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Tom Carpenter, ESPN Staff Writer 10y

Is Andre Johnson's health a concern?

After holding out all offseason, Andre Johnson reported to training camp in late July and was quickly felled by a hamstring injury. That's quite an inauspicious start to the preseason for a 33-year-old receiver.

He ended up missing a couple of weeks worth of practices, but he was back in the mix a week ago and reportedly has looked terrific.

"Texans receiver Andre Johnson showed no signs of rust from his time away from the team this offseason," wrote CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora.

"He was showing up all over the field [Wednesday], making one incredible catch in the back of the end zone, staying in bounds and holding on to the ball in a red zone drill."

Johnson held out because he wasn't happy with the direction of the franchise, and part of that surely was the questions at quarterback, where noodle-armed Ryan Fitzpatrick is at the helm. Still, Johnson managed to rack up 109 catches for 1,407 yards and 5 TDs last season, despite having struggling quarterbacks (Matt Schaub, Case Keenum) throwing the ball his way all year.

The bigger concern should be his durability. To his credit, Johnson hasn't missed a game the past two seasons. However, he combined to miss a dozen games during the 2010-11 seasons. A 33-year-old receiver with 154 games under his belt, who missed the offseason and battled a two-week hamstring injury in camp is inherently a risky proposition in Fantasyland -- especially with a current ADP of No. 33 overall.

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