The hits keep coming for the Houston Texans‘ offensive personnel.
According to KPRC 2 Sports’ Aaron Wilson, tight end Cade Stover suffered a broken foot in Sunday’s 14-9 loss against the Los Angeles Rams and is out indefinitely. Houston now is down to one tight end on the active roster.
Stover, a second-year standout from Ohio State and C.J. Stroud’s tight end in college, caught a team-high four passes for 22 yards on four targets against the Rams. He’s also a highly regarded, gritty blocker who improved from Year 1 to Year 2.
The injury could be season-ending, but nothing is set in stone. As a whole, it’s another setback for a position group that’s already lost veteran Brevin Jordan for the second year in a row to a season-ending knee injury.
Dalton Schultz, who picked up two first-down receptions, is the only active tight end on the roster. The Texans have two backups in Harrison Bryant and rookie Luke Lachey on the practice squad, but they can only elevate them three times before signing them to the active roster.
This means Houston will likely need to look elsewhere to find a third option, along with elevating either Bryant and Lachey from the practice squad.
The Texans return home to NRG Stadium to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football at 6:30 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans: TE Cade Stover suffers broken foot, out indefinitely
