HOUSTON – Injuries continue to take a heavy toll on the Texans.

They placed third corner Jaylin Smith on injured reserve for the second time this season, ending this season. He previously had a hamstring issue. They also placed backup defensive end Darrell Taylor on injured reserve with an ankle injury.

Rookie cornerback Alijah Huzzie was activated to the 53-man roster from the non-football injury list. He has made a sound recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered at the East-West Shrine Bowl all-star game before going undrafted out of North Carolina.

Texans kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn is dealing with a lower body injury and his status for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars is still being determined, per a league source.

The Texans hosted veteran kicker Matthew

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