Owen Daniels is in a pickle....

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On the one hand OD wants to get paid for his past performances with the Texans, but he is still rehabbing the knee and it is still up in the air whether he will be fully recuperated before the start of TC July 31st.

From the clubs standpoint they don't want to go out on a limb by giving him a big contract. Too many times in the past the Texans have given the money to rehabbers and some others that blewup in their face. So they are understandably a little gunshy with OD's situation.

You have to kind of see OD's side of it because he has given it his all, and has played hurt. He probably won't (or can't) miss any of mini-camp or TC because he is still a restricted free agent (at least for one more year). Eventually he will have to sign for what he can get for at least that one extra year, and in the meantime hope the knee gets well enough to make a difference the following year. You might say both he and the club will be holding their breath waiting to see if the knee holds up and he has a year anywhere near what he has done in the past.