Texans will rest Foster with more Ward

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Texans will rest Foster with more Ward
“He’s telling us we need to get him on the field more,” coach Gary Kubiak told Houston reporters Tuesday. “Arian will be totally fresh if he’s playing, if not then Derrick will be out there. We were even talking about how good he looked just practicing today. Remember when he came in, we talked about him losing six or seven pounds? He’s down now and is really going to help us down the stretch.”