The Tennessee Titans were without both of their star receivers in Week 5, as wideouts Julio Jones and A.J. Brown were both absent from the Week 4 loss to the New York Jets.
While Brown was considered week-to-week, Jones’ status has been a bit more ambiguous.
Jones initially suffered his hamstring injury during the Week 3 win over the Indianapolis Colts, which forced him to miss the stretch run of that contest.
When asked what happened to Jones, head coach Mike Vrabel said the wide receiver was dealing with tightness, making it seem like it wasn’t a big deal. However, as we later learned, it was enough to keep him out of Week 4.
Jones’ first opportunity to return to practice will come on Wednesday, and anything more than a did not participate would be a great sign after he didn’t practice at all last week.
Keep it locked into this tracker for all of the latest updates on Jones’ status for Week 5 (note: updates are below, with the latest news at the top).
Oct. 8: Jones has been ruled out
Titans head coach Mike Vrabel says Jones has been ruled out for Week 5.
Vrabel says Julio Jones and Brett Kern are OUT Sunday
— Ben Arthur (@benyarthur) October 8, 2021
Oct. 8: Jones did not practice again on Friday
Jones did not participate in practice for a third straight day, which likely means he’ll be out for Week 5. We’ll wait on final word with the injury report coming around 4 p.m. ET.
Not spotted at Friday’s practice for @Titans:
WR Julio Jones
P Brett Kern
LB Jayon Brown
OL Aaron Brewer
WR Racey McMath
TE Tommy Hudson— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 8, 2021
Oct. 7: Jones did not practice again on Thursday
Jones continues to trend in the wrong direction. Barring practice participation on Friday, it doesn’t look like the veteran will play in Week 5.
Oct. 7: Jones not spotted at Thursday's practice
#Titans on Thur.
–Not spotted during open portion of practice: J. Jones, Kern, Henry, J. Brown, Brewer, Lewan, McMath, Hudson, Autry.
–Returning: Westbrook-Ikhine.— John Glennon (@glennonsports) October 7, 2021
Oct. 6: Jones did not practice on Wednesday
Jones was listed as a non-participant in practice on Wednesday. We’ll get our next update after Thursday’s practice.
.@Titans vs @Jaguars Injury Report. 🏈 pic.twitter.com/vcGQDJEG5v
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 6, 2021
Oct. 6: Jones not spotted at open portion of practice
Jones was not spotted at the open portion of Wednesday’s practice. We’ll wait to see his official designation when the injury report is released around 4 p.m. ET or so. We’ll update this page with that information.
Oct. 6: Tannehill had "good conversations" with Jones about his injury
Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill says he had “good conversations” with Brown and Jones about their Week 5 statuses, which leads us to believe that there’s some positivity both will play against the Jags. We’ll see what the injury reports say later today around 4 p.m. ET.
.@ryantannehill1 on checking on health WRs Julio Jones and A.J. Brown: A lot of conversations with them to see where they are. With a smile, called them "good conversations."@Titans
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 6, 2021
Oct. 4: "There's always a chance" Jones plays in Week 5
Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said on Monday that “there’s always a chance” both Brown and Julio Jones will suit up this week.
Mike Vrabel said Darrynton Evan’s could practice this week. On Julio Jones and AJ Brown playing, he said “There’s always a chance.” #Titans
— Terry McCormick (@terrymc13) October 4, 2021
