Duane Brown ends holdout; returns to Texans

Duane Brown is back. The former Pro Bowl left tackle ended his holdout and returned to the Texans. Brown missed all of training camp and the first six weeks of the season. Brown could return on Sunday against the Seahawks. The Texans have a two week roster exemption on Brown; meaning they can activate him any time over the next two weeks. The team has until Saturday to activate him for Sunday's showdown in Seattle, but will have to cut a player to do so. Brown did conditioning workouts on the side during Monday's practice.