{"id":1007,"date":"2026-11-13T19:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2026-11-13T19:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:34:19","slug":"texans-hit-major-injury-blow-4-key-starters-ruled-against-browns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=1007","title":{"rendered":"Texans Hit With Major Injury Blow as 4 Key Starters Ruled Out Against Browns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"av-in-brief\"><strong>In brief:<\/strong> The Houston Texans (3-5) will be without four key starters Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, with All-Pro pass rusher Danielle Hunter (hamstring), linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (groin\/personal), wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (hamstring), and guard Keylan Rutledge (neck\/shoulder) all ruled out. Star edge rusher Will Anderson Jr., who leads the NFL with 9.5 sacks, is listed as questionable with an ankle injury, adding to Houston&#x27;s defensive concerns heading into the AFC matchup at Huntington Bank Field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"av-faq\">\n<h2>Key questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Which Texans starters are ruled out against the Browns?<\/h3>\n<p>Danielle Hunter (hamstring), Azeez Al-Shaair (groin\/personal), Marvin Harrison Jr. (hamstring), and Keylan Rutledge (neck\/shoulder) have all been ruled out for the game.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Will Anderson Jr.&#8217;s status for the Browns game?<\/h3>\n<p>Will Anderson Jr. is listed as questionable with an ankle injury; he leads the NFL with 9.5 sacks this season.<\/p>\n<h3>What are the Cleveland Browns&#8217; passing offense stats this season?<\/h3>\n<p>The Browns average just 201 passing yards per game, the fifth-lowest mark in the NFL, giving them one of the worst passing attacks in football.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"av-schema\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which Texans starters are ruled out against the Browns?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Danielle Hunter (hamstring), Azeez Al-Shaair (groin\/personal), Marvin Harrison Jr. (hamstring), and Keylan Rutledge (neck\/shoulder) have all been ruled out for the game.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is Will Anderson Jr.'s status for the Browns game?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Will Anderson Jr. is listed as questionable with an ankle injury; he leads the NFL with 9.5 sacks this season.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What are the Cleveland Browns' passing offense stats this season?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The Browns average just 201 passing yards per game, the fifth-lowest mark in the NFL, giving them one of the worst passing attacks in football.\"}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/av-faq --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-source\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/nfl\/texans-hit-with-major-injury-blow-as-4-key-starters-ruled-out-against-browns-12712978\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newsweek \u2014 Texans Hit With Major Injury Blow as 4 Key Starters Ruled Out Against Browns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-credit\"><em>AI-assisted summary; the reporting is the source&#x27;s. Read the original at the link.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>NFL, Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, Injuries, AFC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Texans (3-5) will be without four key starters Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, with All-Pro pass rusher Danielle Hunter (hamstring)\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1199,1197,1196,1198,300],"class_list":["post-1007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-afc","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-houston-texans","tag-injuries","tag-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}