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Former linebacker DeMeco Ryans is suing the Houston Texans and the NFL over a torn Achilles tendon suffered during a game at Houston"s NRG Stadium on Nov. 2, 2014.
NBC Sports reported the lawsuit, which was filed Friday, names the Harris County Convention Sports Corp. and stadium-management company SMG, in addition to the Texans and NFL,as the defendants.
At the time, NRG Stadium used square panels of grass grown on metal trays to form its playing surface a set-up that was widely criticized. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick called the stadium"s playing surface "terrible."
The stadium ditched the tray systemafter the first home game of the 2015 system, when former No. 1 draft choice Jadeveon Clowney of the Texans suffered a knee injury on the field. NRG Stadium now features a field-turf surface.
In 2012, former Houston punter Brett Hartmann suedSMG and Harris County Convention Sports Corp. over a career-ending ACL injury suffered on the field. The Texans and the NFL were not named in Hartmann"s lawsuit.
Ryans was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles at the time of the injury and missed the remaining eight games of the 2014 season. He returned to play 14 games for the Eagles in 2015. Philadelphia released Ryanson Feb. 24. He was not picked up by another team.
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Since behind selected out of Alabamain the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft by Houston, Ryans has played 10 pro seasons. He won the 2006 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award with the Texans. He earned Pro Bowl recognition in 2007 and 2009.
In 2010, Ryans ruptured an Achilles tendon in the sixth game of the season while playing on Houston"s home field.
After the 2012 season, the Texans traded Ryans and a third-round pick to the Eagles for a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick.
The former Jess Lanier prep standout has played in 140 NFL games, with 139 starts. He intercepted seven passes, recovered 10 fumbles, recorded 13.5 sacks and made 970 tackles.
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