Houston Texans inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney came off the field with 2:46 during the team’s 24-21 win over the Tennessee Titans Sunday afternoon at Nissan Stadium.
The Texans’ PR staff announced that McKinney suffered a concussion. They ruled him out for the rest of the AFC South divisional contest.
McKinney was slow to get up after splitting a tackle on Titans tight end Jonnu Smith with safety Tashaun Gipson. After the training staff attended to him, he hobbled onto the sideline and into the Texans’ locker room.
Backup Peter Kalambayi replaced McKinney following the injury.
McKinney, a Pro Bowler in 2018, is an outstanding run-stuffer for the Texans and has the “green dot” on his helmet, signifying that defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel relays the adjustments and play-calls to him.
Before suffering the injury, McKinney had tallied nine combined tackles, a half-sack and a quarterback hit. Entering the highly-anticipated matchup, the inside linebacker had recorded 93 combined tackles and four tackles for loss on the season.