Texans’ Tyrod Taylor could miss up to four weeks with hamstring injury, report says

Tyrod Taylor was previously ruled out of the Texans’ game against the Panthers on Thursday night after sustaining a hamstring injury in Sunday’s 31-21 loss to the Browns. This has been reported by John McClain of the Houston Chronicle that Taylor could miss up to four weeks with his injury. Texans coach David Cully considers Taylor day-to-day after the veteran quarterback was injured in his 15-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

Cully said on Monday that rookie Davis Mills would start in place of Taylor on Thursday night. Deshaun Watson will continue to be placed on the team’s inactive matchday roster. Mills amassed 8 of 18 for 102 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the second half of Sunday’s game.

Taylor played well in the first six quarters of the season before getting injured. The 11-year-old veteran scored 21 of 33 for 291 yards and two touchdowns in Houston’s Week 1 win over Jacksonville. Taylor was 10 of 11 for 125 yards with a touchdown and a rush in two shifts in Cleveland. Overall, Taylor had 31 of 44 for 416 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in the Texans’ first two games.

Cully spoke positively when asked about Mills’ regular-season debut in the NFL. After throwing an interception on his second possession under center, Mills led a 16-play, 75-yard drive on his third possession that was capped by his 2-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks.

“He had very few reps with our first squad (in practice),” Culley said of Mills after Sunday’s game, via Aaron Reiss of The Athletic. “I thought he was doing okay, and I expected him to be okay. He’s been like that all through training camp and preseason games when he was there. early, came back and did what Davis normally does: move on to the next room and go from there. “