The Aporia · Houston dealt a blow as Nico Collins ruled out vs the Bengals with a hamstring injury

Houston receiver Nico Collins will miss Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals due to a hamstring injury sustained during Wednesday’s practice. Collins, who has had at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of the last three seasons, was ruled out after not participating in practices Thursday and Friday. Offensive coordinator Nick Caley emphasized the team's ability to adapt, noting that quarterback C.J. Stroud effectively distributes the ball among various receivers. Additionally, starting guard Ed Ingram, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, and linebacker Jake Hummel are also ruled out with their own injuries.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Nico Collins, the Houston Texans' top playmaker, has been ruled out for Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals due to a hamstring injury. Collins was limited during practice earlier this week and didn't participate in Thursday or Friday's sessions before being officially sidelined. This is particularly troubling as he missed five games last year with a similar injury. The team’s second-year receiver, Jayden Higgins, who would have been the No. 2 receiver, tore his ACL in August, further depleting Houston's wide receiver corps. With Collins out, Kayshon Boutte, recently acquired via trade, is expected to step up and fill the void alongside tight end Dalton Schultz and receivers Xavier Hutchinson. The Texans are also dealing with other injuries; starting guard Ed Ingram, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, and linebacker Jake Hummel were all ruled out for Week 2 as well.

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“Both articles report on Nico Collins being ruled out for the Week 2 game against the Bengals due to a hamstring injury, with similar dates and details.”

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“Both articles report on Nico Collins being ruled out for the Week 2 game against the Bengals due to a hamstring injury.”

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“Both articles report on Nico Collins being ruled out of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals due to a hamstring injury.”

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HOUSTON Texans the Cincinnati Bengals

Collins PERSON · 3× HOUSTON GPE · 3× C.J. (Stroud PERSON · 1× Ed Ingram PERSON · 1× Jadeveon Clowney PERSON · 1× Jake Hummel PERSON · 1× Nick Caley PERSON · 1× Nico Collins PERSON · 1× Stroud PERSON · 1× the Cincinnati Bengals ORG · 1×

Starting guard Ed Ingram, who has a groin injury, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (knee) and linebacker Jake Hummel (groin), were also ruled out for the Texans on Friday.

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🔮 HOUSTON (AP) — Houston receiver Nico Collins will miss Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a hamstring injury.

2026-09-19 · Toronto Star

Houston dealt a blow as Nico Collins ruled out vs the Bengals with a hamstring injury · assertive framing

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston receiver Nico Collins will miss Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a hamstring injury. asserted

Collins → miss → injury

Collins was injured during Wednesday’s practice and did not participate in practice Thursday or Friday before being ruled out. asserted

Collins → injure → practice

Collins, who is in his sixth season, has had at least 1,000 yards receiving in each of the last three seasons. asserted

who → have → seasons

Offensive coordinator Nick Caley was asked how Houston’s game plan would be affected if Collins couldn’t play on Sunday before he was ruled out. asserted

he → ask → Sunday

“The good thing about the offense is we have a lot of guys that we have trust in,” he said. asserted

he → have → trust

“I would say this, that we go through our reads and the ball finds the open guys. asserted

ball → say → guys

C.J. (Stroud) does a good job distributing the football. asserted

Stroud → do → football

I think you saw that last week. asserted

you → think → that

We have guys that have a lot of experience with them and have played a lot of football and we’ll go through it like that.” asserted

we → have → that

Stroud completed passes to 11 different players in the opener. asserted

Stroud → complete → opener

Starting guard Ed Ingram, who has a groin injury, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (knee) and linebacker Jake Hummel (groin), were also ruled out for the Texans on Friday. asserted

who → start → Friday

Houston dealt a blow as Nico Collins ruled out vs the Bengals with a hamstring injury

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