New Houston Texans running back David Johnson has not exactly been a picture of health over the past several years.

He played in just one game in 2017 before bowing out with a season-ending wrist injury, and after rebounding to play a full 16-game campaign in 2018, he missed some time this past year because of ankle issues.

But Johnson, whom the Texans acquired via trade with the Arizona Cardinals last month, insists that he is not concerned about his durability heading into 2020:

“Guys get nicked up, get injuries all the time, so you can't really predict what's going to happen,” Johnson said on a conference call Friday, according to Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com. “I know that I'm going to do everything that I can to be ready and keep my body as healthy as possible. I think that the biggest thing that I'm going to really focus on is doing overtime as far as keeping my body healthy.”

As far as 2019, Johnson said he only had “little nicks and bruises with some minor injuries.”

In the 13 games he played this past season, Johnson rushed for just 345 yards and a couple of touchdowns while averaging 3.7 yards per carry, a far cry from his career year in 2016 when he racked up 1,239 yards and 16 scores on the ground.

The 28-year-old has largely struggled since that breakout campaign, failing to reach the 1,000-yard plateau over the last three seasons. As a result, the decision of the Texans to trade star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins for Johnson and a second-round draft pick was universally criticized.

However, Johnson seems determined to prove the critics wrong.

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