Tennessee Titans wide receivers coach Rob Moore admitted that he thinks he played his two star receivers, A.J. Brown and Julio Jones, too much in Week 1 against the Arizona Cardinals, a game in which Tennessee lost, 38-13.
In that game, Jones and Brown totaled 50 and 52 snaps, respectively, and that was followed up by a Week 2 contest that saw the duo play even more snaps, with 66 and 74, respectively.
This past Sunday, both receivers saw their games cut short due to injury.
Brown reportedly suffered a strained hamstring that cut his day short after eight snaps, while Jones played 34 snaps before sitting out the stretch run of Tennessee’s victory over the Indianapolis Colts with what head coach Mike Vrabel described as tightness.
“The first game, I probably played (Jones) too much, being that he hadn’t had any training camp and any of those other things,” Moore said. “I probably played him and A.J. both a little too much, wanting to get them progressively more snaps as we got through the season. So, I got a little overzealous and obviously the score of the game was a factor in that. So, I had to dial it back a little bit, thinking about the long haul for both of those guys.”
The latest on Jones isn’t good, as NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that he’s dealing with a leg injury that leaves his Week 4 status up in the air.
Thankfully, the Titans have a very winnable game against the New York Jets upcoming and can afford to sit both players, even if they are healthy enough to go.
