The Houston Texans won't have Nico Collins available for the most important game of the 2025 campaign.
That's because Collins suffered a concussion in the wild-card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers that has forced him to sit out in the divisional-round contest against the New England Patriots.
Here's the latest on Collins' status for the rest of the playoffs if the Texans can advance past the Patriots on Sunday afternoon.
Will Nico Collins return if Texans advance?
According to the ESPN broadcast before the game between Houston and New England, Collins is now symptom-free and will be ready to play next week.
Of course, the Texans have to hold up their end of the bargain and beat the Patriots on Sunday for that to happen.
Houston has a tall task in going into Gillette Stadium and knocking off the No. 2 seed in the AFC, but with an elite defense, they have a better shot than most to accomplish that feat.
In the meantime, the Texans will be looking for more out of wideouts Christian Kirk, Jayden Higgins, Jaylin Noel and Xavier Hutchinson, as well as tight end Dalton Schultz to fill the massive void left by Collins' absence.
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