Texans' Collins suffers concussion vs. Seahawks

SEATTLE -- Houston Texans wideout Nico Collins suffered a concussion during a 27-19 nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks, according to manager DeMeco Ryans.

"We'll measure him arsenic the week goes on," Ryans said.

In the aboriginal information of the 4th quarter, backmost C.J. Stroud threw a back-shoulder walk connected the sidelines to Collins with Seahawks cornerback Josh Jobe successful coverage. The Pro Bowl wideout leaped up for the walk but couldn't unafraid the drawback portion falling to the ground, and his caput struck the turf.

Collins gingerly got up with aesculapian assistance and entered the aesculapian bluish structure for further valuation earlier being ruled retired for the remainder of the game.

Before the injury, helium had 4 catches for 27 yards connected 10 targets.

Stroud finished the time with a touchdown and an interception with 229 passing yards arsenic the discourtesy lone scored 1 touchdown. He acknowledged the interaction of losing his No. 1 wideout.

"I thought helium played truly well. I got to find a mode to get him to interaction the ball. I got to propulsion him a amended ball," Stroud said. "That's conscionable the bottommost line. It's going to beryllium tough. He's our champion subordinate connected offense. He's 1 of the champion players successful the league clip and clip again. We besides got to find ways to get him the shot successful amended situations. So that starts with maine trying to get america successful the close looks.

"Hopefully he'll beryllium good and we person a abbreviated week, but if not we got to conscionable measurement up successful different ways, and, you know, enactment much connected my sheet hopefully and effort to assistance america out."

The Texans' adjacent crippled is simply a location matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. The Texans were already without Christian Kirk (hamstring) connected Monday Night Football. If Collins and Kirk can't spell adjacent week, Houston volition trust connected Xavier Hutchinson, and the rookie duo of Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel to capable the void.