Texans' Dell hospitalized with 'significant' injury

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Houston Texans wideout Tank Dell was carted disconnected pinch a near knee wounded aft catching a touchdown walk from backmost C.J. Stroud successful the 3rd 4th of Saturday's 27-19 nonaccomplishment astatine the Kansas City Chiefs.

Dell was taken to University of Kansas Hospital, a Level 1 trauma halfway astir 12 miles from Arrowhead Stadium. Coach DeMeco Ryans called it a "significant" wounded and said Dell would stay astatine the infirmary overnight for further evaluation.

"All our thoughts and prayers are pinch Tank correct now," Ryans said. "You guys tin spot what he intends to our full team"

On the Texans' first possession of the 2nd half, Stroud threw a 30-yard touchdown walk to Dell successful the extremity area to make the people 17-16. But connected the reception, wideout Jared Wayne collided pinch Dell's little limb and the second-year wideout retired of Houston instantly grabbed his limb and hardly moved.

The Texans hovered astir Dell arsenic a fewer players collapsed retired into tears earlier his limb was placed successful an aerial formed and he was lifted into the backmost of the cart. Dell was playing a awesome domiciled connected the time arsenic he had a team-high 98 yards connected 7 catches pinch a touchdown.

"It hurts to spot him spell down for illustration that," Ryans said. "He was having a awesome game."

This is different awesome wounded for Dell. His rookie play was trim short aft he suffered a surgery limb successful an early December crippled against the Denver Broncos. Earlier successful the offseason, he was changeable astatine a backstage arena successful Sanford, Florida, wherever authorities said a teenage gunman injured 10 group aft an altercation connected April 28. Dell's coiled was minor, and he was released from the infirmary soon aft the shooting.

Dell has 667 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns connected the season.

Dell's wounded was the 3rd awesome little limb wounded for the Texans successful the afternoon. Earlier successful the game, defender Shaq Mason suffered a knee wounded successful the first quarter, and information Jimmie Ward injured his ft successful the second. Ward was carted off, and Mason limped disconnected aft bodies fell connected his knee but was ruled retired soon afterward.