As Mr. Florio pointed out earlier this week, Titans defensive end Jevon Kearse will not be fined for leaving LP Field before Sunday night’s game after he found out he was going to be inactive.
Kearse isn’t sorry about the decision to leave either, and won’t guarantee that it won’t happen again, now that the benching appears permanent.
“It depends on how I’m feeling. It depends on how I’m feeling right now,” Kearse said. “I kind of knew it was going to happen throughout the week or whatever. But once it happened, I mean there was nothing I could do. I wanted to go hang out with my family and friends I had in town, and that’s what I did.”
Kearse had an inkling he wasn’t going to play and showed up later than usual for the game. He did not go through warm ups.
“I got there in my street clothes later than I was supposed to. I kind of knew it was gonna come, so I just wanted to get the official word. And once I got the official word, I jumped back in my Benz and I went home,” Kearse said.
Even though Kearse was called a healthy scratch and hasn’t been listed on the injury report, the coaching staff told him he has to get healthier before they use him again.
Benching the 11-year veteran could also be a sign that the Titans are looking towards the future as losses pile up.
