Texans First-Round OT Tytus Howard Carted Off With Left Knee Injury

Texans first-round OT Tytus Howard went down with a left knee injury during the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. 

Howard was clearly in a great deal of pain and had to be taken off the field on a cart. 

Roderick Johnson has replaced Tytus Howard at right tackle for the Texans. 

Howard, 23, was the No. 23 overall pick by the Texans out of Alabama State. He signed a four-year, $12,225,554 rookie contract that included a $6,911,312 signing bonus.

The Texans will have a fifth-year option to pick up on Howard in 2022.  

In 2019, Howard has appeared in four games for the Texans.

We’ll have more regarding Howard as the news is available.