Tennessee Titans: Rodger Saffold opens up about injury that's plagued him all season
Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Rodger Saffold only played 40 snaps (out of a possible 71) in his team's win against the Jacksonville Jaguars this past Sunday. Saffold exited the game twice due to injury. He was replaced by Aaron Brewer. On Tuesday, Saffold opened up about his injury during an interview on 3HL on 104.5 […]
Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Rodger Saffold only played 40 snaps (out of a possible 71) in his team's win against the Jacksonville Jaguars this past Sunday.
Saffold exited the game twice due to injury. He was replaced by Aaron Brewer.
On Tuesday, Saffold opened up about his injury during an interview on 3HL on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville.
"So basically, it's a nerve thing," said Saffold. "It’s numbness, tingling, and all that thing. Sometimes I can shake it out."
"The funny thing is I waited like four plays until I went down because it was still giving me fits. The crazy thing about it is it can be from anything, so it's kind of like how can we manage it? Who knows, I might have to see a specialist at the end of the year."
Saffold is expecting to deal with this injury the rest of the year, but he's confident he'll be able to grind through it.
"I’ve got to grind through it. My team isn’t going to be playing in the Super Bowl while I’m sitting over there like, go guys! Nah, I gotta play."
Saffold's desire to tough it out doesn't come as a surprise to anyone in the Titans organization.
"Everybody in the organization would agree he’s (Saffold) going to do everything in his power to be out there and play through all the stuff going on," said offensive line coach Keith Carter this week.
The Titans have dealt with a ridiculous amount of injuries this season, but the team is still leading the AFC South by two games while being tied for the best record in the AFC.
You can't ask for much more considering what Tennessee has dealt with in 2021.
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