{"id":438903,"date":"2026-09-17T15:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438903\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:12:09","slug":"houston-texans-wide-receiver-nico-collins-listed-as-uncertain-for-week-2-after-hamstring-injry-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438903\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins listed as uncertain for Week 2 after hamstring injry, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston Texans<\/a> star wide receiver Nico Collins<\/a> suffered a hamstring injury during Wednesday’s practice and is uncertain to play in Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n

Collins met with team doctors after practice, who don’t think the injury is “serious,” the source told Schefter. But the two-time Pro Bowler’s status for Sunday’s game is in jeopardy, the source told Schefter.<\/p>\n

The Texans’ official injury report listed Collins as limited in Wednesday’s practice due to his hamstring. Collins also battled a hamstring injury in 2024, when he was placed on injured reserve and missed five games in the middle of the season.<\/p>\n

Collins, 27, had seven receptions on 10 targets for 75 yards — all team highs — and a touchdown in the Texans’ season-opening loss at home to the Buffalo Bills<\/a>. The six-year veteran has been Houston’s leading receiver in each of the last three seasons, eclipsing 1,000 receiving yards in each campaign.<\/p>\n

Collins’ absence would be a major blow for Houston against a Cincinnati defense that force four turnovers against Tampa Bay in Week 1 and sacked Buccaneers<\/a> quarterback Baker Mayfield<\/a> four times.<\/p>\n

The Texans are already without promising wide receiver Jayden Higgins<\/a>, who will miss the season because of an ACL tear.<\/p>\n

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