C.J. Stroud Questionable, Pitre OUT vs. Colts

SEPT 13 MULTIPLE LIMITED AHEAD OF COLTS The Houston Texans released their Wednesday injury report ahead of their matchup with the Indianapolis Colts this weekend, with multiple key players limited or missing practice entirely. 

Among the key players held out of practice entirely were safeties Jalen Pitre (chest) and Jimmie Ward (hip) and left tackle Laremy Tunsil (knee). 

Linebackers Blake Cashman and Denzel Perryman, tackle George Fant, receivers Robert Woods and John Metchie III, and tight end Dalton Schultz, were all among the players limited on Wednesday.

SEPT 13 TWO TEXANS TO IR The Houston Texans have placed a pair of key players on injured reserve ahead of their Week 2 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. 

Receiver Noah Brown and defensive end Hassan Ridgeway were both added to the list on Wednesday morning, meaning the pair will be forced to miss at least the next four games. 

To replace their roster spots, defensive end Michael Dogbe and punter Ty Zenter were both signed to the active roster.

SEPT 12 JALEN PITRE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL Houston Texans safety Jalen Pitre was knocked out of the team's season-opening loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday with a bruised lung. And as a result of the injury, Pitre was taken to a local hospital for overnight observation. 

24 hours later, however, the Texans and Pitre received good news, with the second-year playmaker being released from the hospital. 

Pitre is expected to make a full recovery and is now back in Houston with his family, per reports. 

AUG 30 SCRUGGS TO IR The Houston Texans have lost yet another offensive lineman to injury on Thursday, with rookie center Juice Scruggs being sent to injured reserve with a hamstring injury. 

Scruggs was expected to start following the season-ending injury to Scott Quessenberry during the preseason. 

Scruggs is just the latest in a long line of health issues for the Texans offensive line, who, along with the aforementioned Quessenberry, injury placed left guard Kenyon Green on injured reserve this week. 

Right tackle Tytus Howard also had hand surgery on August 7, and is expected to miss regular season time. 

AUG 7 HOWARD’S HAND Tytus Howard sustained a hand injury in practice Saturday, with coach DeMeco Ryans now acknowledging the standout tackle might be out of action “for a while.”

Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports that Howard, at age 27 a recent signee of a new three-year, $56 million extension, presently has a cast on the injured hand.

Word now is Howard could be out as long as six weeks, which obviously would eat into his regular season.

August 4 TEXANS QUESSENBERRY REPLACEMENT The Houston Texans announced the signing of undrafted free agent offensive lineman D.J. Scaife on Friday morning, giving the team a depth piece to help replace the loss of starting center Scott Quessenberry. 

Quessenberry tore his ACL and MCL during training camp on Thursday, ending his season.

Scaife has positional versatility along the offensive front at guard and tackle, starting over 50 games with the Miami Hurricanes between the two positions. 

The new contract, which has been described as a 'mega deal' by NFL insiders, is worth up to $260 million with $185 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid player in the NFL.