Texans top pick Clowney has surgery

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Jadeveon Clowney will miss next week's mini-camp after undergoing sports hernia surgery.

The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft had missed the last two days of OTAs.

Texans coach Bill O'Brien addressed Clowney's status with reporters Friday afternoon, saying "J.D. (Jadeveon) Clowney was suffering from a little bit of an issue with his groin, so we sent him to Philadelphia to have it check out by a specialist there. And we decided the best thing for J.D. and for the best team for our team and the best thing for the organization was to have sports hernia surgery. He had that yesterday and he will be back this afternoon and he will be ready to go for training camp."

The term "sports hernia" usually refers to a core muscle injury and the normal recovery time is several weeks.

O'Brien also said JJ Watt missed Friday's practice with a "little" knee hyperextension. O'Brien called it a minor issue.

"He is fine," said O'Brien. "It's not serious at all. We just gave him the day off today."