Nov 3rd 2008 9:20PM by Stephanie Stradley (author feed)
Filed under: Texans, Vikings, AFC South, NFL Injuries, NFL Vide

An MRI this afternoon confirmed that Texans quarterback Matt Schaub has an injured MCL. Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com is reporting that it is an MCL tear, and Schaub will be out for at least four weeks and perhaps will be put on IR. Coach Gary Kubiak didn’t get into any detail in his presser but suggests Schaub will be out 2 to 4 weeks.

Backup Sage Rosenfels will get the start, and he is likely to put up big numbers (and perhaps big interceptions) in Schaub’s absence. Kubiak hasn’t decided who Rosenfels’ backup will be–either practice squader rookie Alex Brink or some guy they work out tomorrow.

The play that got Schaub limping didn’t receive a flag, but it looked like it should have. Vikings DE Jared Allen dove directly into Schaub’s knee, without being blocked into it. The above video shows a couple of different angles of this.Continue Reading