DJ Bien-Aime
HOUSTON — Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud will miss his second straight sport because of a concussion, coach DeMeco Ryans introduced Thursday.
Backup quarterback Davis Mills' will once more begin rather than Stroud when the Texans go to the Tennessee Titans(1-8) Sunday in Nashville.. Mills has an opportunity to construct on his memorable Week 10 efficiency, his first begin in over two years, when helped Houston (4-5) rally from a 19-point deficit within the second half to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 36-29. Mills had two touchdowns passing and capped the dramatic rally with a 14-yard scoring run with 31 seconds left.
This would be the second time in Stroud's three-year profession that he'll miss consecutive video games because of a concussion, the primary of which occurred throughout his rookie season in 2023. Stroud suffered a concussion that season towards the New York Jets on December 10, forcing him to overlook the subsequent two video games towards Tennessee and the Cleveland Browns, respectively. The concussion Stroud is at the moment coping with occurred within the Texans' Week 9 contest towards the Denver Broncos because the quarterback was trying to slip on a Third-down play and was hit by Broncos cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine, who lunged into Stroud's chest, which prompted the quarterback's head to hit the bottom.
Stroud has not practiced since sustaining the concussion towards Denver, which might complicate his potential return in Week 12 because the Texans have a brief week earlier than dealing with the Buffalo Payments on Thursday evening soccer.
Mills accomplished 60% of his throws in final week's win for 292 yards, two scores by the air and an interception.
Together with Stroud, Ryans additionally dominated out security Jalen Pitre (concussion) and kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn(quad).
