Texans WR Fuller out rest of season

Texans receiver Will Fuller has a torn knee ligament and will miss the rest of the season, a big blow to a team that has won five in a row and is coming off a high-scoring victory.

Fuller was injured during the fourth quarter Thursday night against the Dolphins when he became entangled with a defender and tumbled to the ground.

Coach Bill O’Brien said Friday he doesn’t know when Fuller will have surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

“I’m very disappointed for Will because Will’s a great guy,” O’Brien said. “He’s really been playing at a high level.”

Fuller had a season-high 124 yards receiving with a 73-yard touchdown on Thursday before the injury. He had 503 yards receiving and four touchdowns in seven games this season. The third-year player was a first-round pick in 2016.

The Texans ran up a season-high 42 points against the Dolphins and have recovered from their 0-3 start. At 5-3, they are leading the AFC South. penalized. Mayfield also drew a flag when he popped to his feet and walked toward Whitehead while jawing at him.

But after conferring with his officiating crew, firstyear referee Shawn Hochuli said there were no fouls on the play.

On Friday, the NFL acknowledged Whitehead should have penalized and that Hochuli “incorrectly picked up the flag.”

On Thursday, Koetter was asked for his take on the play and intimated Mayfield was equally guilty.

“What they said on the field was it’s a helmet-tohelmet hit and then (Mayfield) got up and taunted our guy, so then they threw the second flag,” he said.

The Vikings confirmed Pro Bowl defensive end Everson Griffen will be active for Sunday’s game against the Saints.

Griffen was placed under a health and welfare hold at a Minneapolis-area hospital Sept. 22 after his alleged involvement in two separate incidents drew police involvement and concern over his mental health.

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