Texans rookie tight end Teagan Quitoriano avoided any structural damage when he suffered a knee injury and didn’t return Saturday against the Tennessee Titans. texans kprc2 click2houston sports
Quitoriano hyperextended his knee and bruised his quadriceps Saturday and underwent a magnetic resonance imaging exam, according to league sources.
“I feel really good about it,” Quitoriano said last week. “I had that setback and missed the start of the season and I just tried to keep my head up, keep working on my craft, keep my head in the game and stay really tight on the playbook. I think I did a pretty good job with that, started knocking the rust off and continue to improve.”
“We scouted him and brought him in wanting him to be a traditional Y tight end: a guy that can block in-line, block the defensive ends, tackles, all of that,” Texans coach Lovie Smith said. “With being able to be a factor in the passing game, I think that’s what we’ve gotten. He is going to be an excellent blocker, but I think what we’ve seen from him being a pass catcher has maybe even been a little bit more. You just never know when a rookie comes in exactly what you’re going to get.
Selected 170th overall, Quitoriano, caught 40 passes for 512 yards and six touchdowns at Oregon State.
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