Houston Texans WR Tank Dell suffers serious knee injury on touchdown catch vs. Chiefs

Jarrett Bailey

Houston Texans WR Tank Dell suffers serious knee injury on touchdown catch vs. Chiefs image

The Houston Texans are in the midst of a back-and-forth game with the No. 1 seed in the AFC Kansas City Chiefs to kickoff Week 16 in the 2024 NFL season. And while they tied the game on a long touchdown pass from C.J. Stroud to Tank Dell, it seems to have come at a great cost.

Dell was hit in the knee as he made the catch by a combination of a Chiefs defensive back and fellow receiver Jared Wayne. Dell grabbed for his leg and trainers rushed onto the field. He was put on a stretcher and carted off the field after a long pause.

While the severity is yet to be known, it is clearly a serious one. And on top of it being a blow to the Texans' offense, it's another injury to a promising young receiver who suffered a torn ACL at the tail end of last season.

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Jarrett Bailey is a freelance NFL writer for The Sporting News. He previously wrote for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, The 33rd Team and Pro Football Network. Enjoyer of chocolate milk, metal music, Batman, pasta salad, and pro wrestling. There is nothing more breathtaking than a Jeff Hardy swanton bomb.