Wednesday Injury Report: Double Trouble at DB

NASHVILLE – Mike Vrabel sounded an optimistic notice concerning the general well being of the Tennessee Titans on Monday.

“We’re more healthy now,” Vrabel stated as in comparison with the run-up to final season’s opener. “We’ll see, that is simply the primary week. We sort of see who’s there after which make choices on the 48-man roster as we work via the week.”

When it comes to the official NFL damage report, the primary of which was launched Wednesday, Vrabel’s evaluation truly was inaccurate.

4 Titans gamers, three of them on protection, had been listed and two of them – defensive backs Elijah Molden and Lonnie Johnson Jr. – didn’t participate within the day’s exercise due to groin points. That’s worse, albeit not my a lot, than final season’s first damage report.

Molden struggled to get and keep wholesome all through coaching camp and figures to have probably the most issue on the point of play Sunday towards the New York Giants. Johnson, a mid-camp waiver-wire addition, sustained a shoulder damage within the preseason finale towards the Arizona, however now has hassle with a leg.

A 12 months in the past, one participant (A.J. Brown) didn’t apply on the Wednesday earlier than the opener whereas two others (David Lengthy and Chris Jackson) had been restricted contributors. By the tip of the week, Lengthy had been dominated out for the competition and two others had been added to the damage report, together with kicker Sam Ficken, who was positioned on injured reserve a day later.

The whole Titans-Giants damage report for Wednesday:

TENNESSEE

Didn’t apply: Lonnie Johnson, DB (groin) and Elijah Molden, DB (groin). Restricted participation: Likelihood Campbell, ILB (knee) and Jamarco Jones, OL (tricep).

NEW YORK

Didn’t apply: none. Restricted participation: Dane Belton, DB (clavicle), Azeez Ojulari, OLB (calf), Sterling Shehard, WR (Achilles) and Kayvon Thibodeaux, OLB (knee).