HOUSTON-- The Houston Texans have ruled running back Dameon Pierce out for Sunday's Week 9 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with an ankle injury.
Pierce is the Texans' leader in rushing yards (327), but he's only averaging 3.0 yards per carry for a ground attack that ranks 23rd in the NFL in rushing yards per game (91.9). The second-year back has struggled to build off his rookie season when he averaged 72 yards per game, 4.3 yards per carry and finished with 939 yards in 13 games last year.
The Texans will take a running-back-by-committee approach in Pierce's absence with Devin Singletary, who the team signed this past offseason, likely to get the bulk of the carries.