Tank Dellis back for the Houston Texans.
The Texans social media team posted on Monday following their Week 6 road win in London over the Jacksonville Jaguars that Dell would be back after two weeks of practice.
For the first time in nearly two years, Dell is expected to play on Sunday in Week 7 when the team takes on the New York Giants.
"We'll get a Tank Dell return this week," Ryans said in the video of Dell covering his eyes. "I'm fired up. The time is now."
Dell, who has 10 career touchdowns in two seasons, made strides toward returning sooner while appearing in several non-contact practices. However, Dell was never able to partake in team drills, which eventually led to him being placed on the injured reserve at the beginning of the year.
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General manager Nick Caserio said previously that Dell was working on getting back to his top speed, something that had been in discussion since late last season. By the end of the 21-day window, Houston will have to either call up Dell and place him on the active roster, or shut him down for the rest of the regular season.
"You have to see how guys respond to practice,” Ryans said. “This would be the first time that all those guys were back out practicing. We see how they respond, how their week goes and then we’ll see what happens on Sunday.”
Right now, the Texans have one trusted playmaker in Nico Collins, who finished with over 100 yards in his first game back from a hamstring injury. Outside of him, there are question marks about a consistent No. 2 option. The Texans recently added Marvin Harrison Jr. from the Arizona Cardinals and have Jaylin Noel stepping up, but the return of Dell would only elevate the roster more.
Tight end Dalton Schultz leads the way with 214 yards off 21 receptions, though 140 yards came in Week 2's loss against the Cincinnatti Bengals.
Houston kicks off on Sunday at Noon on CBS.
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans post return video of WR Tank Dell following near-two year hiatus
