Kenyon Green’s season —and potential tenure with the Houston Texans — is over.
Green suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in Thursday’s 21-13 loss against the New York Jets and will miss the remainder of the 2024 regular season.
Green, a former first-round pick, was rumored to be on the trade block heading into Tuesday’s 3 p.m. deadline after two underwhelming seasons at left guard.
A former two-time All-American at Texas A&M, Green went down in the first half after quarterback C.J. Stroud fell on him during a third-down play. He was replaced by Kendrick Green and immediately headed to the locker room for X-rays.
#Texans starting G Kenyon Green is expected to be out for the season with the shoulder injury he suffered last night, sources say. Bad reality for the former first-rounder. pic.twitter.com/7PA3YPLaLv
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 1, 2024
This marks the second time in three seasons that Green’s ended up on the season-ending injured reserve because of a shoulder injury. He missed the entire 2023 campaign after going down in the preseason finale against the New Orleans Saints.
Thursday marked the second game where a player’s season ended short. In Week 8’s win over the Indianapolis Colts, two-time All-Pro receiver Stefon Diggs suffered a torn ACL on a non-contact play in the third quarter.
The Texans could turn to Kendrick Green or Jarrett Patterson in Kenyon Green’s place, though both have struggled at times with the first-team offense. General manager Nick Caserio also could target a more proven replacement before Tuesday’s deadline to fortify the trenches.
Selected 15th overall pick by the Texans in the 2022 NFL Draft. He’s started 23 of 24 career games, all nine games for Houston this season. He struggled in pass protection and was only slightly better as a run blocker.
Houston will have nine days to figure out a plan before they face the Detroit Lions at NRG Stadium on Sunday Night Football.