Derrick Henry’s backup Darrynton Evans leaves first Titans preseason game with knee injury

By its nature, soccer is a harmful sport. There’s threat of damage on each snap. That is why most NFL teams don’t love to show their starters to all that a lot preseason motion. 

The Tennessee Titans held most of their starters out of the preseason opener in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons on Friday evening. After all, that included star working again Derrick Henry. Tennessee nonetheless sustained an damage to its backfield through the sport, although. 

Henry’s backup, second-year again Darrynton Evans, left the sport with a knee damage through the first quarter. The Titans subsequently declared him questionable to return. He had 26 yards on 4 carries earlier than his exit, after which he was changed within the lineup by Jeremy McNichols. 

Evans, a third-round choose within the 2020 NFL Draft, was slated to be Henry’s backup final season, however was restricted to simply 5 video games as he spent a lot of the season on injured reserve whereas coping with a hamstring concern. He completed the season with solely 14 carries for 54 yards, in addition to two catches for 27 yards and a landing. 

Evans had apparently been impressing throughout coaching camp, so the damage is definitely a setback, whether or not or not it causes him to overlook extra time. The Titans base their offense round Henry’s ability set so his backups are more likely to have a considerably restricted function, however there’s a likelihood certainly one of them can take over a lot of the passing-game work, given Henry’s limitations in that space. Clearly, Evans must be wholesome to seize that workload.