Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans revealed the extent of wide receiver Tank Dell’s gruesome injury on Monday.
Dell will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL and dislocating his kneecap during Saturday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. It is the second consecutive season that the receiver will need season-ending surgery. He broke his fibula in week 13 of last year.
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Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell covers his face as he is stretchered off the field after being injured while catching a touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
“He dislocated his knee, tore his ACL and will have to repair other things,” Ryans said. “So he’ll be out all year.”
Dell was injured on a 30-yard touchdown reception. He was crossing the back of the end zone and made a spectacular catch on a pass from CJ Stroud. He collided with teammate Jared Wayne on the way to the ground and immediately grabbed his knee.
Dell’s teammates were crying as they watched him fall. He was placed on a stretcher and taken out of the stadium in a car before spending the night in a hospital and being flown back to Houston.
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Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell holds his knee as teammate Jared Wayne checks on him after catching a touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
“It just wasn’t easy for me to sit there and get emotional,” Stroud said Monday. “But it’s something we all go through in life, and it’s easy to be a fake tough guy. It’s easy to go through life acting like everything doesn’t affect you, but deep down we all know we’re going through something.”
He also addressed criticism for letting his emotions show.
“It’s good for young men and women, children who have been raised, and I was taught this too when I was a child, not from my parents but from the world, don’t let anyone see you excited,” said the second. year added the quarterback. “Don’t let anyone see you in a bad light, and yes, there is some truth to that in certain aspects, but there is also life, and I think it was good that people saw me from that perspective and knew that there is still a human factor.” for me, and I’m a normal person.”
Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud speaks during a press conference following an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, December 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Dell will finish the season with 51 receptions for 667 yards and three touchdowns.
