The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... GM Rick Smith said Monday that he doesn't believe Foster's calf injury will linger with the star running back throughout the season. Smith told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the Texans decided to put Foster on the physically unable to perform list to begin training camp to alleviate any concerns that the right calf strain would linger. "We want to make sure that he is totally 100 percent ready. So he's very close," Smith said. "We are just making sure that he is ready to go when we let him loose. We are being cautious and taking that slowly, but I have no worries that that is going to be something that he is going to have to deal with."

Diehards Line: In case you missed it, HC Gary Kubiak told ESPN on Monday that Foster might be activated as soon as the middle of this week. Foster said Saturday that he feels good and that he expects to be activated from the PUP list soon. ... Worth noting: Foster spent the offseason using a different training regimen in an attempt to try to "reinvent" himself. He said that the injury was what prompted the change but that it ended up being beneficial beyond that because he thinks doing the same workouts too much could cause a plateau in performance. So Foster might be as eager to get back to work as we to see him do so.