Texans running back Steve Slaton, who have been recovering from neck surgery all offseason, has still not been medically cleared to participate in contact practices, according to the team. Slaton has slimmed down to about 200 pounds this offseason. "He's looked good," Kubiak said. "He's had a good offseason. He's dropped a little weight. Obviously, if we were hitting today, he would not be hitting. He hasn't been turned loose for that yet. But we should be able to get the whole offseason out of him. Steve will come back. This team needs him to come back big-time." After his very down 2009 season, Slaton needs to be healthy in training camp to try and carve out a role for himself in 2010. Source: HoustonTexans.com
It's not like he is sitting out on his own. The doctors haven't cleared him to practice yet and I'm sure Kubiak doesn't want him taking unnecessary hits in the off-season.
