Marcus Mariota's rehab timetable set

Terrible news for the franchise quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. Marcus Mariota fractured his fibula (ankle) against the Jaguars. Former NFL head team doctor, Dr. Davis J. Chao, weighed in on the rehab for #8 Related Articles Fans might be talking about the wrong Cleveland Browns quarterback who could be traded before the season gets here […]

Zach Bingham

Dec 24, 2016 5:07 PM EST

Terrible news for the franchise quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. Marcus Mariota fractured his fibula (ankle) against the Jaguars.

Former NFL head team doctor, Dr. Davis J. Chao, weighed in on the rehab for #8

Confirmed fibula fracture, but the bigger issues is the complete syndesmotic ligament tear.#MarcusMariota will need surgery, out 6 months. https://t.co/MkD5RoouVn
— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) December 24, 2016

By video, the only way the fibula breaks is the syndesomotic ligament tears first. No sources, but my @NFL medical experience. https://t.co/noas31reX5
— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) December 24, 2016