HOUSTON — Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud won’t play Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars after sustaining a concussion last week.

Coach DeMeco Ryans said Wednesday that Stroud would not be available this week and Davis Mills would start.

Stroud was injured early in the second quarter of a loss to the Broncos on Sunday. He scrambled for 6 yards and was hit on the shoulder near the end of his slide by Kris Abrams-Draine and the back of his head violently bounced off the ground.

Abrams-Draine was initially flagged for unnecessary roughness. But the play was reviewed and the call was overturned when officials said he didn’t make contact with Stroud’s head or neck.

Stroud remained on the ground for a few minutes while he was tended to by the medical staff. He eventually got up an

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