The Tennessee Titans have chosen the four players they will protect on the practice squad ahead of the Week 15 contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field.
According to the league’s transactions wire from Tuesday, the Titans are protecting quarterback Kevin Hogan, wide receiver Cody Hollister, defensive end Kevin Strong, and running back Jordan Wilkins.
Hogan, Hollister and Strong were all protected last week for the game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, while this is Wilkins’ first time being protected since he was signed to Tennessee’s practice squad last week.
The Titans have used a committee approach at running back with Derrick Henry out. It’ll be interesting to see if Wilkins joins that committee, and whose work he’ll cut into if he does.
In Week 14, it was D’Onta Foreman handling the bulk of the carries, but Jeremy McNichols and Dontrell Hilliard also chipped-in.
One notable name not protected is wide receiver Golden Tate. The veteran was signed to the practice squad last month but has yet to suit up in a game. The fact that Hollister was protected over Tate might signify the 33-year-old won’t be active yet again.
On Monday, head coach Mike Vrabel noted that Tate was working his way towards being ready for game action.
“We’ll see where (Golden) is this week,” Vrabel said. “He has been working hard, catching punts, trying to show us some of those things. … He is working hard, he is conscientious. I like seeing him in the meetings. It feels like he’s getting a better grasp of what we are doing.”
Tennessee and Pittsburgh will kickoff from Heinz field at noon CT on Sunday.
