The Tennessee Titans will be without cornerbacks Adoree’ Jackson and Breon Border for the Week 14 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, head coach Mike Vrabel revealed after practice on Friday.
Jackson, who has yet to suit up in a game this season because of a knee injury, returned to practice this week and was able to get in a limited session on Wednesday and Thursday, but still isn’t ready to suit up. We’re waiting for the injury report to see what his Friday participation was.
The player filling in for Jackson, Borders, was on the injury report this week with a rib issue. His absence will leave the Titans’ secondary even more short-handed.
#Titans' Vrabel: Adoree Jackson out this wk, along with Borders. Tart will sit out due to suspension.
— John Glennon (@glennonsports) December 11, 2020
Rookie cornerback Kristian Fulton was designated to return from IR on November 24th but has yet to be activated. Vrabel said the team could do so on Saturday and still have Fulton play on Sunday.
#Titans' Vrabel: Team does not plan to activate Fulton today. Could still do so tomorrow and have him play Sunday.
–Deadline for him to be activated to 53 is early next week.— John Glennon (@glennonsports) December 11, 2020
If that happens, the Titans could deploy Fulton on the boundary in place of Borders. If not, we could see a lot of 2020 seventh-round pick Chris Jackson opposite Malcolm Butler, with Desmond King manning the slot.
Earlier in the day, it was revealed that defensive lineman Teair Tart’s one-game suspension was upheld by the NFL. Vrabel says that 2020 fifth-round pick Larrell Murchison will see action in order to help fill that hole. Murchson has been inactive for each of the past three games.
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