Summary:
The first-round pick in the NFL Draft has been ruled out of the start of the 2017 NFL season after limping off in the first pre-season game of his career.

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Jadeveon Clowney, the first overall pick in May’s draft, left the Houston Texans’ season-opener against the Washington Redskins with a knee injury. Clowney looked distraught as he left the field, but the Texans managed an impressive 17-6 win - ending a 14-game losing streak stretching back to last September. After his opening NFL game, Texans coach Bill O’Brien was cautiously optimistic, saying: ‘Looks like he’s gonna be OK. He may miss some time, he may not. We don’t know yet.’ Anxious moments: Jadeveon Clowney limped off in the second quarter of his NFL bow . Nightmare scenario: Clowney heads for the tunnel as he leaves the field injured . Before sustaining the injury in the second quarter, Clowney had one tackle for a loss of nine yards. In pre-season, Clowney had surgery for a sports hernia in June and missed two weeks after a concussion sustained during a joint practice session with the Denver Broncos last month. The Texans’ victory owed much to the heroics of an inspired JJ Watt. Rewarded with with a bumper deal in summer, the All-Pro defensive tackle sacked quarterback Robert Griffin III once, had three tackles (two for loss), a blocked extra point, a batted pass and a fumble recovery.