Tennessee Titans place quarterback Ryan Tannehill on reserve / COVID-19 list

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The Tennessee Titans have placed quarterback Ryan Tannehill on the reserve / COVID-19 list.

Tannehill, who is vaccinated, will miss five to 10 days depending on how quickly he can produce two negative tests in a 48 hour period. The Titans host the Arizona Cardinals in week one on September 12.

“Ryan feels good, feels good,” Titans general manager Jon Robinson said Thursday. “He’ll be in the games. He’ll be ready to go. He’s a pro and he’s been in the league for a long time. We have the greatest confidence in him and in his ability to prepare.”

Tannehill said he was “getting the shot” when training camp started. He said at the time that he would not have received the vaccine but that the NFL was “forcing players’ hands” by instituting protocols.

Since visiting Tampa, Florida for joint training with the Buccaneers, the Titans have placed seven players on the reserve list, and coach Mike Vrabel tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. Close end Geoff Swaim and linebacker Justin March-Lillard were placed on the reserve list on Thursday with Tannehill.

Former Titans kicker Ryan Succop, who is now a member of the Buccaneers, tested positive for COVID-19 and was added to the reserve list on Monday. Succop went to dinner with three Titans players when they were in Tampa. None of the Titans players at the dinner tested positive.

“We followed the protocols,” said Robinson, who noted that the Titans are about 97% or 98% vaccinated. “Our medical team did an amazing job talking to the league and to the players, to the coaches. Coach Vrabel had minimal symptoms.”

Other Titans players on the reserve list are defensive tackle Anthony Rush, running back Jeremy McNichols and linebackers Nick Dzubnar and Harold Landry.