Houston Texans pass receiver Tank Dell suffered a “considerable” knee injury in Saturday’s 27-19 loss to the Chiefs and it will need him to stay in a Kansas City-area medical facility over night for more examination, head coach DeMeco Ryans revealed.
“Tank had a substantial knee injury and he’ll be remaining here in Kansas City over night getting more examinations, and we’ll get an upgrade tomorrow on him,” Ryans stated. “Just all our ideas and prayers are with Tank today.”
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports that while medical professionals are still working to figure out the level of his injury, Dell did suffer a dislocated kneecap. Rapoport includes that surgical treatment is possible, however it has actually not yet taken place.
Dell’s injury happened throughout his excellent goal catch early in the 3rd quarter. The second-year WR took a 30-yard pass from C.J. Stroud in the back of completion zone, however colleague Jared Wayne’s diving body damaged the legs of Dell, who stayed on the grass in discomfort.
Dell’s whole left leg was supported in an air cast and he was placed on a stretcher before being hauled off the field. He was then carried through ambulance to the University of Kansas medical center, where he will remain over night.
Regardless of the TD catch providing Houston an opportunity at connecting the video game, Dell’s injury was a psychological scene for the Texans.
Stroud, who belonged to the Texans’ 2023 draft class along with Dell, was plainly troubled by the injury, avoiding any instant event of his TD toss and ending up being conquered with feeling when he and his colleagues gathered around Dell.
“That’s my friend,” Stroud stated postgame. “I was going through it.”
Dell led the Texans in getting on Saturday with 6 catches for 98 lawns and a goal. It was the kind of efficiency which revealed that the 25-year-old was recovering a bit more than one year gotten rid of from suffering a fractured leg which ended his excellent novice project.
“You guys have actually seen what he implies to our whole group. It harmed. It injures to see him decrease like that,” Ryans stated. “He was having a wonderful video game, playing actually well for us. He remained in a wonderful area. We simply wish to keep him in our ideas and prayers today.”
Houston’s WR corps has actually handled injury all season with Nico Collins missing out on a number of video games due to a hamstring injury and Stefon Diggs suffering a season-ending ACL tear in Week 8.
The Texans still handled to clinch their 2nd successive AFC South title following recently’s win over the Miami Dolphins regardless of everything, however Dell’s injury on Saturday hints to be an enormous blow for a playoff-bound group.
