Brown (groin) returned to practice Wednesday and has been designated to return from injured reserve.
The Texans will have 21 days to evaluate Brown in practice before either adding him to the 53-man roster or keeping him on IR for the rest of the season. He caught three of four targets for 20 yards in the season opener before spending four weeks on injured reserve, but the wide receiver could be back as soon as Sunday's game against the Saints. If he's activated by Sunday, Brown could be featured in three-receiver sets alongside Nico Collins and Robert Woods, as Tank Dell is in the NFL's concussion protocol and could be trending toward sitting out the Week 6 contest.