Tennessee Titans QB Ryan Tannehill suffered a high ankle sprain in Sunday’s London loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Turon Davenport, the injury could cause Tannehill to miss time in “the coming weeks.” If so, it puts his availability for the team’s Week Nine game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in jeopardy.
He was injured when his right foot was trapped underneath a Ravens’ defender trying to sack him. As Dr. Jessica Flynn noted, it’s the same ankle Tannehill had surgery on last year.
After Tannehill left the game, second-year QB Malik Willis finished things out. He went 4-of-5 for 74 yards in relief, though he was also sacked four times behind a struggling Titans’ offensive line.
Should Tannehill miss any game action, it’s not known if the team would turn to Willis or rookie QB Will Levis as its starter. Tennessee traded up for Levis early in the second round of April’s draft but he’s served as the third-string QB so far this season.
The Titans are on a bye in Week Seven, giving Tannehill time to rest up. They’ll be back in action for Week Eight against the Atlanta Falcons before playing the Steelers on a short week on Thursday night, November 2. Given the nature of the injury and his history, it’s plausible the team chooses to hold Tannehill out until Week Nine, taking advantage of the extra rest during the “mini-bye” the post-Thursday game provides.
