The Tennessee Titans will place cornerback L’Jarius Sneed on injured reserve after missing five games due to a quadriceps injury.
This move will be made official on Saturday, according to coach Brian Callahan, and will keep Sneed out for at least four more weeks. Sneed has not played since he was injured in a game against the Indianapolis Colts on October 13.
Initially, the injury was thought to be just a bruise, and the Titans hoped Sneed wouldn’t miss any time. However, two weeks ago, the team announced that the quadriceps was also strained and would require additional time to heal.
“As I said before, it turned out that he had a quad bruise, a pretty significant quad bruise, but it didn’t get better very fast,” Callahan said. “It turns out after we did some scans on it, he had a pretty significant strain on top of it.
Those things are generally a couple of weeks. I felt like we had a chance to get him back, but he has not progressed. It has been more complicated than normal.”
Sneed was one of the Titans’ key signings during the off-season, joining the team in a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs in March. The Titans traded a third-round pick in the 2024 draft for Sneed, who had been placed under the franchise tag by the Chiefs before the trade.
Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, who has been out since week four due to a groin injury, is expected to return from injured reserve next week. With both starting cornerbacks sidelined, the Titans have had to start rookie Jarvis Brownlee and waiver pickup Darrell Baker.
Callahan also announced that linebacker Jack Gibbens, who broke his ankle in last Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings, will be placed on injured reserve.
Additionally, tackle Leroy Watson (back) and running back Tyjae Spears (concussion) will be out this week. Cornerback Roger McCreary (knee) will be questionable.
