hree weeks to the day after knee surgery, Brian Cushing was out and about in Pearland. Even though he was on crutches, he was very optimistic about returning to work early in 2014. "I think January, February, I'll be a hundred percent," Cushing said. "This is quite a different deal than last year." "It's going really well," Cushing said. "Obviously, I had a pretty significant injury last year, too. I just feel like this is a lot less serious, and healing much faster. So that's a good sign." Source: HoustonTexans.com DontKnowMe's Take: At least he won't be out for so long this time.