The Houston Texans Have Placed Wide Receiver Nico Collins on Injured Reserve, Preventing Him from Playing for at Least Four Games

NFL's leading receiver, Nico Collins, will miss at least four games due to a hamstring injury sustained in the Houston Texans' Week 5 match against the Buffalo Bills. Collins sustained the injury in the first quarter of Houston's fourth win of the season, where he caught a pass from quarterback C.J. Stroud and scored the last time he touched the ball in a 23-20 victory. Collins will be placed on injured reserve.Also Read: "Perfect is the word”: Taylor Swift's Adorable Reaction to The Kansas City Chiefs Winning the Game Against the New Orleans SaintsNico Collins, the NFL's leading receiver, will miss at least four games due to a hamstring injury. The Houston Texans placed Collins on injured reserve, a decision made after considering him week-to-week before shutting him down for a month. Collins scored a 67-yard reception late in the first quarter. DeMeco Ryans, the coach, initially evaluated Collins' injury week by week before deciding to temporarily shut him down for a month on Wednesday. “Unfortunate that we’ll not have Nico,” Ryans said Wednesday. “Great player, been a great player all year for us, the best receiver in the league. But he’ll take the time to get healthy. He’ll be back for us. So encouraged by that news, he’ll be back at some point this season.” Ryans declined to confirm Collins' return after four games on injured reserve, refusing to provide an answer. “I’m not getting into that,” he said.Collins, in his fourth NFL season, has 32 receptions for 567 yards and three touchdowns, while quarterback C.J. Stroud and running back Joe Mixon have been out due to an ankle injury. The Texans will rely on Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell to handle the workload in their first two road games at New England, with Ryans aiming to use multiple players to compensate for Collins' absence. “Everybody has to get going, everybody has to step up on their role,” Ryans said. “So we’ll see who that will be for us on Sunday. We don’t know right now today who’s gonna make those plays. You never know and that’s what’s exciting about our game, any given Sunday different guys being playmakers, stepping up and making plays.”Also Read: “It's unbelievable”: Former Indianapolis Colts’ Head Coach Jeff Saturday Believes the Cleveland Browns Made a Terrible Decision Letting Go of Joe Flacco