The Texans made it official Saturday, placing quarterback Tom Savage on injured reserve in the wake of a major concussion he suffered against the San Francisco 49ers on a hit from outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil.
A joint NFL-NFL Players Association investigation remains ongoing into whether the Texans and medical personnel and spotters properly handled the NFL concussion protocol when Savage was allowed to go back into the game briefly before being rechecked and then ruled out for the remainder of the game.
A former fourth-round draft pick from Pitt, Savage is a pending unrestricted free agent who remains under the NFL concussion protocol weeks after a scary head injury that left him lying on the ground with his arms and hands twitching.