The Tennessee Titans are one sleep away from facing off against the Indianapolis Colts, and they are making some last-minute adjustments for the roster ahead of the game.

According to team reporter Jim Wyatt, the Titans are elevating defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson and defensive back Tre Avery ahead of the team’s game against the Colts.

The moves have been made as a result of defensive lineman Keondre Coburn being ruled out with a knee injury and defensive back Jamal Adams being placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury (NFI) List.

Coburn, 24, left early during the team’s Week 4 win against the Dolphins with an injury, and the team thought it could use the bye week as a chance for it to heal. However, Coburn didn’t practice this week, which has made him unavailable for tomorrow’s game against the Colts.

Adams, 29, suffered a hip injury sometime between the team’s last game against the Miami Dolphins back in Week 4 and now. Now that he has been placed on a reserve list, Adams won’t be able to come back for the Titans until Week 10 at the earliest when the team plays the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10.

The game could offer an opportunity for Anderson and Avery, especially for the latter as a spot on the 53-man roster has opened up for the foreseeable future.

Anderson made his Titans debut back in Week 4 against the Dolphins, replacing Jeffery Simmons, who was out with an elbow injury. He played in 24 defensive snaps for the team, good for 40 percent of the plays against the Titans.

Avery also made his 2024 debut for the Titans in Week 4, but he only played 17 special teams snaps and did not appear on defense. Adams hasn’t played much on defense this season, so there may not be much of a role for him in Dennard Wilson’s unit, but he certainly has more of a chance with the elevation than if he were still on the practice squad.

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each and every Saturday, WISH-TV highlights a local company together with our partners at Indiana Grown.

This week, Corrie Cook from Goose the Market and Smoking Goose joins News 8 at Daybreak!

Smoking Goose started in downtown Indy in 2011, growing out of Cook’s gourmet market and full service butcher shop, Goose the Market.

Cook shares with News 8 more on the market’s meat and charcuterie making, and shows off a wide variety of the fragrant foods offered by the deli.

She says Smoking Goose also delivers their charcuterie to restaurants and stores across the country, meaning there’s Indiana-grown charcuterie goodies in all 50 states.

Cook says they’ll be holding multiple events throughout the rest of the year, including charcuterie tasting events, an “Experience Gifts” event, and a “Meat the Butcher” meet-and-greet and tour with the store’s owner.

Smoking Goose is open for walk-in shopping Monday through Saturday.

Enjoy the full interview above to hear more.

The Indianapolis Colts’ have endured a roller coaster start to the 2024 season through the first five weeks of the campaign.

Specifically on the defensive side of the ball, the Colts have dealt with some significant injuries to the pass rush.

With or without starters on the field, the Colts’ defense has been among the worst in all of football. Indianapolis has allowed the fourth-most passing yards and third-most rushing yards through five games. 

With that in mind, Bleacher Report’s weekly list encouraging teams to trade for, sign or draft assets within the next year has been filled with defensive talent. Tight end is listed as one of the Colts’ top-five largest needs, but the other four spots are all on the defensive side of the ball. 

In terms of a move Indianapolis’ front office could make right now, Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report believes the Colts should attempt a trade for the New York Giants’ Azeez Ojulari.

“Samson Ebukam began the season on the injured reserve, they just sent Tyquan Lewis to join him and Kwity Paye is working through a quad injury. It might be time to re-stock the position with a trade that would help them in the short term and potentially add depth in the long term. Azeez Ojulari has fallen off in the Giants’ rotation with the arrival of Brian Burns, but he could have a long-term role with the Colts,” Ballentine wrote.

The fourth-year edge out of Georgia could fill a gaping hole in terms of a pass rush attack for Indianapolis, as the horseshoe has only recorded 10 sacks this year. 

Ojulari has not started a single game for the Giants so far this season, but he has appeared in all five contests, racking up a sack and tackle for loss in the meantime. However, the 24-year-old has shown signs of potential during his first few years with New York, accumulating 16 sacks in three seasons. 

Indianapolis has needed someone to fill in the role of Samson Ebukam all season, and with Kwity Paye missing time as well, that makes Ojulari’s fit even more obvious.

The bigger issue with this trade that is Ojulari has been inconsistent over the last three seasons, and the Giants just lost Kayvon Thibodeaux to a wrist injury so their desire to trade the Georgia product has likely decreased.