INDIANAPOLIS – Texans rookie safety Jaylen Reed caught a bad break Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts.

Reed, named a starter after recording 11 tackles and a fumble recovery against the Buffalo Bills, broke a metal plate inside his forearm and will need to have it surgically repaired, per a league source.

Reed was in a sling after the game.

The metal plate was inserted in his arm while playing for Penn State.

His recovery time for this latest injury is undetermined. There are scenarios where the Texans ostensibly could give Reed time to heal instead of placing him on injured reserve immediately, which would end his season. He was previously on injured reserve with a sprained knee before being activated after getting hurt during training camp.

The Texans were already thin at the po

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