Texans OT Trent Brown inactive vs. Patriots

Houston Texans offensive tackle Trent Brown is unable to play against his former team on Sunday afternoon.

Despite testing out his ailing ankle prior to kickoff, Brown was listed as inactive for the Texans in their AFC divisional round game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass.

Brown, who played for the Patriots from 2021-23, was listed as questionable to play while nursing the injury. He sat out practice on Wednesday and Thursday before turning in what amounted to a limited session during a walkthrough on Friday.