Tag: Daren Bates

Titans WR Adam Humphries, CB Adoree Jackson miss Thursday practice

Here’s a look at the complete injury report.

The Tennessee Titans took the practice field on Thursday in preparation of this week’s matchup against the Oakland Raiders, but were missing some of their usual players.

Linebacker Daren Bates (shoulder), wide receiver Adam Humphries (ankle), cornerbacks Adoree Jackson (foot) and LeShaun Sims (ankle) and defensive tackle Jurrell Casey (not injury related) each did not practice.

Running back Derrick Henry (hamstring), center Ben Jones (thumb) and wide receiver A.J. Brown (calf) were all limited participants.

Wide receivers Corey Davis (not injury related) and Tajae Sharpe (hamstring) were marked as full participants.

Here’s a look at the complete injury report.

The Titans face the Raiders at 3:25 p.m. CT on Sunday in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Titans LB Daren Bates questionable to return vs. Colts with shoulder injury

Linebacker Daren Bates is considered questionable to return with a shoulder injury.

The Tennessee Titans lost cornerback Adoree Jackson in the first half of Sunday’s matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, and the team may now be without another play for the remainder of the contest.

Linebacker Daren Bates is considered questionable to return with a shoulder injury.

The Titans look to gain back the momentum, currently tied at 17-17 with the Colts in Lucas Oil Stadium.

WATCH: The Iron Bowl rivalry makes it’s way into the NFL

The Iron Bowl is a historic game played between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers, the game comes with major bragging rights on and off the field. Sometimes the bragging may even continue beyond college… and into the NFL. Darren Bates, …

The Iron Bowl is a historic game played between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers, the game comes with major bragging rights on and off the field.

Sometimes the bragging may even continue beyond college… and into the NFL.

Darren Bates, a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans, took it upon himself to represent his alma mater, Auburn University, in the locker room while some of his teammates were answering questions from the media.

It may, or may not, have been a total coincidence that these two teammates played college ball at the University of Alabama.

While former Alabama running back Derrick Henry fielded questions rom the media, Bates paraded around Henry with a boom-box playing the radio call from Auburn’s infamous “Kick-six,” which resulted in a 2013 Iron Bowl win for the Tigers.

Bates didn’t stop there.

When Alabama alum, and fellow linebacker, Rahsaan Evans was talking to reporters, Bates danced around the locker room while blasting the Auburn fight song on his speaker.

As Turron Davenport said, “It’s the Iron Bowl so this week friends can’t be friends.”

I guess we’ll just have to wait till the game clock hits zeros all across to see who will get bragging rights for the next 365 days.

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Derrick Henry’s Titans teammate interrupts interview by blasting Auburn’s Kick Six call

SO GOOD.

It’s impossible to think about the Iron Bowl without remembering the craziness of the Kick Six in the 2013 Alabama-Auburn game.

But on the off chance Tennessee Titans linebacker Daren Bates’ teammates forgot what happened, the Auburn alum was happy to remind them. While former Alabama running back Derrick Henry spoke to the media Thursday, Bates offered up a soundtrack for his teammate’s interview.

He interrupted Henry’s interview by blasting the radio call of the Kick Six, when Alabama attempted to break the tie with what would have been a 57-yard field goal for the win. Instead, the Crimson Tide missed the kick, and Auburn cornerback Chris Davis was waiting in the end zone, caught the ball and returned it for the game-winning touchdown and Iron Bowl immortality.

Auburn won, 34-28, in surely the wildest ending to the Iron Bowl and one of the greatest plays in college football history.

Henry said there has been trash talking in the Titans’ locker room all week, adding: “I love it though. We’ll after see Saturday how he feels.”

But that wasn’t the only thing Bates did this week to troll his Alabama alum Titans teammates. As linebacker Rashaan Evans spoke with the media, Bates hilariously played the Auburn fight song and danced in the background.

And the Titans Twitter account also shared photos of Henry and Evans during practice with Auburn signs on their backs with “War. Damn. Eagle.” written on them.

No. 5 Alabama takes on No. 15 Auburn on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET in a game the Crimson Tide need to win to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive.

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Titans-Chiefs: a look at defensive snap counts

Here’s a complete look at the defensive snap counts.

The Tennessee Titans (5-5) came into Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) looking to get back to .500, and did exactly that as they pulled off a 35-32 win on their own turf.

Safeties Kevin Byard and Kenny Vaccaro along with cornerbacks Adoree Jackson and Logan Ryan played every snap of the game (82).

In special teams percentages, safeties Amani Hooker and Dane Cruikshank, in addition to linebacker Daren Bates all had 88%.

Here’s a complete look at the defensive snap counts.

The Titans will face the Jacksonville Jaguars next on Nov. 24 and 3:05 p.m. CT in Nissan Stadium.