — with 11:58 to go in the game.

“He has a knee sprain,” Kubiak said. “That’s the good news and the bad news. We feel fortunate. Andre is going to be fine. Is he going to be fine in one week? Or is he going to be fine in four weeks? We’re still in the evaluation stage. We don’t know.”

Johnson currently ranks fourth in the league with 262 receiving yards on 14 catches. The next most productive receiver on the team is rookie Jacoby Jones with 33 receiving yards on two catches. Kevin Walter has two catches for 17 yards.

If Johnson can’t go on Sunday, Andre’ Davis will be activated.