NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF/AP) — Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry will have surgery after suffering an injury against the Colts on Sunday. Head coach Mike Vrabel said the team is not putting a timeline on his return.
Vrabel confirmed the update during his press conference on Monday, saying Henry will have surgery Tuesday morning on his right foot.
"We’ll have to move on,” Vrabel said. “We’ll have to move on, unfortunately without him in the short term and not look back."
Asked about Henry finishing the game yesterday, Vrabel says they never put a player at risk. He thought about shutting him down, but Derrick has earned the leeway (in conjunction with medical staff) to make the call that he could keep going. #Titans @NC5
— Steve Layman (@SteveLayman) November 1, 2021
"I know Derrick is going to work extremely hard to get back to do everything he can to help this football team," Vrabel said.
Monday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to report that Henry suffered a “potentially season-ending foot injury" in Indianapolis.
Titans’ RB Derrick Henry suffered a potentially season-ending foot injury during Sunday’s 34-31 win over Indianapolis, sources reported ESPN. Henry is undergoing an MRI today to determine the full extent of the damage.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 1, 2021
Henry had tests Monday to check the severity of the injury after he finished a 34-31 overtime win. Vrabel said he knows Henry will do everything possible to work himself back to help the Titans, who are now 6-2. Vrabel said if anyone can come back it will be Henry.
Tennessee took a three-game lead in the AFC South and also earned its third season sweep in the series.
The Titans visit the Rams on Sunday night.
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