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Fatukasi (shoulder) was placed on injured reserve Saturday. The 30-year-old from UConn was unable to practice all week after likely sustaining a shoulder injury in the Texans' Week 4 win over the Titans, so it's no surprise he's shifted to IR. Fatukasi has played 101 defensive snaps through Houston's first four games this season, recording eight total tackles, including 1.5 sacks. While he's sidelined for at least the next four contests, Tim Settle could see increased work as a reserve interior defensive lineman.
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Fatukasi (shoulder) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Ravens. Fatukasi was unable to practice all week due to a shoulder injury he likely picked up during the Texans' Week 4 win over the Titans, and he'll be in street clothes for Sunday's road contest. Tim Settle and Tommy Togiai should see an uptick in rotational snaps at defensive tackle in Fatukasi's absence.
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Fatukasi (shoulder) did not practice Wednesday, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports. It's a new injury for the veteran defensive lineman, who played a season-low 22 percent of the defensive snaps last Sunday against the Titans. Sheldon Rankins, Tim Settle, Mario Edwards and Tommy Togiai paced the Texans' defensive tackles in playing time last Sunday with Fatukasi banged up.
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Fatukasi (undisclosed) passed his physical and was activated from the active/PUP list Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log. Fatukasi made his return to practice Monday after missing the entirety of training camp to this point while nursing an undisclosed injury. The defensive lineman will likely ramp up his workload in the coming weeks, but he appears to be on track to be ready for the team's regular-season opener Sept. 7 versus the Rams.
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Fatukasi (undisclosed) was placed on the active/PUP list Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. It's not entirely clear what Fatukasi is dealing with, but the defensive lineman did miss the final three games of the regular season last year due to an ankle injury. The Texans overall might be taking a cautious approach with a number of their veterans, as 13 players were either placed on the non-football injury list or PUP list to begin training camp. The 30-year-old Fatukasi re-signed with Houston on a one-year deal late in the offseason and is expected to be a key rotational defensive lineman much like he was last season.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @LAR | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | TB | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | @JAC | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 4 | TEN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *5 | @BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *7 | @SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *8 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *9 | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *10 | JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *11 | @TEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *12 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *13 | @IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | @KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *15 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/21 | Las Vegas | 4 |
| 17 | 12/27 | @Los Angeles | 3 |
| 18 | 01/04 | Indianapolis | 18 |