The Houston Texans are dealing with a significant defensive shortage as they prepare to face the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. With five starters not practicing this week and three seemingly ruled out, the team is making contingency plans.
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Safeties Eric Murray and Calen Bullock started against the Patriots and both intercepted rookie quarterback Drake Maye. Both will start again Sunday at Lambeau Field. Al-Shaair, who finished with three tackles and forced one fumble, was replaced by Hewitt and he had seven tackles. After the game, Al-Shaair was limping and walking under his own power.
“Going against Jordan Love this week, it will be the best quarterback we’ve seen this year,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. “So, it’ll be a really, really tough matchup, really good team. Green Bay has done a great job this year. They’re explosive on offense. And they pose a lot of challenges not only with Love, but the guys he’s getting the ball to. Jayden Reed has done a great job.
Lassiter has a 58.0 pass coverage grade, according to Pro Football Focus analytics, in 180 coverage snaps. Opposing quarterbacks have completed just 9 of 24 passes against Lassiter for 193 yards.Sources: Texans corner D’Angelo Ross slated to start against Patriots as replacement for injured rookie Kamari Lassiter Lassiter had a 90.2 pass coverage grade on seven targets with two catches allowed, the one interception that counted and a 0.
“Just to use Kamari as an example, Kamari was hardened by three years in Athens,” Texans executive director of player personnel James Liipfert said at the start of the season. “Really good program, kind of knew what we were getting from a worker standpoint and the guy just showed up and, really, he’s been the same guy since Day One. He’s done a really nice job.”It’s a one-year, $10.508 million contract extension.
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