After the Tennessee Titans’ night practice at Nissan Stadium on Monday night, head coach Mike Vrabel revealed that he is unsure if either wide receiver Julio Jones or kicker Tucker McCann will take part in the joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week.
McCann suffered a lower leg injury during the Titans’ Preseason Week 1 win over the Atlanta Falcons after cornerback Marcus Murphy hit him late on a field goal attempt, drawing a roughing the kicker penalty.
Following the contest, Vrabel said McCann, who made both of his kicks and would have had a third if not for the penalty, was sore but didn’t anticipate the injury lingering for an extended period of time.
Jones, on the other hand, hasn’t participated in practice since Aug. 2 when he landed awkwardly while going up for a catch, leading to an undisclosed injury.
At the time, it seemed like it the injury was minor, but Jones has now missed over two weeks of practices since then and did not suit up for the preseason opener.
Vrabel says he's not comfortable making a determination on Julio Jones' availability for joint practices against Bucs. Says team will wait to see how he feels when they get to Tampa. #Titans
— Ben Arthur (@benyarthur) August 17, 2021
Mike Vrabel says he's not sure if K Tucker McCann will be able to participate in joint practices against Bucs: "Hopefully he's feeling better by the end of the week." #Titans
— Ben Arthur (@benyarthur) August 17, 2021
One key player Vrabel did not provide an update on after practice on Monday was running back Darrynton Evans, who he listed as day-to-day on Saturday after the second-year back suffered a knee injury during Friday’s contest.
The Titans will meet the Bucs for joint practices in Tampa on Wednesday and Thursday, and then will take the field against the defending Super Bowl champions on Saturday for Preseason Week 2.
Bucs head coach Bruce Arians said he doesn’t expect Tom Brady and the team’s starters to play. It isn’t clear if the Titans will deploy their starters, either.
