There is some positive news on the injury front for the Titans.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, receiver Wan’Dale Robinson is not believed to have suffered a concussion after he was hit during a joint practice with the Bears this week.
While the team will continue to monitor Robinson, the early indications have been positive.
Titans head coach Robert Saleh called out Chicago safety Xavier Woods for what he termed a “cheap” hit.
Woods played for the Titans in 2025 and was released shortly after the club hired Saleh earlier this year.
Robinson, 25, signed a four-year deal with Tennessee in March, reuniting with offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, who previously served as Giants head coach. A second-round pick in 2022, Robinson appeared in 54 games for New York over his first four seasons. He caught 92 passes for 1,014 yards with four touchdowns in 2025.
Titans head coach Robert Saleh gave an update on wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson after Robinson made an early exit from Thursday’s joint practice with the Bears.
Saleh said that Robinson is being evaluated for a concussion after taking a hit from Bears safety Xavier Woods during the session. The hit drew a response from Robinson’s teammates on the field and from Saleh while he was at the podium for his press conference.
Saleh called the hit by Woods “cheap.” Woods played for the Titans last season and was released shortly after Saleh was hired this year. Robinson signed with the Titans as a free agent in March.
Robinson will go into the concussion protocol if doctors find he suffered a concussion Thursday. That would keep him out for several days, but would leave ample time for him to be cleared before Week 1.
Despite the Bears saying last month that they are moving forward with plans to build a new stadium in Indiana, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Illinois is not out of the running.
Goodell told reporters at Wednesday’s owners’ meeting that the former racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois, that the Bears purchased in 2023 could still be the team’s next home.
“There’s no specific timetable from my standpoint, other than we know that they are looking at the alternate groups, Indiana or Arlington Heights,” Goodell said, via Jarrett Bell of USA Today. “We want to make sure that Arlington Heights and Illinois have an opportunity, as well as Indiana, to put their best foot forward.”
Goodell said he recently met with Illinois officials. Proposals for Illinois taxpayers to pay for infrastructure around the Bears’ new stadium haven’t gone anywhere, while Indiana is willing to spend tax money to attract the Bears.
“I’m involved in a lot of stadium efforts,” Goodell said. “It’s not unusual for me to be involved in conversations with either public officials or others. Or our staff. There are important decisions, not just for the communities but for teams and the NFL. So these are important things for us.”
Remaining in the city of Chicago, where the Bears have played for more than a century, does not appear to be an option. The question is whether the Bears will move to a Chicago suburb in Illinois or in Indiana.
The Bears’ stadium saga has been going on for years, and the team’s recent comments seemed to suggest that Indiana would be the Bears’ next home. Goodell sounds more willing to give Illinois time to come up with a deal to keep the Bears in the state.
The Bears opened training camp without certainty about their starter at left tackle and they have not put it to bed.
Braxton Jones has gotten the most work with the first team with Theo Benedet replacing him during the team’s second preseason game. Ozzy Trapilo has returned to practice on a limited basis, but it remains unclear when he will be cleared for full activities and both Jedrick Wills and Kiran Amegadjie have been moved out of the competition.
All of those moving pieces have left head coach Ben Johnson without a final answer about who will be on the field for Week 1.
“That’s still an ongoing spot. It’s a hot spot for us,” Johnson said in a Tuesday press conference. “Obviously, we talk about it almost every time I’m up here ,and yet I don’t know that we are 100 percent sold on who that guy is going to be for Carolina yet. We’re going to still work through it. That’s where today is going to be huge for us. Thursday is going to be huge for us. And Saturday is going to be huge for us as well.”
Thursday is a joint practice with the Titans ahead of Saturday’s game between the two teams. It will be an opportunity for Jones to lock down the top job and put the debate to rest for the time being.
Bears right tackle Darnell Wright’s health is a concern after his early departure from practice on Tuesday.
Per reporters at the team’s practice, Wright had his right elbow checked out by members of the team’s medical staff before exiting for the rest of the session. Wright tore the UCL in the same elbow last year, but played through the injury with a brace on his arm.
Wright played well enough to land a second-team All-Pro spot at the end of the year, so the Bears will be hoping that nothing that happened on Tuesday will keep him off the field come the regular season.
Reporters also noted the departures of defensive tackle Gervon Dexter and defensive back Dontae Manning during practice.
