The Houston Texans are going a second straight week disciplining a defensive player.
According to Aaron Wilson of Sports Talk 790, the Texans have declared linebacker Zach Cunningham a healthy scratch for Sunday’s encounter with the Indianapolis Colts.
Last week, safety Justin Reid was a healthy scratch as he was similarly benched for disciplinary reasons.
Cunningham was benched for the first quarter of the 31-21 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 2 due to tardiness issues.
Week 13 will be the second time this season Cunningham will not play. The first game Cunningham was inactive was Week 4 at the Buffalo Bills.
The former 2017 second-round pick from Vanderbilt last missed two games in a season in 2018 due to concussion issues.