Titans defensive end Jeffery Simmons doesn’t plan to miss another game.
Simmons was inactive with an elbow injury during Monday night’s win over the Dolphins, but he said he does not expect the issue to continue to sideline him once the Titans return from their bye week.
“I feel much better right now, much better today,” Simmons said, via Turron Davenport of ESPN.com. “Going into this bye week will be good for me to keep my conditioning up and with my elbow. I know I’ll be ready to roll against the Colts.”
If Simmons were a baseball player, his absence would likely be a lot longer. He said his injury is a tear to the ligament that requires baseball pitchers to have Tommy John surgery. He said doctors told him that he does not need to have surgery and he will continue to work on strengthening the elbow ahead of his anticipated return to the lineup.
Bills linebacker Von Miller is off to a strong start in 2024, with three sacks in four games. He’ll now miss the next four.
The NFL announced that Miller has been suspended four games without pay for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.
“Miller will be eligible for reinstatement on October 28 following the Bills’ Week 8 game against the Seattle Seahawks,” the league said.
He’ll also miss games against the Texans, Jets, and Titans.
The league didn’t specify the reason for the suspension. However, Miller was accused of felony assault in 2023. Miller called the allegations false at the time, and the alleged victim eventually recanted.
If the alleged victim did not cooperate with the NFL’s investigation, the league would have been required to rely on police reports and related evidence harvested before the alleged victim said no assault had occurred.
However it happened, the decision is final. Miller will be suspended for the next four games.
The Titans got their first win in a game that Will Levis started but Mason Rudolph did the heavy lifting. Levis injured his throwing shoulder on a run early in the game.
It’s not like Rudolph lit it up — he had a 67.0 passer rating — but he was better than Levis has been.
The Titans have an off week this week, but when they return to action, Callahan declared immediately after that game that Levis would continue to start if healthy.
The first-year head coach explained his reasoning Tuesday.
“I appreciate Mason’s professionalism,” Callahan said, via video from Jill Jelnick of Fox Nashville. “I appreciate how prepared he was and how ready he was to go into the game, but Will is our starting quarterback. I said it last night, and I’ll reiterate it again. When he’s healthy, he’s starting. Hopefully he’s healthy for Indy, and we’re ready to roll, and he’s the starting quarterback, because it’s hard to play quarterback in the NFL as everybody knows. It does take some development. Guys make young player mistakes, and you see it all across the league right now. We’re going to find out everything about Will we can. He’s going to continue to grow and get better and play better. He needs to play better for us, and at the end of the day, I believe that he will. That’s where I am with that whole thing.
“There’s no controversy. There’s no second-guessing. That’s what’s happening. That’s as clear as I can state it.”
Titans defensive tackle Keondre Coburn got the start against the Dolphins in Monday night’s win, but he wasn’t able to finish the game.
Coburn had to leave the contest with a knee injury and it looks like he will need more than just the bye week to recover. Titans head coach Brian Callahan said at a Tuesday press conference that Coburn may miss a game or two while he recovers.
Coburn was a Chiefs sixth-round pick last year and the Titans signed him off of their practice squad during his rookie season. He played four games last year and had seven tackles in those appearances. He has two tackles this season.
The Titans were without their usual starting defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons on Monday night. They’ll hope to have him back when they return in Week Six.
The Titans lost quarterback Will Levis to a shoulder injury early in Monday night’s game against the Dolphins, but that didn’t stop them from getting their first win of the season.
Backup Mason Rudolph helped the team to a 31-12 win in Miami and head coach Brian Callahan moved to snuff out any hint of a quarterback question for the future in his postgame press conference. Callahan said Levis’s shoulder was bothering him “pretty significantly” and that he “didn’t want to expose him to any further risk” by putting him back on the field.
Callahan also said that there was no question about who will be the starter once Levis is healthy enough to play again.
“He’s our starter when he’s healthy and we’re ready to roll with him,” Callahan said, via Alex Daugherty of the Tennessean.
The Titans have a bye in Week Five, so Levis will have extended time to heal before the team returns to action against the Colts at home in Week Six.
