Tank Dell and Chiefs players (Photos via Getty Images and Twitter)
The Houston Texans clinched a playoff spot after winning the AFC South in their 20-12 Week 15 win over the Miami Dolphins, but they would lose so much more with Tank Dell after facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs in an attempt to improve their playoff standings.
Dell snagged a beautiful 30-yard touchdown pass from CJ Stroud to make it a one-point game, but the 25-year-old wideout immediately grabbed his knee after teammate Jared Wayne bumped into Dell while diving for the ball.
Medical staff immediately rushed onto the field to assist Dell as he would be placed on a stretcher and taken to a nearby hospital.
Despite his condition, it would not stop Chiefs players from mocking him.
In the fourth quarter, Texans quarterback CJ Stroud was sacked, and players began performing Tank Dell’s celebration.
TRENDING: #Texans fans are angry that #Chiefs players used Tank Dell’s celly at the end of the game after Dell suffered a serious injury.
😳
Awful.
pic.twitter.com/IFl6zm66zC— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 22, 2024
Here is how some on social media reacted:
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“Keep beating these pretenders and small fish Chiefs. Makes what’s gonna happen in the playoffs so much sweeter,” one fan said.
Another fan is hoping for karma to step in: “Chiefs have some serious karma coming ☠️.”
“Tank Dell copyrighted that cally for sure,” another fan added.
“Texan fans are justified here, what a shameless thing to do. Typical Chiefs behavior though,” a fourth fan added.
“Are we surprised that the team that gets everything handed to them are acting like spoiled little brats?! 😂 This falls right into the type of organization the Chiefs are. They’ll be looking around like John Travolta when Taylor moves on, and the NFL stops assisting on every win,” another X user said.
A final fan added: “No way that happened?? Crazy and so disrespectful. Not surprising for the Chiefs.”
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans later revealed that Dell suffered a “significant knee injury” and would stay in Kansas City overnight for further evaluation.
Dell, a third-round pick out of the University of Houston in 2023, ranks second on the team with 51 receptions for 667 yards and three touchdowns.
Tank Dell Diagnosed With Broken Knee Cap
On Saturday, Tank Dell hauled in a pass in the end zone in a 27-19 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
That would be his final play of the year.
Teammate Jared Wayne crashed into Dell’s left leg, and it was pretty clear right away that Dell had suffered a serious leg injury.
Hours after the game, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Dell had sustained a dislocated knee cap and that surgery was a possibility.
VIDEO: Joe Mixon Revealed What He Did While Texans WR Tank Dell Was ‘Screaming In Pain’ After Gruesome Injury
Joe Mixon (Photos via Twitter)
Texans Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon revealed what he did while he watched in horror as Tank Dell suffered a gruesome injury.
Dell was carted off Saturday’s game against the Chiefs after suffering a knee injury.
Before that, his teammates came over to see about his condition.
Dell caught a 30-yard touchdown but, in the process, had his knee rolled into by a teammate.
Joe Mixon says he could do nothing but pray for his friend and teammate as he was screaming in pain.
Dell was taken to a University of Kansas Medical Center, just outside of Arrowhead Stadium.
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The second-year receiver had tallied six catches for 98 yards and a touchdown before suffering the injury during the early stages of the third quarter.
Dell has had quite a few months.
He notably suffered a fractured fibula in 2023, as he was limited to 11 games last season.
He was also shot earlier this year.
Tank Dell has 51 catches for 667 yards and three touchdowns on the season.
Injury Update Revealed On Tank Dell
Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell was taken to the hospital and will remain there overnight after he left Sunday’s 27-19 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with a knee injury.
Head coach DeMeco Ryans noted that Dell suffered a “significant knee injury.”
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network later reported it was a dislocated kneecap.
Tank Dell’s leg appeared to get rolled up on unintentionally by teammate Jared Wayne in the back of the end zone.
Now, his season is over.
