HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans activated star defensive end J.J. Watt from the physically unable to perform list Saturday, and waived 18 players.Watt, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, missed the entire preseason after having back surgery in July. He has started every game in his five-year career and is expected to start next Sundays opener against Chicago.Coach Bill OBrien said Friday that Watt was doing much better than a couple of weeks ago and that it looks looks decent for him to play against the Bears. Watt hasnt spoken to the media in a month, but when he did talk to reporters at the start of training camp he noted that he doesnt necessarily need preseason work to play in Week 1.In 2012, I missed all of training camp and didnt have a problem there, he said on July 31. I dont see this being a problem. I dont plan on missing my first game now, but I cant promise it. Im going to do everything I can.Also activated from the PUP list was veteran offensive tackle Duane Brown, who has been rehabbing a torn quadriceps. Brown probably isnt as far along in his recovery as Watt and could miss Week 1.Brown, Houstons left tackle for the last eight seasons, said last week hes feeling better, but wouldnt put a percentage on his chances of playing against Chicago.Were not going to do numbers. Just taking it a day at a time, he said. Thats something I dont want to rush on. I want to make sure Im Duane Brown that Ive become over the years when Im out there.Two veterans were released outright: receiver Cecil Shorts III and safety Antonio Allen.Running backs Akeem Hunt and Kenny Hilliard and tackle Jeff Adams were among other players waived by Houston to get the roster down to 53 players.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFLNiklas Hjalmarsson Coyotes Jersey . 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"We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long.Felipe Massa believes Nico Rosbergs defensive manoeuvre on Lewis Hamilton in Austria went just beyond the acceptable limit but was not worthy of a post-race penalty.?Hamilton collided with Rosberg when the championship leader aggressively defended his lead on the final lap. After contact Hamilton went on to win the race and Rosberg crawled home with a damaged car to finish fourth, with both men incurring the wrath of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.On Thursday Mercedes confirmed it will not be imposing team orders on its drivers for the incident, which the stewards blamed on Rosberg. Massa, one of the most experienced drivers on the grid, says he questioned Rosbergs driving after seeing the incident a second time.Asked if Rosberg had waited to late to turn right for the corner, Massa said: But this is what everybody is doing if somebody is trying to pass you around the outside, everybody is waiting a little bit to turn. Maybe he wait a little bit too much but waiting a little bit to turn, you do it, otherwise if you turn too early the other guy can pass you on the exit, but this is part of the game. For sure this was a little bit too much.When I saw it the first time I thought it was normal, a race incident, but then when you see the replay, when you see the slow motion, when you see everything, for ssure he passed a little bit the limit.dddddddddddd He already paid for what he did, he finished fourth and he was penalised but he didnt lose anything so the penalty I think the FIA just wants to show they are doing something but he didnt do anything to get himself penalised.However Massa thought Rosbergs reprimand for continuing with a damaged car was harsh, given that he slowly made his way round to the chequered flag after the incident.?What are you going to do? He will stop? He had nothing to do. Whatever situation like that you come slowly, he came slowly anyway, he didnt disturb anybody.Massa believes the incident would not be such a big talking point if Hamilton and Rosberg had been driving for different teams.?The problem is because, all these talks now is because they are from the same team. Because if they were not for the same team nobody would be saying anything here, everybody would say ah, they are fighting. Its an amazing fight between whatever, a Ferrari and a Mercedes for the championship, this is amazing, but because they are in the same team you guys are ah, its amazing what has happened, I mean we cannot forget they are fighting for the championship. ' ' '
