Cade Stover injury update: Texans TE exits game after awkward knee tweak
Houston Texans tight end Cade Stover exited Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots with an awkward knee tweak in the fourth quarter. Stover fell backwards while his leg got caught in the turf.
He was eventually escorted to the medical tent for further evaluation. Stover was not ruled out in the immediacy, but it didn’t look good.
The Texans trailed the Patriots 28-16 in the fourth quarter with their hopes of advancing to their first AFC Championship dwindling. The awkward injury for Stover can be seen below.
In the game, Stover reeled in just one catch for yards. Starting tight end Dalton Schultz had two catches for 47 yards in what was a bad night for the passing game. QB CJ Stroud, at the time, was just 16-of-37 for 178 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions.
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Stover was limited to just nine games this season, reeling in 12 catches for 76 yards. As a rookie last year, Stover had 15 catches for 133 yards and a touchdown.
Houston selected Stover out of Ohio State in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Stover was the Big Ten Tight End of the Year in 2023 and named First-Team All-Big Ten.
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Stover played five seasons for the Buckeyes. He logged 82 catches for 1,058 yards, 10 touchdowns and 12.9 yards per catch.
As a member of the Class of 2019, Stover was a four-star recruit out of Mansfield (Ohio) Lexington, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking. He was the No. 4 overall prospect in the state, the No. 14 linebacker in the class and the No. 114 overall prospect in the class.
With the game pretty much out of hand, New England fans were getting ready to celebrate their first AFC Championship Game appearance since the 2018 season. Back then, they had a quarterback named Tom Brady, if you know who that is!
Led by Drake Maye and head coach Mike Vrabel, New England earned the No. 2 seed in the AFC and will certainly be a betting favorite at the Denver Broncos next week. The Broncos lost starting QB Bo Nix to a foot injury for the remainder of the year.