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Report: Texans offensive lineman Greg Mancz has ankle surgery

Houston Texans offensive lineman Greg Mancz had ankle surgery, according to the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson.

Houston Texans offensive lineman Greg Mancz underwent a procedure to help his ankle and get ready for his final season under contract.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the 27-year-old had arthroscopic ankle surgery and is expected to make a full recovery in time for the Texans’ offseason workout program, which gets kicked off in April.

Mancz played nine games for the Texans, starting in one of them, Week 4’s 16-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers at NRG Stadium.

The former undrafted Toledo Rocket from 2015 has been a steady and reliable interior offensive lineman for the Texans, filling in at guard and center when needed. In his five seasons with the Texans, Mancz has been active for 54 games, starting in 28 of them, the bulk of which came in 2016 when he started every game at center for Houston.

Mancz is entering the final year of his contract and is due $2.1 million. The Texans could cut Mancz in the offseason and not suffer any dead money.

Seahawks Quandre Diggs, Bobby Wagner suffer ankle sprains in Carolina

Coach Pete Carroll provided a number of injury updates during his postgame press conference and confirmed both Diggs and Wagner suffered ankle sprains.

The Seattle Seahawks took the field Week 15 in Carolina down four defensive starters, as defensive ends Ziggy Ansah and Jadeveon Clowney, linebacker Mychal Kendricks and cornerback Shaquill Griffin were all inactive due to injuries.

Despite the win, things got even worse for Seattle in the health department as the game progressed with three more defenders sustaining injuries throughout the matchup. Safety Quandre Diggs was the first to leave with an ankle injury, linebacker Bobby Wagner was next – also with a sore ankle – and finally, safety Lano Hill appeared to get banged up in the fourth quarter.

Coach Pete Carroll provided a number of injury updates during his postgame press conference and confirmed both Diggs and Wagner suffered ankle sprains.

“He sprained his ankle a little,” Carroll said of Wagner. “We don’t know how bad it was – he was pretty good getting off the field today.” Carroll did say Wagner was not cleared to return to the game.

As for Diggs, it appears his injury could possibly linger a bit longer.

“Quandre sprained his ankle also and he looks a little more serious than Bobby did,” Carroll explained. “That would be a big loss if we can’t get him to get back next week. He’s been playing great football for us.”

Carroll should have further updates on both injured players Monday afternoon after both are checked out more thoroughly by the Seahawks’ medical staff.

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Sheldon Rankins has options, but likely to end 2019 with ankle injury

The New Orleans Saints are still holding out hope but defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins is likely to end the 2019 season with an ankle injury

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Bad news comes in pairs for the New Orleans Saints these days. Just hours after starting defensive end Marcus Davenport’s season was reported to be over with a foot injury, reports flooded in saying that defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins is likely to close out the year with an ankle issue. While Rankins is considering every possible, options, there doesn’t appear to be a path for him to return to play this year. Both defensive linemen were injured in Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

The first report of Rankins’ murky status came from John Hendrix of Sports Illustrated; NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirmed it to be a significant injury. The easy excuse to point to in this latest lower-leg injury for Rankins would be his quick return from last year’s ruptured Achilles, but Nola.com’s Luke Johnson clarified that Rankins injured his right ankle, while that Achilles injury occurred in his left leg. They aren’t related problems.

These are a series of blows to New Orleans’ deepest position, which is the only silver lining to the situation. The Saints have run so deep along the defensive line that Taylor Stallworth, a player who logged 365 snaps a year ago including the playoffs, was demoted to the practice squad. He’s likely to get called up should Rankins go on injured reserve, as is expected.

Still, there’s no other way to spin this: it’s a big setback for Rankins, who has battled hard to help his team and stay on the field after injuries limited his first few years in the NFL. His rookie season was abbreviated after he broke his leg in training camp, and the Achilles tear obviously ended his 2018 campaign. Now, he’ll be finishing 2019 with more time in the trainers’ room. It has to be frustrating for him, but he’s proven he can bounce back before. It’s not for nothing that his teammates chose him for the 2019 Ed Block Courage Award. Here’s to a speedy recovery.

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