After having a severe knee injury with multiple torn ligaments that caused him to miss the entire 2025 season, wide receiver Tank Dell has returned to training camp for the Houston Texans.
Even though it is in a limited capacity, it is a step in the right direction to finally have him on the field. Texans coach DeMeco Ryans was certainly happy to see him able to get some time in during individual drills and running routes in camp.
“Tank looks really nice out there. You see him being explosive,” Ryans said. “It’s good to see him in routes when they’re in individual drills. It’s getting back in the swing of not doing things on the side. It gets lonely when you’re in the return to football program and you’re just off to the side working with the trainers. Now to get back in with your guys and actually do football things with football guys, it’s really that big first step into the progression of getting back on the field. We’re taking our time with Tank, allowing him to come along as he needs to in his time. He’s doing an outstanding job with it. He looked really nice today, nice and crisp running his route. It’s exciting anytime you see Tank on the field. As everybody understands, Tank’s personality, his joy and love for football, you want to see that comeback story come to life. We’re excited to see whenever that happens, we’re all going to be very joyful for him.”
There is currently no approximate timeline for when Dell will be able to play this season. However, he should certainly be back in action at some point this year.
Whenever he is able to come back, Dell will make an impact, especially after recording almost 1,400 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns in his first 25 NFL games.
The Texans open the preseason on Thursday evening against the Los Angeles Chargers at Reliant Stadium.
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans WR Tank Dell ‘explosive’ in training camp after missing 2025 season
Reporting by Ariana Pensy, Texans Wire / Texans Wire
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