The Houston Texans received some devastating news a few days ago when they found out that wide receiver Jayden Higgins had torn his ACL during the Texans' joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders and will be out for the season.
As a rookie, Higgins was a key part of Houston’s offense last season. He played in all 17 games, finishing the season with 525 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Head coach DeMeco Ryans reacted to Higgins’ injury after the Texans’ preseason loss to the Raiders.
“Very unfortunate news with Jayden going down with the torn ACL,” Ryans said. “He'll be out for the year here. It hurt. Jayden is a guy I've highlighted. I feel like every time I've gotten up and talked, I've highlighted Jayden Higgins because of the work he's done in OTAs, throughout Training Camp. He was one of our best players, if not arguably the best player on the field when he's been out there. It's a significant loss for us. We have a void to fill there. It won't be easy to fill the void that Jayden is leaving behind.”
DeMeco Ryans on Jayden Higgins being out for the year:
“It hurt. Jayden is a guy I’ve highlighted every time I’ve gotten up & talked because of the work that he’s done in OTAs, throughout training camp, he’s one of our best players, if not arguably the best player on the field… pic.twitter.com/uAE8WmSFYl
To address the void the loss of Higgins has left, the Texans signed wide receivers Zay Jones and Sterling Shepard. Jones had minimal action last season, only playing in eight games for the Arizona Cardinals and recording a total of 12 receptions, but he was also sidelined early with a torn Achilles.
Shepard saw a little more action with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, playing in a total of 13 games and starting two of those games.
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: 'We have to fill the void': Texans HC DeMeco Ryans praises WR Jayden Higgns after season-ending injury
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