There was some potentially bad injury news for the Tennessee Titans coming out of Tuesday’s practice.
According to John Glennon of Broadway Sports, both right guard Nate Davis and outside linebacker Derick Roberson were carted off the field with an apparent leg injury.
Couple notable injuries at practice today: Nate Davis carted off with apparent leg injury. Roberson also carted to locker room, had to be helped inside. Only putting weight on one leg.
— John Glennon (@glennonsports) September 1, 2020
Paul Kuharsky noted that, according to beat writers on the ground, Davis’ injury “didn’t look encouraging.”
Nate Davis also left the field during practice and reporters who saw it say it didn't look encouraging. #Titans
— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) September 1, 2020
Obviously things don’t look good for either player, but we can only hope both injuries aren’t that serious and the cart was brought out as an extra precaution.
While losing both players would be a big blow, the far more concerning situation is with Davis, who is the team’s starter at right guard. Should he be forced to miss any time, the Titans will have to find a solution.
When Davis missed the first three games of last season, the Titans deployed backup guard Jamil Douglas with disastrous results. Because of that, we’ve been campaigning all offseason long for the Titans to find someone else to fill the backup guard/center role.
The Titans currently have three players who can fill-in at guard in Ty Sambrailo, who is also the team’s swing tackle, Avery Gennesy, and Zac Kerin, who can also play center.
Bottom line: the Titans have plenty of options other than Douglas to fill the void if it comes to that.
