Houston Texans rookie center Nick Martin had ankle surgery and is expected to miss four months, sources told ESPN on Thursday.The Texans second-round pick (50th overall) in the 2016 draft, Martin sustained a high-ankle sprain Aug. 18 during a practice against the New Orleans Saints.Houston will likely put Martin on injured reserve but could bring him back to practice in six weeks. He would be able to play two weeks later. The previous rule, adopted in 2012, required a team to decide if it wanted to designate a player to return when it put him on IR. In March, the NFL owners passed a change that allows a team to bring any one player back, provided he has spent at least six weeks on injured reserve.Greg Mancz, a former undrafted free agent, has played in the first two preseason games and has taken the majority of reps in Martins absence.Martins injury was the latest to an offensive line that is already missing starting tackles Duane Brown (quadriceps) and Derek Newton (hamstring).The NFL Network first reported Martins surgery.Information from ESPNs Dan Graziano, Josina Anderson and Sarah Barshop contributed to this report. Stitched Adidas NHL Jerseys . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. Cheap Hockey Jerseys . 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Instead, he would get on Williams for some of the few mistakes he made.In the beginning, it was kind of hard for me to think that way, like, `Why is he only pointing out the bad plays? Williams recalled Friday. But then I realized its only because he wants me to play the best that I can. If hes just going to keep praising me, Im just going to stay average or just decent. If I keep working on what I can get better at, Im just going to keep growing.That approach by Orgeron, hired last week as LSUs head coach after serving as the interim, helped shape Williams into becoming a playmaker on Todd Bowles defense with the New York Jets.Williams leads the team with six sacks, 22 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles. His eight tackles for loss are tied with Muhammad Wilkerson for second, behind Sheldon Richardsons 10.Hes gotten a lot better and he can get so much better, Bowles said. Hes making a lot of progress. He doesnt have a ceiling, but he doesnt have a basement, either. Right now, hes steadily ascending.Thats high praise for Williams, especially because Bowles -- a bit like Orgeron -- doesnt routinely toss out kudos to his players.I mean, that sounds great having someone like coach Bowles whos the head coach of this program to have that much belief in me and I know that Im still a young player and I have a lot to grow, still, Williams said. Im definitely a player thats going to critique myself hardest.So, even after his 2 1/2-sack game in the season opener against Cincinnati, Williams was poring through the film to figure out how he couldve gotten more.Im going to see what I did bad and see my flaws and Im going to try to correct those, he said. Im not going to point out my good plays, Im going to point out my bad plays. I feel like thats one thing thats going to keep me progressing in this league.Just as Orgeron ingrained in him.Williams has been one of the few bright spots in the Jets dismal 3-8 season, building on a solid if unspectacular rookie year in which he had three sacks after being the No. 6 overall draft pick out of Southern California.Its just natural progression, Bowles said. As a rookie, you learn so much more after 16 games and coming back the next year, so mentally we expected him to be a little better than he was last year.ddddddddddddWilliams attributes his improvement to an increased comfort in knowing what he needs to do whenever he steps on the field, as opposed to needing to think first and then react -- which is common with most rookies.I think Ive definitely progressed as a player with sacks and TFLs and stuff like that, Williams said. I know thats one thing I harped on coming out of last season, my rookie year, was getting more sacks and TFLs and the stats that people like to see.With that comfortability level that I have now, its been able to let me go out there and play the way I want to play.Williams has been facing more double-teams from opponents lately, which has led in part to him not getting any sacks in the last four games.This guy, defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers said, is still not even tapping where he can be, in my opinion.Williams could be in for a good night -- on the field and in the film room -- on Monday night when the Jets take on the Indianapolis Colts, who are second in the NFL with 38 sacks allowed. Only Cleveland, with 45, has allowed more.Andrew Luck, who has been sacked an NFL-high 35 times, is expected back at quarterback for the Colts after missing last week with a concussion.They say the O-line has been struggling, but mostly what I see is that the majority of the sacks are just from the defense executing blitzes and pressures and stuff like that, Williams said. One thing Ive noticed with Luck is that hes not afraid to hold the ball and try to break some tackles in the pocket, and I feel thats one of the reasons the sacks have been coming up.Game notes WR Brandon Marshall (foot, knee), WR Jalin Marshall (concussion), LB Lorenzo Mauldin (ankle), DT Steve McLendon (hamstring), S Calvin Pryor (concussion) and WR Devin Smith (illness) all sat out practice. LB Bruce Carter (quadriceps), RT Breno Giacomini (back, shoulder), CB Nick Marshall (ankle) and CB Marcus Williams (ankle) were limited. ... 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