Texans linebacker Benardrick McKinney, placed on injured reserve earlier this week, is undergoing surgery today to repair his injured shoulder @bm1157
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 16, 2020
Houston Texans inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney is undergoing shoulder surgery Friday.
The Texans placed McKinney on injured reserve earlier this week, and the expectation is his season will be over, making 2020 the first time in the Pro Bowler’s career he has not played at least 14 games for the Texans, who drafted him in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver says it will take a team effort to replace the talent lost with McKinney on injured reserve.
“When you lose a guy like Benardrick McKinney, you need all 11 guys on that field to step up and make up for his loss,” Weaver said. “Just leadership, football IQ, knowledge out there, and I think our guys will do that. Obviously, you hate to lose a guy like B-Mac. Love him dearly. He is a war daddy out there for us. When you lose a guy like him, like I said, you need all 11 guys to step their game up.”
The Texans take on the Tennessee Titans in Week 6. Inside linebacker Tyrell Adams played 67 snaps for Houston in Week 5, McKinney’s first game of the season missed.
