Irv Smith News: Returns to practice

Smith (hand) returned to practice Thursday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 Houston reports.

Smith, who missed two days of practice this week, got healthy just in time for Saturday's preseason tilt against Carolina. It's a good time for him to be healthy, as the Texans lost a pair of tight ends this week to season-ending injuries -- Brevin Jordan (knee) and Dalton Keene (leg).