The Houston Texans placed Jake Hummel on injured reserve before their Week 3 game against the Indianapolis Colts, sidelining him for at least four games. He sustained a groin injury in the previous matchup with Cincinnati and missed six straight practices. His absence covers the Colts game, a Week 4 home game against Dallas, plus road matchups with Tennessee and Jacksonville in London.
Hummel has mostly played special teams and has logged 150 defensive snaps in his career. His placement means Houston has four linebackers on injured reserve or the physically unable to perform list before the season reaches three games. E.J.
Speed is dealing with a significant offseason quad injury that could keep him out throughout 2026. K.C. Ossai opened the season on injured reserve, while Henry To’oTo’o went on the list after hurting his shoulder in the fourth quarter of the Texans’ Week 1 game against Buffalo.
Houston’s active roster still includes Azeez Al-Shaair, Jake Hansen, Jamal Hill, Wade Woodaz and Aiden Fisher. Hill recently moved up from the practice squad. Woodaz and Fisher, both first-year draft selections, could see more work on defense and special teams, with Woodaz having built toward a larger role during July and August.
The Texans could add or elevate another linebacker, but Kenneth Murray, a former Dallas Cowboys linebacker on the practice squad, was unavailable for the Colts game because the team had already completed its elevations. SI.com reported the move.
