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Texans star Nico Collins ruled out against Bengals for Week 2

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Svoboda, D. (2026, September 18). Texans star Nico Collins ruled out against Bengals for Week 2. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/sports/texans-star-nico-collins-ruled-out-against-bengals-for-week-2/

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Nico Collins, a key wide receiver for the Houston Texans, has been ruled out for Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals due to a recurring soft-tissue injury. Collins missed multiple games last season with injuries and had been performing well in the opening game of the 2024 season before getting hurt again. His absence comes at a tough time as another receiver, Jayden Higgins, is also out for the year with an ACL tear. Houston’s offensive coordinator Nick Caley remains optimistic about the team's depth and ability to adjust in Collins' absence.

Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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Collins, one of the top pass-catchers in the NFL, was limited during Wednesday’s practice and didn’t practice Thursday or Friday. asserted

Collins → limit → practice

The injury adds to a long list of soft-tissue issues Collins has dealt with during his six-year NFL career. asserted

Collins → add → career

In 2024, Collins missed five games with a hamstring injury. asserted

Collins → miss → injury

He also missed seven games in 2022 with foot and groin injuries. asserted

He → miss → injuries

Collins appeared to be in full health to kick off the season, catching seven passes for 75 yards and a touchdown in the Texans’ season-opening loss to the Bills. asserted

Collins → appear → Bills

His absence creates another problem for an already depleted wide receiver room in Houston. asserted

absence → create → Houston

Second-year wide receiver Jayden Higgins, who was expected to be the Texans’ No. 2 receiver, tore his ACL during practice in August, knocking him out for the season. asserted

who → expect → season

Tight end Dalton Schultz and receivers Xavier Hutchinson and Kayshon Boutte are expected to get the bulk of the looks in the passing game with Collins sidelined. asserted

Collins → expect → game

Houston offensive coordinator Nick Caley expressed confidence that the Texans have enough pass-game options to withstand Collins’ absence. asserted

Texans → express → absence

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

Caley → 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

The Texans will now have to put that depth to the test as they look to avoid an 0-2 start without their top receiving threat. asserted

they → have → threat

Texans star Nico Collins ruled out against Bengals for Week 2

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