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Per Terry McCormick, Titans RB Tyjae Spears could open the season on short-term injured reserve.
McCormick adds Spears suffered a high ankle sprain in the preseason opener and hasn’t returned to practice since. If placed on injured reserve, Spears won’t be eligible to play until Week 5 against the Cardinals.
Spears, 24, was the AAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2022 and was also named first-team All-AAC his final year at Tulane. The Titans drafted him with the No. 81 overall pick in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
He’s entering the third year of a four-year, $5,490,614 rookie contract that included a $993,174 signing bonus. Spears is slated to be an unrestricted free agent in 2027.
In 2024, Spears appeared in 12 games for the Titans and rushed 84 times for 312 yards and four touchdowns while adding 30 catches on 35 targets for 224 yards and another touchdown.
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