Texans OL D.J. Scaife carted off field after suffering injury

The Houston Texans suffered a serious injury on Saturday in fall camp. Houston offensive lineman D.J. Scaife was carted off the field and had to get his right leg immobilized, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2. The franchise just signed him to the roster on August 4th. When he was carted off, the entire defensive and offensive line for the Texans took a knee in a scary moment in practice.

In the USFL Draft in February, he was selected by the Michigan Panthers with the No. 24 overall pick in the fourth round.

Scaife was originally undrafted this year. He played his college football with the Miami Hurricanes. After the NFL Draft, he was signed with the Miami Dolphins, then he was claimed by the Packers in May. Then on August 4th, he was signed by the Houston Texans. They were his third NFL team in a very short period of time. Scaife started 32 games at right tackle and another 20 at right guard during his time with the Hurricanes.

In 2021, he saw action in all 12 games and made nine starts for the ‘Canes. On October 30th, he helped guide the ‘Canes to 490-yards of offense when he started at right guard. In 2020, Scaife started all 11 games at the right guard position. The offense piled up 337 rushing yards against UAB–the second most ever recorded by a Miami team against a Division I opponent since the Hurricanes joined the ACC in 2004. As a true freshman in 2018, he had an impressive season, playing in all 13 games and making seven starts.

In high school coming out of Miami Southridge, Scaife was one of the highest ranked recruits in the country, earning a spot in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game. He was also ranked as the No. 133 overall prospect in the country, according to the On3 Industry Rankings.

The Texans also had other injuries earlier this week

In other injury news for the Texans, they also placed Scott Quessenberry on injured reserve earlier this week. A report on Thursday said Quessenberry tore his ACL and MCL during practice this week. He started 16 games at center for the team and second-round pick Juice Scruggs will be the starter at that position for the 2023 season.

The Houston Texans begin their 2023 season against the Baltimore Ravens. That one will be on September 10th and kickoff is set for 1:00 PM EST.