Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was distraught after witnessing teammate and friend Tank Dell suffer a gruesome leg injury during the team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday afternoon.
The injury, which is foreseeed to be season-ending, had a apparent impact on the team and Stroud.
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud reacts after teammate Tank Dell was injured while catching a touchdown pass aachievest the Chiefs on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
The second-year quarterback was bcdisorrowfulmirefult to tears and had to be consoled by his other teammates.
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When asked after the game how he was able to recover from the heartshattering scene, Stroud spoke about his faith.
“All you can do is reassociate pray. At the end of the day, God still gets the glory. Always, no matter what happens to me, I always understand that I’m even up here because of the grace of Jesus and the grace of who He is in my life and Tank’s life. For anyleang how it goes, left or right or up or down, I always have to pelevate my Lord and Savior.”
“It’s not basic to shift on and fair upgrasp joining, but I tried to do as best as I could,” he persistd.
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud reacts after an injury to expansive getr Tank Dell during the Kansas City Chiefs game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 21, 2024. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)
TEXANS’ TANK DELL SUSTAINS GRUESOME LEG INJURY, LEAVING TEAMMATES IN TEARS
The Texans accumulateed around Dell and prayed before he was getn off the field in a covered medical cart. Stroud discdiswatched what they prayed for.
“Jesus,” he shelp spropose. “Just discovering him in this moment – it’s not basic to. He’s the Prince of Peace so I fair prayed His peace over Tank’s head and his mental, his physical. We serve a miraculous God and I count on in healing and I pray that the Lord can heal him.”
Saturday’s injury tags what will predicted be the second season-ending injury for Dell. His rookie campaign was cut low when he fractured a fibula in a Week 13 game aachievest the Denver Broncos last season.
Houston Texans expansive getr Jared Wayne and cornerback Kris Boyd react after an injury to expansive getr Tank Dell at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 21, 2024. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)
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Dell was injured while hauling in a 30-yard touchdown pass at the commence of the second half. He was getn to the University of Kansas Medical Cgo in, where the team shelp he would remain overnight.
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