HOUSTON – Texans rookie offensive tackle Kilian Zierer sprained his ankle against the Miami Dolphins and is expected to be out for a few weeks according to a league source.
The former Auburn player joined the Texans on an undrafted deal that includes $180,000 total guaranteed with a $10,000 signing bonus and $170,000 of his base salary guaranteed.
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Zierer has had a solid training camp, showing improvement throughout this month.
The left tackle is a former soccer player with long arms at 83 5/8 wingspan at 6-foot-7 2/8, 304 pounds.
A native of Munich, Germany, he started every game last season for Auburn after transferring from the College of the Canyons three years ago.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.