HOUSTON -- The rest did Houston Texans inside linebacker Brian Cushing some good.

"Moving around, cutting, running, endurance," Cushing said. "Feel a lot better; just excited."

Cushing added that he wasn't sure yet if he would play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, but he did say this:

"Nothing's definite, but I feel good. I want to play and hope to play. That's the plan."

The Texans listed inside linebacker Jeff Tarpinian (knee) as out. Three players are questionable: Cushing, Jadeveon Clowney, who is dealing with a flu-like illness, and cornerback Darryl Morris, who could return for the Texans after being out with an ankle injury for several weeks. Morris did not practice on Friday.

What the Texans and Cushing are weighing are the pros and cons of bringing him back. He didn't feel like himself during the Texans' Monday night game, and the team decided it would be better for his knee to get some rest rather than play in Tennessee. If Cushing sits out this Sunday, he'd get three consecutive weekends off, as the Texans' bye week follows the Eagles game.

"Yeah, but I kind of don't think like that, you know," Cushing said. "Obviously I love playing, I want to be out there, but at the same time I want to play at my best level and feel as best as I can and have a good rest of the year. We gotta figure out a specific technique and formula that works for that to happen."