Final injury report for Texans ahead of Week 5 showdown vs Falcons
The Houston Texans have released their official and final injury report on Friday leading up to their Week 5 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. Sunday's matchup with feature the top front runners for the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and Falcons running back Bijan Robinson. However, the Texans will […]
The Houston Texans have released their official and final injury report on Friday leading up to their Week 5 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.
Sunday's matchup with feature the top front runners for the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and Falcons running back Bijan Robinson.
However, the Texans will be without two players, with 5 others listed as questionable, going into the weekend. Here's the official report:
The injuries up-front in Houston have plagued the team all season long and it's looking like that will continue. Tackle Josh Jones has already been ruled out for the contest and left tackle Laremy Tunsil will enter into the weekend as questionable.
Tunsil did not practice all of last week going into Week 4's matchup against the Steelers and ultimately missed his third straight game. The franchise left tackle returned to practice this week and was a full participant on Friday. With Jones already ruled out, the Texans will need to have Tunsil back in the fold on Sunday.
Linebacker Christian Harris was also ruled out for Sunday's game with a concussion. Harris had one of the best games of his young career in Week 4, tying a career-high with 13 tackles. Harris has stepped up big for the Texans defense, especially on third-down, this season and will be a major absence for the unit in charge of containing the Falcons dynamic rookie running back.
Wide receiver John Metchie III, cornerback Shaquill Griffin, defensive tackle Maliek Collins, and linebacker Jake Hansen were all listed as questionable as well.
As for their opponent, the Atlanta Falcons did not list any players on their injury report for the second straight day as of Thursday. It's looking like the team will be fully healthy and ready to face off barring any setbacks between now and Sunday.
Texans lose standout OL as injuries up front continue to pile up
That’s a huge blow for the Houston Texans.
