Houston Texans TE Tears ACL, Placed on Season-Ending IR

The Houston Texans won't have tight end Dalton Keene this season.

Jeremy Brener | Aug 21, 2024

Aug 17, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans tight end Dalton Keene (40) in action during the game against the New York Giants at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports / Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

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The Houston Texans received some unfortunate news today regarding one of their young tight ends.

According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, Texans fullback and tight end Dalton Keene has been placed on injured reserve after tearing his ACL, ending his 2024 season.

Keene, 25, was drafted in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech by the New England Patriots, playing six games in his rookie season.

This isn't the first time Keene has been out for the season due to a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve in August 2021 by the Patriots, ending his season then as well. He was cut by the Patriots ahead of the 2022 season.

He bounced around practice squads for 2022 and 2023 before finding a home with the Texans. He made his return to the field in Week 9 last season playing 22 snaps, but never saw other action during the season.

Now, Keene will have to wait until 2025 to make another return.

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Published Aug 21, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.