{
  "id": 19576756,
  "title": "Houston Texans safety Reed Blankenship ready to return from broken hand, concussion against Browns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/houston-texans-safety-reed-blankenship-ready-to-return-from-broken",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T00:36:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/houston-texans-safety-reed-blankenship-003614723.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Houston Texans safety Reed Blankenship is set to return from a broken hand and concussion to face the Cleveland Browns this weekend. After missing the past few weeks, Blankenship returned to practice on Wednesday as a limited participant. The 27-year-old safety, who signed with the Texans in the offseason, expressed his joy at returning to the game he loves, as well as spending time with his family. Despite his start to the season being rocky, Blankenship is currently the third-toughest tackler for the Texans and has an interception. He has experienced concussions before, but this time, the injury has a different meaning for him due to his family outside of football. Linebacker Jake Hummel and cornerback Jaylin Smith also returned to practice on Wednesday, with both having a 21-day window to be activated from injured reserve. David Montgomery and rookie Keylan Rutledge were also absent as they continue to recover from groin and neck/stinger injuries, respectively.",
  "summary": "Reed Blankenship was injured against Jacksonville and has missed two games but is ready to return against Cleveland.",
  "key_points": [
    "Reed Blankenship set to return from broken hand and concussion.",
    "27-year-old safety returns to practice on Wednesday.",
    "Jake Hummel and Jaylin Smith also back from injury."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Blankenship's return to practice strengthens the Texans' defensive rotation and provides a much-needed boost to their tackling efficiency ahead of their upcoming matchup against the Cleveland Browns.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}