Titans’ defense takes a hit with injuries to pair of starters in Simmons and Sneed

NASHVILLE Tenn AP The Tennessee Titans are going to be without a pair of defensive starters including three-time Pro Bowl tackle Jeffery Simmons because of injuries for at least a week or two Interim coach Mike McCoy mentioned Wednesday that Sneed will miss particular time with a quadricep injury and Simmons is week to week after hurting a hamstring in last week s loss to New England Simmons is a company captain and leads the Titans with sacks and Sneed finished last season on injured reserve Demanded if injured reserve is achievable for Sneed McCoy commented We ll evaluate that and we ll keep you posted as we go The Titans - visit the Indianapolis Colts - on Sunday The Titans also published -year veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett earlier Wednesday Lockett came to Tennessee on a one-year deal and he only had catches for yards and ranked eighth in receptions He s a true pro came in worked every day McCoy noted But we parted strategies The Titans are thin at wide receiver with Calvin Ridley still not practicing Wednesday after missing the majority of the last two games with an injured hamstring Bryce Oliver has missed the last five games with an injured knee It s a great opportunity for a number of other players like we ve talked about McCoy commented It s going to be the next man up mentality Tennessee s injury assessment had Titans not practicing Wednesday though right guard Kevin Zeitler running back Tony Pollard outside linebacker Jihad Ward all got the day off to rest Outside linebacker Arden Key has missed the last two games with a quadricep injury AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source