Source: Texans' Jalen Pitre to have season-ending surgery

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HOUSTON -- Texans safety Jalen Pitre will undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Pitre injured his shoulder when he tackled Tennessee Titans wideout Tyler Boyd in the second quarter of Houston's loss in Week 12. He left the game shortly after and didn't return.

The third-year safety out of Baylor has played slot corner for the Texans and was third on the team in tackles (65), tied for fifth in tackles for loss (6) and third in pass deflections (8).

The Texans (8-5) also are without suspended starting linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins (6-7). Al-Shaair is serving a three-game ban for his late hit on Jaguars…