HOUSTON – Texans rookie offensive tackle Kilian Zierer sprained his ankle against the Miami Dolphins and is being placed on injured reserve today, according to a league source.
The Texans later confirmed the move and re-signed offensive guard Keaton Sutherland.
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The Texans were originally awarded Sutherland off waivers from the Washington Commanders. Sutherland played collegiately at Texas A&M and went undrafted, signing with the Cincinnati Bengals, and has also played for the Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers and Commanders. He has played in six games with two career starts.
Zierer, a 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.
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.
