HOUSTON – The Texans placed safety Eric Murray on injured reserve due to damage to the meniscus in his knee and will soon undergo surgery, per league sources.
Because his ligaments are intact, imaging showed, Murray has a chance to potentially return toward the end of the season, per a source.
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Murray injured his knee Sunday against the New Orleans Saints and a magnetic resonance imaging exam confirmed that initial diagnosis,
Murray got hurt during a 20-13 win at NRG Stadium, leaving the game after going to the blue medical tent adn then heading to the locker room for further examination.
Murray was able to gingerly jog off the field under his own power and is not on crutches.
Murray started against the Saints with regular safety Jimmie Ward lining up at nickel.
Murray also started two games earlier this season when Ward was sidelined with a hip injury.
Murray was retained this offseason under a restructured deal and can make up to $4 million this season.
Murray played every game last season and recorded 27 tackles. A former Kansas City Chiefs third-round draft pick from Minnesota who has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Murray has played in 106 career games with 44 starts. He has 311 career tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.
The Texans were awarded outside linebacker Myjai Sanders off waivers from the Arizona Cardinals and released linebacker Cory Littleton, per a league source.
Littleton is expected to be re-signed to the Texans practice squad, per a source.
A 6-foot-5, 248-pound former third-round draft pick from Cincinnati, Sanders was waived after no trade materialized for him. He was recently designated for return from injured reserve.
Sanders, 24, is in the second year of a four-year, $5.044 million contract that included a $849,024 signing bonus. He played in 13 games as a rookie last year and had 23 tackles, three sacks, three tackles for losses, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and three passes defensed.
The Texans signed reserve cornerback and special teams contributor D’Angelo Ross to their 53-man roster from the practice squad, per his agent, Joe Linta.
Ross is a former New England Patriots undrafted free agent from New Mexico who was released by the Texans after the preseason. He was on their practice squad last year and was
Heplayed in three career games with one start with the Patriots in 2021.
Ross has run the 40-yard dash in 4.32 seconds.
Ross has also played for the Miami Dolphins.
Reserve cornerback Alex Austin was signed to the practice squad after being released and clearing waivers.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.