Titans Injury Updates Week 4: Treylon Burks, DeAndre Hopkins, and others
NASHVILLE — With the Tennessee Titans preparing to take on the Cincinnati Bengals at Nissan Stadium this weekend, Tennessee's injury report has been a long list of big names. WR Treylon Burks (knee), WR DeAndre Hopkins (ankle), RB Derrick Henry (toe/rest), DL Denico Autry (groin), OLB Harold Landry (hamstring), DL Teair Tart (knee), and DB […]
NASHVILLE — With the Tennessee Titans preparing to take on the Cincinnati Bengals at Nissan Stadium this weekend, Tennessee's injury report has been a long list of big names.
WR Treylon Burks (knee), WR DeAndre Hopkins (ankle), RB Derrick Henry (toe/rest), DL Denico Autry (groin), OLB Harold Landry (hamstring), DL Teair Tart (knee), and DB Elijah Molden (hamstring) are among the names that have made an appearance on the Week 4 injury report.
Here's a comprehensive update on what Titans fans need to know and everyone's game day status.
Titans head coach Mike Vrabel informed the media after practice on Friday that defensive back Elijah Molden, linebacker Luke Gifford, and rookie offensive lineman Peter Skoronski had been ruled out for Sunday.
Skoronski is still in the process of recovering from an appendectomy he had prior to Tennessee's Week 2 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. While Skoronski was cleared to return to football activities and has been back in the weight room this week, his recovery process involves gaining both weight and strength back. The last thing the Titans want is a setback, and as of now, Skoronski is not ready to play.
Treylon Burks was also ruled out by Vrabel on Friday. Burks was a limited participant in Titans practice earlier in the week but had not been seen on the practice field or in the locker room since Wednesday. Burks is working through an issue with his knee and has been wearing a sleeve on his left leg. That's the same leg in which Burks sprained his LCL during training camp.
However, Vrabel did imply that Burks' knee injury was unrelated to the previous LCL sprain.
In more positive news, it seems to me that Titans veterans like Henry, Autry, Hopkins, and Tart are all on track to play. All four practiced on Friday after having limited to no participation in Thursday's practice. That's not unusual for veteran players on Mike Vrabel's team. All indications from Hopkins in the locker room on Friday suggested that he would be ready to go, even if that meant playing through his ankle injury.
Vrabel also teased that wide receiver Kyle Philips is expected to return from Injured Reserve next week. That could give the Titans' receiving corps a much needed boost.
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