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Texans’ Tank Dell gets carted off field after suffering gruesome leg injury

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Texans’ Tank Dell gets carted off field after suffering gruesome leg injury

Tank Dell appeared to suffer a severe left knee injury and was carted off the field after catching a touchdown pass in Saturday’s loss to the Chiefs. 

Dell caught a 30-yard pass from quarterback C.J. Stroud in the back of the end zone just before colliding with teammate Jared Wayne and Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie. 

Medical staff look at Tank Dell #3 of the Houston Texans after Dell sustained an injury while catching a touchdown in the third quarter of a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Medical staff look at Tank Dell of the Houston Texans after Dell sustained an injury while catching a touchdown in the third quarter of a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. Getty Images

Tank Dell #3 of the Houston Texans his carted off in a medical vehicle after sustaining an injury in the third quarter of a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Tank Dell of the Houston Texans his carted off in a medical vehicle after sustaining an injury in the third quarter of a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. Getty Images

Texans WR Tank Dell is going to be carted to the locker room with a knee injury after scoring on this play:

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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 21, 2024

After hitting the ground, Dell immediately started pointing to his knee and waving team trainers over. 

Stroud and other Texan teammates were visibly shaken, with tears coming from the eyes of Stroud at one point. 

Dell’s leg was placed in a vacuum splint, and he was taken to an area hospital, Pro Football Talk reported.

Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell covers his face as he is taken off the field on a stretcher after being injured while catching a touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell covers his face as he is taken off the field on a stretcher after being injured while catching a touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. AP

C.J. Stroud #7 of the Houston Texans reacts as medical staff look at Tank Dell #3, not pictured, in the third quarter of a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.

C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans reacts as medical staff look at Tank Dell #3, not pictured, in the third quarter of a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. Getty Images

It’s the second straight season Dell suffered a gruesome injury. 

In 2023, his rookie season in the NFL, Dell went down with a fractured fibula. 

Before leaving Saturday’s game, Dell had six catches for 98 yards and the touchdown catch.

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