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• Titans' Tyjae Spears: Won't play Sunday

  01/03/2025 • By RotoWire

  Spears (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's season finale against the Texans, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports. While Spears has been ruled out, fellow running back Tony Pollard (ankle) is viewed as a game-time decision for Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET contest, per Turron Davenport of ESPN.com. In the event that Pollard ends up sidelined as well, however, Julius Chestnut would be in line to see an expanded role Week 18, with Joshua Kelley and possibly practice-squad member Jabari Small mixing in.

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• Titans' Tyjae Spears: Misses Thursday's practice

  01/02/2025 • By RotoWire

  Spears (concussion) didn't practice Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports. Spears has one more chance to practice ahead of Sunday's season finale against the Texans, but at this stage, he doesn't appear to be trending toward playing this weekend after sustaining his second concussion of the campaign in the Week 17 loss to the Jaguars. Fellow running back Tony Pollard (ankle) -- who was inactive last week -- remained a limited participant in practice Thursday, but he could reclaim his usual duties as Tennessee's lead back if he's cleared to play Sunday. However, if Spears and Pollard are both sidelined versus Houston, Julius Chestnut would be in line to see an expanded role, with Joshua Kelley and potentially Jabari Small mixing in.

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• Titans' Tyjae Spears: Sits out walk-through

  01/01/2025 • By RotoWire

  Spears (concussion) didn't participate in Wednesday's walk-through practice, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports. On Monday, head coach Brian Callahan noted that he wasn't optimistic about Spears' chances of playing in Week 18 against the Texans, after the running back left this past Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Jaguars upon suffering his second concussion in under two months. Meanwhile, Tony Pollard (ankle) -- who was inactive in Week 17 -- was limited in practice Wednesday. If neither Spears nor Pollard are available versus Houston this weekend, Julius Chestnut would be in line to see an expanded role, with Joshua Kelley and Jabari Small offering added depth out of the backfield.

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• Titans' Tyjae Spears: Unlikely to play

  01/01/2025 • By RotoWire

  Titans head coach Brian Callahan suggested Wednesday that Spears (concussion) is unlikely to play Sunday against the Texans, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports. When asked about the makeup of the Tennessee backfield for the season finale, Callahan didn't mention Spears, instead noting that Julis Chestnut, Joshua Kelley and Jabari Small likely would form a committee if Tony Pollard (ankle) was inactive. The implication is that Spears isn't expected to play, after suffering his second concussion of the season during this past Sunday's loss to the Jaguars.

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• Titans' Tyjae Spears: Pessimism about Week 18 status

  12/30/2024 • By RotoWire

  Tennessee head coach Brian Callahan hasn't expressed optimism about Spears' (concussion) likelihood of suiting up Sunday versus Houston, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports. Spears worked as the Titans' lead back this past Sunday versus Jacksonville but was forced to exit the game late in the third quarter. He'd need to clear the NFL's five-step concussion protocol in order to suit up Week 18, and that may be unlikely to happen at this point. Tony Pollard (ankle/illness) could return for the season finale, but if both Spears and Pollard are out, Julius Chestnut and Joshua Kelley likely will be tasked with leading the Titans backfield.

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