Houston Texans' Arian Foster being patient with injury

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster plans to be patient and says he wants to be close to fully recovered before returning from a groin injury.

Foster suffered a torn groin on Aug. 3 and underwent surgery four days later. He missed all four preseason games and will sit out Sunday's regular-season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Foster says he won't rush back from the injury as there is a risk of reinjuring the groin if he isn't close to 100 percent.

"It's not something you can push through," Foster told reporters. "I played entire seasons with a torn meniscus, I've played entire seasons with a broken collarbone. There's things that you can push through, but like muscle injuries, there's nothing you can do because it literally hinders your movement.

"As soon as I can feel the movement isn't hindered and I'm not going to reinjure it, I'll be out there."

The 29-year-old Foster rushed for 1,246 yards last season, the fourth 1,000-yard season of his career.

Alfred Blue, a second-year pro from LSU, will start the opener.