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Houston Texans Injury News: Laremy Tunsil to Attempt to Play Through Torn Thumb Ligament

Sometime through the Texans loss to the New England Patriots, Laremy Tunsil left the game. In came Geron Christian to fill in at left tackle. At the time, the only word we received was that he was hurt with an apparent hand injury. Now we know more. Laremy Tunsil tore the UCL in his thumb.

Texans' Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil has a torn ulnar collateral ligament, per a league source. Will eventually need surgery to repair the damage. At this point, he's going to see if he can play through the injury

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 11, 2021

Tunsil is going to attempt to play through the injury though.