Overview
- Coach DeMeco Ryans confirmed Stewart will undergo season-ending surgery for a quad injury, with an injured reserve move expected.
- Stewart was hurt in the second quarter against Jacksonville, had his left leg immobilized on the field and was carted to the locker room.
- Bryant shifted from nickel to safety during the game, with Mills and Reed in the mix going forward; Jalen Pitre was out with a concussion and Jimmie Ward remains on the PUP list.
- Stewart had stepped into the starting role after the release of C.J. Gardner-Johnson and logged significant snaps with 25 tackles, two pass breakups and a forced fumble this season.
- The Texans improved to 4-5 with the comeback and, with the trade deadline passed and roughly $7.7 million in cap space, may make only modest depth additions as a defense that entered Week 10 as top-six against the run and pass adjusts.